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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27
ACROSS THE BAYOU

.,rs With much interest, we have read
me casual observations of a Wan
aefedH IN our town, and now it is our
Eurn to make few remarks on the
sas9al observation of our county
rnoads, and the upkeep of them. In
Districts No. 2 and part The resi-
cents are heartily tired Of the prom
.sea good roads and nothing doing,
y ~ tnis past week they have taken
sa'ngs in their own hands, and road
s.as ~ oeen built that is a credit to the
county, well drained, bitches filed
Up, bridges built, something to be
proud Of. To Messrs. Wolcott, Head
.syg wharton, Spencer, Humphreys
nj T4u tommy Johnson all honor is duel
ta hne community road is successIThe
NRalnaasome Nl automobiles of Districts
no, 2 and a will not fall bv the way-
At time.
Mr' and Mrs. Arthur Moore are
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27
PROPERTY SALES
DURING WEEK
THREE PLACES CHANGE HANDS
watt, Allen and Cannon Properties
Sold at Good Prices to Marx &
Morehead and F. M. Barnett.

Three pieces of property changed
hands last week, all bringing good
prices. They were all small places,
and, with the exception Of one, were
bought by local men.
Marx & Morehead bought the 100
acre tract, part of the Watt
estate and belonging to Mrs. Gilbert,
lust across the bayou at the Two
Mile railroad bridge, and the 290acres
known as the Island place, belonging
to Mrs. ]. j. Cannon, ofrmerly Miss
Gene Hamilton. The Watt property
brought $39 per acre, the price Of the
other not having been given.
F. M. Barnett Of Millenger this
state, bought of w. L. Allen his home
place Of 101 acres on the Tillman road
paying almost $4,000 for the proper
ty. This place includes an excellent
new bungalow recently built by Mr..
Allen. Mr.. Allen and family will
move to Port GIBSON on January 1,
when Mr.. Allen becomes circuit clerk.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27
VICKSBURG CITIZENS
VISIT PORT GIBSON
Representatives Of the Board Of Trade
Came to Inspect Our Roads and
Enjoy the Hospitality Of Our Pro.
gressive Business Men.

Several representatives Of the y;cks.
burg Board Of Trade came to Por,
Gibson Tuesday to go over our roads
and confer with the good roads IN.
thusiasts Of our community. Tbey
also expected to 60 to Oak Ridge al
the community gathering which was
70 be held here by Miss Allen h,,t
tne incessant rain kept them from
making that trip, also from LOOKING
over the proposed route of the Mississ
slppi River Scenic Highway.
rad the weather been more nron-
lslng, there would have been fifteen
or twenty visitors; but the rain which
began falling in the middle Of tha
night continued without interruption
and the others decided that thew
would not come.
Ihe party was met at the station
Dy a number Of our local citizens
ana escorted to the court house where
number of good roads speeches were
made by the visitors and local men
'as well. After this they were taken
TO Pattlson over the new gravel road,
which is now in good condition. No
attempt was made to inspect the pro-
posed highway, as none of this road
has been improved; nor was there any
effort made to get to Oak Ridge.
Returning to town, the visitors
were taken to the Jarratt Hotel
where an elegant luncheon had been
prepared, after which the party was
carried to the various places of busi-
ness and introduced to our citizens.
1t is generally regretted that the
bad weather completely uupset all of
the plans of the hosts; but later, when
better weather prevails, they will a.
gain be invited to come and complete
the work which was mapped out for
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27
ATTENTION.

10 all members Of Claiborne Count,
Platoon Of Co. A, lst Infantry. N. q
~. The Adjutant General Of Mississippi
has ordered an election to be held bv
the members Of above named Platoon
at the Armory in Port Gibson at {
+; M. Saturday, Nov. Goth, to fill the
office Of End Lieut.. made vacant Nv
the resignation Of End Lieut.. w. L.
Allen, Jr.
All members are hereby ordered to
be present on above named date and
hour.
Captain S. II. Bagnell is hereby des-
ignated to hold said election and No.
port result to the Adj. General.
All members reading this are re-
quested to communicate the informa-
tion to other members that they come
IN contact with between time OF read
ing and time of election.
By command Of General Scales.
G. r. DALBEY,
Lieut.. Col. Asst. Adj't. General.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27
THREE COMMUNITY CLUBS
TO BE ORGANIZED SOON

Miss Mary Allen will organize
community clubs at three school
houses during the first part Of De-
cember.
The first win eb organized at Rus
sum on the fourth; the second at
Beech Grove ON the 9th, and the third
at Sarepta on the 18th. At the two
latter places dinner will be served on
the ground and an all-day meeting
held at each school. This may also
be done at Russum, but this part Of
the program there has not yet been
arranged.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27

entertaining sa.'.,l AIM their mother and sister
mrs. =. G. johnson and son Of Meri-
goio We're recent visitors at Oak
MRS. Loretta Humphreys and chill
dren arrived from Amite. la and
VIII visit Mrs. B. e. Humphreys s''s !
part of the winter. " :
thanksgiving draws near. have
We retrospected or paused for a mo-
ment, to enumerate our MANY bless-
ings of tn tersa peay ss-
lngs OF the past year? If not It i
not too late. Truly, "He doeth All
things welll" M 'i
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27
ABOUT Group.

If your children are subject to
Group, or if you have reason to fear
their being attacked by that disease
you should procure a bottle Of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy and study
the directions for use, 50 that IN case
of an attack you will know. exactly
what course to pursue. This IS a
favorite and very successful remedy
for Group, and il is important that you
observe the directions carefully. tAdy
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27
TWO CHURCHES HOLD WEEK OF
PRAYER.

Last week the ladies Of two local
religious denominations observed a
season Of prayer and self-denial. The
Presbyterian ladies met each after
noon during the week at various resi-
dences of the members Of the church
and held devotional exercises. AT the
same time the Methodist ladies were
similarly engaged, meeting at differ
ent places and holding devotionals.
There is no question that much spirit-
ral good resulted, both to the church
es and to the town as a result Of the
many prayers which were offered.
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o.
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Halls Family Pills for consti-
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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27
STREET FAIR WELL ATTENDED.

The Wallicl Shows which pitched
theF tents here Monday morning
nave been we'll attended notwithstand-
ing the rains Of the first two days Of
men stay. The show is considerably
larger than the average fair, and it
mas good band and other ttractive
features. The management claims
mat It IS perfectly free from all OBJ
lectionable features. The fair has
been at Port Gibson before, and made
many friends of its patrons. 1t will
De here until Saturday night.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27
HORN--pFNNTsT

Sunday, Nov 18th, in st. Louis
Ia New Orleans, Miss Libbie
eas united in marriage to
IA aliis Hassin Horn, formerly Of
ek but now of New Orleans.
ii BRIDE is a native Of Port Glib
nd resided here until she reach
Young womanhood. She was a
sgiter Of the late Frank Penhisi,
IL occurred here few
ga She is an excellent
aGy, and the best wishes of
tft Gibson friends will go with
S4gh her married life.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27

Sellers Kitchen Cabinet-the most
complete ON the market. Call and
see it.
The Claiborne Hardware Co.
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27
OAK RIDGE MEETING RAINED
OUT.

Miss Mary Allen, county demonstra-
tor, was unable to organize a COM
munlty club at Oak Ridge last Tues
day as was advertised, on account Of
the steady down pour Of rain all day.
This is the second disappointment for
that community, Miss Allensbeing un-
able to get there last week on account
OF auto troubles. However, she is go-
ing TO arrange another date later.
Aluminium Ware means Kitchen
economy--see our line.
The Claiborne Hardware Co.
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The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27
Statement Of the Financial Condition
of the
MISSISSIPPI SOUTHERN BANK

Located at Port Gibson, in the County
Of Claiborne, State Of Mississippi, at
the close Of business Nov. 18th, 1919,
made to the Board of Bank Examin-
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27

/, 9. i. Walne, cashier, do soIemnly
swear that the above is a true state
ment Of the financial condition Of the
Mississippi Southern Bank, located at
Port Gibson, in the County Of Glai-
borne, State of Mississippi, aes- the
close Of business on the nth day Of
Nov, 1919, to the best Of my
knowledge and belief.
G. T. WALNR, eashier.
Correct Attest:
j. M. TAYLOR,
L. B. ALLEN,
Directors.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
Town Of Port Gibson
Sworn to and subscribed before me
Of BY G. i. Walne, cashier, this25thday
of Nov. 1919.
]. M. MAGRUDER, Notary Public.
My commission expires March 18th,
1920.
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of Claiborne, State Of Mississippi, at
the close Of business Nov. 18th, 1919,
made to the Board of Bank Examin-
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts $3.50, ,134.00
iOverdrafts, unsecured. 53.84
United States Bonds, Certi-
ficates Of Indebtedness
and War Saving Stamps 27,369.81
Bonds, securities, etc.. 100000
Guaranty Fund with State
Treasurer ...................-..... 100000
Banking house and lot..... 100000
| Other real estate owned. 628.64
Furniture and ixtures...-- 2,376.70
Due from other Banks
commercial or reserve. 173,193.67
Exchange and checks for
next days clearings....- 778.79
Currency ................-............ 13,536.00
Gold coin. .............................. 207.50
Silver, coin, nickels, cents. 1,390.l6
Life insurance. 10,286.37
Total ..............................s .s517, ,e45.5O
Capital stock ......................s - 5o,Ooo.oo
Surplus fund. 100000
Undivided profits, less in
terest, taxes, etc.-....-....--- 1S,765.51
Dividends .............................. 5000
Individual deposits subject
to check. k........................... 81, 1872. Sc
Time certificates of deposit 122 2,987.33
Total .s517 1850
/, G. w. Wheeless, President do sol
emily swear that the above is a true
statement Of the financial condition
Of the Port Gibson Bank, located at
Port Gibson, in the County Of Clai-
borne, State of Mississippi, at the
close Of business on the 18th day Of
Nov, 1919, to the best Of my
knowledge and belief.
G. w. Wheeless, President.
Correct-Attest:
w. C. GUTHRIE,
J. 7, DRAKE,
Directors.
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
Claiborne County.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
BY G. W. Wheeless, Pres, this 25th
day Of Nov, 1919.
r. G. HASTINGS, Notary Public,
NY commission expires Feb. 12ths
1920.
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Statement Of the Financial Condition
The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1919-11-27
THE PORT GIBSON BANK

Located at Port Gibson,in the County
of Claiborne, State Of Mississippi, at
the close Of business Nov. 18th, 1919,
made to the Board of Bank Examin-
RESOIIRCES
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
The Managers insuer

IN general answer TO the actors
the managers contend that AL the
members Of the Managers Pro-
duelns Association are reputable
producers that they should not be
penalzcd Tor the Luethicai acts of
dishonest managers that since
Equity contracts as we'll as others
have been broken ~ the present
strike how may they impute 10 the
actor any reasonable good faith !.
that the demands q the actors have
been adjusted as rapidly as condi-
tons VIII permit; that the managers
are IN business the unique raturs
Of which precludes conditions gea-
orally taken Tor granted, that the
presen- strike w4s brought upon
them w'+aout proper notice. under.
mining he coming theatrical Sea-
son, WIN q concurrent loss OF NIL
hons Of dollars; That the actors
nave been .a-ltea ~ professional
agltators
BY whatever toe products and
preeip.tates u the strike one has
only 10 scratch the surface to come
at the Fundamental issue which one
strike leader charac,erizes as The
extreme distaste Of the manager to
treat with the actor as q unit Of
an effective organization, in spite Of
the TACT that many actors are now
generously sacrificing s50O-a-week
salaries In defence Of this yerv
principle"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

the Actors Equity Association and
submitted various designations to it.
Talk Of reducing the stage to
the mundane level Of the car barns
and Ike assertions by those who
have sided with Mr.. Sothern lead
to the presumption on the part OF
the strikers that while his new BODY
may possibly object 70 the nominal
issues Of the strike their real griev-
ance has TO DO with the system of
reasoning which led the Actors
Equity Association ato the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor.
This is day of organization,
said one of the A. r. A. execut yes.
Officers in this body work for no
salary and come up for election an
nually. Art, labor and profession
are all matter Of terms which con-
vey no more than the idea of SER
vice. Service is the modern yard
stick and 1t applies equally to max
ing furniture or portrayiug stage
roles. Perhaps We have been af-
hicted with false pride, sense
of gentility in the past that led US
to consider with too much trepida-
ton the acknowledgment that act
ing is labor. Having al last made
the step We are enthusiastic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
Stage Hands Respected

AS striker the actor has not
oeen conspicuously original He
mas manifested his protest by meth
OBS that have scarcely excelled sim
liar efforts on the part of a walters
union. He is accused of being a
poor picket, if picturesque one;
an emotional dialectician but a bit
lncoherent, and sometimes illogical.
The placards he has carried like a
sandwich man, or in his hat, or has
tackled upon his automobile, have
oeen no more arresting than those
usually displayed by striking gar
ment workers. The novelty of an
actor on strike has brought him
MS biggest gun. which is publicity;
but otherwise, in spite of parades
down Wall Street, cordons of
plckets in front of open houses
With now and then an arrest-but-
tonhollng on Broadway, and i'm
passloned utterances wherever
soapboX, tonneau or a stage is
mandy the actor on strike has been
no more mechanically or physically
effective, if somewhat more humor-
Gus. than Brooklyn trainman con-
Quoting a similar demonstration.
L. set, trif1e less. A ruddy
---> policeman called to Forty
NTH Street and Broadway by the
news that the actors were on ram
page stood gazing at the moiling
mob IN front of strike headquarters
and said:
Strike, w it? Who would know
with livery wan perfect gintle
man."
According to his experience there
was something too peaceful Of hand
and philosophical of eye in the ap-
pearance of the strikers.
A Broadway manager seated in
ms office and looking down at a
group Of striking actors in front Of
Inc Fitzgerald Building offered to
wager that seven out Of the first
Yen actors encountered on the street
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
NOrehy Biggest Gun

AS acting IS bought and paid
for to-day it is not so important
what 1t may be called as It is that
those who are competent in our pro-
fesson shall obtain common justice.
The manager today has more re-
spect for the stage electrician than
he has for the actor. He cannot
split hairs on the electricians pay
or feed him on promises. and. lastly.
he cannot subject the electrician to
verbal abuse that is common prac-
tee with many stage directors and
managers. The electrician is organ
lzed. Behind the individual - an
organization. and behind that
organization all producing organi-
cations or unions. The trap-drum-
mer, the scene shifter and the cleo
trlcian rate more courtesy than
the actor. because the actor has been
so pulled up with false pride and
the notion that art and labor could
nowhere meet ,,no, d. .o,,, III
that he turned his back on the single
remedy fa, all h. lie uh;.h &c
fective ORGANIZATION
/ haer the American FEEDER alton
OF LABOR We are an autonomous body
oehoideh 70 no ones bidding but our
own. no one can call Us out on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

With no further words the Actors
Equity Association took an epoch
making step in the history Of the
American theatre-it Joined the
American Federation of Labor. 4
bulletin was issued as follows:
"Afflllation of the Actors Equity As
soclatlon with the American Federation
or Labor IS an accomplished fact
We enter under conditions entirely
satisfactory TO US
In recognition of the earnest and
successful work of the A. 4. A. Il has
been accorded the presidency and
treasuryship of the new international
organization and a controlling voice IN
the international Council.
THE new international ORGANIZATION,
Is known as the Associated Actors and
Artistes of America. Its jurisdiction
covers the entire amusement world l.
has Its own officers and a constitution
satisfactory to us. 1t is supported b,-
per capita dues paid by each member
of each branch"
Briefly, the American Federation
OF Labor is the parent body. with
the Associated Actors and Artistes
Of America, suD-organization
composed of the Actors Equity
Association and the organizations
of the vaudeville actors, the Hebrew
actors, the choral unions and others.
Under this head will be placed
the Chorus Actors Equity Associa-
ton, whose organization, with Miss
Marie Dressler as president. was
accomplished last week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
"Copperheads

10 all observers-and the lead
ing actors among the strikers con
cede as much-the step into the
American Federation of Labor 5
the one WHICH will make or break
the Actors Equity Association. It
was the veritable crossing Of an
artistic Rubicon, and when Cesar
arrived on the opposite bank he
found not all his army had followed.
+. II. Sothern had pulled back to
shore ere reaching midstream and
had begun to establish an organi-
zatlon--promptly called Copper
heads" at strike headquarters
which disapproved the methods Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
men andwOnen
m erely
players

six weeks without pay and was
CURLY dismissed, with the explana-
ton that he was not the type" re-
quired.
~ Chorus girls are compelled TO
rehearse from four to twelve weeks
without pay, and in one recent case a
$50 shoe bill was incurred by each
prospective member of the chorus
before production.
60 A theatrical troupe dlsbanded
in Nashville, Tenn, owing a char
acter woman $40. The manager ad-
vanced her IS and the next day pur-
veyed to her a ticket to New York.
saying that she was now indebted to
the manager to the extent of 81.
These are few specific griev
ances, and are symptomatic of the
entire catalogue of alleged abuses
which have and do accrue to the
actor under the contractual agree
ment that has been his for a long
term of years.
0The only thing guaranteed the
actor is the privilege of working a
certain number of weeks for moth
ing," declared George Wickersham.
formerly United States Attorney
General, after examining the ac
cepted form of actor-manager CON
tract.
BY July the issue had become clean
cut. The Producing Managers AS
ISOLATION rejected in sum the pro-
posal of a Taft-Hughes arbitration
on the number of performances to
constitute a standard week and the
eighteenth clause in the Actors
Equity Associations contract.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

play that prevailed two nights. In
all he worked eleven weeks without
pay to obtain four days salary.
60 The original periods known
as half-pay weeks-before Christ
mas and Easter-were increased
until one producer Incorporated
seven half-pay weeks in a regular
dramatic season. One Of these was
the week of election. By that prac-
tice company playing in Montreal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

during November election in the
United States received half pay.
(4 A young actor, married, sup
porting a wife and child, rehearsed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17

lasted one night; rehearsed three
weeks in a drama that also was
withdrawn after a single perform
ance, and four weeks more in a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-08-17
III in q Week

The actors strike. which by mid
week had closed dozen theatres,
threatened managers with losses
estimated al 100000 brought
forth half million dollar suit by
enc firm against the Actors Equity
Association-citing the Danbury
Hatters case as precedent-necessi-
tated temporary injunctions re-
Stralnlng actors from walking out
and leaving the "Ziegfeld Follies"
lat, created a schism between those
actors counselled by f. H. Soth-
ern and the members Of the 4. F.. A.,
established chorus girls union,
caused an hiatus in the preparation
Of early fall productions, begun a
sympathetic strike movement in Chi
cago and inflated the membership
roster of the Actors Equity Associa-
ton from 4,200 up to the day of the
strike to an estimated 10000 by
Wednesday last, has developed moth
ing more interesting than the multi
sided efforts to establish the status
Of the actor.