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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-05-27
ARRANGEMENTS MADE To
TAKE VETS. To REUNION
One Hundred at Old Soldiers
Home Will Attend

A special from the Beauyoil
Home says:
Superintendent Elnathan Tart
has made all arrangements to carry
100 of the Confederate veterans.
their wives and widows, who are in
mates of the Jefferson Davis Sol
diers' Home to the State Confed-
crate Veterans Reunion which takes
place at Tupelo, Miss, on June
8 and 10. Superintendent Tart has
been working hard for the past
month making arrangements for the
big trip. He has succeeded in get
ting the l.. Il n. K. r. Company to
furnish two special coaches and
passes for the 100 old folks ahso-
lutely free of charge. The L. & N.
railroad will transport the party as
far as Mobile, Ala, and the NJ. &
o. railroad company has kindly
agreed to convey the party free of
charge from Mobile to Tupelo and
return.
The party will he in charge of
Superintendent Tartt; Mrs E. Tartt,
Matron; Miss Virginia Becnel, Train
ed Nurse; Master Ned Tartt, Water
Boy, and two colored servants.
Two barrels of ice cold lemonade,
10 gallons of ice cream. all sorts of
fruits, cakes and sandwiches will
be placed aboard the two special
coaches and refreshments will be
served the Jolly party of old folks
every thirty minutes while en- route.
Superintendent Tartt has just
purchased new clothes, hats and
shoes for the old veterans, their
wives and widows and he says his
old folks must outshine anybody at
the reunion in their personal ap-
pearance. The good people of Tu-
pelo will give the BeauYoir party a
most royal welcome and will en-.
tertain them in genuine Tupelo
style free of charge while at the re-
union. The old folks are antici-
pating having the best time of their
lives and can hardly wait for June
9Th to come. All the inmates are
very thankful to the L. d N. R. R.
and to the M. & o. r. r. for agree
ing to give them passes to the Tu-
pelo reunion.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-05-27
II. Il IL RubeI 60.

many citizens are on every sort OF
oil proposition, see wealth in large
blocks piling up to his credit If he
would only invest in this stock.
Il am not a 'knocker.' but | do
wish to encourage development of
our oil possibilities along safe and
sane lines. / do not think our citi-
zens should be called upon to f.
nance an oil venture with such
large elements of doubtful success
when we consider the present finan-
cial depression in the state. Ii the
people of Mississippi furnish acre.
age the oil development companies
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-05-27

are going to vote agaist Vardaman. :
| do not believe that is true. but
do not know. [ hope all women viii
register, it matters not who they vote
for. | want every white man anC
woman in Mississippi to exercise
carefully and with a clear, patriotic
purpose the supreme function ot
citizenship. If the people of Mis-.
sissippi want me to represent them
in the United States Senate they
they can have their wish if they
vote. but their wishes will not
amount to anything unless backed
by the ballot.
1t is also said, by the antis, that
the Vardaman women in the country
will refuse to register because pov.
erty will make it impossible for
them to pay the road and poll tax
Now, | want my women friends to
understand that registration will
not impose upon them the obliga.
ton of paying a road tax or poll
tax. The women are going to be
assessed with all of these taxes
whether they register or not. and
the mere act of registering will not
add to them any burden that will
not be put upon them by the law
whether they register or not.
Do not forget that good women.
OF course. you will not be per-
mitted to vote unless you pay the
tax. just as your husband or broth
er, but the registration will not inn
pose any tax upon you that will
not.be imposed even if you do not
register. In other words, registra-
tion will not of itself add any tax
or burden upon you.
1t is very necessary that you
should register and the payment OF
the taxes can be taken care of a
little bit later.
This is your government. and if
your taxes are heavy this year it is
because somebody has failed to
represent you as you are entitled to
be represented. The burden of the
war was put upon you by men who
were elected to Office by men. II
the women of America had had the
franchise, conditions in America
would be very much better today
than they are.
So, please mann, go and register
and see that your husband and son
and brother do likewise.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-05-27
BOTH COUNTRY AND TOWN
WOMEN SHOULD REGISTER
They Will Not Be Subject to Any
Jury Duty

Women generally throughout the
state regard the right to vote which
has recently come to them with
marked Indifference Especially is
this so as regards. the country dis
tricts. A propaganda. emenating
from various political sources. is
being circulated calculated to make
many of them believe if they reg
lister and vote it would subject
them to jury and obligations for
payment of a poll tax
Hhe assessment OF n poll tax Is
required against every person be-
tween the ages of 81 and go years.
as the law is now written without re-
gard to sex. or whether or not the
party registers or votes. The right
to vote is the safeguard of demo-
cratic government, and the man or
woman who does not exercise it
has no right to complain no matter
how onerous the burdens of gov
eminent become,
We note. in several counties, the
registrar has stated that he will not
make a round this year with the
poll books. This compels women
who wish to register to visit his of
Gee to do so. In such cases the
women should register. The atti-
tude of these registrars plainly dis
cOurages women from qualifying to
vote and may be looked upon as
the propaganda of some political
faction which fears defeat at the
hands of the country women.
The Weekly hopes that every
white woman in both town and
country will qualify to vote and
put herself in position 10 go TO the
polls and cast that vote in the in
terest of good government. The
following from Vardaman's Weekly
is to the point on this question:
/ notice that the Board of Super
sors OF Marshall county has ordered
another registration of the voters of
that county. We all hope that this
will be done wherever condi-
tions make it necessary during the
present year. and it will be well for
every man and woman to see that
their peace calling and election is
sure when they go to the ballot box
The opposition to Vardaman are
boasting that the country women
are not going to register. but that
the town women will register. and
that a majority of the town women
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-05-27
Ell DORADO, MISS,
OIL WELL DISCUSSED
State Has Been Deluded With
Sensational Literature

DR.. E. W. Lowe, State Geologist,
in a statement recently given out,
warns investors to be discreet in
the purchasing of oil stock based
upon the discovery. or probable
discovery of oil in Mississippi. DR..
Lowe says:
For some time the state of Mis-
sissippi has been deluded with SEN
sational and alluring literature set
ting forth the wonderful possibili-
ties of a we'll now being drilled for
oil at El Dorado, Warren Co., Miss.
This literature issues from the of
flee of Wall Street stockholder.
Numerous friends of mine have re-
ceived this literature. not once, but
repeatedly, being literally lombard
ed with it.
| do not know to what extent
the Edmonds Oil Company them.
selves are to blame for this litera-
ture. but so far they have made no
statement, as far as / know. deny
ing responsibility for it. They are.
therefore, apparently willing to
profit by the propaganda.
Now the facts at FL Dorado are
these: The Edmonds Oil Company
is putting down a we'll for oil; this
we'll is located near Ell Dorado.
Warren County. on the northern
monocline described by 0. B. Hop
kins in United States Geological
Survey Bulletin No. Gal; the we'll
has gone down to a depth of some
thing more than 1000 feet, and if
they have struck oil at all it is
merely very slight show. not suf-
ficient to cause excitement.
There is very little reason for
believing that oil can be reached at
less depth than 1000 to 800 at
El Dorado and there is no certainty
that il will be reached even at that
depth. The cretaceous sand that
corresponds to the oil-bearing Wood
bine sand of Louisiana cannot be
reached at less depth than that
given above. and while we hope
this sand will prove oil bearing in
Mississippi. it has not yet been
shown to be so. At least one we'll
that has reached that sand in Mis-
sissippi has found it barren. Other
tests may be more successful, but
in all new territory the chances for
finding oil are very much less than
the chances of failure. The director
of the United States Geological Sur
vey recently made a statement that
the chances of finding oil in Mis-
sissippi were about one in fifty and
he is probably conservative in his
estimate.
These things being true, such lit
erature as have seen on the Ell
Dorado we'll are calculated to mis-
lead. At least some of this litera-
ture which | have seen was issued
before the well was spudded in. and
yet was so adroitly worded as to
make a sanguine optimist. as so
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-05-27

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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-05-27

should furnish the money to I'm. Iuace
their enterprises. Numerooe reua-
table companies are willing te. do
this, and know of some thaA are
doing it,
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-05-27
Rub -My-Tism kills PAIN

It's dull week that dbes not see
new arrests made and the mystery
of the Wall Street bomb, solved all
again. Omaha Bee.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-05-27

big Bnl'' Haywood. in accord
ance with the laws OF perspective,
appears smaller and smaller
Wash ingtOn Star.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-05-27
600 cures Biliousness.

So long as the yeast and raisin
crops do not fail not even Tolstead
can keep the United States entirely
unhappy.-San Francisco Chroni-
Gle.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-05-27

musical comedy of
OF the
which will
odmusc abounds
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-05-27

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Farmer.
Evening star., 1921-04-03

erty very good. The COMPANY com
mander was commended for enlist
ment work and the good esprjt de
corps shown by the COMPANY. The
physical condition of the men was
above the average and some sna-
cially fine and well set-un soIdiers
were noted. Comment of a aWorahIs q
character was made to the fact that
'thirty-four men re-enlisted in this
organization. '"'S
The corps of midshipmen of the
NaEai Academy at Annapolis has
challenged the District National
Guard to rifle match. The chaI-
lenge has been accepted and the
match will be held at Annapolis
May Z.
Members of the District Guard
Yesterday began practice, for the
match on the outdoor range at Con-
gress Heights. D. c. Try-outs are
being held under the direction of
MAJ. Frank W. Holt. assisted by
Motor service is being furnished
members OF the guard for trans
portation to Camp Simms on Satur-
day afternoon. A truck leaves the
armory, 472 L street, at pm, and
leaves 7th street and Pennsylvania
avenue at 1:15 pm. The truck makes
regular trips from the end of the
car line at Congress Heights to the
range during the afternoon.
Preceding the drill of each or
Evening star., 1921-04-03
National uard News

Need of a modern and up-to-date
armory for the District of Columbia
National Guard is emphasized in the
report of the officers who recently in
spected the District National Guard
to the War Department. Detrimental
effect of the old armory on the guard
organization is referred to in the re-
port. Not only was the needs of a
suitable structure commented on, but
also the size and location of the pres
ent armory were criticised as being
undesir:ah1ei LACK of support on
the part of the Washington public
also was commented on by the in
spectors.
with the recent changing over
from the infantry companies to engi-
neer companies. the Army officials
have recommended that an Inspector
instructor be detailed with the local
troops from the Army Engineer
Corps. in order that the proper in
struction along engineering lines
may be given the District guardsmen.
The inspecting officers commended
very highly the work Of the officers
and men and expressed approval and
compliments on the manner in which
the books and papers were handled.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
Naval Reserve News.

With the training vessel now as
signed to the naval reservists of the
District of Columbia thoroughly over
hauled and in the prime of condition
the summer training trips down the
Potomac river will be resumed to-
day. According to orders issued, the
little vessel with a crew of naval re-
serve officers and men aboard will
leave her dock at the foot of Water
and . streets southwest promptly at
10 o'clock this morning. and will pro-
ceed down the river, returning about
dark.
The spring months probably will be
taken up with Sunday trips, and when
the Saturday half holidays go into
effect in the summer. regular week
end trips. to begin on Saturday and
end on Sunday. will be started.
The resumption of the river cruises
is expected to increase interest among
the reservistS in the active training
work. 1t is expected it will be neces-
sary before long to assign another
training ship here to provide for the
large number of officers and men who
want to take part in the practical
work which they have while making
these cruises. During the winter
months practically all of the train
work and courses of lectures.
Officers of the reserve battalion
have been discussing the proba bilities
of the assignment of another and
larger ship here. and the belief is
expressed that the Navy Department
will send here in a few weeks one of
the eagle boats built for submarine
patrol work durig the war.
One of the most successful dances
ever given by the local reservists
was conducted by the officers at the
armory Thursday night. Its pur-
pose was to bring together many of
the local naval reserve officers to
become acquainted.
Many prominent naval officers from
the Navy Department and the Wash
ington navy yard were present.
among them Capt. ]. ]. Raby. captain
of the Washington Navy Yard and
naval gun factory: Capt. Philip Will
liams. assistant chief of the bureau of
navigation. and Lieut.. Commander
Bait assistant in the division of
naval reserve affairs of the Navy De-
nartment.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
WEALTH OF UPPER SILESIA .@
CHIEFLY IN COAL DEPOSITS
Germany Great Gamer as Result of
Victory Won in the Recent
Plebiscite.

achieved by her without Upper Sile-
sia's coal. Important deposits of zinc
and lead ores increase the yalue of
the region.
Spur to MetailuFgieal Inaustries.
The presence of great Quantities OF
coal has brought a large number OF
metallurgical industries to Upper ST.
lesia SO that it is of great value as
an industrial community as we'll as a
mining region. Some iron ore is
mined in the district, and large ouan-
Titles are brought in from the mines
TO the west and east to feed the SEEM
ingly interminable number of blast
furnaces. iron and steel mills. ma
chine shops and other metal working
establishments that have been deyei-
oped there. Other industries center
about the fabrication Of zinc and LEAD.
So highly developed Is this Industrial
resl9n tnat the area about the towns
and Gieiwitz is reputed to have the
heaviest population per square mile
in Europe.
One Of Europe's Fsot Balls.
siiesia was early occupied by
slavic tribes. but was little heard
or until about the year 1000. when IT
became connected with Poland. More
than hundred years later. il was
a separate principality, but allied
e.
pendent. but under the overlordship
or German. Bohemian. Hungarian and
austrian rulers in turn. 1t was a
battle-ground during the thirty years
war In the seventeenth century, and.
as result Of this scourge Of war.
lest nearly three-fourths Of it's popu-
lation. In 1741 old Silesia was divid-
ed. the southern portion remaining
In the possession of Austria, and the
Upper and Lower Silesia of modern
times going to Prussia. The Prus-
sion king. Frederick ii. took the
territory by force, from Empress
Maria Theresa. basing his claim on
a short-lived German suzerainty dat
ing from 1853.
Twelfth-Century Colonization.
"A movement to colonize Silesia
with Germans was begun by German
monarchs in the twelfth century As
a result the population Of Lower ST.
lesia has been predominantly Ger
man for hundreds of years. In the
case of Upper Silesia the Germans
Evening star., 1921-04-03

Capt. Joe r.. Mickey. Sergt. Majs.
Ralph G. MacCartee and Stansell
Moore and Bugler Sergt. Henry Love-
less of the headquarters and serv-
ice company were commended for
their work. The physical condition
Of the officers and men was reported
very good. The marching and play
ing of the men also was commended.
Band Leader Malcolm M./Horton was
commended for his work.
The completion of courses of in
struction at the Infantry School at
Camp Benning. Ga. by Capt. S. l..
Smith and Lieut.. George G. Israel
was commended, and also Lieut.. Sid
ncy Morgan in improving the drill
attendance and morale Of Company A.
The paper work of this company
was reported very good, with minor
exceptions. The care of property
was very good The bugle was re-
ported excellent; marching and
manual very good. The several nom
commissioned officers were consider
ed good drill instructors and the
setting-up exercises exceptionally
good.
The morale and keenness of the
men OF Company c while at work
was commended. The paper work
was reported good; the care of prop
Evening star., 1921-04-03

Upper Silesia. scene of the plebiscite
between Poland and Germany. the
most important self-determination
vote that has followed the world
war. is the subject of the following
bulletin issued from the Washing
ION headquarters of the National Geo
graphic Society
The boundary line of prewar Ger
many in the east sketched out the
open mouth of a gigantic hippopota-
mus, its teeth seemingly planted in
the westward bulge OF Russian Po-
land. The lower jaw was Silesia. and
the loves. part Of it, paradoxically.
Upper SiIesia But the paradox is
more apparent than real. for Upper
Siiesia outains it's name not because
OF its relative latitude, but because
OF its mountainous character.
Area of Gyeat Value.
In the southeasternmost tip of the
old German empire, tucked in between
Austria Hungary and Russia. was the
part OF Upper SIlesid which gives the
country its great value and makes
, !, a territory worthy of the strenuous
Efforts that have been put forth to
possess it-coal fields covering over
/ 900 square miles, and constituting
the most extensive dSposlS oI UlSn-
Grade coal in Europe The total
available supply is estimated at g.
o00. .OO0. 900 tons, which is slightly
greater than that In the more famil-
lar Ruhr valley field OF western Ger
many, The bare tonnages do not tell
the whole story, for while the Ruhr
coal is partly of inferior quality, that
in Upper Silesia is practically all Of
high grade.
Germany. not unnaturai]y there
fore, looked upon the retention OF
Upper Silesia as necessity IL she
was to win her way back to world
Importance industrially. Its value
nad been amply demonstrated. for the
possession of this district made 1t
possible for Germany to carry on the
world war as long as she did, even
though most of the world was ar.
rayed against her. Similarly Poland
felt that an indepe ndent economic ex-
istance and a strength capable of
outstanding military aggression from
h0Ih east and west could not be
Evening star., 1921-04-03
AMERICANS
WITH ITALIAN CULTURE

The prestige and good name of a
nation depend largely on the share
(which that nation contributes to
civilization and progress, but, in orr
der that that share be appreciated
it must be known. Accordingly, a
branch of the Institute for the Prop
aganda of Italian Culture. which has
it's headquarters in Rome, has been
opened in New York, with the pur-
pose of acquaintfng Americans with
what is being thought and done in
Italy in regard to literature, art,
science. 1t is thought that a wider
knowledge of Italian culture will
create a more sympathetic under
standing and appreciation Of the
Italians in this country.
Evening star., 1921-04-03

ganization school for non-commis-
stoned officers is being conducted at
the armory under the direction Of
Capt. Joseph c.. Sutton. Non-com-
missioned officers of each company
now report at o'clock each drill
night of their organization in order
to take part in the activities of this
school.
John v. Sasher enlisted in Com
pany C. Engineer Regiment during
the past week. Enlistments are now
being taken for one auxiliary COM
pany of engineers. being oSganized
by Capt. Arthur C.. Newman. This
organization is rapidly nearing the
strength required for muster into
the National Guard and probably will
be inspected and mustered by an
officer of the Regular Army some
time during April.
Mai. Fox and Capt. Richards, both
of the Army Engineer Corps. who
have been assigned to the guard as
inspector instructors, are giving
theoretical and practical instruction
in demolition.
Evening star., 1921-04-03
'A|M TO REORGAN|zE
THE FOREIGN SERVICE
CONTINUED from First Page.)


rial in the foreign service. He would
have the Secretary of State designate
from time to time. after preliminary
examination, foreign service pupils"
not less than eighteen years old nor
more than thirty-to attend such uni
versities as may be designated for
three-year courses of instruction al
the government expense. The pupils
would be under contract. however. to
serve the government during term
of not less than five years il they are
eventually appointed foreign service
officers.
An adequate retirement system for
superannuated foreign service Of
ficials is deemed necessary, also, for
the greater efficiency of the service.
These are radical changes, but it is
urged that there is pressing need for
building up the efficiency of the fc--
eign service.
Collecting Foreign Information.
There has been a growing conflict
between the State Department and
the Department of Commerce over the
collection of foreign information. The
State Department. through its foreign
trade advisers and consular agents.
has dealt with the commercial side.
The Department of Commerce, on the
other hand, has undertaken to send
a considerable number of agents abroad
to collect commercial data, too. The re-
ports. of the consular officers. some
10000 a year, have been turned over
to the bureau of foreign and domes-
tic commerce in the Department of
Commerce for publication and the dis
semination of the information con-
tanned therein. If there is to be one
department paramount in the collec-
tion of foreign information. it APP
pears it should be the Department of
State. There is no use of duplicating
the work, and the information OBJ
tanned by the foreign service can
readily be transmitted to the Depart
ment of Commerce and other depart
ments that require it.