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The New York herald., 1921-02-03
BUFFALO, r. & p. RY.
INCREASES DIVIDEND
Disbursement on Common Is
So a Share.

In consideration OF the fact that the
Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburg Rail-
way earned approximately s2.000.000
net IA 1890. in contrast to deficit OF
si.04s.97s In 1919. officials of the road
increased yesterday the semi-annual
dividend on its common stock from So
to SO and declared the regular semi
annual dividend OF SO on It's preferred
issue. Both OF them are payable on
February 10 TO stock of record on Feb
ruary 10.
The roads unusual prosperity. par
ticuarly In view OF depression on most
other lines. Is due TO the heavy coal
traffic which IL enjoyed last year. Its
tonnage of anthracite hauled to the
lakes for shipment to the Northwest was
the largest II had ever handled. The
road was in a position TO take advantage
of particularly favorable priority orders
for coal shipments. Some time ago Della
ware Lackawanna and Western officials
inspected the line and II was hintcd In
railroad circles that the road might
change ownership Oncials said yeater-
day that no change IN ownership, IN view
Of It's present condition and earning
ca pacity, was contemplated.
The Buffalo. Rochester and Pittsburg
earned $1.9s5,774 net In 1920, OF which
s422,1s3 was piled up In December.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
TOPICS OF WALL STREET.
Northern Pacific.

While admitting that plans are under
consideration for the development of its
properties In the Northwest which may
contain oil, the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company officials say that those
plans are no nearer completion or the
stage for announcement than they were
several months ago. Rufnors about
Northern Pacific and Its oil properties
flew thick and fast in the Street yester-
day. and TO those rumors were at
tributed most of the activity In the
stock during the last few days. The
majority of them were to the effect
that Northern Pacific officials would
take a leaf from the book of the South
ern Pacific and form new company
to take title to the oil lands in the
Northwest. Announcement that the
leases. on a royalty basis would be
granted this spring to representative
companies or individuals. who would
assume the responsibility and expense
OF exploration work was made by off,
cials OF the company a considerable
time ago.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
Bond. Measured by Commodities.

When bonds were in the doldrums last
May Clark. Dodge & Co. prepared a
chart showing Just how much of several
commodities could be exchanged for n
500 Union Pacific first per cent. bond
In comparison with the showing in May
1914 The table attracted so much Mt
tention among bond investors that the
firm has brought II down 10 date. with
further compilation of the igures
showing what 500 bond OF that de-
scripton would buy to-day. II follows:
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
SECURITIES AT AUCTION.

10 Norfolk & Western pf.. s04ai
10 Atchison, Topeka & Santa lie pf., sIs.
81 Southern Ry pf.. s57%.
30 Baltimore & Ohio. sieS.
10 baltimore & Ohio common, $685..
30 Pennsylvania II. r.. $4ON.
% Atlantic National Bank. 500.
10 Central Bank OF Westchester County,
White Plains, $40.
% Brooklyn Union GaA, S52.
3 Crex Carpet. $40.
International Salt, SOL.
3 Pacific Coast, S25.
30 Manhattan Transit, $40.
10 Detroit Toledo g. Ironton. 1st pf. de-
troit. Toledo Ironton ID pr, Sl3 lot.
~ National Bank of North America, 20N
paid In llu., SO lot.
"a Fidelity Phenix Insurance. $500.
IS. 600 Peoria Water prior lien 5ss bonds. due
5000 Peoria water Cons. sss bonds. duo
10IS ~.
o.. 900 Toledo, Peoria & Western let mtge.
aa bonds. Farmers Loan & Trust ctf OF
deposit ~.
10 Suburban Land & Investment, $50.
10 Knox Hat 2d pf., s14
20 Hale Fiiburn pr. si4.
81, 500 Hale e. Kilburn 6oo notes. due July.
1922. TO July. 1881, ~.
1873 Van Brunt st. and Erie Basin. s2it.
10 Port Morris Land Improvement, sos.
30 Jersey Central. $780,.
50 X. q w. Holding. $50 lot.
$4,000 $4,000 Argentine Government 81
bonds of 1909. not listed. Gi
500 Hawthorne pf, - lot.
So Hawthorne. 81 lot.
f2f Hawthorne, 81 LOT.
455 Baltimore Process. $50 lot
500 City Investing. s55
100 Pacific Development sf5N.
1872 American Exchange National Bank. $3.50
40 Glrard Trust. Philadelphia, $1cJ
T2 Bank OF America, tfn9.
90 Hanover National Bank. sTp5.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
Reading Plans.

IT has been suggested, in several
quarters. that one solution which would
aid In untangling Reading affairs would
be continuation of the Reading Com
pany as a railroad operating company
and the possibility OF continuance OF
Philad elphia and Reading and the Jer-
sey Central under the Reading Com
pany. 1t Is pointed out that they are
not competing systems and that the
continuance of Reading was to simplify
the bond problem. as it would not be
obliged to dispose of the Jersey Central
stock and could remain the guarantor
Of all bonds which it now guarantees.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
To Boil the Water.

In line with several other innovations
to reduce its expenses in all parts of
the country. the Missouri Pacific system
in 1921 will construct sixteen new water
softening plans through which 100000
900 gallons Of water will be boiled be-
fore it goes into engine boilers. Officials
say that the plan will eliminate ap-
proximately 1,150,000 pounds Of scale
which formerly went into the boilers and
bring about a decrease in fuel consump-
ton and boiler repairs amounting to
more than 100000.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
Central Of New Jersey.

The Central Railroad of New Jersey
has freed its s7.S5o.o00 OF Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company stock from
the general SIS mortgage. under which
that stock was pledged. With the con-
sent Of the New Jersey Public Utility
Commission, equipment has been sub
stituted under the mortgage for the coal
company's stock. 1t Is reported that
that substitution OF securities is pre-
liminary step in the Reading segrega-
ton.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
St. Paul,s Loading. Decline.

The decline in business in the North
west is reflected in the decreased load
ings for January of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railroad. They
were 110,1S5 cars In January, 1921.
against 149436 in January, 1920. ac-
cording to figures announced yesterday.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
snuTH AMERICA.
CANADA.

New York funds 20 Montreal. tl1s.7b pre-
MUM per 1000; Montreal funds In New
York, sioa.25 discount Dor $1,000.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
Partial Payment for the Roads.

According to information received yes
terday by railroad executives from Wash
ington. the Winslow-Townsend bill. pro-
viding for partial payment to the roads
of funds due, before the final settlement.
will become law before the end of the
week Some of the roads have held up
purchases of coal expected to be made
this week, In hope Of obtaining funds
which the bill will release.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
keystone Tire Rumor Denied.

interests in close touch with the Key
stone Tire Company declared yesterday
that the riimors that that company was
In need of funds were entirely. untrue
The company has been affected II was
I'm the depression Of recent weeks but
that II was contemplating a complete
shutdown was said TO be untrue.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
Confer with Labor Representative.

w. d. Roberts, representing the MAIN
tenance of way employees Of the Erie
Railroad Company. held conference
yesterday with officials of the corpora
tion here. No announcement of any
change In the status of these employees.
whose wages have been reduced from
as cents to 33 and 80 cents an hour,
was made after the conference.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
nav SUGAR AT q lac.

The lowest prices recorded In over two
years were established in the raw sugar
market here yesterday when Cuban sold
az ave, cost and freight, equal to 4.52c.
for centrifugal A small lot of Porto
Rican sold at t4bo for centrifugal.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
Gold Imports.

LaZard Freres announced yesterday
the receipt of s1,250,000 of gold from
Paris. This made total import of s17,-
100000 received in the present move
ment.
The New York herald., 1921-02-03
Report Esch for New Place.

In railroad circles In New York the
report is in circulation that John J.
Esch. of Cummins-Esch bill fame. is
being considered for two railroad offices,
one of them a member of the Interstate
Commerce Commission. the other Direc-
tor-General Of Railroads The work of
the latter office is winding UP the affairs
of the Governments control of the roads.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-07-22
WOMAN PREPARES FOR
DEATH; KILLS SELF

EMBREY, Miss, July 20-Dress-
ing i(erseIi iii the Ised Cross uniform
she wore when she returned from
France, Miss Merry Lee Oliver, 80
made all preparations for burial
early yesterday, then killed herself
with a shotgun.
81 want none to grieve for me,
Everything is WE'LL" Miss Oliver
wrote in her final message to the
world. The note requested her folks
to let DR.. Oliver of Sledge, the lit
tie Sunbeam Glass, in South Mlssls-
sippi, she had organized, and her two
brothers known of her death. She
asked that she be buried in the be-
loved uniform she wore back to Am
erica from her work in the world
war.
Evidently the plan TO enc her own
life was conceived liter long dellb-
Grafton. She overlooked no detail CT
her funeral arrangements. Arriving
ea,ly at her .on,e in the Ava neigh
borhood, Miss Oliver "a ned, tnen
he ped perpare III morning meal. Re
turning to her rooml she dressed her
hair and placed on the bed all the
articles necessary to prepare her
body for burial.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-07-22

The Special term of Circuit Court
was opened here Monday morning,
with Hon. Greek L. Rice presiding
This being Judge Rice's first term
Of court in this county. en b,,a,,
I The Court Room wee W. -
whea thc ecss ~s.s..4e 2.
short time to gel the jury i'll their
seats and ready for business.
After the empanelling of the Jury
Judge Rice gave his charge. For
more than an hour he told Of the
duties of the gentlemen who had
been chosen to act as Grany jury
men. He cited to them the law that
they should abide by, and charged
them to investigate all violations of
the law. He especially stressed the
Importance of the jurymen looking
into the violation of the liquor law,
the carrying Of concealed weapons,
and of gambling.
Judge Rice told the jurymen that
their duties were of the utmost
Importance, and that it was an honor
to have been selected as members of
such a body.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-07-22
PRESIDENT OF A.
8 N. EXPLAINS
NEW ORDER
Discusses Adjustment Military Units
at A. 4 M. College.

Agricultural College, Miss, July
1.-THE announcement sent out
from Mississippi A. G. M. College
few days ago by President d. C. Hull
to give effect to the order of the
general board Of university and COLI
lege trustees at their meeting in
jackson directing the abolishing Of
the organizations known as the Lee
guards and the George rifles as coll
lege life factors seem to have given
rise to some misapprehension of the
facts. 1t MAY not be generally known
outside Of college circles that the
two companies ordered abolished by
the trustees have not official status
as part of the military training sy-s
stem. They bear practically the same
relationship to the regular r. o. +.
e. organization for military training
OF students at this college as the fa-
nous Ancient and Honorable ArtiIl-
cry Of Boston or the Continental
Guards of New Orleans are suppos-
ed to bear to the organized national
guard of their respective common
wealths.
AS stated by President Hull in
discussing the subject, it is not sur
prising that quite number of peo-
pie not acquainted, with college con-
ditions should conceive a superficial
idea in regard to- the two companies
under discussion and now orered s.
bolished. The combined MEMBERSHIPS. /.
OF the two companies as shown ~
the roster of 1920-21 was less than
90 officers and privates and q! this
number one-fourth are elindna1
graduation. But the point thst 81 81
would stress is that the regular ni
itary training department win
time to fraction as usual as.,a 1||
moi be f'eetea .by af 81 tt
VIII tstees appca issst
consider as having outiived then dse-
1ulness.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-07-22
RAIN IMPROVES
CROP CONDITIONS

Much needed rains fell through
out the county during the early part
of the week. The rain fall in Water
Valley and vicinity was very heavy
and reports from other parts of
the county, state that crops have
been greatly improved by recent
rains.
CSn crops, garden truck and
pastuers have suffered from the
lack of rain. Farmers, are, however
very jubilant of the breaking of the
dry spell and are hopeful of a bump
er crop.
There is an old adage among pro-
gressive farmers, that dry May
and June is good omen for
bumper crop. This dry session gives
the tillers of the soil opportunity to
work out their crops and get them
in readiness for the showers that in
variably come in July and August.
Cotton acreage reduced
The farmers of Yalobusha county
have reduced their cotton acreage,
believing that another large cotton
year would be disatrous in face of
the present unsettled market condi-
tions. Corn seems to be the predom-
mating crop this year, with sweet po-
tatoes and forage crops running
| close behind.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-07-22
NEGRO EMPL0YE OF
|. c. SHOT TUESDAY
NEGRO FIREMAN SHOT IN FACE
AND NECK TUESDAY MORN
ING.

Gus Emery, negro fireman, en-
ployed by the Illinois Central rail-
road, was shot by unknown parties
shortly after o'clock Tuesday morn
ing-a load of buck shot inflicting
severe wounds in the face and neck.
The shooting occurred on south
bound local freight train, near Velma
Hill, one mile north of Velma. The
negro was sent to the Illinois Cen
trail Hospital at Memphis. Late re-
ports state that he is expected to
live. Emery has been an employe OF
the Illinois Central Is years.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-07-22
Special Term of Circuit
Court Convened Monday
Judge Greek L. Rice Delivers Strong Charge
To Jury. Trial of Glen Davis
Now Being Heard.

His charge was one Of the most
brilliant that ever came from the
stand of any Judge presiding at a
court in this county.
Monday afternoon, the time Of the
taken up with minor
Eases, Will i Jury was go
them.
Tuesday, a few cases were called
and settled and on Wednesday, the
beginning of the selection Of jury
for the trial of Glen Davis, youth
about seventeen years of age charged
with murder was began. Selection
of the jury was completed about
three O'Clock and the examination of
some witness was began. The state
rested their case at noon Thurday.
Davis is charged with the murder
of Herschel Taylor, which took place
some time last year, east of Water
Valley. The defense is represented
bv Stone & Stone while the state
is represented by Hon. H. H. Creek
more VIM. F. Hamilton and District
Attorney Richard Denman.
Grand Jury Makes Report
The Grand Jury reported to the
Court Thursday that they had found
II true bills from their investiga-
ton. In the case of the State VS.
Nelson Cartright, a charge of man.
slaughter was preferred against him.
Next week, we will give full pro-
ceedings of the court.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-07-22
$1,000 MADE TO
GO TC SCHOOL
BY NEW LAW
Compulsory Education Has Been
Given A Good Start in This
State

Mississippi's Compulsory attend
ance law resulted in an increase
of $4,000 in public school atten-
dance dulng the first year of its
enforcement, accorL.ng to Prof. j.
W. Broome, assistant state superin-
tendent of education.
Approximately 100000 ,chiIdren
were enrolled in the public schools
at the last term, this being $4,000
more than the former year, and
the increase is attributed almost
wholly to the compulsory law.
Educators admit that the new
statute is not being thoroughly en-
forced, but they see a big improve
ment everywhere as local school Of
ficlals are being awakened to tht
importance Of the new law. {
The progress-itemizer., 1921-07-22

Je coutInueu.
w. Z. 1nbDle, So; 1ne Dixie Cui-
vert Co., So,4zz.4o; /. Il. NcAuAnls,
YIo; Z. l.. OAKS, 94.oU; II. >. 1lnman
p25; G. d. blsco, $Zo; Il. l.. HERON,
SI.5O; j. l.. Coker, S1.fl; ii. COX, $4;
j. M. Gibson, 500; M. G. TriDble,
300; The Oakland Mere. Co., 500; y.
L. Carver, SCI; Watson Garage,
$3.50; w. A. Burford, $27.50; Gallon
Iron Works, 500; T. E. Green; Gren-
ada county $432.70; R. E. Hyde, So;
Mrs. Laura oWrtham, $100; j. r.
Tarver, $125; C. 7. Williams $2S.0S;
C. w. johnson, $45; w. D. York,
$1,40O; I. L. Stone, 34.08; j. w. Nc
Cutler $44.64; Progress Itemizer
$3.50; M. Allen S8.40; DR.. j. S.
Donaldson, 500; j. w. Lippincott,
$7.75.
Ordered that the following peti-
tions be continued;
L. w. Berry, road petition; G. T
McNamee, road petition.
Ordered that the following claims
be dismissed: Progress-Itemizer 81
R. E. Hyde, 500; H. A. Dame, S19.
Ordered that the following petition
be dismissed: w. w. Brewer: To re
move voting precinct.
Ordered that following amount
be allowed each officer and membe
of the board out of genera! fun
w. N. Frost, 10 days service, $40; L
f. Parks, 10 days service, $50; l.. !
Wisdom, 10 days service, $40; J. {
Fly, 10 days service, $40; Geo.
Lyon, 10 day sservice, $40; John l
Harrison, 10 days service, $40; Ci
man Woods, attorney, $50
There being no further business
is ordered that the board do now az
jorun.
| Geo. T. Lyon, Pre-
D. E. Parks, Clerk.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-07-22
SOME NEW INDUS.
TRIES LAUNCHED
IN THE STATE
q
Charters Drafted and Will Soon Be
Presented for Approval

The following new corporations
rave been recently formed in the
state and will shortly submit their
charters to the Governor for appro-
val:
Mississippi Creameries Co-Opera-
tive Association, Agricultural COL
lege, Miss; sno capital stock; ]. S.
Moore J. L. Trusty and Others.
Mississipp} Oil Comany, McComb,
Pike Ccilntl, capitalized at {1J. .rto
D. T. Brocf, w. F. Holmes and
others.
Amendment to charter of Causey-
Ross Lumber Co., Gulfport, Harri-
son county, increasing capital stock
FROM 10000 10 $4,000.
H. O. Cock Lumber Company,
Hattiesburg, Forest County, capital
lied at $25,000, H. O. Cook, Roy
Anderson and others.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-07-22
Miss Margaret Gurner Entertains

Miss Margaret Gurner Entertains
On last Tuesday night, Miss Mar
garet Guerner entertained quite a
crowd of her friends with a party
Rook and other games were played
Punch was served throughout the
evening. After the games were ov-
er a delicious ice course was served,
There were seventeen couples pres
ent, and each guest in leaving at
eleven thirty, carried with them the
thought that Miss Margaret was a
most charming hostess
The progress-itemizer., 1921-07-22
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned trustees of the Camp
Ground Consolidated School District
of Yalobusha and Lafayette Coun-
ties, Miss, will on the 18th day of
August, 1921 at HOO A. M. in the
office of the County Superintendent
of Education of Yalobusha County,
Miss, receive sealed bids for the con-
struction of a teachers home for said
district according to plans and
specifications adopted by the said
trustees and now on file in the office
of the said superintendent.
Contract will be awarded to the
west responsible bidder. The right
to reject any and all bids is re-
served.
Witness our signatures, this 18th
day Of July, 1921.
L. A. RUSHING, s.
]. M. HENDERSON,
C. E. LYNCH, Trustees.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-07-22
LIMITED iC BAR

On Monday of this week, Mr.. Ru-
fus Creekmore, son of Hon. H. II.
Creekmore was admitted to the. bar
If Yalobusha County lawyers. Mr..
Creekmore finished his law course at
the University of Alabama this year.
He is one cf the promising young
attorneys of the State, and we pre-
dict a most successful career for him.
His office is with his father.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-07-22

Ordered that the following claims
be allowe out Of Road 3 fund: Geo
Tracer, $12.05; Merchants Gro. Co.
$41.57; L. M. Walker, s22.5O; N. E.
Nolen, $25; W. J. Addington, $3.50;
Chester Addlngton, $45; Melton Ad-
dington, $40; Ernest House $31; A.
H. Tutor So Arthur Anthony, $36;
]. v. Va1langhan, $3.50; Ernest
House $39; A. Carr, $40; G. R.
Johnson, $25.
Ordered that the following claims
be allowed out Of Road 4 fund: w.
R. Walker, Sc; T. "A. Jones, 5000;
Brister Joneln,s36; Vernon Craig, 50;
7. R. Mce sissr, $40; H. A. Brown.
$13; G. he's i 5; Mrs. B. B.
Combs sta ~ milton, $40;
Z - !. AZ ~ Ligon,s,oc;v Bans u luke
land, s32s.91; Ban kof Oakland,
$1s5.5O; Bank of Oakland, $99.02.
Ordered that the following calims
be allowed out of Road 4 bond fund;
Daily News, $16.15; Middleton, Smith
and jackson, s14,335.40; H. Burton,
5000; J. G. Barnett, $125; Buford
Holland, $50; A. Y. Donaldson, $50;
BODY Pollard, $39; Leonard Patter-
son, $50; Geo. Alexander, $50; Nc
Phearson Drug Co., $42.55; Marers
Newburger Co., $21.99; L. Mathis
$6.53; j. B. House, $61.40; Pittsburg
Testing Law, $3.50; H. Burton
$4.85; W. H. Prichard, $5; w. A. Blu
ford, $12.60: Oakland Nero. Co., 81
j. f. Egleston, $1,000; Oakland Mere
Co., s214.93; Bank Of Oakland, ST.
515.
Ordered that the following claim.
be allowe out Of court house bono
interest bond: Bank of Water Val
ley, $3.87.
Ordered that the following claim!
be allowed out of Road fun: Cof
feeville Courier, $6.O5 T. L. Davis
$780,. O H Chapman, $176; Rob
Kelly, s5; w. T. Denly, 81; Thos
Boyle, s4S75.
Ordered that the following claim
be allowed out Of Common Schoo
fund: C. A. Lawshe, $172.42; Cot
feeville Courier, TIC.
Ordered that the following claim
be allowed out Of General Count,
fund: Will Walker, S.; F. H. Hair e
al, Sc; H. E. Nolen ct al, SO; G. H
Alexander ct al, SIG; Sam Hood, $4
C. w, Kincadc, $40; Town of .Cof
feeville, So; w. C. Jones, 81; L. I
Wisdrm, $50.
Ordered that the following claim
be allowed out Of general loan funt
City of Water Valley, $3.50; W. \
Frost, $3.50; Ocffeeville Courie
$16.34; j. E Simmons, $1S8.50 W. "
Frost, $15S.25; E. D. Chapman, SIZE
w. N. Frost, $162.2O; W. N. Eros
$334.32; ]. L. Harrison, 35; 7. v
Patton, 5000; Mrs. ]. E. Simmon
$1OO; Mrs. Lillian Thornton, $l5'
w. C. Kuykendall, $166.66; H.
Johnson, $145.s5; Thelma Park
$93.75; D. E. Parks, $291.66; R.
Cole, $33.33; Armstrong Baily Bro
s16.s5; H. E. Griffin, $50; E. E. Sa
les, $500; Progress-Itemizer, $
]. G. Fly, $35; The Oakland Mel
Co., $1,000; D. E. Parks, $3.75; Pro
. ess-Itemizer, IS; Cumberland II
Co., 50; Geo. T. Lyon, $45; A.
Kuykendall, $125; John Reed ct
500; Roy Terry, $500.
Ordered that the following clair
The progress-itemizer., 1921-07-22
TO THE TAX PAYERS IF 1ALO-
BUSAH COUNTY MISSISSIPPI:

You will take notice that the as
,essments of real and personal prop
erty on the rolls for 1921 have been
changed and corrected by this Board
so as to comply with the laws of this
State, and that said revised rolls are
now open for examination, and that
any objections to any assessments
contained in said revised rolls must
be made in writing and filed with
the Clerk of this Board ON or before
the First Monday of August 1921 at
his office in the CITY of Waller Valley
said County, and that any or all as
sessments to which no objections is
then and there made will be made
final.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS,
of SAID COUNTY,
By D. E. PARKS, Clerk.
I, D. f. Parks, Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors of Yalobusha Coun-
ty, Miss, State of Mississippi, dc
hereby certify that the foregoing is
true and correct transcript of ar
order of said Board of Supervisors
passed on the 18th day of July 1921
as The same appears on page 3o6 o
MINI te Book u" of said Board nov
on file in the office of sIi Clerk II
the City of Water Valley in sait
Lpunty.
W;ness my hand :. official seal
this 18th day of July, 1921.
D. E. PARKS,
Clerk of the Board of Supervis
ors of Said County.