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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-10-02

to be held November 5. 1918, for Members
of Congress. hereby certify that, due to
the urgency OF work necessary to the
conduct of the war, the needs of the pub
lie service make increases in the forces
at all navy yards and naval stations nee
essary at this time. Josephus Daniels,
Secretary of the Navy, September 10.
1918. 1855
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NOTICE.

In conformity with the requirements of
the Act of Congress. approved June 30.
1876. prohibiting any increase of the force
at any navy yard II any time within sixty
Gays before any election 10 take place for
president of the United sta ties, or Mem
Der OF Congress, except when the Sec
rotary of the Navy shall certify that the
needs OF the public service make such in
crease necessary at that time, which Ger
uhcate shall be Immediately published
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II you have an. thing to sell, rent or
buy; or want to buy or rent, try a
want Ad" in The Journal.
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NOTICE OF ELECTION

| Whereas, The Legisla ture of 1917, under
the Constitution of 1855. of the state of
Florida, did pass two Joint Resolutions
proposing amendments to the Constitution
of the State Of Florida. and the same were
The members NJ elected to each house: that
the votes said Joint Resolutions were
entered upon their respective Journals
with the yeas and nays thereon, and they
did determine and direct that the said
Joint Resolutions be submitted to the
electors of the State at the General Elec-
ton in November. 1918
cR NUM Phs SECRETARY of state Of the
state of Florida, do hereby give notice
GENERAL ELECTION
will be held in each county in Florida on
Tuesday next succeeding the first Monday
in November, A. l.. 1918, the said tues
day being the
for the ratification rejection of the said
Joint Resolutions proposing amendments
to the Constitution of the State of Flor
ida, viz:
A JOINT RESOLUTION Proposing an
Amendment to Section 8 OF Article XII o.
the Constitution of the State OF fforiGa
Relating to Education.
BE 1t Resolved by the Legislature Of the
state of Florida:
ton 8, of Article XII, of the Constitution
of the State of Florida Relating to Edu-
" CIV Which alcohol and vine for the pur-
cation is hereby agreed to and shall De
submitted to the electors of the State for
election of Representatives to be held in
the year, A. D. 1915 that is to say, that
Section of Article XII Of the Constitu,
ton of the State Of Florida be amended
so as to read as follows:
Section g. Each County shall be re-
quired to assess and collect annually for
the seaport of the public free. schools
therein, a tax of not less than three CD
mills not more than ten t10) mills on
the dollar on all taxable property in the
same
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposed Amendment to the Constitu-
ton of Florida.
Be 1t Resolved by the Legislature OF the
State of Florida.
That Article XIX of the Constitution OF
hereby amended So as to read as follows:
Article XIX, Section /. The manufac-
ture, sale, barter or exchange of all al
coholic or intoxicating liquors and bev6R~
ages, whether spirituous, vinous or malt,
are hereby forever prohibited in the State
of Florida. except alcohol for medical.
scientific or mechanical purposes. and
poses aforesaid, shall be regulated by
law.
Sec. q. The Legislature shall enact
suitable laws for the enforcement of the
provisions of this article.
Sec. 8. This article shall go into effect
on the first day of January. A. D. 1919.
The votes cast in compliance with said
proposed amendments, and the canvass
declarations and returns thereof, shall be
subjected to the same regulations and re
| strictions as are provided by laws TO,
| general elections in the state of Florida
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF,
affixed the Great Seal of thu
| ,SeaD State of Florida, at Tallahassee
| the Capital. this the twenty-fiftf
day of July, A. D. 1913.
| Fl. CLAY CRAWFORD,
| Secretary of State
| 1e2s-21augoaw3m
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,SeaD A. NJ. MCMILLAN.
Clerk Court of Record.
By A L. TIDWELL,
Deputy Clerk.
Pensacola. Fla. September 3rd, 1915.
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Americus times-recorder., 1918-04-24
YOUTHFUL THIEVES GIVEN
CHANCE TO START LIFE ANEW

ATLANTA, Ca, April 24.-Four
youthful automobile thieves and two
young fellows who recently bur
glaried stores were given a chance to
turn over a new leaf when they en-
tered pleas of guilty in Superior court
yesterday before Judge Ben H Hill.
He sentenced them to serve twelve
months each on the chaingang, then
gave them some good advice on the
nations need for men of honesty,
character and high purpose, and offer
ed to suspend sentence if they would
promise to behave themselves in the
future and make regular reports to the
probation officer This disposition OF
their cases was entirely satisfactory
to the solicitor general and the owners
of the cars and stores which had sur
fered by their thievery, and the boys
solmenly promised the judge that they
would not give him any trouble again
Americus times-recorder., 1918-04-24
AMERICUS HOUSEWIFE
BECOMES NEW WOMAN

"All of our best doctors had given
me up. / was unable to leave my
bed for 16 weeks, and was yellow as
pumpkin, besides the terrible
stomach pains l suffered. Our drug
giset advised my husband to ary
Mayr's Wanderful Remedy and it has
saved my life. I am new woman
now" It is simple, harmless prepa-
ration that removes the catarrhal mu-
Gus from the intestinal tract and al
Laws the Inflammation which causes
practically all stomach, liver and IN
testinal ailments, including appendi-
citis. One dose will convince of money
refunded. Howell's Pharmacy. adv
Americus times-recorder., 1918-04-24
LOCAL DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION OF
STATE EDUCATORS

Americus will send a large delega-
ton to the fifty third annual convention
| of the Georgia Educational Assocla-
ton at Savannah, which will meet on
Thursday and last for three days.
The convention will be held at the
/ Municipal Auditorium and the Hotel
| Savannah will be headquarters for the
! delegates. Most of the visitors will
arrive Thursday morning and the
opening session will be held Thurs
day evening, the convention lasting
through Saturday.
| Governor Dorsey has accepted the
! invitation to be present and will de-
liver and address at the opening ses-
sion, reception In his honor at the
Hotel Savannah Thursday evening
preceding the convention.
! Every college and university in the
state will be represented on the pro
| gram, and patriotic note will per-
/ meate the program.
/ Chancellor David G. Barrow of the
University of Georgia will attend the
| convention and will introduce Cover
nor Dorsey on Thursday evening.
| The state fuel administrator, DR..
L. G. Hardman, and the state food ad-
ministrator, DR. "A. M. Soule, will ad-
dress the convention, and Mr.. Her
bert Hoover will be represented ON
the program by Dean Olin Templin
of the University of Kansas, who is
associated with the federal food ad-
ministration.
DR.. P. P Claxton, national COM
missioner of education, will make two
addresses, on Friday evening and one
| Saturday morning. Senator Hoke
Smith will speak Friday night and DR..
G. H. Pudd Of the University of Chi
cago, will be among the prominent
speakers.
Mrs. Nellie Peters Black, of Atlanta,
president of the Georgia Federation of
Women's Clubs, will be an interesting
visitor in attendance on the conven-
| ton.
| The present food and fuel situations
will be presented by all speakers, and
reports will be heard on the work
among the schools in the interest OF
Liberty Bonds and thrift stamps and
war gardens.
The local school system will be
represented on the program by Mr.
Mayhem Cunningham, Jr., DR.. T. J.
Charleton, Mr.. Charleton B. Gibson
and Prof. B. F. Pickett.
The music of the entire convection
is under the direction of Miss Estelle
Cushman, supervisor of music in the
public schools, and she will read
| paper on the value of music in the
school. Mrs. w. P. Bailey will tell
something of the work of the Junior
Music Clubs.
On Thursday morning the visitors
will visit the city and county schools
and in the afternoon a trip up the
Savannah river has been arranged ii
their honor.
Thursday evening at 6 o'clock there
will be a reception in honor of Gov
ernor Dorsey, and Thursday night the
convention will open at o'clock.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

If there is man in this whole coun.
try who fails to cooperate in every
thing that is for the benefit and up
building of our community, it will
surely be the man that failed to hear
the Professors speech, which he said
he had carried for long time and
to-day was the first opportunity he
had to let it go-and we are glad in
deed he was able to hold it till the
proper time. So don't hesitate To
say our telephone company is in bet
ter working order than it has ever
been, and largely due to the Profess
sor's Gospel truths.
The warning to families concerning
the boarding Of -four, by the Food
Administrator of West Tennessee
published in Mondays Commercially
will cause several sacks Of -four from
this community to 60 back on the
market-a good move, and we hearth.
ly endorse it. Let every citizen CO.
operate in every way possible for the
benefit of our country in this great
struggle for liberty.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15
Gravelhill

Mrs. Elizabeth Higgins is on the
sick list this week with light touch
Of lagrippe. We hope she will soon
recover.
Rev. Phillips filed his regular ap.
pointment here Saturday and Sunday
Miss Lena Gooch was able to return
to Jackson Sunday to take up hel
studies in school.
Warren Mccoy and wife visited his
father in-law, Mr.. Jim league, at
Ramer Saturday and Sunday.
]. G. Gardner, one of our hustling
citizens. brought a nice basket Of
eggs to town Saturday. Said he had
sold $1,000 worth of eggs in the lasI
| 3 weeks. We wanted to ask hin
how he managed to get his hens &c
lay, but hesitated; but if this nice
sunshine don't bring some results
from our flock he will have to answer
some questions next time we meet.
The stockholders of our telephone
company met and reorganizsd to-day
(Monday), in order to get a more
thorough system. and our schoo
is,cher, Prof. Haltom, was asked t.
give US a talk on cooperation, which
be did with pleasure, and il wal
highly appreciated by al present
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

The affairs of poor old Russia
become more complicated every
day. The peace pact made be-
tween Austria and the Ukraine
district brings up the greatest
questions. The pact was made
by a gougy form of government
with no authority or based on no
stable foundation. It was simply
a sell out for money the rich sec
tions filled with wheat to the
Central Powers. 1t is contrary
to the government of the Boil
sheviki, which, to say the least,
is the only de facto government
in Russia. They will never agree
to the compact. The result nee
essarily is a war by them on the
Uraine province and of course
against the Central Powers, who
will try to support the trade. 1t
may align a strong Russian army
against the Central Powers as the
result.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15
Death Of an Old Citizen

Mrs. William Pigott, aged &C years,
died at her home in Bethel Springs
Sunday morning, and was buried in
Bethel Springs cemetery Monday af-
ternoon. A large audience of friends
and relatives attended. Services were
held by Father Ohanon, Of Jackson,
She was faithful member of the
Catholic church. She leaves a hus-
band and seven children, among
whom is W. 7. Pigott of Bethel. She
also leaves one brother, ]. ]. Swain
and three sisters. She was q member
of,the we'll known Swain family, al
of whom are prominent and worthy
people. She was noted for her kind
ness of heart and true motherly af
lection. Truly good mother il
Israel has passed away.
To the bereaved family our sincere
condolences are extended in their sal
bereavement.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15
To the Merchants and People
Of McNairy County.

call attention to the State Food
Administrators notice in this paper
concerning the boarding Of -four. II
has been decided that where there ia
more than one half barrel Of -four in
a home in the country or more than
Dc pounds in the homes In towns or
cities, it is to be considered boarding,
and the head of the household must
place the balance back in the chan
nels of trade. This can be done BY
returning it to the merchants, who
are given authority to buy it at the
current market price. The penalty
for violation Of the boarding act Is
pot oyer $1,000 fine and not oyer two
years. Imprisonment or both,
make this statement for the in.
formation Of the public and yop will
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

following to all County Food Admin
istrators:
Attention is again called to
BOARDING. 1t is reported in sew
eral counties that many Of the fami-
lies have boarded -four. Where there
is more than half a barrel of wheat
-four in home it is prima facie evi
dence of boarding. In such cases
you should notify the head of the
family that unless the -four is again
placed in the channels of trade be
will be reported to the Department of
Justice under Section 7 of the Food
Control Act. BOARDING WILL
NOT BE TOLERATED.
WAR FLOUR
There has been some misunder-
standing with reference to the new
wheat -four which mills have been
making since Dec. %. By many it
has been enormously classed as war
-four. The new flour is simply a flour
of which not less than seventy-four
per cent of the wheat berry is util-
lied. 1t is the only -four now made
in the United States. Persons buying
it must conform to the same regula-
tions that apply to the purchase of
the old pre-war or white flour. For
all practical purposes the so-called
WAR FLOUR" is the white OF
wheat -four and stands exactly upon
the same footing under the regula.
tions as did the high patent -four.
No war or seventy-fonr per cent
wheat -four must be served on wheat.
less days Mondays and Wednesdays
or at wheatless meals"
Faithfully yours,
H. A. MORGAN,
Federal Food Administrator
for Tennessee.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15
Egg Conservation

To the Tennessee Press:
The ruling of the Food Administra-
tion prohibiting the selling of hens
and pullets after Monday, February
18th, until May lst, 1918, is for the
purpose of conserving the egg supply
of the country.
1t has been an unfortunate custom
in the State of Tennessee for the
farmer to sell hens during the early
spring months just at the time when
they should be producing the most
eggs. 1t is estimated that 100000
fowls are sold annually from the State
of Tennessee, and furthermore. this
represents a loss of $500, GOO dozen
eggs which would have been laid by
those hens provided they had been
kept until May lst. Heretofore every
farmer who has sold a hen during
February lost at least so cents per
hen by SO doing. Therefore this rul-
ing is not a hardship but blessing,
as the income to the farmers in this
State will be something like $500,00O
more than if the hens had been sold
as heretofore.
The Nation needs the eggs that
will be laid by those hens in order to
increase our food supply and help win
the war.
After May first these hens may be
sold as usual. But from now until
then they may be only sold for laying
or breeding purposes.
Yours truly,
H. A. MORGAN.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15
Use the Farm Loan Act to Best
Advantages
BY LEONARD J. KERR
County Agent

BY LEONARD J. KERR
County Agent
think that the Federal Farm Loan
Act is going to be beneficial to county
farmers in that it will encourage
them, and provide means as well, to
use more capital. The fact that they
have to combine in order to get it,
and that they have to present a
definite plan Of action to those from
whom they secure the funds, and the
further fact, that their investments
and the wisdom of the undertaking
will be censored or at least discussed
by a number of farmers as we'll as
business men, will tend to bring care
full investments and, | believe, for
productive purposes. In this sense,
the act will tend to prevent the I'M
wise use Of capital.
Few. if any. farmers have too much
capital, but do believe that acne Of
them make poor use of the capital
they have. do not know of many
farms over capitalized, but know o!
a number of farms where the capita
has been invested in the wrong things
Local associations formed for the
purpose Of discussing credit, finance
and buying and selling, would be very
useful in bringing borrowers to
thorough understanding Of the use Of
the money. There should be Ma
tional Farm Loan Association organ
lied in every community Of the coun
| ty. Especially should there be one al
the county site.
Inquiries are solicited.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

be governed accordingly. The -four
question is problem. Unless the
wheatless days and the wheatless
meals are observed faithfully, it is q
settled fact that there will be -four
famine in the Uunited States. At
the present rate of consumption the
entire wheat and.four supply will be
exhausted in 80 days. Already the
Government has shipped to our Al
lies one third Of the reserve main
tanned for home emergencies. Our
Allies and soldiers must be fed. Are
you not willing to sacrifice some that
they may be fed?
Yours truly,
TERRY ALTERNATELY,
County Food Administrator,
Selmer, Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

The food c.nservators have
promulgated an embargo on the
sale of hens and pullets, begin
ming last Tuesday, and continu-
ing until May the first. A num-
Der of impractical and fool things
ere being done in this embargo
business, but this is the biggest.
The idea sought is to increase
the egg product so eggs Will be
cheaper in the cities. Anyone
ought to know that egg shortage
is the result of the cold winter.
Ia thirty days eggs will be album
dant, but not cheap, as no other
foodi is. But the insane feature is
what will the people eat on meat
less days if the fat old hen can
not be bought. Further, the egg
producing hens are not sold. 1t
is the old eggless hen that is
picked from the flock and sent to
the market. She has been win
tered at big cost, and now must
be kept for no profit. The poultry
product is from the small farmer
and Industrious housewife; pre-
vent the sale and the result will
be a home eating of all fowls.
People do not carry on a business
that there is no money in.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

The sinking of the transport
Tuscania few days ago, with
The probable loss of over $50 SOL
diers and other branches of the
service, is one Of the things oc-
curing in war. The hundreds
of thousand soldiers and others
in the service of the government,
show that this service is the ex-
cep ion of the safety OF ocean
travel. There will be if possible
greater vigilance on the part of
the submarine destroyers than in
the past.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15
Republican Mass Meeting

sThe Republicans of McNairy County
are hereby called to meet in mass
convention at the Courthouse in Sell
mer. Tenn, on First Monday in March,
1918, for the purpose of appointing
delegates to the State and Congress
sional Conventions, recognizing the
Executive Committee, and any other
business that may come up.
Respectfully,
W. H. STONE,
Chairman.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

The war will be ended in 1918,
or it will last indefinitely. If the
Germans cannot defeat the Allies
before the strong arm of the
greatest, bravest, and strongest
nation on earth get in full fight
ing line what can they hope? kOur
resources of men, ammunition
and supplies are inexhaustible.
This government never knew de-
feat from her infancy to man.
hood, and now her Hercuiean
strength will not weaken until a
worlds victory will be hers.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15
Notice Of Civil Service
Examination

There will be held in Corinth, Miss,
on Feb. %, 'l8, beginning at o'clock
a. M, an examination for the position
Of Clerk in the Post Office at that
place and also for City Carrier. All
information concerning same can be
had by addressing Local Secretary
Civil Service Commission. Corinth,
Miss. or Secretary 9Th Civil Service
District, Atlanta, Ga. Application
blanks can be had from either Of the
above places.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15

! w oAS - VIZ Aioiot tAha XIV y coShON
some of the best boys in the county;
she could a had her pick of any of
the Hockadayt, Remedies. Ervins,
Browders, Youngers er any of the
other toppotchers. She wouldn't look
at any of that Hickrybud er Willis err
Wafflei set But 10 and behold here
comes along Teller from Memphis
who claimed to be a sort of a agent.
! call him grand rascal; always a.
putin cigarets and tellin how much
money he has made at all sorts Of
tricks. You wouldn't think Little Sis
would look at the likes of him. But
there's no accountin fer the tastes of
some gals She jist went crazy about
him. and Sallie was a-grievin herself
sick. Little Sis is over age and is her
own boss, and she as much as told me
that when | warned her Of this teller.
He sed he was a-goin to give her a
home in Memphis that we would all
be proud to see, but | knode what
sort of a home that would be: little
hole in the wall summers whur Little
Sis would jist grieve herself to death
and don't like the city nohow. There
haint no more room fer babys there;
yer Twins all took from store, ye
amt nothin less we've got a pile of
money, and the people is a-fergittin
that there's SIGH a thing as a God.
No city fer me, thank ye,
Well, to make a long story short
that Memphis teller was a-lingerin
around the kitchen to-day whur our
gal was a-helpin git dinner. Sallie
was a-cryin herself sick and a,prayin
that her child might he saved from
that Memphis Teller, whtn bearn a
man hello out at the gate, and there
was somebody on hossback that looked
like he was in hurry. | told him to
light and come 10, but he called me
out there and said: Have you got
Teller here that's SO and so Che de-
scribed that Memphis Teller to a ~.
| SEE yes, and then he ups and seq:
Be keerful; that fellers wanted in
Nashville fer jist about KILN his wife,
and yore entitled to a hundred dollars
reward. SEE L: Its me that ought to
pay that reward, fer he was about to
rob me of Little Sis, my last gal.
The man was officer and had war;
rant fer that dem scoundrll, and |
danced jig when he tuck him away,
Little Sis a-cryin fer grief and Sallie
a shoutin halleluyer fer joy. When
Little Sis marries some good Teller
from this county she gifts a home and
enough to 60 on till they git good
started. She is a-feelin little CON-
ferted, and me and Sallie is a keepin
holiday to-day. Well have a weddin
fer | hardly ever knode it to fail that
when gal got disappointed in one
match she turned around and married
somebody else. There's mighty few
ole maids around here and there
hadn't ought to be any at all. These
here matrimonial slackers all ought
to be drafted and made to hook mp
and 90 to raising families, and they
would be if had my way about it.
Hickry Holler, Feb. 2, 1918.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15
Notice

You can always sell your mules to
GRAY BROS. at Adamsyille or Sell
mer. Want them l5a hands high.
If GRAY BROS.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1918-02-15
Flour Conservation

To the People Of McNairy County:
DR.. H. A. Morgan, Food Admins
traitor for Tennessee, has sent the