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The progress-itemizer., 1921-09-30
p CARS MELONS
ARE SHIPPED FROM
yALOBUSHA Co.
LARGEsTs SHIPMENTS IN THE
HISTORY OF YALObUSHA
COUNTY. a.

Yalobusha county growers Of wa
ter melons reached the highest record
in the history Of the county for mel.
on shippings this season.
According to freight receipts ant
information from the I. c. Railroad
Company, twenty-five cars Of choice
melons were shippedl from here dur
ing this season.
The shipment were made up coop.
eratively, and the melons shipped
brought good prices.
There is move on foot to surpass
this record next year, and the move
ment should have the encouragement
Of railroad and local business men.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-09-30
SCHOOL PUPILS ARE
G60D SPElLERs
PUBLIC SCHOOL PUPILS SPELL,
ABOVE NORMAL.

Many leading school, men have
been working upon scales by which
school work may be measured. In
some subjects very definite results
have been obtained. In spelling DR..
Ayres has worked out q scale after
trying it in s4y1:ies, having the
words spelled by 10000 pupils. He
gives lists of words for each grade
and the average grade that each
grade should make on the list.
On friday Sept. 23rd the pupils
Of the Water Valley schools were
tested in spelling according to the
Ayres scale. For each grade list
was selected on which the grade
School average 73 per cent. In other
words if the grade should average
79 per cent its spelling was salts
factory.
Every grade tested made an av-
ersge of "a per or higher, showing
that according to this scale the P6-
pills Of Water Valley spell little
above the average. ~
In both schols the primary and
grammar pupils made an average
grade Of . per cent. The pupils'0f
the first grade were not tested as
they are not sufficiently advanced.
The Ayres scale does not include
lists for the high shcool grades but
all high school pupils were given a
list Of forty words selected from the
more difficult words of the lists.
The following is a record of the
test: Water Valley Primary School,
North Main Street, End grade, SO per
cent; 3rd grade n per cent; 4th
grade rs per cent; 5th grade "a per
cent; 9th grade SO per. cent; General
average ~ per cent.
Water Valley public schools Wag-
ner Street End grade "a per cent;
3rd grade k76 per cent; 4th gade,
s0N per cenx 5th grade. Is per cent;
9Th grade N per cent; nth grade,
- Asr Ger sreas - Ar cent;
The progress-itemizer., 1921-09-30
MISS BELLE k6lRNE
10 SPEAK HERE
on OCTOBER 4Th'
LADY CANDIDATE FOR UNITED
STATES SENATE WILL AD.
DRESS VOTERS.

Miss Belle Kearney, the first and
only weman in Mississippi who ~
er asked for the Office of United
State Senator to succeed Hon. John
Sharp Williams will address the
voters Of this vicinity at the Court
House. in Water Valley It 500 P. y.
Tuesday October 4th.
Miss Kearney Is one Of the best
platform speakers in the country.
She has lectured to the lsreest au-
diences in this country, and nearly
every country in the eastern contin-
ent, being one Of the most efficient
and effective workers for the ". G.
T. U. She will be introduced W
Mrs. Guy D. Dean, who will alJo ~
hotsess to Miss Kearney during WI
stay in Water Valley.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-09-30
SCHOOL
week SPEAKING
IS ANNOUNCED
OCTOBER 10TH TO l4TH. INCLU.
SIVE.

Acting under the direction of the
State Department Of Education, Bet
ter School Week will be observed
in Yalobusha county from October
10th to 18th inclusive during which
time meetings WILDE held at the
schools listed below. Several speak
ers Of state wide reputation will be
in the county during the week to
speak at the different schools. They
viii be accompanied by few local
speakers.
1f:s is campaign not for more
money for schools, bu for q greater
i..c:tct in the part Of all the people
~ the schools. So far as the present
sehtol year is conce n ID, the school
houses have been bull: and the tea
chers employed. The one necessary
thict now is for the people to all
join in and help the senools to mean
as much as possible to the children.
Better School Week" will be OBJ
served in every county in the state,
and it is the sincere wish of the
school authorities of thiscounty that
that the people give the campaie n
loyal support.
The schools to be visited and dates
are given below:
Team One-Monday Ocaober 10th:
go GA. M. Gray Rock, .1:00 A. NJ.
Athens, 2:3O P. NJ, Coker; 7.30 P. NJ.
Bryant.
Team Two-Monday Oct 10: 900
A. M. JEFF Davis; 11:0O, A. M. Lit
tie Rock; 2:30 p, M. Shiloh; 7:3O p.
M. Palestine
Tuesday October 11-Team One:
800 A. M. Elan; 11:O0 A. M. Center
Point; 2;30 P. NJ. Clear Springs;
7:a0 =. NJ, Walthall; Team Two
10:n0 Al NJ, Macedonia; 1880 p. NJ.
va r NJ. Pilgrims Re-t;
The progress-itemizer., 1921-09-30
MEETING Of BD. OF
SUPERVISORS
CONTINUED FROM OUR LAS
WEEKS ISSUE.

Aid Project No. 45, in road district
No. and for the purpose of going
on the lands Of Lucius Jones ant
General Jones to assess damages fol
the taking of land for the right Of
way of a public road and to pay
said claim, and to act Of Game anc
GEO. T. LYON, President.
Fisha Law.
D. E. PARKS, Clerk.
By H. B. JOHNSON, D. C.
Be it remembered that on this tht
18th day Of September, 1921, the
Honorable Board Ct Supervisors c1
yslobusha County. Mississippi, met
in the Court Ho.,sa lin the town ol
Coffeeville pursuant to adjourninR
order Of September 9th. 1921.
The following officers and mem
bers beng preseD.:
L. T. Wisdom me,Loer beat l.
J G. Fly, member beat l,
E. Tarve- member beat 3.
G. T. Lyon mennner beat d.
]. L. Harrison, msml,er beat o.
Gilman Woods attorney
w. N. Frost Shsrii. by Deputy F.
D. Chapman
D. E. Parks, Cle~x by Deputy H. B.
Johnson.
The Court being open and tbs
following bus:ncss were had:
The Game AMI Fish law as pre-
sented to the Board was read and
adopted section by section and ther
as whole, Wisdom, Harrison and
Tarver voting ave. Fly not voting.
Ordered that $4,000 be paid to
Lucius Jones for value Of Right-cf-
way and cost Of fencing in Road
District No. 5, Committee reports
that said amount is fair and Just
amount for said damages
Ordered that s25CO be paid to
General Jones for value Of Right-ef
way and eost of fencinS. in RI:
District No. :, Commitkse repe
- = |esy' w u e
The progress-itemizer., 1921-09-30
ELECTION FOR ISSUANCE OF
COUNTY LON WARRANT
TWO MAS ED sNDITS
GET $1,000 PAY ROLL

FL Dorado. A, Sept. IT. Two
masked bandits ! q up and robbed
Mack Anderson q n. 3. Lake, en-
ployes Of the Eu Lumber Com
pany Of $1,000 81 o'clock this af-
tennoon. about 4, miles southwest
of this city as ty were returning
to Wesson after iving drawn the
money from one the banks here.
The men were !, g IN railroad
motor car on III El Dorado and
Wesson Railway yatn they ran into
an obstruction p!eed on the track
and when they stpped TO remove it
the robbery occurH Posses are out
searching for tbs ! dts but no ar
rests have been de. One bandit
was described ,as 'ut six feet tall
and slim and tho yer five and =
half feet tall apd ~. The money
was the weekly J ! for the saw
mill hands ct IN npany's plant
at Wesscn.
+
The progress-itemizer., 1921-09-30
BIG BUSINESS men
PREDICT PROSPERITY
FOR THE FUTURE
WANAMAKER TAXED INITIA-
TIVE IN PREPARING FOR
YEARS OF GREAT PROSPER
ITY.

NEW YORK, Sept. 29.-The speedy
return Of prosperity with plenty OF
work for all was predicted today by
two notable figures in Industrial
and mercantile circles, Chas. E. Bed
ford, president Of the Vacuum Oil
Company and John Wanamaker,
merchant, of Philadelphia, New York
and Paris.
Business revival week" said Mr..
Wanamaker, II think, will be ex-
panded into a business revival OF
years and years. l have more faith
in America today and more expec-
tations for the future than at any
time in my 30 years as a merchant
"There will be plenty Of work for
all if we show our faith, not by re-
laxing our efforts, holding back in
far. putting on blue glasses and
keeping our money in our pockets,
but by making needed improvements
starting to build and rebuild, buying
and selling-putting to work our en-
ergies, our brains, our moneys
everything we have-for the good Of
the country.
Instead Of curtailing our adver-
tising we are enlarging it. Instead
Of standing pat on our stores as they
have been, we are refitting, rear
ranging, rebuilding and improving
them. To do this we have given EN-
ployment 20 ,:.rge bodies Of mechan-
les and others day and night
The progress-itemizer., 1921-09-30
SIX BLACKS CAUGHT IN
CRAPS GAME

The city's ngiht Marshall made s
raid Wednesday night on q negro
craps game, and hauled in six Of the
players, who were participating IL
their favorite pastime.
The night marshall and Chief OF
Police Doyle are working together to
clean up the city, and the men de-
serve the cooperation of the citizen
ship. j.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-09-30
ALLEGED BOOTLEGGER
GETS IN BAD

A young boy by the name of Mar
tin was hailed in Police Court We'd
nesday charged with having hid
q quart Of white mule in q shed back
he Progress-Itemizer building. It
hat the boy left the liquor
Saturday, and while
it i strong
The progress-itemizer., 1921-09-30


J. E. Eggleston lumber - 1666s6o
It is ordered tefo Cttila "a nal Qhu
1t is ordered that lhe following csE:-
GERS and members ~ paid tks
amount opposite their respective
names: NJ
L 7. Wisdom 8 day xerv- 2 i.00
y. G. Fly 8 days service 21oos
Eugene Tarver 3 day service 21s03a
Geo. T. Lyon same --- 2lec
y I. Harrison sa:iis-. 4: 3.
W, N. Frost, she "a, same saDts
D. F. Parks Clerk same esuca
Gilman Woods attorney bbO.ol
There being no further businexas u
It is ordered that the Roara 10 s,dl y. N
adjourn. i;l5
CT II. LYON IA u ri N \
ID. ri TN II h M 81
The progress-itemizer., 1921-09-30
MARINE RISKS LIFE
TO PREVENT WRECK

Washington, Sept. 81 Swimn'
swollen stream four t's
,m''''' u ps~.'-.''
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-10

grand Jury at / o'clock Yesterday al
ternoon returned indictments against
John S. Williams and his sons, Mar
vim, Hulon and Leroy, Of Jasper coun-
ty, charging peonage and conspiracy
to commit peonage. The Jury re-
turned no bills in three other cases
investigated. JOHN S. Williams was
recently convicted of murder and sen-
fenced to life imprisonment, in New
ton county. There are other lndlct-
.ments against him and his sons in
Jasper county, charging murder. Tee
sons have never been arrested.
No bills were returned in .he case
of Sheriff w. F. Persons and Harvey
X. Persons of Jasper county, and Mar
vim and Will Flournoy and T. W.
Patrick, also of Jasper county, who
were under peonage investigation by
the federal grand jury.
In addition to the two indictments
against Williams and his sons the
grand jury returned twenty-five true
bills for violation of the Harrison mar
cotic act, war, risk insurance act, mi
gratory bird act, prohibition and pos
tai laws.
1t was reported this afternoon that
Judge Beverly Evans would call an
extra session of the United States
court Of July and at that time the
three Williams boys will be tried, if
they can be apprehended by then.
AS long as John S. Williams is under
life Imprisonment sentence he will
not be tried on the peorage and con-
spiracy charge, Assistant United
States District Attorney Clem Powers
announced.
|! In returning the indictments K. P.
Allen, foreman of the grand jury,
read to the court resolutions adopted
by that body deploring the "unwar-
ranted reports" of peonage which
have been Continually reported in
the newspapers, and which tend to
create an erroneous impression of the
state of Georgia. The grand jury
was discharged after making its re-
port.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-10
ACTUAL COURT DUPLICATE
FOR BRADY PICTURE

No longer is the charge true that
producers for the scheen resort to
cheap subterfuge in depicting GER
scenes. The producer has reached
the point where he no longer initiates
He duplicates.
Photographs of the chambers of
District Attorney Swami were obtain
ed by the research department OF
Realart for the court scenes IN Out
of the Chorus" The court set IN
which the late action Of the piece
takes place, was made after careful
study of these photographs.
No difficulty was experienced IN
obtaining the photographs of the dis
trict ATTORNEYS rooms, but when the
same request was made concerning
the grand jury room it was refused.
A photograph has never been made
of the grand jury room of the New
York criminal court building and the
authorities refused to break prece-
dent even for an Alice Brady picture.
However, sketches revealing the
general nature of the latter room
were taken and carefully followed in
the erection of the scene in the STU
dio.
"Out of the Chorus" in which
Miss Brady is supported by Vernon
Steele, Charles Gerard, Emily Fitz-
roy, Edith Stockton, Richard Car
lyle and other screen favorites comes
to the opera house on Tuesday.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-10
GREENWOOD TO FURNISH NOISE
FOR SHRINE CEREMONIAL
Greenville, News.

Greenville, News.
For some time there has been heard
in GreenvilIe rumbling sound, some
thing akin to that of distant thunder,
except that it was more regular. 1t
has caused much more speculation
and created far more interest than
did The recent eclipse of the moon. In
variAbly this sound has emanated
from southeasterly direction and
various predictions have gone the
rounds concerning it's origin. Some
have thought it an approaching thun:
der storm, even when clear skies he
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-10
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

Twill make final settlement of the
estate of Rebecca Moore, in the Pro-
bate Court for ;Newberry County, s..
c., on Friday, the 9th daX::of May,
1921, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon
and will Immediately thereafter ask
for my discharge as executor of said
estate. All persons holding claims
against said estate will present samei
duly attested, to the executor or be
forever barred.
JNO. E. MOORE,
Executor.
Newberry, S. c.
April 23rd, 1921.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-10

due at 80 p. M, daily.
Southern, No. l6, for Columbia,
c., n. & L., No. 55, for Columbia
Sunday.
c., n. & H., No. 50, for Grcenville
due at 100 p. m., daily.
c., n. e. L., No. 53, for Columbia
due at 3 :3S p. n1., daily.
c., n. & l., No. 81, for Laurcns
due at 6:l0 p. m., daily except Sun
day.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-10

c., N. & L., No. -, Mixed train,
for Laurens, due at $3.50 a. m., run
ming one hour and 50 minutes late
account A. C. l.. connections, expect
ed about II: 100 a. m.
c., n. & L., No. IS, Mixed train,
for Columbia, due at 5:20 .. NJ
These trains run daily except Sun
day. =,
T. S. Letter,
Union Ticket Agent.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-10
Schedule Of Passenger Trains EHec
tive 1901 A. NJ, Sunday, Jan
uary 90, 1921.

Southern, No. Is, for Grccnvl!lc,
due at s: as a. m., daily.
due at 1911 a. M, daily except
due at S::25 p. m., daily.
Southern, No. II, for Grecnville.
due at 3:40 p. M, daily.
Southern, No. 1S, for Columbia,
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-10
WILLIAMS AND SONS ARE
INDICTED FOR PEONAGE

Macon, Ga, May 5.--Thc fedora
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-05-10

To break cold take 6ee.-Adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-23

The American Red Cross society
would be doing only its duty should it
send representative into the coal min
ing region Of northern Alabama to in.
vestigate the alleged approach to star.
walton of the miners out Of work and
their dependents. Such an investiga-
ton would not necessarily commit the
Red Cross TO action in that region but
would, perhaps, give more accurate
and less BIASED report than we have
been enabled to secure up to the pres.
ent time
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-23
M4RSHFIELD

L. j. Rtter, optometrist, will be
at George Bliss Wednesday, the 9th.
Cali and have your eyes examined
adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-23

It would be quite like old times to
have company of the Vermont Ma
tional Guard located in Barre and some
Of the prestige and spirit of the old
Spencer Rifle might be invoked to bring
about such a consummation. However,
move toward the establishment of
the company should be attempted only
after mature deliberation and thor
ough canvass Of the entire situation as
regards support of such an organiza-
ton, 1t would not be wise to make a
move in that direction unless there
was assurance Of good support in all
ways.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-04-23

The names of the leading runners in
the Marathon run from Ashland to
Boston on Patriots day indicates that
the contest might be called an interna-
tional run, for the foreign extraction
of the athletes is clearly revealed by
the names. In fact, athletes of other
than native extraction have generally
been prominent in this gruelling com
petition, showing either that native
stock is going back in athletic com
petition or that natives show discrim-
ination in the nature of their competi-
tions. One is inclined to doubt the
correctness of the former viewpoint, for
Americans of native stock running
back at least generation are still tax
ing honors in other competitions of
athletics. In professional baseball, how
ever, it must be admitted that the
newcomers are showing themselves
fully as competent as the so-called ma
tives. At least the children of new
corners are making their names and
fame known on the diamond. But
that's well. Let the athletic supre-
macy go to the best performers,
whether they bear American names or
not.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-04-15
SOLD IMPURE SEED
Canyon County Farmer Faces
Charge.

Boise, Idaho. The state de-
partment of agriculture, upon
recommendation of c. 9. Allison,
deputy seed inspector, filed COM
plant in the Canyon county courts
against S. J. Livesay of Caldwell,
for exposing for sale seed of alfalfa
which did not conform to the pure
seed requirements of the state law.
Commenting on the case, B. +.
Sheehan, state seed commissioner,
said: HThis is a case of farmer
offering seed for seeding purposes
which did not conform to the regu-
lations of our pure seed law. The
seed was sold thru the Caldwell
Sales company, had never been
tested and upon examination was
found to contain some $40 dodder
seeds to every pound of alfalfa.
Farmers selling seed Of alfalfa
or the clovers to another farmer
are required by law to conform to
the same regulations as any seed
dealer in town. Any seed offered
must be tested and conform to the
minimum requirements of our law.
"This department is going to
enforce these regulations in every
section of the state. We have a
law against the sale of low-grade
seed and this law is going to be
respected.
"Today there is much lowgrade
seed in the hands of the producer,
which if allowed to be sold and
seeded in the state will only mean
more trouble for our small seed
growers in another year. IT Idaho
growers expect to compete with
the small seeds of other states,
they must necessarily raise high
quality seed. To do this means
planting high quality seed"
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-04-15
TAXES REALTY MEN
New Idaho Law Also Requires
Bonds.

Boise, Idaho. - Application
blanks for real estate dealers
licenses were sent out Friday from
the offices of the commissioner of
law enforcement in accordance
with the provisions OF house bill
No. IA passed at the 1921 session
of the legislature and signed by the
governor.
The bill provides that all real
estate brokers in the state must
take out license and furnish the
department IF law enforcement
with a bond to the amount OF
$1,000. The license fee is $40 per
wear and the bond must be renewed
as often as the license is renewed.
Other measures prescribed in the
bill make it necessary for each
applicant for license to furnish the
department with a recommends
ton, signed by at least 10 free
holders of the county, in which the
applicant intends to carry on his
principal business, certifying that
they are each acquainted with the
applicant and that they believe
them to be honest, truthful, and OF
good moral character.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-04-15

Lee, Chinese of Lewiston, $3.50 for
the loss of his sense of smell caused
by an Injury received year ago 1t
was the rst case of the kind in this
state and the board was guided by a
California decision 10 which 40 weeks
compensation was allowed In a
similar case. In Idaho the maximum
accident compensation per week for a
single man is $l2.
Stockmen in idaho have filed
complaint with the public utilities
commission against the minimum
weight of carload Of lambs. The
carriers have set this figure at $1,000
pounds and the growers claim that to
put this number of lambs 10 one car
means death to many of them before
they reach their destination. RaiserS
who put less than the minimum
weight in one car are charged the full
rate for minimum carload.
j. G. Jewell, trapper 10 the
Selway game preserve, who is alleged
to have violated the game laws for
years, has been arrested at last by q
K. HORT, deputy warden, who
Travelled on foot with his pack 90 his
back 400 miles to find his man 10 the
mountain fastnesses. Jewell was not
brought out as he was physically
unable 60 make the rough trip on
foot at this time. He is charged with
trapping beaver, impersonating
game warden and trapping on game
preserve.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-04-15
Tho Green Flash.

A correspondent Of the English Me-
chanic and World Of Science an
nounces that he saw green fash at
the close of a sunset at sea. On Satur-
day. June 26, 1920, he writes there
was a clear sunset at Fleetwood over
sea horizon, and was fortunate
enough to see with the naked eye a
faint green fash ON the tip OF the
sinking sun. The suns disk, before
setting, was quite regular In outline,
and the color was delicate pink tnat
gradually changed to dull orange.
lust as the last segment disappeared
below the sea level the vanishing edge
turned from bright yellow to emerald
green. The evening was beautifully
clear, with gentle northerly wind'
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-04-15
SPIRIT LAKE

A caucus was held Tuesday to
nominate candidates for the city
election.
County Assessor S. H. Smith and
Deputy D. e. Dandy were in Spirit
Lake last week and appointed J B.
Peterson to assess property IN this
district.
The Spirit Lake school district,
fnds itself unable 10 meet the ex
penses on the scale OF last year, and
the board is Offering the teachers
salaries $1OO less per annum.
Supt. Calkins charged Principal
Stricken OF the high school, before the
school board, with "disloyalty, neglect
of duty and improper language" and
asked that he be dismissed. The
accused teacher was reported TO have
publicly called attention TO purported
poor disciplinary practices in the
schools. Another feature OF the case
is the report that number of active
and expelled high school students
Joined 10 the allegation Of poor dsci-
pline.
The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1921-04-15
CGUR D'ALENE

The Eks lodge Installed officers
last week.
The Presbyterian church raised
$I0,45O last year, over $500 of which
was for benevolences.
The Knights OF Pythlas Initiated a
class of between 20 and % this week.
An Swear old boy from the noun
tains OF this vicinity was taken to
Spokane to be operated on for infaD
tile paralysis. 1t was Red cross
case and the doctor refused to take
payment.
The funeral of John WuDderlicb,
octOgenarian, Civil War veteran, and
old resident of this city, was held
April 7th at 2 p. N. Rev. Luvaas
officiated and interment was made 10
Forest cemetery.
]. M. Wesley was badly bruised and
scratched Saturday when his Ford
roadster turned completely over and
stopped right side up at the turn near
Ross. His son, who was with him,
escaped injury.
Ralph Lehman has been elected
principal OF the high school.