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The Washington times., 1919-06-13
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. Supervising

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Supervising
Architects Once. Washington, d. G..
June ., l9l9.-Sealed proposals will be
opened in this office at , IN. June l9,
1913. for automatic dOoT-clOsers for ele-
vators in the Arlington Building, at
Washington, ID. g., in accordance with
spccifc cations. copies Of which may be
had at this office or at the office OF the
Superintendent. in, the discretion ~ the
SuperNis ng Architect. JAS. 4. WET
MORE. Acting Supervising Architect.
The Washington times., 1919-06-13
EDUCATIONAL

Emerson Institute
DAY AND EVENING SCHOOL.
Third Semester Begins June 10, 1919.
College Observation-Disclosures for all
Colleges and Professional Schools.
Government Academies - Prepares for
West Point, Annapolis, Coast Guard.
Diplomacy Prepares for u. Diplo.
matte ami Go lsuar Service.
Registration begins Day and Evening
School for Men and Boys. June II. ClasSeA
June 16
Phone Franklin 4463.
Write for Catalogue.
The Washington times., 1919-06-13
THE COTTON MARKET

Furnished the Washington Times By NJ
L. Carpenter & Co. New York. Branch o.
nee. Woodward Building. Herbert NJ
Brown. Manager
New York
The Brandon news., 1919-10-23

Upper back left to rIshtc HagweI
M. Presley, J. l. T. s.
rowMrs.
EsIe Minnie Davis
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E Lens, Miss Lille Bennett and Miss Maaaie smpkns
The Brandon news., 1919-10-23
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
FOR PARTITION.

In the Chancery Court of Rankin
County; Chancery Suit No.
246O.
On the 22nd day of September,
1919, by decree rendeCed in
the Chancery Court of Rankin
County, Mississippi, and recorded
in Minute Book No. Z, at page "a,
thereof, of the said county, I was
appointed a special commissioner
to sell, for partition, the following
described land, situated in Rankin
County, Mississippi, to-wit:-
Lot 3, and ten acres, more or
less, in northwest corne of Lot
2, in Section %, Township Z,
north of Range 5 east; therefore,
On the 3rd day Of November,
1919, /, as such Commissioner,
will offer for sale and will sell,
at the front door of the county
court house, in Brandon, within
legal hours, at public auction, for
cash, the highest and best bid
der, all the rights, title and in
terest of /. A. Altman, j. P. Altman,
S. L. Altman and Doris Alman in
and to the said land, as is directed
to be done by the said decree of
the Chancery Court.
Witness my signature, this the
23rd day Of September, 1919.
S. D. DONNELL,
Special Commissioner.
The Brandon news., 1919-10-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department Of the Interior, u.
S. Land Office at Jackson, Miss
issippi, October 6, 1919. NOTICE
is hereby given that James H.
Thomas, whose post-office address
is D'Lo, Mississippi, did, on the
18th day of July, 1919, file in this
office Sworn Statement and Appli-
cation, No. 08163, to purchase the
North West Quarter Of North
ship 4 North, Range 5 East, Choc-
taw Meridian, and the timber
thereon, under provisions of the
act of June 3, 1878, and acts a.
mandatory, known as the 'Tim-
Der and Stone Law" at such val
ue as might be fixed by appraise-
ment, and that, pursuant to such
application, the land and timber
thereon have been appraised at
$242.58, the timber estimated 65,-
600 board feet at $3.50 per M, and
the land $80.08; that said appli-
cant will offer final proof in sup
port of his application and sworn
December, 1919, before The Reg
lister or Receiver u. S. Land Of
fee, at Jackson, Miss.
Any person is at liberty to pro-
test this purchase before entry,
or initiate a contest at any time
before patent issues, by filing a
corroborated affidavit in this Of
flee, alleging facts which would
defeat the entry.
W. F. CUMMINGS, Register.
The Brandon news., 1919-10-23

Notice of Election to be Held in
the Several Precincts in Su-
pervisor's District No. 1, in
Rankin County, Mississippi,
to Determine whether the
Bonds of Said Supervisors
District Shall be Issued in the
Sum of $100,O0O.00, or Not,
Under Chapter 176 Of the
Laws of 1914, and Amend
ments Thereto, and Chapter
209 Of the Laws of 1918.
Notice is hereby given Of the
intention Of the Board Of Super
visors of Rankin County, Missis-
sippi, to issue the Bonds of Super
visors District No. 1, in said Ran
kin County, Mississippi, under
the provisions Of Chapter 176 of
the Laws of 1914, and all amend
ments thareto, and Chapter 209
Of the Laws of 1918, in the max
imum sum of $100,000.00, for the
purpose Of constructing, or con-
structing and maintaining, or
maintaining one or more public
highways for the convenience of
the travelling public as provided
in said Chapter 176; provided at
an election to be held at the sew
eral precincts in said Supervi-
sor's District No. l, on the 1st
day of November, 1919, a major
ity of the qualified electors voting
at said election shall vote in favor
of the said bond issue. Notice is
hereby given of the said election
and at which all qualified electors
of said Supervisors District No.
1, shall be permitted to vote.
Witness my signature, this the
Sth day of October, 1919.
J. A. ROBINSON,
Clerk of Board of Supervisors.
The Brandon news., 1919-10-23

All bids shall be made per ton F.
0. B. pit on a sliding scale basis
prices to be quoted in bulk from
cars to such greater quantities as
the board may elect, to take from
the successful bidder under this
contract at any time within
twelve months from date of con-
tract. Each bid shall state the
pit at which the gravel will be put
on cars.
All gravel or gravels shall be
suitable for road building pur-
poses and acceptable to the
board of supervisors having not
less than so per cent stone, not
more than 35 per cent sand and
not less than Is per cent clay.
The board reserves the right to
accept or reject any or all bids.
Notice that such bids will be re-
ceived shall be published by the
clerk as required by law.
J. A. ROBINSON, Clerk.
The Brandon news., 1919-10-23
ROAD BOND ELECTION SU-
PERVISOR'S DISTRICT
NO. 2.

Be it ordered by the Board of
Superviors of Rankin County,
State of Mississippi, that an cleo
tion shall be held at the several
voting precincts in Supervisors
District Number Two of said
County on the 4th day Of Novem-
ber, 1919, for the purpose Of de-
Gliding whether the Board of Su-
pervisors shall be authorized to
issue Road Bonds Of said Super
visor's District of the face value
of Seventy Thousand Dollars
($70,000.0O) exclusive of interest,
for the purpose of road work in
said District, under the provis-
ms of Chapter $50, Laws of 1910,
and all Acts amendatory thereof.
The regular officers of the reg
ular election at said precincts in
said District on said date shall
hold the election herein provided
for; but separate ballot boxes
may be provided. All qualified
electors of said District shall be
allowed to vote.
Ballots shall be printed on
which shall appear the words
For Bonds" and Against
Bonds" and those in favor of the
issue Of Bonds as herein provided
shall make cross mark in ink
opposite the words For Bonds"
and those against the issue of
Bonds shall make a cross mark in
ink opposite the words Against
Bonds"
The Clerk Of this Board shall
give due notice Of said election
by publication in the Brandon
News in each issue published be-
tween now and the date Of said
election.
Ordered this 7th day Of octo-
Der, 1919.
The above is q true copy from
the minutes Of the Board Of Su-
pervieors. ]. a. ROBINSON,
Clerk Board az SuberVisors,
The Brandon news., 1919-10-23

The Story Of a 7urret Captain
Promotion in the Navy comes quickly to
those who qualify for higher ratings. In
March 1899 A. p. Nilsson enlisted in the
Navy as an Apprentice Seaman. 3rd class.
In April 1907 he was rated Chief Turret
Captain. His pay today 10 $165.76 per
month.
The Brandon news., 1919-10-23
IN RE PETITION FOR BOND
ISSUE.

ISSUE.
Whereas, there has been filed,
and presented to the Board of Su-
pervisors of RANKIN County, Miss
issicri, a petition containing the
names of a majority of the quail
flied electors of the Briar Hill
School District, of Rankin County
Mississippi, praying for the issu-
ance of the bonds of the said
Briar Hill School District, and
that IN election be ordered held
in said District to determine
whether or not said bonds shall
be issued and sold in a total sum
of $4,000 90 for the purpose Of
raising money with which to
build, equip and repair school
buildings in and for said Briar
Hill School District, and,
Whereas, the said Board of Su-
pervisors having examined said
petition anI being advised doth
find that said election should he
ordered and held in said Briar
Hill School D:stlict tc. determine
whether or not the bonds of the
said school district should be is
sued and sold in the total sum Of
$2,5O0.0O for the purpose of rails
ing money with which to bui:d,
equip, and repair school build
ings in the said district,
1t is therefore considered, re-
solved, and ordered, adjudged
and decreed by the said Board Of
Mississippi, in regular meeting
assembled,that an election be held
in the Briar Hill School District
on the 1st day of November, 1919,
to determine whether or not the
bonds of said district be issued
and sold in the total sum of ST.
10000 in denominations of $125
each, to be dated December 1st,
1919, to run through series Of
twenty years from date, and to
bear interest at the rate of per
cent per annum, from date, paya-
BILE semi-annually for the purpose
of raising money with which to
build and equip school buildings
in and for said District, as pro-
vided for by Chapter 180 Of the
1916 Acts of the Mississippi Leg
islature.
1t is further ordered that F.
G. Williams, J. L. Boteler and
j. Henry Cooper be and they are
hereby appointed election COM
missioners to hold said election,
and are hereby directed to hold
said election and to give notice
thereof as provided for by law,
and report the result thereof at
the next regular meeting of this
board.
It is further ordered that the
school house in said District be
and the same is hereby designa-
ted as the place to hold said cleo
ton. 1t is further ordered that
F. G. Williams be and he is here
by designated to have printed and
distributed the Official Ballots
for use in said election.
Ordered this 7th day of Octo.
Der, 1919.
State Of Mississippi,
Ranf;n County.
], j. A. Robinson, clerk of the
chahcery court, in and for sale
county and state, do hereby certi
fly that the above and foregoing is
true and correct copy of an or
der duly passed by the board OF
supervisors as is of record IN
Minute Book 'I' page $40, Of 1hf
minutes of the board of superyi
sors Of said cou nty, III my Office
at Brandon, Miss.
| Witness my hand and seal O.
office this the 9Th day of October
1919. J. A. ROBINSON,
Chancery Clerk
The Brandon news., 1919-10-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Letters of administration hav-
ing been granted by the Chancery
Court fRankin county, Mississ-
ippi, to the undersigned upon the
estate Of J. M. McLain, deceased,
notice is hereby given to all per-
sons having claims against the
said estate to present the same
to the clerk of said court for pro-
bate and registration according to
law within one year from this
date or they will be forever barr
ed. j. F. -PURVIS, ,Admr.
This 4th day of Sept, 1919.
The Brandon news., 1919-10-23

When they start passing out deco
rations and citations for distinguished
service in peace, watch for some of
the honors being bestowed upon these
two detachments of Uncle Sans Thrift
army. They're the champion Thrift
Club organizers of the Southeastern
cotton mills.
While the war was on they learned
to save and put their money in Thrift
and Savings Stamps. Afterwards
they found out that thrift was a pretty
good thing to help beat the high cost
OF living and make it possible to save
for the things they just couldn't buy
II they had to pay all at once out of
weeks wages. And, they couldn't
The Brandon news., 1919-10-23
SPECIFICATIONS FOR ROAD
GRAVEL.

Sealed bids will be received by
the board of supervisors Of Rank
in county. at Brandon. Mississip-
pi, November 8. 1919 until twelve
o'clock noon. for such gravel or
gravel as may be ordered from
such bidders by the board Of SUI
pervisors for work on roads IN
supervisors district number two.
The Brandon news., 1919-10-23

see any reason why others shouldn't
save, too.
The girls are operatives in the big
Hillside cotton mill at LAGRANGE, Ga.
The men re overseers and second
hands in the same mill. So, to get
everybody in the mill in the habit Of
saving, they formed two teams Of girls,
with the men as leaders. Then the
fun started. Rivalry in getting mem
bers in the Thrift Clubs was keen
In three weeks they had every en-
ploye in the mill,-6O0 of em-enroll.
ed and buying Thrift and Savings
Stamps regularly. The weekly sales
of stamps in the mill is more than
$1,000 and growing every payday.
The Brandon news., 1919-10-23
CHANCERY SUMMONS.
State Of Mississippi,
D-I.s C-l

State Of Mississippi,
Rankin County.
To Anna Belle Scott, Post Of
fee Delhi, La, the defendant:
You are commanded to appear
before the Chancery Court of
Rankin county, said State, on the
4th Monday in March, 1919, to de-
fend the suit in said court Of Ma
poleon Scott, wherein you are the
defendant.
J. a. ROBINSON, Clerk.
This Sept. 4th, 1919.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-26

tions governing Frenc'. canteens. Americans couldn't buy at them and they got mad. They didn't seem to remember that French officers and men could not buy at American can teens unless they were attached to American units. The solution was reached through mutual agreement between the French and American authorities. The Americans were afraid F'renchmen would buy from them in such numbers as to leave the American canteens short of stock for American officers and soldiers. And the French felt the same way about their own canteens. So the ar engagements was made. It was per fectly logical and sensible. But it gave our boys one more thing to talk and kick about.
 Furious uproar was created in one American division when 1t was order ed out of a certain area near Nerdun. The men kicked because they heard a rumor that the French people in that region had demnaded that they be ordered out Nobody in that di- vision wanted to stay in the section, which was lonely and uncomfortable. But everybody kicked at leaving be- cause of that rumor.
 The editor of the newspaper pub Iished by that division investigated the report and found it was true, | strictly true. The French people, in | a petition, had demanded that the Americans be removed tout de suite. But-the petition also included all ! French troops in the area. In short | French country folk were tired of all American and French troops alike l Anyone who served at the front will l understand why. The above facts were printed in the division paper | and, To, the officers and men imme- | diately saw. the light.
 1 Complaints about France and the 1 French are being made generally by | American troops in France and thos' | just landing from the ships in Ameri can ports. Most of the complaint 1 have but little foundation and real ly result, in most cases, from tn l impatience of the men to get hom
 and out of service. They feel, in 1 vague sort of way, that all Franc is responsible for any delays in thei | homecoming which may occur. Bu
 France hasn't anything to do with II
 Remarks Change
 Interesting changes come into tn | remarks of the officers and men afte | they've been back and out of ser vice a little time. The novelty O l coming home wears off, and the 1 they remember the good features o
 life in France. They remember tn l freedom they had over there. The remember the free and easy wa
 they did things, and how, in ever
 village they were billeted in, the
 were, in veriest fact, the cocks O
 the walk They remember the almos
 total lack of restriction on thei
 movements. Then they look the state 1 over-
 If one of them even laughed alou
 in a public street, as he could I France his fellow citizens look at hir as if he were crazy. If one, forgettin he Is not in France, should breal
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-26
HOLCOMB COMES
 OUT FAvORlNG
 SIBERIAN RELIEF

Governor Holcmb ias given his approval to the work of the Serbian Relief Committee. He writes as fol- lows:
 "Y our appeal in behalf of the fath- erless, destitute children of Serbia will enlist the active sympathy Of the children of this state and of all of our peoples. ! hope we may real ize how favored we have been in being saved from the appalling cal amity which has fallen to the lot of Serbia; and that we may contribute from our abundance an amount ade- quate to relieve the destitution of the Serbian people"
 There are five hundred thousand fatherless children to be cared for in the new Kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, who are all one people in race, language and tradi- tions.
 Every square inch of Serbia was over run and ravaged by merciless enemies of it. and with the excep- ton of one very small strip of the southern part lay subject to their brutal will during three years.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-26

apiece to soldier souvenir hunters in one village near the Rio Grande. And many American soldiers can remem- hcr what daily papers and magazines cost them in a railway station just before they left for the Rio Grande.
 Coming up to the present in our own country there is an officer in the United States army who has a vivid recollection of paying S1.45 for @ hair cut and shave not long ago in a barber shop in the States. In his widest moments a French barber wouldn't dream of charging an Amer tcau any such price as that American officers and soldiers always will re- member the way they were soaked right here in the United States by many business firms in the days that have elapsed between the start of Uncle Sans preparation for war and the present. Many have not forgotten those American concerns that wanted to charge them $6O for automatic pistols in the days when those weap- ons were being bought as equipment by new officers.
 An American officer, believing that French-made gloves are superior to gloves made anywhere else in the
 " T
 bought several pairs for women rela- tives His friends howlcd you were soaked good and proper" when he
 told them the prices he had paid for the gloves-about 20 francs a pair But when he reached home and com pared prices he found he had paid
 just about one American dollar less
 for the gloves than he would have paid in the States
 In the quaint old city of Bar-Ie-Duc in France Is a French army commis sary store. It was considered just the ! thing for any one but French off. Cers or men to buy in the canteen but the right of purchase, neverthe less, was extended to American mes officers who had French officers 1T | their outfits. One American mess of 1 ficer bought all his wine in thi | French commissary and he paid thu | same prices charged to French mil | itary men. Yet when one of the mem | bers said one day that he knew fo | a fact--despite the testimony of tn, l American mess officer-that thu | French Commissary was charging two | prices, this charge, though utterl, without foundation, WIS ] elieved b, 1 our officers who heard it.
 Misunderstanding which could hav
 been cleared up by a little investiga
 ton, existed among American off
 cers and soldiers as to the regula
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-26

into song in an American street, he would be arrested for orsorderly con- duct.
 Dire things would happen to the American officer or soldier who should enter a store in the States and sing out a cheery Good morning. to everybody in the place. He probably would be arrested. But he could do that in France. He could even hold the hand of the little sales girl who was waiting on him. She wouldn't t see anything wrong in it, and he wouldn't. But let the returning dough- boy or any other soldier do that to a sales girl iu the States. Wow!
 General complaint is made by re- turning officers and soldiers that the French do not appreciate what the Americans did in France. That Is ab- solute rot. In their hearts the French do give us full credit for the share we had in bringing the Kaiser and his army to the death. But the French aren't so constituted that they can rush up to us every minute and tell us how wonderful We were. Bu
 they'll be open of their praise of u: when we're all home.
 It isn't logical that Frenchnen and Americans should dislike one another All the mplaining-theres a gooC deal of it done about us by the French, toO-is just passing. It does mt at all represent what we really think. Way down we know that tn, 1 French are wonderful We know wha they did at Verdun in 1916. If the, hadn't done what they did then VI
 would never have gone to France tt | fight the Germans. We'd have me 1 them closer to our own American 1 firesides than at Montfaucon and tn, | country north of Verouri.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-26

Officers and men of the American army made the frequent boast that America won the war. Well, we did mt Our men turned the tide at Chateau Thierry. 'tis true. But we did mt win the war. We precipitated its ending, and there's no doubt of that But we didn't win the war, by a long shot. Let's give credit where credit is due. Time was when it was con sidered a real American trait to do that. And surely it still is an Ameri- can trait.
 Regard for France.
 All these thuths are coming home to the members of the Army of the United States after they're back a while. Expressions of regard for France are being voiced now by off, cers and men who were among the bitterest critics of the French be- fore they came home. Our return ing soldiers are just a bit disappoirt- ed in the home country. They haven't always found even kindness toward them in circles outside their own fam flies.
 Officers and men wearing the over- seas caps have been heard to com- plain that they are sneered at and often insulted in the streets This is largely due. perhaps, to the fact that | the men who stayed at home are or | the defensive. They are afraid the ] overseas men are displeased with i them because they didn't get over l And they want to head criticism of i as it were by getting in their little ! knocks. Well, if the truth were i known, the overseas man is absolute. | " indifferent now, even to the slack. | CT. He wants to get out of service | and take his place again in civil life
 He isn't very haDpv going around iy
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-26
U. s. SOLDIERS ARE T[OhlESSSICk FOR FRANCE

uniform. People in the United States are not kind to him. He doesn't want to be kissed or feted. but he does want to feel that he gets some credit for going over. But, and mo st officers and men returning will agree to this, the attitude of the general public is not gracious to the man in uniform.
 And this is swinging the thoughts of the officer and man back to France.
 Good old France" said one off, cer, who had done in the past, lust a little knocking" Good old France I miss it. I want to go back there. There's freedom and kindness over there. There's something lacking here in the States which wasn't lacking be- fore I went away"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-26
Alice Brady Charms In New FOtO-
 Play Sinners

Alice Brady will make her first screen appearance in Real art pro- auctions in sinners" which made a record run in New York City three seasons ago. It was produced by William Brady with Miss Brady in the leading role. The play was writ ten by Owen Davis, who also wrote Miss Brady's present stage success Forever After"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-26

Theodore Spiering. a noted Ameri- can musician, concert violinist and conductor, has been secured as the leading conductor for the season of grand opera at the Lexington The atre next month which will continue for eight weeks
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-26

Soak new brooms in strong. hot salt water before using; this tough ems the bristles and makes the broom last longer.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-26
Prices at Home.

Americans who went on certain military expedition not so many years ago know by experience that they do not have to leave their own coun- try to taste the bitter flavor of hfgn- CT than legitimate prices. It is standing joke in one of the New York regiments that interesting but dust athering armadil1o backs cost $3.5O