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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-14

months. A grand total of disburse-
ments, ordinary current expenses, Is
shown of $393, 273 compared with 1881, 244
for the preceding period, The fixed
expenses in the new report are totaled
at SIS, 1876, compared with $44, 1877 be-
fore. The increase in the last report,
however, is one of $45, 900 for a sink
ing fund and amortization Of bonds.
The total outlay of the board in Gar
ner's new report, which includes con-
struction work, new equipment, furnia
ture and permanent improvements, Is
S2S,662, compared with $lS4,7 0S in the
last report.
The total expenditures Of the board
between July /, 1918, and Jan, 81, 1919,
are $5l2, 9Sl, compared with $3.50, 2Sl for
the seven months just preceding.
Following Is a comparison by Secre-
tary Garner Of the percentage Of eS-
penses in the Memphis schools, as COM
pared with the average of 1903 other
cities In the United States. The figures
Of the 1903 cities were compiled by DIR.
Updegraff, of the national department
pf adupatipns
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-14
BOARD Cannot
MOVE WITHOUT
SCHOOL BONDS
Even Small Repairs, Newton
Says Are Necessary, Cannot
Be Made From Last Of
Funds.

without a bond issue-big or small
or increased revenue from some source
outside Of the 50-Cent tax now resting
with the legislature, the board of edu-
cation can not turn a hand TO make
even the $4,000 in repairs, character
lied by Building Inspector Newton as
Immediately necessary.
Hardwig Peres, president OF the
board said Friday, in spite Of the des-
perate need of repairs and more room
at the schools. a deficit of SCI, 600, with
no e to raise it, would prevent any
work. The only solution, Mr. Peres
said, was for the citizens OF Memphis
to rush a bond issue through the pres
ent legislature by popular demand.
The proposed school tax which the
legislature is preparing to pass will pay
teachers their increase In salary and
possibly wipe u the deficit, but the
board will then not rave any money
to do repair work.
ergetic support by all civic bodies, citi-
zens and mothers in raising a clanor
Immediately to petition the Shelby
county delegation to see that Memphis
gets the needed 81, 900, 900 in bonds. II
this is done, according to Peres, work
on the schools viii begin in June and
when the children go back in Septem-
Der, several new schools will be nearly
completed and the repair work on 9TH
ers finished.
Situation Critical.
The board will not wait, necessarily,
for the bonds to be sold after they are
authorized. Immediately after the leg
islature passed the enabling act per
hitting their issuance, the board would
proceed to let the contracts.
An interesting item has been set Tor
by Mr.. Peres, relative to an increase
In school taxes, should the legislature
permit Memphis to sell $4,000 600 for
the schools. 1t would take some 20
cents more-a total of 70 cents, or
nearly double the present school tax
to take care of the increased sinking
fund and amortization as well as up
keep of new buildings. Yet the .presi-
dent thinks it should be done and done
quickly.
Good Report on Finances,
A financial report just compiled by
Board Secretary Garner contains sew
eral items of interest to the citizens
of Memphis as to how the board handled
its finances since July !, 1918. -
The city taxes Melted them S45I,-
7e9 So, and other revenue made this
amount to $546, s64.b2. which added to
the overdraft Of SCI, 06S "a, makes a
grand total of 1907, s33.46 in receipts
BY the board compared with a grand
total of S4S7, 040. 40 for the length Of
out Of this sum, the board paid in
salaries to principals and teachers,
1912, 326.1S compared with 1905, 5S6. 25
| previously. Janitors received in salaries,
$23, S72. 80 against $l9,44o.1o the seven
| months before. On rents OF offices,
buildings, etc, the board saved ap-
proximately $500 compared with the
former statement,
The deficit in lunchrooms Of 81 ,56S.21
for the preceding seven months was
cut down to $647 in the ! last seven
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-02-14

While enjoying the matinee have
JOHNSON a CO., 211 South Main
street. to sharpen your scissors and
knives. They will be ready after
Main 27si. New 20
the show.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25
MRS. JENNIE N. BAKER.

Mrs. Jennie n. Baker died at her
home in Magee, Miss, last Wednesday
morning at 10 o'clock, after a very
short Illness. The body arrived in
Pensacola yesterday afternoon accom-.
panied by relatives and the funeral
services will be conducted at the I'M
dertaking parlors of Northup and
Wood, this morning at II O'Clock, by
Reverend John c. Skottow. Of st.
Katherine's church, interment to be
in st. Johns cemetery
Mrs. Baker was, before her marriage
Mis- Jennie Northup, daughter of
Captain Henry Clark Northup and
niece of Captain W. II. Northup. She
spent the greater part of her life in
Pensacola, having come here when
quite young with her parents from
Rhode Island She was a devoted
member of st. Katherine's church and
was also talented musician. During
her married life. Mrs Baker made her
home in Pensacola before moving to
Mississippi some time ago and had
planned to visit here shortly.
She is Immediately survived by her
husband and two brothers. Eugene and
Harry NoFthup. of Mississippi.-Pen
sacola Journal.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25
ASKS FORFEITURE
OF FRANCHISE
Ciy Council Files Bill in Chancery
Court Against Street Railway. -
G. Power Company.

| The commission council of the city
of Pascagoula has filed bill in the
chancery court seeking to cancel and
annul the franchise hitherto granted
to the Pascagoula Street Railway and
! Power Company for the operation of
street cars, the furnishing of electric
current and supplying the city with
water The bill prays, among other
things, that the defendant company
make such physical repairs to it's plant
as to enable it to carry out it's obli
cations under its franchise; that it
extend its mains and lights when nee
essary to serve the public and the
city; that it desist from charging H.
legal rates to patrons for tapping the
mains; that it re-arranges it's tracks
and rails so as not to be an obstruction
to the streets; and finally, because of
continued and persistent violations of
it's franchise, the quality of the water
furnished for domestic use and fail
ure to furnish sufficient water pres
sure for fires; and because the eX-
tension of the franchise of 1914 was
illegal, that the original franchise and
extensions be cancelled and annulled,
and that the plant of the company be
sold or the affairs of the company be
placed in the hands of receiver.
This action was taken by the COM
mission council only after repeated
efforts were made by it to induce the
company to remedy the existing de-
fects and to pay more attention to the
needs and demands of the city and
public. 1t is stated by the city officials
that daily violations of the power COM
panys franchise are reported and
brought to the notice of the manage
ment, but so far all efforts to bring
about improvements in the service
have failed hence the above suit, at
the trial of which the company will
have an opportunity of presenting its
side of the question and the court will
determine also what relief the city
and public is entitled.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25
RESIDENCE BURNED.

A house on Ker street, owned by
H. Fitzenreiter and occupied by A..
Jonte and family was destroyed by
fire about midnight Saturday. The
house was valued at about $4,000 and
was insured. Mr. Jonte carried some
insurance on his household effects,
most of which, however, were saved
The fire started from the explosion
of an oil stove in a room occupied by
Mr. A. Noivedich, who narrowly es-
capped being burned to death. The
fire department responded promptly,
but lack of water pressure made any
effort to save the building unavailing.
Adjoining houses were saved by the
fortunate direction of the wind.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25
HOW TO KNOW THE CHEVRONS

With the return of soldiers from
overseas service stripes of various
kinds and hues are beginning to make
their appearance on the streets.
For the information of those who
care to learn what the different stripes
and decorations mean the following
data has been compiled;
One silver stripe or chevron is
awarded for six months service in the
United States, and an additional stripe
is gwen for every additional six months
| service. Each gold stripe indicates
six months service overseas. A blue
chevron, worn above the cuff of the
| left sleeve in the same manner as
the gold or the silver indicates less
than six months service overseas.
Officers and men who have served
more than six months and less than
twelve months overseas are not enti-
tied to wear both blue and gold, and
those who have served six months
here and six months "over there are
not entitled to both the silver and
gold. In other words, only one color
of chevrons is to be worn on the same
sleeve. A soldier serving less than
six months abroad and receiving a
wound in action could wear a blue
stripe on his left sleeve and a gold
wound stripe on his right. Additional
stripes of the same color are per
mitted for every additional six months
service or every separate action in
which a wound was received. A
service of many colors may be worn
across the breast when a man has
been in a number of wars and cam
paigns, but only one color at time
is permissible on a sleeve.
A gold stripe on the right sleeve
means that the wearer has been
wounded in action. Every stripe so
worn represents not seperate wound
but a seperate action in which the
wearer was wounded Men with va
riety of wounds received in the same
battle wear only one stripe. The
aviators back from England tell of a
Japanese pilot in the British air
service who has fifty-four wound /
marks on his body, but wears only |
eight wound chevrons.
Some have a gold star for the first .
250, 900 Americans in service overseas, /
but others refuse to wear it, and say .
they have been unable to find author
ity for such a mark. They say the .
gold star was worn for a while as an
indication that the wearer was on a
boat torpedoed by a submarine, but
as the decoration was discontinued
and the wound chevron was permitted
for those who were "subbed" whether
they were hurt or not.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25
real ESTATE In
JACKSON COUNTY
Recorded in Chancery Clerks Office
For Week Ending
January 18th.

Albert A. Greenough and wife to
Veda May Cromer, about 4 and 20-10O
acres in swa Of SCI of 1916, $3.50.
Hjalmar Mattson and wife to Chris
Wacklin, block No. 10 containing lots
/, 2, 3, 4, 5, g. 7, s, 9 and 10 per plan
of survey in plat book page 81, $50.
M. o. Antoine to Mrs. Lizzie Candy,
parcel of land on south side of Jeffer-
son st. in 36-7-6, $3.50
Alfred Bonnabel to Mrs Laura Bon
ME Bonnabel Laws, nw1 of nea of "a
70 except % acres also all interest in
20 foot roadway east through the E.
N. Ramsay property, 500.
j. J. Marthaler to Emanuel Bang.
let in block A according to plat of
Marthaler's subdivision in 21-7-5,
$25.
Mary Ladiner ct al. to H. T. Wood
man, nea of swa of 1861 5000.
Forest l.. eager and wife to Samuel
G. Candy, parcel of land in 1915, 500.
Post Office Confectionery to A. L.
Staples, rental lease on east room of
the Postotfice building and annex
thereto, on south side of Delmas ave-,
for 5 years at 500 perm onth.
NJ M. Stewart and wife to John T.
Hudson, sci of sci of 1863, $1,000.
j. w. Cox and wife to John Hudson,
ea of sw4 and WI of sch of 1853,
$1,000.
Susan Taylor to Albert and jose
phine Proctor, acre of land in 25-7-6,
$175.
Annie o. Elgin to Chas. and Amada
Satcher, lots and Weed and Davis
addition to the town of Ocean Springs
in 1913, $500.
Andrew Ehlers and wife to George
Lennep, parcel of land in ne4 of nea
of 1876, $40.
F. H. Lewis ct al. to w. NJ Naples,
lot block B Liberty addition in 12-
&C, SIS.
Theodore Bechtel to Lansing Mills,
contract for 10 acres in 1918 for $10,-
900 also with extension of 80 days op-
tion for 13 acres adjoining south end
of property first contracted for at ST.
600 per acre. price including buildings
and trees other than nursery stock,
Deeds of Trust
Henry Nabstedt and wife to Mrs.
Arrabella Gile, deed of trust for $500;
secured by nwa of sci of 11-7-9.
Mrs. Lizzie Candy to Lillian l.
Faulkner, deed of trust for $400; sec
ured by parcel of land in 1915 on
south side of Jefferson St
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25
.s''s.......s..s. Observation-Disclosures.
\. RED CROSS j.
!. Observation-Disclosures. i.

The Jackson County Chapter of the
American Red Cross enrolled during
the Xmas Roll Call 2430 members
which means that $2,430 will be turned
into the treasury of the Red Cross.
Half of which will be sent to head.
quarters in Washington and $1,215 or
half of the total will remain in the
treasury of the Jackson County
Chapter. OF this number Moss Point
which includes Escatawpa, the Paper
Mill and colored auxiliary is credit
ed with 1908 members; Pascagoula,
Gautier, Orange Grove and the colored
auxiliary secured 1900 members and
Ocean Springs and Vancleave report
122 members.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25
BURIAL OF MRS. LAUVE.

The funeral of Mrs. Albert p Lauve
of Alexandria, La, who died Friday
January 18th, at 80 p. M, of in
fuenza, took place Monday afternoon
from the residence of her aunt, Mrs
Eugene Gautier in n. St Pascagoula
The cortege proceeded to the church
of Our Lady of Victories and the in
ternment was made in the Catholic
cemetery on Buena Vista street. The
pail bearers were oversea soldier boys
of this city.
Mrs. Lauve, nee Camille Turnbull,
was the eldest daughter of Mr. Martin
Turnbull, immigrant inspector, and a
granddaughter of Mrs. Jeanne F.
White. She was born at Pascagoula,
February Sth, 1894. She is survived
by her husband, infant daughter, Marg-
aret, sister, Mrs. C. II. Stein of Hilton
Village, Va, her father, grandmother
Mrs. White, aunts, Mrs. Eugene Gau-
tier, Mrs. Forrest J. Johnson, Mrs.
Walter Hill, uncles, G. W. White of
this city, Mr. d. p White of Panama,
Mrs. j. T. Sullivan, Mr.. Paul Turn
bull of New Orleans and Sisters
Camilla and Frederick of Dearborn,
Mich, and St Martinville, La. Also
Mrs. Agnes Coleman Turnbull, Martin
c., Duncan Macmillan, Mary and
Virginia Turnbull of Ocean Springs.
Lieutenant Harold Gautier remained
with his cousin throughout her illness
and accompanied the remains from
Alexandria to Pascagoula.
An exemplary life so beautifully re-
flected in an affectionate daughter, a
devoted wife, fond mother, loyal
friend. and altogether lovely person
ality, has come to an untimely close,
leaving many sad hearts and a
vacancy around the hearthstone that
will never be filled.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25
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!. MOSS POINT J.
III !. H. !. !. 4. i. i. !. !. !. i. !. "a

Mrs. Harry Wilcox and three chill
dren are visiting relatives in Gulfpor
this week. #
Miss Matte Campbell Jackson is a
home for an indefinite stay from
Laurel, because of the recurrence O.
! flu in that city, causing the schools tt
close again.
DR.. E. l.. Fuller transacted business
in New Orleans Friday,
I After an extended visit here to Mr.
and Mrs. F. Spann, Mr.. and Mrs. Delo:
Brusstar left Tuesday for Baltimore
their future home.
Messrs. E. 0. Hodge and J, d. Barks
dale transacted business in New
Orleans Wednesday. e
Edgar Rollins of the U. s. Army has
returned from overseas, and having
been released from service, is al
home again.
Mr.. j. j. Mcintosh is out of town
this week, transacting business al
several different points up the country
Miss Ina Goff of Wade spent several
days here last week. -
Walter Inge of Mobile, was a Sun
day visitor here.
Mrs. T. T., Howe and young son
Orin, have joined Mr. Howe in Boga
lusa, La, where they will make their
future home.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Delmas were
Tuesday visitors to New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Mcintosh are in
receipt of a cable from their son
Kinross to the effect that he is still
in France. and is well.
Mr.. A. E. Lee, manager of the Moss
Point Advertiser, after two weeks
absence from the office because of an
attack Of the flu, has recovered and
is back again
Mrs. l.. G. Avent was a Thursday
shopper in Mobile.
Alttl HlOHlH Sldy mere WIFI UeT
father Mr.. ]. w, Griffin, Mrs. r. l..
Laftrnan left, Monday for Bogalusa,
La, where she will join Mr. Laftman,
who has secured a position with the
paper mill there
Mrs. R. W. Rigney of Birmingham
arrived Wednesday for visit to her
sister, Mrs. R. V. Rogers Mr. B. D..
Winston, Mrs. Rogers brother, who
who spent several days here last week,
las returned to his home in Kirkwood,
Ga.
Mrs. Horton Turner was a recent
visitor to Mobile.
Mrs. Dornell Pitts reutfled Monday
to her home in Fayatte.
Mr.. Geo. w. ONeil left Saturday for
a pleasure trip to Washington, D. C.
and other points.
Mrs A. N. Gordon returned Monday
to her home in Oakdale, Cal, after a
lengthy visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Brusstar.
Mr. d. c. Avant came over from
Wilson for a weekend visit to his
family.
Henry Izard and Guy Brown were
among the week-enr guests
at house party in Fairhope, Ala.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25
W.S.S.-

Mr.. Jules Johnson, one of Pasca
goula's most enterprisng young bust
nessmen, has accepted a responsible
position with a large corporation al
Mobile. He expects to assume his
new position at an early date. This
is compliment to our port and a de-
served promotion. The best wishes
of the community follow our young
friend.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25
w 6

Private Morrell Wright, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph A. Wright. who was
in England with the Aviation Corps.
visited his grandmother, Mrs. Fannie
Wright on the Isle of Wright. having
been granted five days leave of alb
sence. Young Wright has returned
home and now has fine job in Mobile
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25
MSS.

Mr.. Nick Stratakos paid a business
visit to Chicago recently. While in
the Windy City he purchased new fix
lures for the branch confectionery on
T,rebs ave, which will be opened
shortly.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25
-TV.SS.-

Mr.. August p. Bugge. local superin-
tendent of the U. S. Employment
Service. left Wednesday for Camp
Shelby where he will be stationed
temporarily during the mastering out
of returning soldiers.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25
-W.SS.
Bosdell

Rev. DIV. Bosdell of this city Wis
tied Milton. Fla. this week, where he
went to visit his daughters, Misses
Lillian and Allie. who are taching in
the High school of that city.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25
-ykT.SS

Mr.. u. Piaggio of Gulfport visited
Pascagoula several days this week
on business connected with his big
plant the International Shipbuilding
10
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25

Mr.. Chester Watts has returned
from Detroit. Michigan, where he
spent the past year.
The Pascagoula chronicle. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1905-1920, 1919-01-25

Pk for commercial pros
I encouraging. The de-
or is good in this port.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-12
Mayor Town of Leslie, Ga.

The information contained IN the
news article complained of was fur
nished the Times-R Recorder by a well
known citizen of Leslie who was in
Americas following the count of the
votes. He stated that the men elect
ed all favored the water and sani-
tary systems, a fact known to the
voters of the town, and that the ac-
complishment of this improvement
would likely follow. This informa-
ton apparently incorrect, the Times
Recorder is pleased to publish Mayor
Hines card.
In justice to those who were not
elected, information from Leslie to-
day is that it is positively stated by
them that if the issue for bonds for
waterworks and sewerage had come
up they would have supported it
whole-heartedly.
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-12
TOOKDaUCHTER.
81, JOY RIDING
Kentuckian, Aged 131,
Says Overland a Is
Some Car

]. D. Hooks, of the Hooks Motor
Company, claims that the little Over
land Four, the Mystery Carr, for
which the Hooks Motor Company is
local distributor, holds the record for
hauling the aged.
"a young man, 131 years DID," he
said, carried his little daughter, age
81 years, riding in tsle Little Four the
other day, and said after the ride, 4
have ridden in quite few automo-
biles in my day, but in the Overland
Four you'd hardly know you were
riding-it's so easy" Here's the
story in full:
Uncle John Shell says he is just
beginning to feel old. The only
wonder for the average of us is how
he has kept himself feeling young
for so many, many years. For I'm
Gle John is 131 years old. He is said
to be the oldest man in the world.
For the first time in years, Uncle
John left home in the back roads of
Leslie county, Kentucky, during
September to attend the Kentucky
state fair. He was so great an at
traction and aroused so much inter-
est among Kentucky folk that he was
persuaded to attend several of the
county fairs. That he did, accom-
panied by his daughter, a hale and
hearty person of 81 years.
Three Great Centuries.
1t was interesting you may be sure,
to talk to man who had lived in
three centuries. When he was a boy,
Napoleon was dreamy youth in Cor
sica; the United States had not be-
gun to dream of it's great common.
wealth stretching from Atlantic tc
Pacific. In Uncle Johns span of life
people have come to use the telephone
the telegraph, all the automatic ap
pllances which make life and indus.
try possible today; the wireless; the
steam railroad; the electric railway
the old type automobile, the aero
plane and Overland 4.
Never closer to an aeroplane thar
WY SA6AG Va OAAC SOI1G lew Years age
winging its way over the hills of hi
Leslie county home, Uncle John tool
an immediate interest in the fiyinl
machines he found at the state fair
The ancient man was helped into tn,
cockpit of an exhibition machine ant
while the crowd caught its breatl
wondering what the ancient marine
might experience, the pilot taxieC
down the track and took off into thu
sky. Uncle John was as interested
and fearless as boy of ten years
He didn't feel he had been rightly
treated when the pilot brought hin
down to earth after having stopped al
the 600-foot level. He said he would
have enjoyed getting closer to heaven
But there was another experience fo1
Uncle John during the afternoon. He
had noticed hundreds of people watch
Americus times-recorder., 1919-12-12
MRS. TRINDER
WOULDN'T TAKE
FORTUNE FOklT
Says She Was Told That An OPP.
Grafton Was Her Only Hope
Takes TanIac and Her Troubles
A1e Soon Overcome.

81 wouldn't take fortune for the
good Tanlac has done me-" said Mrs.
Grace E. Trinder, of 511 West Thir-
ty-third street, Kansas City, Mo-, re-
Gently
''My troubles began about -four
years ago." she continued, " and al
though have been under the best of
treatments and have taken a great
many different kinds of medicines |
grew worse all the time. My food
disagreed with me and l suffered ter
ribly from Indigestion | was very
nervous and never got a good nights
sleep and became so weak and run
down | was unable to do my house
work and felt miserable all the time.
They told me my only hope was IN
an operation and | prepared to go to
the hospital to have it done.
''The day before l was to leave
home saw a statement II the papt
where a person who had suffered ex-
actly as | did had been benefited
through taking Tanlac, so | persuad-
ed my family to let me try it while
before having the operation. | be-
gan taking Tanlac that very day and
by the time | had finished my second
bottle | felt much better. just
kept it up and it finally overcame my
trouble completely. | have actually
gained twenty pounds and am so well
and strong that can do all my own
housework without any trouble at all.
I sleep fine and am never troubled
the least bit with indigestion or stom-
ach troubles of any kind.
All druggists sell Tanlac. - (adv)