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The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-11-16

they were all compact of the aevil-
may-care attitude engendered In any
persistent traveller. Perhaps the incom-
parable cookery Of Lulu played its
part.
Il was going to make q trip south
this month";" he said, "on my way
home from here. Suppose we get
married again by somebody or other,
and start right off. You'd like that,
wouldn't you going south.
"Yes," said Lulu only.
Its july" said Ina, with her sense
OF fitness, but no one heard.
1t was arranged that their trunks
should follow them-Ina would see to
that, though she was scandalized that
they were not first to return to War
bleton for the blessing of Mrs. Bett.
Mamma won't mind" said Lulu.
Mamma can't stand fuss any more"
They left the table. The men and
women still sitting at the other tables
saw nothing unusual about these four,
indinerently dressed, indifferently
conditioned. The hotel orchestra,
playing ragtime in deafening concord,
made Lulu's wedding march.
1t was still early next day--a hot
Sunday - when Ina and Dwight
reached home. Mrs. Bett was stand
ing on the porch.
"Where's Lulie2" asked Mrs. Bett.
They told.
Mrs. Bett took Il In, bit ut time.
Her pale eyes searched their faces,
she shook her head, heard 1t again,
grasped 1t. Her first question was:
"Who's going to do your work.
Ina had thought Of that. and this
was manifest.
'Oh." she said, "you and TIL have
TO manage"
Mrs Bett meditated, frowning.
II left the bacon for her to cook for
your breakfasts" she said. II can't
cook bacon fit" to eat. Neither can
you"
"We've had our breakfasts" Ina
escaped from this dilemma.
"Had 1t up in the city, on expenser'
well, we didn't have much"
In Mrs. Belts eyes tears gathered,
but they were not for Lulu.
81 should think" she said, "I should
think Lulie might have had a little
more gratitude to her than this"
On their way to church Ina and
Dwight encountered Di, who had left
the house some time earlier, step
ping sedately to church in company
with Bobby Larkin. Di was In white,
and her face was the face Of an angel,
30 young, so questioning, so utterly
devoid Of her sophistication.
'That child" said Ina, "must not
see SO much Of that Larkin boy. She's
just little, little girl"
"Of course she mustn't" said
Dwight sharply, "and II was her
mother"
"Oh, stop thatw said Ina, soto
voce, at the church steps.
To every one with whom they spoke
In the aisle after church, Ina an
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-11-16
BOLD SPRINGS

Born to Mr. and Mrs Henry Spears
daughter the 9th.
Il. M. Stokes and Miss Nina Luke
OF Kemper were married at the
home of the Justice OF Peace M. E.
Bates Wednesday night.
Mrs N. j.. Gipson has returned
home from a visit with her son in
Flora.
Mr. and Mrs j Fl Gray and child.
rem visited Mrs Gray's brother, Mr
Gibson In Kenper Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs Clark May spent Sat.
and Sunday with Mrs Mays parents
in Kemper.
Mr. and Mrs Leslie Branning have
finished moving here from Moscow.
Misses Eva Bates and Isa Bryan
spent Wednesday night with Lucille
Bates.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-11-16
August.

August.
Mrs. Bett had been having a 'stan,
trim," brought on by nothing definabla
Abruptly as she and Ina were getting
supper, Mrs. Bett had fallen silent.
had In fact refused to reply when ad-
dressed. When all was ready and
Dwight was entering, hair wetly
brushed, she had withdrawn from the
room and closed her bedroom door
until 1t echoed.
"She's got one again." said Ina,
grieving. Dwight, you CO."
He went. showing NO sign Of annoy
ance, and stood outside his mother
in-law's door and knocked.
No answer.
Mother. come and have some sup
per"
No answer.
"Looks to me like your munins was
just about the best ever"
No answer.
"Come on--I had something funny
to tell you and Ina"
He retreated. knowing nothing 4
the admirable control exercised ~
this woman for her own passiohatn
satisfaction In sending him away IN
satisfied. He showed nothing but anx-
ious concern. touched with regrot, ~
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-11-16
MISS LULU BET1
By IONA GALE
Illustrated by
Irwin Myers

u-MAY.-Chiehy because Of the ripple
In her placid, colorless existence which
the arrival OF Ninian win bring. Lulu 10
interested and speculative, meanwhile
watching with something like envy the
boy-and-girl love-making Of Bobby and
the absence OF Herbert. at his business.
and OF Ina, resting. Thus he becomes
acquainted with Lulu FIRST and in q meas
ure understands her position in the house.
TO Lulu. Ninian IL a much-traveled man
Of the world and even the slight interest
which he takes in her In appreciated, be-
cause It is something new In her life.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-11-16

Meridian, Miss. Lauderdale coun.
TVS midwinter poultry show, which
will be staged at the courthouse, Dec.
and ., Is expected to outclass the
poultry show held at the Mississippi-
Alabama fair, according to Miss Kath.
crime Staley, home demonstration
agent.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-11-16
Name u. b. G. Delegates.

Blue Mountain.-At recent meet
ing Of the M. P. Lowrey Chapter 81
the United Daughters OF the Confed.
eracy the delegates were named to
represent the local chapter at the
general y. p. G. convention to b held
n Birmingham, Ala, on Nov. 16-1s.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-11-16
Mothers Are Entertained.

Merigold.- Girls Highly club
entertained their mothers at moth
ers' and daughters banquet held to
acquaint the mothers with the fine
work Of the organization.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-11-16

Te> Every One With Whom Thsy
Spoke In the Aisle After Church
Ina Announced Their News.
nounced their news: Had they heardl :
Lulu married Dwight's brother Ninian
In the city yesterday. Oh, sudden.
yesI And romantic spoken
with that upward infection to which
Ina was q prey.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-11-16
GETS $4,000 IN LOSS
OF WIFE AND INFANT
sereaved Husband Receives verdIc,
at GuIfport.

Gulfport.-The jury in the case OF
Peter Skrmetta VS.. the Gulrport &
Mississippi Coast Traction Company,
in which the plaintiff sued for $5s,0Oo
damages for the death of his wife
and infant, returned verdict award
ing Skrmetta $4,000
The suit was the outcome of a
tragic accident which occurred in Bi-
loxi recently, when Skrmetta's wife,
carrying her baby, was caught In q
live wire and eleetrocuted.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-11-16
CjnnInc shawn lncraano

Tupelo. There had been einnad im
Let comfy up to Oct. 1s. 1884 balss
of cotton. These figures eolnparsl
With s,lOi bales ginned To the same
ate last year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31
BUYERS PLATFORM And CURB
MARKET FOR FARMERS WILL BE
LAUNCHED TONICHT'S CONFERENCE

An aggressive program for bigger
business for Lakeland will be
launched at 1880 o'clock this evening
at conference to be held in the Elks
Grill under the auspices of the Lake
land Chamber of Commerce. Partici-
pating in the conference will be men,
bers of the city commission, repre-
sentatives from the boards of direc-
tors of all the banking institutions of
Lakeland, at least dozen of the lead
ing citrus and truck growers through
out this section, and the board of di-
rectors of the Chamber of Commerce
Steps will be taken 10 provide buy
ers' platform in Lakeland where the
fruit and truck growers of this section
will be enabled to market their pro
duce.
In addition it is also desired to con
slider the institution of farmers curb
market, so that the farmers in this
territory can come to Lakeland, dis
pose of their produce, and spend theiI
cash-in Lakeland stores.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31
JOURNAL PLANT is
DESTROYED BY IRISH RIOTERS

London, March 31-(By the Asso-
ciated Press)-I is widely believed
in Dublin that the armed raid on the
plant of the Freemen's Journal yes
terday morning was part of pro-
ject for the seizure of the whole city
which failed through the lack Oi
forces, says the Daily Mail CORE
spondent.
The raid created a sensation, and
there was considerable uneasiness
last night, the people expecting some
fresh coup by the republicans. Tho
latter's claim of big sensations from
the free state section of the Irish
republican army, including half the
forces guarding the Bank of Ireland
has been given wide publicity. anf
seems to have added to the nervous
ness throughout the city.
Latest reports agree that although
three rotary presses and fourteen
linotype machines were ruined In
the raid, preventing the Freeman's
Journal from issuing a complete
newspaper, there was only slight loss
from fire and nearly all the damage
is covered by insurance. The Even
ling Telegraph is published in the
lsame plant.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31
Heavy Rains Last Night
Made 1t Impossible To
Continue Emergency
Wcrk-Expect Rise At
Rate of Three Or Four
Inches Per Day-Wa-
ter Still At Track Level
Along Memphis, Hele-
ma and Louisiana R. r.

Helena. Ark. March 81. -- The sit
uation at Oldtown II miles north of
here where caving in of the first line
levees of the Mississippi river began
yesterday because of flood water was
described this morning by govern.
nent engineers as critical. Two more
feet caved in early today and the
strong current from the Mississippi
side is said to be eating its way un-
der the levee on the Arkansas side.
Heavy rains last night made it i'm
possible to continue emergency work
which was suspended at 8 O'Clock TO
permit the men to secure some rest
for the task before them today.
Levee officials state the river al
Oldtown is now five miles wide. They
expected the river will continue to
rise at the rate of or inches a day
until Tuesday when the crest is eX
pected to reach the endangered
points.
Water is still at track level along
the Memphis. Helena and Louisiana
railroad between Helena and McGe
hee, Arkansas, but traffic continues
uninterrupted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31

nnison and fever contracted in the
wild hot tropical iungles of Brazil
saw him for long talk. when he
said: well. I am game and glad
that 7 discovered this unknown river
in Brazil. 7 would nrohablv he better
OFF physically IL 7 had gone to the
cooler region Of southern Argentina
and Chile and | might have found
that mysterious amnhihian which
would have aroused far more human
intorost throughout the world than an
unnna nnod river
"Whpn later he PASSED away s"d-
dorlv. undOuhte edlv as result of the
noieon. contracted in his Brazilian
im"gla travels. 7 could not help think
ing that II he had gone after the nm
known boast Of Argentina instead of
the unkonwn river of Brazil. all his
torv mirht have been changed. Any
wp~ I hone the relation of this in
cident may he an inspiration to Jose
Cinagi superintendent Of the Buenos
Aires Geological garden. and Emilio
Rey. the distinguished Argentine en-
gineer. who are on an expedition to
ascertain the facts about this extra
ordinary plesiosaurian or surviving
amphibian whose ancestors 60 back
Through untold ages. "a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31
SENATE IS
CLEARING OFF
CALENDAR
Shows Speed In Ratify-
ing Remaining Pacts-
Getting Ready for 9th
er Bills

washington, March 31.-Ry an un-
expected burst of speed the Senate
today had cleared its calendar OF the
arms conference treaties, ratifying by
an unanimous roll call the Far East
ern treaty and with only one oppos-
ing vote the pact for revision OF the
Chinese tariff, yesterday, the Senate
exceeded even the expectations OF ad-
ministration leaders in the speed with
which it swept to conclusion its rati-
fication program. SiXty-siX senators
voted in the unanimous approval CIV
en- the Far Eastern treaty while OF the
50 voting on the tariff treaty only
one. Senator King, Democrat, of Utah.
was recorded against it.
The comparatively brief debate on
the Far Eastern treaty developed vir-
tually no differences OF opinion, al
though Senator Borah, Republican, OF
Idaho, expressed a fear that the Far
Eastern settlements of the arms con-
ference generally might in future
years be interpreted as giving moral
assent" to past acts of aggression in
the orient. In several sharp exchanges
which took place over the tariff
treaty, Senator Hitchcock, ranking
Democrat on the foreign relations
committee. and Senator King led in
criticism of American participation in
he fixing of the Chinese customs
schedules. while Senator Underwood,
the Democratic leader, defended the
pact. Senator Hitchcock left the
chamber and did not vote on the tariff
treaty.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31

Washington, March 31.-(By the AS
sociated Press. .l-Commencement of
work to complete the Wilson Dam and
construct Dam No. 3 at Mussell
Shoals. Ala. under government ap-
preparation and supervision will be
proposed to the Senate by Chairman
Norris of the Agriculture Commission.
he announced today upon his return
from inspection of the Alabama prop
critics in company with other senators
and members of the House military
committee.
1T would be an economic sim" Sen
ator Norris said. ito let these vast
projects stand in idleness. We should
appropriate at once for their compile
ton"
The senator declared he would ad-
vocate the quickest possible action by
the senate in making the appropria-
tion for the army engineers to begin
work and estimated that $7.500,0O
would be necessary to carry the work
on the first year
while the construction of the pro
jects goes forward" he continued,
I'VE can study the questions present
ed in the offers of Mr.. Ford and the
others for the lease and purchase of
the properties. 1t is possible that no
decision with respect to the accept
ance by congress of one of the three
private proposals before us at this
time could be determined upon at
this session of congress"
The Nebraska senator explained
that the legislative canendar was con.
gested with important bills, including
the army, navy, ship subsidy, tariff
and bonus measures, and their CON
sideratiOn would require much of the
senate's time at this session. He
doubted if sufficient time would he
left before adjournment for a discus.
sion of the private proposals respect
ing Mussel Shoals
BY appropriating for one years
work on the Shoals properties, he
said, congress would be able to reach
quicker decision than if it attempt
ed to take up for acceptance any of
tn eprivate offers.
The senator said he would present
his plan to the agriculture members
at the meeting he would call for next
Tuesday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31
ATLANTA SCHOOL
SUPERINTENDENT MAKES
UNIQUE PRESENTATION

Atlanta. Ga. March 31.-Superin
'nndert of Schools Hutton will have
problem on his hands tonight when
he delivers diplomas to a class grad
uated from the boys high school A
number of it's members have advan.
age over him in years. and therefore
in experience and the homily which
usually attends such occasions would
he malapropos.
The class was graduated in 1872
and included a number of boys who
have achieved prominent places
in the vocations they after
ward selected Among them we're
Clark Howell, editor of the Atlanta
Constitution; Frank P. Rice, leading
realtor; Marion Erwin. prominent in
southern legal circles, and many 9TH
ers. For some reason. long forgotten,
the diplomas we're never presented to
the young hopefuls in the years inter.
vening since their graduation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31
A Scientific Controversy
Which Was Begun Be-
fore Their Death To
Determine Whether
Twins Constituted One
Or. Two Personalities
Son Will Inherit All
Of 100000 If They
Were Both AS One

Chicago. March 31.-The death OF
Rosa and .ToSepfa Black, the "Sia-
mese Twins" has left the Cook coun-
ty probate court with legal problem
which apparently is unprecedent ed. In
determining the disposition of the
100000 estate of the twins the court
must decide if 11-year-old Franz is
the son of one or of both of the twins.
A scientific controversy which be
gan even before the death of the sis
ters early yesterday has resolved it.
self into the question: West Rosa
and Josepfa Black one individual
personality or did they constitute sep
arate entities?"
If they were one personality the
son will inherit the entire fortune
which was accumulated by the twins
during their exhibition tours of the
world. If they were two distinct per
sonalties. Rosa being the mother. and
JOsepfa the aunt. only Rosds half Oi
The estate would 20 to the lad while
10 epfa's closest relatives. inCludng
her Sj-yearold father and four broth
ers. would be entitled to her half
Physicians say there are physiolOg
ical facts to support each contention
and attorneys agree that a legal opion
ion must be based upon scientific
analysis of the bodies.
So far a post mOrtem has been Op
posed by the brother, Frank Black
who is in this city. 1t was he who
prevented an operation before deatl
which physicians urged as the onl,
| possible means OF saving one of the
sisters
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31

declaring their program for winning
the cooperation of these workers
calls only for peaceful appeal" Or
ganizers, however, have been quietly
at work for some time, and their effec-
tiveness cannot be forecast, but no
long Interruptions seems imminent in
the non-union fields.
For six months the threat of the
suspension has been becoming more
apparent Last September the miners
made it clear that their policy was
opposed to any reductions which
operators generally were asking, but
the exact stand of the union was made
known a little more than month
ago.
Briefly, the miners demands are
that present basic wages be retained
in the soft coal fields and that the
anthracite tonnage workers receive
20 per cent increase with 81 day ad-
vance being given to the anthracite
day workers. The basic rates for the
soft coal workers range from $10S to
Sill a ton for pick mining, and the
day men receive $3.50 a day. Exact
tonnage rates in the anthracite fields
in the soft coal district. and the an
thracite day men receive from $4.20
to $3.50 a day.
Aside from the wage question, the
fight of the miners in the soft coal
fields is directed toward preserving
the unions system of bargaining that
has grown up during the last forty
years. In the past, wages have been
fixed by an interstate contract ap-
plying to western Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois, with contracts
for other soft coal fields being based
upon the interstate contract. The con-
tract question, however, is not an is
sue in the anthracite district.
In addition to reduction in wages,
the soft coal operators have refused
to continue the interstate method of
contract making. Reduction proposed
by the operators generally amounts to
40 per cent of the prevailing scales, or
return to the wages established by
contracts made in 1916. Some opera
tors also insist on the abolition of
the unions CHECK off,, the plan by
which operators deduct union dues
from the miners wages.
w hilC lhC uAlOu . Will De
directed generally by the information
al executive officers, and the subordi-
nate district officials, all questions of
policy have been vested in a COM
mittee of 116 men meeting the vari-
Gus district unions. The committee
will meet on the call of President
Lewis who said that future meetings
depend on developments of the
strike" as outlined by the committee,
the unions policy on entering the sus-
pension is to permit no wage agree
ments being made for any soft coal
fields until after a contract, substan-
TALLY the same as that existing today,
has been made for the central com
petitive field. For the anthracite field
the policy stands for wage increases.
While the policy is subject to COM
mittee change, it now calls for ending
the suspension in any field only after
the miners have approved new con-
tract by a referendum vote.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31

(1sZ:!.E J ..::.... 5Ig}
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS

The low pressure area which was
over the West Gulf states Thursday
morning has moved northward over
the Ohio valley. 1t has caused rain
throughout the Lake region. the north
western states. the Ohio and Missis-
sippi valleys and the northern por-
tons of the Gulf states. Over the Mid
die and South Atlantic states the
weather has bee ngenerally fair.
In the west. an area of high pres
sure covers the Plains states. while
on the North Pacific coast. pressure
is low. Rain has fallen over the Pa
rific states and Nevada. and light
rain hsa fallen in Nebraska and Ok
lahoma. 1t is colder this morning over
the Middle and Southern Plains
states and the West Gulf states. and
warmer over the Rocky Mountain re-
gion and the northwest.
Indications are for unsettled wealth
er in the vicinity of Tampa tonigh;
and Saturday. probably showers. It
Will be somewhat cooler Saturday.
WALTER J. BENNETT
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31
CIRCUIT COURT HAS
ANOTHER VACATION

Circuit court adjourned at 10 o'clock
this morning, none of the cases set
for today having come to trial.
The case of Zeia Bible and T. l..
Bible VS.. J. Poucher was passed tenn
porarily, the defendant not being
ready for trial.
The case of JA w. Boutwell, VS.. the
Southern Phosphate Co., in which the
plaintiff was suing for $4,000 damages.
was settled out of court by the pya-
ment of $1,250.
The case of ]. H. Gregory VS.. IT.
win A. Yarnell was continued to the
next term pending settlement.
The case of T. NJ. Jones VS.. Paul
Wood ct al, involving 81 900 damages
is set for SATURDAY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31
CAR is STOLEN

w. F. Hampton, of 413 South Ken
tucky avenue, discovered the loss on
Thursday forenoon o. mis- seven pas
senger Buick car, which was taken
from the garage at sos South Tennes-
see avenue sometime Wednesday
night, the lock on the garage door
having been broken. Neighbors re-
port having heard noise at o'clock
Thursday morning. The car was not
insured.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31
S1nn EIRE

A fire broke out at the noon hour
in the residence of Charles Norton on
West Lemon street. 1t started over
the kitchen from the fiue, and dam
age estimated at 500 was inflicted
before the fire. department arrived
and extinguished the flames.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31
BIG TTE-UP IN COAL INDUSTRY is DUE TOMORROW
CHAIRMEN TO
ASK SENATE FOR
SHOALS MONEY

Chairman Norris An
nounced Today That
Government Appropri-
alton Would, Be Asked
To Complete Wilson
Dam ard Construct
Dam No. 3 At Muscle
Shoals Economic Sin
Not To, He Says
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31
BIG FIRE IS
RAGING AT
NASSAU

Key West. Fla, March 31.-The
naval station here at 10 a. M. today
received a wireless call for help from
Nassau in the Bahama Islands where
it was reported a fire of great pro
portions was raging No details were
available.
Preparations were made to start
two naval vessels Immediately. Na3-
sau is between 250 and 300 miles from
Kay West and about 200 miles from
Miami The call for help from a point
this far away was taken by officials
here to Indicate that the situation wa"
one of the greatest gravity.
Miami. March 81 tits reported
here by wireless here this morning
that the Colonial Hotel at Nassau
Bahama Islands. is burning down The
hotel is one of the chain of Flagler
hostelries along the Florida East
Coast.
The fire is understood to have start
ed in the laundry of the big tourist
hotel which was a frame structure.
There were no casualties, it is re-
ported.
The radio reported at 1918 that the
entire city of Nassau was threatened
by the fire and that the Olss at that
hour was in the millions. The Colonial
Hotel was being dynamited in an eff
fort to control the flames.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-31
THE WEATHER

Florida. Unsettled tonight and Sat
uroay. probably showers, cooler in
North and central portions Saturday.
Evening star., 1922-07-11

Specially designed aeroplanes for
giving flying displays In rooted build
fngs are now being tested.