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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
Home Distilling
Made Less Easy

of stills and worms intended to be
used In the manufacture of essential
oils. vinegar and like products and in
publication of water (other than small
glass laboratory stills) the person for
whom such still is made will be re-
quired to submit to the collector evil
dence under oath showing that the
still Is not to be used for the produc-
ton Of spirits and setting forth spe-
cifically the actual purposes for which
1t is to be used. slEs5 a9
'The manufacturer Of any still, boiler
or any vessel to be used for the pur-
pose Of distilling must. before the
same is removed from the place Of
manufacture, notify in writing the col
lector of the district In which such
still, boiler or other vessel Is to be set
up. by whom 1t is to be used, its ca
pacity and the time when the same Is
to be removed from the place of manu-
facture. Manufacturers of stills for
industrial distilleries are exempt from
the special tax for the manufacture
Of such stills, but they are required
to obtain permits for their removal
in the usual manner. Penalty for fall
ure to file return of special tax with
in the time prescribed by law is 25
per centum of the amount of the tax.
Penalty for carrying on the business
OF manufacturer of stills without hav-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
HUN YELPs PLEASE BRIT0Nsi
British Papers Call chaneeIIor's r.
rade "Der Tag" With Re-
verse English. Y. IS

London.-The howling, whining IT,
rade by Phillip Scheidemann, German
chancellor, has merely intoxicated
England with glee. This dramatic cul-
mination of German vitriolic diplom-
acy was just what England has been
waiting for. 1t is an Der Tag" with
reverse English. ss A
London press opinion respectfully
directs world attention to the fact
that throughout Herr Scheidemann's
shrek he never once said the treaty
would not be signed. He called the
terms unacceptable, outrageous, muir
derous. throttling, strangling, enslay-.
ing, accommodating and .everything
dreadful. but the papers here join in.
9. headline chant. Yet they wiz
sign" with the accent on will"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23

ed to read us the soviet program. The
prisoners protested. Give US first
something to eat, and then read us
your program they cried. Then the
commissar gave up trying to read the
program, saying we were not fit ele-
ments for propaganda, and left US.
Each of us received 25 rubles in ad-
vance on his salary.
Famine was reigning in Petrograd.
The first category working people OF
bolshevik sympathies) received one
pound OF oats daily. The second cate
CORY received ne-half pound. The cit
liens grind the oats in coffee mills to
make flour for bread. For Christmas
the Petrograd Inhabitants received two
potatoes for each person. A slice of
bread is sold for 25 rubles- There was
no tobacco. People smoked cabbage
and nettle.
Wait for Bread Two Days. 4
+ "The situation at vologda was the
same as In Petrograd. It was famine,
and the population stood in line for
bread sometimes two days. There was
no private commerce. The shops were
empty"
On his way from Vologda toward
tArchangel commissar tried to coax
Evlampieff into serving In the red
army, ana on hisfefusAf sent him back
to vologda. A peasant hid him in Il
load of hay and carried him to his I'M
cle's. home in TorOzk. In all the VII
lagos he passed through. he said, there
was famine. The peasants cut straw.
cook it and make bread. Eventually,
after long journey ON foot through
the snow. Evlampieffs reached his
home. &RHtk@ aN#NF
When such prisoners reach the terri
tory; of the provisional government of
the north they are cared for as well as
possible. Many Of them Voluntarily
have Joined the white guard army be-
cause Of their hatred of the bolsheviki.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
DIVIDING TURKISH EMPIRE RI:
Experience Shows Error Of War De-
partment in Estimating Troop
Movements.

Northumberland March, chief
of staff of the army, announces that
experience in troop transport during
the war was shown that estimates
made by the war department In 1915
as to the possibility of a foreign ma
tion landing troops in the United
States were entirely too high.
These estimates, Gen. March said.
included $4,000 men in 16 days by
Germany; 100000 by France in the
same time; 10000 by Austria and
238,000 by Japan. These were based
on calculation of a transport max
ing a round trip every thirty days,
whereas experience proved that thir-
ty-fiye days was required for even
the fastest of the transports and 70
days for cargo ships s 7sst
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
SOUTH CAROLINA eLANTEH
HEADS NEW ORGANIZATION
or COTTON mEM.
STAND FOR AMERICA FIRST
One Hundred Million Dollars Capita
for Cotton Export Cooperation
Will Be Raised ~ Plant
ers and Dealers.

New Orleans. II. 8. Wanamaker d
st. Mathews. s. c.. was elected ths
first permanent president OF ths
American Cotton Association at I
meeting Of the board Of directors II
charge OF It's organization, at = ses
sion Of the committee 1t the Grune
wald hotel. ks 8 HI
John T. Scott of Houston was elect
ed first vice president and ", c, Bar
rickman Of Dallas was made secre
tary.
Mr.. wanalnaker. the first president
is president Of the South Caroline
Cotton Association, president of the
State Bankers Association and one Of
the largest planters Of the Carolinas
He operates 300 plows,
The conference here went on rec
ord as being for America first
against any sectional claims, when
they declared It would be better u
Sacrifice every bale of cotton rather
than to sell one pound to Germany
before the peace treaty Is signed,
This action was In opposition to Z
resolution asking that export restrie
tions for cotton be removed. which
was tabled amid cheers Of the dele
gates. A number of delegates ex'
pressed fears that such a resolution
might hamper the negotiations OF the
American peace ENJOYS in Paris
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23

Ing paid the special tax required by
law Is fine of not less than 500 or
more than $1,000 and Imprisonment
of not less than 30 days or more than
two years.
''All stills set up, whether intended
for use or not, must be registered
with the collector of the district on
form 26 In duplicate. This applies to-
all stills of whatever size or for what-l
ever purpose intended, whether for;
distillatlon of spirits or for .-harm-,
aceutical or other purposes except as,
to small glass laboratory stills. PEN
atty for failure to register still Is a.
forfeiture of the still or distilling ap-
paratus which Is not so registered. to-
gether with all personal property In,
the possession or custody or under con-
troll of such offender and found In his.
building or In any yard or inclosure
connected with the building In which
the same may be set up.
"a person who makes mash fit for
distillation is held to be distiller,
even though he does not vaporize orr
condense the spirit. A mash Mt for
distilIation is a fermented beer In,
which alcohol is generated. Obviouslyl
the making of such a mash is not per-,
missible In the home brewing Of beer
or home production of spirits, since
1t renders the manufacturer liable as
an Illicit distiller. Penalty for Illicit
distillation is forfeiture of the distil-
lery and distilling apparatus and all
distilled spirits and raw materials for
tho production of distilled spirits found
on the distiIlery premises, and fine
of not less than $500 or more than So
600 and Imprisonment Of not less than
six months or more than three years"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
GIVE FOOD INCREASE

The decision to allot each inhab-
itant $50 grams daily means, that the
commission agrees to supply the food
not supplied BY the Germans The
food win be paid for by the German
government. II viii be distributed
through cards issued by the Germaus
at prices sanctioned by the commits
sion.
The food Is to come from the sup
plies accumulated by the interailied
relief Organization and the army sup
ply depots In the occupied zones will
get 10 per cents of the total allotted
by the interalHedl organisation for
Germany. hvs
The population Of the American
area Of occupation is $4,000 and Is
18 per cent Of the occupied zones. The
distribution Of food viii begin .as soon
as It can be brought from Rotterdam.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
ALLEGED GOVERNMENT .puR-
cHAsEs" BAIT USED TO EN-
TRAP uNsoPHIsTicATEp.
WORKING GIRLsARE VICTIMS
Professional Men, Merchants and
Wealthy Women Also In List q
Alleged Victims For About
'e st75.ooo Ia Cash. .-1

Kansas City. Mo-Two women
prominent locally, are under arrest
here in connection with an alleged
swindle amounting to sl76,Ooo in cash.
according to estimates of the authors
ties. Notes given by reported victims
amount to nearly $1,000.0Q0. 1t waa
stated by Z. J. Curtin, assistant prose-
cutor, but they will be pronounced
valueless.
The women are Mrs. Samuel Tranins
wife OF produce merchant. and Mrs.
r. e. Samis, wife OF a motor car. sups
ply dealer. Both were arraigned on
warrants charging obtaining money
under false pretenses. They pleaded
not guilty and their preliminary hear
ings were set for May 81. They werG
released on $4,000 bonds each.
According to the authorities, per-
sons who invested said that they had
been offered an opportunity on what
was declared to be an inside invest
ment" in some commodity for which
the government was about to enter the
market Returns of 5000 for every 500
invested are said to have been offered
and paid. A reinvestment, however,
was requested, and in most cases notes
were given. ,sss.
Professional men. merchants and
wealthy women are reported to have
lost sums ranging as high as $4,000,
while many working girls lost their
savings. 1t was stated at the prosecu-
tors office. Most of the victims of
the alleged swfndle were women AS
sistant Prosecutor Curtis said one OF
them, "A years old, told him that she
had been /. threatened in case she
should disclose her losses
Among the victims Of the alleged
swindle were two women who told the
prosecutor they had lost $4,000 and
$25 900, respectively.
. The alleged fraud is said to have
started four years ago. The first In
vestments were small ones. IT is said.
They grew larger and larger, however,
as reports of the profitable invest
ments were quietly circulated The
money obtained from one person was
used to pay OFF another, 1t is declared
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
Russian Famine
Is Widespread

With the American Forces. in North
Russia.-Russian soldiers returning
from Germany to their homes In north
ern Russia find their fatherland vastly
changed since they went to war. Scores
of these soldiers are passing through
the bolshevik lines and making their
way TO the American and other allied
outposts.
They tell tales of pitiful suffering
from hunger IN The villages tinough
which they passed; One OF. them. f..
Eviampieff Of ArchangeL thus de-
scribes his experiences:
I FAT Petrograd I'VE were sent to bar
racks. where bolshevik officer start
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
ANTICIPATE SENSATION.
Auytro-tsunsarian CHIEF Of stan said
s te De WrItlna War Book.

Berne The Road to the Catastro
|ohe" IL the title Of : book being pre-
ySred by Baron Won Hoetzendorff. for
mer chief OF staff ,sof the Austrol
Hungarian army. Karl Frederick No
wax. Austrian journalist. is the bar
on's collaborater. i ss,N go II
Sensational revelations ara expected
from the hooks whom the public get 1
.schances to read them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
FAVOR CHURCH UNION.
Presbyterian Assembly Wants coaII-
ton of Churches.

, New Orleans Federal union OF the
various Presbyterian and Reformed
churches OF the United States was rec.
ommended in the report to the confer
ence committee on federal union pre-
scented at the session here on the fifty
ninth general assembly of the Presby
terian Church in the United States,
known as the Southern Presbyterian
Church.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
Mexican Goes to Sweden.

Mexico City.-Rodolfo Nervo, first
secretary OF the Mexican legation at
Rome, has been appointed first secra
tary in charge OF the Mexican 1ega.
tions in Sweden and Norway, with
headquarters at Stockholm.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
Government Makes Elaborate Ar
rangements to Discourage
Private Plants.
TAXES, FINES AND PRISON
Manufacture Of Whisky In Commercial
Quantities Made Especially Diff
cult-Home Stills Are OFF,
cially Defined.

Washington. - Ambitious drinkers
~holexpected to set up their own little
stills and maintain an individual oasis
against the national drought are to be
checked up, taxed and policed by the
internal revenue bureau of the treas
ury department.
The bureau sent notice to every col
lector of internal revenue of the re-
quirements for registering and paying
taxes on stills. The regulations are
rigid and apparently the only escape
for the individual defiant will be In
the home manufacture of the distiIlery
as well as the spirits.
Then is given the following notice:
Under federal laws and regulations
manufacturers of stills are required
to pity an annual special tax of $50
and In addition thereto $50 for each
still or worm for distilling made by
them. All persons, firms or corpora
tions thus manufacturing stiIl or
worm to be used In distilling are deem
ed manufacturers of stills. This ap-
plies to all stills capable of the pro-
duction of distilled spirits but does
not apply to small laboratory stills
Casually glass) for legitimate labora-
tory purposes or to water stills which
are not capable Of and intended for
the production Of distilled spirits. Or
dinarily laboratory stills are small,
constructed of glass and not adapted
70 the commercial production of dis
titled splriss,
How stills Are Defined.
Amy stills or worms adapted to the
production Of distilled spirits lfer. COM
anefciai OF beverage purposes are pre-
enned 70 he intended for such use, and
in conseq eqnence the manufacture there
oflinxolses the manufacturer in special
tax liabilities as above. In order to
remove such presumption In the case
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
More lunketino To Europe.

Washington. Assistant Secretary OF
War Benedict crowell and number
Of military and civilian aviation ex-
perts win leave soon for Europe to
study possibilities OF developing the
science of aviation along the lines Of
civilian usage.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23

Paris. The casualties In the French
air service in the war zone during the
war were 6.328. Outside the. war zons
The casualties tctasfd 1,227. bringing
NE aggregate for the whole service
5.k6s.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23

? Paris.-Ths Indemnity clause o. the
-Austrians peace treaty provides for q
paymentT Of one.twentiet as~large as'
that demapded from Germany. The
sum asked for II 5000. 100000 gold
marks. without bond.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
: Close Immigration Doors.

MISUNDERSTANDING legislation
to stop immigration for one or two
years until congress can rewrite the
immigration laws. is favored by Rep
resentative Albert Johnson Of Wash.
ington. new chairman Of the house
committee on immigration and nat.
uraIization. ies'f~s'n sstst" zee
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
ault. gnsaqh.

Z Hobokeh. 4, , .-John Kelly. seven
ity. told the Judge his wife had him
arrested 100 times. "That's enough" !"
said the Judge. diminishing the wife's
charge. e~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
plans To Aid soldier.

Washington. Establishment Of com
munity settlements for soldiers with
especial attention given such projects
In, the southern states is. il i1ed IN
. bill introduced in the, hon ~ Rep
resentatiYe Mondell Of W. I2Es
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23

As4hsnns Losses Heaviest.
MontG0lAery. Ala.--Of 5000 disabled
toldiers I'M the world war from this!
district. composed Of Alabama. Missis-
rippi and Louisiana. $500 are from
Alabama. - ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23

Fort Werth, Texass--OvA - 87S Tex
ans and Oklahomans in tho Rainbow
(Forty-second) Division unit eyery
one but two has been promised his old
position or new one as soon as he
gSts his discharge. 3.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
oRlENrALs GOING TO MEXICO.
Japanese and Chinese Are Going to
fi'' Greaseriand to "Farm."

Mexico City.-Reports to newspa-
pers here reflect considerable concern
over the increasing number Of Chinese
and Japanese arriving In the Pacific
coast states Of Mexico. 1t is declared
5000 Asiatics arrived during March
and that unless restrictive measures
pre taken the number of immigrants
FOR the current year will total 100000;
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1919-05-23
FROM ALL PARTS
OF MISSISSIPPI
Reports of Interesting
Events Boiled Down
for Hasty Pcrusal.
for Hasty Pcrusal.


Of the New Albany schools has voted
an increase in salaries to all the teach
ers of the three schools.
Crawford. Kier, one OF the
oldest and most highly respected citi-
gems OF Crawford, died at his home
from a stroke Of paralysis.
Yazoo City.-The Mississippi Kings
Daughters have chosen Yazoo City az
the place of their next annual meet
ing, early in the coming year.
Jackson More than 500 members
attended the cannual convention 0f the
.Mississippi-Louisiana council Of the
United Commercial travellers here.
Blue Mountain Miss Martha Dean,
one of the oldest women of Blue gfoun-
tain and member of one of the fore
most families of this section is dead.
Columbus. = The grand jury for
Lowndes. county has adjourned. Two
hundred and .ninety-five witnesses
were examined and 25 indictments re-
turned.
Blue Mountain.-Mississ Heights
academy, at this place, has Just closed
ats fifteenth annual session, awarding
certificates Of graduation to class
of nine. lse assY gw vtl
Corinth.--At meeting Of the city
council and school board. 1t was unan.l
imously agreed that an ordinance be
passed providing for additional school
buildings for Corinth.
Columbus. columbus Is meeting
with strong opposition in her effort
to secure the 1920 meeting Of the Mis-
sissippi press association. as Green
Vile also wants the editors
Walthall.-~Mrs Leanna Mccain, one
of the old landmarks of this county,
who had lived out her four score
years, died at the home of her SON
inslaw, John Winter. in Europa.
Yazoo City.-The first anniversary
of the death of Monsignor Joseph l..
Wise, for more than 40 years in charge
of st. Mary's Catholic Church in Yazoo
City, has just been, observed here.
Pontotoc. Commencement of the
Pontotoc high school begins May 26
with class day exercises to be given
on the campus at twilight The class
consists of % young girls and boys.
Natchez Gloster is arranging FOR .
political rally to be held on June 20,
at which 1t is expected a debate be-
tween Oscar johnson and Lieut.. Gov.
Lee Russell. candidate for governor,
will be a feature. n
Natchez-Steve NJ Malone, presi-
dent of the Natchez OIL Mill company,
died here following an illness OF sew
eral weeks Mr.. Malone was one Of
the most prominent men in the cotton
oil industry in the south. ,S gs
Yazoo City.-Friends Of Lieut.. Col.
J. G. Quekemeyer, of Yazoo City, havo
just learned OF the ID. 5. Q. having
been conferred upon him at Chau-
mont. France, April 4. 1913, the dec
Grafton having been presented by
f1eid Marshal Haig.
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Jackson.--In his annual address be-
fore the Mississippi Medical associa-
tion at Hattiesbur President W. s.
The spectator., 1919-01-03
STRIVE FOR CONCENTRATION
Short Period With the Mind keenly Focused on Subject Will Pro-
 duce Amazing Results.

A college professor said to his faith ful but poorly prepared class: "Judg- ing from your worn and tired appear ance, young people, you are putting in twice too many hours on study" At this commendation the class bright ened up visibly. But" he continued, judging from your preparation, you do not study quite half hard enough. "
 Ten minutes of really hard concen- tration are worth an hour of fitful ef- fort, and are actually less tiring, be cause of the satisfaction felt at the re suits obtained. This is another reason the beginner in attention training should at first be content with exceed ingly short exercise periods, of ire quent occurrence.
 His real need is to acquire not sim ply the ability but the habit of keen rather than prolonged concentration He wants to accustom his mind tC focus instantly and vigorously on any subject presented to 1t for concentra tion.-Chicago News.
The spectator., 1919-01-03
Bought a Larger One.

Mary Ellen's father was garden enthusiast last summer. His onions could not be used until they were larger than his neighbors; his cab bages had to become mammoth heads before they could be harvested. In every way his slogan was, Let things grow until they reach their limit"
 The other day Mary Ellen's aunt took her to town to buy toy piano. She looked at several, and auntie had almost decided to buy one of medium size, when she noticed that her small niece wished to tell her something. Obligingly she leaned over to have this warning whispered into her ear Don't you think we'd better let that one stay here and grow a while?"
 The auntie bought the larger one.
The spectator., 1919-01-03
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
 CLEANSES YOUR KIDNEYS

For centuries GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil has been a standard household remedy for kidney, liver, bladder and stomach trouble, and all diseases connected with the urinary organs. The kidneys and blad- der are the most important organs of the body. They are the filters, the purifiers of your blood. If the poisons which enter your system through the blood and stom- ach are not entirely thrown out by the kidneys and bladder, you are doomed.
 Weariness, sleeplessness, nervousness, despondency, backache, stomach trouble, headache, pain in loins and lower abdo- men, gall stones, gravel, difficulty when urinating, cloudy and bloody urine, rheu- matism, sciatica and lumbago, all warn you to look after your kidneys and bladder. All these indicate some weakness of the kidneys or other organs or that the enemy microbes which are always present in your system have attacked your weak spots. GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules are what you need.
 They are not 'patent medicine" nor . "new discovery" For 200 years they