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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-02
BAR To TRANSACTIONS.

lsIN ~ AAulA--AN Al'Aies
"Thfr rs1diUstment is recommend
81" hc continues. mot because it
Nnl relieve the rich. but because
IN higher sIrtaN rates already
hayg pissed the collection point.
The higher rates constitute a bar 10
Transactions Involving turnovers OF
securities and property with which
fov.e- surr1x rates would be ac-
eompIshe5 and thus WELD substan-
tial additional. revenue 70 the gov
ern ueu-"
The tobacco and capital stock
foxes and the tax on admissions
should he retained. Mr. Mellon be-
licves but DE urges that so-called
luNury and nuisance" taxes be got
ten rid Of because they are 'rela-
tively unproductive and unnecessary
Il vexatious." Their repeal. he
Fays. viii mean net loss OF not
more than 100000 annually.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
l LADIEs Nlio l.ou.-n PAnFI-
CIpATE IN SCHOOL ELECTIONS
MUST REGISTER AT ONCE

In municipalities where there are
separate school districts the Mayor
and Board Of Aldermen appoint five
trustees and the voters have nothing
to do with the selection.
In the rural schools where no sep
|arate or consolidated district exists
the patrons meet on the I5t. Saturday
in May and by ballot elect one trus-
tee whose term expires thai year.
Both men and woEen can partici:pa ;
in such an election
n Separate and Consolidated Dis
tlicts other ;ilan municipalities the
''Qralified Eleci.ns can petition fol
the appointment OF q trustee II tras-
tees and he Super n: endent Of Ei,t-
cation must appoint the one who has
the largest number of names signct
as petitioners If ne petition is fieC
by the first day Of April then the
Superints of Education of tht
county is privileged to appoint whom
soever he chooses. A qualified elec
tor either man or woman, is one whC
has registered four months before thu
next national election As there viii
be no national election before Nov
1892 any man or woman who regis
tens today can sign a petition imme
diately after she registers as she in
stantly becomes a qualified elector
In cther words, every woman in Yalo
brsha County over 21 years Of ag'
J who registers before April 1st. 1872
is eligible to sign netition for tn,
selection Of any citizen of the distric
as trustee Of any such school,
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
LET UNCLE SAM Do 1T

It is plain that the country has had
a good, long taste of the fruits of
government regulation, and it is
equally plain that one of the big
fights in this country during the
present administration will wage a
bout the problem Of Government con-
troll. The country wants more roads
and the Federal government is ask
ed to make huge appropriations and
supervise expenditures; farmers find
themselves in difficulties. and their
repre- esentatives rush on to Washing
.on to seek relief. Students of gov
eminent watch all this anxiausly.
how far Government can
go and viii 60 in snpervising and
teling everyone how TO run their
business.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
GOOD BLOOD NEEDED
IN SPRING TINE
eOpie Fs.ls. g slpttIte,
CempIeslons and Spring Fever
Need Blood Tonic
GUIDES PEPTO-MANGAN is BES'
Makes Ricl, Red Blood-Renews Vi
tality and Increases Body's Resis-
tance to Disease.

Spring is the time when good blood
is so vital to health. If you do not
feel the thrill Of Spring in your blood
if you 4ake no pleasure in living, il
your appetite is poor, your complex
on pallid or muddy and you tire east
ly, you can be pretty sure that your
blood is not up 20 the mark. So many
feel that way in the spring. Especial
ly housewives who have so much
work to do, They get over tired and
lun down--their blocd becomes weak
and hin.
Build up your health now by tax
ng that splendid Spring blood tonic,
Gude's Pepto- -Mangan. 1t wi give
vital power 70 the red corpuscles of
your blood. They will go racing
through your blood, carrying fresh
supplies of oxegen to all the tiny
cells. 1t will help improve your col
or and your appetite. You'll lake
more interest in things AMI enjoy life
mole. You will stop going around
with that tired, al gone feeling
Physicians have prescribed Cudc'4
Pepto Mangan for Thirty years. Yor
can get it at .he druggists in either
tablet or liquid form. Take which
ever you prefer. They have the same
medicinal value. Get the genuine.
Adver tisement
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18

Certainly then, with the mother COM
pany controlling the expenditures OF
the Cumberland telephone company
and forcing them to buy all thelf
supplies from company owned by
them it would be impossible Tor the
Gun belland cen pany to ever make
Is 1-2 per cent interest on their IN
vestment even if we raised the rates
in Mississippi one hundred per cent
II is A notorious fact tha5 ninety
nine per cen. Of the large corpora
stock. some Of them hundreds per
cent. The American Telephone Com
many has been under fire before this
for this ficticious capi alization but
to be charitable and admit half what
they claim as capital was actually
paid in the record show that he par
ent company is paying from zen to
| welve per cent dividends every year
| IN an acual capital twenty to TWEEN. y
live rzr cent. Ne wonder the stock
| 5 hard 20 buy. The Cumberland Co,
may not make thee per cent in Mis-
sissippi but by its system OF passing
| all profits through he buying de-
Dartment to the American Company
they are probably making thirty or
forty per cent returns on the honest
valuation of Cumberland capital en-
ployed in Mississippi. Despite this,
Mr.. Wilson, elected to represent the
people of this district, grants an in
crease of 20 per cent to this company
at a time when every other con mod
isy and public service is being re-
duced exceps the railroad and express
rates which this sane Mr.. Wilson Is
supposed tc aid in regulating in Mis-
,issippi. There is but one decent,
honorable thing left for Mr.. Wilson
to do. Tender his resigna ion to the
people whose trust he has betrayed.
Place it in the hands OF the govern
+, and if there is any doubt in his
mind as to where the people of~this
listii-t sand On this proposition he
las the privilege OF becoming a can
Iida.e fer election to the place he
sacates. Give the people an oppor-
unity to express themselves on his
action. Evry rule Of tight and jus
ice demanded hat he stand forth
from the cover of d four year term. j
1e was elected as Democrat, he has
not Loyalty, sincerely and efficiently
his consti uents bat has /
nisrepresented them more grossly |
than any other officer we have know
edge of in this district. Then 20 re-
turn to them his commission and al /
CIV them to select a man who viii
them as they should be
Sana'obia Dinocrat
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
THE TELEPHONE CASE

The Cumberland Telephone rate IN
crease allowed by the Mississippi
Railroad Commission is meeting Wit
:, s.iff tight over the state; and II
sce.ns that the people are not gong
to stand for the increase.
While We are net well enough post
cd on se Cumberland side; we be-
lieve that thai the rate has been IN
creased 100 much. The Company no
doubt has gene through with he
same financial tlouble that all 9thef
public sarvice corporations have, as
veil as every osher baa.nes; IN the
country curing the war an recon
structian and no doubt have lost
pretty fair sized sum of money.
The railroad commission OF LOUIS
ana did the same as the Mississippi
commission and allowed about the
s:.n.e rate increase.
The Cumberland people have giver
ne psope good service and we dc
no. believe there is any kick about
that; however public service eorpor-
alton mas continual demands mad
non it for letter service and prob
ably they will spend considerable
s.m improving their service; bu7
40 : prices dropping;
an inceass like this should be taken
aeeply into consideration by the men
= no represent the people and patrons
of the company.
If the fight goes into the courts |
it is likely to be a battle royal; for
the people have been aroused about
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
NOTICE PUBLICATION

State of Mississippi,
Second District,
Yalobusha County.
Tc all unknown persons having o.
claiming an interest in and to tins
estate of Tinker Pearson, Deceased;
You are hereby commanded to ip=
pear before the Chancery Court O.
The Second District cf Yalohasf-
County. Mississippi on the Fou'
Morday Of April A. Z 1872! il hemg
the 25th day of April A. d. 1Jli to
.htu ,.ii there sh " cause If airy
you can why the final account OF
Walter Pearson, Administrator OF
the estate of Tinker Pearson which
cause is now pending in said Court
shall not be approved and allowed:
and the said Administrator discharged
from said trust.
Given under my hand and seal OF
said Court hereto affixed at Office
in the City of Water Valley, Missis-
sippi this Oath day Of February A.
D. 1921.
D. E. PARKS,
Chancery Clerk
Hugh M. Baddley, Solicitor Tor
Administrator. 2i25ii It
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18

be increased to five per cent SO that
40, more han certain per cent Of
peGple rom any country will be per-
al tsC. 20 land, the percentage beng
based uncn the number of immi-
grants trom hose countries already
in our country. The discrimination
is intended to carry over limited
period, which will cover somewhere
be ween one and two years.
While there has been a great deal
Of discussion about limiting immigra-
ton on account of its relation to
An ericaniza ion methods, still it can
not escape the intelligent observer
that the guiding force is more close
y related 10 employment and unem-
ployment in the United States.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
MISUNDERSTANDING THE PEOPLE

Will there ever come day when
public officers entrusted with grave
responsibilities by the people Will
always prove true to that trust?
Certainly l. has not been achieved in
our day. Only few months ago the
railroad commissioner of this dis
trict beat the air in his expressions
of DISCUS. at the telephone company
that would even propose an increase
of rates in Mississippi in face of de-
preciat.on Of personal property and
crop values Ct several hundred per
cent Yet this same man Wilson vot-
cd last week to give the Cumberland
Telephone Company an increase of
twenty per cent over their previous
rates. This man had before him all
Of the figures that could be present
ed by the telephone people in their
interest. Bv their own figures they
are paying on only 100000 taxa
tHey ASK lof IL ceHl IetuiH Oh
an investment of eleven million which
Mississippi. The figures show that
90 FER cent Of the stock of he Cum
berland Telephone Company is owned
by the American Telephone Company
If New Yolk which also owns the
Western Electric Supply Company
which sells all of .he supplies and
Company. 1t shows further that the
Cumberland company even pays the
supply company 15 per cent on ma
ta,ials bought from othsr companies,
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
HONEST ADVERTISING

An honest advertising bill is like
ly 70 receive early attention in the
extra session Of Congress. No lone
has been able to positively define
"honest dvertising" though it has
been subject Of controversy since
Gutenburg linked up the first rollers
used in p hitting. Congressman Rog-
eis of Massachusetts has an IDEA
that he knows good deal about the
subject, nd hearings have bsen
heard on the bill. Il wauld apply to
all conn edities the analogy of the
pure food law 20 prevent misbrand-
ing.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
r.OTICE OF PUBLIC SALE

Bv virtue of the authority vested
in me by trust deed executed by A.
L. Jordan October 23rd 1919, to Sc
cure an Indebtedness due j. V.
Blackman evidenced by his note OF.
even date with said instrument,
which ncte is payable to J. v
Blackman. or bearer and which is
now held and owned by j. V. Black
mur, said trust deed being recorded
in book 10 page 615 in Calhoun
County, Mississippi and in book ia
page 21O of the Second district o.
Yalobusha County Mississippi havint
been requested so to do by the legal
holder and owner of sail notes, l
will on Monday .he 4th day OF April
1921 within legal hoursat the South
door of the County Court house IN
the City of Water Valley, Yalobusha
County, Mississippi at public out cry
ell 20 the highest bidcer for cash
he following described land to-wit;
West half of section %, Township
III. Ranre 8 Weset and the Southwest
n1arter of section IS, Township II,
Range 8 west; all lying and being
situated in Calhoun County, Mlssls-
sippi and also the following describ-
ed land lying and being situated in
ne Second Judicial District of Yalo-
busha County Mississippi, to-wFit:
North half Of section 16 township
II, Range West; East half of sec
ton q, Township II, Range West;
West ha,f Of section %, township
II. range West; West half of North
EAST quarter of section 28, township
II, range 3 Wess; that part Of the
South. est quarter of section 21,
township II, Range 3 west, that lies
South of the Water Valley and Ban
ner lsublic road, which runs acres
saia quarter sectiaoual of said lands
con. ring fifteen. red ana! sixty
acred land Nd be sold tc pay.
Indebtedness secured by said trust deed I
ind the title thereto is believed to
De good, but sell and convey only !
Is said trustee.
Witness my signature this March
lth, 1921.
R. F. KIMMoNs,
Mar. 4l21l4t. Trustee
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18

A young lady possessing small
amount CT furniture including pl-
ano, decided to move to the country
So she advertised for room and board
with a family "musically Inclined
One answer seemed 30 fill the bill
completely: "Dere Miss: We think
we kin suite you with room and
bord if you PREFER to be where there
is musick. l play the fiddle, my old
woman plays the origin, my dotter
julie the akcrdien, my other dotter
the bango, my son Hen the gittar
nv son Jim the foot an koronet, my
son Glenn the bas drum while alluvus
sings gospel hims in which we woulo
be glad to have you jine both voice
and pianny if you play it. We play
by ear. When we all git started
there is rell musick in the air. Lit
us know if you be coming"
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
MUSICIAN OUT OF TUNE

Gas D. sssure in my stomach
somestimes distressed me SO that l
could not hi.k. | played out Of tune
and twice lost ny position. NJ med
icine h@lred me- nd | be:an.. dis
heartened. Another musician advised
me - Try Mayr's Wonderful Remedy
and am now enjoying the bes.> Of
health.' i is . simple, harmless
preparation that removes the ca
tarrhal mucous from the intestinal
t,act and allays the inflamna Ion
that causes practically all stomach.
iver and intestinal ailments, includ-
ing appene it's. One desc will con-
vince or honey refunded.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
EGGS Fo RHATcnING
Single NIB Rhode Island Reds

Single NIB Rhode Island Reds
Pen No.)EHeaded by Splendid
Cockerel dif rect from Owen Farm,
mated to 3 select hens and we'll de-
eloped pull$ts, Is eggs---.-- S4.OO
Pen No. Headed by 3rd Prize
Cockerel Trf-State Fair, Memphis,
Sert. 1920, mated to seven A No. I
hens. Is eggs --.--..--.. $3.50
Pen No. HHeaded by Harrison
cock, mated to deep rich red Harrison
pullets, 6lbs. to 7lbs. an excellent
pen, Is eggs ----.----..-- $500
Utility .Pen-Good hens and pullets
with two reserve cockerels, Is eggs
$3.50.
GA ee gs January; 7sS eggs Febru-
lar! fror, 40 he 8.
Haze few ood cockerels for sale
IF desired can mate up one or two
pells that viii give splendid results
Prices reasonable.
Red Biro Poultry Yard
s. N, Berayhi | Owner and Breeder
Water Valley, Miss.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18

Irregular bowel movements should
be corrected, as they lead to chronic
constipationL Take dose of Prickly
Ash Bittersl a. bedtime and you will
get its beneficial effects after break
fast next morning. l. empties the
stomach ami bowels and makes a
man feel fit for the days work. Price
$1.25 per bottle, sold at all Druggists IS
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18

. % iias a. - IT
aasocvenee seiass peo,'t a:
Ieast the practiea part Of it. A con-
stant stream o1 water from one or
more fire engines will soon extin-
guish or get under control, very
large fire, while few buckets OF
water, dashed here and there, have
little or no effect. The modern fire
department is practical and has out
grown the backet system. So it is
with modern dvertisine-plenty Ct
il, used in a practical, common sense
and juaicious manner, pays
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,

IL Leo Henson, Camp Grant Illinois
You are hereby commanded to ap-
pear before the Chancery Court OF
Second District Of the County >f Yal-
saIu STATE OH the 4tf- MvfI--
day of April, A. D. 1921 to defend
The suit in said Court of Mrs. Alice
Heisser, Executrix of Mrs. Catherine
Morrisey, deceased wherein you are
and show cause if any you
IAN why her final account as said
should not be allowed ana
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION

Republican leaders say that -he
immigration bill, which former Pres
ident Wilson refused to sign will ha
reenaetsd carly in the special sas-
sion, with some qualifications. The
three per cent limitation viii likely
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18

Rapid heat throbbing does not
necessarily mean heart disease; gen
orally it is caused by disordeled sto-
mach. Prove it for yourself by tax
ing Prickly Ash Bitters; if the sto-
mach is at fault the heart systems
will quickly disappear. Price SLIPS
per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
= TORIA
i, steas fsnts and C5ildren
Always bef .Gs OvST 0O ears
ave ''.ls u. nd 4stN ~xn-
/ AND POSTED

We the undersigned hereby give
notice that our land is posted against
any fishing, hunting or tresspassing
in any maianer whatever, and any
person csue hit tresspassing on any of
our lands vi i'll be punished to the full
enalty of 1.-THE law
A. S. WORSHAM
HESTER TABORS
T. E. GREEN
J. C. TATE
r. s. MURRAY
II. c.. GOAD.
J. r. HODNETT
L. III. WINTER
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
Sale Of Land for City Delinquent Tax

Pursuant the law Of the of
1926 of the of 1906; will
for cash in front of the City Admin strtn di g
MONDAY being the FOURTH day flpl following
City Tax year being I'd pad:
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
PET
To His +
Gcvefnsr
Jackson, 7
We the


Gcve,nsr leney Lee M. Russell
Jackson, the Hon. Pardon Board,
| We the IS.
Yalobusha Undersigned citizens OF
tin your 'o,lnty respectfully petit
rardcn fer oralbe Body for {
| boy Who EFT Mitchell coloreG
ardson an ct ard killed Buck Rich
chel was aer negro. Robert Nit
------- t. led and convicted at the
cult Court Il, A. D. 1919 Of the Cir
ard sentens n said County and State
We lrdel ed to life Imprisonment.
ri hardson stand this negro Buck
than Robe was a much larger negro
was also G; Mitchell, and that ne
|up Robert bad negro and had beat
and on ths twice before the shooting
this negro same night. We believe
punish he'd noy has been sufficiently
understand or his crime and we
prisoner 81 that he has made model
and for 8 ICE serving his sentence
mentioned, | Of said reasons above
your Honcl we respectfully petition
complete ? able Body for full and
The progress-itemizer., 1921-03-18
ION FOR PARDON

lensy Lee M. Russell
the Hon. Pardon Board,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
THE IMSLDER 81 VS.

When Dempsey plays in vaude-
Vile ne doesn't play heavy parts.
Think OF the fuss over the Davis
cup. sgpposin' someone had do
mated bottle.
Every time "a major club lets 60
Of player some minor crew bene-
fits. It's an in wind ETC.
!. Before "A battle boxers weigh in.
.ter it. some of them are way out.
rhe Pirates are all set to hold
ypVher crews mp. in the race for PEN
(nanf gold.
Pin the athletic comic medal on
the one-mile walk.
Jess willard once beat Kearns. but
it wasn't Dempsey's manager They
called him soldier"
Miller aHuErins has three of
kind trying lut for one position on
his team. and pair uginE ORE Tor
another. No wonder be says he's
got a fun house.
Lands should be "a judge of ten
mis- It's played in court.
". w Kinney. who jumped the
Athletics i'm 1920 wants to play ball
again. Kinney? no. says lands.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
ANNUAL HOLnOUTS
ARE ABOUT DUE TO
RETURN TO FOLDS
Rousch. Groh, Stock, Kopf
and Grimes Still Stand
ing Pat" However.
BY HENRY J.. FARRELL
Nriiel Prs staff COrresnondenf. J

NEW YORK, April Time for
the customary change Of heart IN
annual holdouts Is rolling around
without any change Of symptoms OBJ
served in she quintc; OF National
league discont nts.
Refusals Of Eddie Roush, Hennie
Groh. Larry Kopf Burleigh Grimes
and Milton Stock 20 come 20 terms
make them look 20 be entertaining
intentions more serious than the
mere duci<ing Of spring training and
.series Of exhibition games not on
the payroll.
The Cincinnati Reds have had an
annual argument with Roush and
Groh. who are such business men
that they can see no wisdom in
working for nothing and with Larry
KOpf making it a triumvirate this
spring. they seemed 10 have a heavy
club over Garry Herman.
But Pat Moran is going right along
and filling their places with recruits.
Grimes still Out.
Burleigh Grimes. pitching main
stay of the Brooklyn Robins is an
other possessed Of a oisinclination
TO spring training. The spitballer
usually shows Up the last week. but
this year he will be out Of the fold
because Squire Ebbets. his boss
can't zee his self-appraised value Of
SIS. 900.
Manager Robinson tired OF dicker-
Ing with hcldouts that wrecked the
morale Of his club, says ne will
start the season without him.
Ailton stock, by refusing TO re-
port 20 the St Louis Uaru.Ials, gave
a youngster. Toporcer. chance to
show himself and il may have been
the stroke that will bring out new
star.
To fill Stocks shoes. Branch Rick
ey moved Rogers Hornsby over TO
third base and put the specialized
recruit on second. Both are doing
fine.
The time limit for holdouts hash
expired, however.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08

Time and Tide" is the title Of a
London newspaper, which is owned
and conducted entirely by women.
The first woman to be admitted
to the bar in China was forme'
Texas woman, a graduate of the
law department of the University of
Texas.
The Photographic memory usual
ly finds its best development among
persons with what are called
bunny" foreheads. They have un-
usual power of visual concentration.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08

Japan.
The congress is without authority
to restrict the president in his power
of pardon.
The Japanese picIs cherry blooms
and cure them in salt. using them to
make a sort of tea.
The latest use TO which glass has
beer put is i'm the manufactures of
bathtubs of colored glass, which will
harmonic with the scheme Of dec
grafton used i'm the bathroom.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08

Hermit crabs inhabit the vacant
sheeis Of mOllusks.
Beavers do no work for a period
Of three months or more each sum-
mer
Maine attracts more summer Wis
itors than any other state in the
union.
The worlds population just before
the war was estimated at 1919
100000.
Women are permitted to drive
motor buses in the streets of Toxic,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08
Nelo Mark Set for 22O
Yard Open Breast Stroke

CHICAGO, April rs. Rudy of
the New York A. G. established a
new American record in the 22O yard
open breast stroke Thursday night
wher he swan The distance in three
minutes flats
Edna O'COnnell of the I. A. -.
tied the worlds record in the 100
yard open breast stroke at 1929 10.
illinois A. c. relay swimmers set
a rev worlds record in the 500 yard
rlag. going the distance in 4:4O %.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-08

The Ford who's elected 10 play
second base for the Boston Braves
is not a flivyer His first name Is
Russell.
Home Run Drank Baker has
had but little chance to experiment
with his batting eye The young
Yanks have kept him on the bench
most of the time
LEFT EARFUH.
The one expression all fans know,
Us snapped out rather blunt
You hear it at the baseball game.
The famous Down in 'front.'
RIGHT EARFUL.
What do the styles i'm baseball mean?
I'm truth. they're all a bluff.
Where fans are wearing summer
shirts,
A ball star has a muff.