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The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-14

victes. I am sure, has not been full ly understood by many people. ] cannot but believe that some of those convicted of this crime would not have been charged even with the same had they understood what they were doing. l think this ap' plies to yourself. Your actions since the trial show this to be so.
 am gratified, at this time, to learn, through your counsel, that both you and your wife are at this time subscribing members of the Red Cross; that you have made liO- eral donations to the local Red Gross corresponding to your means and business; that you are willing to sign food conservation cards as soon as such are presented to you; that you have subscribed for bonds to the Third Liberty Loan in an amount suitable to one in your fin aucial condition. Nothing that you could have done could have giV- CT ne more pleasure than theCe pa triotic acts of yours. You have not oL'y denied seGitiOn, but you have taken steps to show that you are a loyal citizen.
 The reports are that Ketchikan is trying to show that one of every thre, CG it's population has subscrib- cd tC the Third Liberty Loan. In the Second Liberty Loan, one out of every four of the entire population of Skagway subscribed to the bonds. Skagway has done its bit. With your help and others We will do still better Had this matter been properly understood by you, I am of the opinion this case would never have come up. As it is you were charged with the crime of seGition and by a jury of your own neigh bo~s. 2:I of whom believe are hon est. thoughtful and loyal citlzenS' you were found guilty. This same jury recommended leniency. The Statute provides for the first offense a penalty of as much as S100O.OO or Imprisonment for one year, or Ooth' For 9 second conviction the penalty is a 1iae of $2O0O.OO AND imprison- ment in the penitentiary for a per iod of not more than two years. There is no OR in that case but there must be both fine and Imprisonment. In your case, 1 believe. there will be 10 second of fense.
 Taking into consideration the recommendation of the jury, the plea for clemency of not only your own attorney but also by the Asst U. ;. Attorney, and the proof of patriotism and loyalyt shown by you. and above referred to, it is the judgment of the Court that you pay fine of $2OOOO and also pay the costs of the action.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-14
FOOD WINS THE WAR DON'T WASTE IT

la pyaaouuciug sentence upon Charles We. recently trieG for se- ai,ous utterauce and acts, |. s. Commissioner RasmusOn performed 8 duly by satisfying the law in as much as he made better citizen out os the accused, and thereby m.r.G out justice by taking into consideration tho intent of the l.r @. t.s accused. In his charge r5 Mr. N.e he said in part as fol- ,o.s.
 u-. Nyo. you have been convict ,.. ,s the crime of Sediton by a .a. gr sour town. Considering the size Q. our community; the fact yu1. al the jurors were your per ,oa.l friends; that they have lived i. v8ur ueiglborhOod and done buSt ness with you for 3 period of 10 ygl:s and upwards, theirs was no .asy task. But they have returned their verdict. Their duty in this matter is done. t remains for the Court to pass sentence. In this connection l wish to coTrest a com u5a error. Frequently the thought occurs to persons that one who 1rOa1uuceS sentence upon another as-s the authority bestowed upon a,n to satisfy his own whim. This Is rot so. He is guided by the Jules of law. And l believe, myself, that any judge, be he Of general or limited jurisdiction. in Alaska a Dis .rict Judge or a Commissioner is a servant of the community and 50 long as be performs the trust Dlac- eL in him for the good of the com munity. so long is be useful to thls community, and when he does not Go that, the sooner he is sheIved the better. .Lka
 The evidence produced at your trial yesterday disclosed that you are planning to make a trip to the States. have recently returned rom such a trip. l know that when you have made this trip your views concerning the gravity of this war and the duties of every citizen of cur Nation to support our AGminis- tration in prosecuting the same to d success will have entirely changed. No man can go to the States and see inc changed conditions there| see the result caused by Us enter ing into this war, but that he will understand that this war is HOt merely a conflict between Nations, but a life and death struggle be tween civilized Humanity and mur- deriug AutOcracy. feel proud my self that our Nation is engaged in this war of humanity for life and liberty and l kuoE you win when you return to Us. AS I wrote a friend a short time ago: 'I wish that every inGividuS in our small Alaskan towns could afford to make end would make a trip to the States at this time. They, as well as the communities in which they live would all profit by it."
 I shall not dwell upon the un- pleasant features of this trial. The erie Of which you have been con
The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-14
How's :This1

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The daily Alaskan., 1918-05-14
A WOMAN TO BE PRETTY
Must Have LuxurlRnt and Glossy Hair,
 No Matter What Color.

The finest contour of a female face, the sweetest smile of a female mouth, loses something if the head iH crowned with scant hair. SCant and ft Hing hair. 1t Is now known. Is caused by a parasite that burrows into the scalp to the root of the hair, where 1t saps the vitality. The lit- tie white scales the germ throws up In burrowine are called dandrufr. To cure dandrum permanently. then. and to stop falling hair, that germ must be killed. NewbrO's Herpicide. an entirely new re- suit of the chemical laboratory. destroys the dandruT germ. and. of course. stops the falling hair, and prevents badness. Sold by leading druggists. Send lOc. in stamps for sample to The HerpIcIde Co.,. Detroit Mich.
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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
Contractors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Trus-
tees OF Derby Consolidated School will
meet at the office of the County Super
intendent of Education at Poplarville,
Mississippi, on Saturday, July 18th at
10 o'clock A. M. for the purpose of re-
ceiving sealed bids and awarding con-
tract for the building of teachers home
on campus Of said school This build
ing will be erected in accordance with
plans and specifications on file in the
Superintendent Office.
Contract will be awarded to lowest
and best responsible bidder.
LEOPOLD LOCKE,
County Lupt. Education.
W. J. Fornea,
Lloyd Smith,
Carl Bass,
Trustees
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
PETITION FOR PARDON.

To the Honorable Theo. G. Bilbo, Gov
ernor of the State Of Mississippi.
We, the undersigned citizens OF Pearl
River County, State OF Mississippi re-
spectfully petition Your Excellency for
the pardon Of o. M. Mcconnell, citizen
of this State and county. who was con-
victed on plea of guilty" OF the crime
of embezzlement, at the April A u.
1918 term of the Circuit Court OF said
Pearl River County, and sentenced by the
said Court to serve term OF one year
in the penitentiary OF the State for said
crime. And we assign as reasons in the
pardoning Of the said Q. M. Mcconnell,
that full reparatio has been made in
the premises; that he is a young man
with a wife and children thrown upon
the country without means of support;
that we believe that it was not his IN
tention to deliberately appropriate the
money with which he is charged with
having embezzled, believing that he
could in short time replace it, used 1t,
with the full intention of paying it over
to the owners thereof.
H. H. PARKER,
r. c. JOHNSON,
jim AMACKER,
]. M. SHIVERS,
And Others.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
Contractors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Trus-
tees of Loyal Consolidated School will
meet at the school house on Saturday,
July 18th at 3 o'clock for the purpose OF
receiving sealed bids and awarding con-
tracts for the transportation of pupils
on the various routes of said school dis
trict, for the term of 1918 and 10.
Contract will be awarded to lowest
and best responsible bidder Trustees
reserve the right to reject any and all
bids
LEOPOLD LOCKE,
County Supt. Education
John H. Lowe,
A. R. Tyner,
G. w. Slade,
Trustees,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
CARD OF THANKS

We are very glad of this OPP
portunity to express our thanks
to Messrs. j.. S. Vandlver, Leo
pold Locke, c. E. Thomas, W.
B. Tate, L. A. Hurst, J. A.
Huff, DR.. W. 1. Arledge, Broth
err Harmon, Brother Morris;
Mesdames Huff and Locke, Miss
es Thelma Batson, Ella Rawls,
May Quarles, Mary +. Johnston,
Clotiide Batson, Marguerite Par
do, and Capt. Johansen, for
their services which they so gra-
ciously gave, thereby helping to
make the Pearl River County
short course for the Club girls
a success.
Signed: Eva Patton,
Elizabeth Coburn.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
Notice Of Bond Issue.

Notice is hereby given that the Board
of Supervisors of Pearl River County
purposes at its next regular session.
which will convene on the first Mon
day. the first day of July, 1918, to issue
serial bonds OF said county to the sum
of S3s, 10000, said total series being COM
prised of seventy per cent serial
bonds. each for the sum of $4,000 num-
herring in regular series from / to 10
said bonds to mature in twelve years
being payable as follows: Number 1 to
10 inclusive, payable July 1st, 1928. the
others payable in lots of ten in regular
serial order annually thereafter item each
vearl, according to their respective
regular serial numbers, until the entire
issue has matured the interest on said
bonds being payable annually. [Said
bonds shall be payable after five years
at the option of the county.1 The pur-
nose for which the said bonds will be
| issued is to take up with the proceeds
derived from the sale of the same the
outstanding warrants and other obi
sations of said county, in accordance
with the requirements of Chapter 209 of
the Laws of Mississippi of 1918.
Witness my signature on this the 5th
day of June, 1918.
H. X. ROUSE,
Clerk OF the Board of Supervisors
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
Notice of Intention to Issue
Loan Warrants.

Notice OF the proposal of the Board
of Supervisors of Pearl River County,
Mississippi, to issue twenty loan war
rants of FIVE thousand dollars each, or as
much thereof as may be necessary. to be
used for the purpose Of paying the ex-
penses of said county, in accordance
with the provisions of Chapter 421 OF
the Laws of 1918
By order of the Board Of Supervisors
of Pearl River County, Mississippi,
made on the 4th day of June, 1918, ii
was ordered that notice of the proposal
to issue loan warrants upon the treasury
of said county to the amount OF One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100 000.00)
or as much thereof as may be necessary,
be published as required by law;
NOW, Therefore, Notice is hereby
given by the Board of Supervisors oil
Pearl River County, Mississippi, to the
tax payers thereof, that on Monday, the
1st day of July, 1918 the same being the
first Monday of said month, they pro-
pose to issue loan warrants upon the
treasury of said county to the amount
of One Hundred Thousand Dollars
$500, 100000 or as much thereof as may
be necessary, dated the 1st day Of July
1918, payable on the goth day OF March,
1919, bearing interest at the rate of six
per centum per annum, and payable al
the Office of the county Treasurer of said
county, the proceeds OF said loan war
rants to be used in defraying the ex-
penses of the county, including judiciary
expenses, and apportioned among the
several funds of the county, all in ac-
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
Contractors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Trus-
tees of Stewart Consolidated School will
meet in the Office of the County Super
intendent at Poplarville on Saturday,
July 9th for the purpose of receiving
sealed bids and awarding contract for
the building of teachers home on
campus of said school. Building will
be erected according TO plans and
specifications on file in Superintendent
Office.
Contract will be awarded to lowest
and best responsible bidder Trustees
reserve right to reject any and all bids.
LEOPOLD LOCKE,
County Supt Education.
Fl. III. Stewart
H. w. Fornea,
T. C. Bnree. Trustees.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
Contractors Notice.
Elizabeth Coburn

Notice is hereby given that the Trns-
tees Of Henley6eld Consolidated School
will meet at the Office of the County
Superintendent Of Education on Satur-
day. June 10Th. 1918 at 10 o'clock A. M.
for the purpose of receiving sealed bids
and awarding contract for the erection
of Teachers Home on the campus OF
said school The building to be erected
according to plans and specifications on
file in ONCE of County Superintendent
Of Education.
Contract to be awarded to lowest and
best responsible bidder, Trustees re-
serve right to reject any and all bids.
LEOPOLD LOCKE,
County Supt Education.
J. A. LEE.
w. L. BURGE,
J. A. HARVEY,
Trustees.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
NOTICE!

To the Honorable Mayor and
Board of Aldermen, and Citi-
zens of Poplarvllle, Poplarville,
Poplarville. Miss.
By a very nice vote you gave
your consent for your light and
water plant to be leased to me,
which l appreciate very much,
and which since time have
gone to quite little expense in
installing new machinery and
other improvements that were
very much needed.
now find the present price of
operating has increased so much
that I am compelled to ask an in-
crease in the rates of lights and
water.
I am not asking this as a
scheme to make money out of
this plant, but every man in
Poplarville knows that there has
been quite an increase in la Dor.
in fact it has doubled, not only is
this true but oils, wood, and, IN
fact everything connected with
the running of this plant has
more than doubled. hence to
keep it running as every one in
Poplarville wants to see l must
and will have to have some aid,
and to this end appeal to you
and kindly ask the help of every
one connected with the town.
l my self own quite little
property here and am a tax
payer of the town, and l have
the towns interest at heart as
much as any citizen.
Yours for prompt action,
L. H. HOLIDAY.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20

cordance with the provisions OF Chapter
AZ of the Acts Of 1918. The issuance OF
the said loan warrants being necessary
on account of the suits of Edward Hines
and others enjoining the collection OF
their taxes for the fiscal year 1917, which
suits are now pending in the Federal
Court of Mississippi; the order of the
said Board of Supervisors also provid-
ing that, in accordance with the pro-
visions of said Chapter 421 Of the Acts
of 1918, if the said taxes so enjoined
shall not be paid by the goth day OF
March, 1919, then the said loan warrants
to be paid by the issuance OF refund
warrants in accordance with said Chap
ter
Given under my hand and the seal OF
the said Board of Supervisors this the
4th day of jung, 1913.
Clerk of Board of Supervisors.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
Chronic Constipation.
J. A. HARVEY,
Trustees.

Perhaps you have never thought of it,
but this disorder is due to lack Of
moisture in the residual matter of the
food. If you will drink an abundance
of water, eat raw fruits and take lots of
outdoor exercise, you may be able even
tuaily TO overcome it entirely. In the
meantime use the most mild and gentle
laxatives. Strong and harsh cathartics
take too much water out of the system
and make bad matter worse Chamber
lain's Tablets are easy and pleasant to
take. and most agreeable in effect. Give
them trial. For sale at Smiths Phar-
macy.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
CONTRACTORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Irus'
tees of White Sand Consolidated School
will meet at the Office OF the County
Superintendent at Poplarville Saturday
July 18th at 10 o'clock A. M, for the
purpose of receiving sealed bids for the
erection of teachers home on the cam
pus of said school. Building to be erect
ed in accordance with plans and specih
fcations onhle in Superintendent office
Contract will be awarded to lowest and
best responsible bidder. Trustees reserve
right to reject any and all bids.
LEOPOLD LOCKE,
County Supt. OF Education.
G. w. Amacker,
Joe Holden,
E. c. Burton,
Trustees.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
The Doctor Away From Home
When Most Needed.

People are often very much dis
appointed to find that their family
physician is away from home when they
most need his services Diseases like
pain in the stomach and bowels, collie
and diarrhoea require prompt treatment
and have in many instances proven fatal
before medicine could be procured or a
physician summoned. The right way is
to keep at hand bottle of Chamber
lain's Collie and Diarrhoea Remedy. No
physician can prescribe better medi'
cine for these diseases. BY having it in
the house you escape much pain and
suffering and all risk. Buy it now; 1t
may save life. For sale at Smiths Phaf-
macy.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
Contractors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Trus'
tees of Stewart Consolidated School will
meet at the school house on Saturday
June 10Th at o'clock P. M, for the pur'
pose of receiving open bids and award
ing contract for the transportation oil
pupils for said school on all its routes
for the term of 1918-19.
Contract will be awarded to lowest
and best responsible bidders, Trustees
reserve right to reject any and all bids
LEOPOLD LOCKE,
County Supt. Education
H. H. Stewart,
H. w. Fornea,
7. C. Burge. Trustees.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
To the People Of Pearl River Co.

I most earnestly appeal to
each and every one of you to
prove your loyalty and patriot
ism to your Government by at
tending the meeting held in your
district and subscribing for
War Savings Stamps, Friday
June 28th, which has been pro-
claimed National War Savings
day bv our beloved President
Woodrow Wilson. l hope each
of you will do your full duty
and if you do l am sure we Will
subscribe our quota and more
too. We who do not have to
fight should help finance and
must do SO or we will be called
Slackers, our Government will
know them, 1t will too know
those who are loyal and patriotic
Do not any one stay away from
the meetings at the school hous-
es at 3 P. M. June 28th. Be
there and do all you can. You
have the rest OF the year IN
which to pay for the stamps for
which you subscribe.
Respectfully,
E. F. TATE,
County Director.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
Contractors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the Trus-
tees of Silver Run Consolidated School
will meet at the school house on Friday
June 2fst at 2 o'clock P. M. for the pur-
pose of receiving bids and awarding
contract for the transportation of pupils
of said school for the term of 1912.
Contract will be awarded to lowest
and best responsible bidder. Trustees
reserve right to reject any and all bids
LEOPOLD LOCKE,
County Supt. Education
Perry Ladner,
Lampkin Ladner,
]. d. Head, Trustees.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
Chancery Summons

The State OF Mississippi.
To Melvin Swilly:
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court of Pearl River
County, said state, on the first Monday
in August, 1918, at the Court House in
the town of Poplarville, to defend the
suit in said court of Mrs. Ava Aurildo
swiftly, Complainant, wherein you are
defendant.
Given under my hand and seal OF
Office. this the 10Th day OF June, 1918,
H. X. ROUSE,
Chancery Clerk.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
Contractors Notice.

Trustees OF Mill Greek Consolidated
Saturday, July 9th at O'Clock p. M. for
the purpose of receiving bids and award
ing contracts on its transportation routes
for the term OF 1918 and 10. Contract
will be awarded to lowest and best re-
sponsible bidder.
Trustees reserve riget to reject any
and all bids.
LEOPOLD LOCKE,
County Supt. Education.
J. S. Lovless,
Henry T. Spears,
J. L. Lee,
Trustees.
ssex, =
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
C0LORED SCHOOL CLOSING

The Poplarville Grammar
School, colored, held its closing
exercises last Monday evening.
Those who attended, and mum
Der of white citizens were pres
ent, said the program was an adj
mira bic one and we'll rendered.
The songs, Rotations, music
and other features showed that
the teachers had given careful
training and that the pupils had
been apt to learn.
We cannot too highly commend
the principal of the school. A.
A. Todd, for the excellent work
he is dong for his people. He is
worthy and reliable man and
IN his work has the backing and
good will of the school authori-
ties and the white citizens gen.
orally.
HIS present am bition is to or.
game and erect at Poplarvllle
an Industrial School for the col
ored children of Pearl River
county, and he is meeting with
considerab Bile success.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20
HOW AMERICAN
ENGINEERS PERFORM
OVER IN FRANCE

Green wood, Miss, June 10
J. A. Christensen, real estate
dealer of Boston, who is well
known throug bout this section,
now with the American expedi-
tionary forces in France, writing
to w. M. Hammer, attorney of
this city, gives an account of
what America has done on the
other side of her entrance in the
war.
II am not at the front" be
writes. But am at present
with the railway engineers and
we are completing one of the f.
nest railroad systems any one
ever travelled over and every
thing has been brought over for
it from the United States. Can
you imagine warehouses cover
lug about 1000 acres, a new
deep water dock, where about
forty vessels can unload at one
time; the biggest ice plant and
cold storage works in the world?
Well, such things are what the
engineers are doing.
1T is beyond some of us how
even the freight cars by the
thousands have arrived here safe
in so short a time. Five or six
months ago there was a big
swamp over here. Today this
swamp is one of the biggest rail
road centers i'll France. (Ameri-
can grit and get there.)
Even to the unloading of YES
sells, American stevedores are
brought over in thousands, most
ly Southern negroes.
do not fool yourself, there
are more American men over
here than anyone knows, outside
officials. And they are coming
IN every day. / wish there were
three times as many training
camps in the United States as
there are, so that shortly we
could put about five million men
in the first line and help relieve
the French and English. Re-
memb Der that they have fought
not alone their own battles, but
ours as well for four years.
/ have not seen many English.
But have been among the French
and they are superb, elegant
soldiers. What spirit they havel
You cannot help but admire
them. On some of them you
cannot see the color of their
coat for ribbons and medals.
And these are the boys we should
give rest, if we can induce
them to take one.
THE sub. (the German) is on
its last leg. thanks tothe Ameri-
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1918-06-20

can navy. Oh, it is wonderful
TO see those small eggshells run
all around you at sea, and God
help the poor old sub. if they
spot one. But they ought to die
the same way as the women and
children on the Lusitania.