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The Starkville news., 1918-05-31

| following q determination reached
before my last election, shall vol
unfairly retire from this body
with this Congress.
| deem it appropriate to place
in the RECORD some observations
concerning the relations of the
members of Congress to the coun-
try at this time.
In ordinary times, other things
being equal, there are other
Weighty reasons apparant TO all
why a district should retain in
Congress it's representatives Of
proven worth. AS speaker Clark
has said: A man has to learn
to be a representative just as he
must learn to be blacksmith, q
carpenter, a farmer, an euglneer,
lawyer or doctor 1t is an un-
wise performance for any district
to change representatives at short
intervals
But there are now reasons OF no
ordinary Importance why worthy
members of Congress should not
only be retained, but also without
serious opposition.
That harrow pa rtizan purpose
that now seeks to defeat all repre-
sentatiyes of other political affiIia
tioIs, encourage political strife,
force faithful members Of Con-
gress to devote their time ina a po~
litical campaign that could best be
devoted to serving their Govern
ment, and in the hope of partizan
advantage seek to deprive the
country of their war-legislatiye ex-
perience for the continuation OF
the nations s terrific struggle, can
scarcely claim to be accuated by
the best interests of our country
in the hour of it's transcendent
need,
AS especially appropriate at this
time. | present the following eX-
cerpts from an article recently APP
pearing in the Paris Mnrcury, Ct
Paris, Mo-:
No Time for Petty Politics
Come to think about it, is it
not rather reflection on our polit-
ical system that with the country
at war. to maintain it's very exist
ence and tie thought and effort OF
the Nation focused m winning the
war we must turn aside to en-
gage in our biennial congressional
wranyle. with its irritancles and
aggravattonsi There is not a sln>
ole question, partizan or personal.
that should be at this time allowed
TO divide us or destroy our unanl-
mltv as people Our whole
thought should be On fighting the
war and winning the war.
''As to loyalty, there ecn be no
questioning that of the present
Congress Republican, and DEM
ocrats alike have shown patriotism
and zeal. The alacrity with which
thew have put over huge war
program has astonished the world.
No set of men the Nation could
have cotton together could have
acted more swiftly or more intel
lrgently, certainly not IN more
thorough ascord with the Presl-
dent and the lofty aims he has
voiced.
That for no other reasons than
that the new an inexperienced
men want the honor and salary at
tached to the job yse should enter
| upon a petty personal scramble for
power and place is unthinkabIe.
With outgoing ships daily carrying
thousands of our boys to European
The Starkville news., 1918-05-31
SHALL We ENCOURAGE POLITICAL
STRIFE In WARTIME?
Remarks of Hon. Denver S. Church, of California
i'm the House of Representatives
Thursday, May 9, 1918.

so tremendous in their significa
to engage our attention.
The present congress has had
it's training on the jon Like sol
diers who have been in the trenches
it has seen service and is seasoned,
has faruiliarized itself with task
aud sis equipped as new bod
could not be to deal with the
greater problems of economic re-
construction awaiting us,
England to preserve the solid
arity of it's own people, keep down
internal discord and keep tn
public mind free from petty dis
fractions, has held DO election
since the war began. That we
cannot do under our system, nor
would it be advisable. Yet the
people themselves can accomplish
the same by frowning on person.
al ambitious at this time and by
discouraging opposition to capable
congressman, Every ht. man
shonld be returned to his seat. q
change Of any kind with the un
known element to bother would
be fraught with certain peril. as
Mr.. Taft has already pointed Out.
70 change Congress at this time
would be like withdrawing season
ed troops from the trenches and
replacing them with raw and un-
trained recruits. 1t would be a.
most as foolish as taking control
of the war from the president.
with whom the present Congress
has cooperated at every step.
by the TIME August arriyes
and the date Of our popular pri
maries approaches the soil OF Lor~
raine and Flanders will be soaked
with American LIood. Our brav
est aud best will be fighting aud
dyinga and the world will be viorat-
ing amid the thunderings Of the
final and greatest coutilct between
might and right.
''Is not it all unthinkable that
while 1iewing and being partakers
in this great sacrament OF freedom
we should be called upon to turn
aside to listen to party Earangues
and witness small rancors with nc
possible issue at stake except jobs
and personal ambitions-pe and
o )stoffice? Do not you think that
in indulging these petty discards at
such a time we shall earn the con
tempt of that fine body Of young
men who are giving their bodies as
a living sacrifice to us? Gould any
thing furnish more sardonic sat-
isfaction to Germany's booted and
Sabered devils? We think not.
Yet this is what will ha pen unless
the people themselves protest =
The Starkville news., 1918-05-31
Soldiers Leave For Camp.

Thirty FIVE drafted men left here
Wednesday some of them going to
Camp Pike and others to Camp
Shelby where they will go into
training.
They were entrained on the
TO: SO M. & 0. train Wednesday
morning.
They assembled at the court
house and after group photo.
graph was made they marched to
the Union Station.
Just before train time all the
stores of the city were closed aud
almost the entire town assembled
at the station to bid the boys fare
we'll.
The Red Cross was there in
uniform with lunches and other
packages and one Of our mer-
chants passed aronnd box of
choice cigars to cheer the boys on
the way.
The pupils of the Public School
came down to the train in a body
accompanied by the teachers, and
suug patriotic songs, and as the
train pulled out d great cheer went
up amid the waving of flags and
handkerchiefs.
The following is list of those
who entrained:
Grover E Ford. Starkyille
James / McManus, Longyiew
Ollia Kemp, Longview
McDuff Vaughn, Maben
W g Daniels, Longvlew
Charles E Coleman, Sturgis
John L Hammond, Starkville
Frank Gallagher. Longview
re Woodward, Sturgis
George w Fulgham, Maben
ALW Sides, Sturgis
Curley Steadman, Sturgis
James E jackson, Sturgis
w f Munday, Osborn
Dave Edmonds, Longvlew
Hugh Green, Stugis
EJ McMullen, Sturgis.
John T Baker, Maben
Doctor George @. Ray, Maben
Emory Kelly. Starkville
Id Hawkins. Maben
Jack S Edwards, Longview
Lee M Bishop, Tralake
w w Magruder. Jr.. Starkville
Russell S Holmes. West Point
Albert Rice, Starkyille
Tommie l. Neely, Maben
John Burge Lynch, Pheba
Jesse Fl. Harrell, Sturgis
Sam Johnson, Cedar Bluff
Claud Draper, Starkville
Clay Lyle. A. & M. College
Martin S. Clardy, Maben
John J Sullivan. Longview.
McDuff Fondren, Starkville
The Starkville news., 1918-05-31
The Telephone P art

Scattered all over the country are great camps
where officers are being trained recruits whipped
into fighting shape, aviators and artlllerymen
schooled in their special arts, and non-combatant
forces instructed.
Along the coasts and on the lakes the forces
of the Navy are just as busy, preparing to throw
the nations full strength against the foe
In the foreground of all this activity is the
Bell Telephone linking the farthest outposts
with headquarters and bringing all under direct
central control. Thousands of miles of new lines
have been constructed hundreds of swltchboards
installed, and unheard-of volumes Of traffic, both
from government and private sources, are being
handled.
While it is now practically impossible to secure
the badly needed additional equipment to take
care of the abnormal increase in telephone calls,
our engineers are applying all the remedies known
to science and are adopting every means at their
command to equaze the load on each switchboard
so that no particular subscriber will suffer serious
inconvenience.
We appreciate the problem before us and real
ize the service will probably be slowed down during
the coming months We want you also to under
stand the situation and to know that the Oper-
ators are serving you cheerfully and to the extent
of their ability under difficulties for which there
is no immediate remedy.
CUMBERLAND TELEPHONE M%ASA
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY Il - II
Incorporated %ssAHHsssw
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

We cannot believe that the
people of Mississippi will elect a
man who never finds an opportu-
nifty to praise the work of the
government which is making
every effort to protect him and
his family from the ravages OF
the Huns, but who, it seems.
can make apologies for a govern
ment which has no respect for
treaties. and is totally devoid Of
feelings of sympathy for it's SUBJ
jects and the subjects Of other
nations; whose soldiers practice
rapine, murder and all the crimes
known and unknown to savages.
You tell US that the people will
elect a man who grasps at every
opportunity to bind the hands Of
the greatest president in the his
tory of the United States, and
perhaps the greatest man in the
history of the world? We do not
believe they will do it.-Laurel
Leader.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

Charles E. Hughes has express
ed in admirable words the senti-
ment of every patriotic American
when in a recent address he said:
THE American people are unit
behind their government in sus-
tanning their president, asking
only this: Everything that
America has we want organized
for this task. We want the great
est ability Of a land Of splendid
talents devoted to this task. We
want no thought of partisanship,
we want no thought Of division.
we want no specters Of ambition,
we want America altogether,
under the very pest organization
that the human mind can devise,
with cooperation undiminished in
any way by the unnecessary
friction Of q multiplication Of un-
coordinated Offices. We want the
highest and best efficiency in
order that America at the least
cost and in the least time may
win the war. It is only through
combined and vhole-hearted CO.
operation Of all interests, all
wealth and all labor that we can
hope to accomplish the terrible
task Of crushing forever the
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

thesscontinous work Of about $50, :
600 men with farms. agricultural
implements, and other ebuip-
ments to supply the food stuffs
destroyed annually by rats in the
United States. In addition rats
destroy other property, mainly
of agricultural origin, the produc-
ton of which requires the work
of about SO. 1000 men. This gives
a total Of 200, 600 men whose &C.
onomic output is devoted soley to
feeding and otherwise providing
for rats.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

Here is a mighty good piece of
advice from the Yorkvilie Record:
When the boys leave home for
the army don't wear a long face.
Save your tears for the home.
When a man leaves for the war
he is worthy of your support and
this cannot be given with the
20, l wish you didn't have to
go" sentiment. You know you
are proud to have him go and he
is as proud that he is going. Send
him away with a smile and a
feeling that he will return to
anything but a crepe hanging"
home. Be cheerful during the
war-it will be time enough to
mourn when the occasion de-
mandS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25
A POOR MANS WAR.

Is this a poor mans war? IF
you want the evidence that the
United States is a democracy, in
fact q land Of opportunity, take
q look at the antecedents of the
men who are directing the war
for its defense, = says the Oma-
ha world Herald. President
Wilson was the son of a county
parson. Gen. Pershing was born
on a little Missouri farm. Mr..
Taft, chairman Of the Red Cross
central committee, began his
career as a reporter for a daily
newspaper.
Chas. M. Schwab. director
general of the emergency fleet
corporation, started as a $1-a
week water boy ina Pennsylvania
steel mine. John D. Ryan, direc-
tor of aircraft production, was a
clerk in a small town grocery
store; Gen. Goethals started at
the rottom Of the ladder as a
West Point cadet; Hoover ran a
laundry agency, worked his way
through college by waiting on
table and then to work as a min
or at So a day; Henry P. Dawson
head Of the Red Cross war coun-
ell, was a school teacher and then
a bank runner; Edward r.
Stettinius, surveyor general OF
army supplies, worked in his
fathers steamboat building yard
on the Mississippi; Bernard
Baruch, chairman Of the war in
dustries board, started as q stock
brokers' clerk; Edward N. Hur-
ley, chairman Of the shipping
board, worked on q farm for SIS
a month, and later was Burling-
ton railway locomotive fireman;
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

Vance Mccormick. chairman Of
the war export board, was a
farm boy; Henry Ford started as
mechanic at $3.50 q week; Paul
Warburg, vice-chairman Of the
federal reserve board. was q COM
mission house clerk; Samuel
McRoberts, the chairman OF the
procurement division of the
ordance bureau, taught school to
get money to study law; Julius
Rosenwald carried salesman's
satchels and clerked in q store;
William G. Coke, rigt-hand man
to Schwab, was shipvards ap-
prentice. And it is q real demo-
cracy. q land Of opportunity, not
alone for the native-born, but
for the foreign-born and their
sons. We are today at war with
Germany. Yet Of the war leaders
above mentioned. six Schwab,
Goethals, Stettinius, Baruch.
Warburo. and Rosenwald bear
German names Warburg was
born il Germany. But the blood
il their veins has not counted
AGAINST them at q time when We
are engaged III the greatest war
of history against the land OF
their f5refathers. Their undivided
loyalty Is tho United States COM
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

Of the 1000 millions people
who populate the earth, only 12O
million, or less than one-tenth,
are at peace. The Teutonic allies
have 100 million people and the
entente nations l, 800 million. If
the war should continue two or
three years longer it is quite
possible only a few million of all
the people in the world would be
on a peace footing, and they will
be suffering all the rigors Of war
except of actual combat.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

More than 800 penalties for
violation Of rules and regulations
government licensed dealers in
foodstuffs have been imposed
during the past ten months by
the Food Administration. About
$50 companies and individuals
have been ordered to quit bust
ness in licensed commodities for
a limited or unlimited period and
500 have voluntarily made a
money payment, usually to the
Red Cross, or have abstained
from doing. business rather than
call down more drastic penalties.
Many firms are finding out that
the Food Laws really have teeth.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25
hydra headed monstes Of Prcssian
militarism from the earth. =

In the course Of q speech ii the
United States Senate last week
Senator John Sharp Williams
said: II am nothing today except
one with my boys in the field. /
have no object under the sun ex-
cept to win this war. / will vote
to expel from this body any
man who has not been true and
who has been lukewarm.
| will vote to elect to thissbody
any man of whatsoever party
who has been aggressively pro-
American and anti German, and
a hater of the Kaiser and all
that, and he must show that to
satisfy me. Then am for him,
but I am against anybody who
falls short Of that full measure
of American requirement in be-
half Of civilization and the cause
of freedom and the cause of
democracy throughout the world.
/ can not be with those boys in
body, because / would be a
liability rather than asset Of the
United States government. If /
undertook to serve in trenches ]
would have to be carried away, /
reckon. But | am with them in
spirit and soul and heart, and
every criticism directed against
the American government
machinery unless it is absolutely
necessary and fully justified
meets with my contempt
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25
PASTORS TO AID WHEAT
GROWING.
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material and convert it into q
high grade Of flour.
Wheat growing in the State
has long since gone beyond the
experimental stage. It can be
grown in excellent quality and
lin paying quantities per acre. As
lis the case with other crops early
preparation Of the land is nee
|essary in order to secure the best
results. It will soon be time for
fall planting and plans should be
worked out at once for a large
crop next spring. Every farmer,
with comparatively little extra
'exertion, can raise enough wheat
for his family use and have a
surplus to put on the market.
Wheat is the one food product
needed today. Will not Mississippi
farmers convert some of their
cotton land Immediately into
wheat nelQS!
The pastors and their church
leaders can do much toward en-
couraging and stimulating action
lin the matter Of fall wheat plant
ing. Our armies and our people
must have bread and the problem
of getting it is going TO grow in
|creasingly more difficult as the
war goes on. As a pastor, contrib
|uting in every way possible in
winning this war with as little
suffering to our people as may be
| urge upon our church leaders
to get busy and help to put in a
bumper wheat crop this fall.
This is a moral and religious
question as surely as it is the
paramount need of the hour We
need not go hungry unless we
fail here. When we pray, Give
us this day our daily bread," we
pray that we may help others
who may go wi hout it unless we
help. Why not preach this practi.
cal gospel Of common sense from
your pulpit? Surely we are not
Indifferent to mems bodies be-
cause we are 50 interested in saw
ing their souls. Will you not CO.
operate in urging upon every
farmer the supreme necessity Of
planting a large acreage in
wheat this fall?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

A strong pro- German, until it
was not safe to talk for the
Kaiser, said to the writer few
days ago that Senator Varda-
mans record suited him fine, and
he was for Vardaman. We knew
he was before he admitted it.
And then we thought, "woe to
the politician who seeks the evil
eminence of popularity with the
disloyal. "-Greenvilie Democrat.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

A conservative gentleman who
was in Greenville a few days ago
from east Mississippi estimates
that Vardaman has lost more
than fifty per cent of the votes
cast for him in and about Meri~
dian in 1911. Practically all of his
former leaders there have quit
him and the voters out in the
rural districts are leaving him by
scores because of his record Of
antagonism to President Wilson,
especially on his war policy, said
the gentleman. Greenville
Democrat.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

The Austrian people, if the re-
ports are half true, are suffering
for the want Of bread, while
Austrian soldiers, captured on
the Italian front during the past
few days, are ragged and not
well: fed. The indications are
that Austo- Hungary would well
come any sort Of peace now If
the iron hand of Germany did not
have the dual monarchy within
it's grasp to force it to do the
Kaiser's bidding.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

America has long been the
LAND of promise to the OPP
pressed of the world. It is now
more, much more, than land Of
promise. I" for it is the land of
performance. not only fulfilling
every promise made to those who
have come to her shores to- enjoy
political and religious liberty,
but also to give to the whole
world the democracy the people
of America enjoy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

The Lexington Advertiser re-
ports that the shipment Of Jimson
weed leaves is now in full swing
in Holmes county. This is rather
a new industry but the people OF
that county sold this product to
the amount of $4,000 last year.
This is just one of the, many
sources of income that are allow
ed to go to waste in Mississippi.
Woodville Republican.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25
NATIONS GREATEST WAR
TIME PROBLEM.

war. Until Germany is beaten
and a just, honorable, enduring
peace secured. we have nothing
else to live for and fight for.
At this hour our gravest con-
Germ is the complete mobilization
and effective handling Of the
Labor Power of the nation. There
is no dearth of fighting men. To-
day over a million men are follow
ing the St,rs and Stripes in
France. But they must be backed
up in America by onr maximum
productive energy.
Crops are in grass in many
places because of the LACK OF
LABOR, Essential War Indust-
ries are having difficulty in pro-
duction because of LACK OF
LABOR.
These conditions must be cor
rected. The crops MUST be har-
vested and the War Industries
MUST be kept going 1T full Mast
in order to win the war.
The United States Employment
Service Of the Department Of
Labor is engaged in handling
this immense problem and is
seeking the close cooperation OF
patriotic citizens everywhere.
Idle labor must be put to work.
Loafing must be made akin to
disloyalty through strong public
sentiment against it. Every able
bodied man. must give to the
nation his best service, and,
whether rich or poor, must en-
ploy himself at some necessary
occupation SIX DAYS PER
WEEK.
If the folks at home fail in this
respect, our fighting men over
there might as. we'll back out
of the trenches and come home.
It's up to us to do our best,
If you are out of a job, get
busy! Work all the time. Get in
touch with the nearest Office Of
the United States Employment
Service. If you do not know just
where to apply, address a letter to
District Headquarters, u. S. En-
ployment Service, Meridian,
Miss. and your communication
will be forwarded to the Office
nearest you.
The cooperation Of the farmers
ard. employers Of labor is par
ticularly desired. Let the u. S.
Employment Service know
about your Labor needs. Get in
touch with this great Govern
ment agency at the earliert pos
sible moment.
Hon. w. L. Scott, Of Meridian,
Travelling Examiner for the
United States Employment Ser
vice, Department of Labor, will
be in Brandon on Tuesday, July
80, and will address the people
Of our city and community upon
the vital question Of the conser-
walton and utilization Of labor for
war purposes. Mr.. Scott will
speak at 2::30 p. m, and at the
conclusion Of his address he will
organize what's know as q coun-
ty Self Preservation Loyalty
League. = it's object being
thorough cooperation with the
Department Of Labor. through
the Employment Service, III its
efforts to put every man toWork
six days 4 week, at some necess-
airy employment. Il
AS these local organizations
are Of vital Importance u the
successful conduct of this work,
it is very desirable that - many
people as possible attend the
which are being held -
that they may be present lIeIa
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

Experts have estimated that
one rat will consume 40 to 80
pounds of food in a year. 1t has
also been figured that it requires
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

bined with exceptional ability,
has sufficed to give them COM
handing position at the head of
our war activities. +"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25
WANTED TOBUY.

White and Post Oak cross time
7x9x9 feet at 80 cents each in
carload lots of 200 or rnoref. 8. b.
cars.
White Oak and Hickory Billets
splits or sawed. sizs s
4x4l-2 x Is 3-4 inches.
4x5 x15 inches.
AT $50 per 1, 600 Billets +. o. 5.
cars in carl lots.
For additional information
see OF write,
]. NJ Shumaker,
jackson, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25
For Sale

For Sale
Two good brood mares.
j. F. Jones.
jackson, Miss, Route q.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-07-25

For Sale or Trade.
Three jacks. 2 to 6 years old.
In good shape.
R. A. McRae,
Brandon, Miss. r. /.