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The north Mississippi herald., 1918-07-05
vARDAMAN AT HIS POST,
WHERE is PATRIOTIC PAT

JACKSON Miss, July 2.-The
following telegram from Senator
James X. vardaman was received at
his headquarters tonight:
Washington. d. c.. July 2, 1918.
Unexpected exigencies have aris-
en-. Matters of vital Importance call
for congressional action. They must
be attended to before Congress takes
a recess. The congressional Stacker
who would desert his post at this
time TO promote his political interest
deserves the execration of al patri-
otic men. A soldier in front of the
enemy who would perpetrate such a
crime would be shot. But / think
the recess will be postponed only a
few days and / shall be home to enter
the campaign.
JAMES K. YARDAMAN."
The north Mississippi herald., 1918-07-05
DEBS ARRESTED ON
SEDITION CHARGE
Former Socialist Candidate for
President Held at Cleveland.
10 Counts in Indictment.
Was Arrested as He Was
About to Address Socialist
Meeting. He Refuses To
Comment.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 3d.
Eugene v. Debs, four-time Socialist
candidate for the presidency of the
United States, was arrested here to-
day by United States Marshal Lapp
and Deputy Marshal Boehma as he
was about to deliver a Socialist ad-
dress. Charges causing the arrest
came in connection with Deb's speech
at the Socialist state convention in
Canton, Ohio, June 16.
The arrest was made on a secret
indictment yesterday by the federal
grand jury. 1t is understood the in
dictment rontains ten specific counts
under section 8 of the espionage act,
as amendede by the passage of the
sedition bill May 16, last, which pro-
vides penalty of 20 years in the
penitentiary and fine of $4,000
and costs for such violation.
Debs vii be arraigned in federal
court tomorrow, when the matter of
bail will be decided. He spent to-
night in the Cuyahoga County jail in
the custody of Mr.. Lapp.
Debs refused to make statement
regarding his arrest.
Debs arrived in Cleveland today
to address Socialist gathering. He
was taken into custody as he was a.
bout to enter the garden where the
meeting was held. No commotion
was caused, as few persons were a
ware of what was transpiring until
after Debs was taken to the federal
building.
Following the announcement of
Debs' arrest defense fund of more
than $1,000 was raised by popular
subscription before the meeting end
ed.
Edwin S. Wertz, United States at
torney for the northern district of
Ohio, following the arrest, made the
following statement:
No man is too big to be held re-
sponsible for his acts under the espi-
onage act or any other law of the
United States"
Mr.. Debs was indicted not as a
Socialist but as violator of the law
of the United States because of things
he said in his Canton speech" said
Assistant Attorney Breitenstein.
The north Mississippi herald., 1918-07-05
CAPT. ROWAN DIS
MISSED AT PIKE
Mississippian Convicted b y
court-Martial for Disobey-
ing His Superior Officers
Says He Will Go To Russia.

Capt. E. G. Rowan, who was re-
Gently tried by court-martial at Camp
Pike for disobeying his superior Off
Ger, was dismissed from the army
Friday in accordance with the court
martial decree. Capt. Rowan's home
is at Laurel, Miss. He says he will
go to Russia.
Basis of Prosecution.
The following order, issued by Col.
Shaw of the depot brigade, consti-
tuted the basis of the prosecution a.
gainst Capt. Rowan:
Hereafter retreat roll call will be
in formation on the drill area west
of the barracks, except when, due to
bad weather, it is dispensed with by
order from these headquarters.
The formation will be in line of bat
talions in numerical order from left
to right, facing west. Companies
having both white and colored men
will form with colored men on the
left"
"Colored men on the left of the
white men; they would be in the same
ranks, practically" was the viewpoint
taken by Capt. Rowan.
Some of the reasons that Capt.
Rowan pointed out for refusing to
obey the orders follow:
"The men would have been formed
to march and stand retreat each day
with white men and negroes shoulder
to shoulder in the same company.
''In some companies there were
white privates and negro noncom-
missioned officers. In practically all
of the negro companies white pri-
Yates were in the same kitchen with
negro cooks who ranged as negro
sergeants.
AT one time Mr.. Sharp and his
son, from Tate County, Miss, came to
see their son and brother. He was
in the guardhouse, and he and other
white men were being worked under
a negro guard"
When the approval of the result
of the court-martial was received to-
day Capt. Rowan said:
II have done what l have con-
sidered right, and / do not intend to
be beat out OF participating in this
war.
II have two brothers who are
officers in the national army at Camp
Pike, and ! have tried to be every
thing that an officer should be, but
/ am not unmindful of the fact that
military regulations provide that an
enlisted man must be treated so that
he will not lose his self-respect."
Capt. Rowan's father was a lieu.
tenant in the Confederacy, who, with
his brothers, after Lee surrendered
helped guard jefferson Davis until he
reached Elberton, Ga. Capt. Rowan's
grandfather was sergeant major
under Andrew Jackson.
The north Mississippi herald., 1918-07-05
|'NEAR BEER TAX IS
REVENUE PRODUCER
fetal Licenses Issued, 1889,
With Bolivar County Lead
ing Having 9S; Kinds, rs.

The last Legislature reduced the
privilege license on NEAR beer"
eealers from $500 to $25, under the
pld law little less than fifty licenses
|yere issued for the year ending May
st when the new law became effect
Ne.
A good deal Of interest has been
|nanifested as to the number of
licenses that would be issued under
he new law. From reports compiled
BY Auditor Wilson it is shown that
or the month Of may 1916 retail
md $18,250 being derived from
Wholesale licenses.
The Auditor estimated that the
additional revenue from this source
Ipr the balance Of the privilege tax
fear will bring the total amount of
honey that the State will get from
shis near beer" tax to around $780,
100,
There was no tax prescribed on
Wholesale dealers under the old law,
is now s250.00,
Bolivar county leads in number Of
ftail licenses, there being SO in that
bunty, with Warren second, having
A. Kinds has 75.
George county stands alone in the
Ril column.
The north Mississippi herald., 1918-07-05

WASHINGTON, July 1.-Presi-
dent Wilson today asked Congress
Ito give him authority to take over the
control of all the telegraph, tele-
phone, cable and radio systems in the
united States.
The plan of control will be the
same as that followed in the opera
zion of the railroads. Postmaster
General Berleson will be named di-
hector general of communications and
hll business of the wire companies will
be operated as part of the postal
system.
Speedy compliance with the presi-
7ient's request by Congress is looked
FOR. In both houses sentiment is
generally in favor of prompt action
Pn the resolution to authorize federal
control, even to the extent of aband-
pning plans for the 30-day recess, if
necessary.
1 The House committee on intestate
commerce, to whom the president
addressed his communication urging
Ihe grant of power, got down to
business early this morning as soon
hs the presidents letter was received.
The committee met in executive ses-
kion to go over the terms of the let
ser and to consider letters from Post
haster General Burleson, Secretary
Baker and Secretary Daniels, all of
kyhom supported the president in his
new that the telephone and telegraph
ines should be taken over as MILF
ary necessity.
The presidents action was forced
py the calling of the strike on the
Western Union lines, which depart
znent officials regard as highly pref
adieial to the governments war busi-
pess. Although there have been sug-
sestions from time to time that the
government should assume operation
pi the lines o. communication In time
pf war, the threat of strike has ac-
entuated this demand. Neither the
president nor those associated with
him in the conduct Of the war, is
eady to face the consequences OF
Interruption of traffic on the wire sys-
ems while the war is on.
The north Mississippi herald., 1918-07-05
MURPHY MELONS NOW
READY FOR MARKET

Mr.. F. B. Murphy who has made
more than local reputation for the
excel lent melons produced on his
farm brought in on the Fourth his
first melons for the season. Mr..
Murphy says the melons are a little
late this year and that the dry wealth
er made the early ones short. He
raises the celebrated Watson water
melons and Rockyford cantaloupes,
two Of the best melons on the market.
The north Mississippi herald., 1918-07-05

The farmers of the country have in
their hands a two-edged sword a.
gainst Germany production on their
farms and giving financial support to
our Government. They are sharpen
ing and welding this powerful in
strument, as is seen by their support
of the Third Liberty Loan and the in-
creased acreage on their farms. ~
The north Mississippi herald., 1918-07-05

Mississippi is called upon to send
|.855 white men to entrain July Is,
II for Camp Shelby, and 1000 ne
|roes to go July 18th to goth to Camp
funston, Kansas, with 1000 more
|Olored men to go to Camp Shelby
b July 1891. This makes a total
Il 1856 from the state during July
b an average of about 100 from each
ounty in the state.
The north Mississippi herald., 1918-07-05
PRES. WILSON SEEKS
CONTROL OF TEL
ECRAPH LINES

Asks Congress for Authority,
and Compliance Expected.
Under Proposed Measure
President Will Take Over
Control of All the Telegraph,
Telephone, Cable and Radio
Systems in the Country.
Burleson to Be Director-C Cen
eral.
The north Mississippi herald., 1918-07-05

Dependency is often caused by
indigestion and constipation. and
quickly disappears when Chamber
lain's Tablets are taken. These tab
lets strengthen the digestion and move
the bowels.
The north Mississippi herald., 1918-07-05

F.. B. HEBRON
]. L. COLLINS
w. H. WALTERS
J. L. HARRISON
d. E. KELLY
j. w. BROWN
w. G. VICKERY
G. S. JONES
GEO. w. PATE
s. d. BOYLE
]. s. UPCHURCH
j. D. BELL
G. B. FLY
C. T. LANGHAM,S ,SR.
w. A. CARR
w. F. HAMILTON
p. A. WALTERS
J. H. MITCHELL, ]. P.
T. T. SHANNON. J. P.
]. F. PROvINE
B. B. SAYLE
n r. SAYI.E
j. e. VANN
G. w. SHANNON
HARv TERRILL
RICHD. PITTMAN
VIM. HAWKINS
L. G. BARBER
AND OTHERS
The north Mississippi herald., 1918-07-05

his distinguished friend, Ham Patter-
son. He also charges Mr.. Newburg-
er with being unfriendly to the
President, when he has been one of
his most ardent supporters in this
war. All of this article is done for
but one purpose, and that is to pref
udice unsuspecting people against
James X. Vardaman. The attack on
the Newburgers is unwarranted, and
we, as their friends, feel deeply ag-
grieved, and any man that has ever
been a friend of any of them should
use his influence and ask his friends
to vote for James K. Vardaman.
The number of young men that
Joseph Newburger has put up in
business and helped thru the State,
the number of different offices in
the state where he has helped in other
affairs, the number of churches, hos
pitals and homes that he has helped
to foster should feel that this attack
on him should be vindicated. 1t is
not often that you find men unselfish
like the Newburgers that always want
to help their friends. The state is
full of men who can testify to the
good the Newburgers have done for
nearly hundred years. Many a
poor man and widow in Yalobusha
County has been helped, and many of
the debts against them have never
been pushed, and it is the record of
the Newburgers that they have very
seldom foreclosed mortgage on any,
one.
We, as his friends, appeal to all of
those that are his friends to do him
one favor, and that is, condemn the
article of the Grenada Sentinel by
voting for James X. Vardaman. He
is one of our country-men, he lived
with us, and we feel that to try to
attack one of our best citizens on
account of expression of opinion of
his worth is shame and disgrace.
In order to show the animus of this
article, the editor of the Grenada
Sentinel was not satisfied with plac-
ing this article in his own paper, to
which 1t was addressed, but he sent
feeGf ter Valley SO it could be more
tn ehly circulated, and we are
glad tnat he did circulate it in the
county and home of the Newgurgers,
as every farmer knows that the New
burgers have been the friends of the
people, and today, here in Coffee
vile, great crowd of people have
expressed themselves as highly in
dignant at such an attack upon one
of its citizens.
The north Mississippi herald., 1918-07-05
SINCERELY Your friend,
Joseph Newburger,

The criticism by the Grenada Sem
tinel is nothing but a stab at our
worthy Senator. He claims that Mr.
Joseph Newburger is a Republican.
Mr.. Newburger has not affiliated with
any party for thirty years, and the
last vote he cast was for . Democrat,
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
PITY for Benedict.

"All men who get married are no
FOOLS" mo; some are merely unfor
tunate. London Tit-Bits.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
COULD ANYTHING BE SIMPLER
Yet Probably Many Who Have Sud.
denly Dismounted From Mule
Never Saw Things That Way.

A young soldier was watching the
efforts of his fellow privates to ride a
refractory mule, Not one of them
could stay on its back for two Sec
onds
At last the looker-on approached and
drawled.
Il say, let me show you how It's
DONE"
"Come on, then" said the soldiers.
The youth sidled up to the mule,
swung himself on the animals back,
wrapped his legs beneath its body
and took a firm hold on the reins. The
mule made a slight effort to dislodge
him, but the man stuck. Another
slightly more strenuous effort by the
mule also failed. Then, laying his ears
back, and taking a deep breath, the
mule shot his heels into the air at an
angle Of IS degrees and the young
man was propelled to the ground
he slowly arose to his feet, screwed
his face into smile and said:
"Now, that's the way, boys! When
you see he's goin' to pitch you off, just
get off,"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
HELLO GIRLS, RISE IN ANGER
Topping Bit of Propaganda on Part
of London Company Is
Resented.

London.-"Hello" girls are not 'he.-
10" girls for the primary purpose of
matrimony. Eight hundred of them
have said as much, in capital letters
and italics in manifesto presented to
the powers who rule the phone com.
pany.
A perfectly topping bit of official
propaganda by which 1t was hoped to
recruit more girls for phone service
by insinuating that the matrimonial
prospects were a bit more numerous in
the ''hello" girl business than any 9TH
er, started all the trouble.
Did the present already employed
'hello girls" appreciate this slur upon
their means of livelihood? They did
not. Not one of the dauntless eight
hundred, and they voiced their dissat.
isfactiOn in tones which probably re.
suited In a transfer in the advertising
department. The man who wrote the
matrimonial prospects lad" for EN-.
ployment purposes has not yet been
found.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
NEW WAR FOOD FOR GERMANY
MLupine Bread" to Be Next Substitute
Kaisers Slaves Must
Swallow.

Amsterdam. Germany is threatened
with a new war food called luplne
bread. To work a process for convert
ing the luplne, leguminous plant, into
food for men and beast, on large
scale, company has been formed at
Chemnitz, Saxony, with q capital of
100000 marks.
The lupine was held in no particular
esteem until about fifty years ago
when a German chemist discovered a
process by which the bitter taste of
the plant was eliminated and the veg
etable fat and albumen which it con.
tains were made serviceable for hui
man consumption. Now a German
food expert has taken up and perfect.
ed the old recipe.
It is said that lupine meal makes
quite a palatable and wholesome
bread" while the refuse is excellent
food for cattle. The German govern.
ment, 1t is announced, is about to take
the lupine cultivation under It's official
wing.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
Commodity. Unit.
Food

That the price of wheat, despite the
control exercised by the food admin
lstration, shows a greater per cent
Of advance than the prices of many
other commodities bought and sold by
the farmer is indicated by facts made
public by the department Of labor and
BY the department Of agriculture. This
condition was exemplified wildly when
the changes in the price Of products
bought by farmers were traced.
The price of wheat by July l, 1918,
had increased 1874 per cent over the
price for July /, 1914. In other words
the price on July ! last was nearly
two and two-thirds times that Of four
years previous. Farm machinery, 1t
was seen, had increased very much
less during the years Of war. Figures
based on representative reports from
county agents to the farm manage
ment bureau Of the department of ag-
riculture revealed percentages Of nd
vance ranging from A to 90. Plows
had enhanced In price So per cent.
Disk drills increased in cost II per
cent. The increment in cost for culti-
yators was II, while that for spring
tooth harrows was 81 per cent.
Building materials, according to the
wholesale figures assembled by the
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
EIzSA


There was never time when the sac.
Fifces and the help Of women were more
appreciated than at the present time.
Women should learn embarrassing and
nursing at home. There is no better
why than TO study the new edition Of the
Common Sense Medical Adviser -
with chapters on First Aid, Bandaging,
Anatomy Hygiene, care Of the Sick,
Diseases Of Women, Mother and Babe, the
Marriage Relation-to be had at some
drug-stores or send SOC. to Publisher, 654
Washington Street, Buffalo, N. Y.
II woman suffers from weak back,
nervousness or dizginess--if pains afIlicE
her, the best tonic and corrective is one
made up Of native herbs and made with
out alcohol, which makes weak women
strong and sick women wei. It is the
prescription Of DR.. Pierce used by him
IN active practice many years and now
sold by almost every druggist in the
land, in liquid or in tablets. Send DR..
Pierce, Buffalo, N. ", l0c for trial pkg.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are also best
for liver and bowel trouble
Trgoa, Okla TT am pleased to have the
chance to tell that DR.. perces FaYorite Prescrip-
ton did wonders for me Last year during
expectancy I was 80 poorly ana was getting SO
weak that / couldn't do my homework until .
friend told me Of 'Favorite Prescription After
taking four bottles was 50 much better didn't
feel like the safno person. Our baby is now seven
months old and although he had the whoopine
cough last winter be weighs nineteen pounds.
"Will advise all e1pectant mothers TO usa
'Favorite Prescription for it did SO much for ms
an sure II will for them"
Mr.. Earl MenaA
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25

I bureau of labor statistics, have adj
vanced much less than the prices of
wheat during the war period. The
average price for 1914 when compared
with that Of June, 1918, demonstrated
a rise Of 40 per cent for yellow pine
flooring. Wire nails increased ia
per cent.
The cost Of food generally was aug
mented very much less than wheat.
Coffee increased only per cent, show.
ing the smallest change in price of all
articles tabulated. formulated sugar.
in contrast, went up 50 per cent. Flour
increased 115 per cent. Picked her.
ring showed a rise Of 90 per cent. Mo-
lasses was 45 per cent higher.
Only certain articles Of clothing in
creased more rapidly than wheat. Both
wool and cotton goods advanced great
~ Shoes were more nearly stable in
price. Women's gun metal shoes in
creased in cost 50 per cent; mems, 81 !;
and youths, 60. But mems cotton
socks advanced 10 per cent.
Refined petroleum cost AZ per cent
more. Gasoline registered GO per cent.
White household plates went up 81
Per cent while cups and saucers in
creased 50 per cent. Cutlery showed
a sharper rise with 107 per cent.
Soap revealed So per cent in
crease.
Weighted averages based on prices
assembled from a list of about 1000
county buyers show that on July /,
1914, the price of wheat as sold by
the farmer had increased 1874 per cent
over the price for the same day Of
1913. Corn, according to the data sup
piled by the same county crop report
ers increased within the same period
104 per cent in price. Oats showed
1877; hay, AZ; and cotton, 131. Hogs
advanced 107; beef cattle, So; and
lambs, 1872 per cent within the four
years.
The tables showing the detailed
price variations of what the farmer
buys and Of what he sells are as fol-
lows;
What the Farmer seIls--Average Prices
Received by Producers of United
States for Selected Articles.
Compiled from data published in Months
ly Crop Report of Department of Agri-
clIltlIre Inlv 1919 nm 90 cnd e \
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25

The eye of the master will do more
work than both his Franklin.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
No Change Desired.

A company of colOred soldiers was
marching along a country road on
which some negro conylcts were en-
ployed.
Thinking he would have some fun
with one Of the convicts a trooper in
CURED: Hey, BIO, how bout US
changin' jobsY
The convict replied: "Gwan, niger,
/ don't want no change. l knows
'zactly how long Use in fer and youse
don't"
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25

This is Nine. Marguerite Wrist, who
is seventy-eight years old and of
French birth. This old lady has nick
named herself the "Godmother of all
American Soldiers and has assumed
a motherly attitude toward all Yam
kee boys, whom she loves almost as
dearly as her fallen sons of France.
-~~-0~~~~~N~-~-~~D~~~~ ~-~~~~o-o|~~-o-~~~~~-~~
Bureau of the United States Department
Of Agriculture. Nearly all states are
represented by at least one report.)
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
STUNNING All RIGHT.

u was in a hand-to-hand encounter
with a big German narrated the of.
ticer, home on leave, "and my ammu,
milton was gone. Just as we closed in
the grapple l wrenched my arm loose
and knocked him sensless with the
butt of my revolver"
"Oh, how perfectly stunning" ex.
claimed the girl.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25

What the Farmer 5uys-Per Cent of
Increase In Retail Prices of Farm
Machinery in 1918, as Compared
With 1914.
BASED on 100 representative reports from
county agents to the Farm Management
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25

Compiled from data published in Month";
" Crop Report of Department of Agri-
culture, July, 1918. pp. 50 end S3.)
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25

Mans plans are as widely scat
tered flock of sheep that he must drive
through narrow gap.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25

Not strange that the Huns destroy
the trees on the French farms. A
criminal doesn't like a tree.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25

Money is always a satisfactory trav-
cling companion.
Carroll County democrat. (Huntingdon, Tenn.) 188?-1971, 1918-10-25
While Coal is Scarce.

Summer Is lingering in the lap o.
fall "Then may fall never take {
stand"