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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
FEDERAL AID FOR
HIGHWAY PROJECT
THIRTY-EIGHT STATES TO BEN
Eft BY APPROVAL OF BILL
BY CONGRESS.
MID-SOUTH WILL BENEFIT
Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama and
Mississippi Are Among Partici-
pating States-Other Projects
Being Considered.

hlngton.-Highway projects with
federal aid were approved in 38 out of
As states between July 1 and October
l, and will cost something more than
$25,000,000, the public roads buerau Of
the department of agriculture has an
nounced.
Tennessee, Arkansas, Alabama and
Mississippi are included among the
states participating. Additional prof
ects have been approved since Septem-
Der 30, and others are being consid-
cred.
Exclusive OF bridges, which in them
selves total more than two miles, the
new roads approved in the first three
months Of the new fiscal year amount
to 1,400 miles. The bridges, it is esti-
mated, will cost $1,472,146 and the
roads s25, 353,848. OF this grand total
of s26,831,99 the states will pay $751;
100000.
Since the initiation of federal aid to
roads several years ago, the depart
ment has approved up to October 1,
36.802 miles of roads, consisting of
roads, costing $614,153,318. In their
construction the federal government
has allotted $213.153,931. or more than
"a per cent.
OF the projects for the first three
months of this fiscal year, beginning
July 1, graded earth, sand clay and
gravel roads have been approved to
the extent of 1,004.7 miles. Their cost
will be approximately $10,949,2 86, OF
which the federal government pays $4,-
$50, 1895.
The highest type of roads to be con-
structed are the concrete, bituminous
concrete, brick and block, which total
264.75 miles. These are estimated to
cost s11,459,790 Toward their con-
struction the government has allotted
$4,012,646.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Sc DEAD IN IRI-
STATE STORM
TWO WHITE PEOPLE AND THIRTY
FOUR NEGROES LOSE THEIR
LIVES THEREBY.
DAMAGE PUT AT 81 200, 900
Tornado Centers In Crittenden County,
Arkansas, and Touched FIVE Coun-
ties In North Mississippi.-More
Than 100 Injured.

Memphis.-Thirty-six persons, two
white men and "a negroes. were killed
and more than 100 injured in two
tornadoes which struck in Crittenden
county. Arkansas. and dipped into
Quitman, Coahoma, Carroll, Leflore
and Yazoo counties in Northern Missi.
ssippi.
The damage is estimated at hun
dreds OF thousands OF dollors.
Clarksdale. Ark. reports six dead
and nearly 35 injured in that town
and nearby farming settlements; Goa
homa County. II dead and a number
injured; Carroll and Leflore counties.
five dead and several injured and
Yazoo County five dead and seven
injured.
One storm struck first in the vicinity
OF Clarksdale, Ark, demolishing small
farm buildings and damaging a number
OF the more substantial structures
through a stretch OF territory two miles
in width and Is miles long 1t jumped
across the river and next dipped down
in Upton County. Tennessee.
The other storm apparently entered
Quitman County, Miss, where build
ings on the Turner and Mark planta-
tions were RACED. and humping into
the nearby counties of Coahoma, Le-
flore and Carroll, destroyed a number
OF buildings on the Young plantation
near Rising Sun also were wrecked.
In Yazoo County the storm struck
seven miles southwest of Vaughan
Station, leveling virtually all the negro
cabins on several plantations, killing
five and injuring seven farm laborers.
Virtually all of those reported in
Crittenden County. Ark, were crushed
to death in the collapse of the brick
store building of Banks & Banner at
in which a number of farm
laborers had taken refuge from a
heavy rain storm which preceded the
blow. Several were injured at Booker,
a small village near Clarksdale In
addition to the Banks & Banner store,
two cotton warehouses and a gin
were wrecked at Carksdale and the
more fraiI farm buildings within
radius of several miles RACED
Reports reaching Memphis indicate
that six dead and property damage
100000 is the toll exacted by
the twister which swept Crittenden
County, Ark, Scores are injured, 10
of whom are in Memphis hospitals
Four of the dead were killed at
Clarkesdale when the tornoda crushed
in cOmmissary owned by Banks &
Banner, large plantation owners.
One white man, Payne Harrison.
was a victim, meeting death in the
of the commissary.
Three negro men met death in the
Frank Greenlee, aged |
black, was killed while purching
pair of shoes from Mr.. Harrison The |
latter was on a ladder securing the |
shoes when the crash came Mr. Har- |
rison and the negro were buried under |
4 ton or so of brick.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
COLONEL HENRY
WATTERSON DIES
PICTURESQUE KENTUCKY EDITOR
AND WRITER PASSES AWAY
SUDDENLY.
END COMES ATJACKs0NvILLE
Had Eeen In Florida For Six Weeks
I'm Accordance With His Usual
Cusom.-Was Prominent In
Politics For so Years.

"Marse Henery" Wat
terson, content with the fullness OF
his life, Is resting from his labors
With only the members Of his fmma'
diate family present and with the hour
OF the service unannounced, the body
OF the venerable Kentucky journalist
who died here will be placed in a
vault to remain until spring, when 1t
will be taken home to be given a
final resting place be side his mother
and farther in Cave Hill cemetary at
Louisville.
Because of the grief of his mother
and sister and for fear many persons
would attempt to attend the brief and
simple service at a mortuary chapel
which preceded laying away Of the
body, Henry Watterson, Jr., arranged
that the hour of the service be not
made public and the family requested
that there be no floral tributes. de-
airing that the service and everything
connected with it be as simple as
possible The Rev. Mr.. ]. T. Boone,
pastor Of the First Christian church
here, Of which denomination Mrs. Wat
Hundreds of messages of coincidence
have been received by Mrs. Waiter
son from old friends of Colonel Wat
terson and newspaper men in all parts
Of the country who were trained under
mare Henry" One particularly touch
ing was from Arthur Krock, editor
OF the Louisville Times. Jim and
are weeping for the death of Old Mars
ter" it read.
Jim" is Jim Wilson, aged negro
servant who has resided at the Wat
terson home for many years.
Death came peacefully, the venar-
able editor retainging consciousness
almost to the end and conversing dur
ing the last half hour with his wife,
son and daughter.
Colonel Watterson came to Jackson
vile six weeks ago in accordance with
his annual custom Of spending the
winter in Florida, usually at Fort Myer.
Soon after he arrived here he was
taken i'll, but for a few days an i'm
provement in his condition seemed
noticeable. He contracted a slight cold,
and while seated in a chair soon after
breakfast he suffered an acute bron-
chiaI attack and was ordered to bed
by his physician. His condition grew
worse during the day and night and
the end came at 6:15 o'clock. The
cause of his death his physi-
clan said, was heart failure superin-
duced by congestion of the lungs.
Thus ''Marse Henery" passed to that
beautiful shore" where he last Octo-
Der wrote his comrades of the Confed-
crate army he was sure ''the bon
ME blue flag will be flying at the fore
and the bands will be playing Dixie
on parade, and the pretty girls will
be distributing The Chattanooga
Rebel, (the newspaper published by
him during the war between the states
to groups of ragged, red-nosed angels
who have not forgotten the rebel yell"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
PROUD OF CLUB.
Women's Organization at West Point
Has Done Much for City.
H B. BROWN,
PLANT Breeder"

Women's Organization at West Point
Has Done Much for City.
West Point.-In looking back over
the year 1921 and thinking of the
good that has been accomplished for
this city from civic standpoint, the
people here are pleased to recognize
with gratitude the many things which
have been done by the New Century
club. From the infancy of this great
club it has been doing things that have
borne much fruit The Carnegie IL
brafy, a beautiful building, now being
maintained by this city, whose libra
rian is Miss Lucy Heard, was secured
through its instrumentality Better
schools have been made possible, SAM
tary conditions have been perfected
and today West Point is considered
one Of the cleanest cities in the state.
having taken first prize in the state
contest.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Poor Are GO e the -.

above all the Mexican is generous,
and he is very sympathetic Where
an out-of-the-way village stiIl retains
its early Indian customs and still pos
sesses its ejidOs or commons, you find
the people industrious. but also care
full and thoughtful, ingenious. and 81
true cooperative spirit. What one
vecinO has, the other shares" Carrie
ton Beals writes in the North Amer
lean Review. mo man goes hungry.
no man lords II over the others. This
trait OF generosity is widespread
have seen a poor. tRtrered soldier,
earning SO cents a day. out OF which
sum he had TO feed himself and per
haps wife and children, give a SILVER
ing old woman 10 centavos with which
to buy coffee"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Change In Ambassador.

shington-Formal notice has been
received by the state department from
the new government of Guatemala that
DR.. Julio Bianchi, minister to Washing.
ton under the Herrera government, re,
Gently overthrow, no longer repre-.
sents that country. The notification
was contained in telegram to the sec,
rotary of state from Rodriguez Cas-.
tille-jo, minister of foreign affairs.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
WRONG ELECTION OATS
Number of Towns Select Officers Year
Ahead of Time.

Jaekson.-Through some unaccount-
able mistake many of the municipal
ties operating under the code chapter
have been holding municipal elections
for officers during this month. The
time fixed by the code chapter for hold
ing these elections is in December OF
even years, and the regular elections
for municipal officers will take place
next December. While the officers 50
chosen are de facto officers. serious
complications might arise. All munic.
ipal officers who were elected last De.
cember bod until January. 1928, their
successors being elected in December.
1922.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
NEGRO HALTs DELIVERY.

Herds Prisoners Into Cell After One
Makes Escape.
Greenwood.-Only the efforts of
Earlis Brown, a negro prisoner, pre-
vented a wholesale Jail delivery from
the cells of the city jail in Greenwood
Smiley Jefferson, prisoner, awaiting
transportation to tho farm, contrived
to get the jail door open and made his
escape. Brown was the second negro
to reach the door and he herded the
other prisoners back into the Jail and
shut the door Brown then called po-
liceman to lock up the jail.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Assured Continued Employment.

. TOkio.-All the shipyard laborers in
Japan are assured continued employ
ment for at least year in completing
the 10 light cruisers and "a destroyers
now building or projected. This assur-
ance comes from Vice Admiral Keisuke
Okada, chief of the department of ma
val equipment. AS a result of the I'M
derstanding reached at Washington
work has been suspended on four bat
tleships and four battle cruisers.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
"Pen7 PAPER Out

Jefferson City. Mo.-The first issue
of the Weekly Clarion a publication
edited by four inmates Of the peniten-
tiary for distribution among the con-
victs, has made its appearance here.
The issue contained an article by War
den Hill, urging the eonvicts to pre-
pare them selves for paroles
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Close Locks For 1921

Saulte Ste. Marie, Mich.-With the
passage through the locks here OF the
steamer Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, nav
igation on the great lakes was form
ally ended for the 1921 season. Ar
rangements have been made to close
and pump out the locks.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Muscle Shoals Project Halted.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. between
Secretary Weeks of the war depart
ment andR representatives of Henry
Ford on the latter's offer to lease and
purchase the governments nitrate and
waterpower project at Muscle Shoals.
Ala, have been halted, to be resumed
after the Christmas holidays.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Good Fire Record

West Point-Chief Mcclure of the
West Point department reports that he
has had SO calls in 1921 and that the
fire loss accrued therefrom amounts to
$1,000. West Point is a city of 5000
inhabitants and covers an area of four
square miles, and this is a wonderful
record.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Jackson Banks to Ruy Bonds.

Jackson.-With announcement by
two local banks that they would pur-
chase $4,000 each in bonds, indications
are that the entire $4,000 issue which
is to guarantee this city's faith in the
Jackson & Eastern railroad will be dis
posed of within the next few days.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Then EUR Elevs.

Were you and Daddy good boys
when I was gomez asked the mother-
"Oh, yes. mother" replied the child
And did you treat nurse respect
fulIy7''
''I should say we did -
"And did you kiss her good night
every day."
ct should say We did Washing
ton Dirge.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Normal Conditions Restored.

Chicago-With the withdrawal of
the police motorcycle squad which has
been stationed at the stock yards for
three weeks in connection with the
strike of packing house workers, police
reported that normal conditions have
been erstOred.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Use of Tea Decreased.

London.-Consumpt of tea has
materially decreased during the year
Just ending. Jobbers tribute a larger
part Of the decrease to the influence of
American troops stationed here en-
route to France during the war, who
refused to drink tea.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
To DELAY Gov smaII's Decision

Waukegan, Ill.-Judge Edwards of
the Lake county circuit court at Wau-
kegan has declared that he would not
be able to give a decision in the mo-
tion to quash the indictments against
Governor Small just now.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Gets IS Months For Theft

Paris Pierre RibOtte was sentenc-
ed to Is months imprisonment for
stealing $4,000 worth of jewelrv and
notes from a woman gypsy. The wo-
man said she had been collecting the
valuables for more than 40 years.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
NAMED ON PARDON BOARD.

Rev. John D. Ellis of ourman Is APP
pointed BY Gov. Russell.
Jackson.-Gov. Russell has announc.
ed the appointment of Rev. John D.
Ellis Of Quitman, Clarke county, Miss,
as member Of the pardoning board.
There has been vacancy in this posi-
ton on the pardoning board for the
past year. since the resignation of Dr.
King Of Jackson. The board will meet
in January.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Asks Definition Of Arbitration Points.

Lima, Peru.-A meeting of delegates
of Chile and Peru in Washington to de.
eide on bases for arbitration of the
Tacna-Arica dispute under the aus
pices Of the United States government,
was suggested in a reply sent by Peru
to the Chilean governments note ask.
ing for a definition of the points upon
which Peru desired arbitration.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Sells Store After 40 Years

Helena, Ark.-Solomon' shoe store,
which has been operated in Helena
for the past 40 years, has been sold TO
IsadOre Rothschild, Jacob and Richard
Jiedel, who will have charge at once
Henry Solomon, the former manager
will enter the wholesale shoe business
in Memphis.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Notary Public FOR 40 Years.

Topeka. Kan.-With a record OF So
consecutive years service as notary
public at Kingman, Kan, a letter re-
ceived at the office of Gov Allen, Sam
pie requested that he be reappointed
for a tenth term.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Gen. Sampson Dies.

Phoenix, Ariz.-Gen Archibald ].
Sampson, former minister to Ecuador
and former attorney general OF Colara-
do, died at his home here. Gen. Samp-
son, who was born near Cadiz, o., had
been suffering from pneumonia for the
last six weeks.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Mexican Indian Breaks Jail.

Sardis.-Convict Manager Sam Hill
house is offering $50 reward for one
of his convicts, a Mexican Indian
named Clemento Chihauhau, who cut
a piece of a bar from the convict cage
and made his escape
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Discovery of Diamonds Report.d

Rifa.-Discovery and confiscation OF
a treasure of diamonds and other gems
secreted by adherents OF the late czar
are reported in private advices from
Moscow. The hoard is valued at about
IS, 000, 900.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Three Buried Alive

Madrid.-Three inspectors sent to
supervise the digging of municipal
trench were buried alive by a fall Of
earth. All we're rescued, but two hours
one of their number was caught by a
cavein and smuthered TO death
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Three Die In Fire.

Tonopah, Nev.-Three men lost their
lives and 10 were seriously injured II n
fire here which destroyed the Belmont
Mining company boarding house. Work
men are clearing the ruins to learn If
any others may have been killed.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
MERCHANTS ARE FINED.
Sanitary Inspection Is Made at Itta
Bera

or enwood u. c. Lyons. state SAINT
rary Inspector. recently made an in
spection Of the grocery stores, restau-
rants and meat markets in LafIore
count In company with DR. C. N.
D. CawpaeH. county health officer Mr..
Lyon inspected the sanitary condi-
oue ft7 Rena and IS a result IL
IT haied into court AMI
he tate sanitar~
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Arrested For steaIlno Safe.

Enfield, Eng-A man and boy we're
arrested here on the charge of stealing
an S00-pound safe belonging to St
Georges church. The safe contained
valuable church plate.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30

Jackson-The death of Jonas Bailey,
nero convict on the Rankin state
farm, who is said to have swallowed a
quart of bichloride OF mercury solution
by mistake, is expected. Bailey was
serving two years for statutory crime
committed in Pike county
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Enns Is Cents In Tate.

Senatobia.-The price of eggs con-
tinue to go down. Thirty-five cents
a dozen is the best that fresh country
laid eggs now command. delivered to
the door Of the consumer
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Asks Peace To World.

st. Louis.-Prayer that peace would
come to the people OF the whole world"
was asked by Archbishop John j. Glen.
non in his annual Christmas pastoral
letter to the Catholic diocese of ST.
Louis.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30

Annapolis.-The athletic officials OF
with Bob Folwell to act as head coach
Of the academy football team for pc
Rod covering the two coming seasons
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Fourth EXPLOSION Victim.

Columbus, O.-The death in a local
hospital of Mrs. Martin Theado. Co
lumbus. brought the toll in the Wright
store gas explosion to four. Three 9th
er victims died in hospitals. Forty per
sons were injured in the blast.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30

Mexico City.-Reports have reached
here that Francisco Villas operations
as an agriculturist have been so disas-
trous that he is practically broke"
1t Is rumored that loan from the gov
eminent is being asked for him.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
President Gives 500 To Father

father OF President Warren G. Harding,
received a check for 500 from the
white house, as his sons usual Christ
mas gift.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
snunnIed 1a watohes-caunht

London.-Leon Grugg, a British citi-
zen, smuggled Is watches into Eng
land from Austria. but was captured
just as he was disposing of the last
timepiece. He was fined $1,000.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Walks Self To neath

Mardid.-Senorita Maria Y Zeritos.
daughter Of a rich merchant, was
stricken with the belief that she was
perpetual motion machine. She liter
ally walked herself to death, refusing
both food and sleep.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
last twenty Years Apart,

Onimper, France.-Alomst 20 years
to the hour from when her first set of
triplets-aH girls-was born, Nine.
Tennne lie Floch became the mother Of
snCther set-all boys.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Asks That Lepers Be Removed.

Standardization at a recent med
ical meeting that there are more than
40 lepers in England caused a public
sensation. The government has re-
ceived many letters demanding the re-
InovaI OF all victims.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Believed To Be Motor Bandits.

Edinburgh. = Three men captured
near Mid-Calder are believed to com
prise q gang OF motor bandits who
have committed AZ highway looberies.
From one victim they got $4,000.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Makes Record pesplte weevIl.

Greeneville. S. C.-With boil weevils
flirting nearby 1900 pounds of cotton,
record, was picked from one acre of
land at the foot OF the Blue Ridge
Mountains, Greeneville county.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Police Look For swindIer.

Chicago.-Several simple folks have
been sold the Masocinc temple, but
Louis Philippe, a French-Canadian, is
the only man who ever bought the
city hall. The police are looking for
the swindlers who got his $4,000.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Lieut. camnhelI Killed.

Ell Paso, Tex-Lieut. B. NJ. Camp
bell, SD Field Artillery, was almost in
stantly killed at Fort Bliss when his
horse fell upon him while taking hur-
die in a jumping contest.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
water Rates Cut AT Memnhis

Memphis.-A cut in the city water
rates here which have been talked of
for some time, will be reduced Is per
cent. The cut will be effective with
bills due on January 18th.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Nation Wide Search For swindIer.

Nation Wide Search For SWindIer.
New Orleans.-A nation wide search
is being instituted for Louis Garten-
burg, an itinerant jeweler, who, accord
ing to police here, has swindIed New
Orleans merchants out of approximate
ly 100000 during the past month
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Expect Anather Reduction.

London--Another cut in the price of
meals and rooms ar she leading Lon
don hotels is expected January I. Sew
eral of the best hotels have already re-
duced their rates more than 25 per
cent.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1921-12-30
Hea Married.

'eWhat's his present salary
"He says its never present long
enough TO know !'-Wayside Tales