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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-09

and as We Teyerently open our pock-
ct books, te stilf find some parts
Of the cemAins Of Brooksyille.
We note further, Manager, that
you advised us to Put Up7 or
shut Upp Please be informed
that we b lve done both. We Put
Upi' at q last 9an7y with you,
and now are remaining silent
and lettihs he results Of the seasons
contests S to the public in ora
tory mcr i 1vincing than that of
either Bcsttthenes Or Cicero.
We are sorry. Manager, that our
bah team has been disbanded for
this season, bat we viii meet you
again another season and let you
make your own terms and condi-
tons. In the meantime, live on the
hope Of defeating US another season.
This, of course, as you know is
written in a good naturod way. We
enjoyed the games with you and
your GOOD team, all cf whom are
good sports and fine fellows, and
we greatly appreciate the assistance
they have given in winning games
since our regular team disbanded
Respectfully,
THE MACON FANS,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-09
NJ 3CON FANS SMILE AT MAN
AGER PENNlX
TO Manager John Pennix.
BrooksvilIe, Mississippi

Dear Manager:
We have noted your kind commu-
nication sent to US through the
Macon Beacon in which you chal-
lenge us to a series of Base Ball"
games. We wonder. Manager, if
YOU did not intend "Foot- Ball" games
instead Of Base Bali games, since,
as you know, the base ball season is
about over, and as you further know
and knew at the time You wrote the
challenge our regular team has been
disbanded for about four weeks. two
of our regular players have left
Macon, and others are not able to
take part in the ball games,
We note that you have kindly an
ticipated and advised US in advance
that "Mrcon's cry will be that they
have not a full team. II this be
their cry, Manager as you say, then
go TO YOU memory, knock there,
and inquire when before this season
you have heard . cry similar to this.
Have YOU 50 soon forgotten, Mana
ger. that during the month of July
ball game between Macon and
Brooksville was scheduled, and ad-
vcrtised for more than a week be-
fore the day it was to be played,
and during the morning Of the day
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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-09
BR00KSVILLE

School opened Monday with an
attendance Of 1876 Prof. T. N
Touchstone is principal with the fol.
loving assistants: Misses Erwin.
Meek, McMorries, Mesdames Perry
Wilkins, Touchstone, Miss Cage is in
charge of the Primary department
and Miss Quarles is music teacher.
Miss Angelinic Crymes of Meridian
after visit to home folks, left for
a North Carolina College, where she
will teach short hand and tipping.
Miss Mary Robertson left for her
place of business Friday. She spent
several weeks with her parents in
Deerbrook.
MIR. Patty wilkins has gone up to
Columbus to take a business posi-
ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Wilkins and
Mr. John Cook have been at Hot
Springs for some weeks. They re
turned Thursday.
Miss Mdrtha Long left Monday
for Mckenzie, Tenn. where she will
be in school for this session.
John Hooper of Pine Bluff is at
the home of his grandfather, Mr..
John Smith, enroute to school in
Charlatte, North Carolina
Miss Eddie May Boykin went
Thursday to the State Normal at
Hattisburg.
Several of our merchants, Messrs.
Glenn, M. A. Parks, J. G. Peterson,
and VIM, have been to st. Louis
and are at home again.
Mr.. Edwin Madison is to leave
soon for Bay St. Louis to work for
Mr.. Robert Love.
We regret that we are to lose the
family of Mr., 7. S. Gay He has
purchased a stock of goods at Le-
panto, Arkansas. He is there now,
and his wife and children will join
him in a few days.
There are soon to be some changes
in the express business here. We
shall be sorry to have Mr.. Griffin
leave us, even if he goes higher.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-09
BASE BALL
BIG DAY At SCOOBA

The opening of the Agricultural
High School at Scooba last Tuesday
was made the occasion of bic
gathering, not only from Kempel
but from several adjoining counties
The autos were numerous and the
crowd numbered from 20OO to 250O
people
A big barbecue and basket dinner
fed the crowd bountifully, and the
good folks of Scooba truly put the
big pot in the little one, and if presi-
dent Harding and his cabinet had
been present they would have come
to the conclusion there was little
sign of starvation, or even an un-
balanced ration, as all the consti-
tuents-fats, sterches, albumens, etc
etc. were present.
A band from the State school at
Columbia furnished music for the oc-
casion, there was an address from
some statesman in the morning, but
as the seating capacity was small
only a comparative Few of the crowd
heard him.
The double -hfader ball games was
the kind of amusement that drew
the greater portion of the crowd
The first game was between the
Emeile, Ala, and Scooba teams
The first six innings were interest
ing, the ,scOe being three to- one. in
favor of the, local team but the
seventh and last inning the, locals
ran up score of six.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-09
CHILD WELFARE
UNIT OF NOXUBEE

The last operations Of the Surgical
Clinic that mas been held at the pub
lie school building We're performed
Thursday, and Friday all Of the
patients were discharged.
Having this impromptu hospital
brought to our very doors has beer
a wonderful advantage to the county
offering expert surgical service and
careful nursing to afflicted children
who would, probably, without this
opportunity have been denied the
relief brought them by these opera
tions. The work has been carried
on in the most approved style, with
all the system of an organized hos
pital, and the volunteer work of the
ladies of the community has been
worthy of more mention. Every de-
partment of the work has been in
charge of ST cial committees, and
the management has gone off with
out hitch Mrs. Harrison, as chair
man of the refreshment committee
assisted by Mrs. W. M. Lamberson
and others has been untiring, and
has kept hot coffee and ice tea, with
the accompaniment Of sandwiches to
serve to the workers at all hours of
the day or night Twenty-Five
children in all were operated on,
and a great number had to be turn
ed off, on account of the limited
time This is only for season,
though, for DIR. Richards will return
some time in October, and complete
the work proposed by the Clinic.
DR.. Richards has been assisted in
his work by DR., Withers and DIR.
Jones. the latter well known in the
county as head of the Health Unit,
through which this work is carried on.
Miss Truelove and Mrs. Mcleod as
sisted by the volunteer work OF the
ladies' of the community have done
the nursing. The Woman's Club has
co-operated with DR.. Jones Is having
the Clinic brought to NoXubee and
carrying on the work and Mrs. d.
A. Minor, as president Of the organl-
cation has been indefatigable in her
interest and devotion TO the work,
having given up almost her entire
time to it.
DR.. Underwood, who is the head Of
The Health work in the state was IN
Macon two days this week, inspect
ing the work done by the Health
Unit and he expressed unreserved
approval Of the work of the Clinic
pronouncing it the best in the state.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-09
THE MERCHANTS UNION is
READY FOR BUSINESS

The Merchants Union Insurance
Company of Mississippi resumed
writing business August lst, 1921,
from its office at 1l5 West Capitol
street. Jackson, Miss This company
holds unique record. 1t is the only
exclusive fire insurance company
organized in the state Of Mississippi
that ever earned and paid annually
a dividend to shareholders. Divi-
dend of s per cent was paid annual
~ until January 1917, when its as
sets were lquidated at substan-
tial profit. 1t resumes business with
out promotion charge, the statement
in the Commissioners office show
inc capital of 100000 and surplus
of $4,000 cash on deposit August
lst ready for investment IN accord
snce with the law. Reinsurance ar
rancements have completed with the
Repub6c Insurance Company OF
Texas. which company has sualliled
for business in Mississippi, and tins
connection. the Merchants Union and
the Republic makes the strongest
company authorized in the state
The officers now actively in charge
of the companys operations are l.
D. Caldwell, Meridian President, Mr.
Caldwell is president Of the State
Association Of Local Agents and OF
the Guaranty Bank & Trust Com
many, of Meridian. Maurice A
Bergman. Greenvilie, Nicks-President
formerly president Of the State AS
ocistion of Local Agents. Wilson
+. Carroll, Vicksburg, Treasurer
formerly special agent st. Paul FIRE
and Marine Insurance Go. in Missis-
sippi. Louisiana and Arkansas. Mrs
BESSIE Street Coburn, Secretary
manager. Meridian, the Assistant
Secretary under Col. Streets Man
aeement Of the company and prac-
tically in charge Of all departments
for the last & years Of the compa-
r,;'s operation. The shareholders
If the company are local agents
Clarion Ledger, Aug 3rd, 1921.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-09

Columbus this week welcomes 70
its citizenship Mn. and Mrs. W l..
shannon and their daughter, VINO
coroe. from Macon to reside IN our
citv The family be comfortably
domiciled at the home Of Mr., W'llS
Pone near the First Baptist Church.
Tbev are most cordially welcomed
to our city. and It is hoped that they
win soon feel at home in our midst
-Golumbus Despatch.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-09
For sale az saegsrice

30 head throbred Shorthorn COWS,
I Ifers. bulls and calves,
20 head nearly pure-bred Short
horn heifers
70 head nearly pure-bred Short
horn yearling steers.
JNO. A. MOORE,
Phone lSlS, Massn, Miss
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-09
Mobelette for Sale

My Mobelette car is for sale. In
good order, extra tines, tubes etc.
First $l00 gets it,
A. f. GOODRICH
Maeon, MISS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1921-09-09

J.. L. Martin has challenged the
strong ball team Of c. |. Sargent for
game to be played on the school
grounds next Tuesday afternoon at
3 p. m. The battery fer Martins
team viii be Hill and Guy and for
Sargent, Sherrod and Hare. The
odds are in favor of Martins team
at this time since he will have two
newcomers, Jones who played second
base for Brockhagen, and Keyes who
is a fast third baseman from an ILL.,.
LEAGUE. A complete line up can be
seen in front Of the Book Store
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-05
MARSH TAKES STAND
AGAINST VIOLATING
CAMPAIGN PLEDGES
Asserts That Every Promise
Made to Voters Should Be
Lived Up to in Full.
QUOTES CAMPAIGN BOOK
TO SHOW PROMISES MADE
Declares His Word Given to
Voters Is Binding on Him if
Not on Commissioners

Fred w. Marsh, member of the Joint
Commission on Road Improvement,
yesterday declared in a formal state
n1ent to the commission and interested
citizens gathered at the chamber of
commerce rooms, that he considered
the pledges made during the bond
election campaign to be binding. He
opposed the adoption of the special
committees majority report on the
grounds that it would place him in
the position of repudiating his pledges.
He said:
'oThis commission. If it adopts the
special committees majority report,
will place me in a position with re-
spect to the public which I cannot let
remain without a complete explana-
ton.
"The policy outlined in this report
from the standpoint of expediency
would meet with my approval were
some facts necessary to its success
true and were it being urged as an
original program untrammeled by our
past record, representations and POM
ises. However 1 find that in my opin-
ion this commission has assumed re-
sponsibihty for certain campaign state
ment published under its sanction in
which I have represented to the pub
lie that a program would be adopted
at variance to the one here recon-
mended.
Everything published and given to
the voters in the bond campaign was
first submitted by me to this commits
sion and there is now no claim here
that the statements I will hereafter
Continued on Page Two)
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AND RECURRENCE SPREAD
OF PELLAGRA IS PLAN OF CONFERENCE

The sessions today were behind closed
doors. While no statement was made by
the public health service rs to TIE re-
ports by the visiting officials some of
those who attended the meeting said pei
lagra was reported to be slightly on the
increase in about half of the souther.
states and on the decrease in the others.
1t was generally agreed particl3a IS In
the conference said, that while there Was
no cause for alarm, conditions In some
areas were serious and concerted action
was needed to improve them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-05
GIRL CONFESSED
She DID KILLING
Miss Clark Told Police the Night
of the Murder She Was
Responsible.
WAS NOT GIVEN OUT
UNTIL YESTERDAY
Chief Deemed 1t Inadvisable to
Make Alleged Confession
- known at the Time
tsy The Associated Prsss.l

ORLANDO. Aug. 4.-AIthough Miss
Lena Clarke, postmIstress at$yYest Palm
Beach, admitted shortly after the trag-
edy, according to Chief OF Police Vesta1.
that she shot and killed W. H. Mntimors
in her room at a local hotel Monday
night, she now says If she committed ths
shooting ''she does not remember it, and
aseribes her previous alleged confession
to strain under which she has labored
for the past five years, brought on by
what she described as irregularities at
the West Palm Beach post office. Chief
Vestal today told newspaper men. The
alleged confession was not made public
at the time, Chief Nestal said. because
he deemed it advisable to await the ar
rival of the states attorney.
Miss Clarke is held upon a coroner's
jury charge of murder and D. II. Patter-
son, chauffeur. who accompanied her hera
from West Palm Beach, is held as an
accessory before the fact.
THE affair is the outgrowth Of a short
age Of $4,000 from two registered mail
sacks consigned to the federal reserve
bank at Atlanta. The shortage was re-
vealed at Atlanta when the sacks were
opened and postal inspectors We're sent 10
West Palm Beach to investigate. Their
investigation led them to suspect Mies
formed.
''In the meantime she came to Orlando
in search of Miltimore, she says, and his
death followed later in her room.
Previous to the finding Of his body by
police, Miss Clarke had reported to Chief
Vestal that she had drugged and held
captive in her room the man who COM
mitted the $4,000 robbery"
The following day postal officials made
public an alleged confession by the worn-
an admitting she had committed the
theft.
Police authorities admitted that the so
called robbery mystery had not
been cleared up. Instead the case has
developed, they say. into many rauifica-
tions.
Miss Ciarlke's story, as given by local
authorities and postal inspectors, her at
tempts to make good shortages for which
she was not responsible by stealing other
postal funds. She believed Miltinaore re
sponsible for some Of the thefts accord
Continued on Page Two.)
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HOT SESSION OF ROAD COMMISSION ENDS
3YACCEPTANCE OF DOUBLE-E ENDED REPORT
ALL NAPLES OUT
TO PAY TRIBUTE
TO NOTED TENOR
Vast Crowds Follow Funeral
Cortege to Last Resting
Place of CarusO
(sy The Associated Preas.,

NAPLES, Italy. Aug. 4-The funeral
OF Enrico Caruso took place today.
From the Royal Church of San Fran
cesco di Paola, the cortege moved
through streets lined with troops and
vast crowds to the cemetery where
the body was placed in a vault.
Services We're held in this famous
church by permission of King Victor
Emmanuel, who sent a special repre-
sentative to attend the ceremony. A
great choir composed of hundreds Of
singers assisted in the requiem high
mass.
The crystal coffin encased in a wood
en- casket was borne in a hearse drawn
by six horses. There We're innumer-
able floral offerings. All places of
business had been closed as a sign of
mourning, and as the great procession
passed, airplanes flew overhead.
So dense were the throng the troops
had difficulty in holding the people
back. All windows and balconies were
crowded and many of them were
draped.
Eulogies were pronounced by the
project Of Naples in the name of the
king and the government by the di-
rector of the conservatory and by rep
resentatives of the mayor and the art
lists of the city.
The bassilica of the famous church
was draped with black and gold tapes
tries, some of them royal treasures Of
the former kingdom of Naples.
Before the church was opened to
the public, Mrs. Caruso, having her
little daughter, Gloria, by the hand,
came to view the body of her husband
once again. She placed beside it a
large bunch OF roses.
Others of the grief-stricken relatives
gathered in the bassiliea and looked
for the last time upon the face of the
dead, which seemed to be of one sleep
ing peacefully. Giovanni, brother of
Enrico first knelt beside the coffin,
then rising invoked Caruso to breathe
again. Rudolfo, the son, was equally
affected.
The expenses of the funeral will be
borne by the municipality of Naples
as a last tribute to a noted son.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-05
NEW COMMITTEE IS.
NAMED TO PREPARE.
FULL ROAD PROGRAM.
Long Discussion, Which Occa-
siOnally Wakes Warm, Ends
in Multiplying Action.
EMMANUEL DECLARES FOR
CARRYING OUT OF PLEDGE
Refuses to Be Party to Any Plan
Which Will Result in Vio-
lation of Promises

A long discussion by members of
the Joint Commission on Road Devel-
opment and other interested citizens
resulted yesterday afternoon in the
acceptance of both the majority and
the minority reports of the special
committee appointed several days ago
to map out road construction pro-
gram. That portion of the report
which was to constitute a reply to
charges of bad faith on the part of
the county commissioners was not
reached and it will be taken up at Il
special meeting to be held at o'clock
Monday afternoon at the same place,
the chamber of commerce rooms.
The new committee which will draft
a road building program to recon-
mend consists of two members of the
commission who favored the majority
report, two who favored the minority
report and the chairman of the Joint
Commission. The men named are:
Paul P. Stewart and Charles H. Tur-
ner, majority; Fred w. Marsh and
James B. Morrow, minority, and
Chairman T. L. Cant.
The chief discussion at yesterdays
meeting was on the question of float
ing 100000 worth of bonds this year
or floating s1,000000. Messrs Marsh
and Morrow were willing to raise the
amount to be floated to a half million
but declined to go higher than that.
The second point under discussion
was on the question of starting the
Gulf Beach highway at once or de-
laying work on that project until a
start could be made on all of the roads
at once. Mr.. Marsh declared that If
this policy were followed it would
Continued on Page Two)
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MINORITY REPORT

Whereas, 1t appearing that Federal
aid is not now available for use in
construction of such roads in L,scam-
bia county, designed as state or inter-
state roads, and ..-.
Whereas, It appears that such fed
eral aid can be made available in the
future and that such federal aid will
be predicated upon such monies as are
authorized through the 100000 road
bond issue, recently carried by the
voters of Escambia county, and
Whereas, 1t further appears that
such S200O,o00 road bond authorizes,
when legally passed upon, need not be
sold to make available federal aid, but
that it will only be necessary to show
the legal authorization of said bonds
together with such program of con-
struction of road building in Escambia
county as voted upon by the voters Of
the county, and
Whereas, It appearing that in such
road building program as agreed upon
by the Joint Good Roads Commission
and the County Commissioners and
submitted to the voters of Escambia
county LOT approval 90UU,uUU OIL Sd1u
road bond authorization of $2,000,0o0
was for the purpose of constructing
the Gulf Beach Highway, and
Whereas, It further appearing that
said Gulf Beach Highway has not been
designated as a state or interstate
road, and was specifically segregated
from such state and interstate roads,
known as the Flomaton, the Nunez
and Ferry Pass roads, when the s2,-
100000 road bond was voted, thereby
eliminating said Gulf Beach Highway
in participating in state and federal
aid, and
Whereas, Certain agreed pledges
were made by the Joint Good Roads
Commission and the County Commits
sioners as to the continuity of the
issuance of said s2,0oo,0o0 in road
bonds and
Whereas, There have been seeming
delays in the carrying out of the coun-
tvs program, and that there is now
to be indicated in the forthcoming
budget of Escambia county for the fis-
cal year ending October /, 1922, pro-
visions to levy certain taxes, neces-
sary to cover interest and sinking
fund charges upon s1.oo0,0O0 of the
(Continued orr Page Twol
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fex rae AssoeIated Press. }

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4Another
farmer relief measure, the administra-
tion plan for government aid In sup
plying credit for expectation Of agri-
cultural products, was passed by the
senate today and sent to the house.
The bill was a substitute for the
original Norris bill and provides for
the War Finance Corporation to furn-
ish the export credits. The Norris bill,
which proposed new government
credit organization was laid aside
formally and the substitute, in charge
of Senator McNary. republican. Ore
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-05
ADMINISTRATION MEASURES FOR RELIEF
OF THE FARMERS PASSES THE SENATE

gon, for the agriculture committee,
was passed without roll call.
The substitute plan was drafted by
Secretary Hoover of the department of
commerce and Director Meyer of the
war finance corporation. It was
adopted virtually today, the bill author
izing the war finance corporation to
make loans to agriculturalists' organ
ization, banks and trust companies.
The bill makes no change in the cor
porations cash capital of $500000, 900
but reduces from three to two billion
dollars the authorized maximum Of
bonds it may issue. This, according
to Director Meyer, win be more than
sufficient
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-05
NOVEMBER Ii IS SETTLED AS DATE FOR
HOLDING CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT

lection to the suggestion, although the
government at Toxic would prefer
slight delay merely for the purpose Of
facilitating the compilation of material
that win be required by its representa-
tives at the conference. France and
Italy, it is understood. win join the Brit
ish government in prompt acquiescence.
Press dispatches indicating Great Brit
aims willingness to leave to the United
States the determination of the subjects
that viii be discussed were said to be
Indicative Of the spirit of accord which
has been manifested.