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The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-02
PAVING or Filler MAIN STREET
DECIDED UPON At MEETING or
PROPERTY OWNERS AND BOARD
Meeting of Property Owners Held Tuesday
Evening Results in Decision For Forward
Step-Necessary to Have New Water Mains

At "a called meeting OF owners
of property ON Main street, held
Tuesday evening, IL was decided
by majority vote that the present
board OF trustees proceed With
the organization OF an Improve
Main street. OF the 176 lots ON
Main street, there was "A represen-
fafion at the meeting OF 81 own
ers OF i33 Of these. Twenty-fonr
owners present voted for paving.
six for grayeling, and one for
sand.
The question voted upon was that
the owners signify their preference
OF paving. or some other kind OF
hard surfacing. with the under
standing that all voting abide by the
decision OF the majority. leaving the
matter of type OF paving. width, and
extent up to the village board. The
board has now before it the petition
OF over seventy per cent OF Main
street property owners passed last
fall by E b. Ripley. asking for paw
ing
Use Old Petition
At the meeting Tuesday evening
Il was deemed unnecessary that a
new petition be passed. as the one
already in the hands OF the board
was legally drawn, and complied
with the law in every respect.
The meeting was called by the viii
lage board in an effort to ascertain
the actual wishes OF the property
owners in the matter The ques-
lions of how wide the paving should
be, what type OF material would be
used, and whether the street would
be paved its full width its entire |
length have been much mooted. and |
The board bad no tangible plan on
which to base their procedure.
This was all explained 10 the as
sombly by Guy II. Shearer. chair
man OF the board. Because OF the
lack OF sufficient seating capacity
in the village offices, the meeting
vas held in Masonic hall.
r. A. Reynolds was chosen chair
man of the meeting which lasted
nearly three hours.
No Dissenting Vote
Every property owner was called
upon to express his individual opin-
ion in the matter. and there was not
one protest against some kind OF
hard surfacing.
The fact was brought ont that no
definite action could be taken on the
paving proposition until bonds could
be voted for replacing the wooden
water mains under the street with
steel pipe.
Need Water Mains
L. ID. Allen. water commissioner.
supplied figures from an estimate
that had been made Of the probable
cost OF this necessary improvement
The entire material. labor bin OF
digging up the old mains. and laying
The new steel pipes the entire length
81 the street was given by him as
s6,4762s.
Fire Apparatus Also
Mr.. Shearer pointed out that Of
prime importance was the purchase
4 adequate fire fighting apparatus.
he cost Of which is In the neighbor- >
,ood OF $4,000 This would pro-
Tide a Ford ton-truek OF $50 gallons a
yer minute capacity. carrying SEQ n
ect Of hose
Sf0.o0o.0o Bond Issue
II Is proposed that funds for de- =
raying the expense OF the two need y
a improvements. mains and fire
be raised by a bond Is
ne Of SO. 00o.oe. to be voted upon -
=,
The necessity OF united support OF :
his program was urged by several =
ne4kerS
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-02

II Is proposed that funds for de-
frayfng the expense OF the two need
"a improvements. mains and fire
apparatus. be raised BY a bond Is
sue Of si0.0oooe. to be voted upon
immediately
The necessity OF united support Of
this program was urged by several
speakers.
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-02
Need Water Mains

L. d. Allen. water commissioner,
supplied figures from an estimate
that had been made Of the probable
cost OF this necessary improvement.
The entire material. labor bill OF
digging up the old mains. and laying
the new steel pipes the entire length
OF the street was given by him as
SG,476.2s
The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1921-06-02
Fire Apparatus Also

Mr.. Shearer pointed out that Of
prime importance Was the purchase
q adequate fire fighting apparatus.
the cost OF which is In the neighbor-
hood OF ss.500.0o. This would pro-
vide a Ford ton-truek Of $50 gallons
per minute capacity. carrying sea
farf Of hose
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-01
POWERS REELECTED
HEAD OF .''OLE MISS"
B o ard Requests Immediate
Resignation of Prof. Rogers

JACKSON, Miss, June 27.-Chan-
|cellor j. N. Powers was reelected
chancellor of the University of Missis-
sippi this morning by a unanimous
vote of the board. There was no de-
bate or objection of any kind.
This action was in accord with the
conclusions of the board, reached last
week in the Rogers investigation. DIR.
Rogers was not a candidate before
the board for reelection, his resigna-
ton being in the hands of the board,
effective Sept. Is.
After re-electing Chancellor Pow
ers, the board declined to accept the
resignation of DIR. Rogers as of Sep
tember next, and adopted an order
requesting his immediate resignation.
The remaining members of the uni
versity faculty were reelected with
out opposition, as were also the facul-
ties of the A. & M. College at Strak-
vile, the Mississippi Woman's College
at Columbus and the Alcofn College
for Negroes at Rodney.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-01
RAILROAD EMPLOYEES
WILL GET STRAIGHT
TIME FOR OVERTIME

CHICAGO, June Railway en-
ployes will be paid for all overtime
work in excess of eight hours daily
at the pra rata rate instead of re-
ceiving time and one-half under a
temporary decision of the railroad
labor board today.
The order, effective July 1, applies
to all employees except those who have
reached agreements with the roads
regarding payment for overtime, or
those, mostly South, who were being
paid time and one-half after eight
hours before federal control.
The ruling was made pending set
tlement of numerous disputes before
the board and it is later decided that
the punitive rate for overtime is JUS
tilted, the roads will be directed to
pay back to employees the amount to
be deducted after July /.
Today's decision also provided for
the continuation ''of the rules estab-
lished by or under the authority of
the United States Railroad Admins
tration until such rules are decided
upon by the board" with the further
exception Of rules agreed on at indi-
vidual conferences, which are to be-
come effective July l,
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-01
COMPERS ELECTED
HEAD OF A. F. |
Reelected President by 10000
Majority-Next Convention
Will Meet at Cincinnati.

DENVER, Col, June 25.-Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers and his entire
administration was returned to of
tice for another year by the annual
convention of the American Fedora
ton of labor after overwhelmingly
defeating opposition for the presi-
dency and one of the vice presidents.
Daniel ]. Tob,in of Indianapolis
was reelected treasurer and Frank
Morrison of Washington was ra-elect-
ed necretary Jacob Fischer of In
dianapolis nd8Matthey Woll of Chi
cago were reelected seventh. and
eighth vice presidents, respectively.
The official vote was Gompers, 25,-
022; Lewis, 1884.
Cincinnati, Ohio, was selected as
the place for the 1922 convention.
Fort Worth, Texas, was the only
other city considered.
This sweeping victory, the labor
chief said tonight at the close Of the
federation's forty-first annual con-
vention, demonstrated that the Amer
can trade union movement "will not
submit to dictatiop from the forces
of corruption and greed neither
the Hearsts nor the Garys can chart
our course or select our leaders"
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-01

expect the proper mental and moral
development. It is therefore impera-
tive that our people get clearer
vision with reference to tn necessity
OF preventing disease and of develop
that kind of efficiency which is based
upon the moral development of the
individual, unhampered by the weak
ening and debilitating effect of re-
medal physical defects, and the oc-
currence of preventable diseases.
So far as am concerned have no
disposition in any sense, nor have I
ever expressed such a point of view,
that the people of county or COM
monwealth could not be trusted to
establish and maintain a representa-
tive government, but when we begin
to analyze this government, we must
admit that it has been decreed and de-
termined that the people shall elect
and have their representatives to
speak and act for them on municipal
boards, county boards, and legisla-
tive bodies, and in the great delibera-
tive bodies of the nation. The pur-
pose of electing representatives is to
afford the people power of expressing
their will relative to public policies,
and therefore it does not seem logic
al to refer humanitarian question TO
the peop,e when it is possible for
them to express their points of view
to their official representatives. IL
this were done to any appreciable
extent, it would clearly mean a great
waste of public funds and energy
which should be utilized in the up
buildl 2 of the state.
The very nature of Health work
makes it inadvisable for it to be made
a political issue. It should be remem-
bered that in trying to get people to
change their customs and habits,
which have been established through
several generations, is no small un-
dertaking, and in order to accomplish
the best results, it is often necessary
to run counter to established views
and customs of individuals. While it
is our project to make public health
work popular, and in the main it is
being supported by the people of the
state, at the same time, there are
conditions and circumstances which
nesessitate aggressive actions, with
out having in mind the holding of a
position or the securing of a position
by public vote. It is frequently the
case that when work is done which is
of immense value to the people in the
prevention of disease, at first it may
not be SO popular, but after they have
opportunity to think it over, and to
see the beneficial effects, it meets with
their hearty approval. So it would
not be practical nor wise method
to make health work q political IS
sue; in other words, to determine
whether health work should be done
in county by popular vote.
This matter could be gone into in
more detail, but the above indicates
some of the underlying facts rela-
tive to the reasons why it is not de-
sirable to use the states money and
time of the health men in conducting
political campaigns for the purpose
of determining whether health work
should be done. 1t should be left to
the representative bodies of the peo-
pie such as legislative, municipal, and
county, for decision.
DIR. w. s. LEATHERS.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-01
GAS In THE WELL
CAUSES DRILLERS
TO HOPE FOR Oil
Twice During The Week Pres
sure From Below Has Made
Mud Squirt From Hole
Change in The Structure.

To say that the workers at the oil
prospecting work at Paynes are opti-
mistic this week, mildly express their
state of mind. Why? Well, in the
first place gas deposits have been
punctured twice; first on Monday af-
ternoon and again on Wednesday
afternoon.
Nor is this the only favorable sign.
AS will be remembered, the depth
was 5000 feet when the digging was
stopped le,jt December, and for more
than a Iousand feet there had been
very little variation in the character
of the structure. It was practically
all hard blue shale.
Now the structure has changed to
"cong,omerate," and d. O'Rourk, in
charge of the drilling ventures the
guess that geologists would decide
that the original surface of Missis-
sippi, was overlaid by alluvial deposits
thousands of years ago, hasabeen en-
countered.
The gas that was struck on Mon
day, about three o'clock at depth
of 1928 feet was described as q
pocket, only, but its upward press
ure was so great that the mud spurt-
ed out of the hole, startling the drill
ers and causing them to think for a
few minutes that oil had surely been
struck.
On Wednesday a larger gas de-
posit was found at about 3,240 feet
occupying a layer about eighteen
inches thick. The effect of the gas
is to fill with bubbles the muddy
water that is constantly forced into
the well and out again, during the
process of the drilling.
Yesterday depth of 1890 feet
had been reached. Sun.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-01
'94,SS2,43l WHITE
PERSONS In U. S.
Census of 1920 Gives 1O,463,-
O13 Negroes

WASHINGTON, June 23.-The
racial composition of the population
Of the United States in 1920, as an
nounced tonight by the Census bu-
reau, shows the country to contain
94,822,431 white persons, 10,463,-
013 negroes, 242,959 Indians, ILL.,
025 Japanese, 81, 1868 Chinese and
9,485 others. The Japanese race ex-
ceeded by far the rate of growth in
the last 10 years of all other classes.
Unofficial estimates of the increase
in the number of Japanese in the
United States, particularly on the Pa
cific coast, were borne out in the Of
fetal tabulation, which revealed a
rate of expansion of 53.9 per cent
during the decade of 1910-20. Cali
fornia absorbed 30,596 of the total
growth of 38,868 japanese in this
period. On Jan. 1, 1920, there were
1882 Japanese in California. The
remainder OF the increase was dis
tributed largely in the states of
Washington, where 1888 now make
their home; Oregon, 4,151, and Utah,
Colorado and New York, with be-
tween 1000 and 5000 each.
The white p .,ulation showed only
a 16 per cent expansion for the dec
ade and the negro 6.5 per cent. Both
the Indian and the Chinese groups
dwindled 8.6 per cent and 1873 per
cent, respectively. The growth in
the white population was consider
ably less than the rate for the previ-
Gus decade, which was 22.3 per cent.
This decline, the statement said, was
due principally to the marked reduc-
tion in immigration during the world
war. An estimate based on the ex-
cess of birth over deaths and on the
excess of immigration over emigra-
ton showed a difference by only a
small fraction of one per cent from
the total whites enumerated,
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-01
PARIS NEWS

Born to Mr.. and Mrs, Willis Hoyle
a fine son at the Culley Hospital.
Miss Ragland and Miss Fletchall
took dinner with Miss McCullar SAM
day,
Mrs. Dewey King has returned
from the Culley Hospital and is re-
ported doing nicely.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fletchall spent
the weekend with their daughters out
at ssFair View.H
Miss Farrion McCullar is spending
month with her brother at Tupelo.
"Yocona Blues" played ball with
Paris last Saturday.
The Methodist Meeting starts next
week. We hope they have good
attendance and trust that much good
win be accomplished during this meet
ing,
"Good Luck" to the Herald.
"BLuE EYES"
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-01
JURY STATUS OF
WOMEN in DOUBT
Mississippi. Constitution and
Code Conflict

JACKSON, Miss, June 23.-An In
teresting legal discussion has arisen
here as to whether women in this
state are qualified to serve on juries,
after they qualify for suffrage under
the federal amendment. The ques-
ton arises over a conflict in the Ian
guage of the constitution Of 1890
and the code of 1906.
The constitution provides that
'snone but qualified electors" shall
serve on juries, and the code Of
1906, section 1884, reads, "Every
male citizen not under 21 years OF
age" etc. shall serve on juries.
From the provisions quoted 1t
would seem that the constitutional
provision, read now and interpreted
by the federal amendment, would
simply provide that no person other
than qqualified electors, male or fe-
male, can serve as jurors, leaving to
the Legislature to make such further
restrictions as it might deem proper,
and hence the statute limiting jury
service to male citizens only would
bar women from jury duty.
There does not appear TO be any
constitutional provision, federal or
state, that would require qualified
women electors to serve, and lawyers
here agree that the Legislature can
restrict jury service to male electors
if it so desires. In this view IL would
not be legal for a woman to serve on
jury in this state. If this view of
the law is upheld by the courts, IL
will be highly gratifying to many
women who have heretofore objected
to woman suffrage solely on the
ground that women would have TO
serve on juries. Many women have
declined to qualify on this very
ground.
OF course, the Legislature may
change the statute and thus clarity
the situation.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-01
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
ON MAIN STREET
Christian Parsonage Complete
ly Destroyed and Church
Aim ost Ruined. Henry
Stewart Suffers Big Loss to
Household Effects

About o'clock Thursday morning
the roof of the Christian parsonage
was discovered on fire and in few
minutes the entire roof burst out in
flames. The house was occupied by
Conductor Henry Stewart and fami
ly, Mr.. Stewart being away at the
time on the road. Mrs. Stewart hao
just prepared the morning meal anC
the family was getting ready for the
table when neighbors rushed in anC
informed the family their home was
all ablaze on the roof. 1t is presum.
ed that a spark from the kitchen
chimney started the blaze. Willing
hands helped the family remove most
of the furniture and household eff
fects to a place of safety, but the
rapidity of the fire was such that con.
siderable property was burned, and
Mr.. Stewards Joss will be consider
able.
The building and all outbuildings
burned completely and is total loss
and we are informed that there
was no insurance on same.
The Christian Church building was
badly damaged, most of the roof and
al windows and wood work in the
south end next the parsonage build
ing was burned out and destroyed
The church pews and inside furnish.
ings were removed but badly damaged
in getting them out free from the
building, while practically the whole
interior was damaged by heat and
water.
Mr.. John McDermott's home just
east of the church building was slight
ly damaged by the excessive heat and
had it not been covered by fre-prooi
composition roofing the home would
have surely burned, AS it was, only
the south end is slightly damaged and
some minor damage suffered in re
moving his furniture out Of the
threatened building.
The fire department was little
slow in getting to the scene and then
unfortunately they first attached the
hose to dead" hydrant at the
Hirsch corner. However the boys
hastily uncoupled from the Hirsch
hydrant and connected up with hy.
drant at the Archie Carter corner
When the boys were all set ready for
business the parsonage building was
completely enveloped in flames and
doomed for destruction. There was
no water pressure and only by the
most heroic work were the boys able
to save the church and McDermoti
buildings. The water pressure was
so punk that the firemen were com.
PEELED to drag the hose up in the
church building in order to fight the
flames on that building. Considering
the condition Of the water pressure
etc. we compliment the firemen foi
their efficient work in saving the
church and McDermott home.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-01
REAR ADMIRAL SIMS
REPRIMANDED BY
SECRETARY DENBY
Admits he Got What he De-
served" And is Sorry That
he Caused the Administra-
ton Amy Inconvenience.

WASHINGTON, June "a -Secre-
tary DENLY today publicly" repri-
manded Rear Admiral William S.
Sims as result of the speech the ad-
miral made in London June z, in
which he criticized Sinn-Fein sympa-
thizers in America.
In the reprimand, Mr.. DENLY
pointed out that once before the
Navy Department had found it nec-
essary to take similar action against
the officer for an address delivered
in London in 1911, and referring to
the text of that reprimand, added
"Your remarks on the occasion now
under discussion, therefore consti-
tute fragrant and deliberate disre-
gard of specific instructions"
While the navy secretary was max
ing public the reprimand, Admiral
Sims was calling on President at the
White House. 1t was explained that
the admiral called to leave his card,
as~>is the custom when high naval
officers returned from a trip abroad,
but that the President invited him in
to chat for a few minutes.
Admits its business
upon leaving the White House,
Admiral Sims, referring to the repri-
mand, said:
81 got what deserved, the same
old thing"
He added that he regretted having
caused the administration any incoH-
venience, but Said that he now con-
sidered the incident closed.
So far as could be learned, the
reprimand was not mentioned dur
ing the admiraPs visit to the Presi-
dent. Upon leaving the White House
the officer joked with newspaper
correspondents. Asked if his con-
versation with the executive had been
pleasant, he replied, sharply but with
a smile:
"Of course it was" /,
Goes Back to His Duties
Admiral Sims left tonight for New
port, X. /. wheke he viii resume his
duties as president of the naval wal
college.
The officer will be furnished with
a copy of his reprimand, and, it was
explained, another copy will be at
tached to his record. Other copies
naval officers said, will be distributed
to the naval service in the form of a
general orded to be read to the crews
of all vssels and stations, along with
other orders, on the first Sunday OF
the month after PRONUNCIATION to the
service.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-01
$4OO,OOO,OOO SLASH
ORDERED in R. R. PAY
Decision of June I Extended
to 210 Other Carriers-With
Normal Forces Working
Roads VIII Save $400, ,OOO,-
600 Annually

CHICAGO, June 27.-The United
States railroad labor board extended
its wage reduction order, effective
July 1, to practically every large rail-
road in the country.
No change from the average IL per
cent reduction granted 1O4 carriers
on June / was made by today's de-
cision. The order today covered 21O
roads.
1t involves practically all classes of
employees on virtually every railroad
known as Class carrier which was
not included in the boards original
reduction order.
Includes All Big Roads
The Class l group includes every
big road in the country.
The only change in the rates Of re-
duction made by today's decision was
In the case of some marine workers.
The new wage decision makes q
reality of the estimated f$400, ,000, 900
annual savings expected when the
boards IL per cent cut, effective July
!, Is applied to all employees in Class
l carriers.
When the first reduction order was
issued it was estimated that, If ap-
pied to all employees on all Glass /
roads, it would lop approximately
$40O,OO0,000 from the country's rail
road labor bill.
The new decision will make this
cut possible by ordering reduced wag-
es for employees not included in the
original case and also by including
employees on roads which were moi
parties to the first hearing.
About one-half of the roads includ-
cd in today's decision were parties to
the original decision, the duplication
resulting from the fact that many
roads did not include all classes OF
employees in their first petitions for o
wage cut. All classes of employees
have now been named to the submis-
sion of some of the roads. The wage
cut, howver, applies only to those
employees of a given road which were
named in that roads submission.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-01
YocoNA DRAINAGE
CASE is APPEALED

BATESvILLE. Miss, June 2s.-
Notice of appeal in the Yocona-Talla-
hatchie drainage case, which was
heard here some weeks ago, has been
filed and the record, which is a volu-
minous one, will 60 to the supreme
court as soon as it can be made up.
Judge 4. D. Dinkins, Richard Denman
and w. M. Wilmington, representing
the opposition, filed the appeal.
The north Mississippi herald. (Water Valley, Yalobusha Co., Miss.) 1888-1929, 1921-07-01
NEW ALBANY GETS REVENGE

Monday and Tuesday Of this week
the local team went to New Albany
where they got it where the chicken
got the ak.
Monday New Albany won out by
a score of z to 6; repeating the dose
Tuesday by a score of 10 to s.
Thursday the Water Valley team
went to Durant where they play the
balance of. the week.