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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09

Food Pro.
n l. J Main
1ensnee OF agricultural
Prosperity

Atlanta, Ga.-(Special.) THAT there
is a large element of danger for
Southern farm prosperity in the pres
ent situation, is the firm belief OF H.
G. Hastings, President Of both the
Georgia State Chamber Of Commerce
and the Southeastern Fair Associa-
ton.
Mr.. Hastings repeated substantially
his statement of year ago when he
said: "Unthinking people are apt to
attribute the. present measure OF farm
prosperity in the South to the high
price of cotton rather than to its real
cause.
"Just as soon as peace began to ap-
pear probable last fall, there was O
distinct let-up in the planting OF wheat.
oats and other small grains. One
Georgia cotton farmer said to me, III
we are going to have> peace. we are
not going to plant any wheat in my
neighborhood.'
"Of course the high price of cot
ton has helped, but If it had not been
! for the increased supply of bread,
meat. vegetables, grain and forage
made on the farms. there would have
been little prosperity for any one but
the supply merchant. Cotton was and
a relatively lower in price than food
stuffs. and will continue to be for
years to come.
San extra two or three million
bales in the 1919 cotton crop will
smash present attractive prices, while
the worldwide demand for bread and
meat and the disorganization OF food
production in Europe incident to the
war. means high food prices every
where for years to come.
"High food prices are certainty
and low cotton prices are an equal
certainty if the food and grain acres
Of 1916. 1917 and 1918 are thrown back
into cotton in 1919. Herein lies the
danger to our present farm prosper
ity. II we go back to our old before
the-war system Of growing all cotton
and buying all food and grain. we will
get another Jolt like 1914 with rea-
| sonable certainty.
present Southern farm prosperity
can be maintained in one way only
Produce on home acres. SO far as pos
sible, every pound Of food, vegetables
grain, hay and forage needed by fam
! ~ and lisestoGk. then put every sotAcI
available acre in cotton or other cash
crop. This method means cash crops
made with little or no debt-the crop
owned by the producer at the end Of
| the season instead Of owed to the
| supply merchant.
''rood and grain production suffi
cient for home needs. insures ccntin
ued farm prosperity. Dropping bach
to the old way means debt Ike q mil
~tone around the farmers neck"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
Ex-President Roosevelt Dead

Ex-President Roosevelt passed
away quietly at his home Oyster
Bay at 4:15 Monday morning
Col. Roosevelt had been in bad
health for a number of years
but his great energy caused him
to lead a life that deceived his
friends as to his real condition
and made his death come Is 2
complete surprise to the whole
nation.
Col. Roosevelt was 2 man
thourghly liked by his friends
and as thoroughly disliked BY
his enemis. He was q strong
man and a doer, and will go
down in history as one OF
| Americas great men. He prob
ably did more than any other
man to awaken this nation to =
retaliation of the real
dangers Of the capt.
alistic tendencies and thereby
aided a reformation. While he
| was a severe critic Of the
present national administration
some Of his i6ias we're not with
out worth and served as a stay
to a too soft policy toward the
closing scenes of the great world
war.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
NLanier Club

After an intermission Of sew
eral weeks caused by the Infiu-
enza epidemic. the Lanier Club
met at the charming home OF
Mrs. B. F. RosensteiI on the af-
ternoon Of January End.
Despite the somber weather
conditions, a goodly number OF
club members was present.
Roll Call was responded to by
the recital Of French current
events which were delightful
and interesting.
The business discussed was
thatof again adopting q French
War Orphan. and Of aiding in
providing an assistant prosec-
tive worker at Hattiesburg.
a large number Of honor
guests were invited to enjoy the
social features of the afternoon,
A delicious plate luncheon with
dainty hand painted favors wa;
served BY the hostess who wa:
assisted by Mrs. E. NJ. Rubel,
49, .ltf ~ u - - -. u.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
Informal Ante-Nuptial Reception


On the eve Of the wedding of
Miss Sossman and Mr.. Edens,
the brides sister. Mrs. w. W..
Rayfield. entertained at an in
formal reception, inviting the
friends of the bride Of New
Years day to bid her farewell
and to meet the groom's daught-
er, Miss Blanche Edens of Okol-
ona, who came to be present on
this happy occasion and who
will be the guestof the Rayfields
for q week longer. The house
was decorated in palms. and
Richmond roses and an ice
course was served during the
evening.
Music enlivened the house,
Misses Margaret Vickers, Bessie
Hgbart, Clara Sims and DR.. and
Mrs, Leland Chapman, who are
here from Tuscumbia. Ala, all
assisting in entertaining the
guests and extending their best
wishes for a Happy New Year
10 the bride and groom of the
morrow Mobile Register.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09

dear it is dinner time SO ! will
close. Give my regards and be
good to papa and Tell
Hattie hello for me and being a
good boy and in the best of
health here's hoping you a
Merry Xmas and a Happy New
Year. Won't try to. send any
thing for it will sure get lost.
Take care Of your selves and
write to me soon.
Love ond kisses,
Harry McEvilly.
Co. A., la M. p.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
Bad Negro Gets into Trouble

Charlie Williams, known as
crippled Charlie, a trancient
negro, said to be a gambler and
claiming Tupelo for his home
ran smack here on the last day
of the old year and shot up the
home of Lee Sims. When the
smoke cleared away and Charlie
had flown, it was found that
Louise Henderson, a three year
old child was dead, shot
through the hesd; Malinda May
field was mortalIy wounded and
Sylbia Sims, an invalid. was
shot through the arm, and even
the cat was killed.
From the scene Of the killing
Charlie went east. pursered by
enlbers Of his race whom he
eluded By making turn to the
outh and was captrued on the
rock road near the McGee place.
We understand that after his
arres t=some colored people made
lovertures to borrow him from
al. L. x~.ttt,h 49, <.~.;flS,,,f ~
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
Resfrlcslons 81 WlIla.

In Argentina the laws provide that
4 father must leav6 his children four
afths Of his fortune, and q husband, IS
ne mas no children. has to leave all q
ais property to his wife. An unmar-
ried son IS compelled to leave his par.
snts two.th5fds of his property and
only unmarried persons without pan.
snts or descendants can make wills
aispcsing AZ their possessions an tlleg
see at.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
.i.AX.E0s WlTH pEpsIN

10 the ranie Of a Rellahie and Peffect LAXATIVE
which eoan relieves Sick Headache, Dizziness. u.
oidass.un. Slnnach Tkcuole Gas and Piles caused
by Torpid LIVER and Constipation. Always use q
Reliable Laxative III the treatment q Colds, GRIP
and Influenza.
IAxsF0S WIN PEpsIN Is o LiQala Digestive
Tonic Enfcfite excellent to It's eject on the
system, tafh ~ tonic and ae q laxatTe. 4 g
iisl "a t6t1 fof Children ol for Adults kleesent
20 lake. Children Ike IT, SOC. ),
Made and 1cconqmente1 20 tn4 pubic oy fttls
"ed'oIno Co. St. L0Uia Ll0, u1nuiocruNIl "
Glofs' 3oe,el,le chili ionla
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
Rubel and Miss Augusts

y. RuUtI anu MISS huBuStd
Morris also assisted in intertain-
ing and in extending the gra-
cious hospitality of the Rosen-
steil home.
The Club will meet with Mrs.
j. S. Rowe Wednesday after
noon. January 18th.
Reporter.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
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Letter from France
Nov. 30. 1918.
My Dearest Mother;

CHltcly. VIC nave DSCH OH
the go" for sometime so this is
really the first chance ] have
had. How are you and papa
and all Of the folks? | surely
wish that you all could be with
me for am seeing some wonder
ful sights and know you would
enjoy it so much. We are not
very far from Switzerland and
Italy now and the place we are
in is surrounded by mountains.
They are the foot hills of the
! Alps. The name of the place is
Autun, so if you look on the
map you can see exactly where |
am. We are at a French Train
ing Camp going to school. The
place is beautiful and is very-old.
There are some buildings here
that date back as far as Christ
8 and even before. There is one
building they say where the
i Virgin Mary worshipped. So
you can just imagine how very
old and interesting everything is
N We had a fine Thanksgiving
dinner, turkey and everything
Imaginable. Sure was a surprise
for we all expected to get corn
willie and beans.
There are not many u. 5.
Soldiers here at present and
they say we are the last to take
the course as the French want
their camp. | claim we are
lucky to get such as this. There
is one cathedral here that sure
is beautiful. When you step in
side you just stand there with
your mouth open and try to take
in everything. 1t is so immense
Il and beautiful that it sorta dazes
you. Then there is q museum
that has ore of every kind Of
plant and animal etc. ever
known or heard of. The city Is
very large compared with most
places in France. Any where
you look you. see nothing but
mountains on every side. One
thing | cannot understand and
II that is river running up the
side of one of these. 1t sounds
like a. fish story but it is the
truth. There is so much to tell
you that can't think of it all.
We were in st. Afghan a few
days ago and believe me they
had some soldiers there. We
stood in mess line Of 72OO men.
Can you imagine that many
being fed from one kitchen at
the same time? Did not like
that place for the Accommodations
were rather poor on account OF
the multitude. Do not know
where we will go from here.
There is one thing you dont
know and that is when and
where you are going, just get or
the train and ride until they put
you off. How would you liks
that? There is talk of some
going to England and others t
Nice. Can't tell tho: the place
/ want to go is back to the goot
old u. S. A. to my darling moth
er and father and You know
How is she getting along
Haven't heard from youalI il
some time and don't guss / will
soon as / suppose we will b
kept moving for a while IN!
way / like this place fine 8
far and wouldn't mind staying
here il We have to stay i
France.
How Is Eddie getting aloni
x,.sth Ne vs6rk2 see Wher,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09

that viii remove the bils from the Liver and
clSaI,9 re system THOR oUeI1L X without gripping
or dlsturblns the stomach b truly Perfect Lax
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-01-09
IIha c1lrIuo maj Does Nj Afiscs tls lIaad

1,reouse Of it, tonic and laxative effect. IsA6A-
TfvTt BRouO ou1Nfrsf IS better tiau ordinary
r)ninire and does nos cause nervousness nor
rirs,irr Ia head. Remember The iuli nanie and
iooE tot the signature os Z, W. GRoVk. SOC
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-09
HUN PRISON HORRORS
INDESCRIbAbLY AWFUL
Russians and Firms in Secret
Camps Without Clothing
and Starving.

Inc Hague. Sept Is. Thousands OF
Russians and Finnish Red Guards I'M
prisoned in a secret camp at FTiede mort
near Konigsberg, Germany, are living and
diving amid terrible conditions. according
Ia a neutral who has just arrived here
after long visit IN Germany Many OF
them, he said are virtually naked, and
the remainder are clad IN rags Deaths
are common. and he predicted that with
the coming of winter most of these still
alive would perish from exposure
Food conditions in West Prussia, this
informant said are by no means as good rs
in East Prussia. the home of the Junkers.
Ample food was obtaInAble AT fairly
reasonable prices in the east. in consc-
Qucnce Of which the population was
comparatively cheerful To this situation
he ascribed the continued resistance Of
the Junkers TO the desire for a quick peace,
which. he stated. was growing rapidly in
other parts Of the country.
The wreckage caused by the Russian
invasion of 1914 was still evident. nc
corGing TO the traveller who found the
streets of Gumblnnen in a ruined con-
dltion Reconstruction Of military works.
however. was going forward steadily by
the forced labor of many Russian ana
Italian prisoners, who were being worked
on railways, bridges. barracks, and fortif-
cations
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-09
CAMOUFLAGE GREAT
AID IN WINNING WAR
Some Famous Artists Lending
Their Talent to This
Branch Of Army.

Pchnd American Lines in France.
Sept. pa makc-bclicvc forest stands
along the edge of the road al the entrance
20 the American camoullagc station here.
II looks as natural rs the real woods
along the fighting front. with The shiny
silver bark of the bcechcs. the rough,
Jagged trunks of the old apple trees and
the spro,ittng tops of the dwarf willows
Net, every tree IN the CnmoufiagC
forest has a steel core within which an
observer peers forth Ia watch the move
mCnts OF an enemy or n machine gun ~
located Ia sweep forth from IT'S hidden
reccsS1 They are only one of he many
strange devices ~ deceive and mvstiiN
the enemy which this American canou-
iage station is sending forth to the hight
ing army
Camoutlagc is one of the distinctly
new products of the war. even IN the
name. which was used for the first time
bv General dc Castlcnau, Chief ot stan
of General ioilrc The word Is not
good French. hut comes from the argot,
or French slang. he verb ''camouiicr
being used nv French police tn indicate
any ,llsguis,, used Ia capture criminals
For example. q detective camouhages
himself hy dressing rs coachman
Early IN the war the famous portrait
IA inter-. G,irou dc Sivela. conceived the
idea of Disgusting batteries and buildings
by painting them IN fantastic patterns
blending with the landscape. lie land
the plan before General dc astlenau.
who. struck with the practical value OF
the plan. exclaimed "Camoutiagc Md
from that time the words grew aud
with II grew INTO tremendous magnitude
-
The American army has been Pnck
80 make full use Of the strange new
wcaron of warfare and the camouiaee
plant IS one Of the most complete ~ cN-
istcncc with working forcc ot nearly
one thousand and staff including many
~ the we'll known mural artists and
decorators aud @culptors of America. all
Of them engaged IN producing these
curious dcytces by which military art
deccivcs thr enemy
One 81 the officers Captain Homer
SAINT Gaudens IS son 81 the American
sculptor Saint Gaudens Another Major
Tracy. IS "A prominent architect who did
much oi the work on the Lincoln Mem
oral Lieutenant Barry Faulkner. = an
American mural artist aud Lieutenant
Sherry trcN, an NmcrlCan sculptor IN
PARIS Sergeant Leslie lhrasher and t.
Earl Chtstv and Corporal DIer arc we'll
known american illustrators. Walt Ice
il cartoonist and Sergeant Murphy IS
an American mural decorator whose
work is well known in England
But there must hc something more
than stage properties IN the productions
Of these artists. they must I've practical
and suited to the uses Of warfare, and It
IL the part of Colonel Benn'on. bead Of
the camouiage station 20 Keep these
artistic productions within practical limits
The Colonel Is an engineer othoer with
West Point training. and when ANY
camouiage Is adopted for American
army uses. II has the double merit 81
being the product at American artistic
skill and AT the Same t'ulc an emlnently
practical devlcv fnOm the standpoint ct
military engineering
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-09

These yards would of course contain
railroad siding and be located con
venient 10 the gang districts They
wonld afford place for storage OF supplies
such ~ stone, tar, asphalt and rond
equipment With such yard we could
secure materials IN lnrgcr quantities and
have thrm ON hand for immediate usc
II would he possible to purchase tar and
asphalt by the tank car for patching
This material to be stored IN tank
within the yard and distributed to the
various patrulmen md gangs rs needed
The purchase of this material m larger
quantities would save us from to >
cents per gallon.
Such yards world also afford us con
vcnient places for assembling and over
hauling fond equipment With the equip
ment scattered throughout the county
one machine at one mans holme and
, another at his neiehbors, we can have
ne definite idea Of what machinery "
own or its working condition.
arc ~ this system chance for thf
growth nf an efficient organization Wmcf
shall bring our roads gradually back f.
shape. and New Castle County agar
to the front IN road matters IS IN othci
| public works One big factor rs evidence
Of lie efficiency lies IN the fact that record.
where the patrol system has once beei
installed show no instance where th'
general policy has been permanently aban
Ioncd
II IL With much interest that | recon
mend to your Honorable Body the early
adoption 81 the policy of coptinuou
patrol for County Stone Roads
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-09
CRACK BOW-WOWS|N
FIELD CONTESTS
Beagle Club to Hold Trials Near
Smyrna on October
ii 10 IL.

The premium list has been issued
for tho fourth annual licensed held
trinla ~ Inc Eastern Beagle Club. which
will be- run near Smyrna on October
II to ~ 4 bench show Is also scheduled
20 be held on Munday evening. October
II, At Wright garage IN Smyrna.
The Eastern Beagle Tub iE a pro
gresslvc and encrR tic organization. and
ranks with The best clubs ~ the country
Last scar they held very successful
five-p point trial aud show the leading
tancicr- Of he country participating
fhcv expect fully as large an entry
list this year The grounds nrar omytna
have proved fine location for thi.
annual event. with an abundance 81
eama and fine accommodations Dr
i 4 Mtnaer. II C,rcensburg IN ha4
been areeied ~ he official Judge
Tho officers o the club are Prrsl-
dent. Pred + Martin. Wilmington
president Harry v Fgzcr, WI.
minpfon second Vicc pFeldcnt J. Rollln
Norc. smyrna secf"taTy. 'Ilpi
Nasacy. Wilmington treasurer. RIOS
Robinson. Wilmington, field iua
COMMITTED. .Iarues ~ ~hUstor chair
man William T. Fisher William
Norris. Clement /, ~app. Carl Shcp
pard bench show committee ] 'dl
PIN Massey. chairman s Howard Cam
l. Rolllu Moor Geprgc " Robinson
Ross $ Robinson presiding Judge,
Dr ! + Miflnger asgciate ludgc
Tarry W F,azcr 6enrRe w Robin
son veterinarian, Dr Frank taUlncr
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-09
FRENCH EATING WHEAT
SOWN BY GERMANS
Each Backward Step Adds TO Har
vest Fields of Allies: Reaping
in Hail Of Shot

With the French Army N Iancp.
Sept 26 Two billion bushels IT wheat.
which the German Army intended 70
send across the Rhine. Is being garnered
along the battlefront by the harvesting
hattahons of the French Army From The
land vrceted from the Teutons SINCE the
m,ddlc ~ July. 500 nNn bushels already
have been gathered and half million
more remain to he Cut Furthermore.
each backward step nv the invaders adds
"a the wheat acreage which will feed the
fighter. of France this winter
AZ the tanks and the infantry batter
thor way onward the artillery comes up
behind them, and with the guns como fhe
rcapers. Alongside positions whore the
French cannon were hurting death INTO
tho eneny's ranks IN the battles ct tho
Avrc. Aisne. and Oise. American harvest
crs were hari at work
Around Mnntdidicr whore grain fields
were part of the battle-ground, Feli hnders
were gathering rch harvest Where
tho big machines could not reach the
gram. because oi wIre eutanglementS,
she'll holes and trenches. soldiers armed
with scvthcs and sicklrs. cut tho stalks
and recovered every kernel that could hc
saved
North If tho Aisnc the advancing
French found acres where the Germans
had worked hard to reap the wheat they
had sown. bat had found that tune Ia
short Fast az tho Avrc. near MorcuIi
the poIlus found thry-hing mach'ut
almost intact evidence that tho harvest
inc had been carried on almost UP 10 tn,
last minute All the other farm implem
cnts had been taken away or destroyed
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-09
THROW VILLA FROM BAR
Syrian Nov In u. s. Army Silcntoj
Noisy Mexican Outlaws ,Den,end
For Money

vi the SEVERN StluAflH w tWthf
who are TO be found among the diiler-
cnt military contlngcnta now at camp
Bowie. (says II Camp Bowie Texas,
corrcspondent) has had more stirring
career perhaps than Said Rahalm, n
Syrian, who, among other experiences,
was scout under Pershing in Mexico.
R,,haim also holds the proved dlatinc-
ton Of having mastered Francisco Villa,
the notorious revolutlonist and bandit,
in hand-to-hand encounter.
II was few wears ago while Rahalm
was living ut Pnrral. Mexico, where he
was employed in u NINE, that villa
led band OF rcvolutionists into the
town. Rahaim WAS IN a cantina, or
saloon. when Villa came INTO the place
aud demanded that he Ice paid over u sum
OF money by the proprietor and the
other men present. The owner OF the
saloon objected TO paying the tribute
and Villa began to make dire threats
of what he would do If the money WAS
not Immediately forthcoming
Rahaim, who is of athletic hluld
iloorcd Villa with blow Of his fist and
hen picked the bandit leader up and
threw HIM through the window of tho
saloon Having accomplished tins
notable feat ltahaim fed from the
spot and made his way to he City OF
Mexico. where he oifcred his services
To the tarranza Government lie was
put through II course ot military tram
ing and was commissioned captain IN
the Carranza army He saw considerable
fighting and was reward lv being pro-
moted 10 major, and IN 1918 he was
made colonel
When the pershng expedition on
tered Mexico Rnhalm resigned from
the Carransa army and joined the
American forces rs guide lie led the
detachment that entered farral. where
but for his knowledge oi the country
and the people the little american
fierce would probably have been massa-
crcd The setting WAS III arranged Tor the
massacre had tho Americans entered the
PLAN of the town
Rahaim has been assigned 80 an
artillery regiment here
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial. (Wilmington, Del.) 1878-1928, 1918-10-09
Dandruffy Heads
Become Hairless

]! YOU want plenty of thick beautiful,
glossv, silky heir, do by all means get
nd Of dandruff, for 1t viii starve your
hair and ruin IT L YOU don't
1t doesn't do much good to Try to
brush or wash it out The only sure
We, to get rid of dandrufi Is TO dissolve
il. then you destroy IT entirely. To do
this. get about four ounces of ordinary
liquid arvon apply IT at night when re-
firing use enough Ia moisten the scalp
and rub it in gently with the finger tips.
BY morning. most Il not all, OF YOUR
dandruff viii b. gone. and three or four
more applications viii completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sicn and trace Of il.
NoI viii find too, that All itching and
digging OF the scalp will stop and your
hair viii look and feel hundred times
better You can get liquid arvon st any
drag store. Il Is inexpensive and four
ounces is al you viii need, DO matter
how much dandruff YOU have This
simple remedy never fails