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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

This paragraph from the Yazoo
Sentinel can be read with profit
by every man, woman and child in
the community: 'There seems to
be a tendency on the part of many
people to continually criticise
others of their acquaintance. 1t
isn't done with the intention of
doing harm to the person criti-
cised-at least, not always-but
is simply "a case of seeing the
worst side of human nature when
the brighter side could be viewed
to much better advantage. None
of us is perfect-not even the
critics themselves-bu we would
all be better citizens if we were
to confine ourselves to recogAiz-
ing and fostering the good in hui
mainly instead of string up the
bad"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14
CuriOsities of the Bible.

There are many curiosities OF
the Bible seldom noticed by a per-
son who simply reads the books
pages. The book contains 1885,
4So letters and 1883 words
31,173 verses and 1,189 chapters,
besides &C books. The books were
written by 40 men during period
of 1000 years. The 20 books OF
the Old Testament were classed
Law, s; history, II; poetry, 5;
the New Testament were classed
as history, s; epistles, 81 and
prophecy /. The word land" is
found in the Bible 46,278 times,
and the word reverend but once
The nineteenth chapter of IL
chapter of Isaiah are alike. The
middle verse of the Bible is
Psalm Xcvii, 8.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14
SCOUT NEWS

The boy scouts of this city are
progressing.
The following passed off the
second class tests and were adj
vanced to second class scouts, Yer
non Thomas, Howard Gayden,
Lewis May, Albert May and Jo-
seph Barnes, others are ready but
on account Of examinations and
the reason they could not be pres
|ent. Next Wednesday night the
scoutmaster will meet all the
scouts at the residence Of Major
Henry. We will have q regular
meeting at z 80 after this a social
meeting. We say when Noel Dob
son cannot come Truly Taylor can
not come. What is the trouble ?
The laws are q scout is brave, we
believe this is the reason. We
thank the editor very much for
space in The News each week.
Watch and you will be interested
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14
The Housewives Daily Walk.

The Housewives Daily Walk.
The average housewife walks
two miles day in her kitchen
while preparing the family meals.
Two miles a day-14 miles a
week-720 0miles a year. These
figures are not based on guess
work. but are the results of in
vestigations made by domestic
science experts who put pedome-
tiers in the aprons of a number of
housewives and then averaged up
the totals. What the results would
have been had the busy house
wife attended to all her other
duties are not known. Certain
trips from the kitchen to- answer
the telephone, errands down
town, the daily bed making and
table setting and the weekly
sweeping would have added an
other two miles daily, making the
average daily walk of a house
wife during her daily duties at
least four miles.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14
Not Given to Words.

Two farmers who were noted
for their brevity of speech. met
one morning on the village road
They both drew rein.
'''Mornin'. Zeb."
"Mornin', Hank"
What did you give your h0rse
when he was sick?"
sTurp'ntine."
"Turp'ntine?"
Yep"
"Git-ap."
"Git-ap."
That was all.
Next morning they met again
"Mornin'. Zeb."
''Mornin', Hank"
What did you say you gave
your boss when he was sick?"
"Turp'ntine"
.Turp'ntine?"
"Yep."
KILLED mine."
KILLED mine"
"Git-ap."
"Git-ap."
The Furrow.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14
BAREFOOT SPRINGS

We are. now having some very
cold weather which is making the
farmers look some what blue.
Miss Annie Bell Kitchens anG
Messrs Patrick and Fairchilds
visited in the home Of Mr.. ant
Mrs. ]. D. Massey Saturday night
and Sunday.
Mr.. Paul D. Neal of New Or.
leans visited his father and Other
relatives here last week.
Mr.. Ollie Holmes and Miss
Maude Barnes attended all day
singing at Line Creek Sunday.
Messrs M. K Neal and James A
Edwards trustees Of the school al
this place attended County Trus
tee meeting at Brandon Thursday
Messrs Roy Harrell of Pelahat
chic and Oliver Murray of New
Providence were callers in the
Line Prairie community Sunday
afternoon.
Miss Marie Massey spent Fri.
day with her sister Mrs. j. w
Daniels of New Providence.
Mrs. w. w. Cherry of Forkville
spent several days last week with
her daughted Mrs. Ed Davis.
Miss Myrtle Duncan and
brother, Care of Clarksburg pass
ed through this community Satur-
day afternoon enroute to their
sisters, Mrs. j. B Bolin Of Holly
Bush.
Mrs. Sallie Walker of Line Prai-
RE who has been spending few
days with her daughter, Mrs. in
Barnes returned to her home Wed
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Davis have the
sympathy Of this community in
the loss of their little infant who
passed from this life Monday af-
ternoon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14
SHILOH

Plenty Of frost here Monday
morning did not seem to hurt the
small plants.
Ella Johnson and Bessie Mobiles
spent Thursday in Morton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Rhodes visited
relatives at Dobson a few days
last week.
Miss Annie Laurie Kendall of
the A. H. S. spent the weekend
with homefolks.
Misses Clyde V. and Mary Murl
Hopson Of Concord are spending
the week with their grandparents,
Mr.. and Mrs. l. R. Robinson.
Miss Minnie Ross of the A. H,
S. visited friends in our communi-
ty the last of the week.
Several from here attended the
Lyceum number at Cross Roads
Thursday night.
The following young ladies will
leave the last of this week for
Hattiesburg to attend the Normal,
Misses Ella Mary and Julia john
son also Miss Bessie Mobiles.
The Sunday School here will OBJ
serve Sunday School day, Sunday
April II. Children's exercises in
the morning beginning promptly
at 1920 o'clock. Dinner served
on grounds. Rev. John C. Cham
ers, Sunday School Field secretary
will talk on Sunday School work
in the afternoon. Everybody is
invited to be with us.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

R. r. Bynum was born in Ran
dolph Co., Ca, August S, 1915,
died January l, 1921. He moved
to Leake county Mississippi in
1874 and later to Rankin county
where he married Miss S. J. Lewis
of the Shiloh neighborhood. Mr..
Bynum was an ex-confederate sol
der, belonged to Company G. 64th
Georgia Regiment, was wounded
in the battle Of Petersburg. Mr..
.Bynum was true and affection
ate husband and father, gene
rous neighbor, and as true a
friend as any man ever had. He
leaves three sons, Mr.. Will Bynum
of Brandon, Reason and Dan By
mum of near Pelahatchie, two
daughters, Mrs. Fannie Bynum
Day Of Pelahatchie and Miss Lena
Bynum who lived with him on the
old homestead near Pelahatchie.
A FRIEND.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14
One on the Grocer.

1t is said that Covington gro
Ger once met his match. He pur-
chased table castor for one dol
lar. Then he marked it with a
tag inscribed "S14," and gave il
to a Methodist minister whose
church his family attended. The
next day the reverend gentleman
brought the castor back to the
grocer and said to him, II am far
too poor to display on my table
SO valuable a castor as this, and
if you have no objection ! would
like to return it and take ,$14
worth of groceries for my family
in it's stead"
The merchant could do nothing
but comply.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14


Notice is hereby piven that the
County, Mississippi, purposes to
issue at it's regular meeting to be
held on the 1st., Monday in May,
1921, notes upon the county treas
ury of Rankin County, in the ag-
greae not to exceed Thirty Thous-
and Dollars, bearing interest at
the rate of six per cent, per ann
UNI, payable on the 18TH, day of
February, 1922, for the purpose of
defraying the expenses of Rankin
County The said notes are to be
issued under the provisions of
Chapter 227 of the laws of 1920,
approved March 17th., 1920; un-
less ten per cent of the adult tax
payers of the county. exclusive of
those who pay poll tax only, shall
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

machines to the garage to see if
this mechanism is all right.
A garage man to whom car
was taken the other day remarked
to the owner that the trouble in
most cases Of accident was not
the wheel, but the man behind it.
In the majority Of cases it is fast
driving and in some it is liquor.
The man who drives prudently
does not often find that his steer
ing wheel takes occasion at the
most critical moment to 20 bad all
at once.-Yazoo Sentinel.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14
Blaming the Steering Gear.

Reports of automobile accidents
are apt to state the trouble was
due to the STEERING gear becoming
unmanageable. The frequency
with which this cause IS alleged,
leads many people to get worried
about the STEERING apparatus on
their cars. They often take their
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

If a husband and wife so much
as disagree in the butcher shop as
to what kind of meat to buy for
dinner, the neighbors will report
that the two flight like cats and
dogs"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

Women may wear as much false
hair ais they used to, but you new
er see any of it nowadays that
looks like it has just been taken
out of straw-baler.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

Movie kisses have been made
shorter, which allows the imagi-
nation to work longer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

/ have a tatted camisole yoke,
bourdoir cap, wide edging and in
sertion for table or dresser scarf
and crocheted yoke will exchange
for new goose or duck feathers.
Mrs. w. M. Hopson, Pelahatchie,
Miss. Route 2.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

Would like to sell, or exchange
for cattle or hogs, IL or Is head
of goats. They are not mischiev-
ious: have too many for my past
ure.-W. A. Ross, Star, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

Will exchange 18 months old
Pole Angus bull and heifer for
beef cattle.-J. C. Atkins, Value,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

The movies show girl the kind
of a life she would like to lead if
she dared.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

One Single Top Surrey wishes
to exchange for good sound CO.
six-foot posts.-Susie Blue Bu-
chanan.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

Want to- exchange registered o.
I. C. 10 months old male or female
for registered O. |. C. MALE. d.
Burgess, Pelahatchie, Miss, r. 2.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

Good touring Ford car, in fine
shape, to exchange for cattle
j. j. Neal, Brandon, Miss, r. 3.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

want Is bushels of sorghum
cane seed for hay: will trade cat
tie for same who has it.-W. T.
Holiday, Star, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

Eleven sheep 5 lambs, will ex-
change for a good young Jersey
COW and calf, fresh.-T. w. Bar
ron, Star, Miss, r. l.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

Wanted to exchange, light two
horse wagon for single wagon. AL
so sorghum seed for clay or UNI
known peas or soy beans.-T. A.
Cox, Brandon, Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

Will exchange five sheep for cow
and calf. S. Roberts, Brandon,
Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

I have an Overland car that I
want to exchange for Ford truck,
must be all right.-D. A. Gill,
Pickett. Miss.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14
Farmers Free Exchange

Our farmers are invited to use
this column freely. 1t will cost
them nothing.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1921-04-14

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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
NOTE TO DUTCH
ASKS OPEN DOOR
INTO OIL LANDS
American Position Is
Restated at the
Hague.

Washington, April 3o.-The posi-
ton Of the United States in favor Of
the open door as applied to CONNER
cial opportunities was restated with
particular reference to development
OF oil lands in a note transmitted to
the Dutch government by William
Philips, American minister at The
Hague, on April 10.
The text was made public last
night by Secretary Hughes, but a
short time before Associated Press
dispatches were received from The
Hague announcing that the second
chamber of parliament had adopted
the Djambi oil field bill, thus bar
ring the bid of the Standard Oil
company for a concession in the
Sumatra oil region.
The contention of the state de-
partment was understood to be that
a concession in the old field of The
Netherlands, East Indies, was about
to be granted to a company largely
financed by British capital.
In this connection Mr.. Philips said
in his note the United States at
tached the highest importance to
the recognition of the principle of
the reciprocity and equal oppor-
tunity in the solution of the oil
problem, as well as the extension to
American capital organized under
Dutch law Of the same privileges
and benefits which are granted to
other foreign capital similarly or
ganized under the laws of the
Netherlands.
The text of the note was made
public at the state department with.
out comment
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
WEDDING BELLS
WILL NOT RING
FOR OUR ELSIE
Miss Janis Laughs
Wild Run1ors Out
of Court.

Paris, April so.-(Unitsd Press.)
Miss Elsie Janis won the en-
gagement denial championship OF
the world hero today. two up.
In the short space of a few hou-s
the American actress had the op-
portunity to deny her reported en-.
gagement to Lord Birkenhead of
England and Frank Jay Gould Of
America, which she did with great
enthusiasm.
First, the correspondent lugged
the Birkenhead romance rumor into
the luxurious suite at the Hotel
Crillon. occupied by Secretary Lam
sing during the peace conference.
and now the temporary abode of
Miss Janis and her mother, Mrs.
Bierbower.
Asked about It Miss Janis
screamed with laughter and ran to
the mantelpiece to get a picture OF
Birkenhead's pretty daughter.
Il am sorry for her and for Lady
Birkenhead If the rumor is wide
spread" she said between giggles
Il haven't any desire to be CO.
respondent"
Mrs. Bierbower chimed in with
"We had thought of several othe,
manageable possibilities when we
heard the rumor of Elsie's engage.
ment but We never dreamed the
other party would be our old family
friend. Perhaps newspapers picked
him because he is the only man il
England who could divorce him
self"
tBfrkenhead. as lord chancellor
can pass on divorces in England.
Another Rum0r.
The correspondent had barrel,
left the hotel when he ran smack
into another engagement rumor in.
volving Miss Janis-this time wit'
Gould. Back he went. And this
is the insight he got into how gos.
sip originates.
Gould is supposed to be engaged
to Florence Lacaze, whom he will
marry within q fortnight.
Miss Lacaze is an intimate friend
of Miss Janis.
What's an engagement, more o.
less. between friends-why should
mt he marry Miss Janis as well as
Miss Lacaze? @. e. d.
Gould could not be reached bu;
Miss Janis saved him the trouble
of admitting any romance with her.
Ever since I was a little ri
I had determined l would never
marry any man unless I had p.evi-
ously met him." she said.
THAT bars me from being eli gag
ed to Mr.. Gould. as l never met
him"
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
HAYWOOD SAYS
HE WILL return
SBig Biz. Safe in Moscow. Sends
Cable Message ta Chicago
Attorney.

Chicago. April 10 The first
word from big Bill" Haywood, l.
W. W. leader, now in Ru sia. reach
ed Otto Christensen, hi attorney,
today. A wireless messa ge. dated
April 25, from Chrisriana, said that
Haywood had arrived IN Moscow
and was attending The c0nferen ce
of trade industrial unions and the
Third Internationale
The message ALSO added that
Haywood would retqrn b the Unit
ed States after the conference and
it was expected that he would i'm
mediately give himself up TO serve
his term at Leavenworth for viola
ton of the espionage law.
Further word was expected to-
day from Haywood. Mr.. Christen-
sen said. He expressed doubt that
Haywood had received word OF the
supreme court ruling by which AZ
members of the l. W w. were di-
rected to begin serving their SEN
tences last Monday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
ORDER INQUIRY
|NT0LYNCHINC
Mob Hangs Negro Who Was Given
Sentence In Pen for Attempt
ing Assault on Girl

Bowling Green, Mo-. April 30
Circuit Judge E. B. Voolfolk this
morning ordered an investigation Of
the lynching Of Roy Hammond. 19-
year-old negro, last night in this
city within four hours after the
Judge had sentenced him to 10
years in the penitentiary for an at
tempted assault on . white girl, IA
years old. The negro was taken
from the sheriff and six deputies
while they were waiting at the
depot to take him to the state pris-
on at Jefferson City. A mob of 800
unmasked men and boys were in
the crowd. but the officers say that
only about sixty took any part in
the lynchinE.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
CONTINUED on Last Page.)
JURY RETURNS
INDICTMENTS

Chicago. April 30.-Seventy-one
indictments charging corporations.
contractors, unions and individ-
uals with conspiracy to restrain
building operations in Chicago,
were returned today by the federal
grand jury.
At the same time indictments IN
similar counts against 80 other coz
porations and individuals including
sheet metal men, steam filters and
plumbers, returned by the March
grand jury but suppressed until
today, were released.
A. H. Woods, theatrical producer.
today appeared before the Daley
legislative committee investigat-
ing an alleged building trust here,
to give testimony concerning alleg-
ed bribes he was forced to pay
labor leaders during construction
Of his two theaters here.
The committee divided into two
sub committees. one hearing Mr..
Woods and one hearing a building
owner. The latter person told the
committee that during construction
of a $135,000 building there had
been considerable delay in the iron
structural work. A business agert
of a union came to him and said
that the work could be pushed a
little for 81. 900. The witness said
he consented, but the next day the
agent came back in a new limouS-
inc and said he had decided it
would be worth $4,000 to rush the
work.
The witness said he paid the
$4,000 and the work was complet-
ed rapidly.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
--.-7..7- :, ;, - =
Late Bulletins

Cork. April s0.-Ry the As
sociated Press.)-Sean Mac
Swiney, brother of the late
Lord Mayor MacSwiney, with
two other Sim Feiners under
internment escaped today from
the Spike Island internment
camp. They 0verpowered the
guard while working outside
the fort and seized . motor.
boat on the shore.
Washington. April 30-Vfg.
orous support for the Knox
peace resolution BY Senator
Lodge Of Massachusetts,, the
Republican leader. and . con.
tinuation Of attacks from the
Democratic side marked the
final days debate ON that
measure. A vote was expected
before adjournment, and lead.
ors on both sides were agreed
that the resolution would be
adopted. Lodge says a treaty
with Germany win follow its
passage.
Washington, April s0-The
emergency tariff bill was or
dered reported to the senate
today BY the finance commit
tee. Chairman Penr0se said he
hoped to push 1t to final pas
sage by the end Of next week.
Iron Mountain. Mich. April
3O-More than 80 carloads Of
potatoes will be dumped or fed
to hogs in Dickinson county,
according to A. B. Hansen,
secretary Of the county farm
bureau. No market could be
found for the potatoes, he said,
and the farmers are refusing
to haul them to the city.
Cincinnati, Ohio. Aprn s0-
By United Press.)-A truck
loaded with $500 worth Of
whisky was struck and wreck.
ed today by . B. & 0. train at
q crossing Is miles from Gin.
cinnati.
Chicago, April s0-Ed Rousll
Cl.rinnsfj outf;elder to1.v
~ 1cinst.fed nv Jnd,. z
a10 n aIirihIe fo NAV .t once
Knnxvma Tam Ann N
Rv 1nifod Press EoS~-.I
Prshfhifion Onieer y S.rnrs :.
Of NashviIle died here ~ toSss ~,
foIloWinr a pnn fipht het~eey
fedoraI and STATE ofi,rer. 81.
leee1 n have heen 49, ~. a.;
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
GERMANY DEALS DIRECTLY WITH ALLIES
WILL
PUT UPFIGHT TO
RETAIN HOMES
6 Rent Strikers" Defy
Chicago Land
lords.

Chicago, April 30.-The advent Of
moving day brought widely diver
gent estimates from officials OF the
Chicago Tenants Protective league
and members Of the Chicago Real
Estate board as to the number in
volved in the strike" of tenants
those who were defying eviction
suits and at the same time refus-
ing to sign new leases at increased
rents.
Il fully believe there will be 200
tenants who will retain their apart
ments on Monday in defiance Of
their landlords" President J. Richie
Patterson of the Tenants league.
said. He issued final instructions
to league members to "sit tight"
and fight eviction.
One member of the Real Estate
board said he did not think the
striking tenants would number
more than 500.
The occurrence Of moving day
on Sunday, with many tenants un-
able to move because their new
apartment is occupied by a rent
striker" has added complications to
the situation.
|, Kossinger Pleads.
Three mass meetings of tenants
were largely attended last night.
and at one State Senator H. C. kes-
singer, author Of several relief bills
up in the legislature. pleaded with
his hearers not to quit on the eve
of victory.
Chief Justice Olsen announced
that three more judges would be
added to the municipal court bench
to handle the large number of evic-
ton suits expected.
Officials of the Tenants league
claim the majority Of victories in
the scores of eviction suits already
tried, and a decision refusing an
injunction against display OF rent
hog" signs in apartment windows.
Moving prices quoted for tomor-
row by several, large companies
were $3.50 an hour for a truck and
three men with $1.50 a mile addi-
tionaL
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-04-30
WALKING SIGN
BOARD ICN|TED
Of Iowa Theatre Suffers
ScOrched Back Because Skirt
Was Set ON Fire,

Des Moines, Iowa, April 30
Charles Cain makes his living as
a walking advertising signboard.
For several days he paraded the
streets with bare knees and wear
ing a skirt of imitation dried grass
and hay, advertising a theatre. He
closed his contract suddenly last
night when an unknown person
touched a lighted match near the
lower back part OF the skirt Cain
fairly few down the street, but was
caught the flaming material torn
from him and he was wrapped in
an overcoat and sent to his room.
Today he lay face down, but was
said to have suffered only a Sc
verely scorched back.