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here of the death of Private Tom
Pound, who fell on the battlefield Of
France in October.
Washington.-Julia E. Alexander,
OF Jackson, was nominated by Presi
dent Wilson to be United States dis
trict attorney for the southern district
Of Mississippi.
Washington-A list of American sol
diers in German prison camps, issued
by the war department, includes: AT
Camp Rastatt, Corporal Ralph v. Nor.
ris, Florence, Miss.
McComb-The session of the annual
Mississippi Methodist Episcopal con-
ference convened with the largest at.
tendance of the session. The weather
was ideal and the homes Of McComb
City were thrown open to the honored
guests.
Jacksonville Mississippi supreme
court overruled a motion to correct
Judgment in the case Of the Y & M. V.
Railroad vs.. T. G. James, and thus sus7
tanned judgment for 100000 damage5'
against the railroad awarded James
some time ago.
Tupelo.-The many friends through
out the south Of Lieut.. Thomas c. Car
ter, Jr, will regret to learn that he has
made the supreme sacrifice in helping
make the world safe for humanity. His
relatives were officially informed that
ne was killed in action on Oct 13.
Jackson-A series of IA meetings ia
as many towns of Mississippi is being
conducted from now to Jan. II in an
effort to teach negro school teachers
the need for food and feed production.
sa we'll as for the consideration of prob
lens of reconstruction, according to
announcement here by Prof. Bond,
state superintendent of education.
Columbus.-S. NJ Nash, secretary of
the Lowndes county exemption board,
received instructions to seal his rec
ords Dec. 10, and questionnaires re-
ceived after that date will not be in
cluded in the permanent records of the
office This does not mean that the
office will close at that time, as no
definite date for it's closing has been
fixed
Blue Mountain.-M. A. Reeves, faith
er of Private Homer Reeves, now with
the United States infantry in France,
who was officially reported as missing
In action since Oct. 3, received two
letters from his son since receiving
the telegram from the war department,
both of the letters being dated later
than Oct. 5, indicating an error on the
part Of the official notification.
Ripley.-The lifeless body of Ira
Short, a white man 80 years old, re-
siding seven miles west Of Walnut,
Miss, was found in creek. The hand
of the slain man thrust above the sur
face of the water caused the finding
of the body. 1t is believed that he
was killed weeks ago. He was shot
with a shotgun, the charge entering
near the mouth and coming out at the
top of the head.
Meridian an-Nine-year-old John Kiz-
ziah, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Kiz-
ziah, sustained serious burns on his
hands when he extinguished fire that
was rapidly enveloping his four-year-
old sister, Bernice, whose clothing
caught from an open crate. Had it
not been for the heroic action of the
brother, his little sister would proba'
bly, have sustained fatal instead OF
only slight injuries.
Jackson Mississippi from start to
finish triumphed in the united war
work campaign, leading southern
states and ranking in the first line of
the nation.
When the statewide convention was
held here September 1928, R. H. King,
director Of the southeastern depart
ment. who was present, said it was
fifty per cent better in attendance
than the conventions of other southern
states, and forecast that the million
mark would be exceeded when the
campaign totals were announced HIS
prophecy came true, for Mississippi
gave $1,000,434.
Following are the subscriptions OF
the states in the southeastern depart
n.ent, arranged in ths order OF the
amount OF their subscriptions;
Mississippi, s1,0OO,434, or I'll per
cent; Alabama, $1,S95, 500, or 167 per
cent; North Carolina, $1,422 ,4S5, or lo4
per cent: Tennessee. $1s25, 900, or
13o per cent: South Carolina, $1,lS3''
500, or 107 per cent; Army and Navy,
sS6.299