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The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1920-04-02
OIL EXPERT SPEAKS
AT THE COURTHOUSE
MIR. VIRGIL GREEN SPOKE To
GOOD SIZE AUDIENCE LAST
MONDAY NIGHT.

Mr.. Virgil Green, oil expert, now
with tie Charleston Oil ana Gas Co.,
spoke to a good crowd at the court
house on Monday night of this week
Mr.. Green had had great deal of
experience in the oil developing bu-
siness and is a man who seems to
know his business.
In statement to a reporter of
this paper, this morning, when ask
ed the question: What is the pros
poets for oil in this county," Mr
Green stated that he was not quite
familiar enough with the territory
and that he could not say, but stat
ed that his reason for taking hold of
the Charleston proposition, was be
cause expert geologists had favorab-
ly passed on the prospects in that
section, and that it stands to rea-
son that if oil is hit there, without
question it would be found here. He
says that he believes that if the peo-
pie would get in behind the pros
ject at Charleston and the drilling
of wells gone about, then if oil was
struck there, it would be high time
to get busy in this county.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1920-04-02
Pursuant to a call by the Secretary

Pursuant to a call by the Secretary
a meeting of the jefferson Davis
Highway Association was held at Ok
ford, on the 30th, Of March and there
were present at this meeting, repre-
sentatives of Marshal, Lafayette.
and Yalobusha counties as were also
present several leading men from out
side counties. The meeting was call
ed for the purpose of ascertaining
just what had been done, just what
could be done, and what had MOI
and could not be done toward build
ling the link Of the Jeff Davis High
way through these three counties.
And also, for the purpose of selecting
delegates to the netting of the JEFF
Davis Highway Association which
meets in Jackson on Thursday, the
18th.
In this meeting it developed that
| Marshal and Lafayette counties were
| in a position to raise the necessary
finance to build the road and that
few obstacles remained in Yalobu-
sha County. Litigation had been pend
ing in Beat Five of this county for
several years but under the influence
lof those present, an agreemnt was
reached whereby this litigation could
be ended and the building of the link
through that beat is now assured.
Beat three has already voted the iss-
uance of bonds to build the road
| through it's limits. 1t will now be nee
essary to secure the finances to build
the road through Beat one and Beat
two. Apparently, beat one and two
will be able to easily raise sufficient
funds to build their separate links
|of the road.
The delegates who were selecta
to go to jackson have been request
ed to meet with the Board of Super
visors on Monday or Tuesday of next
week, at Water Valley, in order that
these delegates may carry the assur-
ance of the Board that everything
possible to build the road through
this county has been done. Mr.. Ames,
of the Experiment Station at Holly
Springs, viii meet With he Boald
at tb ~ time the delegates meet TIE
Boa'fe no viii &c into the
buiout rhe Highway f
,'''e an, Iee pc, e.~ faTI ri
chant, professional man every oEe
men womeG SID chi, ,ren--who Want
his Highway constructed, should be
prt sent with tae de- gates and Mr..
Ames and be ready to assist the
Board
If the people of this county want
this built, it can be constructed east
ly. If they do not want it built, then
nothing can be done. The Board of
Supervisors cannot build this road a.
lone and those who want the road
built will help the supervisors.
Do not expect the Supervisors to
show much interest in the construc-
tion of this Highway if the people
of the County are Indifferent toward
the project. If you are interested in
the project show your interest by in
forming yourself on the matter and
then find some way to assist. Do not
sit around and wonder why the Board
of Supervisors does not build the
Highway. Get busy and do what you
can to help the Supervisors and then
you will wonder why "WE" did not
build the highway sooner. Forget
the use of the words THEY OUGHT
and use instead the words WE WILL
At the meeting of the Board next
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1920-04-02

ningboard on the left side of the eng
Inc, and then crawled over the top of
the big boiler to the right side. Cling
ing to the swaying, rushing and un-
controlled monster, he leaned out over
the right hand side of the cab, smash
ed in the glass window just behind
the boiler and with superheated
steam and water pouring over his left
arm and rushing out into his face, he
groped about until he found the thrat
tie.
To close the throttle and then feel
for and turn on the air brake was but
the work of few seconds, but it
must have seemed like years to Will
liams.
The on-rushing train came to a stop
painting, and Williams was found in
a state Of collapse outside the cab
A new engine was run out from
Durant and new engineer put a
board. Williams was brought into
New Orleans on No. and taken to
the Illinois Central Hospital His
burns were pronounced seriuos, but
not dangerous.
Williams is a native of Water Val
ley and is held in high regard by l. C.
officials.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1920-04-02
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING Of
ROAD ENTHUSIASTS At OXFORD
CIT IzENS FROM VALLEY, COFFEEVHLE AND BRYANT
ATTEND AT OXFORD ON MONDAY OF THIS
WEEK. COMMITTEES APP OINlED 10 GO TO JACKSON

week. it will be determined definite
ly whether or not this county can
build the jeff Davis Highway. If it
is decided that we can build the
Highway, our delegates will go to
jackson with that assurance. II it
is found that we cannot build the
Highway, then we win acknowledge
defeat and let the Highway go up the
Grenada District Of the Illinois Gen.
tral where the people are anxious
to build the road, in fact nearly all
of the counties have voted bonds to
build the road Up that line.
If the people of Yalobusha county
want this Highway, they can get ii.
If they do not want it, the Highway
will go to those counties that dowan6
it. The time for talk has passed. The
question must be decided, as far as
we are concerned, next Monday or
Tuesday, one way or the other. The
choice is up to the people of the coun
ty. What isyour choice? Do you
want the Highway? If so, you will
some interest in the matter.
The following delegates were elect
ed to go to jackson to meet with the
Jeff Davis Highway Commissioners:
H. X. Hunter, S. N. Berryhill, D.
H. Thornton, w. A Nolen, Eugene
Tarver, J. W. Tarver, ]. L. Ware,
j. R. Tarver, J. L. Trusty, NJ. C. Knox
J. G. Fly, NJ. E. Goodwin and M. AL
len from Water Valley and District
No. One
L. T. Wisdom, Frank Heron, R.
Daily, VIII Bryant, j. F. Provine,
G. w. Armstrong, C. W. Rowland,
s. NJ. Jones, R. H Gray, W. H. Bailey
E. E. Sayle, G. E. Denley, J Pittman
Stone and Walter Moore from Dis
trict No. Two.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1920-04-02
ENGINEER WILLIAMS SAVES
LIVES OF MANY PASSENGERS
H. V. WILLIAMS DESPITE HOT TORRENTS OF SCALDING WA
TER BRINGS TRAIN NO. TO HALT INTO
DURANT AT

thinking only of the many lives
which depended upon him, H. V. Will
hams, an engineer of the Illinois Cen
trail No. 5 southbound train, Monday
morning risked his life, suffered ser
lous burns and scalds and averted
what seemed an inevitable wrecking
OF two passenger trains.
Engineer Williams was four miles
out OF Durant, Miss, when an inject
or IN his engine, right near the throt-
tie burst'and a scalding stream of wa
ter and steam, with 100 pounds pres
sure behind it poured out into the cab
The water and steam, about 800 de-
grees Fahrenheit. in a moment trans
formed the cab into an earthly Hades
The fireman panic stricken jumped
for the tender.
Forced out of the cab, Williams
notwithstanding he has a wooden leg
fought his way behind the cab to the
fireman's side.
Meantime the engine, dragging its
long train of well-fiIled passengers
coaches, was tearing down on DuraHt
where 1t was to go into switch for
No. 6, northbound train. It's speed
was close to sixty miles anhour.
Williams clambered up to the run
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1920-04-02
MARSHALL To
HANG ON MAY 4TH.
OF FAMILY SENTENCED
10 BE HANGED ON MAY
TIE 18th.

Tupeio, March 31.---Charles Mar
shall found guilty of the murder CT
William Miller, youngest oil the four
members OF tue liIller family, who
were shot or dubbed to death after
their home, near Amory, was dyna-
mlted on the night of January Is las,
hiarshall was sentenced to be hang
ed on May l4th.
The above was given out by the AS
sociated Press late yesterday after
noon.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1920-04-02
FAIR PRICE CO'HIITEE
APPOINTED OR CITY
COMMISSIONER s
SENDS INST
CIMMITTEEM
TO COUNTY FAI
MITTEES and THE

In practically ever
State there is a 'i'
Committee. These
been engaged in
aires showing the
price on the differ
chandise handled i
The State Fair
er is sending to each
mittee for the guidal
mittee and the pull
Maxium Prices and
Of profit whic
issippi until
1 ne neWsp'
Data in refe9'
merchants W
prices and II
and coopera
mittee willie
can claim (
not only Il
Merchants ~ rno
want the cooperati
ing Public in this ere
persons who COMP in
Cost of Living wilbac
sistance and repor al
fiteering to theirsip
who will be gladyfo
same, we will soon |
eering in Mississippi
Very truly
THOS. ,
CIRCULAR NJ
To all Fair Price G. q
You are advise eIle'
(Cof anued{s at I
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1920-04-02
MASONS 10 ATTEND EASTER
SERVICE IN BODY

Invitations have been sent out by
the Masonic Order for the body t.
meet at the Lodge Halls for the pur-
pose of attending the Easter Service
at the First Methodist church Sun
day morning at 1000 o'clock.
The masons will be accompanied
by their ladies.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1920-04-02

luSClon-
] selling
7of nler-
OMISSION
ave- Com
,fihe Com
i list of
i margins
4 in Miss
lis office.
T. full Of
nriDp and
Jrn to the
4 as fixed
stty Com
fnAo dealer
Nrned, l
1s J of the
fut l also
r Purehas
Jd if chose
1 it the High
Ae their as
yase of pro
Committee
'stigate the
up profit
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1920-04-02
MlISSISSIPPI SENATE
RATIFIES SUFFRAGE
Casteel Breaks Iie---May Become
36th State.

JACKSON, Miss, March 31.--s y
man Suffrage advocates in the Mis-
sissippi Legislature tonight were
jubilantly telegraphing, telephoning,
and otherwise notifying absentee
supporters to hurry to the capital for
action in the lower house on the fed
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1920-04-02

Mr.. w. P. Moorehead left Friday
for Memphis where he has accepted
a position.
The progress-itemizer. (Water Valley, Miss.) 1918-1929, 1920-04-02

eral suffrage amendmnt. The SEN
ate today assed resolution of rati-
fication, resersing previous action and
putting up to the members of the
lower house the question as OF whe-
ther or not Mississippi would go on
the list of states favoring nation
wide woman suffrage.
Supporters of woman suffrage,
when the Senate defeated a ratifi-
cation resolution earlir nj the ses-
sion, announced that they were GER
tain had the resolution gotten to the
lower house it would have passed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-24
"OuR COUNTRY IN 1890"

1t is not generally known that in
December, 1920, Daniel Webster made
a speech from Plymouth Rock to folks
of the year 1920. The occasion was
the two-hundredth anniversary of the
landing OF the Pilgrims.
His topic was "Our Country in 1920"
Looking forward 100 years. he con-
cured before him the unborn genera
ton that would be running America
in this A. ID. 1920.
He was quite anxious that the people
of our time should known how well
the people of his time treasured the
blessings of liberty and good govern
ment handed down to them by their
fathers. And one reads between the
lines the implied faith that the Ameri-
cans of 1920 would keep perfect the
heritage.
ave would leave" he said, for the
consideration of those who shall
occupy our places. some proof that we
hold the blessings transmitted from
our fathers in just estimation: some
proof of our attachment to the cause
of good government, n of civil and
religious liberty: some proof of a
sincere and ardent desire to promote
everything which may enlarge the un-
derstandings and improve the hearts
of men.
"And when from the long distance
of 100 a they shall look back upor
MS they shall know a
least that we possessed affections
which meet them with
cordial s~alutations. ere yet they havs
arrived on the shores OF being.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-24
Ripping Rhymes
BY WALT MASON.
DER TAG.

When a panic comes and swats
us. bringing forty kinds of o and
the sheriff comes and trots us to
the court where bankrupts go, then
we'll wonder. oh, Wen wonder.
why. in booming. bulging times,
when the trees We're growing plum
der, we refused TO save some dimes.
When the panic that's predicted b.
the wise men everywhere, comes
along. and we're afflicted with a
poorhouse bill of fare, then wei!
do some idle raving, and we'll kick
ourselves a verst, for we didn't DO
our saving when the boom was al
its worst. Now that everything
seem sunny, and our chances are
the best, it's the time to put some
money, with some mothballs, in a
chest; put 1t down with cedar shay
ings, SO the insects won't annoy;
for the man who has his savings is
the wisest kind Of boy. Soon this
crazy boom may trundle to the
tomb, in ghostly robe; thenth man
who has a bundle Is the man who'll
ride the globe.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-24
THE CONSUMERS TURN.

The ultimate force that controls
prices is beginning to operate. This
force is the ability of the consumer to
1t IS the effective demand of
the law of supply and demand. Supply
may be large or small. but it matters
nothing II there is no demand.
The of America are cut
down their demands. That is to
say, they are beginning to economic.
Economy always starts among the lux
|uries. 1t is in perfect accord, there
fore. with the law Of supply and de-
mand that the silk mills of New Eng
land are beginning to operate on half
time. while many are preparing to
shut down entirely.
Ten-dollar silk shirts for w~orkday
use are disappearing. That means
common sense in spending is return
The mill-workers who make silk
goods will consequently nave to find
other employment. For instance,
nl1IluIdClbi III RONNpiS INV $3.50
middle-grade fabrics. The supply of
essential commodities will thus
be increased and prices will fall.
That is the process which must be
followed in general before America
can return to normal ways of living.
The readjustment need not entail SER
.ious hardships upon workers thrown
out of employment. They can find
new work in more necessary industries.
But. they must recognize the economic
law which is now beginning to operate,
and accept the conditions it will inn
pose.
The turn OF the long neglected con-
sumner is at hand. He will now regu-
late not only prices. but also wages, by
limiting the amount he will a for
articles of consumption. The law of
supply and demand works both ways.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-24
ALL EYES ON THEM.

with the eyes of every taxpayer In
the county upon them we cannot be-
lieve that the Board of Freeholders
will trihe with public funds in spend
ing money on patented pavements that
mean practically the elimination of all
bids for the work.
There Is no evidence to prove hat
this patented material is the best
pavement that can be laid. on the
contrary, there is abundant evidence
to show thai other materials are not
only equally as good. but even better
than the substance with a patented
name.
Just why this patented material is
SO popular with the authorities who
have paving contracts to give out Is
hard to Observation-Disclosures some
seem to think the reason is plain
enough.
To avoid all suspicion the free
holders should make the bidding open
10 All. II tht PtUpiC WV ~ NN~
ed material want the work bad enough
to come in on the same ground with
all the others there can be no objec-
tion. but TO advertise for bids in which
this patented material is called for ex-
clusively is a deliberate vast of the
peoples money and ought not to be
allowed.
The State Highway Commission has
proven that 1t is possible TO build first
class roads without playing into the
hands Of THU patented material con-
Germ and the freeholders might well
follow the example of the State High
way Commission.
With a county debt already the larg-
est in the state and with the tax rate
at "a or over on the 500 valuation 1t
is no time for the Board of Freeholders
to buy expensive patented paving ma
terlal when roads equally as good or
better can be built in open competition
and for less money.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-24

Try as hard as they please, it seems
impossible for oil producers to keep
more than a jump ahead of oil con-
sumption. Indeed, 1t is past the time
when American oil wells can even
maintain stride with the growing oil
demands. Yes. of course. the auto
mobile is responsible.
Indications point to a 1920 con-
sumption totalling 495 million barrels
of crude oil. In 1911 the worlds entire
oil output was but 514 million barrels.
IThe American consumption Is 65 mil
lion greater this year than last; it Is
l175 million barrels greater than 1916.
At the same time American produc-
ltion has swelled. While consumption
lin -four years has increased 81 per
cent, production of crude oil in the
limited States has increased 46 per
lcent. The deficiency has been met by
an increase of 500 per cen in oil i'm
lported from Mexico.
"At this rate of consumption it is
l~clear." remarks the Wall Street
journal. that the United States must
rely mainly on Mexico to make up its
oil requirements"
Mexico is now shipping oil at the
lrate of 40 million barrels yearly.
compared with shipments Of less than
leo million barrels in 1919.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-24

@1~
HEED THE CRY.

must certainly hetN ~
that Is going up all over the country
TO save the postal service. The system
of mail distribution as established by
Postmaster General Burleson is pad
enough. but when un%derpaid and in
competent men are put in charge OF
such a system as we have II Is M
possible TO expect very much.
For a change in the system we must
whit for a new administration. Mt.
Burleson, it seems, has the ull conn
dence of President Wilson and there IL
no hope of a change in the policy OF
onductin the postal affairs OF the
country as long as Mr.. Burleson re-
mains in power at Washington.
But in the personnel OF tie Post
Office Department congress can act
without delay. Congress can provide
adequate salaries so that the employees
who have remained faithful to the gov
rnmen during all these trying times,
receiving wages far below the pay oil a
common laborer, may be encouraged
and given the incentive for greater
efficiency.
Trained employees of the Post Office
Department, men who have passed eN-
aminations to prove their intelligence
aud ability and who must continually
study to be informed as to the dli1er-
ent post Offices m the routlngs TOT
each. are paid only from forty-ohe 10
ffty-seven cents per hour. The m
adequacy of this pay is admitted by
the Post Office Department Itself by
the fact that 1t is advertising for new
men to AXE the place of the experience
ed employees who have resigned, o1er-
ing to pay the green hands sixty cents
an hour, and his without requiring
any civil service examination.
But even such al, offer is attracting
only the most incompetent | of men
men who could not pass the civil
service examinations should 1t be IN
sisted upon. hence the reason Tor
waving the examinations.
But could anything be more de-
moralizing to any business than to pay
new men. unfamiliar with the work
and unable to pass examinations, more
money than is being paid old and faith
ful employees who have proven their
worth and who did pass examinations
TO prove their ftness?
No wonder the cry is being raised
everywhere to save the postal SER
vice" Men are resigning by the hun-
dreds and getting positions where they
can earn a decent living. Their places
cannot be filed and such new men as
are being taken on are of inferior
ability.
Congress can remedy this most SER
ious situation by giving the postal en-
ployes decent pay. Furthermore. me
pension bill now pending in congress
should be passed so that the injustice
done the old employees for so many
years may, in a measure. be made
good.
We are not unmindful of the en- n
NOUS demands being made on congress
for money at this time, but the least
than can be expected Is that the gov
ernment's own employees will be taken
care of regardless of all else. The
postal service is vital to the business
welfare of the country and it must be
handled much more efficiently than 1t
is now being handled If it is to con-
tinue to function.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-24
The Story Of Sixteen
G.. o. p. Conventions
BY A. H.
Sixth Convention


The sixth Republican national con-
vention was the first to do the really
unexpected thing. When it assembled
In Cincinnati June IA. 1S76-centen-
NAL year-three great Republican
leaders stood out beyond the crowd.
They were James @. Blaine, of Maine,
who had but recently indicated him
self from the tnsinuations of corrup-
ton in the infamous "Mulligan Let
ters'' episode, and whose, name was
presented to the convention by Rob-
ert G.. Ingersoll in an oratorical gen
which will live as long as jewels of
speech are cherished: Roscoe Conk-
ling of New York, one of the ablest
debaters of all time, but arrogant and
unapproachable n utterly lacking
In personal popularity; and Oliver =.
Morton, Indiaha's great and splendid
war governor.
! There were other candidates,
largely of the so-called "favorite Sol"
type-although Benjamin III. Bristow
of Kentucky was sufficiently formid-
able to muster 113 votes on the first
ballot.
SIX roll-calls failed to name a
choice, although Blaine led all the
way by wide margin. On the sixth
ballot he had sos votes; Bristow.
III; Conkling. 81; Hartranft of
Pennsylvania, SO; Hayes Of Ohio.
11s: Morton, So; Washburne Of I'LL
| nois, A; Wheeler of New York, 2.
On the seventh ballot the field
combined against Blaine-that being
| Conkling's chief political aim in the
convention-and a coalition of 1884
| votes nominated Rutherford Is.
| Hayes, with results that all but led to
| civfl war ere he reached the White
| House by a majority of one In the
| electoral college. William A. Wheel
| err was nominated for vice president
by reclamation.
The platform declared "the United
states of America is a nation. not a
league" demanded the courageous
enforcement of the new constitution
al amendments, attacked poiygamy
charged democracy with still beine
the same IN character as when II
sy~mpathized with treason" and re
| iterated practically everything thai
had been promulgated four years
previously.
ished the unit rule" of voting-se
that a delegate might be free to vote
as an Individual. instead of being
bound by a majority of his state.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-24
An Irish Sherlock Holmes

A patrolman in st. Louis n night
reported a murder to headquarters. A
little Irish police official was in charge
of headquarters and he heard the re-
port.
"A man by the name OF otto
Schroeder was thrown off the Twelfth
street bridge and murdered reported
the patrolman.
otto Schroeder" questioned the
Irihs official.
Eyes, SIR" replied the patrolman:
HUM" said the Irish official
thoughtfully. well. he was not muir
dered. As long as they build bridges.
men of thai name will jump off of
them"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-05-24

You ought to be ashamed OF your
self" growled Mr.. Gabb, as he looked
at Mrs. Gabb's new spring gown.
"What's the matter with III" asked
Mrs. Gabb.
why the darn thing shows your
knees" replied Mr.. Gabb. I'm not
gonna be seen on the street with a
naked Why don you make
the skirt ~longer2"
oh. I a make 1t longer easily
enough smiled Mrs. Gabb. 1t VIII
take three yards of material at ~ a
yard. Give me the ST and III see
that it is heightened.
law go on and wear the thing the
vay il is growled Mr.. Gabb in dis
gust.