The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1919-01-23


Jackson.-Lieuts. NJ. H. Taylor, j. A.
Wilson, w. f. Robedee and Sergt. E.
r. Desmond, aviators from Love Field,
Dallas, Texas, reached here. They
were mapping an aerial mail route to
Montgomery, Ala.
Nachez.-Frank R. Ketterinham, 80,
Confederate veteran, was found dead
at his home here. The deceased, who
had been blind for the past 80 years,
was a member of the first company of
rifles organized in this place during
the civil war
Coffeeville.-There has been an out
break of the flu epidemic in the coun-
try surrounding Coffeeville in the last
two weeks. In the town itself there
have never been more than half
dozen cases at one time, but in one
community near town there are 81
cases with four deaths within the last
week, three of them in one family.
Coldwater-Prof. P H. Easom, for
two years principal of the Coldwater
high school and later principal Of the
big consolidated school at Arkabutla,
recently returned from Camp Pike,
where he was student in the officers
training school, was appointed almost
Immediately to the position of assist
ant district agent in boys club work
with headquarters in the old state cap
itol at Jackson.
Jackson.-The state board of par.
dons concluded it's labors, after having
been in session a week. recommend
ing executive clemency for q convicts,
placing 10 on the meritorious list for
consideration and final disposition at
the April session, rejecting the claims
of q, and passing over without action
''for various reasons" the cases OF
seven. The full report Of the commit
tee was sent to Gov Bilbo.
Meridian.-Much interest was at
tached to the State Federation of La
Dor meeting in Gulfport because of the
efforts of members of the Meridian
delegation to have the federation in.
dorse an eight-hour basic day for work
and maximum Of IL hours. Should
the federation indorse the proposed
work hours the legislative committee
will take the matter before the next
state legislature and ask for an enact
ment making such work hours a law
In the state.
Blue Mountain-Mrs Emma J. Fow.
Ter received an official telegram from
the war department at Washington,
announcing the death Of her son, Pri'
vate Mark P. Fowler, U. S. Marines,
who was killed in action Nov. 4. Pri"
vate Fowler who was only 10 years
old and who had his educational
training in Mississippi Heights Acad-
envy and Tippah County Agricultural
High School, was the youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. l. w. Fowler, of this
place, and was probably.the youngest
Blue Mountain soldier boy in France.
He enlisted in the marine corps when
barely IS years old.
Jacksonville following incorpora.
tons have been formed in the state
and their charters recorded in the Sec
rotary of states office;
Tate Billiard hall, Natchez capital
stock, $4,000; incorporators, ]. c. Tate,
Fred L. Martin, Thomas Mallory.
Cerothers & Co, brokers, Indianola;
capital stock, $4,000; incorporators,
w. H. Carothers, Jr., Clarksdale; H. 3
Trotter, w. r. French, both Of Indian
ola.
knights of Columbus Home associa.
ton, Bay st. Louis; incorporators, Jo-
seph o.. Mauffray, E. J. Cox, Albert
Joseph s. Cazeneuve, A. A. Kergesin,
August Lehire.
Jackson.-Over 1900 school children
of Mississippi will compete in the con-
test being conducted by the state
board of health for the best essays on
vital statistics work and malaria con-
troll, according to Dr. R. w. Hall, d.
rector of the bureau of vital statistics,
who reports applications coming in ev-
cry mail. The subjects will be 1.-THE
Immediate Future Value of Vital Sta
tistics to the Citizenship of this State"
and 1.-THE Most Effective Methods in
the Control of Malaria and the Bene-
fits Resulting From Such An Achieve
ment." Prizes consisting of Liberty
bonds and war savings stamps will be
offered.
Jacksonville certification of Mis-
sissippi's ratification of the prohibition
amendment to the federal constitution
was duly forwarded to the United
States secretary of state Immediately
after the Mississippi legislature COM
pleted ratification. Secretary of State
Powers, of Mississippi, says. The
statement was made after Mr.. Powers
had been shown a dispatch from Wazh-