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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-03
BIRTHDAY PARTY

Little Miss Marjorie Nixon yester
tay celebrated the eleventh anniver-
Sary Of her birth with party at the
home Of har parents in North Alfred
street. She entertained the members
of the Busy Bea Club CT which she
is a member. The table was prettiiy
decorated and there. '@as big cake
bearing eleven candles, Afterward the
children enjoyed games. ~'is
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-03
Track Meet In Progress
Alexandria High and Manassas School
Compete

A track and field meet is being held
this afternoon on the GROUNDS Of the
Alexandria High Schaol between the
Manassas and Alexandria High
Schools. A large crowd is in attend
ance. This is the first meet on its new
track and the students feel proud Of
their fine track. A large number of
stu>leneS from Manassas accompanied
rhc participants from that school 20
this c.Cy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-03
Fire Chief Job
Council May Not Fill Vacancy Till
May q. Is Report

1t is reported on the streets that
.ity council will not elect fire chief
% fill the vacancy caused by the res
ignation of K. w. Ogden. at the
meeting of that body which will be
held May 10. but will probably post
core the election to the following
meeting which will be held May "a.
already . number of names of pros
pective candidates have been men
.ioned in connection with the posi-
zion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-03
'GEORG GETOWN UNIVERSITY
FEELS HE SNY:'QT AXE

Washington ,Ias;,s.-aA' severe
earthquake was rsoorsndototave chs
the Georgetown University Seisnr6-
~; III. startine at i2:l3 a., M: and
Iastirc until . a. nl:: Nlax;hirh M
ter<ity was reached at 1888 ali nEt
!. The. estimated distance from Wash
ineton was 1900 miles, probably in
Central America.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-03
NOTICE

A frst-class automobile repair
shop is now open for business at
corner CT Prince and Commerce
streets. All kinds of renair work
done. Satisfaction guaranteed. J.
S. Lucy. loo-"p'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-03
ODD FELLOWS NOTICE

-,rt1y adjourned meeting. Of Marley
e. csmament G-;;N be on Monday at
dnIoek& for the purpose Of confer
;;aa the Rey;i Purple Degree. AZ
nrsn, s5ers1l ar9 urged TO be present.
By order Of the Chief Patriarch.
c. ". OMeara, Scribe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-03
g.s;nn:pq Tuesday Morning

BeSlnn'N% IuthuA! NU'HHttr =
Price on our Famous Winchester
Butter reduced to 4Se psuhd. There
is only one Winchester, Butter. We ar!
sole distributors for Alexandra.
ALEXANDRIA CASH GROCERY
Frank B.. Howard Prop.
S. ". Cor. King and Washington SITS.
105-1e.., !. $3.50, $50
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-03

rs pleasure to Use
UR ENUINE RED ASH LUMP
COAL.
SOME Soft Coal Is" Annoying But
THIS. COAL POSITIVELY salts
FIES!
THOMAS J. F.tNNON 4 SONS
104-6tc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-05-03
NOTICE
Tony and Joe Company.
105 North Roval Street.

Tony and Joe Company.
105 North Royal Street.
Have opened first class shoe
repairing shop, and will sell mems,
ladies', and children's second hand
shoes a, low prices. Repairing.
Mems half so.e and heel, 81. co.
LADIES' half sole and heel. 81 .25.
All kinds raober heels, s45 cents
?9-l?tp.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
THE BRANDON NEWS BRANDON MISS THURSDAY

building industry. This industry
got a provision of law that only
one out Of every three automo-
biles imported could have a body
with high customs duty on bod
les. Americana manufacturers,
building cars after the American
idea that the buyer wants a mach
inc in which he can take ride
the day he acquires it, have COM
plete cars to sell and they did not
make any great reductions in the
price for chassis alone. The re-
suit is that Australian buyers are
taking complete cars, and stand
ing the high duty on bodies, rath-
er than buy a chassis and wait
for months to get an Australian
body at total higher price.
The American manufacturers
are now accused of Yankee ingen-
uity, and with getting around a
law which, by every rule of Aus
tralian reasoning, was perfect for
it's purpose of having every auto
mobile in Australia bear an Aus
tralian body.-Exchange.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
FANNIN

Walter Collum went to the en-
Eertainment at Sandhill lschool
building Friday evening.
Mrs. Walter Wilmington and
son, returned from Jackson, after
quite pleasant stay.
Evon Long, of Clinton, spent
Sunday the guest of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Long.
Rev. J. L. Greenway, of Mt.
Olive, was here Friday looking
after his place.
C. A. Robinson, of Brandon, at
tended preaching here Sunday.
E. g.. Davis and G. B. Croy, of
SandhiH, were here buying cattle
last week.
M. 3. Latham, of Jackson, was
here Saturday evening for awhile.
H. R. White and wife, spent
Sunday at Sandhill with her moth
er, Mrs. Boyd.
|. 0. Brown, and his body-gaurd
"Dinnie McLaurin, made bust
ness trip to Brandon Saturday.
Rev. M. A. Massey, spent the
weekend at Holly Bush, visiting
his members, also preached.
MS. Allen and wife, ofMorton,
were the guests of his parents,
Sunday.
j. D. Allen, has accepted a Job
at mill in Madison, and will
move his family soon.
w. G. Brown, S. w. Tinnin, c. H.
McLaurin and wife, wereshopping
i n Jackson Thursday.
A. B. Collum had the misfor-
tune of tearing his car up, by rum
ming into a wagon ON his way to
Sandhill, Friday. night.
Dr.. D. w. Flowers, j. B. Will
hanson and wife, went Sunday to
see J. P. Barksdale, of Goshen,
who was very i'll. His friends are
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10

ed men from politics. Gov. Russell
in order to make a cheap grand
stand play to the ladies, now pro-
poses to exempt them from poll
tax, which would necessarily OPP
en- the doors for the colored wo-
men to register and vote without
any restriction whatever. The
white ladies of Mississippi have
no protest to make upon the pay
ment of So pollt ak. A great maj
ority of them did not care for the
ballot, but now that it is upon
them, they are equal to the task
and will gladly pay the tax and
stand upon an equal footing with
the men. Certainly they do not
want to let down the bars to an
element that Mississippians have
worked so hard to eliminate.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10

tions of the country editors, but
remarked that it is passing
strange that no one had ever
thought to speak of the joys. In
describing these pleasures and
privileges the New Jersey paper
says:
He stands ahead of the preach
er, the lawyer and the public
speaker because he nevr talks to
empty benches, but speakes in all
the homes where his paper goes.
He never makes impromptu
speecehs which generally disgust
the audience, but writes with de-
liberation and generalization. The
preachers influence for good sell
dom reacehs farther than his con-
gregation, while the editors field
reaches all the congregations in
the county. The lawyer makes a
good speech in the court house
and only one or two hundred per-
sons hear him, but when the edit
or writes a good editorial it is
copied in various papers in the
state. The editor distributes more
flowers than florist and he asks
nothing in return for them but
thanks. The editor has an oppor-
tunity to do the individual citizen
service and he never hesitates
to do it if consistent with obliga-
tons to the public. The editor has
the greatest opportunity to con-
vert men and women to his way
of thinking on public questions.
AS the lighthouse ON the shore
warns the ships from the rocks,
the editor can warn the people
from frauds and fakes. The editor
has the greatest opportunity to
protect society from evil by stand
ing for the law and creating pub
lie sentiment for it. The editor
never tires of boosting his town
and county, and if bothdo not
grow it is not his fault. He helps
the deserving young men with
words of commentator and re-
strains the old by words of warm
ing. His field of usefulness is
broader than anyone else in the
community, and if he does not get
any return for his efforts for set
Element he has sufficient reward
in seeing things get better. He re-
joices in his opportunity for SER
vice to his fellow man, his town
and his country and goes on his
way rejoicing, whether or not he
gets any return for it.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
BOND SALESMAN
OUT WITH FACTS
Chicago Man Says He Knows
From His Own Experience
What Tanlac Will Do

Chose who are looking for
something to sharpen their appe-
tite and give them new life and
energy ought to try Tanlac, for |
have taken the medicine myself
and know what it will do" said
Homer H. Dickson, Sherman Hotel
Chicago. Mr.. Dickson came to
Chicago from Miami, Fla, where
he has lived most Of his life, and
is now connected with the Bond
Sales Department of the Hool
Realty Co.
when I began taking Tanlac
| was weak and run DOWN and
badly in need of something to
build up my system and give me
some strength. My appetite had
failed me, and even what | man
aged to eat gave me very little
nourishment, | was nervous and
restless at night, couldn't sleep
well, and had that wornout, good
for-nothing feeling all during the
day. Why, | was so miserable |
didn't feel like doing any kind of
work.
J about fifteen months ago /
began taking Tanlac, and thesmed-
icine built me up and made me
feel like I wantd to feel. 1t gave
me fine appetite, set my stomach
in order so that my food gave me
strength and energy, and I was
soon rid of that weak, wOrnout
feeling and enjoyed the best of
health. My sleep became sound
and refreshing and l just felt like
a man made new. | have been feel
ing fine ever since, and | believe
Tanlac will do the work for amy
one else"
Tanlac is sold in all leading
drug-stores.- advertisement.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
FARM BUREAU.

TOGETHER WE WIN" is the
slogan of the. Farm Bureau. If we
win, we must organize. 'The Farm
Bureau is one of mutual self help
for the farmer Our first effort
must be to so organize that we
can secure for ourselves as far
mers economic justice.
The cotton farmers dollar to-
day is worth only 65 cents when
we compare its purchasing value
to the five year period preceding
1914. The Farm Bureau is trying
to increase the buying power OF
the farmers dollar by helping him
with his marketing, finance, get
ting information, and legislation.
Marketing of farm products is
the greatest need of the farmer.
The farmer has long been the vic
tim of a system of marketing that
took away the fruits of his toll.
By the use of farm machinery and
of better methods, the farmer is
producing more. But it is sense
less to produce greater crops at
greater losses through an expen-
sive system of marketing. The
Farm Bureau when organized will
sell the farmers products in such
manner that much of the present
cumbersome method will be eli
minated. The Farm Bureau will
sell on grades and not by hapha7
gard
The farmer needs better means
of financing his projects. The
present banking system is organ
lied and conducted ON a basis of
meeting the needs of merchants
and manufacturers. Our habit of
making all obligations due about
November first, is great factor
in depressing the prices of farm
products at that time. This forces
the farmer to sell his crops then.
The farmer needs more infor-
nation along marketing and fl
nancing lines as related TO his
particular business. He needs this
information so that he may go in
to legislative assemblies and de-
mand the recognition due the
greatest industry in the land.
We are going TO organize a
County Farm Bureau in Rankin
County that will serve the farmers
Of this county. We must expect
conditions to only be slightly bet
ter in the future, so we must try
and make next years crop as
as possible and organize
to sell at the best price obtain
able. Join this local organization
and thereby get the benefit of all
organization that covers 45 states.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
NEWSPAPERS AND SCHOOL
PUBLICITY

Again we remind the teacher
that the newspaper is the friend
and booster of the public school
and of education in general. Be
a subscriber to a paper nearest
home and encourage it's circula-
tion, then you can consistently
solicit support that is always
gladly given. A recent number of
The School Board Journal con-
tains the following editorial that
is to the point:
'The newspapers are the single
most powerful element which the
community has for furthering
school projects. 1t has been we'll
said that the reason for the rapid
spread of new educational ideas
and processes and the general i'm
provements in the efficiency of
the school S due to the press. No
matter what may be said of the
done by yellow press, the fact
remains that American education
would not have reached it's pres
ent stage of efficiency if it had
not been for the constant support
which schools and schoolmen have
had from newspaper editors and
reporters.
ut is true that newspapers
print the bizarre, the extreme, the
scandalous and the frequently
legitimate school news is mini
mized for some story of dis
graceful crime or some unimport
ant doing of a screen favorite.
School news is generally without
thrills and relatively colorless,
but every good newspaper will ac-
rcept it eagerly and handle it with
fair degree of accuracy.
t'In many cases neglect of
school news is not to be charged
to the papers but to the school
officials who are antagonistic to
the papers, secretive concerning
school affairs, or tactless and
even >discourteous to newspaper
men. 1t may be taken as an axiom
that newspapermen are fair and
honorable and that they may well
be taken into confidence by school
officials. The individual news
papermen may be a young cub
or hardened old timer, careless
in dress and manner, and even a
trifle lacking in respect for the
personal dignity of the school Of
flee. He will, however, quickly re-
spond to fair treatment and will
appreciate the educators recog-
milton of the Importance of the
paper he represents. He is not a
trained educator and he tries to
see school news through the eyes
of the average newspaper raider.
If due allowance is made for these
facts and school happenings and
educational innovations are re-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
THE AvIATORS.

Since Armistic Day, 251 Ameri-
can aviators have been killed in
flight.
For them there was not the
crown of glory that awaits the
warrior who dies in battle. They
went ahead, did each days dam
gerous round of duty and they
died doing the days work.
And in our opinion, the sacri-
flee of the fellow who thus gives
his life, while doing his job as
best he knows is no less to be
honored than the sacrifice of him
who laid down his life in the zeal
inspiration and glamor of battle.
They are the Heroes of the Dali
" Task,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10

duced to popular language, better
results will be obtained for both
the reporter and the schools.
mo community can be intelli-
gently responsive to education
unless it is informed. The better
the newspapers are aided by
school authorities in gathering
and publishing school news, the
better will be the schools. Mics
issippi Educational Advance.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
MISSISSIPPI PROGRESS.

Contracts for building five UNI
it's of the Mississippi tuberculosis
sanatorium at Magee have been
awarded by the state bond and
improvement commission at Jack
son. The total amount to be expen-
ded is $544,O30. News dispatches
announce that actual construction
work is to- begin at once, and COM
pletion is expected in about eigh-
teen months. Mississippi has been
taking the lead in a number of
truly progressive movements OF
late, covering wide range of en-
deavor from redeeming waste
lands to eradicating typhoid and
minimizing malaria. Now she has
embarked upon crusade which
will not fail to increase her rep
utation as a forward moving COM
monwealth. Science has proved
that tuberculosis is not hopeless.
except in an advanced stage. Lack
of preventive education and con-
stitutional treatment for thous-
ands; lack of haven, where the
modern methods of absolute rest
and adjusted diet can be applied,
has cost more lives than it is well
to think about. It is just such in
situations as the one started in
Mississippi which will effect the
ultimate conquest of the disease.
That Mississippi is a leader in the
in the gulf district is
another sign of the states pro-
gress.-Mobile Register.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
THE ALLIES DEBTS.

1t is surprising how persistent
certain people can be in their eff
forts to effect the cancellation of
the billions of dollars in debts
that the allies owe to this country.
What is behind this insidious
campaign?
Have these people or their mas
ters bought heavily of deprecated
foreign money-especially French
and German-and do they expect
that the cancellation of the allied
debts will raise the value of this
foreign money, thus creating adj
ditional fortunes for themselves :?
Or have they other irons in the
fire whereby they hope to reap
rich rewards through the creation
of stupendous loss to this coun-
try?
Are they voluntarily cancelling
amy of the debts other people owe
to them? They are not.
They claim that this cancella-
ton of the allied debts would re-
store world equilibrium.
If that is true, why wouldn't
the cancellation of the debts that
other people owe to them restore
American equilibrium?
There is a gentleman of color
I'M the woodpile somewhere.
He should be chased out.
!, Wed like to see him.-Ex.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
MARKETING EXCHANGE

If you have ANYTHING to
SELL or EXCHANGE or if you
want to BUY ANYTHING, JUS
write me a postal describing sam
and may be able TO help you save
several dollars. Remember | can
only serve you when you give me
the chance. Just list anything,
farm machinery, livestock, farm
products, and in fact any old
thing that you may have. CLEAN
OUT THE THINGS THAT YOU,
DON'T NEED.
J. E. BONNER.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
PUBLIC AUCTION SALE,
T. w. KERSH.

On November 10th 1921. will
have a Public Auction Sale of the
following things at my place .
miles North Of P'elahatchie, near
RehobeGh church:
a head of horses, 2 extra fine
young mares, 8 head of cattle, q
good mich COWS. 6 head of hogs,
l new Studebaker wagon, heavy
wheels, l Good Banner buggy, 800
bushels of good corn, one lot of
good farming tools, 5 tons of
loose hay, Some household goods.
Also, One 80 acre farm, sold
privately if desired.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10

ing TO go. May God heal the ach-
ing void left in the hearts of low
ed ones with his comforting love.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Summers, Nov. End. a ten pound
boy.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10

very glad to know that he is very
much improved.
Rev. Berry, Of Clinton, preach
ed a most excellent sermon at IL
o'clock, Sunday morning at the
BAPTIST church to an appreciat-
i've congregation.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
THE TRIALS OF TARIFF
MAKING

Dumping in a new form is al
legged by some Australians a
gainst our auto manufacturers
and the result is said to be great
depression in the Australian body
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
WANTS GAS TAXED, WOMEN
EXEMPTED.

Gov. Russell is now engaged I'M
making notes for his forthcoming
message to the Legislature. The
governor will have several i'm
portant recommendations to make
to the lawmakers. He is going to
suggest a tax on gasoline, the pro-
ceeds of which he thinks should
go into road fund or highway fund
for extending and continuing
highway construction and improv-
ement. He also favors official in
spection of coal oil and gasoline
on the grounds that such lnspec-
ton in other states makes Miss
issippi a dumping ground for all
of the cheap grades of oil and
gasoline. Another suggestion he
will make is for the exemption OF
women voters from payment of
polI-taxes. Under the constitu-
ton, poll tax is imposed only on
male citizens" but the last Leg
islature, anticipating the adop-
ton of the suffrage amendment,
enacted a law imposing the same
poll tax upon women as is lmpos-
ed on men by the constitution.
The reasons urged for the exemp-
ton of women for this tax are
that among the poorer class OF
citizens the imposition of the tax
would operate practically to dis
franchise many poor women, and
that there is no need of exacting
this tax at present, when every
thing should be done to encourage
women to register and vote.
AS matter of fact, the pres
ent poll tax statute, taxing wo-
men, was advocated by the wo-
men suffrage leaders themselves,
upon the idea that women did not
ask for any special privileges as
voters, but wished to have the bal
lot upon the same terms as men.
The question is likely to bring ON
much discussion because of it's
important bearing upon political
condition In Mississippi.
In this grandstand play of the
governors, he is tinkering with a
very dangerous proposition-one
that is likely to cause untold trou-
BILE to the white people of Miss
issippi. The constitutional con-
vention of 1890, which was COM
posed of the brainest men of the
country-the most obtuse of whom
had more sense in a minute than
Russell ever will have-framed a
constitution that has passed the
scrutiny of the United States SUI
preme court and gave to Mississ-
ippi the right, in some measure,
of evading the fourteenth amend
ment to the Federal constitution,
practically eliminating the color
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
NOTICE

All the lands owned or controll-
ed by A. E. Brame, are posted and
hunters especially are warmed.
Violators will be prosecuted.
A. E. Brame.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
SOME OF HIS DUTIES.

The Elizabethtown, N. j. News
of recent date tells of the many
who have written of the trubula-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10
AnvERTIsING RATES.
w. S. MAY, Editor.

Display advertising will be inserted In
as good position as possible for ~ cents
an inch.
Legal Notices will b0 inserted at the
legal rate of cents word for first In
scrtion and ] cent a word for each sub
sequent insertion. Count initials. each
figure and all authorizations as words.
For Sale. Lstray. Lost. Found. Mtc-.
Notices will be published for 2 cents .
word for flrst insertion and cent q word
for each subsequent insertion.
Obituaries, Cards of Thanks. ETC., VIII
be printed for cent a word. II you have
matters OF this kind for publication
count the words carefully and send mon-
" to cover cost OF publication with yeur
copy. We havn't time to keep books on
these little accounts.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-11-10

Foreign Advertising Representa- tive
THE AMERIC AN PRESS ASSOCIATION
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-17
WAGE CUT IS AGREED ON
Board Of Arbitration FtNCS New scale
for All Workers In Paper Mill.

NEW YORK, Aug. lt.-Nag re-
auctions ranging rom 10 per cent for
skilled men to 25 per cent for COM
mon labor today were agreed upon
by the board Of arbitration consider
inE tho wage dispute between union
paper mill workers and II news
print manufacturing companies.
The award which fixed 40 cents
IN hour rate for outside common
labor affects about l2,000 workers
and viii become effective August %.
The international Paper company
Was not a party to the agreement.
The agreement provides for a re-
turn 10 the 1919 schedule Of prar.
toaIIy all classified positions above
common labor and paid below 60
.'ns nm hour, and 10 per cent re
u"u ON all positions receiving G0
cents an hour or over. The average
reduction over the whole list Us given
a. per cent.
lightly lower rate, II was stated.
VA '.Nod for bag factories craft and
eI.. .aI'y paper mills
II. agreement will continue into
''.. '" May, l922. hut j. subject ~
ming 10y either party after pc-
c'N n.U T.
lH' same wage scale was fixed FOR
..''h canadian and American manu-