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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-10-31
Mississippi Highways.

Mississippi good roads enthusiasts
are boosting a movement to present
to the voters of the state an oppor-
tunity TO vote on bond issue of
twenty-five million dollars to pro-
vide a state highway system on
lines similar to those proposed for
Alabama. A number of individual
Mississippi counties are taking ad-
vantage of federal and state aid to
construct permanent roads, and
several counties are even putting
down limited mileage of concrete
paving. With both states COM
mitted to a program Of building
and maintaining permanent roads
mutual intercourse will be encour-
aged and great material advantage
should result.-Mobile Register.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-10-31
Section 200 of the State
Constitution.

1t is gratifying to the writer to
see the matter of amending Section
206 of the State Constitution up for
consideration before the voters at
the polls in November.
/ have long favored such legisla-
ton. 1t will be remembered by
the people of Mississippi who were
active in State politics, fifteen years
ago that the amending of Section
206 go as to prevent the enormous
waste of money in the delta coun-
ties received great deal of atten-
tion at my hands on the stump and
In other political campaigns and in
the newspapers which | edited.
The present proposed amendment
does not go far enough, but it is
better than the present law.
The whole Section 206 ought to
be rewritten and the matter of dis
tributing the school fund should be
left entirely to the Legislature
1t is utterly indefensible to pile
up a lot of money which has been
done in the delta, giving the ne
groes eight or nine months school
ing when the white children in the
sparcely settled counties are given
less than four months year, with.
teachers poorly paid.
But when | was advocating that
years ago, there were certain poll
ticians in the State. many of them
then and now engaged in school
work, very much opposed to the
views | entertained.
r. They entertained the idea of
some yagarists that you could
change the leopard spots and the
color of the Ethiopian skin by the
modern process of education.
Time brings things around all
right.
The masses of the people think
slowly but accurately 1t requires
a long time to arouse them, but
give them time and truth will pre-
vail.
hope the voters at the coming
election in November may take this
matter into consideration and do
not forget TO vote for the amend
ment.-J. X. Nardaman in Narda-
mans Weekly.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-10-31
Orr and Miracle to Drill Eight
Wells for Texas Eagle.

If the average oil company had
the oil land holdings of the Texas
Eagle Producing 4 Refining COM
pany it would be capitalized at
So, 100000 merely as an oil pro-
ducing company. The average pro-
ducing and refining company with
the holdings of the Texas Eagle.
and contract for producing from
5,OOO-barrel we'll and all other
production from $1,000 acres Of
choice oil lands. such as the Texas
Eagle Producing & Refining COM
pany has with the Texas Eagle Oil
company. it would be capitalized at
$40, 100000 and prove good in
vestment.'
HI. F. Miracle, of the firm or Orr
& Miracle, oil drillers, of Dallas,
made the above statement and
backed it up by betting" approx
imately 100000 with William E.
Clark. secretary and general mana
ger of the Texas Eagle Producing q
Refining company. that he was
right. In other words, Orr & Mir
acle. who have just brought in the
Texas Eagle Oil company's 5000
barrel gusher at Burk-Waggoner,
took a contract on shares to drill
eight wells for the refining COM
pany.
The wells will be drilled on the
Howard tract in Desdemona. The
tract is of ten acres. entirely sur
rounded by the producing wells and
literally hundreds of derricks within
gun shot. The first well will be
started this week, 1t will be an
Offset to the Plains we'll, which is
now producing 1000 barrels.
The Texas Eagle Producing 4
Refining company is almost in
position to announce definitely that
it's refinery at Fort Worth will be in
operation in February.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-10-31
What the Miners Demand.
Commercial Appeal.)

In the Congressional Record of
Oct. 21 a statement is made by
/ Senator Frelinghuysen covering the
facts in the threatened coal strike.
We make a digest in order that all
may have an understanding of the
dispute.
On Sept. % the United Mine
Workers of America announced that
unless certain things were done
they would call strike on Nov. /.
There are 400 900 men engaged
in soft coal mining in the United
States. One-third of these are for
eign born. The convention in Gle
yeland formulated the demands
The leaders presented the demands
and announced that unless they
were acceeded to there would be
strike This demand was made
only by the leaders of one group of
miners; tn at group is in the states
of Ohio, Indiana, Western Pennsyl-
yania and Illinois. No other groups
were consulted. but it is felt by the
leaders of the miners that they will
follow them.
The committee presenting the de-
mand stated that it had no author
ity to negotiate. The terms were to
be accepted or there would be
strike. The last paragraph of the
demands was that unless these de-
mands were met a strike would be
called on Nov. /.
The demands were not submitted
to the members of any miners
union, nor were they submitted to
the unions in the other territory
than that including the middle
group.
The demands are:
First A 60 per cent increase in
wages.
Second-The establishment of
six-hour day and fve-day work
ing week"
The cracker to the demands is as
follows:
We recommend that in event a
satisfactory wage agreement is not
secured for the central competitive
field before Nov l, 1919, to replace
the one now in effect, that the in
ternational officials be authorized to
and are hereby instructed to call a
general strike of all bituminous
miners and mine workers through
out the United States, the same to
become effective Noy. 1, 1919"
These demands were presented
only to operators in the central dis
trict, but if thew are not acceded to.
then the leaders will call strike
throughout the United States.
Miners in the United States are
now working from A to As hours
Since the outbreak of the war there
have been two increases of wages
under the fuel administration. The
first increase was ID per cent and
the second increase was 30 per
cent.
Now, under the proposed increase
the added cost of fuel in the United
States will be 81 OBJ 900. The |
added cost of coal consumed in
Alabama will be $23, 100000, Ar
kansas 81. 1884, 900. Mississippi $2,-
700. 900, Tennessee $S, ,564 900 and
Kentucky $12, $4,000. The 80 |
hour week would bring about re-
duction of 81 per cent in production.
This would make the coal supply |
insufficient to heat the homes and
keep the American industries going. |
The number of foreign-born peo-
pie engaged in coal mining in the
United States is 163 .516, or more
than one-third of the total number
of miners.
AT the present rate of wages
miners now make from $5 90 to S12
day. The unskilled help makes
from $500 to $500 day.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-10-31

One thousand men in Oklahoma
signed an agreement to wear old
clothes to keep from paying high
prices. A paper says there's q
thousand in our town doing the
same thing.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-10-31

Bilious? Feel heavy after dinner?
Bitter taste? Complexion sallow? Liv-
er perhaps needs waking up. Doan's
Regulets for bilious attacks-3Oc at
all stores. IAdv.I
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1919-10-31

The story is told Of an Illinois
farmer who sold the hide Of calf
for So and then went to town and
paid S12 for pair Of shoes. Now
he knows what a skin game" is.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
SPORT SHOES ARE IMPORTANT
Footoear That 10 Worn on Golf Course
and at Other PIace-Button
Shoes Coming.

Sport footwear these days Is an i'm
portant matter. Sport shoes and sport
boots for every sort Of outdoor occupa-
ton are obtainable, and 1t Is almost as
fatal to make a mistake In sport foot
wear as 1t is to wear the wrong sort Of
boots on more formal occasions. Heel
less shoes are not correct for the golf
course, yet heels must not on any ac-
count be worn on the tennis court-or
on deck Of a yacht or motor cruiser.
There are white sport oxfOrds and
white sport boots, and the oxfords are
much more informal in suggestion than
the boots. Added to the list of sport
footwear should be the new low heeled
pump OF tan leather. which may be
worn either with silk stockings or
ribbed wool hose.
These pumps are for running about
summer mornings. They look well with
sport costumes and are most comfort
able and convenient to wear. They
are not correct for golf; rather heavy
sOled calf boots or oxfords should be
worn on the links, though In midsum-
mer, when the turf Is quite dry, white
buckskin shoes and oxfords appear on
the golf course with white costumes
ButtOned shoes are coming back
into fashion again. but they must not
be worn with sport clothes any more
than party slippers would be. The but
toned boot, especially when 1t has a
high heel. represents the standard Of
correctness for formal or semiformal
wear, and 1t somehow does give a
smart frock that completeness Of style
no laced shoe ever seems able to ef-
feet, however smartly It Is made.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
HINTS ON HOMEMADE HATS
How to Handle Pineapple Braid, Dis
gulsIng out-of-Dats Hat Crowns;
sMade Faneles.r

II one has q bit of ingenuity, an eye
for color combinations and an innate
sense Of the type of thing that suits
her own particular style she may
make good-looking chapeaux at very
little expense. Here are several sug-
gestions that may help such a girl to
work out her own ideas.
The pineapple braid so much used
for part and whole Of hats is wrapped
In a damp cloth for half an hour be
fore using by miIliners, to render 1t
pliable enough not to break when be-
ing sewed on q frame.
A satin tam o. shanter crown Is q
pretty and easy way Of Disgusting a
hat crown that Is out Of date In shape
while the brim remains perfectly good
style. Many of these tam crowns are
pin-tucked in a plaid about an inch
and a half square.
Many made fancies" are used to
trim hats. A good way to make one
Of these Is to fashion a small double
triangle Of silk and stuff Il with cotton
and then bead It with some SNOWY
contrasting color. Dark blue taffeta
or satin. for instance, is chic beaded
with either white or steel beads.
Wool embroidery. 50 inexpensive
and so easy to do. continues a fash
ionable hat trimming. Some hat
crowns Of georgette crepe are darned
solidly with a contrasting color of wool
In q pattern that leaves just spaces Of
georgette that resemble large petaIled
flowers. Daisies are pretty darned In
white wool on q velvet hat band Of
green, blue or brown, and should have
yellow centers made Of French knots.
Milliner's glue, which Is inexpensive,
is q great help In placing flowers fatty
around q brim or crown-a style Just
as good as ever this season.
A Napoleon-shaped buckram frame
should be covered with silk or rough
straw to wear with cape or dolman
wraps.
Hat Innings from mIlliners should be
carefully saved and cleaned because 90
well made. 30 use In home-trimmed
hats.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
PREPARE FOR JUNE
Shops Are Showing Conceits In
Bridal Outfits.
eilio~y Folds Of White TuIIe Most
Popular veII-BridesmaIdS and
Matrons Hats.

June, the month of brides, win soon
be here, and shops are already prepar-
Ing fanciful concelts In bridal wells
and quaint bridesmaids hats.
The bfllowy folds Of white tuIle still
make the most popular wells, draped
from headdresses that are sometimes
studded In appliques Of small pearls
and made In tiara shape, or for the
simpler styles there is merely the gar
land OF orange blossoms about the
hair, from which the veil is draped.
Elaborate wells are made Of fine net
laces that are circular In effect, drap-
Ing well below the waistline at the
front. raised slightly on the sides to
allow the arms free movement, and
falling low on the satin train Of the
skirt at the back This, of course,
is just a novelty style, for few wear
the face veil.
Also of lace are little, snug caps
that at the head almost like a peas
ants cap, and some OF these even
take on the wings Of the Dutch head
covering. From both of these the
wells are draped full at the back.
Needlepoint laces are most exquisite
for this sort of treatment, coming as
they do in such a variety Of patterns
and different treatments, from the net
effects to solid pattern, narrow laces.
Another effect that is quite new
shows a little visor OF tulle on the
finest wire shading the eyes, and Just
a simple little bandeau Of the tulle
holding In the hair that fuffs out
from the top.
Bridesmaids hats seem to be mostly
Of the pastel hair braid In extremely
large shapes that droop low about
the head and are quite wide on the
sides. The georgette and organizes
In the pastel colOrs are again used.
and there are smart pastel gros de
Londres shapes trimmed In sprays of
apple blossoms that almost completely
cover the crown.
MatronS hats are In the darker col
ors Of hair braid, principally the royal
purple, and trimmed with flowers Of
the same shade.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
FOR SUMMERWEA
Sweaters and Separate Skirts
Favored by Many.
New Sport satins Have Q Weave
Which % usabIe In the
Reverse Side.

For many q woman In average cir
cumstances q summer outfit means one
or two new separate skirts, as many
new blouses as her purse VIII allow
and as many sweaters as she has time
to make, observes q fashion writer.
Add wide-brimmed hat and q pair Of
good white shoes and one can manage
a summer wardrobe as successfully as
moderate demands require. OF course
the charm Of our thin summer apparel
lies In its perfect freshness and ex-
quisite daintiness, and these qualities
undenlably can be achieved even by
the most meager incomes IL one so de-
termines.
Some clever women who make q
sweater and separate skirts answer
their needs are wearing the long
sleeyed sweaters over fine camIsoles
and without a blouse underneath, set
ting the sweater OF with fine cuffs
and wide collars Of lace and lawn.
Naturally the sweaters worn thus are
the slip-on type and generally are Of
navy blue or white. As to the skirts,
which are so essential q part Of the
summers outfit, nothing ever was pref
tier or more satisfactory than the
sport satins or rough-surfaced silk. II
We are considering the matter OF
economy they are the things Of first
consideration, for while the satins can
be successfully Numbered. they can
be used u long time without, and do
not rumple as wash materials will do.
Again, the colors are so enchanting,
and. now that such a world Of new eff
fects are brought out, one has endless
shades to choose from
Because the new sport satins have
a weave which Is disable In the reverse
side some Of the new skirts have
hens, pockets and belt fashioned Of
the reverse side of the material. For
the most part these sport skirts all
have the straight round lines we have
had now for a number Of years and
the fullness is gathered In at the band
and distributed evenly quite around
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
COTTON FROCK IS
TO Be FAvORITE
rnuIish Prints Head Procession
of Fabrics for General
Utility Outfits.
rrIIIs Are Featured on All Summer
presses-sueh Decorations May
Now Be Bought by
the Yard.

The time Is at hand to consider the
cotton frock. All Of us have a notion,
writes q fashion correspondent, that
summer dresses are easy enough to
make. and so they are; but since such
attractive ones, needing slight altera-
ZION. can be bought, few Of us do. In
deed. | sometimes think that home
dressmaking has vanished almost en-
tirely, especially in large cities where
everything can be bought ready for
immediate wear. Perhaps there viii
he a revival this summer, since the de-
mand for knitting and sewing for the
soldiers is not so urgent and women
ran turn their attention to former oc-
runstions. find a basis for this
thought in the vast number Of hand
made and embroidered, befrilled and
bestitched dresses I have seen, not only
for children but for grown-Hps as well.
Heading the procession Of cotton
fabrics for general utility frocks come
the English prints. They reveal the
sane quaint and old-fashioned de-
signs of calico, but are of finer texture
and cost very much more-o5 cents a
ysrd-those really from Great Britain
For the most part the prints are made
up in the plain shirt waist effect, with
some frills of linen for collars and cuffs
and a bit Of ornamentation down the
front Of the blouse. As the material is
substantial In texture and well COW
cred by the Quaitt designs over the
surface little trimming is needed, and
there is not much that can be success
fully combined. Plain linen collars
and cuffs and small hemstitched frills
Of white to relieve the monotony are
about the only really good things to
use. Belts Of patent leather or Of the
material finish the waist
An Interesting New Color.
One Of the new colors Is a queer
sort Of brick yellow red background
with very tiny yellow flowers scattered
thickly over the surface. 1t seems to
me this sort Of material calls for old
fashioned companions such as ric-rac
braid and piping. observe many in
destructible voiles and georgettes
with printed designs trimmed with
pointed scallops exactly like the ric-rac
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
coLoRs ARE BRIGHT AND GAY
Magenta, Green, Blue, Yellow Among
Tlnts sssn In the New Eve
ming Gowns

TIE fstn..st, however crude TO many
minds, taught us much about highly
keyed color. II was to this school Of
brflliancy that the dyers went for their
fabrics.
Magenta, that vibrates dually with
red and purple; green with q strong
note Of sulphur yellow or green that
suggests q peacock blue; blues that
shade 10 the turquoise matrix; yellows
that range from tangerine 10 citroo-
these are the colors seen In the new
evening gownA
II Q dress n 10 be made Of q pastel
shade the girtle win be q rainbow OF
brilliancy. three. four or more lines OF
color that bring JOY with their clash or
their contrast
A whole page might be written
about girdlesL Geranlum pink II run
alonesids Of vivid turquoise. A gown
Of neutral gray Il made insistentiy no
t1ceable by q girdle Of old gold vivid
hiue snd rose that refuses to be incon-
spfcrouz
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
ORGANIZE IS TO BE POPULAR
Mernina and Aftsrnoea Drsssse WIZ
es hads Of the Fabric This
eummef.

Organdie has not Jet run tn day.
The popularity enjoyed By this delight.
fully crisp fabric last summer. instead
Of firing It's wearers has only taught
them what sensibly lovely frocks this
sheer material develops. In pastel
shades morning and afternoon dress
g win be made OF organdie this year.
Pink organdie L. combined with
white net and lace 10 make q pretty
afternoon dress. A deep ron collar
of pink organdie fastens over Q vest
Of lace and net
Old blue ribbon. picot edged. ID run
through buttonholes IN the collar. The
deep tunie Of pink orgAndie II trimmed
with tucks and falls over a tighter
skirt Of net trimmed with Val. Lace
Another gown Of rose organdit
shows q trimming OF dyed lace. Ths
lace runs around the neck In an efee
live lire. A broad band Of lace I'm
ishes the sleeves and similar bands
are ran on the plainly gathered SKIRT
wide grosgrain ribbon In q lovely
shade OF peaeoek blue makes q color
ful eirdle On this gown.
Broad-brimmed hat Of matching col
ors or black picture hats are worn viii
these orsandle froekA
The broad ax., 1919-05-24

the top. Let us not forget the frins
this summer, for never was there n
time when ruffies were 50 much worn.
Everything Is done with them and
they trim everything. Knife plated
and hung ut the sides Of a skirt, or
gathered and placed one after the
other upside down on skirts, they are
employed layishly. OF course this
fashion has been simplIfed for the
home dressmaker, for IT is possible
to buy all such by the yard. ready to
sew right into place all hemmed and
befrilled.
Dotted Swiss and Net Of Mesh.
As to the dotted swiss-the makers
or dresses have successfully combined
Ii with net OF fine mesh and soft, mar
row valenciennes lace. One Of the
most charming summer dresses of this
material Is made Of cream colored
swiss with the simplest straight lines
revealed In q round skirt with a four
Inch hem. The waist, or shirtwaist
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
cUT-oUT PosIEs ON WALLS
Fad to Decorate Bedrooms and Sit
ting Rooms-Affords Interesting
and Refreshing Novelty.

Girls with artistic taste are decorat.
ing their bedrooms and sitting rooms
very gayly Just now, says the London
Gentlewoman- On self-colored walls,
they paste baskets Of flowers Of many
colors, which they themselves have
painted and cut out. Or, II not fiow-
ers, which are sometimes In natural,
but often IN futuristic, colors. other
devices. A well-known young singer
has painted q number Of daffodIls-
yellow. Of course. one cannot imagine
daffodils anything but yeIlowi-and
pasted the eut-out flowers against O
silveU wall The effect n deliciously
fresh. these spring days. Then q large
number Of people bent on identifying
their houses In IN entirely novel way.
and with artistic srggestiveness. are
painting their furniture with equally
happy result
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
FEMININE FRtPPERIES

some Of the latest brassieres are
being made Of chiffon with yelled
eiosingx
Black net and gold passementerie
are charming for evening turbans-
Blouses designed to be worn with
SHIFTS are especially partial to enbroid-
cry.
In strong colors.
Bead studded silk bags are popular
and less expensive than those win
solid beading.
Many Of the new cotton or slik
blouses have sleeves Of three-Quarter
length, with wide eunA
some Of the new brocade vests N
fine smart box coats have TIER lower
parts gathered to simulate . gircis.
The broad ax., 1919-05-24
NEW THINGS IN MILLINERY
Include strsws Trimmed With Nasy
osorpetts Or Taffeta; Some Mod
erately Priced MedelA

A very pretty type Of leghorn hat b
now being shown. according to the
bullettn Of the Retail Millinery Asso-
citation Of America. with this straw
combined with navy georsette or tai
feta. These hats, the bulletin states,
can be used either for sport or tAi-
l0red wear.
In some cases." it continues. ~the
entire crown Of the hat u covered with
the georgette or taffeta- Flanges on
ne upper or lower brim are atfrac-
tive. a. wen as side crowns This
style Of hat has been seen In q mod
erately priced model and. owing to
the prediction that Ieshorns WIN be .
big factor this summer. Il should be
popular. Tusezns. too. are trimmed
In TIE same way, with fange. side
crown or entire crown made q navy
eeorgstts Or tahetA
The broad ax., 1919-05-24

essN S1Sa1AA~s SeeAae
eraAd and made Of 0rgandie. They are
eay enough to make By stitching on
NE sewing machine In the pointed.
asng way and using them rs an
eose for sashes, SUPPLIES and sleeve
Trimmings.
We all know the vogue organdie has
.ao Tor two seasons nov, q vogue only
elgntly abated this summer. The
uisp loneliness Of organdie and its
auancing color make Il always de-
sfaole. but the lovely dotted swiss
con and fine nets are crowding It out
u Inst rank this year. One still sees
iOFely organdie froeks with ffills and
.oeks In plenty, and I have recently
Ieond fashion Of draping the thin
saeer organdle over q slip OF coarse
.a.te net which gives q most unusual
eoo attractive effect. When these
- slips are used they are fashioned
me long princess lines or caught
1t the waist like q camiaple.
p LOUNGES Of lace are added along
- bottom Of the skirt. Just ~ one
S0o trim q petticoat. In nearly
~ Instance where the net Il tins
- me outside sktrt n left unfucked
pain except for. q deep hem and
SNAPS cluster of double frills %