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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-08-18
GOING AHEAD

Farmers are paying but Scant atten-
ton to the frantic efforts of the grain
trade to block the U. S. Grain Growers,
Inc, says w. S. Hill of Mitchell, one
of the leading business farmers of the
state and president of the South Da-
kota Farm Bureau federation. Yes,
| have noticed the large display ad'
vertisement in many Of our daily pa
pers and other publications. says Mr..
Hill, warning the farmers to look be-
fore they leap. Little attention will
be paid by our farmers to any organ
ization which intimates that the coun,
try will go to the 'bOw-wows' if they
succeed in putting into operation a
plan for marketing the grain they
themselves grow and own. Such cpl,
thets as socialism and 'bolshevism'
thrown at the farmers are reacting
against those who hurled them. The
America during the war, when they
toiled long hours in order to produce
food to help win the war is still fresh
in the minds of the people of this
country"
The farmer has been very %observant
during the past few years, and has
been studying the marketing PROPOSE.
ton, says MI. Hill. "The farmer has
learned that three-fourths of the grain
raised has been dumped on the mar
ket in three months following harvest
which has a tendency to make a lower
market. He has learned that vast for.
tunes have been made by grain specu.
lators between the time he delivers
his grain at the elevator and the time
it reaches the miller. He has learned
that by mixing and grading of his grain
after it has passed out of his posses
sion the value has been raised, but
he has not shared in the increase.
mo n denies the manufacturer
the right to market his product in any
way he pleases. He may sell through
wholesale trade or direct to the con.
sumner if he prefers. Why should not
the farmer or grain growers have the
same privilege? The U. S. Grain Grow
ers, Inc, is composed of actual gram
growers. They are undertaking to fol.
low the marketing of their own prod
uct through to the more
nearly than they have ever been able
to do before. They also propose tc
place their product On the market in
an orderly way and thereby supply the
demand as it comes throughout the en-
tire year. They are not asking for
special privileges, but are merely ex.
pecting a square deal. AS the people
who actually produce the food, are they
not entitled to a square deal?"
Mr.. Hill asks why an organization in
Chicago should take such an interest
in the dear" farmers that they would
raise a fund of a quarter million dol
lars to warn them from perfecting {
marketing plan Of their own. eff the
plan is not practical, as they claim,
why should they worry? They howl
much about the contract which the
grain growers enter into. We suspect
it resembles too closely the contracts
of the Pacific fruit growers and other
cooperative plans which are proving
eminently successful. The U. S. Grain
Growers, Inc, is in no way connected
with any political party. 1t is a bust
ness organization headed by practical
and conservative men in whom the
farmers Of this country can absolutely
depend"
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-08-18
w. 8. s..

According to the Pipestone Star,
Chas. Tompkins of Brookings, received
treatment at a Pipestonc hospital for
a deep cash in his forehead which he
sustained as a result of an auto acct
dent near that city. Several stitches
were required to close the wound.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1921-08-18

T. H. Bertness Of Elbon Lake, Mimi,
has been the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. j. Bertness the past week.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
What are Comets?

Most people have a very vague
idea about the real nature of comets
1t can be said, in a general way.
that these celestial visitors from
afar have heads consisting of more
or less loose fragments of solid ma
terla, such as iron and stone, and
that when the comet nears the sun
these solid fragments become so in
tenseIg hot that they give out GER
tam gases, which often stream away
Tor many million miles in a direction
opposite to the sun, and which we
see as a magnificent tail
Despite the enormous size of some
comets, they are of the flimsiest de-
scrlption Indeed, one high author
lty has declared that all of them nut
together, past and present, would
not weigh nearly so much as our
moon.
Tht earth has actually paesed
through the tails of big comets, but
no one was penny the worse
Sometimes a comet will cast its
baii and grow" a new one, and at
other times the tail will turn around
and assume a different shape.
A giant comet might be rushing
away from the sun for millions of
Years and yet not escape.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
A SAD COMMENTARY

While gaunt want stalks through
many nations of the world, where
starving men. women and children
cry for bread, we find in enlightened
America men who deliberately and
with malice aforethought permit car
loads Of perishable food stuff to lit
orally rot in order to reduce the sup
ply and force consumers to pay
more thus adding to their profits.
These heartless individuals, in order
to add to their bank accounts,
scheme and plan how to reduce the
food supply in order to force prices
higher, regardless of the fact that
there are hundreds Of thousands of
deserving people in America unable
to obtain employment, and who, in
consequence are reduced to the alb
solute necessity of skimping along
as best they can, in order to obtain
food. And some Of these alleged
civilized dealers live in New Orleans
according to press reports. Monroe
Star-News.
The above is a severe reflection on
our boosted civilization and the sad
dest part about ii is that ii is the
truth. Profiteering is as rampant
in America today, as it was during
the peak Of the war; but the methods
complained Of by the press OF New
Orleans, are even more outrageous
than profiteering, for destroying
food when large number Of human
beings are hungry, is a crime
against civilization.
The following few lines from a
beautiful poem published last Sun
day in The Herald under the caption
"Citizens Of No Mans Land
should be read and reflected on by
those who are profiting by the scar
flee made by those patriots, who
they were giving their lives
to make the world a safe place to
live in, but instead the profiteer
and the destroyer Of food, are using
that self-sacrifice to coin money out
IF both the blood Of the living and
those that died. The more we see
IF the dollar chaser the more are
o ..,,,,,;,caJ +hot thorn Is He'll,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
IAPERiAL WIZARD sPEAkes

Finding it impossible to sustain
denial that tho l,rwless uniformed
mobs Of Texas were members of the
Invisible Empire Of the ku Klux
Khan, Imperial Wizard ". J. Sim
mons has revoked the charter Of ont
Khan and disayowed the deeds com
mtted to terrorize tn. public He
is quoted as publicly declaring: 4
will destroy the child Of my handi-
work before such acts can continue, -
although it may be quoted that he
did not move until fairly overwhelm-
ed by an aroused and bitterly hos
tile public opinion that was driving
laggard Officials into ~ ing their
duty. The Imperial Wizard should
have made his investigation earlier
instead OF repeatedly denying that
Texas outrages were the work Of
knights Of the Invisible Empire.
Possibly had not two victims Of ku
Klux violence one a physician, the
other a veteran Of the world war in
Marine service, refused TO be driven
out and made preparations to fight
the Imperial Wizard might not have
discovered that the lynehers were
his followers who deserved discipline
There is no place in the United
States for Imperial Wizards dealing
in white robed hocus- poeus, or for
invisible empires working in secret
against established law and order.
-Pittsburg Gazette.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
New Cure" for Hay Fever

There is simple remedy for hay
fever victims, according to the Ma
tional Association Of NaprApaths
who are in convention in Chicago
They declare also that if they were
turned loose in the insane asylums
Of the country they would have 50
per cent of the inmates free within
a short time
Hay fever, the naprapathis de-
clare, is caused by short ligament
along the spinal column, which pro-
duces nervous irritation, render
ing the victim susceptible to the pol
len with which the air is filled in the
late summer, By getting this liga-
ment stretched, the victim will be
relived Immediately.
"a psulsIdxe So '6poq uamnq sQL
DR.. Chales Smith, president of the
Chicago College of Nsprapathy, is
like harp or piano, with the lig-
aments as strings. Ii one of these
ligsments gets stretched, it has the
same effect on the system as if one
at the strings Of musical instru-
ment were out Of tune.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
The Attractive TOws

Economy is good thing in NUM-
cipal Affairs, but you can carry II
too far. Many public officials say
that beuty is luxury and it can't
be afforded. Yet people who go on
that theory in handling their own
places are not apt to see their real
estate advance in value much. 1t
lis the same in developing a city.
1t has become a settled policy in
many advancing towns, tA try DO
persuade every householder to plant
shrubs and trees and give each home
ia restful setting of foliage. Trees
are planted when streets are laid
out so that when homes are built
the neighborhood seems homelike.
Vacant land in THE outskirts is
taken for parks. If taxes can't be
afforded to improve it, community
work days are held and the people
take hold and make it scene of
beauty. Unused corners at street
intersections are made into little
nests Of greenery. When buildings
are put up, good standards of taste
are consulted.
II town will carry out such
policy for a period of years, it will
acquire a charm far more attractive
than costly edifices. 1t would gin
a reputation as home of progress
slve and refined people, who have
traflled enough to know what
fine modern town looks like. most
anyone would pay a premium to live
in place like that.-Exchange,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
LEVEL HEADED MEN

The world owes about al it is aad
has to the le@el-beadedm men. Menwho
do not lose their heads every time
they misay their hats are the most
dependable resources of any commu-
nifty. One Of the strsngest things in
this world is how readily a man Of
sense can. under the prompting of a
sudden Authorization, act as if he
had fed his brains to the birds. Some
times a perfectly ration type Of in
dividual will work hard and save
$500 for which he has credit at the
bank. And first thing his wife knows
he has given check for the whole
sum to catacorned stranger who
talked him into buying fifty shares
of stock in the Mullagatataawent
Motor Car Company or Capricorn
Oil Company at par or half Of par
or that part Of par that came handy
at the moment. Again, the neighbor
of this individual a neighbor who
was astounded that neighbor number
one had fooled so much hard earned
money away, win in dizzy instant
forget his home and native land in
order to fall far the smiles Of a
female whose ethical
standards wouldn't PASS muster in
a calf pasture. God give US men,
erclaims the feryid rhetorician, and
it is a legitimate reQuisition. But
if he would ask God to give US level
headed men, men whose gray-mat-
ter isn't subject to depletion through
the pores, it would he more in keep
ing with this country's needs. Dial
los Nnuye
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
Hos About Our Next Governor ?

II will not be very long until the
words win be ringing with the names
Of ares pective. candidates for gov
erNo. md the Clarksdale Register
t@f ous, wishes to state at this time
thai We hope that the State is at
least, done with the ordinary Jack
leg lawyer, or scrub politician and
that instead the people will elect
man Of strong character, who will,
at least, have the respect Of the
State, and will be a man who will
lend dignity and character to the
office.
He should have sufficient brains
TO govern the State in the proper
way, and should be man who is
far above approach in any capaci-
BY.
In the past few years, we have
had several very poor golA rnors.
and the time has now arrived to put
away prejudice and elevate to this
office one Of the States most gift
ed sons. If this is done, we will
have every reason to feel proud of
our selection and the state will ap-
pear much better in the eyes of
people abroad.
Politics is alright .in it's way but
IN the past, it has not weighed
much because the men we have
selected have not been Of the right
caIber and temperament and if
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
PLAIN BUNK


American devotees of H. G. Wells
and admirers Of his self-sufficient
soul-defieient tracts and forward
looking" outgiying that masquerade
under the guise of novels and othe,
light literature viii be interested in
his opinion as to who is most blame
worthy for the Russian famine. II
seems that we in America are gull
~ wretches, for says Wells in a ca
bic to the Moscow Ezvestis.
1t is with the utmost distress that
liberal thinkers in Western Europe
and America hear of the dreadful
famine that has come upon the re
gions devastated by Kolchak and
Wrangel. For these devastations
@ad for the disorgsnization Of the
railway system Of Russia by Polish
a04asions and civil wars which pre-
vest the Russian Government from
sssS adequate attempts to cope with
tse disaster, The vacilating cruelties
NJ transatlantic policy are largely
responsible It is with dismay and
tontrition that the Western peoples
must now rouse themselves to such
assistance as is still possible in
these unhappy regions
This is bunk, plain bunk The
"vacillating cruelties Of trans Alan
tic policy" have had nothing to do
with it, Compared with other ma
tions Of the world, America has been
giving a Signal exhibition of mind
ing her own business so far as Rus
STA, White. Red. Green or yari-coloFi
ed, is concerned. Neither our help
NOR our hindrance affected the fate
or the fortunes OF Wrangel or Kol-
chak. Such help as Poland had
from Us would never make or break
empires.
No, the trouble with Russia is
that she has had an overdose Of the
same brew that Wells would ike to
zee given to the rest of the world
in large and high-favored doses.
Wells being doctrinaire, swollen
with pride of opinion, naturally dis
likes to see the Russian balloon
coming down. He had set much
store by Russia.
We suggest that the author Of
"Salvaging Civilization should lodge
some protests with Lenin about
this matter Of denationaGzing real
estate, this bringing back of the sir
yer rubIe and opening banks and
PLAYING around with the capitalists.
In the meanwhile, the Western
peoples" will get busy and raise
food and workers to help
save the Russians from conse-
quences Of their Wells-praised fool
lshness
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
lss Comedy Is o.

A recent report of a political gath
ering in the State Of Mississippi is
to the effect that percy Bel and
Lester Franklin two Q,nidates for
! governor entered into a lively dis
putatiOn as to which has been more
ardent and faithful in his support
Of a certain political aspirant in
this State
1t is further reported from the
same source that an indignant
FARMER who was Presiding at the
meeting declared with some bitter
ness:
well is that the issue between
you two gentlemen-which has been
for this man? If that's So then meth
er of you has a damn bit Of business
/ being governori"
And the farmer was right. The
comedy of running for governor on
adherenSe instead of performa H.,
it appears is once more in Misss-
sippi and it is up to the people of
Mississippi to call a halt A man
who can't hit the ball can't be put on
the big league team just because he
comes from Babe Ruth's home town.
And the fellow that can nit the ball
isn't asked asl questions as to
where he came from or what play
er's style he follows.
Mississippi has turned out some
of the finest statemen of the Unit
ed Stabes. The States representa-
ton in Congress is marked, and
has been marked by names of the
highest calliber, by accomplishment
of the first water.
Today is just the same, political
ly, as any 9th Yer d.. There are
men, plenty of them, in this State
who can stand on their own merits,
tlht can o2ticlate in the capacity
of governor of this great Stare,
and do their duty toward the people
without cavil, without. favor, with
courage, ca,anlinei., and justice,
striving honestly to do their best
for all the people.
1t is up to the. voters to demands
such man. When he comes before
the people, he will not come crying,
"Elect me, | have been supporter
of So-and- So all my life" nor will
he howl, "Vote for mel hate So
and-So like poison" No-he will |
come before the If'ople saying, |
"Here, read my platform. study my
accomplishments. Consiler my re-
cord, and you will see that have
worked, am working, and will work
for your interests and for the in-l
te1icsts Of my country, which is
your country as we'll. | will do
this without fear, without kow-
towing to any man or any faction,
as "a true servan of you, nv people"
Such a man is not hard to read.
The voters will know him when hi |
shall come BEFORE them. And the
voters forgetting their love or ran
mostly toward any single person or
faction, viii do well to elect man
whose record isl clean and whose
performance has en- honest and
-Hattiesburg American,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
Gosd Advice Fron Negro Farmer

Recently The Macon (Ga) Tele-
graph contained the account of A
wedding of one OF Perry Dayis's
daughters. Perry Davis is very
higAly respected colored man who
lives in Macon County, and the
most INTERESTING event about the
occasion was memorandum Davis
gave his daughter.
In my home you have grown up
from childhood to womanhood and
now that you are going out to help
make a home for yourself | want
to remind you of something you can
report to your husband that may
be of value to you both.
Never in my home, have you
eaten biscuits made from bought
flour grown in another mans field.
The meat you have eaten has always
been raised at home and your syrup
has been made from cane grown in
NY patch!- Always. since you were
born. home cows supplied you milk
and butter and home poultry furnish
ed you eggs and chickens | owe
no man a cent, and while compare
lively poor man have few
thousand dollars in the bank. You
and your husband will be independ-
ent if your first rule is to make
ynur farm food unu
That is sound advice and the
more people who follow it the more
independent families there will be, /
white and black,
1t is coming nearer being general
ly followed this year than ever be-
fore in Alabama. The crops have
been made at a minimum of outlay;
and while they will rot bring the
fabulous returns Of those a year or
so ago, the net return will probably F.
be more, because expense was not /
counted closely when the prices were
soaring. The disaster in cotton
forced many a farm family to prac-
tiee something of the thrift and
comomn sense displayed by Perry
Davis with the result thas thrre
will be no heavy furnishing bill to
meet, and while prices Of farm com
are low, there will be a
nearer approach to real independ /
snce than there has been in a long
time Birmingham News.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
I'm to Mr. Harding

Regarding the statement in "The
Mirrors Of Washington that Presi-
dent Harding is zone of the best fell
lows in the world to play poker with
all Saturday night the Philadelphia
Public Ledger wants to know wheth-
er all Saturday night the PhiIadel-
phia night as ending at Midnight or
at sunup. If the president is the
veteran newspaper man we have
been led to believe, Saturday night
for him doesn't end until time to go
to work Monday Morning Kansas
City Star
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02

A snoH-ball rolling down hill
accumulates not speed and momen-
tum, only but size. Before it stops
rolling it may be yeritabIe avalan-
che. Money win do practically the
same thing il You let it work that
way. One dollar invested at per
cent interest compromising semi
annually will double itself in about
1l2s years. One dollar per month
at the same rate will, at the end Of
Is years, have earned S29045-
think Of it, Accumulate your saw
ings. Invest them wisely. You
may start an avalanche Of profit.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
A Related Moral

The moral in the story about the
prodlgal son and fatted calf is that
the calf didn't get square deal
Inc calf had been very decent. but
was killed in honor of the son whose
llfe was riot.--Atchison Globe.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
CHANGE OF SCHEDULE M. & o.
South Bound:
North Bound
For Sale

One pair registered s. litter pups
4 months old, papers furnished for
prices write or phone,
W, A, WALKER, Macon Mss
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02

New York is all puffed up also
over the announcement Of the Treas
ury Department that some $4,000
odd residents Of New York State
paid nearly s40O,0OO,O00 in income
taxes, or 31.4 per cent Of the total
paid in the Nation. Pish Ninety
nine out of every hundred who pay
taxes in New York were born in
some other State than New York
and further made their fortunes
elsewhere. New York is only the
Nations checkroom
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The Beacon is authorized to an
nounce the following as candidates
tor the House of representatives
from Noxubee county, subject to an
election to be called by the govern
or:
ROBERT DINSMORE
NJ, O'BYRNE
T. ". BRAME.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02

What's the use Of telling a man
not to worry just after he has re-
ceived a coal bill and tax bill on
the same day?
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
Banks TO Close Monday

On account of national holiday
fhe banks Of Macon will be closed
Monday, September 5th
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02

A wife on hand is worth two on
D vacation,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02

The radish is a native Of China
aud Japan.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
NOTICE, PENSIONERS.

While those pensioners now on the
roI need not make new applications
mere may be some widows who since
their applications were originally
made, have become blind or inva.
IDS If so, they should file new an.
plleatons, so as to be place in he
blind or invalid class.
JNO. A. TYSON,
Clerk Pension Board.
This August 18, 1921.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-02
For Sale

One new Wilson Sewing Machine
as good as new.
\ H. W. MARTIN
The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-04-08
JAIL BREAKER RETURNED TO
COUNTY BASTuE

Robert Green, colored, who was in
dicted by the grand jury on the
charges of HOUSEKEEPING, grand lar
ceny, carrying concealed deadly
weapons and jailbreaking, was ar.
rested several dayseago in Cincin-
natl and brought back to Paris by
Chief of Police Link.
Green made his escape from the
Paris Jail in February by scaling the
wall and dropping to the ground be-
low. In the fall he broke the bones
of one foot, it was learned after
ward. In spite of this handicap he
managed to make clean get away,
and was not heard of until a few
days ago, when he applied at the Gin
cinnati General Hospital for treat
ment. 1t was discovered that gan
creme had set in. He was suspected
as being the man wanted here for
jailbreaking, and Chief of Police
Link was notified. Link made a trip
to Cincinnati, and identified Green,
who at that time was in too bad a
condition to be removed. He was
later in the week brought to Paris
He is still in a serious condition, and
physicians are of the opinion his foot
may have to besamputated. Green's
trial will come up at the June term
of the Bourbon Circuit, Court.