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East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1919-07-04

There Is every reason why The State Memorial should be
located at the A. NJ College. Certainly 1t should be ocat-
ed on state property where the better maintain
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1919-07-04

Mrs, E. r. Lloyd, of Memphis,
is here on a visit.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
WORK OF COMMITTEE
IS INTERFERED WITH

PORTLAND, Sept 6 (by Associated
Press .-COngressman Frear alleges
that someone is distributing prOpagan-
da to discredit the work of the con-
gressional spruce Investigators. Mr..
Lea, a Democratic member of the
committee, has asserted that wit
nesses for the spruce corporation
have been prevented from telling the
truth.
Following a verbal battle, Chair
man Frear yesterday left the spruce
hearing.
Congressman Lea continued his ex-
animation of General Disque, who
testified that the United States would
have but $3,OOO,OOO to pay of the
total of $52,OOO,OOO involved in the
spruce production operations, when
the salvage had been settled.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
DECE;NERAT'EIS
INDIFFERENT TO
His SITUATION

SEWARD Sept, 6 Especial to the
Daily Times) Dempsey who killed
Deputy Marshal Isaac Evans on Mon
day last, and who confessed to the
murder of the Lavor woman at An
chorage was arraigned yesterday af-
terHCon before the United States COM
missioner here. He waived examina-
ti3n and pleading and was bound over
to the grand jury without bail on the
charge of murder in the first degree.
The self-confessed murderer main
tanned a smirky attitude during the
hearing. Only three witnesses were
examined, all identifying him as the
man who shot Evans.
The term of the district court
will begin here on Monday next, but
as only a petit jury has been drawn,
Dempsey will be taken to Valdez and
placed in the federal jail there to
await the term of court to be held
there later.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
FRENCH AMBASSADOR
DELIVERS ADDRESS AT
DOUBLE CELEBRATION

NEW YORK, Sept. (by AssOciat-
ed Press The French ambassador
to the United States, NJ. Jusserand,
was the principal speaker at exercises
held in the city hall last night com
memOrating the 152d anniversary of
the birth of Lafayette and the fifth
anniversary of the battle of the
Marine.
Secretary of State Robert Lansing,
President Poincaire of France, Gen
eraI Wood and General Pershing sent
greetings.A message wired by the
prince of Wales declared that Great
Britain never would forget how
Frenchmen and British stood together
at the Marine.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
VICTOR BERGER RETIRES
FROM SOCIALIST WORK

CHICAGO, Sept 6 (by Associated
Press Victor Berger, the Socialist
elected to congress from Milwaukee,
and who has not been seated because
of his conviction of sedition, has re-
tired from the national executive
committee of the Socialist party. In
announcing that he would not be a
candidate for reelection he said he
had been a member of the committee
ever since the party was organized,
land all I ever got out of it was a
twenty-year prison sentence"
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
WILL FOSTER
FISHERIES Of
FRASER RIVER

NEW gBsrMINsFER, B. G., Sept
6 (by Associated Press A copy of
the international fisheries treaty re-
Gently signed between Canada, Great
Britain and the United States at
Washington, has been received here.
The treaty affects British Column
bia fisheries, and especially those of
the Fraser river. 1t provides for a
closed season of twelve days each
year, the regulation of traps and
purse seins.
The purpose Of the treaty is to re
habiitate the fisheries of the Fraser
river.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
A Celebration in France

PARIS, Sept. (by Associated
Press) President Poincare and Gen
eral Wallace will be the principal
speakers today at the laying of the
cornerstone of the monument to COM
memorate the first landing of the
American troops in France, at Point
de Grave. The monument will be
a replica of the statue of Liberty in
the harbor of New York.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
GOV. HART IS
IN IGNORANCE
AS TO WILSON

SPOKANE, Sept. s (by Associated
Press) Hart Of this state
says that he has not been invited
to meet President Wilson during his
sojourn in the state of Washington.
Il have not been notified of President
Wilson's coming" he said, and in
fact do not know what the Presidents
mission here is"
Governor Hart says he WILL not be
a candidate for the governorship next
year, He is filing out the unexpired
term Of the late Governor Ernest
Lister.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
ANOTHER CANDIDATE
FOR RECOGNITION AS
WARS GREATEST HERO

NEW YORK, Sept. (by Associat-
ed Press) Sergeant Bill Donnelly,
an Irish member Of Company B,
Eighteenth infantry, during the sec
ond battle of the Marine caused the
surrender of a lieutenant colonel,
twelve officers and two hundred and
fifty German snipers, putting him in
the class with Sergeant York as one
of the wars greatest heroes.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
ENGLISH LABOR TROUBLES
BECOME LESS COMMON

LONDON, Sept 6 (by Associated
Press) The industrial situation is
far less grave than few month ago.
No strikes of magnitude have oc-
Cured since the strike of the York
shire coal miners was settled. The
one serious question concerns the
tramway workers, who threaten to
nationwide strike unless wages are
increased.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
LARGE SUM OFFERED
FOR BIG BRUISERS

RENO, New, Sept. (by Associated
Press AN athletic club here has
offered Jack Dempsey 100000 for a
fight with Willie Meehan of San Fran
cisco, to be staged in this city, and
to be for twenty-five rounds. 1t is
stipulated that the fight is to take
place after the first of the year.
Meehan claims to have been award
ed two decisions over Dempsey be-
fore the latter became champion.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
CABINET MEMBERS
NOMINATE MEN TO
ACT AS DELEGATES

g WASHINGTON, Sept. (by Asso-
ciated Press) Secretary of the
Treasury Glass, Secretary of the In
terror Lane, Secretary of Commerce
, Redfield and Secretary of Agricul-
ture Houston have prepared list of
names from which President Wilson
will select fifteen of men who viii
represent the public at the labor and
industry conference in October.
The names have not been an
nounced.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
RAILROAD APPROPRIATION MAY Be PASSED BY House TODAY
AUSTRLANSARE
INDIGNANT At
TREATY Terms

GENEVA, Sept (by Associated
Press).-The Austrian peace terms
have been received at Vienna with
the greatest surprise and indigna-
ton 1t is believed the ministry will
fall.
The monarchists consider that the
peace terms have killed any hopes
Of the return Of the Hapsburgs.
They Will Sign, All Right
PARIS, Sept. (by Associated
Press) 1.-The Austrians probably will
decide tomorrow to accept the peace
treaty.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
GIVES HOPEFUL FORECAST

WASHINGTON, Sept (by Asso-
ciated Press) The Federal Reserve
boards review of business conditions
for August says that reaction from
the high price level of the war has
set in and that foodstuffs and cloth
ing are declining. The labor situa-
ton is unsettled, it reports.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
POLISH GOVERNMENT
MEETS DIFFICULTIES

PARIS, Sept. (by Associated
Press) Premier Paderewski of Po-
land says that Germany is battling
in the east in the hope of gaining
the victory she lost in the west. The
Germans are using the Bolsheviki to
overrun Poland, he avs.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
INTERESTING RUMOR
COMES FROM LONDON

LONDON, Sept. (by Associated
Press The Evening Standard says
it learns on the highest authority that
Great Britain and the United States
have guaranteed Belgium against fu-
ture German aggression.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
ENFORCEMENT BILL
GOES TO CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON, Sept. (by Asso-
ciated Press).-The senate has
passed the prohibition enforcement
bill, and it will now go to conference
for discussion of the amendments to
the house bill
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
NITRATE DEPOSITS
WORKING AT CAPACITY

SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 6 (by AS
sociated Press) Work has recon-
menced on the German nitrate prop
critics in Chile, which were tied up
during the war. Two hundred thous-
and tons of nitrates are reported al
ready to have been sold.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
AMERICAN SOCIALISTS
WOULD EMULATE RUSSIA

CHICAGO, Sept. (by Associated
Press) The Socialist convention in
session here has passed resolutions
indorsing the Russian soyiets. The
delegates cheered when speakers COM
pared the Russian revolution to the
American revolution against Great
Britain.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
RAINS IN MONTANA
QUELL FOREST FIRES

MISSOULA, Mont, Sept. 6 (by AS
ISOLATED Press) The forestry office
here reports that the forest fires
which have been raging in Western
Montana and Northern Idaho are over,
due to the heavy rains, and that only
a few small fires are still burning,
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
COMMUNICATIONS PASS
RELATIVE TO STEEL WORKERS

ST. LOUIS, Sept 6 (by Associated
Press) President Wilson has sent a
reply to telegram of Samuel Com
pers in behalf of the steel workers,
who are threatening to strike. The
nature of the reply has not been made
public.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
AUSTRALIANS BEATEN

FOREST HILLS, N. Y, Sept. 6 (by
Associated Press).-The United
States tennis team won all three
events yesterday from the Australian
fours
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
Cause Is Greater Than the Senate

The President said that the people had been msed to
what the treaty by who looked at with the pre
diced eyes of those who had private interests of their
stake.
Three who controlled the affairs of Russia he
said represented only themselves and there closer
nopoy power Moscow than there had been at Posdam
before war; and that cruel than the
control of the desnies of Russia.
eff do not want little groups Of selfish to plot
America futue said the President eve must that little
groups of selfish men do not plot Europes future.''
He said that the had been by American spirit and
that the America would realize what her gallant boys
had fought for
The President said he had the greatest respect for the
United States senate but he had out to fight for cause
greater than senate and intend fight for that
until die he concluded.
The presidential party left for Kansas City last night
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
PRESIDENT WILSON DECLARES
CAUSE OF WORLD WELFARE IS
GREATER Than i. 5. SENATE
If Little Groups of Selfish Men Are Allowed to
Control European Nations There Is Danger
That Similar Elements Will Control in
United States, Declares Mr.. Wilson

ST LOUIS Sept. 6 (by Associated Press i'm second
speech in this city, delivered at the Coliseum yesterday, Pre
Wilson said that there could be League of Nations with
the partnership of the United States lf become part
ners he predicted eve will be senior partners"
The President said that amending the treaty would mean
its failure and isolation of the United States America he
said should have representation the powerful PREPARATIONS
commission without would be playing lone hand ano
would be frozen out
He charged that the opponents Of the eay would be abso
hteIy contemplate cutters they did not the game
through.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
Will Endeavor to Refute President

WASHINGTON, Sept (by Associated Press)-A num-
Der of have made discuss the treaty of
peace in the East and Middle West in the future
The Republicans propose to reply to the Presidents adj
dresses the floor of the senate and elsewhere
The Cordova daily times., 1919-09-06
Kansas City Is Enthusiastic

KANSAS CITY, Sept. (by Associated I'm his
speech here President Wilson appealed to his audience to
worlds affairs
Every member of the crowd Of fifteen thousand persons
which greeted him carried small flag and they cheered the
chief executive for two minutes big crowd unable to
Get inside the hall.
The President will speak at Des Moines tonight He type
writes his speeches on the train.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20

o'clock. No limit has been set on the
length of the sales, but it is expected
the 400 carloads ordered will disappear
quickly.
Three million pounds Of chicken will
be offered for sale to municipalities as
soon as plan for their preservation
can be evolved, Captain J. r. Hebble-
walthe, in charge of finance and trans
portation of the Zone Surplus Property
once here, announced yesterday. The
chickens would be rendered unfit for
consumption if taken out Of cold
storage where they are now kept ard
placed IN schools for sale, Captain Heb
blewalthe said. Other sales depots
equipped with refrigerators must be
found
Captain Stewart. Zone Surplus Prop
erty Officer, assisted By Captain Heb
blewaithe and Lieutenant Frank A
Dee, have disposed of approximately
hitch
DR.: Day Clashes wit His Deputy
This is in striking contrast with the
clty's handling of only 400 carloads.
Because of growing differences be-
tween Dy.. Day and Deputy Commis-
sloner O'Malley, plans have constantly
been altered DR. Day yesterday practi-
cally forbade Mr. O'Malley TO talk TO
newspaper men
Persons who have ordered army
blankets can obtain them a, Pier -
foot of Wall Street, East River, to-nor-
row morning Captain Stewart es.i
mated that $4,000 blankets have been
sold. He announced that an additional
$4,000 would be placed on sale at Pier
- next tuesday a the same prices.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20

with the opening of a campaign to-
day by the Board of Health to find
out what effect the high prices of
food are having on the health of citi
zens. DR.. Royal S. Copeland announced
that he had been obliged to summon
tor examination a number of bakers
and the head of large manufacturing
concern TOR practising this deception
on the public. One firm engaged in
the preparation of petroleum products
was selling freely to bakers, who in
turn were making pies devoid Of
nutrltlve properties. Dr. Copeland
pointed out that, being mineral, the
petroleum products deprived the pies
OF any food value.
The shifts that poor families have
been put to as the cost OF living has
scared unduly are revealed as a re-
suit Of an investigation carried on by
the Health Depa rtment through the
means of missionaries.
The answers indicate extensive sub
stltution and extreme scrmping Of
children on their normal food supply.
They show that:
| Jelly and cheap syrups are freely
substituted for butter
.. Coffee and tea are given to chill
dren in place of milk.
3. Macaroni is used entirely by some
families instead of milk.
/. Bread and butter are substituted
for eggs and meat is practically out
of the question.
5: Some families use condensed milk
entirely
6 Others have ocoa made with
water instead Of milk.
7. The scrimping on milk is much
greater than before the war.
The Health Department officially
starts its roundup today, and the
directors Of the Bureau Of Prevsntable
Diseases. Bureau of Child Hygiene and
Bureau of Foods and Drugs have been
notified to have all their held workers
concentrate on survey of the city.
Eight hundred start operations this
morning. Their activities viii take
two forms: u Nurses and medical
men will make . careful study Of the
effect OF food substitution upon the
public health; - all food and sanitary
inspectors will have access TO estab-
l.shments where food is manufactured
or sold and viii look for evidence Of
boarding or other conditions that
make for high prices.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
City to Sell Army
Food Tomorrow
70 Schools To Be Ised:
Day, Market Head, in
Tilt With Oun Deputy

The sale Of surplus army foodstufs
by the city will begin at 10 a m to-
morrow in the forty-six shools, DR..
Jonathan c. Day. Commissioner Of Pub
lie Markets. SAID last night Dr.. Day
declared every effort would be made 10
open the long-awaited sale on time
Four hundred women police reserv-
lists received instructions in the drill
room at Police Headquarters on as
sis.ing in the sale Of the commodities.
-Four women viii be assigned to each
school, They will work under the di-
rectlon of two city employees. who will
handle the cash and supervise the sales.
Jean D Barnes, major. commands the
Manhattan reservists; Mrs Robert II
Elder. major, Brooklyn Major McCon-
nell. Queens. and Major Neidlnger, IN
Staten Island Eight hundred volunteer
workers viii assist
Fifty trucks were used yesterday in
Transporting the food from the army
warehouses 10 the schools Health De
partmert inspectors worked with army
INSPECTORS in the examination Of the
fOOdStltrc
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20

neys will work in close cooperation
with Federal Food Administrator
Williams. The latter said Yesterday
that he probably will obtain an Office
IN the Federal Building, in order ia
expedite the reporting and the action
on complaints.
Mr.. Williams declared yesterday +ha,
complaints have been remarkable few
because of the general spirit of COOP.
Grafton on the part of dealers. He saic
that the Fair Price Committee will
probably meet tomorrow, complete its
organization and announce a schedule
OF prices. Meanwhile, he said, dealers
have been asked to abide by the fan
price margins published recently
Promise of Reduced Flour Price
In illustrating the spirit of coopera
ton on the part of dealers, he sale
that he was able to get from we'll
known grocery firm promise that i
would lower its price on gluten -four
A woman complained that she was
charged Sl.89 for the -four, which She
understood was bought by the whole
SAFER for 20 cents pound Mr. Will
iams communicated with the head OF
the firm and was informed that the
flour cost the concern s15O for five
pounds Mr.. Williams explained that
as it was for sick persons he thought
that the cost should be lowered The
firms head Immediately promised tina,
substantial reduction would be made
The boarding hunt continues in the
city. Fire Commissioner brennan re
ported to the Mayor yesterday on the
inveStigation conducted by the fremen
in his report the Commissioner de.
clared that enormous stocks were dis
closed, but that it is left for Fedora
or other investigators TO determine
whether the stocks are being held ir
violation Of the law In a single storage
warehouse, according to the report, the
following holdings were disclosed
100000 pounds Of butter, 22O 900 cases
of eggs. 200 boxes Of canned tomatoes
1851 boxes of canned peas. $50 bag:
Of coffee, 100000 pounds of fish. 800.
coo pounds Of -four and hundreds OF
thousands of pounds of tea.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Z. S. Finds 100000
Pounds Of Sugar in
Storage Near Boston

BOSTON, Aug. 10 District Attorney
Pelletier to-day announced that in
vestigators had discovered more than
5000, 900 pounds of sugar in storage
a a warehouse in the Charlestown dis
trict.
Federal warrant was issued au-
thorizing the seizure OF the sugar. and
officers were sent TO Charlestown to
take charge of it. The warrant charged
that the sugar vas held in unneces-
sary quantities and for the purpose Of
increasing prices
Millions Of pounds Of butter and
cheese and 100000 dozens OF eggs
also have been found in warehouses
here by agents of the Department Of
Justice, it was announced. Evidence
Of the discoveries is to be presented
to a Federal grand jury. which was
convened today in special session.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Ansell Denounces
Report L pholdine
Old Army Court
Discipline Is Placed on a
Basis of Terrorization.
He Asserts; No Degree in
Otfenses Is Recognized
Nsw Yort -rib,.i,s
Wdstin1tor Huysq,,

NeW IOrf rfbnrs
Washington Bprequ
WASHINGTON, Aug 10 Bitter de.
nunciation of the findings Of the Ker-
nan court martial board was made to-
day by Lieutenant Colonel S T. Ansen,
former Acting Judge Advocate Of the
army. and co-author with Senator
Chamberlain OF the bill introduced in
the Senate for reforms in the present
system Of military justice
The document is one o. frank advo-
cacy Of the rough and ready Justice
Of the existing SYSTEM Colonel AnseM
declared. at should serve to illustrate
the difference between the view that.
discipline should be achieved through
aw and Justice and the army view that
1t must be achieved through terroriza
ton
Secretary Baker admitted that "sev-
eral thousand copies of the Herman
report are being printed and Will be
distributed in the military service and
20 members of the bar
Present System Upheld
The Herman report vigorously up
holds the view of Secretary Baker
and General STAFF Officials tha. the
present system of court martial should
not be changed The report saws tha,
Of 225 inquiries for opinions. l15 re-.
Plies supported the present system.
torty-three contained condemnation Of
the present mothod, while sixrv-seven
ottercd criticisms Of varving degree
The report was fled with Sec
retary Baker by Major General KEY
nan, representing The regular army.
Major General o Ryan. representing
the National Guard, and Lieutenant
Colonel Ogden, 4 reserve corps officer
Colonel Ansell in his statement SAYS
in part:
knowing the personnel Of the board.
the motives and purpose governing
the convening of il and the discrimina-
ting judgment with which these officers
were selected. have long since dis
counted their report
1t has one commendable feature
which dstingui she's u from the other
report emanating from the War De
partment. 1t is frank and fearless
They frankly declare that courts
martial proceedings must be governed
by military command : the hard ana
fast discipline which they advocate is
to be maintained. Thev FRANKLY say
that instillng fear INTO soldier
through promntness and severity of
punishment is more important than
certainty Of guilt"
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Ships Searching Coast for
Missing Goliath Plane


CASABLANCA, Aug. 1S.-No news OF
the great French airplane Goliath,
which left Mogador fer Dakar on Sat
urday morning, has been received here,
and there is much anxiety over the
possible fate of the machine. In view
of the solitude of the regions over
which the airplane few however, it
is premature to conclude that the
machine has been wrecked.
Naval divisions here and at Dahar
have been sent out with wellmannod
ships to scour the coast, but it will
take several days to complete the
search Until then hope will not be
abandoned.
vided with food and water sufficient
for several days and while here took
on board arms and ammunition.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Lieut.. Regan Denies
Shielding His Brother
Policeman Swears He Did Not
Try TO Stop Prosecution
of Alleged Forger

Peter F. f"Kid") Regain. on trial be
fore Judge Mcintyre. in General Ses-
sions. charged with forgery a second
offender. and his brother Police Leu
tenant Martin .Regan, were the chief
witnesses in the proceedings yesterday
It s alleged tha' the defendant on July
Is obtained FIVE $50 travellers checss
from Robert c. Hamilton. ir Of san
Francisco. when Hamilton was in this
CITY. Regan is charged with nav (
forged Hamilton's name % one of the
checks and with attempting 20 cash +
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Butter and Eggs Held
In Scranton Are Seized

PHILADELPHIA, Aug, 19.-Another
seizure of butter and eggs in storage
was made at Scranton to-day by an
agent of the Department of Justice
from this city. He seized 1898 crates
of eggs and 2.0l3 tubs Of butter at the
plant of the Lackawanna Cold Storage
Company. The eggs had been held
since April and the butter since early
June The foodstutfs viii be turned
over to the United States Marshal at
Scranton for government sale.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-20
Aviators Land Plane on
Summit of the .Juncfrau

BERNE, Aug 19-Aviation Lieuten-
ant Aikerman'l. accompanied bv Ne
ior Isler, effected q landing on rhe
summit of tas Jungfrau yssserd J.,
morning.
The point where their biplane was =
have landed was marked by cInders IN
the snow. but the machine dropped
into an air pocket. and fell in deep
snow 100 yards away from the land
ing place. The aviators were no.
hurt.