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The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24
GRAND THEATRE
Is NOW UNDER
new MANAGEMENT
MIR. S. K. Journeay, Expert
enced Show Man, Leases
Property And Will Manage
Local Theatre.

Mr.. s. X. Journeay, of Kosciusko
Miss, has leased the Grand Theatre
and will manage the local movie" in
the future, the new manager taking
over the property Monday.
Mr.. Journeay is experienced in the
picture show business, having now a
string of four frst-class picture
shows located at Louisville, Philadel-
phia, Newton and the Water Valley
Grand Theatre. He has spent Ia
years at the business, years of the
time was spent in Uncle Sans army
service when he conducted picture
shows at army camps for the soldiers.
Mr.. Journeay has moved his family
to Water Valley and will make this
city his headquarters, and give his
personal attention to the manage.
ment of the Grand. He is a hustler
and most pleasant gentleman tc
meet, and we gladly welcome him and
estimable wife as citizens of oul
city.
Mr.. Journeay is at present busy
booking and making up his future
programs, and states it his intention
to give Water Valley the very best
clean, moral and interesting pictures
possible to procure.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24
MEMPHIS new STOCK
YARDS OFFER GOOD
LIVESTOCK MARKET
New Southern Stock Yards Re-
Gently Established At Mem
phis Offer Farmers A Mar
ket Equal to St. Louis Or
Chicago.

Handling thirty-fve hundred head
of livestock during its first month of
operation is the record of the New
Memphis Stock Yards, which was
opened by the business men Of Mem
phis on September 15. This new
yard promises to solve the question
of a Southern livestock market
For a number of years the farmers
and county agents of this section
have worked for a central livestock
market that would provide an outlet
for their shipments without the heavy
freight rates and big shrinkage Incl
dent to the long haul to northern
markets. 1t is largely due to these
efforts that the New Market was
started by such men as DR.. TAFT But
Ter, Editor of the Progressive Farmer,
Mr.. George r. James, of the James
Graham Wagon Company, Frank D.
Fuller, Secretary of the Tri-State
Fair, and C. j. Haase chairman of
the Bureau of Farm Development.
The Memphis Stock Yards will be
run by the same rules that govern
the st. Louis and Chicago yards and
the yardage fees and commissions
will be the same as charged there.
There are numbers of buyers both
local and out of town on the market
every day and every thing that has
been sent to the yards has sold readi-
ly, most of it on the day of arrival.
The prices have averaged up to with
in quarter to half cent under the
st. Louis quotations for the same
classes.
The prices for the past week have
ranged from $500 a STATS on
heavy hogs, from $11.O0 "a $12.-
rs on packer sows and roughs, and
from $10.50 to $1,000 on stock hogs
around 80 pounds. Stock hogs from
80 to 100 pounds have brought as
high as $3.50.
Good grass fat steers from 900 to
1000 pounds ranged from $500 a
$1,000, medium butcher steers 81 90
a 500, fat cows and heifers 5000
"a $500. Cutters from $500 to
5000 Gamers from $4.OO to $500,
and heavy spring calves from $500
to $11.
The outlook is good for a stronger
market all through the fall as more
buyers come to Memphis and open
offices at the New Yards.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24
POWERS FAVORS
AMENDMENT TO
SCHOOL TAX LAW
An Amendment OF Vital I'm
portance To The People OF
Mississippi Is To Be Voted
On In The November Elec-
tion.
0 the People of Mississippi :

To the People of Mississippi
The proposed amendment to Sec
ton 206 of the constitution reads as
follows:
"But the legislature shall have
power to make an additional ap-
preparation to be disbursed by the
State Board of Education in such a
manner as to equalize public school
terms throughout the state"
Note that Section 206 allows the
present appropriation to stand and to
be distributed exactly as heretofore
without reference to any local tax
that county may levy in support of
schools. The proposed amendment
makes it possible with an additional
appropriation of approximately one
dollar per capita of school population
to equalize the school term in the
various counties.
The distribution of the common
school fund has been a direct issue
in many campaigns for the Governor
ship. An affirmative vote on the
proposed amendment will settle this
issue for all time.
There are counties in Mississippi
where two mill tax is insufficient to
extend the school term to any ap-
preciable length. There are other
counties where less than a mill will
extend the school term over period
from two weeks to more than a
month. No thought of county lines
should guide US in casting our votes
for this proposed amendment. We
should be governed solely by the in
terests of the white children of Mis-
sissippi who are looking to us for re-
lief. The strong counties financially
have an opportunity to help the weak
ones, and the weak ones have the
right to call upon the strong for re-
lief.
South Mississippi and the hill
counties will be greatly relieved by
the passage of this proposed amend
ment while the black counties will in
no wise suffer.
Wnen State Superintendent of
Public Education ! had full oppor-
tunity to observe the present in
equality of Che distribution of the
common school fund and / am con-
vinced that this proposed amend
ment is the only method Of correct
ing the crying injustice to thousands
of white children throughout the
state.
The proposed amendment places
the distribution of the common school
funds in the hands of the members
of the legislature who are the direct
representatives of the people. / re-
peat that the interests Of the white
children are involved and that it is
clearly the duty of all citizens to go
to the ballot box and cast an affirma-
tive vote for the proposed amend
ment. J. N. POWERS.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24
DARING ROBBERY
OF FOREST P. 0.
Postoffice Safe Cracked While
Members of the Band Held
Revolvers at Operators
Heads and Demanded Sill
ence-$4, 500 In Loot Taken.

Harpersville, Miss, Oct. 23.-A
daring holdup and robbery of the
postoffice at Forest, in this county
was one of the boldest in the history
of the state. Monday night about IL
o'clock the operator Of the telephone
exchange, while busy with a long
distance message, was confronted by
a man who held pistol to her mead.
She attempted to utter cry, but was
warned her life would be in danger if
she did.
At the same time another Of the
thieves held up the telegraph oper-
ator at the railroad depot.
This done, and while the operators
were guarded from raising an alarm,
other members of the gang entered
the postoffice, cracked the safe and
purloined about $4,000 worth Of war
savings stamps and $1,000 in cash,
etc,
With their booty, the burglars es-
capped in a waiting automobile, driv-
ing toward the south.
AS soon as possible the operators
gave the alarm, and posses were i'm.
mediately organized and hot pur-
suit instituted
A good description of the thieves
was given by the operators, who
stated they were white.
The interior of the postoffice was q
mass of debris, mail matter being
scattered indiscriminately.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24
ATTY. HARRIS OPENS
REAL ESTATE OFFICE
In CALHOUN CITY
Water Valleys Hustling Attor-
ney and Live-Wire Real Es-
tate Dealer Opens New Of
6ce At Calhoun City.

Atty. John l.. Harris has made
arrangements to open a real estate
Office at Calhoun City. This makes
the third real estate Office operated
by Atty. Harris.
Messrs. G. w. Johnson and D. E.
Parks have been secured as local
managers for the Calhoun City office.
These excellent business men will
have direct charge of the new Of
flee and will be on the ground look
ing after the business at all time.
Both of these gentlemen are thorough
business men and are experienced ia
the real estate business; and under
the dill lection of Mr.. Harris. Mr.. John
son and Mr.. Parks, the CalhoIa City
Office will be one of the strongest
in the state.
During the past 20 months Atty.
Harris has sold 225 farms and we
have not heard of a single dissatis-
fed customer in the long list Of sales
he has made. This speaks well for
the open, fair, square and honorable
way in which Mr.. Harris conducts
the business.
Mr.. Harris has met with phenom-
email success in Yalobusha County,
the people giving him their hearty
cooperation and support. His Cof-
feeville Office has done a wonderful
business while his Water Valley Of
flee is the busiest place in the city.
Mr.. Harris revived the word
Boost in Water Valley and has put
pep" and life in the whole county.
He has been responsible for real es-
tate to double and thrible in value
and has created keen interest and de-
sire for Yalobusha lands among i'm
vestors and homeseekers.
Calhoun City and all of Calhoun
County are to be congratulated upon
securing Mr.. Harriss Office and II
the good people of the county will
give Mr.. Harris and his able assist
ants their hearty cooperation Cal.
houn County real estate will expert.
ence the greatest boom in the his.
tory of the county
The Herald unquaiifiedIy recoIn-
mends and endorses Hon. John l..
Harris to the good people of Cal
houn County, and wish for him sue
cess in his enterprise in their coun-
ty,
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24
AMERICAN consul
LAR Is KIDNAPPED
Outlaws Enter Building Owned
BY United States Agent, Rob
Safe of 10000 Pesos, Then
Carry Jenkins Away With
Them-American Embassy
Investigates.

Washington, Oct. 22.-Wm. o.
Jenkins, American consular agent at
Puebla, Mexico, was kidnapped by
masked bandits last Friday at Puebla
and is being held for $150,000 ransom
the State Department was advised to-
day.
The American embassy on inquiry
has been informed by the Mexican
foreign Office that the government
would take all possible steps to effect
the liberation of Jenkins. The Amer
lean embassy has been authorized to
detail member of its staff to Puebla
to assist in obtaining the agents re-
lease.
The dispatch received by the State
Department quotes the Mexico City
newspaper Excelsior as reporting that
the bandits entered a factory owned
by Jenkins, gagged and tied the
watchman, forced the safe and rob-
bed it of 10000 pesos and then took
Jenkins away with them. The bandits
are reported to have told Mrs. Jenk-
ms that they were rebels and would
hold her husband for 100000 pesos
ransom.
They said that Jenkins would not
be harmed if there was no attempt ia
pursue the abductors. An American
business associate of Jenkins has con.
firmed the newspaper story.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24
10 LIVES SACRIFICED
In AIRPLANE RACE
Many Planes Wrecked--Each
Victim Carried Government
Insurance for $1O,O00-Lib-
erty Motor Has Proved Its
Power Every Day During
Flight.

Washington, Oct. 19.-With Lieu
tenant Belvin w. Maynard winner of
the rans-continental air race, air
service officials tonight are calculat-
ing the cost of the spectacular event.
Ten lives have been sacrificed and
more than a million dollars damage
resulted beyond the estimated cost.
To date 27 planes have crushed and
estimating the average cost at $4,000
the total amounts to more than $780,
600.
Aside from the government aid
which must be paid to the dependents
of those fiiers killed, it is said, that
each victim carried $4,000 policy
for government insurance, bringing
the total to well over half million
dollars.
Twenty two control stops with an
average of one officer and 10 enlisted
men to operate them and the cost of
transporting these men and supplies
to the various stations will add many
more thousands to the total
Experts differ as to the benefit ac-
complished by the race.
While the DeHaviland-4 has had
the largest percentage of accidents,
1t has also made the best record of
reliability thus far. The Liberty
motor has stood out preeminently
over others used in the race. The
route was the most direct possible,
but doubt is expressed as to whethei
it will be adopted as the official air
line.
Bad weather has mitigated against
the success of many entrants and
has been responsible for many deaths.
On the other hand experts point out
that mail planes fly regularly in
equally bad weather with minimum
of accidents,
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24
COAL STRIKE cTrA'c
TO Be CERTAINTY
Both Mine Operators and Min
ers Determined Not To Yield
One Inch-Miners Declare
Operators Are Making AS
founding Profits.

There seemed little hope tonight of
averting the strike of half million
bituminous coal miners called for
Nov. /.
After a series of conferences with
labor leaders at Washington and
telephone talks with others in the
central coal territory John L. Lewis,
President of the United Mine Work
ers Of America, announced they
would go out unless all demands, in
cluding the five day week were
granted.
The operators, standing by their
decision not to consider any proposal
looking to shorter weekly schedule
and refusing to open negotiations un-
less the strike orders were withdrawn,
charged the miners were trying to
freeze the country into submission by
insisting upon acceptance of '9impos-
sible demands"
"The strike will not be called off"
Lewis declared.
strike order stands" said Thomas T.
Brewster, chairman of the operators
scale committee.
Meanwhile pressure was being
brought to bear on both sides from
many quarters to adjust their differ
ences and save untold distress. TAX
ing mental stock, Lewis said there
would be enough coal on hand Nov. l
to keep the country warm thirty days.
Secretary of Labor Wilson at
whose invitation the scale committee
of the miners and operators will meet
with him Tuesday, declined to
comment on the negotiations and
continued to hope he would be able
to bring about peace. Official Wash
ington held to the view, however, the
strike was inevitable. The meeting
will be behind closed doors.
In statement tonight President
Lewis said a recent report by the fed
eral trade commission revealed that
never before in the history of the
mining industry have the operators
been making such astounding profits
upon coal produced"
Discussing the wartime agreement
Lewis said:
''The claim of the operators that
the miners are guilty of reputation
of contract is totally unfounded and
has no basis in fact. The Washington
wage agreement that it was to con-
tinue in force and effect until the
ending of war, or until March 8,
1920"
In substance and form the war has
ended, mine workers have no con-
tract; the contract expired upon the
18th day of November, 1918, when
hostilities ceased. In order to give
the country and the mining indus
try an opportunity for readjustment,
the miners have worked for an addi-
tional year for the same wages, mere
ly by common consent. We now seek
to negotiate a new agreement to be-
come effective November 1st. Ample
notice has been given the operators
of our intentions in this respect, but
they have steadfastly refused to take
any action that might interfere with
their profits. The miners have had
no increase in wages for more than
two years."
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24
NEGROES UNPOPULAR
in CHICAGO
Windy City Against "Social
Equality" Idea-Claim Ne
gro Residents Cause Proper
ty To Decline In Value.

Chicago, Oct. 21.-The first organ
lied step to stop encroachment of ne
groes on exclusive residence streets
was taken today by 1900 wealthy
property holders of Grand Boulevard.
They formed an association and
pledged $4,000 to fight the negroes.
Negroes already in the neighborhood
were warned they must leave and real
estate men were told they must not
deal with negroes.
Strong feeling was expressed at the
meeting. John p. Bowles, treasurer
of the Grand Boulevard Association,
warned the negroes they must evacu-
ate the territory.
"The blacks are going to give us a
lot of talk, but they'll not bluff u.s."
he said. II want to tell you people
that there will not be an insurance
commpany that will care to take a
risk in this section if we say the word.
No banker will make loan to an un-
desirable and no real estate dealer
win dare to make sale.
II am not against the black man, ?
Mr. Bowles continued, "but l don't
want him for my neighbor. Since the
negro started to invade Grand Boule-
ward property values have fallen
$3.50, 900, 900. Ny own home cost $25-
900 to build, but today cannot real
ize $4,000 on it in the open market. =
Harry Fox, president of the Ken
wood and Hyde Park Property Own.
ers' Association, who preceded Bowles
on the floor, said:
"We will grant the negro full jus,
tice. We win aid in securing for him
better housing facilities, equitable
working conditions and good schools
but we will not stand for any haran-
guing on his constitutional rights anc
Fsocial equality to your detriment and
mine.'
! Alderman U. s. Schwartz advised
the gathering that the law hampereC
their action.
"But there are things that can bs
done," he said There is more thar
money loss involved here"
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24
ELKS CLEARED
$500 ON CARNIVAL

On account Of heavy and contin-
uous rains for days the Elks Carni-
val last week came out less, financial
~, than was anticipated The local
Elks cleared about $500 for their
share, and did remarkably we'll con-
sidering the inclement weather.
The Nat Reiss Carnival shows pack
ed up Saturday night and Sunday
morning, leaving that day for Green
wood, Miss, where they are showing
this week.
Saturday was the only clear day
during the entire week and there was
big crowd in town all day. The
carnival attractions all did a thirty
ing business and many of the loca
merchants were unable to wait on
the big crowd at times.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24
BIG M. E REVIVAL
MEETINGS CLOSED
About so Conversions Dur
ing The Two Weeks of Meet
ings-Large Free VIII"
Offering Given Evangelist
Tucker AT Close.

Sunday night the big revival meet
ings closed at the first Methodist
Church. Rev. George Tucker depart
ed on the early morning train, Mon
day, for Kentucky where he will be-
gin another series of meetings.
The meetings here lasted two weeks
and while most of the time it was
rainy, bad weather, still the large
church building was filed every night
and on closing night, Sunday, the
crowd was 50 large that many could
not gain entrance to the building.
The meetings were attended by
members of all the churches of the
city and deep interest was manifest
ed About so conversions resulted.
The railroad boys of the city pre-
sented Evangelist Tucker with a
nice typewriter as token Of their
esteem, while on Sunday night a
large free will offering was given
Rev. Tucker and his singer, Mr..
Watt
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24
STOCK SHIPMENTS
ON NOV. A AND IL
Next Farmers Cooperative
Shipment From Water VAL
ley on Nov. 4LFrom Coffee
vile, Nov. IL.

The next shipment of cattle and
hogs will be from Water Valley,
Nov. 4th., and from Coffeeville, Nov.
11th. Farmers living in Oakland
territory that have live stock for
shipment list them with me and when
we get car load win notify you the
date to bring them in.
The hog market is extremely
low. Best southern hogs at this
writing will not bring more than
$3.50 per cwt. in st. Louis. This is
the lowest market that we have had
for three years. Cattle are off about
25c per cwt. Try and let me know
what you have to ship before bring
ing them in.
am going to order car of crush
ed lime to be used on lands of coun-
ty. Lime will make your lands more
productive, 1t is especially recon-
mended where you are growing
legumenus crops. This lime is
crushed by state convicts and sold to
farmers at actual cost. am not able
to get the rates to points in this
county, but ! don't think that it will
cost US more than $1.50 per ton de-
livered. am very much interested
in better orchards in this County.
your home orchard. Now is time to
would like to assist you in planning
place your order for trees. Order
direct from responsible nursery COM
pany. Spray and prune the orchard
that you have.
If you need assistance in terrace
or drainage work call on me
Very sincerely,
A. G. HAMILTON,
County Agent.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24
LABOR DELEGATES
WITHDRAW FROM
NATL CONFERENCE
Rejection of Collective Bar
gaining Brings Withdrawal
Wilson's Plea Unheeded.
Union Leaders Claim They
We're Being cruci6ed-
Gompers Declares That
Nothing Can Be Accomplish
ed.

Organized labor Wednesday night,
through its leader, Samuel Gompers,
announced its withdrawal from the
national industrial conference, which
has been in session since Oct.
6, to establish new relationship be-
tween capital and labor.
The industrial conference late
Wednesday voted down labor's reso-
luton for recognition of the right of
collective bargaining-a resolution
which Mr.. Gompers, leader, had char
acterized as ''the last word" on the
subject.
The employers group, by a ma
jority of one, decided to oppose the
resolution and although the public
and labor delegations voted for the
proposal, under the conference rules
providing for unanimous approval,
the declaration was lost.
Mr.. Gompers thanked the chairman
and members of the public group for
the courtesies shown labor by that
wing of the conference, but said that
since the right of collective bargain
ing had been voted down three times,
once after President Wilson had ap-
pealed to the conference to stay in
session, labor felt it had no objects to
gain in continuing the deliberations.
"The conference will meet again at
$3.50 a. m. Thursday" said Chairman
Lane when he adjourned the session.
The chairman declared afterward
that if necessary the conference
would amend its rules and continue
its session with but two groups pres
ent. Chairman Lane indicated he
might make personal report to
President Wilson.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24
rs MILLION DOLLAR
BAPTIST CAMPAIGN
Mississippi's Quota-Yalo-
busha And Each Baptist
Church of the County Quota
Given. How the Money Col
lected And How Spent.

Mississippi's Quota = $3,5OO,O00.O0
Yalobusha County's Quota 64,375.0O
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24

There will be an examination for
Census Enumerators for this Dis
trict at the Court House, in Water
Valley, on October 31st, at $50
a. m. C. A. HEMPHILL,
Supt. of Census.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1919-10-24

$3,4s9,50O.OO

Drive will be made between
November 80, and December 7th.
How TO be paid? Part in cash at
the time the drive is made and the
remainder in sixty monthly pay
ments, or at the option Of the sub
scriber, beginning January 1, 1920.
Who money viii be paid to? The
local church reasurer win hold your
subscription cards, collect the money
and send to j. B. Lawrence, Jackson,
Mississippi.
Any further information desired
by any Baptist in Yalobusha County
will kindly write j. r. G. Hewlett,
County Director, or j. Leland Trusty,
Publicity Director, Water Valley,
Mississippi.