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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07
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FEDERAL COMMISSION URGED


National development and the need
for economy demand the formation OF
highway policy under federal com
mission" said George M. Graham,
member OF the highways committee,
National Automobile Chamber of Com
merce, speaking before the senate
committee on post offices and post
roads.
1.-THE economic barrier now con-
fronting us is the lack of adequate
highways. There Is urgent need to-
build these highways as quickly as
possible, and with the maximum
economy. N
Highways should be planned with
consideration Of their relationship to
railway and waterway communication.
The highway question concerns agri-
culture, commerce, the military and
the social needs Of the nation. The
roads program Is national In scope
and Is related to all departments Of
the government. g
Highway policy, therefore," Ora
ham continued, SHOULD be unified un-
der federal highway commission d.
rectly responsible to the chief execu-
tive, as is now the policy In state road
administration. ~
ECONOMY VIII be served by such a
measure as roads will be with regard
to all the needs of the nation. It will
be possible to pay higher salaries than
can now be done under the bureau
system. Millions of dollars are to be
expended on roads, and 1t Is the high
est economy to secure the ablest
brains In the country for the admins
tration Of these funds.
Selection of roads Of primary in
terstate Importance and concentration
of federal funds In conjunction with
state funds on these roads is the first
step needed. States should be required
to meet the federal aid as states rath-
er than passing their responsibilities
along to counties as many states do
now. In this way, 1t will be possible
to have state policies correlated with
the national program. The counties
will benefit from the general inter-
state highway system, and the funds
which the counties formerly used in
conjunction with federal aid can be
devoted to more specifically local pur-
poses.
maintenance should be provided
for by the states In all cases." Graham
emphasized, 'in order that as the pub
lie highways are developed they may
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07
NATIONAL CAPITAL
| go GGiGi8 AFFAIRS BGi8
3,OOO-Mile Unforti6ed Boundary Line

at war. In seven centuries they are
said to have been closed but three
times. You have erected temple of
peace, whose gates are never to be
closed save in war. Already 1t stands
for more than century Of unbroken
peace between Britain and America,
and we all join in the hope that In CON-
ing times it may commemorate an era
of peace much longer than the period
OF wars for which the temple Of Janus
stood.
"Our century and more Of peace with
the British empire, our relations Of I'M
broken amity with Canada. the fact
that a boundary line over 5000 miles
long remains unfortifed-these are the
testimonies that the world grows wiser
and better. All mankind looks TO this
example, yearns to follow 1t; and we
are justified to believe that a time is
at hand when It may take a long step
In that direction. On the occasion of
dedication of the Pacific Peace Portal
wish to convey to you personally my
high appreciation of your patriotic
service in providing a symbolic shrine
to international peace, and in doing so,
I would also thank the Pacific High
way association 1.-THE builder Of the por-
taD for the fine cooperation 1t has rem
dered."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07
Harding to Golf With Newspaper Men

golf. 1t Is said that even the veteran
Charles S. Albert Of the New York
World is endangering the furniture of
his Office with his mashie swings.
1t Is seriously to be doubted whether
President Harding could bear the ire
mendous responsibilities Of his position
without some such relaxation and ex-
ercise as this game supplies. Theodore
Roosevelt was a noted athlete In sew
eral lines, but in Washington ran to
tennis. 1t Is not known that he ever
tried golf. Roosevelt was extremely
democratic and played tennis with any
one who would come along, although
his famous Tennis Cabinet" was com
posed of an ambassador or two and mi
nor government officials. William HI.
Taft was great lover of golf and
played more or less regularly with Sem
ator Jonathan Bourne, Jr., although he
was by no means exclusive. Mr.. VIII
son. when first he came to town, tried
out all the courses and finally settled
on that of the Washington Country
club as his favorite.
Mr.. Harding is the most democratic
Of all the Presidents with respect to
golf partners, and he is the first Presi.
dent to have played in, golf tourna-
ment while in Office. -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07

the rotunda of the capitol. originally
designed for the tomb Of Washington.
and where the statue now is, be cleaned
up, too, and kept clean. At present old
furniture Is frequently stored there.
The Woman's party members are me-
gotiating now with members of thee
senate and library committee for more
fitting treatment Of the memorial,
which was accepted by congress with
fitting ceremonies last year. They
have protested for weeks and months
to capitol authorities because the dust
and dirt has been allowed to gather
deep on the memorial.
Miss Elsie Hill. chairman Of the
Woman's party, said that the women
would continue their efforts to zee that
the memorial was pFopariy cared ser.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07

be depended upon as permanent ave-
nues of communication, In order that
the original public investment be pro-
tected.
Estates which have been sufficiently
progressive to build their share OF
federal aid are now in position to
develop secondary systems, and are
therefore that much ahead in economic
development,
"A wise highway policy. will con-
struct and maintain roads through gov
eminent forest reservations from fed
.eral funds, without calling upon the
treasures in the, states wherein these
are located. Wherever a. state con-
tains large areas of federal lands due
modification should be made of the
present $3.50 expenditure Of federal
and state funds"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07
Women Scrub the Statue Of Suffragists

NM EMBERS Of the National Wom-
WI ans party, arising with the
birds. visited the capitol at six
O'clock and interviewed the -charwom-
Ell detailed to clean the capitol. in, an
effort to interest the charwomen In
keeping clean the statue of the three
pioneer woman suffragists. Susan b.
Anthony, Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, which was presented to
congress last year.
This was follow-up of a scrub
bling which the Woman's party mem
bers gave the statue themselves the
day before, when they armed them
selves with scrubbing brushes, soap
and buckets Of water and invaded the
capitol.
Those who appealed to the char
women were Mrs G. L. Robey, chair
man Of the Eighth congressional dis
trtct of Virginia of the National Wom-
{ ans party, who led the scrubbing expe-
dition, and Miss Levinia Eagan Of Lou
isiana, member Of the party council.
The charwomen expressed interest in
the matter. they reported.
Besides keeping the statue Of three
pioneer suffragists clean. the women
are demanding that the room under
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07
Peace Brings Woe to Alley, DweIlers
n ATIFICATIoN Of the treaty Of

IN peace with Germany will be a
source of relief to the national
government. but 1t will automatically
bring before the District commission
ers the problem of providing for the
$500 persons living in alleys In the
city.
One year after peace is proclaimed
by the President all structures In
alleys must be abandoned for dwelling
purposes under law enacted by con-
gress back in 1914 The law was
slated to go into effect July /. 1918,
but because of the housing congestion
which existed here at that time con-
gress continued the date to one year
after peace.
The treaty has been signed by Ger
many and may be ratified and pro-
claimed before the end of this year.
In that event the district would have
only IL months In which to prepare for
enforcement Of this legislation.
Although the present board Of COM
missioners has not had occasion to
look into the alley law, the recent sign
ing OF the peace treaty has brought it
to their attention, and it Is likely that
In the, near future they will take, up the
question. go $3.50 So
While Washington's war population
has been reduced considerably, 1t is
apparent to district officials that resi-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07

Dental property is still too scarce to
make 1t possible for 1900 alley dwell
ers to find homes elsewhere.
1t Is probable that when the COM
missioners take up the alley law they
will consider the advisability Of ask
Ing congress to further postpone its
operations until housing conditions re-
turn nearer to normal.
The alley law provides that certain
alleys may be converted into minor
streets provided they can be made 40
feet wide and can be cut through from
street to street.
A survey made not long ago for the
Information Of the commissioners
shows that there are so alleys that
lcould be so converted. These alleys,
however, after being made into minor
streets, would accommodate only 1000
of the alley dwellers. There would
still remain 1900 to be provided for.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07
AS ROAD CONTRACTOR
Manitoba Municipality Awards Con-
tract to Elizabeth Mccoy to
Build Highway.

Elizabeth Ann Mccoy of Pipestone,
Manitoba, has the distinction of being
the first woman in the province to be
awarded contract in construction Of
roads She recently secured a con-
tract from the good roads board for
road building in the Pipestone munich
pality.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07
IS LONGEST PAVED HIGHWAY
Possible for Motorist to Travel From
Atlantic to! Mississippi on
Hard Surface.

From the Atlantic coast to the Mis-
sisssppi river on paved roads! This
may sound like motorists dream,
but It will be actually possible to- make
spcn trip this fall. The last stretch
Of the national pike IN Illinois win be
completed then. Never before has
such a long paved road been possible
IA this country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07
Making the sugar.

= After the juice is freed of sediment
it is pumped in the evaporators, where
about half Of the water is boiled out
of 1t.
THE next. step in the making Of
sugar Is to draw the thick juice into
the vacuum pans. Here it comes into
contact with hot steam coils and boils
at a very low temperature because Of
the absence of atmospheric pressure.
|sAs the boiling proceeds, the sugar
-crystallizes into small grains.
The sugar and the adhering strip
are finally removed to a centrifugal
machine that acts somewhat on the
principle OF a. cream separator.
Placed inside o. perforated basket
and whirieti, around at from 1000 to
1 400 revolutions a minute, all of the
l.situp is forced out through the per-
| forations. while the crystallized sugar
remains behind.
| This strip is boiled again and the
process is repeated until all the avail
able sweetness has been extracted.
| The remaining liquor is the black
strap molasses of commerce.
A ton Of sugar-cane yields four and
one-half gallons of blackstrap mo-
| lasses, and one gets a good impress
sion OF the .immenslty. Of the industry
when, on single days rail journey,
he meets dozen solid trains of some
| forty big tank cars each, every car
| full to the dome with blackstrap.
After sugar has come from the
centrifugals 1t goes to the bagging
room where 1t is put into bags that
hold 1926 pounds each. These are
hauled in trainloads to the docks and
shipped to the United States. where
the big refneries remove the impur-
tiles and transform the sugar from
dirty yslIow y inmasulats whits.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07
Monarch Endured Long.

The most curious contract ever en-
tered into by an operate star was
surely that of Farinelli, who, about
the year 1884, was deriving an income
of $4,000 per annum. The singer af-
forwards visited Spain, where the
king. Philip ", was suffering from
MentA depr@s.ien34fonA which moth
ing aroused him until the advent Of
FrariAslii. ;T3e, queen was so delight
ed to see her royal spouse once more
interested in anything, that she en-
gagged Farinelli at salary Of f2,0OO to
remain in Madrid. This he did, sing
ing the same four songs to the king
every night for ten years. Eventually
Philip succumhed. but be must have
been - fnona2ey
creatl ration.
Nothing can &e-sge~ inspiring to a
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07

the first of December to the first of
October. The fields are SO planted In
the first place that each month Of the
grinding season produces its own
crop of mature CINE. Here is a group
bf fields where the new crop has just
sprouted; over yohder another group
where the cane Is half grown; and
on farther Is group where harvest.
ing operations are in full swing.
How the Crop is Harvested.
In harvesting, the cane-cutters first
strip the blades from the stalk then
they cut off the upper part Of the
latter, which is worthless except for
replanting, since what juice 1t con-
tains possesses very little sugar. One
of the strange things about sugar-cane
is that the sap of the growing plant
has little sugar, while in the mature
stalk the Juice is rich In sucrose. The
action of the suns rays seems to
transform glucose into sucrose--7a
Transformation that cannot be accom-
pllshed by human means. If man
knew how to do that, every cornfeld
would be a sugar field.
The main body of the stalk is cut
down and loaded into the ox-carts.
In these 1t Is hauled to the field sta
ton and placed In the waiting cars.
Each car contains about twenty tons
and each train Is made up of thirty
cars. This makes coo tons Of cane
to the trainload, and eight to ten
trainloads a day. are required to keep
one of the bigger centrals in opera
Ition for "A hours. The big United
Fruit central at Preston requires the
crop from $50 acres EVERY day to
keep 1t busy. Imagine field three
fifths of mile square being harvest
ed between sunup and shutdown to
keep one central going ~ '''
AT the mills the cars of cane are
dumped on an endless belt which car
ries 1t to the crushing rolls. Each
set Of rolls the cane passes through
presses 1t harder than the one before.
The last set may exert pressure Of
q million pounds, and when the
''bagasse," as the crushed cane is
called, issues from them 1t is almost
as dry as finder. II is carried by con-
veyors to the fire-boxes of the boilers,
where It Is used as fuel in generating
the steam that drives the big mills
and boils the cane juice. The stream
Of crushed cane flows through the
last set of rolls at speed Of seven
miles a day.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07
HARDING has signi-
fed his intention Of participating
In tho r,o,uornn nor sroIA An.,rrn .,aor,A

HeU ITS IHtenlIUH OF PHTt.ClpHlIDB
In the newspaper golf tournament
next year. This means, among other
things,th Washington correspondents
undoubtedly will organize permanent
golf association. They already had
planned one, and the Presidents an
nouncement clinched 1t.
The golfing skill among the Wash
ington. bureaus has, a wide, range. 1t.
runs from McCallum of the Star, who
is q plus 2 man and has done the
Washington course in its par of 6S,
TO Capt. Leo r.. Sack of the Cleveland
Press. who went around recently in
1856. But the newspaper men of Wash
ington have gone simply crazy over
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07

Irt 4. che charm OF che stories or
aIlured renders In ALI ages. As the
niad h tae Afstl great rcpapee of high
adventures 81 deeds of perfect chisairy
ard wild lnghting, of brave men and
ndble woenen, 80 the Odyssey In the
arst great novel OF adventure I'm
stkange ptrts. efttnilkcreants thwafted
and brought 60 Justice by the hero who
inI the end comes TO his own and res
cu1es the 6rue wife who bides Mt home
,se. ~ . "a. s f.fi s1er sfsa ts'..-
rae G1ees<s started the modern
wtrid geqrs. As witt Iearus they
thbuxht d the ayssx- sd. with Ard
mtmnon - wfresess tciegraphy In tire
massage he seat Ienping across the sea
frtm Troy to Argos I'm the flames upon
thk hiil-teps, and with Odysseus Of
tho suetfoa-picture In the vision of all
past mcn and women who fiftted be-
fore his eyes ON his trip to the lower
world, 80, too. they introduced ms to
practically every form Of human ex-
prfsssen. The prose-romance came late
In thcir development. The novel and
the short story m they knew them for
centuries were ehbodied -.iH llie, fllAd
ana Odyssey. +.
Whether one poet wrote the Had and
the Odyssey has been question that
haS busted many thousands OF minds.
Thp perfect form in which they, have
come down to ms proves clearly that
many centuries contributed to. the per-
fe4ting Of the literary style In which
they are written. The discpssions over
thf SHonerfc Problem have laid the
baffs for literary and biblical criticism
In modern schcIarship,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07
ME elders of the Trojans from
their seats upon the Scaean

Nin otuefS Oh tne IrOJauS IrOm
their seats upon the Scaean
gate licked down upon the
hosts Of 9 sks ana Trot ns r.mafa
shaled In 6e PIN. Z For Minedong
years the armies had contended. why
had Agamemnon brought the men of
many cities to fight around the, walls
OF PrisraEHrny? VbsK as A aai
about?s =.
Homer ssings of the wrath of
AchiIles Int the beginning Of all the,
trouble ESts back of that, to the tale
Of a pqheely shepherd on night sur
prised "a heswA tehed.} MS fioeks iipon
Mount Ia. The goddssses HsFa
Athene md Aphridlte make. nm
choose tons Of the 6f5 hold ishess
the Judgment or Pans forzaS 1air
face add 3pve9 rFp fslG AefI promise
Aphrcd Il Ele4dt@ him I'd King sNepn
iaus' cfsff i'd p&rta.s Back to slroy
Paris wings QAleAh Helen Sand great
treasury A hue and cry falIow
fhroug4AN6 Greece 4 Met&l Rus- Sa1lss to-
his helk the. efeat oveslofd,s his broth
er Agapaernhon, Achilles the sacRer of
cities, ktIy Odysseus, venerable and
genial N$tfor, rand sjk the, Shi1alry Of
the land| With hen ana ships "a make
war ontTfpy. X eN =
OthefS must EpAy slfor1 tn wrong
doing dc Paris--old King Priam of the
Ashen spear, his xenerable dueanJ
Hecuba |iaec&irs and Ms fi6ilG wife
Andron3athe, his little. son, Astyanax,
Cassan1 II Eand. ell the FestsVhom the
toll Of vat involves l0ther Stories of
the many Greek epics, nov lost, bring
the tab W. wafr1g xxears up.. . he
tenth, thtfe thu 1fiad begins. Hector
Is the teatler Of the Trojans: Achilles
has bekh the great fighting force Uf
the Gr&tlA though, now, be, has with
drawn II Snger to his tent because OF
a slight pat upon HIS honor by King
Agameasnph. s -
The hustile forces are advancing to
the battles dramatic moment brings
MenelahH and Paris IN sight Of one an
other. Tsie wrath of Hector blazes
out againM Paris for all the evil and
shame hs theft of women and wealth
have bfensht. THE CAV and tiebonair
Paris, hoHever, can show splendid
moments. f"Hector,. thy taunt is just.
Of out a aps ct e. The sss glorious ss
gifts tfhtl The geds give are not to be
flung akay; no man could take them
by merS Willingness. But if thou dcest
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07
.produciion chsipsf Theirs.

icuba has the adssntage Of 4yery
rOpntry- IN pnoducing sugar cheRply.
Most countries have to plant Merry
two years and some of them 9Sery
season, but the average In CuH4 Is
tfcesh tr{mE te112syearE 7
in6st= parts Of the Island u the
harvesting season is six months long
from December to June; but In
Osne sections thA harvest lasts from
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07

Al ostrich dIssected In London had
In its stomach = small prayer book
Omaha BOA
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-10-07

ghte 0k upWh 'fQpOh ing
hosts Of 9 skS ana Tro ps mars
shaled In e PIN. Z For nine dong
years the armies had contended. Why
had Agamemnon brought the men Of
many cities to fight around the walls
Of pr,ferffE9zuy' VII as = 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-18

William H. Oehlert, held in the
Jail at Fairfax Court House for the
fatal shooting of Henry Briscoe,
which occurred the night of October
is on the Camp Humphreys road,
about three miles south of Alexan-
dria, escaped early this morning
from the Jail and has not yet been
apprehended.
Two bloodhounds before noon today
were placed on the track and up to
2 o'clock this afternoon the authori-
ties were without a clew to his where
abouts.
Oehlert first picked the lock of his
cell on the second tier of cells in the
little Jail and then he came down the
steps to the main corridor on the
ground floor and the bars of the win
dow were broken and bent and an
opening sufficiently large for his exit
made and he obtained his freedom.
The escape of the prisoner was not
discovered till 7 o'clock this morning
when Jaior Harvey Cross went to
give breakfast to the seven prisoners
confined in the Jail.
An alarm was at once sent out TO
Alexandria, Washington and nearby
counties and every effort is being
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-18
TROUBLES HEARD
Personal Bonds To Keep Peace Taken
In Police Court In Two Cases

Personal Bonds To Keep Peace Taken
In Police Court In Two Cases
"If | don't shoot you it is because
powder won't burn" is the state
ment alleged to have been made by
Ezell Triplett, colorcd, to John
Goings, colored. Both men are in,
fatuated with the same woman and
that precepitated the trouble and bad
feeling existing. Triplett claims the
woman is his lawful wife and says
he married her about four years ago
in Wilmington, n. c. The court set
tied the case by placing both under
personal peace bond and promising a
Jail sentence if any further trouble
is caused.
A white woman charged her hu.i-
band with assaulting her. The nus
band claimed all their martial bliss
had been hampered because MS wife
is fond of the races. The husband
claimed the wife. threw several las.
ses at him lst night and he received
a scalp wound. The husband was
directed to refrain from molcsting
his wife and personal bonds were
taken.
A white man was charged with op-
Grating an automobile while under
the influence of liquor and was fined
S25.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-11-18
WANT 100000
FOR BUILDING
FOR Y. NJ. c. A.
Propose to Launch the Cam
paign at an Early
Date
ACTION LAST NIGHT
State Secretary NJ. w. Lee, to Di-
rect Campaign and Submit Plans to
Directors of Local Organization

The Y. NJ. C. A. meeting at the
Chamber of Commerce last evening
was splendidly attended by group
of Alexandria's most representa-
tive citizens. The question as to
whether a campaign for $4,000
should be immediatly launched was
thoroughly discussed from several
angles, which led up to Judge Nor
toms motion, which was duly sec
onded and passed.
THAT a campaign with an objec-
tive of at least 100000 should be en-
tered into at the earliest possible
date, and that within the next few
days a second meeting be held for
the purpose of arranging plans in
detail for the coming campaign"
The motion was carried by sub
stantial majority. Mr.. Pierce pro-
posed resolution which was duly
seconded and passed. asking the
State Secretary, N. w. Lee, to di-
rect the campaign, and requesting
that he submit plans for carrying
on the campaign to the Board OF
Directors of the Y. NJ. c. A., within
the next few days.
The meeting at the Chamber OF
Commerce clearly indicates that the
best citizens of Alexandria demand
a modern Y. NJ. C. A. for the city
It was brought out very clearly ir
the thorough discussion that the AS,
sociation is at the present time put
ing on a splendid program, and that
program can be very greatly en-
larged with a modern Y. NJ. c. A
cuuipment.