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The Neshoba Democrat., 1921-01-27
ITEMS OF LOCAL INTEREST

a Miss Beatrice HamlH is spend
ing a few days with her Sister,
Mrs. G. B. Quinn iu Forest, Miss
Misses K. C. Whatley and Shell
Icy Tingle Of Cold Water were
the lovely guests OF Miss Nellie
Tingle last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Harrison,
|0t the Fair Ground community
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
IN. a. Johnson Sunday.
Messrs L. s. Russell and G. E.
Wilson were in jackson last
week on business for the Nesho-
ba Land Company.
Mrs Carlisle Woodward OF
Winona, was a visitor in the
home Of her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Tom PEBBLES last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Turner spent
several days Of last week in Me-
ridiAn.
The Order Of the Eastern Star
will hold q regular meeting on
Thursday evening. All members
are urged to be present.
Sanford and Sons Store has
been removed several doors up
1.-The. street and makes q much
better appearance in the new To-
cation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Seward
were in Memphis recently for a
very delightful visit.
| The King Auto Co. is now Eat
home'' in it's spacious uew quar-
tters. This enterprising firm is
constantly on the alert for every
Eimpfovsment.
Mev. II. e. Dean Of New Or,
leans preached at the Baptist
Church Sun. night.
b, In honor Of Rev. J. L. Hughes
and family, the members Of his
church gave q banquet last Fri
ievening. 100 plates were spread
and many short after-dinner
speeches were made.
| Joe Cohn, who has been asso-
lciated with D. Kasdan for the
last year, has moved to Louis
| vile Ky.
Monroe Williams, formerly
with M. F. Seward & Son. has
accepted q position with D.Kas-
dan.
Morgan Parker and family, in
company with DIR. Hand and
family Of Deemer, visited MIR. s.
Fl. Parker and family Of the
Fair Ground Sunday.
Rev. J. C. Parker will preach
at the Baptist Church Sunday
and Sunday night, 30th. Every
body invited.
The social meeting Of the Bap-
tist w. M. q. met with Mrs.
Donald Yarbrough on Monday,
Jan. 18th. Abontforty members
were present and an interesting
program on Foreign Mission
was rendered, after which q very
delicious salad course was serv-
led.
Mr.. G. w. Cannon, out on
Route 5, gave us q good roast
| ing last week for stopping his
paper. He had not missed q sim
gle copy since the first Demo-
crat found it's way into print.
Uncle Bum Cannon, we think,
|has q little Of our Irish in him,
|so wen get along beautifully,
and the Democrat win continue
Ito find it's way into his heart.
Mr.. Alva Estes has sent in his
subscription to the Neshoba
Democrat from Red Lick, Miss,
| and wishes his tennis champions
at Philadelphia good weather.
Mr.. Estes has resigned his POI
sition here, but still serves on
| the School Board OF New Abs
The Neshoba Democrat., 1921-01-27
MASS MEETING HELD HERE
FRIENDLY AND FREE DISCUSSION RESULTS IN
RESOLUTIONS.

FRIENDLY AND FREE DISCUSSION RESULTS IN
RESOLUTIONS.
Opened by Representative Brown
Williams, other interesting speakers
| followed.
Mr.. Williams had written a letter
| to governor Russell requesting of
the governor relief from the high tax
alton and suggesting the possibility
of calling special session OF the leg
islature. Mr.. Williams read his let
ter and then read the governors an
swer, which was as follows:
January is, 1921.
Hon. T. B. Williams,
Philadelphia, Miss.
Dear Williams:
Your letter received. You are
correct in your statement about the
people being displeased with the sal
aries Of the County Officers especial-
lly. The Salary ELL should not have
been tampered with. The State OFF,
/ GERS should have had the increase
and even more and possibly q few Of
the county officers. but the great
trouble Is tho assistants allowed in
the Office Of the Chancery Clerk, etc.
However, 1t would cost more to con-
.. e y ~ A.
vene sne Legislature .non " pay
tnis sinaH Dill. IN iact' siie increase
IN taxes wouid nos amoun' 70 more
tnan ten cents per person on account
OF the increase IN salaries; Wpen
scattered tnrougn swo mliiion people
IL amounts 70 notninG. uniess We are
going 70 staop tne scnooiss turu OUT
sne insane deat, dumD' ana Diinu,
starVe sne oio soidiers 70 aeasn, ana
keep up the ssate institutions, taAes J!
must DC paio, ana the appropriatsions
were nos enough. hence, 1 see no
way Ont excePs 70 pay our.
| Inls VIII AL Work out ~ ieW
months. AZ the people haa nov gone
Ecrazy ana spent al tnelr money y
sne Mnk Zines. tnsy Wousn n0s As.ys
Deen HounAsus VIZ are I'll nov s''e y
victims q oar own Ioiiy. Wsoessrse 8
al fhis nard iuck ana inore'
Z. Sancerely yours, y
1 Lee M. RUSSELL uos.
| Appropriate talks followed from
Tx ellis, e s Richardson, DR. w H
Banks and Rev Lum White. The
| speakers all sounded the cord OF
economy, and suggested peaceful
and sensible plans for relief. Mr.
Zak Kimbrough, however, advocat-
ed the re-birth OF the KIN Klux Clan
| to solve our troubles. Verbal shots
were taken at the county officers,
i but the meeting was orderly and
friendly.
A committee composed Of E s Rich.
i ardson, DR.. w Fl Banks, j J Phillips,
lTW Walker and J w Blalock were
appointed by the chairman to draft
the resolutions, which follow:
| The citizens OF Neshoba County
assembled at the court house to dis
cuss the condition Of the County In
reference tn taxation and with ref
erence to the reduction Of the salary
| of all county officers OF the county,
land whereas taxation has become a
burden owing to the salary paid all
OF our county officers and the large
and excessive expenditures OF the
| board Of supervisors, Now, there
fore be IT resolved In mass meeting
assembled, we hereby resolve as fol.
lows:
I've humbly beg and pray that
the Board OF Supervisors will curtail
the expenditures OF the County to
| the very minimum.
2--Reduce the County Demonstrate
ors salary to $240O. 90 per annum.
1
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
NEW STATUTE ON
FINANCE WANTED.
ANOTHER MEETING or MAYORS
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE IS
A PROBABILITY.
.EMBODY ALL THE ESSENTIALS
Advocates OF New Law Believe That
II New Law was Prepared Before
Opening II Would Pass Quickly.
Raleigh.

Now that consid ,raton OF the ci.
ties financial troubles by special
session of the legislature Is assured,
municipal government champions are
advocating the adoption Of an entire
" new finance law for the cities In
stead Of repassing the old one.
There has been talk here Of calling
another meeting Of the executive com.
mittee Of the mayors association to
consider the framing of new finance
act for submission at the special ses-
sion. This act would embody all the
essentials necessary to insure proper
legislation for the operation OF NUM-
eipal governments for years to come.
1t is claimed that the municipal A.
nance act, which the legislature
thought 1t had passed at the last reg
ular session, was drawn up and pre-
sented during the latter days of the
session, and went through without
due consideration being given to the
merits and dement's OF the bill.
The repassage OF the municipal f.
nance act would be the quickest way
Of remedying the financial troubles OF
the cities, but advocates OF new law
believe that II the bill was prepared
before the opening Of the special SEES.
sion 1t would go through without de-
lay.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18

There are approximately S,400 more
females over 81 years of age in North
Carolina than males Of the same age.
These figures were published by the
census bureau at Washington, and
include both white and colored resi-.
dents OF the state.
The total number OF males about 81
years Of age is put at 6O3 ,6S3 and
women 607044. The negro males in
the state number 1920 and the ne
gro women 1856, over 5000 advant-
age for the females.
or the above figures, those of votJ
Ing age number 6O5,921 women and
60l,442 men, OF the same age the
native born male citizens are given
as being 599,516, the foreign born and
naturalized at 1907. For the women
the figures are, native born 6O4,5O2,
foreign born and naturalized. 1859.
Among the men there are PASS In.
dams, 65 Chinese, 16 Japanese. one OF
the AL other" class. OF the women
there are 2,341 Indians, s Chinese, Z
Japanese.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18

The good roads bill carIya.g an APP
preparation of $75,000,000 for road i'm
preyements apportined ca mainte-
nance provisions by the states was
signed by President Harding.
A plan soldier, unknown but weight
cd with honors as perhaps no Ameri-
can before him because he died for the
flag in France, lay in place where
only martyred presidents, Lincoln,
Garfield and Mckinley, have slept in
death.
With orders to shoot to kill II nee.
essary to prevent mail robberies, 1000
marines have been ordered to duty as
guards of mail trains and trucks and
at postoffices in fifteen cities, Post
master General Hays says he is deter.
mined to stop future mail robberies by
bandits and others.
AS result of the recent New York
mail robbery, Postmaster General Hays
has suspended Elijah M. Norris, super
intendent of mails; Henry Lippman' SUI
perintendent OF registry, and Walter 5.
Mayer, superintendent of money or
ders.
The much-revised tax revision bill
has been finally passed by the senate.
The vote was 80 to "a The measure
now goes to conference between the
house and senate before It finally gets
TO the president. Outstanding fear
lures of the tax revision bill as passed
by the senate provide for repeal Of
the excess profits tax and all of the
taxes on next January
|, and reduction of the surtax rates
all along the line, with the maximum
rate reduced from 65 per cent to so
per cent.
The comptroller of the currency has
found that mutual savings bank ac-
counts have increased in size and mum.
Der beyond his fondest anticipations
during the last fiscal year. The aver
age bank account was s579.59.
Four American Indian chiefs will pay
tribute to the unknown dead at Ar.
ington cemetery, Armistice Day.
Unemployment directors have been
named by Secretary Hoover. The
secretary announces that these drec-
.ors will get busy at once on the un.
situation.
Washington has sedulously striven to
greet the delegates arriving
lere for the armament and far eastern.
Pacific conference.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
Washington

Efforts of the Democrats to force
Pn immediate vote on the acceptance
of the senate so per cent surtax
amendment to the tax revision bill
failed recently.
November Is is the date set by the
senate to vote on the anti-beer DILL
and indications are that medicinal beer
and wines are doomed.
Governor Inouye of the Bank of ia
pan, in Washington to attend the arm.
ament conference, says the japanese
are totally unfit for emigrating to 9TH
er countries.
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi,
In the limelight for various resolutions
he has introduced in the senate, has
asked the senate to resolve that the
armament conference shall be open to
the public.
Framing of commercial treaty be.
tween the United States and Germany
designed to effect complete resumption
OF peace-time relations is under way,
II IS stated dutnofltatVely.
A movement has been started in the
house to concur in the senate action in
in fixing the maximum income surtax
rate at SO per cent.
After hot partisan fight, bristling
with dramatic clashes, the senate voted
down all attempt to task the soldier
bonus feature to the pending tax bill
The vote was IS to rs.
More than s22,o0O,00O in credit has
been extended to farmers and stock
men since congress recently authoriz-
ed the war finance corporation to make
advances for agricultural and live stock
purposes, according to figures made
available by that agency.
The traffic problem is said to be
in process of solution in Detroit. Mich,
reports from which city show that the
campaign OF safety education shows
decrease of "a per cent in automobile
accidents in nine months.
The anti-lynching bill, 1t is reported,
will be shelyed for this city. at any
rate. Many Republicans consider that
its provisions are not only too drastic
but beyond the pale of the Constitution. |
How strong is rope? Tests made |
at the bureau of standards here have |
resulted in answering the question
with formula.
Pesident Harding asked the Amer
lean people to give their liberal sup
port to the annual campaign of the
Red Cross for relief contributions.
While the delegations of the pow
ers were quietly at work perfeoting
their plans for the armament confer
ence, cheering assurances OF support
for the negotiations reached Washing
ton from two important quarters OF
the old world.
Temporary lease Of power plant No.
2, OF the Muscle Shoals, Ala, project
has been made to the Alabama Power
company. Secretary Weeks announced
recently.
Al thunderous ovation from tens Of
thousands OF spectators greeted Wood
row Wilson, Americas war president,
IS he rode along historic Pennsyl-
rania avenue recently behind the body
If the unknown American dead The
reverend silence that marked the glow /
Of the flag-draped casket i
ave VIZ. to tremendous cheering I
s the tlson carriage rolled by. III
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
Road Contracts Awarded.

Contracts we're awarded by the
state highway commission for the con-
struction of approximately thirty
miles OF road In the Fourth district,
totaling s690,711, bringing the road
work under contract in the state TO
approximately eight million dollars in
new work since the commission was
reorganized. Seventy-two bids were
submitted on the seven projects.
Many additional miles Of highway
construction In the sixth district. in
Guiding As miles on the Wilmington
Charlotte-Asheville highway. will be
included in contracts to be let by the
commission within few weeks
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
IMPORTANT NEWS
THE WORLD OVER
IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS OF TA,S
AND OTHER NATIONS FOR
SEVEN DAYS GIVEN
the NEWS OF the SOUTH
What Is Taking Place In The South.
land viii Be Found In
Brief Paragraphs
Foreign

The Ulster cabinet representatives
at London unanimously approved
the firm attitude which Sir James
Craig, the Ulster premier, has main
tanned in the interest of Ulster in
his conferences with Prime Minister
Lloyd-George over the question of an
Irish settlement.
A dramatic incident took place in
the court room at Lindau, Switzerland.
A handsome woman named Millerhath
appeared on charge Of poisoning her
second husband. AS she entered one
OF the jurymen rose and stated that
the accused woman was his former
wife whom he had divorced. The
judge excused the venireman.
The Ulster cabinet has rejected the
British governments plan for a set.
tlement of the Irish question on the
ground that 1t contained fundamental
principles which under existing condi.
tons were impossible Of attainment.
The Swedish Academy has awarded
the 1921 Nobel prize in literature to
Anatole France, noted French author.
Unemployment is reported to be
steadily increasing in Denmark. There
is muhc hope among business men that
matters will alter for the better at
no distant date.
A new Russian invention for propell.
ing railroad cars by the use of air.
plane propellers. has resulted in a
smash-up. The experiment will be
tried again.
Paintings of the Hohenzollerns and
the Hapsburgs have slumped in the
market until what are considered good
portraits of the former German EN-.
peror and the late Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria bring about 100
francs each.
1t is announced in Kronsadt, Russia,
that six thousand Bolsheviki were kill.
ed in the nine-day siege of Kronsadt
following the seizure of the fortress
by mutineers last March 1t had been
stated that the number of killed was
much larger.
The trial of Henri Desire Landru, de-
scribed as the "bluebeard of Cam
brai," listened to the reading of his
Indictment at Versailles, France, I'm.
folding tale of horrors, which, if he
ie found guilty, will stamp him as the
most remarkable criminal ever known.
and provide material for future grand
opera plots.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18

islands, Tonga and Hawaii. All have
returned to Honolulu except the Mar
quesas investigators, who are still
engaged in compiling a vast amount
Of material discovered in that archi-
pelago, the report stated.
The second year Of the two-year pro
gram Of investigation will be devoted
to observations at Wake island, the
eastern Carolinas, Gilbert islands,
Christmas island, Tanning islands,
Maiden. Samoa, Tonga. the Friendly
Islands. Elllce and the Marshall
islands.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
Our Males outnumher Eemales.

Washington, Especially While the
female voters in North Carolina out
number the male voters, the total
number of males in the state is slight.
ly larger, according to figures issued
by the census bureau. According to
the 1920 census, there were 1,279.063
males and 1,2s0O6l females a differ
ence Of 1,O0l. That the almost equal
number OF males and females holds
for both races is indicated by the
figures showing $4,000, white males,
and sS474S white females. The total
colored males were 373,965 and the
total colored females 3S9,442.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
Charter for Dairy Issued.

The appointment OF A. II. Williams,
OF Maiden as a deputy collector in the
Charlotte division OF the internal reve-
nue. service WAS announced by Collec-
tor Gillian Grissom, Several appoint.
ments for other divisions were made
known. and Mr.. Grissom said the field
force would be completed within
few days,
Charter for the Athol dairy, incor.
porated. Of Mecklenburg county. was
issued by the secretary Of state with
an authorized capital stock OF $780,.
900 and $4,000 paid In.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
v. s. Pensions Granted.

Washington, Especially. These pen.
sions have been granted North Caro-
linians:
Tobias Sherrod, Winston.Salem,
s12; William M. Fox, Barnardsivlle,
$12; George w. Shittle, Franklin, s12:
Sarah A. Bryant Waynesville, $50:
John T. Smith. Charlotte, SIP; David
Jones, Dellwood, sl2; Gambler C.
eagle, Andrews. SIS, and William M.
Jones, Clyde, SIS.
The war finance corporation ap-
proved an advance OF $4,000 for a
North Carolina institution for export
ing tobacco.
The First National bank OF Durham
was granted powers to exercise trust
powers.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
Enloins Highway Commission.

The state highway commission.
meeting to consider new road pro-
jects. was presented with notice
of temporary injunction having been
obtained by the highway commissions
OF Halifax and Edgecomb counties and
the town OF Hobgood. temporarily re.
straining 1t from abandoning what is
known as the Halifax, Scotland Neck,
Hobgood and Speed road without le-
gal right.
Hearing on the injunction will be
held November 2S.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
New Collector Of Customs.

Washington, Especially .-Presjden
Harding nominated Alexander L. Nc.
Caskill, OF Fayetteville, to be collector
of customs for district No. Is,
The following were nominated post
master:
James B. Houser. Cherryville; Jno.
T. Benbow, Winston.Salem.
Jno A. Clark has been appointed
postmaster at Haw Branch. Essie r.
Wilson has been appointed at Eskota.
Yancey county. and William l.. Fore
ster, at Gospen, Wilkes county.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
Eayors Graduate Medical Course.

That DR.. Harry W. Chase, presi.
dent OF the University OF North Caro-
lima, is personally favorable to the ex-
tension OF the University medical
school to include graduate course.
was learned at special dinner called
by DR.. Ohio b. Ross, president of the
Mecklenburg County Alumni associa-
ton Of the University OF North Caro-.
lima, and attended by about 20 Char
lotte citizens at the Southern Manu-
facturers' club.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18

bert 2. Gregory, director Of the Bishop
museum here.
The report detailed the agreement
reached between the museum, Yale and
Bayard Dominick of New York, who
is financing a large part OF the re-
search work. Four expeditions have
been sent to the South seas and Ha-
wall to investigate geological, geo.
graphical, chronological and botanical
questions which might lead to the So
luton Of the origin Of the Polynesians.
These parties Of scientists visited
the Marquesas Islands, the Austral
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
STUDYING ORIGIN or RACE
Expedition to the South Sea 10 tx.
pected to Solve Mystery Of
the PoIyneslans.

Honolulu.-The origin Of the Poly
nesian races, one Of the great mystic
ries of the South seas, Is the object of
Investigations being carried on by the
Bishop museum and Yale university
which have yielded gratifying results
In the first year, according to the an
nual report made public By DR.. Her
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
Two Millions to Loan Farmers.

The war finance corporation advised
two lots OF money for agricultural in
situations The sums were 100000
and 100000.
North Carolina banks get an addi-
tioLal s7S0,O0O for farm loans as the
result Of approval OF applications by
the agricultural loan agency of the
war finance corporation, bringing the
total amount of money loaned farmers
OF this state through the banks to
50, O3O OO0
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
Tennessee Hospital Condemned.

Insanitory conditions, inhumane
treatment and unreasonable indigni-
ties heaped upon insane and unbal.
anced former service men OF the
world war at the Central State hos
pital, Nashville, Tenn. are described
by Charles l.. Duenkel, native Of
Burlington. this state, who spent sew
eral weeks In vocational training and
hospital treatment. In a letter dis
patched to Senator Lee s, overman.
Senatorial investigation OF the hos
pital is asked In the letter to the sem
ator.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
Bio Bond Deal Effected.

The best bond deal negotiated by
any southern state since the recent
war was perfected by the governor
and council OF state when they sold
s5.0OOOOO worth OF forty.year, five per
cent North Carolina bonds for pre-
MUM OF five thousand and twenty-one
dollars.
or this amount four and half mill
lions will go toward the carrying on OF
the road program and the remaining
half million to schools and hospitals.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18

North Cardinals first historical
movie, filmed under the direction Of
the Division of School Extension.
State Department OF Education, with
the Historical Commission collebra-
ting, received an enthusiastic recep-
ton when II was thrown on the screen
for the first time in the supreme court
room.
Assembled there were a hundred
and fifty or more state officials and
others interested in the perturbation
of the outstanding episodes in the
States history.
Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1921-11-18
Organize Jersey Cattle Club.

A North Carolina Jersey Cattle
Breeders club was organized follow
ing a banquet and meeting Of the
Mecklenburg County Jersey Breeders
association.
J. F. Diggs, owner Of the famous
Digs farm in Richmond county and
one OF the largest breeders OF Jer-
sey cattle in the state was elected
president Of the new organization
and ]. E. McIlwaine. Of Charlotte. was
elected vice president.