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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26
FORTYCENT COTTON
LAMBS PROPHECY.
Leader of Cotton States Mer-
chants Sees Great Flu
ture for South.


An average OF 40 cents a pound for
the 1919 cotton crop is predicted by
George A, Lamb, merchant and planter
OF Bono. Ark, who is president of the
cotton states Merchants association,
with i've short cotton crops In sue
cesslon n the markets of the world
open and the possibility OF only a TO-
oVO,OOO bale crop this year, we might
expect cotton to average 40 cents" he
SAID while here on business connected
WIN the annual convention OF the as
ISOLATION, which takes place in Mem
PMS Aug. 10, 20 and 81.
The south should never grow over
q s'0O0,000 bale CROP" said Mr.. Lamb.
when common sense teaches us that
mere Is more profit in one bale of cot
ton at 40 cents than In two bales at
20 cents, then we should grow less cot
ton and grow all food and feed that our
families and stock need. The south
VIII never be as prosperous as 1t Is
possible for II to be so long as we go
TO That smoke house in Kansas city
Tor our beef and pork, to that corn
field In Illinois, the flour mill In Kan
to be fed"
Conditions Improving.
Mr., Lamb says he finds in his state
mat conditions are improvinR fast and
business adjusting TO normal with the
newborn peace. But we can only hope
FOR a 20 per cent crop as both corn
ana cotton can never recover the loss
sustained from excessive rains. From
a general view Of the conditions OFF cot
ton for the south to make II, 000, 00O
bales, we must have plenty OF moisture
through July and August, few boil wee
wills, few army worms and late frost"
Relative to ~ belief that the war
helped the price Of cotton upward, Mr..
Lamb said: Cotton would have been
higher II there had been no war. The
war raised the price OF practically ev-
erything but cotton. Now that the wal
is over cotton will seek its place along
with other high markets"
Upon the future OF the South the
president OF the merchants association
had this say: Our boys are coming
home crowned with victory and honor
They know nothing else but victory
Victory Is one Of the largest words that
tongue can speak, whether In the pc
lltical world, the business, social or re.
ligious world, The world has its eyes
on Christian America, Its factories wan
enough food and feed, Our sawmill,
cannot cut enough lumber, our miner,
cannot dig enough coal,
Money Must Loosen Up.
Men with their thousands and mil
lions must loosen up and start a new
era OF investment. We not haven't go
enough manufactures, The cottoI
states should be dotted with cotton mill
to manufacture our cotton at houaA, w
should have more canneries n packing
houses. to save the thousands o
pounds OF fruits and vegetables waste,
each year We need creameries to en-
| nnlrn No tho pf.nuinp nf dairy naff1A NJ
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26

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The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-07-26

F. r. PARKER, secy. and Treas,
Wichita Falls, Texas.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

+ Mr.. and Mrs. w NJ Lewis have re-
ceived letter from their nephew, Har-
old h. Lewis, of the 18th aero service
squadron, A. E. F. Part of the letter
is as follows:
Dee. 5, 1918.
When leaving the States Dee. II,
1917, the 18th squadron, of which I
am one, thought we would 90 right to
France and win this war But we soon
found we were only a small part of the
army. After six days in British
camp in Winchester England. we had
orders TO go to Stamford, England. We
had six months in that place, working
with English troops and sleeping on
floors in old buildings. Was working
on motor trucks, doing repair work
Work didn't go very smoothly as we
have our ways and the English have
theirs. ... ...'....
Nothing of much Importance hap
pened until along in April We we're
working in our shops when we heard
an explosion. Ny bunkie and ] went
to see what the cause of it was and we
soon found out. There were two Eng.
lish soldiers in a cellar who couldn t
get out. 1t was up to the Yanks to get
! them out, as it was to do most all the
other things that were done around
| there. Sergeant Dudley and myself
got them out, for which we were given
the NJ. s. NJ, we being the first Amcri-
cans to be decorated by the British
government. Thought we were about
| 1t.
Shortly after that we left for the
north OF France, where we were driv
ing everything from Fords to fve-ton
trucks--mOstly night work. And as
the Germans raided that part every
clear night we couldn 7 have any lights
When one drives $50 or 200 miles at
night with no lights, part of the time
under shrapnel fire, he won t think of
air raids or much of anything if he
can find place to sleep. We had two
months of that, then back to England.
We were there three weeks and then
back to France again.
Coming across the English channel
we came within - feet of hitting a
floating mine. That was one of the
few times we did lot of thinking of
our past sins.
The second time we came to France
we were on the Verdun section as first
day bombardment squadron. The 18th
| squadron was the first to fly the
D. X. airplane over the German
lines. That was in September Since
that time we have carried out two
raids on all good flying days, which
meant that this one small unit was Civ,
ing Fritz about one ton of bombs each
day that was clear enough to fly.
NY part in this was to see that the
machine guns (each plane has four
two that are turned with the propellers
and two in the rear) were in good shape
and that the bombs would drop al
right.
And now the armistice is signed anG
the war is over. l think we have done
our bit and would like to get back as il
is 10 months since l have been home.
HAROLD L. LEWIS.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
HEARTS OF THE WORLD.
A Really Marvellous Picture That is
Well Worth Seeing.

1t is a pity that circumstances over
which there is no human control should
have cOnspired to cut down the at
tendance at the performances of the
film, Hearts of the World, which will
conclude a run of three days at the Au-
ditorium this evening. 1t is really a
marvellous picture-just the kind of
picture, in fact, which one who remem-
bers The Birth of a Nation would ex
pect D. W. Griffith to produce with such
stupendous event as the world war
for a background. So excellent is the
technique that it is impossible to tell
which of the many scenes were filmed
on actual battlefelds and which on
ready made fronts. That, however, is
question of minor consequence whose
solution is in no way necessary to en-
joyment of the spectacle,
Hearts of the World is a gripping
story of the wars effect on the lives
of a French girl and an American boy.
portrayed with all the elaborate at
tention to detail, all the magniticeDce,
all the realism that modern motion pie
ture photography has made possible.
1t is SO graphic and so well put to-
gethcr that one doesn't have to be
an experienced movie fan to appreciate
and enjoy it. Its final performance to-
night deserves a big house.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
FLIES 5s1 MILES WITH IL.
Lieut.. Thomas G. Rodman Wins Curtiss
Marine Flying Trophy.

NEW YORK, Jan. l.-Lieut. Thorn
as G. Rodman of the United States ma
rine corps was winner of the compe
tition for the Curtiss marine flying tro-
ply. with its cash prize of $1,000,
which ended yesterday, according to an
announcement last night by the Aero
club of America. Lieut.. Rodman S vic
tory makes the Aero club permanent
holder of the trophy, its members hav-
ing won the competition for three sue
cessive years.
The winning flight was made Mon
day at Pensacola, Fla, with a large
Curtiss flying boat equipped with two
Liberty motors. Lieut. Rodman car
ried IL passengers and few 581 nauti-
cal miles, with one landing for fuel
in nine hours and II minutes. Under
the rules of the contest there was a
) per cent penalty for each landing
during the flight and bonus of )
per cent for each passenger carried,
thus giving the winner credit for a
flight of more than 900 miles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
WEST BRA1TLEBORO

Influenza has appeared in the families
of DR.. Fred Gage, II. c. Harris and Mr..
Carpenter -
Willard Richardson, who recently
was discharged from the service, has
resumed work Oh the milk route.
Mrs. Sanford A. Smith of Guilford
was visitor in town yesterday with
his sister, Mrs. George II. Houghton.
Miss Ruth Prentiss returned Monday
to Montpelier, after spending the
Christmas holidays here with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Prentiss.
Miss NJ A. Bemis, who had been
boarding with Mrs. o. F. Bailey on
Canal street. left there yesterday and
came to the home of Mrs. Z. A. Knight
to board
Melvin Dalrymple has begun cutting
the timber which Amidon & Manlev
recently bought of L. P. Copeland 1t
is estimated to be 100000 feet of tim
Der ON the lots.
Fred Farwell was discharged vester-
day from the Melrose hospital and went
to his home in Spofford, \. II. He had
been in the hospital following an
operation for gall stones Mrs. John
Cain of Bellows Falls also was dis
| charged yesterday from the hospital,
where she underwent an operation.
The legal voters of FIRE district No.
| 2 in Brattleboro win meet Jan. 6 at
40, p. m. to act on the following ar
ticles: To choose a moderator for the
coming year; to choose all officers for
the ensuing year; to see if the fire
district will vote to sell hand engine;
| to see if district will vote to raise
money to pay expenses of the district
and how much; to see if district will
form an extra hose company; to see if
district will vote to pay said hoseman
and how much; to transact any other
business
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
JAMAICA.

Mrs Lucy Kellogg is in Wardsboro car
ing for the postotfice a few days.
Miss Stevens has been visiting her IA
ther, Fred Stevens, and boarding at the
hotel
Dr. J l. Rathbone has been in town
the past week looking after some sick
horses
Henry Williams and Miss Lila Kings
bury were married in West Brattleboro
last week. --
Mr. and Mrs Harry Hill are at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs C. {.
Allen, over the holidays
Rev L. H. Sprague has been i'll and I'M
able to preach the last three Sundays
and is now i'll with Influenza.
John Wolcott of New York city and
Miss Eva Wolcott OF Mortified were
with their mother over Christmas.
Mrs +. A Sprague is home from her
school for an indefinite time because of
the influenza in South Londonderry, where
| she has been teaching.
All Christmas exercises and public ser
| vices were abandoned There were many
! trees in the homes and the officers OF
| the Sunday school carried little gifts to
| the children through the village provided
| by the money from the boxes placed in
| the store and postotfice for that purpose
| The influenza sufferers have been Ar
thur Cheney and family, A. b. Stark
and family. \. H. Crowninshield and fam
| lily, Roy Soper and family, George Brooks
and family, J. Benson and Guy Benson
and families, F. f. Bemis and family.
Leon Bemis and family. \. W. Butler and
| family, both teachers, who have recovered
enough to return to their homes in Wor-
cester, Earl Stark and family, Mrs. i. O.
Allen, Miss Edna Burnap. Ruth and Ha-
eel White, Fannie Ballard, Harry Knights.
| Mrs Anna Howard, several at the Real
ty camp and nearly all the school chil-
dren
Edwin G. Smith =. died of drop<y in
0nondaga, Mich, Dee. Il. where he had
been only week, having gone there from
Londonderry after visiting at Charles
| Smiths His daughter, Mrs Della Rob
bins Of Detroit, came with the body and
| the funeral was held in the Congregation.
al church vestry, Rev. l.. H Sprague off
| eating. Charles Smith and family of Lon.
donderry, Mr.. and Mrs. W. f. Robbins
of Springfield. Mass, and Mr.. and Mrs
j. C. Henkel of Brattleboro attended the
funeral. Mrs. Robbins renamed with her
mother until Friday, when she went tc
| Brattleboro to visit her sister, Mrs. j. c
Henkel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
FROM THE BOYS IN SERVICE
Recent Letters Descriptive of the Life of the Boys
in Army and Navy

A Merry Christmas letter from Bous,
Luxembourg, written Thanksgiving
day by Captain Hugh J. Betterley of
the 30lst engineers, third army of oc-
cupation, reached his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James N. Betterley, Dee. %. 1t
read, in part, as follows:
Merry Christmas to you all:
Would that / could be near you at
least, but remember, we had big job on
our hands and it ism quite finished,
When it is, though, you bet we will be
a happy bunch to get back to God s
own country.
1t certainly will be one merry Christ
mas the world over to have this war
at an end and even though we cannot
all lie home for the day you do know
that we will be soon.
1t is hard TO realize that you will be
getting snow before this reaches you,-
perhaps good seighing. Christmas
bells will be ringing.
Today is Thanksgiving day, but we
are not having any special feed be-
cause the men cannot get their usual
army turkey None issued on account
of the present emergency and they
eannet be purchased in any quantity
in this country. have seen hut. one
turkey in all LUXEMBOURG white
one. Plenty of geese, but hard to buy
one, so today we are eating our ration
of good old fresh beef, boiled potatoes
white bread, with butter today,-and
coffee. But we are happy just the same
every last man Of us, and we'll
Monday we start again for the
Rhine, marching probably five or six
days before the halt Before this reach
cs you we shah be nicely billeted il
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
LONDONDERRY.
Miss Mildred Marden is i'll.


Maurice Laselle returned to Mt.
Hermon school this week.
DIR. Calvin has been i'll and confined
to the house several days.
Mrs. Ida Aldrich 5 Brother of South
Hero visited her recently.
Mrs Addie Allen returned to Man
chester with her daughter.
Frank Marden of Camp Meade, Nd,
is home this week on a l0-days fur
Tough.
Rollin Rowley and Curtis Warner of
Camp Devens, Aver, Mass, We're home
last week.
The Christmas exercises which were
TO have been held in Union hall
Christmas eve were omitted ON account
of the influenza. As there are several
cases i'll the south village the schools
will not open this week.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

Regular meeting of Sons of Veterans
in Grand Army hall Jan. ? at 8 p. NJ.
ADV. 25S-259
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR WINNERS.
Defeat Council to 1-Thompson
Breaks Seasons Record

In bowling match on the Masonic
alleys last evening the Knights Tenn
plar defeated Connecticut Valley coun-
ell 3 to /. winning two strings and the
total pinfall. Thompson broke the al
ley record for this season with three
string total of 3O6, twice passing the
century mark, and Crowell. bowling l07
nosed out Thompson for the high single
by one point. The scores:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
ABANDON NAVAL BASES.
Those at Nantucket, Woods Hole, and
Block Island Given Up.

NEWPORT, r. T., Jan. l.-Orders
for the abandonment of naval bases at
Nantucket and Wood s Hole, Mass,
and at Block Island We're sent out to-
day by Rear Admiral Joseph w. Oman,
commandant of the second naval dis
trict. The naval base at New London,
Conn. and the material section here
will be retained for the present.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

R. Wignall, II Green st. Teacher of
violin, piano, cello, mandolin, banjo, and
Hawaiian instruments, cornet, baritone,
saxophone, harmony and composition.
250-tf
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
Not His Fault.

Irate Intruder-Look here You've been
in this telephone booth for half an hour
and haven't said word. Now come out
and give me a chance.N
Occupant of Booth am talking to my
wife iU-Miestones.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
TEAM B BY SIX POINTS.
Defeats Team d on Odd Fellows Alleys,
Substitutes Taking Honors.

Winning by six points, team B rolled
a score of 1859 against 1,253 for team
D on the Odd Fellows bowling alleys
last night. Gates, substitute on the
winning team, was credited with the
highest single string with 100 to his
credit, but the high three-string total
went to H. Smith, substitute on the
losing team, with total of 269 The
scores follow:
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

Mrs Lucy Kellogg is in Wardsboro car
ing for the postoffice a few days
Miss Stevens has been visiting her IA
Their, Fred Stevens, and boarding at the
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

Experience is worth all you pay for it
if you profit by it.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Durham Brothers company's annual
school for statesmen will convene here at
9 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Irene Norma Cove, years and IL
months old, died at ll.30 today in the
home of Mrs. Carrie Franklin of 30
Elliot street, where she was being cared
for. The child had been i'll week with
a complication of diseases. Her mother
is dead and the father lives in Boston.
The funeral arrangements are not made.
Sergeant Porter n. Spencer, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p Spencer, is in
the 329th infantry which General
Pershing has assigned for early con
voy home. A postcard from Private
James Sexton of Company D. 102d in
fantry. to Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Burke,
states that he expects to be home soon
after New Years. Private Sexton, who
was a prisoner in Germany, has re-
joined his company
Dennis Rebekah lodge initiated can
didates last evening in Odd Fellows
temple, and there was a good atten-
dance. The occasion being New Year s
eve, the families. of members were in
vited to the temple after the meet
ing. Dancing, bowling, pool, and bill
lizards were enjoyed until midnight,
when 1918 changed to 1919 and a bell
pealed the hour of - and announced
the arrival of Happy New Year.
The brightest spot in town on the
first day of the new year is the north
window of the Twin State Gas & Flee
tric Co. s office, which was arranged
l. Il. A
figures 1919 on. a blue background are
illuminated by 125 electric lights, the
lights forming the figures. A New
Years greeting also is painted on the
canvass. The window is very attrac-
tive.
Miss Elizabeth g Stalker who died
Monday evening in the home of her
mother, Mrs. Margaret Stalker of 1870
Oak street, Holyoke, Mass, had been a
trustworthy enpploye of the Austine
Institution here for five years, working
Saturday before Christmas while on
her way to her home to spend the holt
days. She died 1of pneumonia. She
leaves beside her mother. sister, Mrs.
Charles Morgan, and three brothers,
George of Wilbraham, David of Hol-
yoke, and Private James j. Stalker of
the medical department., United States
army, in San Juan, Porto Rico. The
funeral will take place in Holyoke.
The members of the home at the Home
for the Aged took great pleasure in pre-.
pairing and sending Christmas box to
the Kurn Hattm Homes The box
weighed as pounds and contained
hemmed napkins, kitchen holders, bed
/ blanket and various other articles.
| The New Years eve dance in Knights
/ of Columbus hall was attended by a
large number and was an enjoyable af
| fair. There were 40 couples present
Davenport's orchestra of four pieces fur
nished music for dancing. Shortly be
fore midnight the lights were dimmet
in the hall and at exactly midnight
chimes were played. A large sign, il
electric lights arranged attractively, ap
peared bearing the words WELDON,
1879" One dance was enjoyed after tbs
New Year had been fiittingly welcomed
in.
r. Wignall, II Green st. Teacher O
violin, piano, cello, mandolin, banjo. ant
Hawaiian instruments, cornet, baritone
saxophone, harmony and composition.
250-t
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

some little German town on the bank
of the Rhine. So Merry Christmas to
you.
HUGH.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-01-01

Today should be tomorrow starting
point toward success
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-15
Co1n6ITTEEhEN NAMED FOR EACH
or WARDS TO SUGGEST CAM
DDATES TO ASSEMBLY.
wiz Appeal TO All Wage Farmers To
Support Men Named TO Make
The Race.

Labor will very likely have 4 council
manic municipal ticket in the city elec-
tion this spring.
At a meeting held in the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor assembly hall last
night two committeeman from each of
the eight wards were selected TO suG-
gest labor candidates for council. which
selections will be acted upon at tn"
regular meeting of the Trades assem-
bly, on Sunday afternoon. March Is.
The personnel of the executive COM
mittee. or committeeman chosen from
their respective wards were:
First Ward-Bcrt Mead and T. A.
Meditation.
Second Ward-John Neidert and Will
liam Fritz.
Third W-ard-"Jack" Peters and N. q.
Biz.
Fourth Ward-Joseph Thornbure and
Robert Cole.
Fifth Ward-Georgc Raab and Smith
Calvert.
Sixth Ward-Hcnry Misch and L.
Matt Greer.
Seventh Ward-SamucI r. lombard
and c.. L. Gallagher.
Eighth Ward-Wiliiam Hahnc and
Victor Z. Brinkman.
The committeeman were instructed 20
name candidates that are true and loyal
labor men: those whose records show
that they are with labor and that they
want labor represented in making the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-15
| dead SHOT"
--SAYS MINISTER
Black-Draught Given High Praise
AS a Stomach and Liver Medl-
cine by Wen-Known Old
Gentleman Who Has
Used It.

Mineola, TeXas.-The Rev. NJ. u
Jenkins, a retired minister of the NJ
L. Church South, living in this city,
saws: II have used Black-Draught as
q stomach and liver medicine, and
have never found its equal.
Once l suffered for two months
with cramps and pains. tried every
thing I could hear of without avail but
Black Draught was a dead shot
81 am known here and all over the
state for my honesty and truthfulness.
] am IS years old and have used
Black.Draught for years.
Il can highly recommend it 10 any
one as a liver medicine that has no
equal. 1t is excellent for stomach,
liver and other ailments. use it for
a bad taste in the mouth, headache
and other sicknesses that come from
the disorders Of the liver"
Thedford's Black-Draught is purely
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Its assists in The digestion Of food
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