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Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21
JOE L. DAVIS, Sheriff & Tax Collector

Court House Door in the City OF
OkoYons, Chickasaw County. Missis-
sippi. to the highest and best bidder
Tor cash the following described land
Ito satisfy said Trust Deeds-to-wit
Ninety.two 1927 Acres off The East
side of the North.east Quarter N.E.tJ
Of Section Thirty-six 1867. Township
Fourteen (14) Range Five go East
ia Chickasaw County. Mississippi
Said title is believed to be good ex-
cept prior mortgage in favor OF the
Prudential Life Insurance Co. Ter
Twenty-seven Hundred (S27OOO0l
Dollars.
PETER C. GRANT,
Tructee.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21

and went out one night and
brought the stuff in. One of
the cars was filled with rum, so
sou see there was method in
his madness" ! haven't seen
Henry Rogar since we left Eng
land and I've only seen Wren
once and if he hadn't spoke |
wouldn't have known him. He
has grown a mustache and beard
and | thought he was Santa
Claus.
Please write as often as posi-
BILE for if there's anything better
than mail it's more mail.
While | was in the hospital
they had a Belgian child for a
mascot, a boy bout eight years
old and he surely is a smart kid.
He could speak French, German,
Italian and English. He used to
come into my ward and he had
the manners of a Chesterfield.
Guess | will have to stop as
this is the last sheet.
Love to all,
Clyde F. Staples.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21

is an all day and all night job.
There's another fellow here with
me, so we take turns working
night and day shifts. We work
from one a. m. to one p. m.
This is my week from one p. m.
to one a. m.
This is some job here. Pm
terminal superintendent, two
track yard master (have a pass
ing track and an ammunition
spur, station agent, operator
and mud hop. This is the end
of our lines so we have to keep
an interchange also. You see, /
am getting to be some" rail
road official. And besides all
that I'm chef, and believe me
Pm getting to be some chef too.
| claim there'll be few old girls
who will have anything on me
when | get back. We surely do
eat out here. They send US our
rations and we do our own cook
ing. Of course we buy a few
things such as coffee, cocoa and
sauce. For breakfast we have
either ham or bacon, French
fried potatoes, Oat meal or rice
and coffee; for dinner we have
beef stew, boiled potatoes and
pork and beans and tea, and for
supper we usually have steak
and onions or mutton chops and
cocoa and we also have buttered
toast and jam. Could any NOR
tai wish for more? We usually
take turns about washing dishes.
| don't mind washing dishes for
it reminds me of some pleasant
times I've spent.
I've learned a new method OF
washing clothes from the French.
| was passing a house where
some French civilians were liv-
ing one day when | noticed they
were washing so / watched
them. They had boards bout
two feet vide and they would
wet the garment and spread il
out fiat on the board. then soar
it all over good then take {
stiff brush and wash them
! l thought it a pretty good ide;
so l bought me a brush and trieC
it. By George! 1t was al.igh
too. It surely beats rubbing
them with your hands.
j Coulther, a machinest, ant
Heldreth, a fireman, both iron
Pine Bluff, are in my company
j l see Norman, Tolson and Kircl
Iouite often. 1t was Heldretl
who told me about Jim hayinl
pneumonia. l also see Maberr'
once in a while. Maberry kind
err made name for himself
When the British evacuate'
some of the low ground befor
they left an engine and tw
! cars in mo mans land" Ma
berry took an electric tracto
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21
Letter From France
Somewhere in France.

somewhere IN france.
Dear Roma and jim,
| lost the pencil you sent me,
so that's one Of the reasons I've
been so long writing. I've got
another one now so will try to
pencil this letter before | lose
this one. | have to get up and
answer the phone bout every
five minutes. Pm the Hello
Girl"
| think the last time / wrote
you | was at the hospital. I've
been back with the company
over month now, and since
then I've been placed in one OF
the signal stations of one of the
light railways which our regi-
ment operates. 1t surely is a
good job for the winter and |
hope | will be able to keep it
until spring. The weather in
this country is not so awtully
cold but it's that damp cold that
chills you thru. Until | came
out here to this station | spent
most of my spare time trying to
keep warm but now | will have
more time to write so | think |
will get all my letters answered
for once since | came to France.
What's the reason you all haven't
written? The last letter | re-
ceived from you all was the lat
ter part of October and I've
been kinder worried. Today one
of the fellows in my company,
who's from Pine Bluff, told me
that Jim had been down with
pneumonia, so you see | haven't
had anything but bad news from
you all until the box came.
didn't receive a single package
Christmas and every fellow in
the company was receiving pack
ages so kinder had the blues
for Draper and Mary both said
they were sending me packages.
As you know, a great many
packages are lost so had a
pretty good reason for having
the blues. Well yours was the
FIRST to come and surely had the
proper stuff in it. AS the
'.nigger" said you sure reads
nv mind" 1t was broken up
pretty badly, but ! think it was
all there except the candy, il
was all gone. T also received 9
package from Draper, one from
Mary and one from Amt Susie.
No | think | got more than my
share.
This job ! have here in the
signal station is similar to thaf
: Of an operator in a station bach
aOme. only we telephone instead
e kew. So you see most anyone
Who knows anything at all 'bOu'
ndIing trains can work it. !
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21
Sheriff s Sale of Land for Taxes

Pursuant Chapter 99 H. B. 238 of the Of the Legislature Of the
State of Mississippi for the year 1908
Joe L. Davis Sheriff and Tax Collector for Chckasaw County Mis-
sssppi will Monday April 1918 front Of the Court House door
the CITY Of Okoona Mississippi within legal hours sell for cash the high
bidder the following described lands situated the Second District
County Delinquent State County and other Tor the hsca
year 1917 owiI
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21

down and got so
weak ! could hardly
stand, and hadhead-
aches every day. /
tried everything /
could think of and
was under a ply
sician's care for two
years. A girl friend
had used Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
she told me about
it. From the first
day ! took It'll began
to feel better and
now / am well and
able to do most any
in d of work. ]
have been recon-
mending the Com
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21

pound ever since and give you my per-
mission to publish this letter." Miss
Flo KELLY 476 So. l4th St., Newark,
N. ].
The reason this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, was so successful in Miss
KeIly's case was because it went to the
root Of her trouble, restored her to a
normal healthy condition and as result
her nervousness disappeared.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21
Engineer Is Now on
Job All Of the Time

Feels Better Since Taking Tanlac
Than he Has in Is Years and
Has Gained 40 Pounds in
Weight.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21
A NERVOUS
BREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored
Her Health.

Newark, N. J.-"For about three
years | suffered from nervous break
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1918-03-21

Plies Cured in 9 50 - rs
Your druggist will refund nc : II "a
OINTMENT fails to cure 3. ca p lte4
nina. Pieedinq r. Protrudir, iile 6to14d
me first application gives q sc - Rest,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
WILL IMPROVE WAR
EMERGENCY ROADS
State Commissioner Names
Highways to Be Repaired
Under $50O,OOO Fund
Harrisburg, June %.

HafrisDurE, June 2S.
State Highway Commissioner O'Neil
today announced the roads and their
location which the Highway Depart
ment will improve with the $4,000
set aside for the department for the
improvement of war emergency roads"
Five Of the most important sections
mixed material, owing to the exceed
inglv heavy motortruck traffic.
The work in its entirety is being
handled by the departments mainte-
nance division. The stretches of road
to be improved include:
Haverford. Delaware County. .251
mile. authorized cost. s3757 Lower
Merton, Montgomery County, 4.57 miles,
s7l.243 Amity, Exeter, Berks County,
aga miles, s30,500.
Commissioner O'Neil has announced
that he proposes keeping right after the
speed fends who have been making the
State highways dangerous through their
utter disregard of State laws. Arrests
have been made by the hundred and
hundreds more will be made unless the
lawless drivers control their desire to
go fast.
Captain Lumb. of the State police, has
directed all his officers to arrest on
sight any man or woman driving faster
than twenty-four miles an hour on the
highways This Is the legal limit and
the motorists who find fault with Ii are
urged by Captain Lumb to tell their
troubles to the next Legislature, II they
wish, as he can do nothing but enforce
the law as 1t stands.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
LABOR BOARD URGES
HIGHER PAPER PRICE
Carmen Believe Action Means
President Will Be Urged to
Fix Rates
WashIngton, June %.

The National War Labor Board
today established a precedent when It
forwarded a communication to the Fed
eral Trade Commission urging II to
reconsider its decision in the price of
news print paper so manufacturers will
be better able to pay increased wages
awarded employees by the board.
general increase Of 10 cents an
hour was awarded workers.
Electric street railway officials took
this to mean the board will undoubtedly
urge President Wilson to assume the
rate-fxing power they contend has been
conferred on him by Congress and will
give local railways the right to increase
fares denied by local rate-hxing bodies
A brief Of the Presidents authority to
assume the rate-fxing powers has been
requested by the White House and II
forward 1t yesterday. Officials think
the brief and recommendation OF the
board for higher fares will surely 60 to
the White House today.
The board at the same time is expect
ed to hand down its decision in the wage
demand controversies of the Detroit and
Chicago carmen. Carmen are demand
ing sixty cents an hour and better work.
ing conditions. The demands were re-
fused on the ground the companies were
financially unable to pay the increased
scales with present fares.
Wage demands Of carmen of seventeen
other companies are before the board.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
FOOD PROBERS ARE PEEPING
INTO GARBAGE CANS OF CITY
Careful Watch for MASTERS Is Being Kept Up-Do No
Burn Kitchen Left.Overs and Table Refuse,
They Are Valuable

needing the food administrators bull
letins with regard to waste.
The investigators thus far have made
a survey Of the garbage pals in sections
Of West Philadelphia, Frankford. Brides
burg, Strawberry Mansion. North Phila-
delphia and South Philadelphia. but only
about 1000 cans were looked into.
In Bridesburg one can almost rendered
the investigators speechless. In it there
were three loaves of bread and six rolls.
Nothing to approach this was found any
place except in the Bridesburg instance.
The waste of meat and fats is small,
the investigation disclosed, and. on the
whole. the investigators were well salts
fed that the average Philadelphia house,
wife Is striving with all her might to
obey the food administrator slogan.
Food will win the war; don't waste It,
Investigations will be made frequently
and often on a much larger scope than
the one just completed. When cases of
undue waste are discovered. a warning
will be given the offender and the i'm
portance of elimination of waste will be
explained. A second offense will not be
taken so lightly. the food administration
says, though the remedy or. penalty pro-
vided as preventive has not been made
public.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
MAY HEAR P. R. T. TODAY
Employees Grievances Up Again
Before War Labor Board

Washington. June 2s.-Grievances of
employees of the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit Company are still potential
sources of trouble in the transit situa-
ton in Philadelphia. These grievances
were presented to the Federal War La
Dor Board more than a month age, but
no decision has been announced.
Ellis Ames Ballard. counsel for the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company,
declared that the matter was settled
a month ago. when he arrived here in
response to telegram from the board.
But he attached enough importance to
the call to wait patiently for hearing,
which may come today. An open meet
ing was attended by the full board, of
which William II. Taft and Frank p.
Walsh are joint chairmen. 1t was to
go more fully into the request of trolley
owners and employees that the President
raise trolley fares throughout the coun-
ary. After that the members went into
executive session, with a dispute at
Bridgeport, Conn. first on the docket
Mr.. Ballard and the union representa-
tives cooled their heels outside for more
than two hours, waiting for hearing,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
LET OFF FIREWORKS
IN FRANCE, SAYS EDGE
New Jerseys Governor Sug.
gests Method for Safe, Sane
and Patriotic Fourth

Trenton. June 2s.
Let us shoot off the fireworks in
France said Governor Edge, today, in
an appeal for safe and sane Fourth Of
July in New Jersey. A Fourth Of July
letter to son of a friend on the firing
line or the sending of good, sensible
reading, he declared. would do more to
observe Independence Day adequately
and periodically than the toy fire
cracker and mere noise
Il would respectfully suggest" says
the Governor, that such letters be Of a
cheerful tone, calculated to drive away
symptoms of homesickness and to as
sure the boys at the front that the
toiks back home are grateful for their
valor. enthused over their success as
described in the daily reports from
Pershing's headquarters and absolutely
confident that the future of democracy
Is safe in their hands.
AS for the boys who have no rela-
tives or close personal friends, good
sensible books and other reading matter
distributed through the War Library
Commission. the Y. M. C. A., the knights
of Columbus. Red Cross and various
other organizations will. perhaps. accom-
plish the same purpose as a letter. In
this connection l want to call attention
to the remarkable work which New Jer-
collecting and distributing books for
the perusal Of soldiers. Up until short
time ago this State had collected 293.-
467 gift books for the men under arms.
There are more than thirty camps.
stations and hospitals Of "a military
character in New Jersey and the Lii
brary Commission has simply classed
the camp libraries as SO many new
libraries to be looked after on the same
basis as other libraries and is EXTEND
ing them the same privileges and special
work and keeping in touch with their
needs. helping them to catalogue and
organize libraries and training the men
detailed to look after the work. Thus
II will be seen that New Jersey has
perfected the machinery for the dis
tribution of books and that those citizens
who wish to give book as a part Of a
sensible Fourth of July celebration in
this critical year. can be assured that
their gilt will be properly distributed.
Patriotic gatherings. instructive of
the responsibilities OF the war and of
the great strides which America is max
ing. are to be properly encouraged on
the 4th of July insofar as they do not
interfere with the every day war activ-
tiles of the nation. Patriotic speeches
and martial music will do more to main
tain and intensity the war spirit of
America than the toy flrecracker and
with much less contribution to a home
made casualty list which can least be
afforded at time when. every democracy
needs to conserve its coming man.
power
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
CHARITIES TO SHARE 100000
One-Half of Browne Estate Avail.
able at Widow's Death

Contingent upon the death of his
widow. John c. Browne, Thirty-fourth
and Hamilton streets. by h,s will
probated today, leaves a fund Of ap-
$50, 900 to be divided equal
ly between the Episcopal Hospital and
the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
The Browne estate valued at over
100000 is left in trust The income Of
one-half Is left TO a daughter with
revers!on to her children. and the income
reYersion to the organizations
Bequests of $500 to the Messiah
Ruscomb street. and 800 to the Frank
lin Home for Inebriates are included
in the will of John II. Waldron, 1915
South Tenth street. which in private
bequests disposes of property valued at
$20.400.
other wills probated today were those
of James A. Wills. 4724 Kingsessins
avenue, $4,000; Frank b. Downs. 364s
Chestnut street, s12.500; Rebecca Nc.
Neal, 1873 North Twentieth street, Sill
500 John J. Graham. 2s25 South Rose
wood street, $6603: Flora l.. Levi, 1928
Colwyn street $4,000; Mary ". Tarr,
who died in the Hahnemann Hospital,
s370O. and Jacob II. Rihl. 234S East
Norris street, $2575.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
PENN SAVANT ASKS
PROBE OF LOYALTY
Professor Muller Turns Over
to Government Anony.
nous Letters

Max Muller, professor of Egyptology
at the University of Pennsylvania, de-
clared that charges of disloyalty made
against him in anonymous letters are
''preposterous.
He said he courted a sweeping in
restigatlon as TO his allegiance and had
turned over the letters to the Depart
ment Of Justice with request that they
investigate his record and the records
OF the letter writer's
This whole affair has resulted from
a slight misunderstanding between my
self and Lieutenant wesselhoeft." said
Doctor Muller.
Il believe the whole variance OF opin-
ion was properly suppressed nine months
ago.
I'm fairness to myself | have turned
over some of the anonymous letters I
received to the Department of Justice.
so that fair investigation might be
made"
Doctor Miller. who suffered a nervous
breakdown three weeks ago. is recover
ing slowly. He was able to leave his
home today for the first time, walking
to physicians Office with his wife.
Many letters received by Provost
Edgar Fahs Smith, of the University
have also been turned over to the De-
partment of Justice following the re-
quest of Mr.. Muller that the writer's be
found and both he and they be sub
jected to examination as to their rel
atire degrees of loyalty.
Frank L. Garbarino, special agent OF
the Department of Justice, declared that
as yet the agents have found nothing
to indicate that Doctor Muller is any
thing but loyal.
We have as yet found nothing
against Doctor Muller" said Garbarino.
which proves him anything but pa
triotic American. He is perhaps a trifie
temperamental, but apparently all right
otherwise.
Doctor Mulers home is at 4325 San
som street. He has been resident of
this country for the last thirty-five
years, being a naturalized German.
Provost Smith, regarding receipt of
the letters accusing Doctor Muller. said:
Il received a number of letters against
Doctor Muller some time ago. In fair
ness I turned them over to United
States District Attorney Kane and Mr..
Garbarino. So far as can judge. Doc
tor Muller. at the University. has al
ways conducted himself as a loyal
American"
The letters are said to have followed
an incident last winter in which Doc
tor Muller Is said to have refused to
shake hands with Lieutenant Edward
c. Wesselhoeft, u S. N r., who was
formerly a professor of the German
language at the university.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
BURNS HIS MACHINE
SHOP AND ENDS LIFE
Son of the Late Judge Hemp.
hill Found Dead in Burned
Building

West Chester, Pa, June 2s.
Probably because he was compelled to
move from the premises on Monday.
William Hemphill. about hfty-nve years
old, son Of the late Judge Joseph
Hemphill, and brother Of Dr. Joseph
Hemphill. Jr., early today burned his
mechanical shop in rear of the Henphill
mansion at Walnut and Magnolia
streets fired the mansion. which was
partly destroyed, went to a rear room
on the third floor and in closet blew
out his brains with a shotgun. The
body was discovered after the fire by
members Of hre company, who were
making an inspection Of the premises.
The mansion Is damaged to the extent
OF $4,000. according to estimates, and In
the shop were burned machines of the
finest make worth thousands of dollars,
together with large number of guns,
revolvers and other material.
In the shop, which had been fired
about a. M, were a large amount of
explosives of many kinds. including pos
sibly thirty cases of cartridges During
the fire the explosives kept up an in
creasing cracking and sputtering. and
this served to cause the people to re-
main from the scene.
At first 1t was supposed the fire had
been started accidentally In the shop
and that embers had been blown by the
explosions Of cans of powder into the
upper windows Of the mansion, which
was only a short distance away. That
Hemphill had killed himself during the
fire was evident from the story OF a
neighbor, who declares she saw him in
the rear yard between the shop and
house after the fire had started and that
he went out Magnolia street in an east
ern direction. Taking this course. he
could have entered the front door of
the larger building and gone to the third
floor.
Judge Joseph. Hemphill. brother of
the supposed suicide and incendiary,
was one of the most distinguished citi-
aens Of Chester County. For more than
twenty-five years ne was on the bench
having won the Republican nomination
in 1909. although originally chosen on
the Democratic ticket. In 1915 he re-
signed on account of i'll health. His
death followed shortly after his retire
ment.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
CAPTAIN W.P. IF. LATHAM BACK
Takes Major Dugmore,s Place at
British Recruiting Mission

Captain w. p. F. Latham returned to
Philadelphia today to take chargs OF
fhe british and Canadian recruiting
dSpot at Sixteenth and Chestnut streets
Major c. r. p. Dugmore, who was IN
<sq,ar1e OF the recruiting office, Is leaving
SSmorrow to resume active service IN
~ 6eid. II is at his own request that
Iajor Dugmore has been recalled over
-'' Captain Latham is well known In
philadeIphia. having been second In con, !,
rsand OF the mission under Coionel
151oeIe from July. 1917, when the once
va opened. until February, lsis. when
- was transferred to Clevelaho 10 'aNe
SSaree OF recruiting there.
Tie was q member of the 'contemptioie
111f7S army" which went to France IN
M and stemmed the German tide. ne
SSvvsd throughout the entire retreat
<ssrns Mons, on the Aisne and NJ the
~ battle of Ypres, ana mas peeh
81. ~ WAS wounded in the eye In July
and after nearly three years, par
Hon was declared unfit for furtner
nnrviCe.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-06-28
O'NEIL WON'T RUN
AS PROGRESSIVE
Files Notice of Refusal of
Nomination He Won With
Eleven Votes

Notice of his withdrawal as a candi-
date for Governor on the Roosevelt Pro-
gressive ticket has been filed by State
Highway Commissioner O'Neil with the
Secretary of the Commonwealth. O'Neil
won the Roosevelt-Progressive nomina-
ton at the May primary.
1t Is likely that the party name will
disappear from the ballot after the No.
rember election, as 1t is not expected
to poll the necessary per cent of the
votes cast to entitle 1t to place on the
ballot.
In all likelihood. the Washington
party name also will disappear. Sena-
tor Sproul won the Washington party
nomination for Governor. Both parties
have figured in State politics for the
last six years, but have not been I'M
portant factors in Statewide campaigns
during the last three years.
Senator Sproul received 332 votes on
the Washington ticket. O'Neil won the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS nomination with a
total of eleven votes against six for
Senator Sproul. There were 127 scat
tering Republican votes in the last pri-
mary, 259 Democratic and 107 Prohibi-
ZIONIST,