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The north Mississippi herald., 1921-09-09
BOY DROWNED IN
SWIMMING HOLE
Whitson Hill Found Dead in
Creek BY Boys Sunday Af-
ternoon-Had Left Home
Saturday Morning

Johnnie Whitson Hill, years and 6
months old son of Mr.. and Mrs. T. p.
Hill, of this city, was drowned Satur-
day in deep hole in the creek on Mr..
j. |. Vaughn's farm about 2 miles
west of the city.
The boy left his home Saturday
morning and when he did not return
that evening, his parents became un-
easy and instituted a search for him.
After phoning all over the neighbor-
mood that night and inquiring
wherever they thought he would be
found, without any results, then the
parents became alarmed and on the
next day, Sunday, notified Sheriff
Frost and asked assistance to help
find the missing boy.
sunday morning some boys went in
swimming in the hole in the creek but
didn't see the body of the drowned
boy. They did notice some clothes
on the bank but thought some little
ngro boy had been in swimming and
ran off when they came. Sunday
afternoon two of Mr.. Vaughn's little
sons went to the hole to go swimming
and when they arrived at the place
about o'clock the body of the little
hill boy had risen to the top and was
floating around. The boys fastened
home and told their parents of finding
the body. Mr.. Hill was notified at
once and went Immediately to the
hole where he recovered the body of
ms little son and carried it to the
home on Clay street.
The swimming hole was about 12
or Ia feet long, 10 or IL feet wide
and about 7 feet deep at the deep-
est place. Mr.. Hill does not know
whether or not the boy went in
the water alone, but is inclined to be-
lieve that some companion was with
his boy, and when the boy got in
trouble, if there was any companion
with him. he became frightened and
ran off. Mr.. Hill also made the
statement that the article published
in the Commercial Appeal in which
was stated that the lad purpesely
drowned himself, was mistake.
The funeral was held at the home
at 9 o'clock Monday morning. Rev.
L. F. Wasson conducting the services.
Burial was made in Mt. Pisgah ceme-
terry south of the city.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-09-09
RIcE-.cIBsoN

Mr.. F. A. Rice, of Michigan. and
Miss Dorthel Gibson were married
Tuesday, September 9th. The we'd
ding occurred at the home of the
the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norris Gibson in Vicksburg, and was
quiet home affair only near rela-
tives and close friends being present
to witness the happy event.
The groom has a fine position as
electrician in Vicksburg, and is one
of the city's best young men.
The bride was reared in Water
Valley and graduated from the City
High School several years ago. Her
father was a locomotive engineer.
Later her parents moved to Vieksburg
where Mr.. Gibson secured employ
ment with the Y. & M. v. Railroad
Company.
Immediately after the marriage
ceremony at 10 a. m, Mr.. and Mrs.
Rice left in their automobile ano will
make tour of Gulf cities going as
far east as Florida. Upon their re-
turn they will begin housekeeping
and reside in Vicksburg.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-09-09
CASH IN ADVANCE

For the publisher who is not pro-
ducing real newspaper, one that has
real merit, one that is worth reading
and worth the price asked for it, or
that is truly representative of the
community it is supposed to serve, one
whose appearance is looked for by
the subscribers from week to week,
our advice would be, "Do not go to a
cash-in-advance basis if you do not
wish to lose a considerable number
from your subscription list.
But for the publisher who Is pro-
ducing a real newspaper, one that Is
worth the money and that Is actually
wanted by the people who buy it, the
cash-in-advance basis Is so logical as
to seemingly need no argument with
such a publisher unless it is that he
Is better newspaper producer than
he Is business man.
1t is simply question of whether
YOU trust the subscriber or he trusts
you. You cannot afford to make ex-
ceptions and say to the banker that
you will trust him and to the laborng
man that you will not trust him. But
the fact is that there are many sub
scribers to every paper that are not
entitled to credit. Among these are
the subscribers who live at distance,
and you might not know where to find
them at the end of year. Then
there are the subscribers who live in
town, but who have no established
business and may leave the town at
any time.
On the other side is the publisher
with an established business, one that
as a rule, has been there for a number
of years and with every prospect of
being there number of years more.
The subscriber knows where to find
him now or at any time If he does not
get what Is his due. Under such con-
ditions the subscriber is not taking a
chance such as the publisher does
when he extends credit for subscrip-
tions,
OF course there are exceptional
cases where publishers are Of the
"fly-by-night" class, with no sense Of
business integrity and who have no
credit standing in their own commune
ty. In such cases the subscriber can
hardly be expected to trust them, and
the newspaper business would be bet
ter off without them, for in the great
majority of cases they are producing
newspapers that are in no sense q
credit to the profession Auxiliary,
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-09-09
VOLUME xxXIII
MEMPHIS KILLER
ESCAPED JUSTICE
Bauman, Slayer of Officer Bell,
Shot to Death Thos. J. True,
a Water Valley Raised Boy
Was Never Even Tried
For The Crime.

IL Tobe Bauman, alleged confessed
slayer of Police Sergt. Bell, is as sue
cessful in this case as he was in a
former one in which he killed man,
he will never pay the slightest penal
ty.
The indictment spells the name
Bowman"
On the night of April II, 1918,
Bauman shot and killed Thomas j.
True, 1891 Latham St., in the Mo-
Name Pool Room at McLemore Ave.
and Rayburn Blvd. :
\ A bill, charging Bowman with
murder in the first degree, was pre-
sented to the grand jury.
The murder bill was ignored.
Bowman was indicted on charge
of carrying pistol.
To this dap, so far as the record
books in criminal court disclose, he
has never been tried
Atty. Gen. Bates, who took Office
after the indictment, said today that
he thought the case had been disposed
of "along with a lot of old pistol
cases."
On Aug. 8, 1914, Bauman attack
ed Joseph Quianthy with knife and
cut most of his clothiug from his
body in Engine House No. IA, McLe-
more Ave. Both were serving on
the fire department. Quianthy, now
serving on Engine Co. No. 3, is a
nephew of Detective Sergt. Lee
Quianthy.
No Arrest Made
No arrest was made in this case,
it is said.
Police say that Bauman once killed
a negro, slashing him to death with q
knife, but the ease could not be found
on the records today.
Dan Peoples, held as an accessory
in the Staying of Sergt. Bell, is under
indictment for carrying pistol.
He was indicted Jan. 80, 1920.
AND HAS NEVER BEEN TRIED.
The indictment jacket shows that
Peoples case has been continued
five times and that it is now set for
trial at the next term of court.
After killing True in the McLemore
Ave. pool room, Bauman married
True's widow, according to the po-
lice. Bauman's alleged attentions
toward Mrs. True, police say, led to
the shooting.
True was watching game of pool
when Bauman entered, the police re-
port says. The men clinched and
began shooting.
Bauman shot True four times in
the chest and once in the head, kill
ing him instantly.
Bauman was shot in the side by
one of True's bullets. He recovered
at st. Joseph's hospital. 4
A big crowd of pool room onlook-
ers witnessed the shooting.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-09-09
COFFEEVILLE SCHOOLS WILL
OPEN MONDAY, SEPT. IL.

CoffeeHille, Miss. Sept. 3.-The
Coffeeville High School will open
Tuesday morning Sept. 13, for the
1922 session. Monday, Sept. IL,
will be classification day and the
pupils will assemble that morning and
classes be arranged so regular work
can begin next day.
The faculty for this session els as
follows: E. s. Samuels, principal,
history and science; Miss Bette May
Boswell, mathematics and Latin; Mrs,
Nina Brannon, English Grammar
school; Miss Edna Beadles, seventh
grade; Mrs. Velma Gilbert, fifth and
sixth grades; Miss Lummie Riddick,
third and fourth grades; Mrs. E. s.
Samuels, primary grades; Mrs. ]. K.
Morrison, music,
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-09-09
ELKS ENTERTAIN
MONDAY NIGHT
One Hundred Invitations Is
sued-M any Out-of-town
Guests Present. . a n C e
From 8 to 3-Refreshments
Served

Water Valley Lodge No. 459, B.
P. O. E. entertained members and a
large number of invited guests at
their elegant club rooms Monday
night.
The entertainment was a brilliant
affair and the Elks sustained their
reputation of being "royap enter
tainers. A fine string band from
jackson, Tenn, furnished music and
dancing was indulged from 9 until
3 o'clock. Punch was served through
out the entire evening.
Quite a number of prominent
guests were present from Charleston,
Batesville, Oxford, Grenada and 9TH
er towns of this section.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-09-09
FOOD PRICES INCREASED.
Fourteen Cities Showed Gains of
From to 6 Per Cent. During
August.

Washington, Sept. S.-Retail food
prizes showed increases over July
prices in Ia principal cities, according
to statistics made public today by the
Department of Labor.
In Philadelphia prices increased six
per cent; in Chicago, Washington,
New Haven, Bridgeport and Provi-
dence, five per cent; Kansas City,
four per cent; st. Louis, Springfield,
ILL.,, and Birmingham, Ala, three per
cent; Peoria, two per cent, and Salt
Lake City, Denver and Little Rock,
one per cent,
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-09-09
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our deep appre-
citation and heartfelt thanks to the
kind friends and neighbors for their
kindness and assistance rendered DUR
ing the sad death and burial of our
little son. Whitson.
MR.. and MRS. T. p. HILL.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-09-09
FOR SALE

A good 151 acre farm, half level
land, balance timber. Good 5-room
house and COW barn. milch cows
and 2 big type Poland China hogs
with papers. Plow tools, wagon, hay
and corn. Place is near JEFF Davis
consolidated school. All offered
cheap for quick sale.
L. 8. SCOTT,
Route s Water Valley, Miss.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-09-09

Continued on Page Three.l
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-09-09
CONFEDERATE REUNION
SET FOR OCTOBER rs,

Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 2.-Con-
federate veterans will hold their 1921
annual runion at Chattanooga, Tenn,
Oct. 25, 26 and 81, Gen. K. M. Van
Zandt, ommander-in-chief of the
Confederate Veterans, announced to-
day.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-09-09

Let us remind you that Chamber
lain's Tablets not only cause a gentle
movement Of the bowels but improve
the appetite and strengthen the di-
gestion.
The north Mississippi herald., 1921-09-09
LANDS POSTED

This is to notify the public that my
lands are posted against hunting and
trespassing Of any kind. Ali are
warned not to hunt or trespass iii
any way on my premises If they would
avoid prosecution by law. This
means you, keep off
A. J. KISNER, Owner.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30
CALL FOR MORE CHICKENS
Poultry Supply Seemingly Has Not
Kept Pace With Human Popula-
ton In This Country.

City folks who move to the country
land most of them want to, but won't
admit Railways want to keep chick
ems. 1t seems easy, It promises to be
profitable, and anyhow there Is some
thing fascinating In the idea, to wom-
en- as to men.
Under the circumstances, then, the
United States chicken census Of last
year, report of which Is just available,
possesses sentiment as we'll as busi-
ness interest.
There were S59. 537 1886 chickens on
farms In the United States on January
1, 1920, as against 280,34O,957 chick.
ems three months old or more April IS,
1910. Inasmuch as many chickens are
slaughtered and marketed each year
between January and April IS. CON-
parison Is difficult. The actual In
crease, II there was any, probably cor
responds with that In egg production
So per cent. In actually the
growth Of fowl population does not
keep pace with that Of human beings.
No wonder eggs and fried chicken
come high.
Iowa leads with 27,748,510. with
Illinois, Missouri, Ohio and Texas not
far behind.-Beaumont Journal.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30
HELPS GROWING WHEAT CROP
Ohio Experiment Station Favors Win
ter Application Of Manure
Fertility 10 Added.

Winter application Of manure viii
aid the growing wheat crop, according
to the Ohio experiment station,
Wooster. Spreading manure over the
wheat ground at the rate of four to
six tons per acre affords winter pro-
lection and at the same time adds fer
tility that will later aid the wheat.
While no experiments have been
conducted In the topdressing Of wheat,
the residual effect Of manure on wheat
shows that the yield may be increased
from six to eight bushels per acre.
If manure Is not available, nitrate
of soda is sometimes applied in the
spring, but this should be used In con-
nection with or following the fall use
of acid phosphate to get the best re-
suits.
When acid phosphate or steamed
bonemeal has been used at seeding,
nitrate Of soda, which il coarse salt.
may be easily sown by hand. The
most favorable time Ii In April, just
a. the spring growth Of wheat Ii be-
ginning.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30

of handling logs at different times Of
the year. however, does influence their
durability.
Timber cut in late fall and winter
seasons more slowly and with less
checking than during the warmer
months. and when proper storage or
handling Is impracticable, winter cut
ting Is best. Fungi and insects do not
attack wood out Of doors in cold
weather, and by the time warm wealth
er arrives the wood Is partly sea.
soned and somewhat less susceptible to
attack. 1t is for these reasons that
winter cutting Is advantageous, and
not on account Of a smaller amount of
moisture or sap in the wood In winter.
as the popular belief has 1t. There II
practically no difference in moisture
content Of green wood In winter and
summer.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30
BIRDS Are HELP .
TO AGRICULTURE
Pesky English Sparrow Is Usually
Nuisance and Often In
furious to Crops.
CROWS AND BlACKDIRDS BAD
Owls Have Long Been Prosecuted. but
Never Has Persecution Been More
unjust-Feed on Rats, Mice
and Other Mammals.

prepared By the United States Department
Of Agrtculture)
The sparrow Is beneficial bird.
says the biological survey, United
States Department Of Agriculture.
and should not be regarded as pest.
The single exception to the depart
ment's Endorsement is the pesky Eng
lish sparrow Of that species, usually
a nuisance and often Injurious" and,
says the department In booklet,
Farm Help From the Birds, at must
be remembered that the introduced
English sparrow is but one member
Of the large family Of sparrows and
its habits are by no means character
istic Of the native species"
Few BIrds cIassed as Injurious.
They are essentially seed eaters, the
sparrows, but they consume also q
fair proportion Of insects, the depart
ment finds. and in general must be re-
garded as beneficial. Separating the
sheep from the goats In the feathered
kingdom of common knowledge to the
farmer, the department places among
the bad birds the jays, crows, ravens
and blackbirds, corporal's guard with
the army Of good birds, of aid to the
farmer, placed in the other classifica-
ton. Even the bad denizens Of the air
have some good in them, says the de-
partment, and the damage they do the
farmer is largely because of overpop-
ulstion in the feathered ranks. OF
that class, the department says:
1T would seem good policy to ac-
cord them the same treatment long
given the common crow. The crow is
NOT specially prosecuted; neither is Ii
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30
CHECK OFF NEEDED REPAIRS
Good Plan to Make Note Of Defects
When Machinery 10 Being Put
Away for Winter.

When the farm machinery Ii being
put away for the winter the owner
can profitably check on the repairs
that win be necessary before each ma
chine can 60 out again next season.
A five-cent pad Of paper nailed to the
door Of the implement shed IL sug-
gested by the agricultural engineers at
the Missouri College Of Agriculture as
mighty handy means Of jotting
down what is needed on each machine.
Then on rainy day or In the slack
season the work can be done. System
on farms may not yield as big PROFITS
a. It does In factories, but It pays
nevertheless. @ M
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30
Ditto.

It is recorded that a certain liter
airy man Of high reputation had Occa-
sion to remark to a waiter In the res
taurant where he sometimes lunches:
"Waiter, this beefsteak Is not at all
tender. / can hardly cut It."
The waiter looked at him with soC-
rowful expression and sighed deeply.
perhaps you Will tell me-" said
the literary man. "why you sigh In that
fashion,"
".Ah, sir" said the waiter, II took
you for man who always wrote and
said original things, and here you coma
and say the same thing that all to
rest of the customers do."-Edinburgh
Scotsman.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30
Value Of New York Parks.

Public park lands owned by New
York city are appraised at $4S9, $780,
600 as follows: Central, $3.50, 500, 600;
City Hall park. $3i,198,0O0; Battery
park, 1852, 500; Bryant. $22,553, 600;
Riverside park, $15,152,0OO; Manhat-
tan square. 81, 275.0O0; Van Cort-
landt park, $13,25O,OOO; Bronx park.
S8.611, 800; Pelham Bay park, $5.775.-
600; Prospect park, Brooklyn, $685.
100000.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30
SWINE PRODUCTION IN SOUTH
Gaining Considerable Popularity 40
Source Of Feeders for corn-6sIt
Section.

The Southern states, particularly Mis-
sissippi. have gained considerable popu-
larity as a source Of feeder hogs for
the corn-belt states, reports the United
States Department of Agriculture.
well-bred boars are now being used
extensively In the hog-producing CEN
tiers Of the South, and satisfactory
feeding shoats are now being produced
in large numbers. In some areas cheap
pork Ii made by the use Of sweet
potato cannery wastes. these materials
having valuable fattening properties.
In large peanut-growing districts good
gains are put on at . comparatively
low cost.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30
Three Trial Bottles
Of Perfume for
Your Own Test

BzroRs Christmas try this fascin-
ating method of determining the
real value Of different perfumes.
Letus send youthree miniature
Sials ofperfume with instructions
for duplicating the famous inter.
national perfume test. You can
then choose for yourself the
special perfume which will sur
round you with that individual
atmosphere of fragrance that 90
delightfully."- poruays your per.
sonality.
This famous test was conducted
BY two prominent Newly ork men,
assisted by q jury Of 1o3 women
famous actresses-college girls-
society women-all fastidious
about their perfume. Il not only
demonstrated beyond a question
Of . doubt HOW the individual
can safely select her personal per.
furne. bur is developed some sur.
prising facts about the REAL pref.
erence of these fastidious women.
Every girl should read this inter.
esting story; Il Is told In a little
folder packed In each test equip.
ment package.
Three trial size vials Of wonder
full fragrance-a package of per.
fumer'stest slips fullinstructions
for use and the story of the fam
Gus test-all packed to reach you
safely-for a two cent stamp and
your address. Send today to Per-
fume Test Bldg, CoIoATE s, Co.,
P. O. Box as, City Hall Station,
New York City.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30

protected. About the best that can be
said of birds of this family is that on
the average they do about as much
good as HARM"
Owls Perform Useful Service.
"Owls as a group have long been
prosecuted by man, but never has per-
secution been more unjust" says the
biological survey. More than 30 vari-
cites Of owls feed on great variety
Of rodents and have useful habits, the
booklet continues. In Washington, D..
c., the survey recently determined
what 675 barn owls had for dinner.
Here Is the menu, by variety and num-
Der Of dishes consumed: Meadow
mice, LILO; house mice, 452; house
rats, 1874; other small mammals. 8 per
owl. And the service done man by the
barn owl, the booklet says, is typical
of that performed by hawks and owls
in general. An occasional chicken Is
consumed, but this loss Is far out
weighed by the destruction Of harmful
rodents.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30
States and Automobiles.

Pennsylvania leads the Union n
the number of passenger automobiles
registered. according to a tabulatioa
prepared by the bureau Of public
roads. United States Department Of
Agriculture. The total number q
such cars registered In Pennsylvania h
557, 785. California had only several
hundred fewer-657, 231. Passenger
automobiles In New York are esd
mated, In the lack Of complete infor-
nation, at 505.642. Other states show.
ing large registrations are Ohio, 647s
600; Illinois, 512,541, and Texas, 412r
1872. Nevada has the smallest num-
Der Of registrations, 8,688.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30
There's hearts del;gh IN
COLGATE
Jeyauses
Muriel's Birthday.

MurieI's Birthday.
The first two or three meant moth.
ing In her young life.
Then she began to observe them.
Then she began to celebrate them.
Then she not only celebrated them,
but advertised them.
Then she decided that 1t would be
wiser Just to observe them.
Then she began to wish that she
hadn't observed them.
Then she ignored them.
Then finally she denied them.
However, there are always a few
kind friends to remind her of them.
and to keep the score for her.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30
TOO MUCH HAY is INJURIOUS


'Haybelly" n Z work horse in6i-
Gates inefnciency for ,abor. II 4 IN
duced By prolonged oyerlfeeding o.
bulky roughaee. The average faFm
horse b fed too much hay. nxperi-
ments have shown that work horse
when fully fed oats requires daily
only trifle over one pound Of god
hay for each 100 pounds Of his BODY
weight. Feeding more b harmful and
wasteful. Feed most o. u at night
but also allow . pound Or two q noon
while ths horse b cooling o.. Heoves
'is>Gopso6 ~ ovsr-feellng bay an1 lzn-
lDsdiatsly WORKING = ~ ozssr A.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30
DURABILITY OF WOOD (
CUT IN COLD MONTHS
Method Of Handling Logs Has
Greatest influence.
Fungi and Insects Are conspicuous By
Their Absence In Winter Season
There 10 No Difference In
Moisture Content.

(Prepared by the United States Department
OF Agricuiture.)
Many Of the theories advanced re-
garding the durability Of wood at
tribute too much Importance to the
time of cutting, say specialists Of the
forest products laboratory, forest serv-
Ice. United States Department Of Ag-
riculture. AS a matter fact, the time
Of cutting has very little effect upon
the durability or other properties II
the timber Is properly cut. The method
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30

How long have you been indisposed,
my poor fellow7" asked kind-hearted
visitor at a local hospital Of big
negro who was strapped up in bed
with an injured back.
ibis amt no pose tall miss" an
swerd the patient In tor OF disgust
sDis am merely de CO.. manner in
which dem forgeV doctors went
away ara lef' me yel Eddy."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30
Fast FuA Fun.

NORTH How1came Brown to be play
ing In movie comedies?
West--He's a good runner.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30

A wise person likes fattery whsa
he realizes that 1t flows entirely from
good will. 3
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30
Lived In Different Worlds.

Marks-"So they separated on &C
count Of incompatability." Parks
Eyes, he talked golf and she talked
bridge"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-30

No man should try to run an ante
noble unless he has horse sense.