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The Washington times., 1919-12-13
WOULD EVEN PAY
OF U. S. WORKERS
RecIassification Commission
Proposals Put All Salaries
On Same Basis.
(continued from First p.x..)

Continued from First Page.)
orator is s7eo and the highest is
u 400. the average salary in this
grade of employment il S1,242. plus
the bonus Of S24e.
Believe salary Tee Low.
Although the reciassifcation com
mission has. made no announcement
up to this time A. to what 1t regards
as equitable salafies. there in no
question that the Commissioner be-
lieve $720 IL too low for a chief
telephone operator and IL 10 probable
that a recommendation to Congress
will be made accordingly.
however, the question arose this
morning as to what will be the atti-
tude of the commission toward an
average salary of $1.l12 now paid
chief operators.
The commission has not stated its
position in this respect, yet IL Ia be-
lieved by many conversant with the
reclassihcation work hat 81, ,4s2 Nigh
be recommended as "a fair com pensa-
tion."
mission will undoubtedly tend toward
a raising of many salaries. but the in
depreciation of these facts by some
seem to indicate that the basis of the
commissions recommendations to
Congress will be An equalization of
salaries.
Some Get Tee Little.
Judging from salary standards.
there are unquestionabiy. some in IN ?
Government service who today are
receiving more than they are entitled
to according to the class OF work
they perform, while others are re-
ceiving too little.
The resolution introduced by Sens-
tor Jones yesterday asking for On
extension of time for the. work tof
reclassification did not come as a
surprise. 1T was generally held that
it would be an impossible task to
complete reclassifying the salaries of
107 900 persons in several months. The
set time. January IL, for the report
to Congress is near at hand with the
commission buried under q mass OF
detail from which IL could not hope
TO extract itself within the few weeks
remaining.
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by following her example and con-
Quoting themselves as she did, they
might be as fortunate in the end"
Magistrate Simpson said he had
spent week, day and night, in read
ing the book. He failed, he added, to
And anything that shows its worth
or a sound mission.
Girl Allowed to Go.
Miss Mary Harris" an empIoye
of Harper & Brothers, was arraigned
as a co-defendant with. Brainard. The
name of the employe was admittedly
fictitious. 1t was stated she was a
clerk in the Brainard firm, and Mag
istrate Simpson discharged her when
il was shown she had sold the book
on which the complaint was based
without knowledge of it's contents.
The complainant in the case
against Brainard and Harper e.
Brothers was John S. Sumner. No.
14Ol42 Nassau street, chief special
agent New York Society for the sup
preston of Vice. The complaint
charges:
THAT on or about October "a, 1919
Brainard sold unlawfully and offered
to sell an dhad in his possession with
intent to sell, a book called Mad
eleine, an Autobiography" which
book represents and is descriptive of
scenes of lewdness and obscenity
particularly pages SO and 296. which
book is so obscene. LEVIED, lascivious.
filthy and indescent that minute
description Of the same would be Of
fensive to the Court and improper to
be placed upon the record"
Copy Sold to Woman.
The complaint recites that a women
named Emily Pfanschmid," of No.
40 Nassau street, purchased the book
on October "a, 1919, of Mary Harris"
a defendant. for 50.
Brainard came to court at 2:3O D.
m. in company with his attorney
John Larkin, of AZ Wall street
Blainard claimed through his coun-
sci, that at the time the book was
published he was. in Europe, that he
had not read it, and did not know of
it's existence.
Attorney Larkin asked to have the
case dismissed on the ground that he
had agreed to surrender all the copies
and plates to Mr.. Sumner, and that
Harper & Brothers would no longer
print it, as the court had decided the
book was unfit. Sumner said he was
agreed to this procedure. but he was
overruled by Magistrate Simpson, who
said he would hold Brainard in $500
bail for trial in special sessions and
would make Harper & Brothers CO.
defendant in the action
Silenced BY Magistrate.
Brainard seemed agitated during
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New n the time, Coed Fellows, 70
register 4. the 3sy-gfvinG band that IL
t. take happiness to the Peer Kid On
ChfistRas.
The Washington times., 1919-12-13
Silenced BY Magistrate.

Brainard seemed agitated during
the proceedings. and interrupted by,
addressing newspaper men in a rau-
Lcous tone. Before he had been si-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-06

ed to connect with the sewerage sys-
tenn, if this is possible, or have sani-
tary privy subject to the approval of
Inc State Board of Health.
5. All cisterns should be tightly
closed OF filled up.
g. There should be close inspec-
ton and supervision over stables that
are being used. The owners of these
stables should be required to remove
the manure completely each week, or
place it in a fly tight bin. This will
go a long way toward preventing fly
breeding.
T. Each soda fountain, restaurant
and hotel, should be required to pur-
chase milk from places which meet
the requirements of the sanitary regu-
lations of the State Board of Health,
relative to the handling and sale of
milk and its products.
8. The State Board of Health has
regulations for the control of infec-
tious diseases, requiring that homes
in cities, where such diseases occur,
and which are readily transmissable,
should be placarded. This is being
done through out the country, and
there is no reason why the law should
not be complied with in Oxford. This
is the only way to prevent the public
from coming in contact with these
diseases, unnecessarily. The City
Council should, therefore, back up the
local Health Officer in his efforts to
cary out these regulations.
If the Health Officer knows where
an infectious disease occurs, he should
promptly see that the essential preven-
tive measures arc used for pre-
venting its spread. While there may
be certain number of cases of in
fictitious diseases from time to time,
the necessary steps should always be
taken to reduce the number of cases
to a minimum. In view of the en-
lightment on this subject at present, it
is nothing less than criminal for any
community to be careless or disregard
ii of the responsibility, which each
person should assume in protecting
his neighbor against the possibility of
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-06
HALF OF FRENCH
ARMY LOST

100000 killed in battle and an
equal number seriously wounded is
the enormous sacrifice Of France in
the world war. This constituted
about half of the men she put into the
field-a larger ratio of her 36,000,000
population than any other nation gave.
America owes France large debt of
gratitude for this heroic outpouring of
her life's blood that liberty might live,
and also to the peasants of France who
discovered perfect remedy for stom-
ach, liver and intestinal ailments
which is reported to have relieved in
calculable suffering, prevented many
surgical operations and saved thous-
ands of lives. Geo. H. Mayr, a lead
ing Chicago chemist, imports the in
gradients and sells this remedy in
America under the name of Mayr's
Wonderful Remedy. 1t is simple,
harmless preparation that removes the
catarrhal mucus from The Intestinal
tract and allays the inflammation
which causes practically all stomach,
liver and intestinal ailments, includ-
ing appendicitis. One dose will con-
vince or money refunded Sold by
Chiffon & Co., and druggists every
where. Adv.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-06
DIR. v. S. LEATHERS
MAKES REPORT ON
LOCAL CONDITIONS
A Sanitary Survey Of Oxford And
Facts of Interest To The People Ut
The Community.

Following last summer and curing
the early part of the fall Of 1910,
tIlere were a number Of cases "a \. =
plolo fever In oxford. These cases
" ere found almost entirely III one
SvcClon o. the town. On naA.ns q
SANITARY survey OF the homes OF the
entire town II was found that typnold
tovelnad been occurring IN this sec
t40n Oh the City each year tor the
past I'VE years. 1T LIS perfectly Clear
Il ON this lnveStisat OF TINS area Oh
tue town that 1T mas local Infection.
Duung lSlS as the report shows .
Larger number of cases occurred
tnan during the last four years, SNOW
ing a declued increase IN the area o.
the Town ABOVE referred to. ~ Is
evident that the disease will continue
to break out in this section OF the
town, and may In time spread to othef
parts OF the town, thus causing
serious epidemic, unless the necessary
preventive measures are taken u
avoid such a condition. The survey Oh
the City referred to above, was MADE
entirely with reference to typholo
fever. and allied diseases. Some facts
are given below which may be OF In
terest to the people Of the community
This report was presented to the town
Council in November 1918.
This survey was made over
period of about three weeks, lnclud
ing office work. 1t was made by re
lix Under, of Oxford, Mississippi
While a general survey was made t(
a certain extent, the real purpose o.
this sanitary survey was to locate th'
conditions which may cause typhol'
fever, and to recommend remedla
measures for the prevention OF thi
and similar diseases.
The general sanitary condition OF Ok
ford is regarded as very good. Yer!
few breeding places Of mosquitoe
were found, although this may hav
been in part due to the dry season
The mosquito breeding places foun
were chiefly unused cisterns. Their
were sections and certain homes OF tn
town in and at which were found
good deal of rubbish, in the form
cans, bottles, etc. The bushes
square of Oxford was observed TO D
unusually filthy, especially unkept o
Sundays.
The factors involved in transmitting
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-06
contracting any preventable disease.
Respectfully submitted,
w. S. LEATHERS.

A negro being tried for assault and
battery, ask the judge for permission
to ask one question before the jury re-
tired. 1t was granted.
Judge, wouldn't you hit the man
that called you a black liar?"
"Well man couldn't call me a
black liar for l am white"
"Well judge what would you do to
the man dat called you de kind of liar
dat you is?"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-06

typhoid fever arc:
l. Contact of well people with
those who have typhoid fever.
2. Polluted water supplies.
3. Infected food.
a. Flies.
The source of typhoid fever is al
/ ways a person who has, or has had
| the disease. The person who has had
tho disease may be carrier" There
fore the excreta of the person VINO
has, or has had typhoid fever is al
ways a source of danger. Note that
the source of infection is always the
excreta of typhoid case, or typhoid
"carr;er" For this reason the eX-
creta which is always potentially
dangerous, must be disposed OF IN
the proper way.
One of the most important agents
in the transmission of typhoid is the
house fly. Any home which permits
the house fly to come in contact with
food, or any hotel, restaurant, store,
~ anv place where food is handled
that nermits the fly to come III
fraouent contact with food, will serve
&C a Mace in which typhoid may
occur or be transmitted.
The most important thing IN the
prevention of typhoid, and the thlng
which will always prevent it, is to
nronerly handle the sick from typhoid,
and also to dispose of the excreta OF
the sick and we'll people in safe
and sanitary way. If this were done
consistently and conscientiously, by
all people, there could be no typhold
fever. j..
! II &c nossible for a few cases OF
tvnhoid fever to occur IN any to"h'
CITY, or community, at tlmes' due 70
~ conditions over which they nave
NO immediate control, such for IN
stance. as food which is brought 10
the city, town CT community which IS
infected. 1t is also quite difficult 10
exte,minate the house fly, which car
ries typhoid, but flies can be prevent
cd from coming in contact with 1000
70 any extent, thereby causing the
danger of transmitting disease to be
NEGLIGIBLE. Typhoid may be contract
ed at distance, by visiting or travel
ling. and brought back to the town or
community in which the person lives
While we recognize these eXceptlonal
occurrences, which will be readily un-
derstood by the public, we know that
no city, town or community can es-
cape having typhoid every year, that
does not dispose Of the human waste
in the right way.
The sanitary survey Of Oxford dis
closed two important conditions WITT
reference to the possible cause OF
: typhoid fever.
/. A most dangerous condition
found in the existence of the ordinary
insanitary, filthy, surface pl1vy, a
1877 homes in Oxford.
2. There are 159 homes in OXfort
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-06
ed, and 50 unScrcened.

ed, and 50 unScrGened.
Of the 365 homes in Oxford 219 are
connected with the regular sewerage
system, and has been stated before,
1877 have insanitary, surface pnvles.
twenty homes are supplied with sur
face we'll water, and as previously
mentioned, these wells are IN the sec
ton of the City using surface prlvles.
Incidentally there are SO vacant homes
in Oxford.
The City water supply was eXamln-
ed bacteriologically, and was found 10
be free OF contamination.
After considering the Information
obtained by the sanitary survey OF
Oxford, and with knowledge OF the
City and it's surroundings, l beg to
submit the following recommendations
for your consideration:
l. The surface iEsanl1ary condition
such as old cans, buckets, and rubbish
of all kinds, should be more systematl-
cally and aggressively removed to the
proper dumping ground. No place
should be used for dumping ground
of rubbish within the City limits.
2. The public square of Oxford
needs and should have more attention.
On Sunday the square is filthy and
out of keeping with respectable condl-
tons. Some way should be found to
remove the manure, and rubbish from
the square late Saturday evening, or
early Saturday night. In any event a
way should be found TO clean the
square of such material with some de-
gree of regularity.
3. A regulation should be passed
and enforced to prohibit tie indefinite
accumulation of rubbish in alley ways,
or at the rear of stores. Likewise
rubbish removed from stores daily,
should be placed in cans located
around the square.
q. An ordinance should be passed
prohibiting the use Of the ordinary,
open-back, disease spreading, insani-
tary, filthy, surface privies. Homes
having such privies, should be requir-
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-06

wltn Stables, uu. The nlaJolI.y VI
these are IN good conuIClon, because
UNUSED. Inose mat are useu are IN
Dau CONDITION, at1ordlng pronhc breed
ing places Tor tiles.
1t is interesting to note that there
are 70 homes IN oxford using surface
the same locality as the surface
well water, and these wells are in
privies, which makes the possibility OF
contamlnatlng the water for drinking
purposes in these homes, very easy.
One Of these surface wells was found
number 127 on the sanitary survey
map.
During 1914-16, six families now
living In Oxford had one or more
cases Of typhoid fever. During 1917
only three families now residing in
Oxford, We're reported as having one
or more cases of typhoid fever. 1t
will be observed that the number Of
families having typhoid fever during
the past five years, has varied with
each year, and likewise the number Of
cases. 1t is a fact that during 1918
there were a larger number of families
and a larger number of cases of ty-
phoid fever in Oxford, than during
any one of the preceding four years.
During three years preceding 1918, II
cases of typhoid fever were reported
among families now living in Oxford.
While during the first eight months
of 1918, there were ten cases of this
disease. This shows a decided in
crease during the year 1918, and this
perhaps also means larger number
Of foci of infection for speeding ty-
phoid during the year 1919.
Owing to the fact that a
number of cases of typhoid occur each
year, it is imperative that-immediate
steps be taken to reduce this disease
to a minimum in Oxford.
There were 365 homes in Oxford at
the time of the survey. Of this num-
Der there are 255 white and 100 black
homes. There are 279 homes screen
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-06

More and more mothers are realizing row important
good baking is to the health and development OF their
children.
lis in such homes thot the superfnc Quality ofVaels
Dainty Flour is most appreciated Mothers know
that c,aHty in -four only more Successful
baking but baking that is finer in flavor and more
nourishing.
Phone your grocer for q sack
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-06
Think what Il means to the children

VaEer's Dainty Flour is made to give the highest
quality baking results-and it does is made OF the
choicest -four part of the choicest wheat. 1t is
ideal in -four making aways maintained. When it
couldn't be maintained, due to milling regula-
tons, it wasn't made at all. Bake pure. wholesome
biscuits cookies ETC., for your children with this SUI
nerlatye -four.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1919-03-06

Phone your grocer for sock Of Vaers Dainty Flour today
DAVIS MIzE & co. Distributors Oxford, Miss
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-12-29
YOUR OWN PRICE
ONE MORE CHANCE.
no BUY J. f. KELLEY PROPERTY

MONDAY December 29, 1919, ii nor
sold Will rent for l. months, or lease
property to years. Only SIX more
days to bid.
If you think our price too high, re.
member it takes two people to make
a trade, 50 come to see US and make
your bid, or make your bid in writ
ing we will either accept or reject
at once or by Monday, December. 20.
We mean business and will sell all
or part cheap
See US, write US, make your best
bid. If you are reasonable you may
get what You want. Your Price.
JAMES X. KELLY. Cordele, Ga.
i2-22-Gt
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-12-29
lRy w. NJ. GoodmanD

Better farming in the South may fol-
low in the wake of the boll.Weevl
Adoption OF long-raIked-of systems OF
diversified farming, stock-raiSinS and
snil-buildinS may be forced upon the
farmers OF the cotton belt as II -Elc
OF the inclrsion OF his vOraciOu> ii
implacabie enemy of King G. n.
And with these changes and imp o
ments, and the consequent eradlcauon
OF this destructive pest, cotton may
again be cnthr0ncd under conditions
which will insure 4 more prosperous
reign
The Value o. Peanuts.
The boll.wecvil is expected to be III
full force next year n the best cotton
growing sections of Georgia ana the
CarolinaS, and the torchanded farmer
may profit BY engaging in peanut cu!-
ture on an extensive scale.
DIR. W. W. Long, Director of GXten-
sion, Clemson Agricultural College Of
South Carolina, says The value or
The peanut, both as a money crop aud
for feeding on the farm, renders 1t eS-
pecially desirable as part of tho ro-
tatIon wherever conditions suitable to
its development exist"
And such conditions are found In
many sections of the southeast, and
are especially favorable in the coastal
plains regions of North and Iouth
Carolina
In some paris OF the South peanuts
have already supplanted cotton on
many farms heretofore devoted almost
exclusively to the growing OF that sta
pie. 1t is shown by recent reports from
the boil-weeyil territory of Georgia
that the peanut is one OF the most
profitable crops that can be grown i'll
the place OF cotton.
Prot. FL. T. Thompson, IT, S. Bureau
of Plant Industry, says Peanut grow
ing is desirable in the cropping sys-
lem in some parts Of the cotton belt,
The commercial value of the crop in
creased from $7,270,515, in 1929 to
$lSrZ71 500 in 1909, and the increase
since 1909 has been even greater than
before that year. These facts dc not
represent the full value of the crop,
for they d. not take into account thou
sands Of acres of peanuts grown for
hog feeding purposes"
Tho Peanut as Nitrogen Gatherer.
'1The peanut plant, IN common with
other legumes, has the power Oh col
ecting nitrogen from the air and stor-
ing # in nodules on its roots" sa~s
Prof. Thompson. For this reason the
peanut is q very desirable soil hnprov-
ing plant. 1t should be borne in mind,
however. that in order to benefit the
soil the main portion of the roots
should be left in the ground. The
nitrogen gathering bacteria are usual
ly present in abundance even where
the soil is planted for the first time. I"
Importance of Lime in the Soil.
Authorities agree that peanuts re-
qu!re an abundance of liC3e TO Insure
proper ripening and the filling Of pods
and the testimony OF practical peanut
growers bear them out in this state
meHt.
Where the sOu contains limestone or
shells 1t may not be necessary to apply
iime, but on most sandy soils. and on
The Cordele dispatch., 1919-12-29
THE THRONE OF KING COTTON
May Be Occupied For Time BY a Worthy Consort-
Peanut Growing Profitable In Cotton Belt

land that is In the least sour, from one
to two tons Of pulyeri2ed limestone per
acre should be applied broadcast after
the land is powed and thoroughly
mixed with the soil hy harrow.
Dr. Long says 1T Is necessary to
lime lie soil for peanuts, unless it Is
definitely known that there is an
abundance in the SOIL In this state
at least 1000 pounds of burnt lime or
1000 pounds of ground limestone
should be used per acre"
Balanced F<ations.
Peanuts require phosphate as well
as lime, but t should be borne in mind
that neither of these elements can be
omitted under average conditions. and
in the coastal plains regions potash
should be included One element may
help, but it's the combination that
brings big results. a "balanced ra-
tion" is as necessary for plants as for
animals.
Market For Peanuts.
Most farmers have fair idea of
the market for peanuts for roasting
and for the manufacture of various
products such as Salted peanuts, pea
nut candy, peanut butter, etc. but less
is known concerning the Importance of
this product in the manufacture of
vegetable oils, With the coming hort
o0o ~ nattnp -oo6 frar, r,h;cb 4r> y,1aly,
oil. and with an increase in demand,
there seems to be great field for the
peanut oil industry in the South.
In addition, the peanut yields a 'alu-
able hay crop, and when peanuts are
harvested for market hogs may be
turned into the field 10 CLEAN whatever
is left after d'Gging
1t is said thar many growers tatten
two hogs on each acre of peanuts so
harvested. Few If any crops will
produce more pounds of pork On an
acre Of land or produce it at lower
cost per acre than peanuts" says q
writer on this subject, "and in addi-
tion to the profit on pork, the crop
producing capacity of the soil will be
materially increased"
The Outlook.
The farmer who knows how TO raise
peanuts Viii make money, but the
haphaZard farmer can never r.alize
much profit on any crop. There Is
much to be learned rs TO preparation
of soils, planting, cultiVatlng and har-
vestiDg, but our state experiment sta
tiOnS Will furnish the necessary in
formation.
The peanut crop in some of the
states is short this year and growers
are expecting higher prices. The crop
is above the average in quality and !,
is thought that the higher grades viii
reach 12H cents 10 IA cents a pound
by Christmas, and peanut oil has ad.
vanced cents pound This means
y good prof, for the farmer. anj as
there is no danger OF flOoding the mar
ket, e. overs may look for large re-
turns Iext year,
The oil mills of the South now pro-
vide a market for hundreds OF thou
sands tons of peanuts and the average
price during the past three years for
the small white Spanish variety has
been 500 per tOn /; the present price
being about 300 per ton.