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The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1919-03-29
A THANKSGIVING LOAN.

The United States has already
1oated four series of Liberty bonds
or the purpose of financing the
war and preventing the Germans
from becoming masters of the
world.
When some of the previous loans
were asked for by the Government
from the people things looked pref
by blue for the cause of the Allies.
when the I bird was under way
the Germans were making their
Famous drive for Paris and the
Channel ports. To prevent such
a catastrophe our people came
forward gladly and bought bonds
to the extent of their financial abb
llty. Everybody was willing to do
anything in their power, make any
sacrifice, that the Allies might con-
quer their foes.
Then when the Fourth loan was
offered, the Allies were pressing
[the Germans and victory seemed
In sight, as it really was, and the
people of the United States again
poured out their money for bonds
until more than the full quota was
bought. The country was on fire
with patriotism. And all Of these
bonds were long time bonds.
Now comes the Fifth and last
Liberty loan, and it is expected
that these bonds will be for FIVE
years and carry four and a halt
per cent interest and perhaps will
not be taxable, and now we are
told that it is going to be hard to
sell these bonds. We admit that
business has not been so good
lately, that the price of cotton has
gone down, and that we must work
hard and use CAREFUL management
III business matters-but we also
know that the Government needs
the money asked for. indeed has
already spent almost all of it, and
that 1t must be raised in some
manner. 1t is question of
@heather we would rather buy
bonds and draw interest ON the
money loaned, or pay taxes and
J receive nothing in return.
Then there is something else.
lhe end of the war came much
sooner than was generally exrect-
ed, fully year sooner. and many
thousands OF our boys have ret
ed and will return home from
france, who would not have re-
'u'ned 1t the war had dragged on
"uo'her year or two years. Those
VI US who had boys or other rela-
yves III the army over there. y or
over here" ready to 60 across
'ne ocean, should feel SO thankful
'"a' we should willingly deny our
s.i'es 10 assist in the payment OF
'"e aeots Incurred by the Govern
"en' III bringing the war to a
'pseoy end. We should be so glad
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1919-03-29
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
P. B. WOODLAND, Cler

Notice is hereby given that All
election will be held in all OF the
election precincts Of the Merigold
Consolidated School of Bolivar
County, Miss, District, on the 4th
day of April. 1919. at which the
electors of said county, may vote
for or against the issuance OF
$25, 100000 additional bonds Of
said district for the purpose of
erecting, equiping and complet-
ing a school building or buildings
for said district.
This March 3rd. 1919.
H. c. OGDEN,
FRED CLARK,
J. o. MCNEIL.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1919-03-29
PETITION FOR PARDON.

To Governor Theo. G. Rilbo and the
State Pardoning Board:
We. the undersigned, respectfully pc
titiou that clemencv he shown to Ben
johnson, who is now serving Il sentence
Of seven wears in th- State Penitentiary
under his plea Of guilt to mans laugh
ter, and ask that he he fully pardoned, /,
Your petitioners fnrther show that
Ben johnson on the 23rd. day OF March
I917. plead guilty to the charge of
man slaughter in the first district of
Bolivar County, Mississippi, having
been allowed to enter the charge OF
murder. Your petitioners will further
show that the said Ben Johnson is n
negro aud at the time he entered his
plea he was in a destitute condition.
away from his home and without
friends, and that while he felt that he
was guilty of no crime what so.cver.
under all of the conditions he was afraid
to take the chances OF q trial Tor muir
der, as his witnesses who would show
his innocence were not present III court
and could not be obtained.
Your petitioners further show the
fact that he was only sentenced 10 serve
seven wears in the penitentiary eviden-
ces the feeling that existed in the mind
of the court at that time as to Il doubt
Of the guilt OF the defendant.
Your petitioners believe thatbe has
been sufficiently punished for his act
aud thdt in Justice he should now be
pardoned.
Respectfully,
Walter Sillers, Walter Sillers, Ir
L. d. Chaney. Deputy Circuit Clerk.
Jno. Farrar, Deputy Sheriff.
w. b. Roberts. ]. l.. Wilson, Mayor.
IL. c. Ogden. A. u. Linnell.
w. L. Smith, x G. p. Rice, and thirty
others,
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1919-03-29
CHANCEkY SUMMONS.
No. 297S.

No. 297S.
The State of Mississippi,
To Gabe johnson, whose post Office
address is Memphis, Tenn.
You are commanded to appear before
the Chancery Court OF the County OF
Bolivar, First District, in said State,
on the First Monday of May, A, b.
I9I9. to defend the suit in said Court
of Lnla H. ohnson, wherein you are Il
defendant.
This 18th, day of February, I9l9.
p, b. WOOLLARD. Clerk.
Sillers Clark & Sillers, Soils. tor Com.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1919-03-29

The Bolivar County Real Estate
Company has added a Money to
Loan department to their business
and are now prepared to loan mon
ey to planters OH improved land.
If yon desire to borrow call OIL
them or write at Rosedale, Miss.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1919-03-29
NOTICE OF SALE or BONDS.

Notice is hereby given that the
Board oi Supervisors OF Balivar Coun-
tv Mississippi, at their next regular
meeting to be held at Rosedale on the
1st Monday in April 1919, will receive
proposals and bids for the purchase OF
$50, 900 90 of the issue ol ST. 80. 900 90
OF bodds OF Separate Road district No.
l of said county, heretofore authorized.
This NJ arc h 3rd, 1919.
P.B. Woodland, Clerk
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1919-03-29
NOTICE OF BOND ISSUE.
Marcus l.. Kaufman,
Sol. for Coniplt. ~

Notice is hereby given that il is
the Intention of the Board of Sup
ervisors of Bolivar County. to issue
under the authority of Chapter 173
of the Acts of 1916 of the State of
Mississippi the bonds of the Dun
can Separate Road District in an
amount not exceeding One Hun
dred and Fifty Thousand Dollars
for the purpose OF constructing and
extending the public highways of
adjoining special road districts
Constructed and maintained out of
the proceeds of bond issued so as
form a complete system of come Ct
ing inter-district and inter county
highways.
This March 3rd, 1919.
P. B. WOODLAND. Clerk.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1919-03-29
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that an elec.
tion will he held in all voting peec!ncts $
within the Duncan Separate Road Dis.
trict ot Bolivar County, Mississippi
on Tuesday the 1st day of April. 1919,
at which the elec tors Of said Distric
may vote for or against the issuance
of $158, O0o 90 of Bonds OF the said
district for the purpose otconstructine
and extending the public highways ol
said Dunca u Separate Road District to
connect with the improved highways
OF adjoining special road districts, con-
structed and maintained out of the
proceeds Of bond issues so asto form
complete system of connecting inter-
district and inter'countv highways.
THIS March 3rd 1919.
H. {. OGDEN,
FRED CLAK.
!. q. MCNEIL.
Election Commissioners
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1919-03-29
NOTICE OF BOND ISSU L..
Election Commissi ioners.


Notice is lie reby given that it is the
intention OF the Board of Supervisors
OF Bolivar County, to issue at their
next regular meeting to be held At
Rosedale. Miss. on the LIST, Monddav
in April, 1919. Sixty five Thousand
Dollars of additional bonds of the
Sixth Separate Road District Of Boil
var County. under rhe provision OF
Chapter 73 OF the laws of the State
of Mississippi of 1916. for the purpose
OF constructing and maintaining the
highways of said district so as to form
a system of inter district and inter
county highways.
This March 3rd, 1919.
p. b. WOOLLARD, Clerk.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1919-03-29
TO THE PUBLIC

the pocket book test.
This will be the question which
every American must answer, April
Fl, when the next government loan
is to be f1oated and the people
again asked for subscriptions.
There is gone now the emotion
of war. No longer is the picture
of the American boy with the
Stars and Stripes fighting on a
foreign shore. No longer does his
danger and the menace Of ex-Kaiser
Wilhelm furnish the dramatic ap-
peal TO fire the thoughts and hearts
to the point of enthusiasm.
But of all the loans that have
| been foated, this one should be
taken with more joy and more en-
thusiasm than any of its prede-
cessors.
Looking back to the dark days
when Germany seemed so far from
beaten and when every day meant
death. danger and destruction, it
is easy to recall the extravagant
phrases which then described the
passion for peace.
There were fathers who would
have paid fortunes to have ended
the war one day sooner-if that
day their sons were to be sent to
the firing front. There were moth
ers who would have thought no
financial sacrifice too great if the
war could have been ended in 1918
as it did end. Peace then seem
ed SO wonderful a thing-and so
priceless.
This is the loan for peace and
and the price we pay for peace.
The dollars which are needed are
to be spent to insure us against any
future wars-for thew go for the
thugs which gave to the world
the spectacle of all indignant re-
public turned militant, and that
spectacle will warn any nation for
generations that this country is
unbeatable.
Those dollars 90 for the boys
who are in France and in camp.
go for their wages and their equip
ment.
They are needed to pay for the
guns, the airplanes, the ships
which we're obtained over night
and spelled doom for the hoche.
These are the dollars which
bought peace-that priceless thing
which ended the era of madness
and devastation.
Get ready to answer to your
conscience. Are you fit to live III
peace? Were you worth fighting
for? Are you really an American
ready to sacrifice for American
ideals.
The answer is the size of your
contribution to the Victory loan.
The following are the list of
officers for Bolivar County, Mis-
sissippi. District No /:
County Chairman, r. S. Nc
Knight. Gunnison.
Vice Chairman. J. M. Kirk.
Gunnison.
Executive Committee
R. S. Mcknight, Gunnison.
]. M. Kirk. Gunnison.
S. D. Knowlton, Perthshlre.
J l.. Smith. Cleveland.
W.. +. Litton, Shaw.
H. L. Wilkerson, Shelby.
w. A. Speakes. Benoit.
Mrs. A. w. Stands. Cleveland.
Director of Publicity, Walter
Sillers. Sr., Rosedale.
Directors of Speakers, M. l..
Kaufman, Rosedale; Audley w.
Stands. Cleveland.
Director of Women Division.
Mrs. A. w. Stands, Cleveland.
Directors of Sales Division,
Edgar Brown. Cleveland; w. F.
Wall, Rosedale.
Directors of Bankers Division,
Geo. Shelby. Shelby; M. M.
Thompson, Benoit.
Directors of Cities and Towns
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1919-03-29

Division, Chas. Clark. Cleveland:
w. B. Roberts, Rosedale.
Directors of Townships Division,
J. c. Brooks, Deeson; L. G.
Dean, Shaw.
Respectfully,
r. S. Mcknight.
Chairman.
The Bolivar County Democrat. (Rosedale, Miss.) 1887-1969, 1919-03-29
Total ........ ........ $3.50. 0.O3S 80
Sale of Land for Taxes.
State of Mississippi,
County of Bolivar,

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RosdaM
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a that date
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06
WIDESPREAD ECONOMY NEEDED.

The with its food-saving campaigns and its Lib
loan subscriptions and War Stamps taught
Americans great deal matter of thrift and yet
of the peope-probaby on those getting high wages for
there today what might be called modified orgy
spending of the business of the
try. tendency declares plainly that
sense economy the part of all people in the United
States the only thing that bring down high prices
country from financial panic. The people
country throw their around recklessly
and escape the consequences.
The way things are going now" says he. the only
thing will change conditions i big
panic bigger than any habitat will level every
thing to it belongs and then We'll start all
again The only thing that is going to from such
panic is downright economy. And the sooner people
-eaze that, better they going be. Wa
wages turned their heads and they must to
their you want give them good advice, tell
them 20 economic and DO it quickly
The of labor is beyond all previous high marks.
and yet production many instances frequently
because laboring people making much that they
will not work full time. Some political economists say
way keep the labor happy is give him more
money and the way keep the farmer happy is 10 give
him money his wheat Then the aborer has TO
give the increase the price OF wheat
and pays the things he buys II is
salaries and their families getting the in
creases the farmer and aborer. They caught in
between the and consideration from either.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06
WANTS CONGRESS TO SAVE HIM.

Upon the false pretense that the wage Of
the national railway system is critical dealt
with once President Wilson appealed to the
not take contemplated We say this
false pretense what president
TO deal with is the wage situation the national rail
ways but the whole problem Of the OF living
Seven late and the suffering uni
versal there is the Of betrayed peoples wrath
the president a Republican congress beg
gng that it will redeem the promise upon which be and
his party went into power.
1t was the demagogc plea of Mr. Wilson and his
party that the of living high and would be
bought down with dull thud If democracy
trusted with full that wrought the political changes
in the capital years For years and
and until March last his party, during all period.
has controlled congress Was the of living brought
down? Was the problem tackled? Was anything
said about il al all? No. indeed What has happened.
meanwhile? The living been rising constantly
Nor does this that the rising level prices of
thing used American daily life began the effect
of the European became this side the
Atlantic From the 4th of March. 1913. when Woodrow
Wilson inaugurated and Democratic congress
sumed power. when the complete control Of government
passed hands OF the Democratic party until this
day the Of the OF living has down
Mr. Wilson and his promised should be- but
up-ever up-until today the prices Of everything that
everybody have skyrocketed heights never
before known.-Fort Wayne News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06
Mother-Hungry Woman,
Adopts Brown Eyed Babe
Then She Finds 1t Is of Colored Ancestry
Bringing Both Heartache
and Tragedy.

my mother that Barbara was 4 coloroa
boy.
But I vowed that would never Fart
with her Then I realized with a rang
that Barbara would not always -
baby Each morning I would awake ara
remember. and each day tell myself i
was only a bad dream
Takes White Child.
The last month has been one IS
agony She is FIVE months old now. and
realize that sooner or later must give
her up. L would eventually bring un-
happiness TO all concerned and the mos
unhappiness Of all TO herself
When I read that you had an infant
girl for adoption I thought. Perhaps. i
7 had another baby near me it would be
easier 10 part with mine
The exchange was made
DR.. Halton is concerned about Bar
bara. That the drama may end happily
for all little Bah" TOO, must md 2
home DR. Halton said.
Somewhere there must be good color
ed people who want her 7 want 70 ind
a good home for her with her own peo-
pie"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06
HE LIES.

Colonel Grmstead. testifying before the commission
Investigating the irregularities Lieutenant Hard
boiled Smith the charge of reating military prs-
lied the cloth he said that thou
sands of American soldiers deserving the battle line
in France the time the arnisce signed that
wholesale executions would have followed had not the
ended when did.
Grimstead will far with such bareaced false
hoods. The men who were in France know he is liar
from first hand knowledge and Americans know
il from that fact that deserving comrades time OF
is not American characteristic.
An officer who would malign his comrades in arms to
his reputation is a yelowback doubtless
II there had many like GrimsteadSmh pair in
the ranks the wholesale assertions of which Grmstead
tells would have occurred But the
A E F made up almost entirely of OF another
type. Their record at Chateau Therry. St Mihiel and
the Argonne prove that they stuck their Jobs through
frghtfu odds-and won-whie the little white crosses
scattered broadcast hundred fields of
that the only the american soldier run
forward and he dies. but never retreats
Grimsteads testimony only blackens his name,
The reputation of the soldier
reproach.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06
INTERNATIONAL news sERyIcel

IN ENNR ifOhAA MEF9 SEN4tAEl
NEW YORK. Aug 6.-A cooling little
baby OF five months. dressed in clothes
Of finest texture, and with 4 skin that is
gradually becoming darker IS waiting in
New York for some one 10 adopt IT.
It is negro baby. and since its birth
II has had a good home IN well-fo-do
family. members Of which until a few
days ago did not dream that the little
stranger they had adopted was not OF
white blood
a scene of tragedy and heartache was
enacted IN the office Of DR., Mary Halton.
in East Thirty-elghth street when the
discovery was barred DR.. Halton had
advertised for home for an infant
girl twhite) whose parents had died
when DR.. Halton arrived at her office
few days ago. a woman who gave her
name as Mrs Maroin Blake OF Albany.
was waiting. She told this story:
Il am widow Of comfortable means
and live with my mother in Albany. For
years l had one servant girl A year
ago she married a soldier bur came hack
to us when he sailed for France.
Makes Awful Discovery.
"A few days before she gave birth 70
child she received word her husband had
died in a French hospital The shock
killed her. She died as the child was
born. For years I had wanted 70 adopt
a child and 1 took her baby
The babe was small and plump, red
dish, as newborn infants usually are.
and had bright. pretty brown eyes. /
adopted her legally and had her christ
ened Barbara The lives Of both my
mother and myself were glorihed by the
advent of the little orphan Every day
found the tiny mite occupying more and
more room in our hearts.
1t was when she was three months
old that We frst noticed that her skin
seemed TO be growing darker each week
Neither my mother nor myself put fear
into words, however until the baby was
four months old.
Finally took her 70 hospital for an
examination I had % GO home and tell
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06
AND THE PEOPLE WILL HAVE 1T TOO.

The renonstrances made BY this and other Repub-
can papers against the administrations neglect Of in
terna problems greatest which
Of living are beginning to have their effect
They feeble first. The Democratic party
secuted them. but terrible party
which permitted its leader abroad and haggle with
nations matters less vital the people
Of this country sweeping the like tidal
his party is beginning repudiate Wilson in
scathing terms.
The prohteers are already beginning tremble in
boots. but they will trembe a lot when
angered people get after them The dannable practice
gougng the common people by unheardof prices is
going be stopped and if the administration has
enough read the handwriting the wall it will stop
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06
THE evolution Of the corset

THE evolution Of the corset
Is one Of the most interesting phe-
nomena
or our times and we learn now
THAT what is called the topless model
j. the
MOST popular kind for medium FIG
ures
WHEREAS our memory
GOES back to the time when mother
thought the
Tor was the only essential part of the
garment
SOMETIMES we figure it out
THAT if we realized how little we
knew
WE wouldn't be half so
ANXIOUS to display it.
WHEN some men get mad every time
they go
AROUND golf course
YOU cant blame women for wonder
ing
WHY the dickens they indulge.
IT used TO be you couldn't buy any
thing for cent
NOW you can't buy anything for
nickel
PRETTY soon It viii he dime.
WE yield in our loving admiration
TO no man for the gallant soldiers Of
the war
BUT IT does weary us a little
TO have some one who never got away
from
A CAMP on this side Of the water
TELL us what the other boys who
fought over there
OUGHT TO have done.
BEING poor is nothing to be ashamed
of
BUT if you are poor and proud Of it
YOU'LL probably never be anything
else.
WE have been asked to attend q very
high class
MUSICALE but about all we
KNOW about music We are sincerely
sorry to say
IS that scherzo is pronounced
MORE az in skirt than in shirt
AND we didn't even know that until
yesterday.
L.
RAISING all the rest Of the money
they think
THEY need by inheritance taxes OF
hitherto
UNEXAMPLED severity
WE guess about the only really safe
thing
FOR the rich to do is to die right
away
AND help US all out a little.
IT wouldn't be hare for you to give up
smoking
IF you had to smoke the
SAME kind Of cigars some men smoke
/ WOULD il?
ANY girl knows that
/ BEAUTIFUL face and figure get her
A GREAT deal further along life's
pathway
THAN a beautiful disposition
THAT'S why there are so many
UNHAPPY marriages
AS we wend our reluctant way
TO NIL about three hundred greasecups
WE find that philosophy
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06
WILSONIAN MORALITY.

1t looks thought the president i determined r
the short and ugly word himself He signed
treaty with France and the clause Of that treaty
agreed that treaty will submitted the Of
the United States the the treaty Of Yer
saies. Of submitting the treaty he agreed
to he expressly informed the senate that be
liberty Of reservng it France scarcely help recall
ing past expressions disrusted who spoke
of treaty agreements as scraps of paper"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06
IT. S. ARMY MAN
ON COMMISSION

ii-iEhf.6 fONAL NEHS SEFslNE
PARIS. AUGUST Gen Bangkok
OF the L. s Army was today appoint
ed American member Of an inter-a'-
lied mission which has been ordered
to proceed Immediately TO Budapest
The mission is under orders to disarsl
the Hungarians and 70 report TO tie
peace conference on the stability -
the new Socialist government that
succeeded the Bella Kun regime
In the meantime the blocade Of
Hungary will be lifted temporary -
allow the importation Of food n hops
this will ameliorate conditions
Are YOU reading The Tines
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06

investigating and give the people and give
hurry The people of this held up
for the necessities of life any longer They don't want
the league Of They their president pay
tention to their problems, Japans They com
petent the high offices Wilson's chickens have
come home roost with a vengeance
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06
- - - - - - -

There Is only FOR flag in Lake county ard
that Is the Stars and Stripes There Is only
one language and that is the language people
the United
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS.

II you fai 70 receive copy TIMES prompt
as you nave IN the past please do
80 or wss not sent time Remember
service j. not what i used 70 be
from many sources about mail
TEE TINES he's increased its mailing equipment and
~ surviving earnestly time Pc
PROMPT IN advising US when your
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06
Soldier Boy
News

sigx Hedgren Of whiting. who WA
overseas over a year, has returned
and again taken up his residence a
AS Sheridan avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-08-06

Mike kourts of Hammond, who has
been overseas for Is months with a
bakery outfit is back again in Ham
mond and will resume his post q the
Majestic.