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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-29

The fact that Alfred |. Dupont
has come out for woman suffrage
is not to be taken as evidence that
the munitions interests are going
into the face powder business.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-29

Mr.. Hoover says he would not
accept the Democratic nomination
for President. That SETTLES it.
He won't be sked to.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-29

The handicap of the president
ial candidate of wealth is only ex-
ceeded by the handicap of the
candidate who hasn't any money.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-29

The Ohio man who S going to
marry because he is sick reverses
the position of the fellows who
are sick because they are married.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-29
ESTRAY.

Dark bay mare, small scar on
left hind leg, weighs about 1900
pounds, left with halter on.
Liberal reward will be paid for
any information.
PERRY COLEMAN.
Value. Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-29

mo woman is simply perfect"
thank Heaven. We don't want
the dear creatures that way any
more than we want 'em perfectly
simple.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-29

Pepocatapetl, in eruption, will
have our sincere thanks if it will
blow a few superfluous letters out
of it's name.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-29

The strike against the high cost
of clothing is spreading overall
the country.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-29

We can't understand why Ire
land keeps on fussing. Didn't the
United States Senate set her free?
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-29

Now maybe the poor can afford
to die. The grave diggers' strike
is ended.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-29

NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTED TRUs-
TEES SALE
Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of authority conferred upon me as sub
stituted trustee in certain deed of trust
made on the 21st day of April 1919 by r.
N. Warren to Standard Motors Finance
Company, INC. to secure the payment of
his indebtedness therein mentioned,
which deed of trust is duly recorded on
pages /. 2, & in Book number So in the
Office of the Chancery Clerk Of Rankin
County. Mississippi, and my substitution
as trustee is recorded in book "a at page
made in the payment of said indebted
ness, and having been requested so to do
by the beneficiary in said deed Of trust,
I will on the 18th day Of May 1920. at the
door of the court house of said county
in the town of Brandon, Mississippi
whore execution sales are usually made,
within legal hours prescribed by law, Of
fer for sale and will sell at public auc-
ton to the highest and best bidder for
cash, the following described personal
property, to wit: One White truck man
ufactured by the White Company, style
Truck Chassis. motor number SCOTS to-
gether with all equipments and appurte-
nance belonging thereto.
The title to said property Is believed to
be good. but i will convey only such title
as is vested in me as substituted trustee.
Witness my signature this the 18th day.
Of April 1920.
A. N. EDWARDS,
Substituted trustee.
NOTICE OF COMMISSIONERS
SALE.
w. H. Strahan, ct al.
Is. No. 1862
Jams 4. Roach, ct eli,
Under and BY virtue Of q decree
Of the Chancery Court Of Rankin
County, Mississippi, rendered or
the 2lth., day of March, 1920 and
81 IN &C ~ ~
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-29

Entered at Brandon, Miss, post.
office as second class matter.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-29

With the Sick Man of Europe
raising so much Cain, we wonder
what he would do if he was we'll.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1920-04-29

$3.50 per Year in advance.
Telephone 26.
The Washington times., 1920-01-14
Ounce or Two Of Matter to
Turn Wheels Of Industry in
Future, Says Oliver Lodge
"A, sin OLIVER LODGE,

NDiatln kuished BRUSH ecientlst "ho "A4
soon Visit Amerio..)
LONDON. Jan. l3.-Every form OF
physical activity requires power. and
so power OF energy is the most press
ing material need OF man
Fuel at present has 20 produce
heat before Il can be made a source
OF energy, and mankind Is. therefore,
"up against" the conception OF tenn
perature and the inexorabls law OF
efficiency.
Heat can only be used when II
falls in temperature from a hotter
body TO a cooler. and Is liable readily
10 fall in temperature without being
utilized.
IL the temperature OF combustion
could be used in a frictionless Name
turbine, more OF the fuel energy
could be utilized. An engine with a
flame on one side OF the piston and
steam on. the other has become
known, and is a possible step in the
right direction.
The Washington times., 1920-01-14
For q ChiId's Liver and Bowels

Mother Say California" then you will
get genuine California Syrup of Figs" Full
directions for babies and children of all ayes
who are constipated, bilious, ftverish tongue.
coated, or full of cold, are plainly printed on
the bottle. Children love this delicious laxative.
The Washington times., 1920-01-14
PANIC ON AFRIQUE
BEFORE VESSEL SANK
Three American Soldiers Said To
Have Lost Their Lives
In Tragedy.

PARIS. Jan. 1+-Three American
soldiers were reported today to have
lost their lives in the sinking Of the
French steamship Antique In the
Bay OF Biscay during = terrific gale.
Word was received from Bcrdeaux
that ten bodies had been washed
ashore. but there was still no word
OF the missing. This made II i'm
possible TO estimate the exact death
list.
According to survivors. wild panic
broke out upon the Antique when
she began TO founder. Passengers.
insane with fright. threw themselves
into the life boats.
The ships officers and sesmen at
tempted to maintain discipline and
keep order. but were helpless before
the rush OF the excited men and
women.
The Washington times., 1920-01-14

eiAi agents into South Amsrte. aud
gAs ogssAkkl S11ztFisz q ascsrtsiS
their raw cotton needs, and 10 ar
certain, the best methods OF intro
dueing and encouraging cotton trade
with the United States.
Heffin seeks also TO prevent speou-
Iation In cotton by prohibiting, under
penalty OF fines ranging from 500
10 81 900, the publication OF interstate
or foreign sale OF cotton futures as
sale OF actual cotton and requiring
all cotton agents, brewers and eN-
changes TO report specifically whether
sales made were OF cotton futures or
OF actual cotton.
The Washington times., 1920-01-14
POuCEMAN'S WIFE WILL
MOTHER UNBORN BABY
More Happiness In Modest Family
Than Amid Wealth and Luxury
Mrs. Helms Decides.

CHICAGO. Jan. IA baby has a
greater chance for happiness In a
poIiceman's family than In surround
inss OF wealth ana luxury, Mrs. hath-
crime Helms has decided.
Mrs Helms announced that she
would offer her unborn baby for
adoption because she was unable 10
care for IL properly. She received
hundreds OF applications from peo-
pie In all walks OF life, but George
Ballinger, a Chicago policeman and
his wife were the successful Appli-
eAnts.
BallinEer and his wife are still In
their twenties, Mrs. Helms said, and
they have no children. These facts
will mako II possible for them TO
bestow a greater affection on the
baby than the wealthy sapplicants.
she decided.
The Washington times., 1920-01-14
WOMEN WILL CONSIDER
SERVANT GIRL CENTER

\ discussion OF the contemplated
establishment of a servant center
from which housewives could draw
trained domcstics for monthly, week.
ly daily or hourly service. as Il
means OF solving the servant problem,
will feature the meeting of the
Houesekeepers' Alliance in the ball
room of the Lafaystte Hotel FRIDAY
at IL o'clock!
Having completed a recent survey
of available household service in
Washington. Mrs. Rose Gouveneur
Hooes, chairman of the canvassing
committee, declared. that the ALT
ance was planning to carry out j
program that would ensure the house
worker the independence enjoyed by
her business sister.
Mrs. A. S. Burleson. Mrs. Josephus
Daniels. Mrs. Nathan It. Scott, Mrs. J.
w. Alexander and Mrs. William T..
are among the speakers
who will address the meeting.
The Washington times., 1920-01-14

Hut I appr~hend that the power Of
thcNfuture will he derived from atomic
! energy. By atomic energy ! mean
the ~n~rgy which has made the atom
what il is.
| "A radium atom firing on n particle,
which is now known to be. q posi-
lively charged atom OF helium, Is like
! a two-ton gum firing OF n 1OO-pound
shot.
Before settling down into a quieter
existence as lead, or at least chem
ically indistinguishable from lead, it
fires off five such particles. A uran-
ium atom has already fired off four
projectiles to become radium. Radium
is temporary halfway house be-
tween uranium and lead. 1t is active,
the intermediate substances which
last SO short time that they barely
have names.
The lifetime OF radium is OF the
order of a thousand years, whereas
the lifetime OF some of the interme-
diatc substances might be measured
in weeks or even minutes. Yet they
are real elements.
Radium is not exceptional. All sub
stances OF high atomic weight arc
liable to behave in similar fashion.
We do not yet know how to set up
the explosion OF atoms-eithe- the
Heavy shots in which atoms OF posi-.
lively charged helium are fired or or
the lighter discharges which liberate
elcctrons, the negatively charged
units OF electricity.
The speed with which the helium
atoms arc emitted IL about one-sf-
The Washington times., 1920-01-14
CONFESSION FALSE, AYERS
MOTHER ON EVE OF TRIAL

PAW. PAW, Mich, Jan. l4.-On the
eve of the preliminary hearing OF Jo-
seph Virgo, South Bend, Ind. real cs-
tate man and former, embalmer. on
charges OF numbering his wife. Maud
Tabor Virgo. Mrs, Sarah Tabor.
mother OF the victim, repudiated her
confession duplicating the husband.
Mrs. Tabor declared in her "coLfes-
sion" that her. daughter had died
from an illegal operation was ground
less, and said Mrs. Virgo died from
an overdose of chloroform. ...,
The Washington times., 1920-01-14

Wind AID water power also come
from present-day sunshine, and IL Is
economical to use them where We can.
But i do not regard with hope the
idea of converting present sunshine
into low-temperatured boiler heat by
means OF burning glasses and mir
rors.
Those who have watched Atlantic
rollers booming into creeks have felt
that surely here is available power.
1t Is possible to imagine a dread
naught attached by a long girder 10
rackwor machinery and being hoist
ed up and down by tho waves; this
would give good many foot-tons
every minute.
The Washington times., 1920-01-14

Animals and voltaic batteries can
use chemical energy without the pro-
ductiop of heat, save, in the former
case, what is necessary for warmth.
Unfortunately. chemicals are very eX-
pensive and II still pays better to
conduct electro chemical operations
by aid OF a dynamo.
The leaves of trees and vegetables
generally are able 10 absorb, utilize
and store solar energy without much
regard TO any hampering law OF ef-
ficiency. The moral is to promote
agricultural operations OF every kid.
Solar rays fallen upon barren soil or
hopeless jungle are reflection upon
humanity kind of waste that
ought not occur
The progress of bacteriolos ical
science might make every soil fer
tile; even rocks could be dynamited
into something; and jungles and
swamps could be cleared.
The Washington times., 1920-01-14
LECTURE TOMORROW NIGHT.

Woman at the Peace Conference"
will be the subject OF the Wednesday
evening lecture at Research Univer-
sity, 1710 III street, this evening, at s
o'clock, by Mrs. John Jay White, OF
Washington. ID. c., a delegate TO the
woman's peace conference.
The Washington times., 1920-01-14
HELM Would EXPLOIT
4, U.S. COTTON ABROAD

Erploitation OF American cotton
In the market OF china-Japan. and
the South American Republics Is
sought By Congressman Heflin OF
Alabama, who fears curtaiiment OF
the European markets due to post
war financial conditions.
In a bill presented TO the House,
HeflIn would authorize the Depart
rueut OF Commerce 10 send CONNER
The Washington times., 1920-01-14

The speed with which the heliup m
atoms arc emitted is about one-0f-
The Washington times., 1920-01-14
SEEKS GIRL, FINDS JAIL.

DETROIT, Jan. 14.-"If you want
the other half call on. me-" Q. s. Ting,
Chinaman, wrote Miss B. Baker. en-
closing half a ten dollar bill. Secret
Service officers called instead
The Washington times., 1920-01-14
ADMITS. POOR SERVICE.

NEW YORK, Jan. i4.--Extra! Tele-
phone company. following complaints
by subscribers. admitted the service
The Washington times., 1920-01-14

teeatk that or Hight, sufficient TO ear
~ them from New York 20 London.
IL there were no ObstrUcticas, q"
about a quarter OF a second. Their
energy. therefore, weight for weight,
In . million tisses that OF N bullet
discharged from "a rifle.
II Il possible 90 estimate the atomic
energy contained In any reasonably
small quantity of, matter. say n piece
of blackboard chalk used by n lee
turer, moving st one-tenth the speed
OF light. II would be 100000 400 foot
tons, enough 90 raise 100000 tons
5000 feet.
! feel Tint we are ON the brtak
OF making a discovery with regard
20 the utilization of this source Of
energy. i do not believe that our
dese~ ndants will he consuming stored
material. such ns coal, using chemical
energy and burning up air when they
wish 10 drive machinery. They will be
taking the energy out of an ounce or
two OF matter instead Of out of
tons of coal.
The Washington times., 1920-01-14

Nsuiily on November ~, ana en-
pressed the hope that Il would be
CONS effective a. me soonest possIsis
moment.
The Washington times., 1920-01-14
BULeARs RATIFY TREATY.

SOFIA. yAa. IA-TAs sObFaaJs r4u-
ned the treaty OF Neuilly signed at
Evening star., 1920-02-21
FRATERNAL NIGHT HELD
At LIBERTY HUT CIRCUS
Last Performances of Show Given
for Benefit of Legion Will Be
Presented Today.

"Fraternal night at the American
Legion circus in Liberty Hut filled the
auditorium last night. s. r. o. signs
were hung out before the show had
opened. Every act was well received
especially that of John Shubert, for
mer Yale University student. appear
ing as a contortionist. Shubert has
seen nine years service with Ringing
Brothers, and served overseas during
the war.
Col. E. Lester Jones, chairman OF
the circus committee of the legion
today predicted financial success for
the benefit entertainment
Today will see the last performances
of the circus. Reserved seats will be
on sale at 14O0 Pennsylvania avenue
from $3.50 until noon. The box office
after this hour will be at Liberty
Hut.
The circus will leave early tonight
for Richmond and Norfolk, where it
will be staged during the next two
weeks.
THE flyin~ squad" of Agee's show
will entrain at 10 o'clock tonight
This will include all of the animals
and some of the paraphernalia used
in the early portion of the show.
Mrs Montgomery Blair of Silver
Spring. Nd, entertained fifty wounded
soldiers from Walter Reed Hospital
last night. occupying six boxes. Miss
Helen Schwartz of the Johnson School
chaperoned $50 children from thal.
school at the matinee yesterday.
Evening star., 1920-02-21
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB
OFFERS TWO PROGRAMS
Worlds Championship Wrestling
to Be Seen in Films Monday.
Ladies' Night Thursday.

Action. and plenty of it. is prom
quarters. on the eighth floor of the
Riggs building, next Monday night.
when the first motion pictures of the
Siecher- Craddock wrestling match for
the world championship will be
shown. The pictures will be supple
mented by negro folk songs by the
Crescendo Jubilee Quartet of Wash
ington. and other melodies made ia
nous by the Fisk singers.
The pictures showing Stecher win
ming the wrestling championship have
been obtained by the club through the
courtesy of Sidney B. Lust, who ar
ranged for the three reels to be
brought to Washington by special
messenger as soon as they were de-
veloped in the New York studios. The
exhibition will start at $50 o'clock
and has been arranged as a special
holiday program.
A ladies' night program of unusual
merit has been arranged for the even
ing of February &c by the clubs en-
tertainment committee. of which
Kemper F. Cowing is chairman. The
club dining room will be open to
women at o'clock on that evening
and the entertainment will be given
at the Masonic Temple. 18th street
and New York avenue, at SIS
o'clock E. Mcnamara, baritone.
who is the only singer who has stud
led under the personal instruction of
Caruso. will sing several numbers.
will give an illustrated talk on ma
tional parks of the west.
Mr.. GleaSon's talk will be of spe-
cial interest to those who expect to
Evening star., 1920-02-21
ATTORNEYS DENY BERRY
APPEAL REQUIRES FUND
Case of Woman Condemned to Die
Will Be Conducted Without
Cost to Defendant.

In communication to The Star.
Harry L. Tignor and Fred D. McIn-
tosh. attorneys for Josephine Berry,
sentenced to be hanged in June, state
that petitions asking that executive
clemency be extended to the con-
demned woman are being circulated
without authority of any one con-
nected with the case.
The attorneys state that no expense
will be attached to further proceed
ings in the case, and urge that no
persons contribute money to any fund
asserted to be for use in obtaining a
mitigation of the condemned woman =
sentence.
In their communication the girls at
torneys say:
I'VE hace read in your paper that
being circulated. We respectfully in
form you that Josephine Berry has
not authorized any one to circulate
such petitions.
LAS a matter of fact an appeal has
been noted in the case and the Court
of Appeals will not act upon it for
seS0sal months. The girl is friendless,
but up to the present time is not ap-
pealing to the public for any con-
tributi0ns whatever. 1t Is probable
that the appeal will be ordered prose-
cuted without cost to her. II. however.
the court of appeals sustains the low
er' court. she will then ask for execu-
tive clemency. to which no costs are
attached.
I'VE are writing this SO that no per-
son may contribute to the support Of
some one who has nothing to do with
the case"
Evening star., 1920-02-21
HOUSEFLY DANGER SHOWN
At MASONIC temple
Microscope and Movie Camera
Combine to Disclose Wonders Of
the Scientific World.

How the housefly, termed "one of
natures deadliest engines of death" !"
carries myriads of germs from the
garbage pail to the dinner table was
shown in motion pictures before the
National Geographic Society at the
New Masonic Temple yesterday aft
ernoon and last night.
BY combing the movie" camera lens
with a microscope. wonders Of the
infinitestimal creature world are re-
vealed which are no less amazing
than the telescope story of the uni
verse as disclosed by other pictures
recently shown before members OF the
society.
Beside the Aim "Alice in Microland,'' %
Geographic Society members saw the
disclosures of the origin of life in
the simplest Of animal and plant cells,
to the higher forms of life. where re-
production takes place by fertiliza-
tion through bees, in eggs. and by
the processes of the animal kingdom.
In the sea urchin, relative to the
starffsh, was disclosed the process by
which eggs are fertilized in sea water
and the manner in which the result
ant division OF the fertilized egg
takes place. The life history Of the
swallowtail- butterfly, of the frog
from the egg and the tadpole stage,
of the chicken. and Of the white rat
were followed step by step.
The sim closed with a picture OF q
modern Madonna and her babe, fol-
lowed by that Of the human trinity Of
father, mother and child, silhouetted
against the sunset.
Evening star., 1920-02-21
Methodist University Head Chosen

DALLAS. Tex. February 21.-Dr. H.
A. Boaz of Louisville. KY, was elected
president Of Southern Methodist Uni
versity Of Dallas yesterday.
Evening star., 1920-02-21

Information, and is in a position so to
do. they will give public notice that
after an interval of two months they
will proceed to divide the vessels. ex-
cept those captured, seized or de-
tanned by the allied and associated
by them respectively as hereinbefore
provided.
Claims to Be Considered.
IF within one month of the publi-
cation or the notice any allied( aSSo-
ciated or neutral government, per-
son or corporation. national of such
government and acting through such
government. notifies the commission
that they have an equitable claim
against any vessel which has not
been. or is not being satisfied by the
enemy government that claim Will be
considered on it's merits by the COM
mission which may adopt any pro-
cedure it thinks fit. provided it is
expeditions and is calculated to do
substantial justice as between>the al
lied and associated governments on
the one hand and the claimant on
the other.
the commission will have power
to determine claims so presented. and
such determination will be conclusive
ana the commission will also have
power to enforce its findings.
lSignedb WOODROW WILSON.
Subject TO the explanation con-
tanned in the attached memorand
"D. LLOYD GEORGE.
May -. 1912
Il deem it my duty to state. in
signing this document. that. while
feel confident that the Congress of
the United states will make the dis
posal of the funds mentioned in
clause which is there agreed upon.
l have no authority to bind it to
that act but must depend upon it's
taking the same view of the matter
that is taken by the joint signatories
of this agreement"
Evening star., 1920-02-21
PRESIDENT DENIES AGREEMENT
WITH BRITISH ABOUT SHIPS
Submits Reply to Senate Inquiry as to Dis
position and Sale of Liners Taken From
Enemy, Pursuant to Resolution.

! President Wilson's communication
tc the Senate. in which he denies there
was an agreement with Great Britain
regarosnc- the sale of the former Ger
man lh-ers, follows:
| II have the honor to acknowledge
| the receipt of 4 resolution passed by
the Senate on February IA requesting
| the President to inform that body
: w neither any. and if so. what. agree
ment or understandin exists between
him and officials of Great Britain
concerning the disposition by the
United States of America of the Ger
/ man ships which tie shinDing hoard
! is proposing to sell. or which were
acquired by the United States after
the termination of hostiiities between
| said United States and the centFal
| European Teutonic powers
Action Authorized by Congress.
'.The ships for the purchase OF
(which bids have been asked by the
shipping board. were faen over NV
executive orders issued pursuant to
the ioirt resolution of Congress. May
10 ie1- authorizing the President to
take over for the United States the
possession and title of any vessel with
in its jurisdiction under enemy owner
ship or under the registry OF any
enemy country. The government of
the United States is not in possession
of any ex-Gernlan vessels except those
taken over under this resolution.
Under an armistice agreement be-
tween the German government and the
allied and associated powers certain
German vessels were taken over
primarily for the transport of food to
Europe. INCLUDING Germany. and for
the transportation of troops.
Vessels Allocated Temporarily.
"Of the tonnage so taken over GER
tain passenger vessels We're allOcated
to the United States temporarily for
the purpose of repatriating American
soldiers. When the TRANSFORMATION of
our troops was completed these vessels
were all surrendered in accordance
with the agreement under which they
were temporarily allocated to this gov
ernment for such use.
There is not nor has there been any
agreement or understanding between
the President of the United States and
officials of Great Britain concerning
the sale of the ex-German vessels in
there any agreement or understanding
with respect to what disposition shall
be made of those ships by the United
States.
Il believe the above information
fully answers the Senate inquiry.
Merchant Tonnage Understanding.
Il am transmitting herewith a draft
of a proposed understanding in re-
gard to eX-enemy merchant tonnage
to which I have given assent. subject
to future action of Congress. as pro-
vided therein. Although this under
standing, which recognizes America $
right with regard to German vessels
taken in our ports. does not relate to
the disposition of such vessels by the
United States.
IT am. nevertheless. transmitting it
in order that the Senate may be in
possession of all the information there
is in any way relating to the vessels
in question. l had intended to sub
NIT this to Congress at the appropri-