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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19
Billy Whiskers
By Frances Trego Montgomery.

Come, let's go for a swim in the river before we strike across coun- try" proposed Stuhby.
 You fellows go, but I will stay on the bank and take my bath by proxy, said Button.
 After their bath they felt quite re- freshed and they all started on fast run through the woods, keeping to
 the thicxest part for fear some stray woodsman might see them and tell the kidnapers, should they track
 them.
 They pressed on all night and 1t
 was early mor0ing before they stop
 ped a moment to rest, and Billy and
 Bettina ate some fresh, green grass
 and all took a drink from the swift
 flowing creek which ran through the woods. Then they each took a few winks of refreshing sleep. The next morning Jim and Tom went to rehearse their performing
 animals and to all a few tricks to 1 their usual act. for they had just been i offered the largest sum of money they l had ever gotten for 0 performance. 1 They went to the barn in which they | had locked them securely for the night, threw open the doors and step ped in, whistling.
 1 Horrors of horrorsi Their animals were gone, and their high spirits dropped to zero and their whistles be- 1 came groans, for every stall was 1 empty and 0ot an animal was in 1 sight.
 Tom dropped back against the side
 of one of the stalls, with his hands l held over the pit of his stomach. The | surprise had been too much for him 1 and made him feel i'll. l Jim showed his disappointment by | swearing and abusing and kicking ev-
 erything that came in his way. | The front door of the stable was
 as securely locked when they entered | as it had been when they left the 1 night before; so was every other door i shut, which showed plainly that the animals had not gone of their own | accord.
 "If I ever catch the dog -gasted.
 measly person that stole those ani- mals, I'll punch his head until his
 nose sticks out the opposite side,' said 1 looking in all the stalls and dark cor~l 1 ners to see if. by any chance, he could find the animals hiding. What are you a-goin to do about | it, Jim ?" asked Tom. 'Its a roar 1 ing shame they should have escaped | us just now when we've been offered i such big sum of money for their | performances. Tell you what let's l do-see if we can't track them. The | ground should be soft after last 1 nights rain which should make 1t | easy to find the goats and burro's | tracks, if not the dogs and the cats" l Plight you are, Tom! You look | around the back door for them, while
 I will took around the front door" 1 Jim found many tracks, both go- | ing in and out of the stable, but | they all led toward the theater, so he l supposed they were mostly tracks | made the day before, when the ami l mals were taken to and from the 1 theater. He looked closely at the | ground around the side door, but saw l not a single indication of any ami
 maFs tracks, let alone those he was
 looking for.
 l Jim, oh. Jfm!' called Tom. 'I 1 think I've found some."
 (You will have to wait until tom mor-
 row to see what Tom had found) Copyrighted by the Saalfield Publish | ing Co.,, Akron, O.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19
DINNER STORIES

They were big game hunters, and they were trotting out their usual stock of ''reniniscences.' When each had told his best lie. the only member of the party who had never been to Africa was asked to tell a story.
 'sWen, I'm afraid I've nothing very exciting to tell you" he ptped in small, still voice. "I once had small affair with a lion escaped from 9 menagerie He bounded on me as he got clear of his enclosure-and, well, of course, I wasn't armed
 What on earth did you do?'' cF1or- used the others.
 Well retorted the little man, 'ds just seized his lower jaw with my right hand and his upper jaw with my left hand and held his mouth open till he starved
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19

Marriageable women in China usu- ally wear ther hair in a long single braid. in which is entwined a bright scarlet thread The thread indi- cates fhat the maiden Is awaiting .zfe paatner-
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19

Women in Poland were recently granted equal rights with men in sit- ting on juries This privilege makes Poland the first country of Continental Europe to 1egaKze women jurors.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-04-19
By NORMAN E. BROWN MULLIGAN vs MCCLELLAN
That's proving to be some battle,

That's proving to be some battle.
 Harvey McClennan and Red Null ligan, the gents mentioned, are now battling glove and bat, for the honor of playing third base regularly for the White Sox. In a way it's a hold over battle from last year, intensified by winter of rest.
 Mcclellan, one of the combatant has been known to White Sox fans since 1913. He tried out with the club in the South the spring of that year and might have stayed with it had not the war called him. He en- listed in the army. He rejoined the So5 on his discharge from service.
 He was born at Cythiana, Ky, Dec. 22, 1894 He broke into league base ball with the Lexington, Ky, club in 1914.
 Last year he played in 63 games. His fielding was 0. k, but his hitting was woefulIy weak. Gleason and as- sistant Johnny Evers have been tu- toring him along this line all spring.
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sAYs PEOPLE MIsuNDERsTAND.
our State Representative Claim That
the Public is Misinformed.

The istate representatives declare
that the public is misinformed IN the
matter Of their salaries. They say
that the salary raise was voted at the
last session of the legislature, appli-
cable at this session, and under the
nrovisions of the law no change can
he made in the salaries Of the repre-
sentatives for the session at which
such change is made. In other words,
fhe legislature may vote at this ses-
SION fo place the salaries of its mem-
hers back to where it was last session,
h1lt the change cannot apply at the
nresent sitting of the body.
The resolution to increase the sal
ar;es Of the law makers to $1,000 was
adopted at the 1920 term, and the
wording Of the law on the subject
would indicate that the members have
no legal right at this time to repeal
The resolution to make it apply now
The trouble seems TO be that the
leoislature was unfortunate from
fhe general point Ut view-in having
voted an increase in the salaries Of
;fs members so far ahead. At the
time they did not reaiize sbat there
would be such an uproar against sal
ary increases. On me 9thar nand, IT
was most fortunate for the law-mak-
ers that they availed themselves Of
the best opportunity ever presented 10
make in increase if an increase was
necessary, for at that time the whole
country was drunk on extravaganza
and nobody cared.
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BELL RINGING QuARrErTE.


Large Crowd Greeted Second Num-
Der Of Lyceum Course.
The second number Of the Lyceum
course appeared at the opera house
Tuesday night, and it was greeted by
a full house Of apoye aative listeners.
The number was hc Swiss Bell
Ringing Quartette Of men. The mus
sicians highly enterta aea the audi
ence, BY singing, ringing bells and
representations. Some ef the vocal
selections were Of a kign class while
others were the popular and lighter
songs Mr.. McGregor has an excep-
tionally fine bass voice, very deep,
and musical from the lowest to the
highest notes. While ali Of the voices
we're well trained and the harmony
As good, the the second bass 0H Mr.
& Nrgeor was ono Of the finest q
Port Gibson audience has ever had the
pleasure Of hearing
Mr. Johnson, while good ct music,
was especially good as an imperson-
ator. both in comic and the deeper
numbers.
The euartette was heartily enioynd,
possibly more SO by the audience as
whole iban was the Symphony Or
chestra, tic first number Of the / "
ceum.
The next attraction will he The
Chicago Ladies Sextette, to appear
Thursday evening, Feb End
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SCENIC HIGHWAY.
Warren County to Build Important
Link Of Famous Route.

A@r-t-f - = - = - ~
The Vicksburg Herald Of the nth
contained the following information re-
varding the building Of an import
mt link Of the Mississippi River
Scenic Highway:
A very important conference on the
subject Of the public road to be con-
ztructed north Of Vicksburg to Issa-
duena county, completing link Of the
Scenic Highway, will be held Satur-
day next, at noon, IN the Board Of
Trade rooms. The members Of the
conference will be d. w. Robins, and
Col. r. H Henry, Of the Mississippi
State Highway Commission; H. q.
Deitzer, state highway engineer, the
members Of the Issaqaena board Of
supervisors, the Warren county board
Of supervisors, and the Warren coun-
ty highway commission.
p Nj. Harding, president Of the
Warren county board Of supervisors,
said that the conference will be held
for the purpose Of discussing the
point of Injunction at the Issaquena-
Warren line for the north Highway.
The state commission has allotted
100000 Of the federal aid fund, TO
Warren county for the county's part
Of the roadway, which is to be com
structed.
Engineers from the state highway
engineers office have gone over sew
e1al routes, accompanied by County
Highway Engineer Rhodes, but no
announcement has been made as 70
lust which line or route viii be adopt
"a
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the treasury with which to pay same
when allowed, as well as penalties a.
gainst said clerk for non-performanee
Of duties imposed upon him."
LETTER FORM SENATOR BAR
RETT
Corrects Error Appearing in Reveille
Of Recent Date.

JdNhoutif NAlao.y daus - AoAN.
Reveille.
/ am sure you are anxious at all
times to keep the records straight
and on this account, ! am calling your
attention to an error in the Reveille
dated 18th instant under heading "A
Poor Beginning" and as follows: If
the Legislature is in earnest about
decreasing the states expenses, it has
made sad mistake right in the be-
ginning to raise the salary Of its mem
bers at time when the tax payers are
urging q reduction in salaries of all
officers, is nothing but a slap in the
face, etc. The real facts are. the Leg
islature at its 1920 session raised the
salaries of its members and the raise
in salary to take effect at the begin
ming Of the 1922 session, there was a
disposition and willingness shown by
many of the members at the begin
ming Of this session to repeal the act
authorizing the increase, but the At
tofney General gave an opinion that
under Section 46 Of the State Consti-
tuition we cannot do it as that instru-
ment reads: 1.-THE members of the
Legislature shall severally receive
from the State treasury compensation
for their services, to be prescribed by
law, which may be increased on di-
minished, but no alienation Of such
compensation of members shall take
effect during the session at which it
is made.1 You will see from the aboev
that it was the 1920 session that rais-
ed the salary and the law cannot be
changed to take effect until after
this session My position in the mat
ter Is perfectly clear, / opposed the
increase as indicated in Senate Jour
nal 1920 page SIG. While on the
floor at this session some one asked:
sAre you going to accept the extra
$500.007" My reply was, Yes, every
dollar of it, for If | did not, the en-
tire state will get the benefits Of It, Il
when in fact, if | am not entitled to
1t, my people back at home should
have it and will, if they so desire II. r
My financial condition is very
much the same as the average citizen
of Claiborne and | know what they
are experiencing just now
You may rest assured this session
will save every penny POSSIBLE and i
am convinced the state tax WILL be
lower,
Very truly yours,
j. H. BARRETT
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Many Changes in Ownership Of Lands
in County.


in County.
g. 81 Watson to Lucy Thomas, lot
in Post Gibson, $3.50.
J. H. Lord 70 w G. Thomas, 1880
acres on Port Gibson Hermanville road
5000.
J 7. Drake, trustee, to Fannie b.
VIII, 8S acres, the Albert Anderson
tract, near Hermanville, $500.
J l.. Lord to Steve Waltz, ITO acres
lear Hermanville, $1,000
A. Titehe to Cora M. Wilson, "a
acres on Port Gibson-Tillman road,
$500.
J RI Sherrod to y. II EIaclsworth,
lot in Port Gibson, $500
R. f. Montgomery to w. r. Patti
son, half interest in 1873 acres, price
not mentioned.
b. b Barland TO T.. y Calhoun,
house and lot in Port Gibson, $2650
II. Y. Watkins, Trustee, to Ameri-
can Bonding Co., Clark property in
and near Hefmanville, $1,000.
George w Cosncr, and X. 3. Bent-
ley to w. II Ward, deciding back the
Ward place near Port Gibson, after
failure to meet payments.
J y. Milsaps to W. /. Rnshbrook,
160 acres, part Of the Spindle Place
n Dist s, $500.
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SENATOR BARRETT's BILL.
Provides for Budget and Other Things
for Boards of Supervisors

The Clarion-Ledger Of the 18th has
the following to say Of the bill gov
erning board Of supervisors which
was introduced by Senator Barrett Of
Claiborne county.
Senator Barrett, of Hermanville,
has introduced into the upper house
a bill governing the accounting sys-
tenn Of supervisors and chancery
clerks in the counties which Will be
Of general interest. The title gives
the purpose and gist Of the proposed
measure and is as follows;
sAn act requiring the boards OF
supervisors of all counties to prepare
and publish in county paper annu-
ally on the first Of April budget Of
county expenses, estimated for the
succeeding year, ending the last day
Of March, along with full statement
Of revenue from all sources paid into
the county and state treasures from
each Of same during the preceding
year ending the last day OF March;
SO that the public will be informed as
to estimated amount OF expenditures
as we'll as income Also requiring
the chancery clerk who is ex-oiiicio
clerk of the said board to keep a reg
ular set of books IN a buslness-like
way, showing each account, SO that
any citizen may at once ascertain
amount of receipts and expenditures
making uu such account. Also re-
auiring said board Of supervisors to
absolutely refrain from allowing any
claim against said county based on
any contract or understand ng, no
matter what, unless the money at the
time be actually in the county treas
ury to pay same. Also providing that
the board of supervisors shall under
no circumstances borrow any money
to pay any account claimed from said
county. said board being absolutely
prohibited from creating debt and
borrowing money to pay same. Also
requiring every person who presents
a claim to said board against any
county to itemize and swear to same;
and to accompany their claim with
certificate from the treasurer that
the money is in the treasury TO pay
same il allowed. Also requiring the
clerk Of said board to mark filed
every claim presented to said board,
numbering same consecutively and to
keep the same as a rerord at his Of
fee, the number Of the claim, i al
low ed, to appear on the face Of any
warrant issued to pay same. Also pro-
viding penalties for allowing any
claim against said county unless the
same is accompanied by a citation Of
the law under which same is claimed
and unless the money be actually N
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Joins CLAIBORNE TRUCKERS
Copiah Man to Be Sales Manager for
Truck Growers of This County.

Crystal Springs, Miss, Jan. 15.--
Z. H. Mortimer Of this city has just
closed a contract with the Claiborne
Truck Growers Association to serve
it as salesmanager during the coming
vegetable season. The Claiborne
County Truck Growers Association
comprises Port Gibson, Pattiscn and
Hermanville. These places VIII grow
a general line Of truck, cabbage, peasg
beans and tomatoes and carrots, and
Mr.. Mortimer will be in full charge
OF the loading, inspecting and selling
The association has been fortunate in
selecting Mr.. Mortimer as he has had
long experience in this line both here
and in the west. Mr. Mortimer will
devote his entire time to the work Of
the association and under his man
agement the produce world may look
for results in good old Claiborne.
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CLAIBORNE BANK.
Stakeholder Held Annual Meeting at
at HermanviIle On Thursday.

The stockholders Of the Claiborne
Bank held their annual meeting at the
bank building IA Hermanville on
Thursday morning Of last week. The
report Of the cashier and directors
showed that the bank had made some
money during the past year, despite
the strengency Of the times.
The earnings were placed to undi-
yided profits, and the directors were
reelected Tie board is composed o.
r.. 3. Barland, G. A. Taylor, T. +
Clark, J. VI. Person and 6. d. Bar
land The directors afterward re-elect
ed G. d. Bariand cashier.
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IMPoRrANT LEGISLATION
Things Being Considered BY Our Law
Makers at Jackson.

~
A-s.ss MeeA lls El9use ~ q Representa-,
ny. stsess ~ 9 t9ss XIV, 81 % 70 RI passea
sns 9nslaIu w Millsn pIoN3uss 9ot
svillpulsory III course e mofai tfahling
u Wy pvoile sehoois 0asea On tle Yen
eon1ma4qments, I1,lI
~ tlo1se aiso passen tne tAnaer-
son plil combining tne oihees ol cnan-
ceIy ana circuit eierh n c9unties oi
@ not more imam l9,VVu innapitants'
MS piL u y hnaliy becomes law
VIZ altese Sialpofhe eouney, ,oan q puf
populAtioh pob Is pelWeeh ls'VVV ana ~
wy;
me rouse passeu 2 PHI proylung
heayy penaily Ior any supervisor VINO
employs EelSsive or ~ any way mas
. sohtraet WIN one.
a uln proVlaing loI q circuit anu
ehahcefy reqistrlcAihg q tne state was
passed py tne rouse
Inc senate mas voted 10 return %
tne Zee system o. paying county OF
llcels.
K, Inc h9use seems aeseinllaei shae
1nefe shail ne ~ iieW oAlices created,
havlng voted Down Two or three pro-
poslslons q Inns KIND
Inc senate, py q Yose q 9z 70 4,
passed Dlil provlding 2 heavy penai-
" ior any lawyer or otner person ap-
pearing before the fafdon board II
lne interest ol criminal; ~ case
tne offender Is lawyer ne IS 70 pc
dis7,basrIred from practice N addition
20 Doth lIne ana imprisonment
senator 5arrett from CialDorne mas
INTRODUCED q bill to abolish the Geol-
oglcal department q me state, a mer-
iJorious piil.
Inc House mas passed PHI forpid-
ulng tne funnlng az large Of pun call
yes ana boar plgs
Inc eager blll 70 dispense with
puDlls atlon q names Of lemale pol
tax deilnquents was amended 70 also
lncluae male delinqnehts ana passed;
a Dill 70 PROVIDE schoois Iof aouit
1lltefates was properly deIeated py
the Senate,
INC mouse judiciary eoEnnalttee MADE
q favorable report on lne nill 20 sup
stllule the electflc ehalf Iof tne gal-
soWs, ana 70 nave az electfocuelons
take place at the Parfhman convict
farm.
Inc mouse passed Nilhout Z, qlsseiie an
emergency appropr 'lioh piil sarIyiilg
$lo,VOO 1or tne confederate hone az
beauVolr.
a senate PHI vas passed a!loWing
pialnllii ana uetenuahts n SAVll cases
% direesly quespioh Jurors sYhsn peiilg
empanelled.
Inc senate aaopteu PHI wnlrn
PROVIDES for the consolidation 81 the
ottices Of enancefy ana clreulg CLERK
N counties q less tnan 5O,VVV lnnapi-
tants, though providing That county
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CARD or THANKS.

We wish to express our apprecla-
ton and thanks to the good neighbors
and friends Of Port Gibson for their
loyal assistance in the bereavement
Of our father. Also the nice flowers
from several: Our funeral director
Mr. Marx is loyal and kind.
Hoping him and all success IN their
business, love and kind wishes TO all
MRS. M. A. COGDELL,
z. J. FIFE,
MRS. |. M. FIFE,
|. M. FIFE.
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70 THE VICTOR BELONGS spoL:
Republicans to Gust All Democratic
Postmasters in Mississippi.

Vieksburg, Miss, Jan. 49, m J.
Mulvihill, Republican national COM
mitteeman and patronage eferee for
Mississippi, has received a second
letter from the postmaster general
asking recommendation for post
masters Of all classes IN every part
Of the state.
Recommendation and endorsements
are reaching Mr.. Malvihill by every
mail. Personal calls are being made.
II IS evident that the Harding adj
ministration viii make d clean sweep
Of Democratic postmasters in Missis-
sippi except unless where no eligible
Republicans can be found.
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4 LEAF FROM THE PAST
Grand Gulf Merchant Was Advertiser
in Coniah Newsnaner.

Mai, A. .. Carter az Hazlehurst
recently showed the editor of the
Brookhaven Times a copy Of the Ar
gus, o paper printed AZ Galiatin, Co
piah county, in lSi9. Commenting
upon the Old paper, the Times says.
1t had no flafing advertisements,
J. w. Champlin, of Grand
Gulf, appears TO be the leading mer-
chant Of the section. with several
small advertisements. The people of
that day seemed to have their smoke
houses in the West for Mr. Champlin
advertised mess pork, leaf lard, fresh
81. Louis flour and irish potatoea.
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THE OLD HEN AGAIN
stiH Technically but Not Actually
OutIawed. We are Informed

The Reveille is told that the state
ment that the ordinance against the
town hen was ever repealed was a
grave mistake; that technically the
old hen has no right on the streets.
However, the only punishment pro-
vided in the ordinance IS that she
shall be captured by the aggrieved or
any Of his or her friends or any one
else who wishes the laws enforced and
held in captivity until the owner shall
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Rub.My.TIam fsr Rheumatlam.
pIEp OF pNEuMoNIA.

Five-Y -Year-Old Son Of MIR. and Mrs.
H. p. Harlan Died Sunday.
Earl, the ilye-year-old son ~ Mr..
and Mrs. II. r. Harlan Of the Fifth
District died Saturday Of double pncu-
monia.
The friends of the family sympa-
thize with the bereaved parents IN
their great affliction.
Pneumonia has been claiming many
victims over the country this winter,
almost every paper recording one Or
more deaths from this disease which
has been called the strong mans en-
emy.
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WANTS TAX REDUCTION.
President, Pro TEN cf Senate Disa-
grees With Speaker Conner.


Senator Smith, president pro tenn
Of the Senate differs from Senator
Stone aud Speaker Conner of the
House Of Representatives in regard to
a reduction Of the state tax levy. He
Gays;
"Mr. Stones address was Of unusu-
al interest to the legislators as we
know he has made a deep study Of
it.n u accept his figures as correct,
and II we have a balance Of S2,500,-
600 / am Of the opinion we should re-
duce the state tax levy at least one
and possibly two mills The people
Of the state are hard-pressed and any
reduction in the amount Of money
which taxpayers must pay win be
welcomed by them In view Of ex-
sting conditions I do not think the
Legislature should levy larger tax
than is absolutely necessary
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
Representative Of State Organization
Here Last Monday

r. Fl. Pate, organizing secretary Of
the Mississippi State Chamber Of
Commerce, was here Monday 10 the
interest Of his organization which is
getting strongly established IN the
state
While here, Mr.. Pate secured five
memberships IN the Chamber Of Com
merre, The Mississippi Southern
Bank, The Port Gibson Bank, The Port
Gibson Oil Works, The Claiborne
Hardware Co. ard Samuel We'll.