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The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
BURGLARIzED
tues. NIGHT
Store Entered By Removing
West Window-Thieves
Fled in Automobile When
Parties Approached The
Store.

Thursday night thieves entered E.
C. Avens store but becoming frigh-
tened, fled before securing much loaf.
The store was entered by removing
the window on west side of the build
ing. About 1890 o'clock parties ap-
preaching the store saw two men run
out in street from direction of the
store building and then jump in an
auto and hastily drive off. When
the approaching parties got to the store
building they noticed the store had
been entered. and they Immediately
notified Mr.. Aven.
Mr.. Aven came to the store and
upon investigation found that the
thieves had secured only very little
loot for their trouble. Only the dry
goods department had been molested
and all the owner could find missing
were a few shirts, some socks, and a
few other minor articles.
There is no clue as to the identity
of the burglars, but the officers are
using every effort possible to run
down and apprehend the thieves. II
is more than probable that had not
citizens appeared on the scene just
as the thieves began operation and
scared them off, they would have
carried away an automobile load of
goods.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
MORE WITNESSES SSAY
MAI. OPIE SHOT MAN
No Reference to Hangings in
Watson Hearing-Defense
Rebuts Charges

WASHINGTON, Jan. TO- Nearly
dozen witnesses al from Virginia
broke even today in testifying for and
against Maj. Hierome L. Opie OF
Staunton, Va, before the Senate in.
vestigation committee that American
soldiers had been hanged without
trial in France.
But at the all-day session there was
no evidence relating specifically to
hangings. 1t all swung around
charges that Maj. Opie, as command
er of the Third Battalion, 116th In
fantry, had shot some of his own men.
Men who had served with the regi
ment, supplementing testimony sub
mitted last week, declared they saw
Maj. Opie shoot runners in October
1918, while his command was in the
Argonne offensive. Others who were
with the officer on the dates mention
ed asserted that he had shot no ont
and that he only fired to stop some of
his men, apparently in disordered re
treat in an effort to reform his line
and get troops back into fighting state
Chairman Brandegree, seeking to
cut through the conflicting evidence
endeavored to ascertain the exact
number alleged to have been shot, but
in the end there was some doubt in
the minds of members as to whether
the witnesses had seen and were at
tempting to describe the same alleged
slaughter.
Counsel for Maj. Opie in a bsief
statement at the conclusion Of the
Opie testimony, expressed the hope
that there might be aspeedy finding
that there might be a speedy finding
and asked that further evidence re-
one time. Senator Watson, Demo-
lating to him might be presented at
crat, Georgia, whose speech in the
Senate led to the investigation, OPP
posed any attempt to single out the
Opie case, declaring he was not the
prosecutor, hat he had not brought
the Majors name in, and that the
Major himself wss the first to give
the charges publicity after witness
had told of the shooting of man bv
an officer designated as maj. Opley." !"
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
LAW AND ORDER
LEAGUE HOLD BIG
MEETING SUNDAY
Mass Meeting Held in Baptist
Church-Preachers, Court Of
fcials, and Citizens Address
the Meeting

Sunday night a mass meeting,
prompted by the Law and Order
League, was held in the Baptist
Church of this City.
The large church building was fill
ed to its fullest capacity, and very
enthusiastict meeting was held. Ad-
dresses were made by Preachers
Judge Rice, District Attorney Den
man and citizens.
John Barleycorn seemed to be the
principal offender on whom the 'meet-
ing" desired special attention to be
given by the officers.
The preachers and citizens request
ed rigid enforcement of law and order
and bearing down" on old Barley
corn. The Judge and District At
torney assured the assembly that they
stood ready and willing to do their
full part toward the enforcement of
all laws and asked the citizens to
cooperate and assist them in their
respective duties.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
UNCLE JAKE VOTES NAY

Uncle Jake Pilkinton the good cd
staunch Babtist preacher from Cal
houn County representing Yalo-
busha County in the State Legisla-
ture who took prominent part in
the Mass Meeting recently held in the
Water Valley Court House toward
reduction Of taxes and the abolition of
the State tax commission and other
obnoxious commission. When the
resolution came up this week for a
vote to abolish the tax commissioners,
Uncle Jake voted to retain the tax
commission, Notwithstanding his at
titude representing himself at the re-
cent Mass Meeting as being una'ter-
ably opposed TO the said Tax Com
mission and very much in favor of the
abolition Of same. Uncle Jake watch
your stspI
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
PROHI FORCE BUSY
DURING DECEMBER
Captures 81 Moonshine Stills;
More Local Cooperation
Needed

Capture and obstruction of twenty
one moonshine stills in Mississippi dur
ing the nl0nth of December were re-
ported yesterday by Eli s. Chapman,
federal field agent in charge, to Maze
H. DAILY, prohibition director. Mr..
Chapman in his recent report COM
mended the work of the small number
of men at his disposal and praised
highly the cooperation of many local
officers in Mississippi.
The figures of the report for De-
cember show the following results
Stills captured, 21; worms de-
stroyed 10; spirits, gallons destroyed
10; fermenters destroyed, 10; beer
gallons destroyed, 4,730; arrests made
15; prosecutions recommended, 10;
value of property destroyed, $1,225
assessment of tax, $35, 1884.
The report of Agent Chapman in
Part reads;
Considering the fact that all the
agents were inactive during a portion
of the month, / think the report is
very encouraging. 1t shows that we
are obtaining results with an extra
small force of men.
"Some of the largest outfits ever
captured by this department were
captured during December and many
of the operators arrested were old of
tenders who have fiagrantly violated
the prohibition laws. These will have
wonderful moral effect in the sup
preston of the manufacture of illicit
whisky in the communities in which
that the prohibition department is
the raids were made and I feel sure
gaining ground in enforcing the pro-
hibition laws in every county in Miss
issippi with the exception of few.
This office is receiving closer CO.
operation from the local officers in
the state. With their assistance and
that of the good, law-abiding citizens
feel that the time is not for off when
we can more rigidly enforce the pro-
hibition laws and we shall obtain
better results in the ensuing months.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
FATTY" ARBUCKLE.
AGAIN ON TRIAL.
Seven Temporary Jurors Have
Been Selected to Hear His
Second Trial

SAN FRANCISCO, CAL, Jan. IL
Selection of seven temporary jurors
and dismissal in the police court of
a perjury charge against Mrs. Min
ME Neghbors resulting from her de-
fense testimony in the first trial were
connection with the opening of the
connection with the opening of the
second manslaughter trial of Roscoe
c. (Fatty) Arbuckle, motion picture
comedian. The case grew out of the
death of Miss Virginia Rappe's death
the prosecution charging Arbuckle
attacked her.
The presence of large throng in
front Of the criminal courts building
to watch the trial principals come and
go and of crowd in the court room
belied to some extent the general be-
lief that interest in the trial had died
out. The defendant, cheerful and
keenly interested in the proceedings
sat close to his chief counsel, Gavin
McNab. His wife sat in another
section of the court room.
The personnel of opposing counsel
was the same as in the last trial
McNab handled the questioning of
tailsmen for the defense and Milton
U'ren, assistant district attorney, for
the prosecution.
The presence in court of represen-
tatives or the Women's Vigilant com.
mittee, a moral and civil uplift or.
ganizatios, figured in the questioning
of veniremen, McNab asking if such
activity of the committee would be
considered by the committee. Three
women were among the temporary
jurors selected.
The dismissal of Mrs. Neighbors
whose case had progressed at inter-
walls for a month, was regarded bv
the defense as a point in its favor
but the prosecution held the oppo
site view.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
MISSISSIPPI. FRIDAY. JANUARY 10, 1922
. ORD PLANS A GREAT
INDUSTRIAL CENTER
City rs Miles Long at Muscle
Shoals Visioned-Proposes
to Lease Nitrate Plants and
Dam Sites for 100 Years
With Idea of Turning Prop
erty Over to People.

DETROIT, Jan. 11.-If Henry
Ford obtains possession of the Muscle
Shoals project in Alabama he will take
immediate steps to make that part OF
the south one of the largest indus
trial centers of the country, the as
sociated Press learned today.
The Muscle Shoals plan of Mr.. Ford
'contemplates one of the greatest un.
dertakings in the history Of industrial
America, it became known and in
cluded development of the property as
a model to be extended eventually t.
many other parts of the country.
Mr.. Ford's proposal includes the
building of city rs miles long in the
Muscle Shoals region. 1t would BE-
made up of a number of large towns
or snail cities. This is in line with
the manufacturers view that men and
their families should live in small com
munities where benefits of rural OF
near rural life would not be entirel.
lost.
His proposal to the government in
cludes leasing of the property for 10G
years. But before the expiration OF
half that time he proposes to turn tht
completed project over to the peoplt
of the district or to the government
in such way hat no one in the future
will be able to make personal prof,
from the undertaking. He will ar
range that neither he nor any of his
heirs may realize any monetary ben.
eft from the Muscle Shoals plants O,
the power developed it became known
Mr.. Ford proposes to make the pro.
ject if the government gives its con
sent, the outstanding achievement OF
his career.
The Muscle Shoals project is, how
ever, only the start of greater pre-
gramme, it became known. This in.
cludes the developement of water
power facilities in many parts of thl
country by which persons in thos,
communities would derive power t.
run manufacturing plants, light THEN
homes, run machinery on the farm
One detail of the plan is the harness.
ing by farmers of every creek anc
brook that crosses their property.
Mr.. Ford expects to leave her,
about noon tomorrow for Washington
to confer with Secretary Weeks re.
garding his proposal for leasing tn,
Alabama plant.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
FEE SYSTEM WILL
BRING ON FIGHT

The first salary proposition which
viii be fought in the Legislature will
be bill to restore the fee system in
county Offices or in other words,
abolishing the salary system for coun-
ty officers, which has been in force for
the past two years. A bill now under
consideration in the House committee
is expected to be repored out tomorr-
ow.
There seems to be little probability
of any action at present curtailing
the work of the bond improvement
commission. The commission still has
balance Of nearly $1,000,000 of
bonds authorized and not sod. The
commission has spent and contracted
for a total of approximately $780,
900 and report will be submitted
showing the purpose for which it was
spent.
While public attention has been
chiefly directed to the matter of tex
penditures," statistic bearing on the
revenue" side of the question are be-
ing quietly gotten together. The state
is due and will collect during the cur
rent year about quarter of a million
dollars which was counted in last
years estimates and never paid in.
This includes the delinquent taxes due
by the Columbus & Greenville Raj
road Company and the premium taxes
due by the fire insurance companies
for the last half of 1920, which the
companies refused to pay after they
withdrew claiming that it should be
paid out of the money impounded un-
der the garnishments in the revenue
agents suit.
Some of the prominent advocates of
expense reduction are directing their
attention to the question as to how far
the payrolls of the various department
and institutions can be cut down by
elimination of surplus employees,
rather than to reduction of salaries.
Along this line a resolution will be in
troduced probably tomorrow calling
upon all educational institutions to
furnish Immediately copies of their
payrolls, giving names, salaries paid
and number of hours worked by the
various employees. This information
will supplement the same figures pub
lished in the report Of the secretary
of state, showing salaries paid to all
the state department.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
FARMER SUFFERS
BIG LOSS FROM
NCENDIARY FIRE
Thad Patton's Barn, Some
Stock, Grain, Harness, etc.
Burned Monday Night-Fire
Supposed to be of Incendi-
airy Origin.

Monday night the large barn on
Mr.. Thad Patton's farm near Paris
was completely destroyed by fire.
one mule, some hay and grain, harness
etc, contents of the building were al
so destroyed The fire is supposed to
have been Of incendiary origin.
Mr.. Cant and his bloodhounds Of
Crystal Springs were sent for and
arrived on the Tuesday morning
Grain and went Immediately to the
scene of the fire. The dog'c picked up
a trail and ran it 10 a barn in the
neighborhood where the dogs stopped
at pair of shoes found in the barn.
and then the dogs refused to go any
farther. 1t is supposed that the party
changed shoes and left his old ones
at this barn, The officer are investi-
eating the matter and hope to be able
to apprehend the frebug.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
SAM BRANNON SAYS
TRUCK GROWING
WINS

Leland, Miss, Jan. 8, %.
Editor Herald, Water Valley, Miss.
Dear sir
! notice in the Herald that there
vii be considerable interest taken in
raising truck for the Northern market
this spring and summer.
The farmers and truck growers of or
near Water Valley and Coffeevi.le
and in other parts of old Yalobusha as
well, have started in the right dlrec-
tion when they plant their landy to
early peas, tomatoes, potatoes and
other crops that mature early. These
early crops always insure the best
prices. Crystal Springs, Miss, and
and other towns in South Mississippi
have grown rich in the production Of
cary vegetables and strawberries.
Water Valley and Coffeeville and
other towns of the county are situated
on the great Illinois Central Railway
sysem. A system that is the equal
of any in the country and its facilities
for quick transportation of perishab.e
products is unsurpassed, ,insuring the
shippers of vegetable and truck SER
vice that is satisfactory in its fullest
sense.
1t will be a great epoch in the his
tory of he grand old county when the
trucking idea becomes prevalent and
all cotton and corn plays second tid-
die in the agricultural orchestra.
wish that 1922 may be a banner
crop year in Yalobusha county, and
too, / wish its citizens happiness
and prosperity.
For the Herald-the organ of the
laboring man may 1922 fulfill your
greatest expectations.
Very cordially,
S. L. BRANNON
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
TRYING TO AVERT
LABOR TROUBLES
Railroad Heads and Railroad
Employees Called into
Conference

WASHINGTON, Jan. I0.-An ef-
fort avert any possible controversy
between railroads and their employees
has been begun, it was learned today
by secretary of Commerce Hoover,
who has with President Harding's APP
proval called representatives of larger
railroads and of the railroad brother
hoods and other unions affected into
a series of conferences. An agree
ment has been reached for a gather
ing of those concerned to be sum-
moned next week. Mr.. Hoover in
dicated today that officials part.si-
pated were hopeful of attaining some
results but that negotiations were
complete.
While all the disputed questions
over wage reduction and abrogations
of the national working agreement
with the railroad labor board has auth
orized was taken up, the chief object
sought is to secure further settle
ment between the railroad and en-
ployes without q proceeding being
brought to the board. Such an agree
ment, in the administration view,
would prevent strike calls or other
moves which might result if the board
was forced to take the differences to
trial and issue mandatory decisions.
So far through the railroad execu-
to apply for further wage revisions
tives have issued notices Of intention
and thus have q case tentatively be-
fore the board. No meetings looking
toward a settlement Of the issue has
been held.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
vn MONDAY,
JANUARY Is
Special Veuire of so Jurors
Drawn-Selection of Jury
Will Begin Monday, at 8
o'clock

The case State vs. Will ]. Sartain
has been set for trial at 9 O'Clock
Monday forenoon, January 16 tn
The state asked for a special venire
OF go men from which to select a
trial jury. District Attorney Den.
man assisted by Atty. ]. L. Harris
will prosecute the case while Attys
w. F. Hamilton and H. H. Creckmore
will defend.
The grand jury for the present
term on Tuesday returned an indict-
ment against Will Sartain charging
him with the crime of rape the de-
PENDANTS young stepdaughter being
the complaining witness.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13

Tuesday the civil case, Mrs. Lee
Dow VS.. City of Water Valley was
on trial. This was a case in which
Mrs. Dow brought suit against the
City for damages for injuries sustain
cd in fall alleged to have been
caused by a defective walk leading
from Calhoun Street co the Court
House. After the plaintiff had intro
duced all testimony the attorney for
the City filed a motion for a pre-
emptory instruction for a very for
the defendant. After hearing the
argument on the motion Judge Rice
took the matter under advisement
and on Wednesday morning grant
ed the motion for pre-empory ver-
dict in favor of defendant, the City
OF Water Valley.
Attorney John Horan of the this
City and Memphis lawyer appeared
for the plaintiff, while Atty. r. F.
Kimmons appeared for the City.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
APPOINTS MARSHALL FOR MIS-,
SISSIPPI

WASHINGTON, Jan, 4---John Fl.
Cook was nominated by President
Harding Wednesday to be United
States marshal for the Northern Mis-
miaaippi distxick.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
CIRCUIT COURT NOW
in BUSY SESSION
Grand Jury Makes Final Re-
port For Term-Both Crimi-
inal And Civil Docket Heavy

The regular January term of Dis
trict Court for the Second Court Dis
trict of Yalobusha County Convened
Monday at the Court House in Water
Valley.
Judge Greek L. Rice, District At.
torney Denman, Court Stenographer
Olin Taylor and all County officers
were present and at their respective
places of duty.
Immediately following the organ
ization of Court the following list of
names were drawn and impanneled
and sworn in as grand Jurors:
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13

wish to extend to my friends and
neighbors my heartfelt thanks for
their many kindness and sympathy
during my spell Of sickness.
Respt. Yours.
Hrs. 9. c. WHITE.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13

Tuesday afternoon the Oswalt case
went to trial. This is a case where the
father Mr.. S. E. Oswalt is suing the I.
G. Railroad Co. for $4,000 dam
ages for the death of his little daugh-
ter Gladys Oswalt, years of age
1t will be remembered that a couple
of years ago one day in the afternoon
while the Oswalt home near the Full
mer crossing caught fire and burned
A large crowd was present at the fire
and during the excitement caused by
the burning of the home people gath
cred on the railroad rightofway just
east of the burning building at and
near the Fulmer crossing.
Little Gladys Oswalt little tot s
years of age, wandered out on the
railroad track unnoticed and was run
down and killed by freight train
coming from the north. The father
of the child is suing the railroad COM
pany for the death of his little
daughter.
The testimony was closed Wednes-
day afternoon and then the jury was
excused while the Court heard motion
made by the defendants attorney for
. preemptory instruction in favor of
verdict for the defendant company
After hearing the argument on the
moon, the Judge took the matter
under advisement until the following
morning. Thursday morning the
Judge gave the Jury a preemptory
instructions to bring in a verdict for
the defendant Railroad Company.
Aftvs r KimnonS and VIM r
Hamilton prosecuted the case for Mr..
Oswalt while Atty. H. II. CreclSmore
defended for the railroad company.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13

Then followed the sounding" of
the civil docket, setting trial days for
the cases, etc.
Tuesday the Criminal docket was
taken up and several minor cases set
Tor trial, forfeiture of bonds were
taken where defendants were not
present in Court, etc.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
Grand Jurx Reports

Monday afternoon the grand Jury
reported two true bills and on Tues
day another one
The three bills returned In these
reports were as follows:-
John Conway and Nick Talliferro,
both negroes, retailing liquor.
Milton Carr, colored, murder. Carr
killed another negro named Jim John
son. The killing occurred on the
Frost farm southwest Of Water
VGiley.
Will J. saxtaln--raw@.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-01-13
GRAND JURY

Judge Rice then delivered most
able and impressive charge after
which the grand jury retired to the
grand jury room and began work.
Then followed the selection of the
petit juries for the week as follows -
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-04-29
FORECLOSURE
SUITS COMBINED
Liens Aggregate $3.50; Will Be
Submitted to Jury
Today.

Evidence was completed Friday in
two suits for foreclosure of liens in
which the Great Falls Brick and Tile
company is plaintiff against w. A.
Weigand, Charles Kline and the Treas
ure State Realty company, and the two
cases, which were handled as one, will
be given to the jury Saturday. The
two liens aggregate $3.50. F. A. Ewald
is attorey for the defense and w. H.
Hoover is representing the plaintiff.
Criminal prosecutions start again
today when Pat Gallagher, Ed Ingman
and John Anderson will be tried in
Judge II. H. Ewing's court on charges
of selling intoxicating liquors. Both
departments of court start the first of
the week on the second trial calendar,
which is confined mainly to liquor
cases.
Two actions for damages in which
the plaintiffs malicious prosecution
and false arrest are scheduled for trial
in Judge j. B. Leslie's court. The two
cases are G. E. Charland against w. A.
Weigand and Minnie Forstrum against
Mrs. c. l.. Hackshaw. The defendant
in the first suit will act as his own
counsel.
Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-04-29
PAN BILL OFFERS
LOTS OF COMEDY
Clark and Verdi, Clever Italians
Have Feature Position
on Program.

The vaudeville offering at the Grand
theater tonight and Sunday will be an
all comedy one, with scarcely a mo-
ment in it that gives DON for sober
thought. Clark and Verdi, an extreme
" clever pair of Italians, hold down
the headline position in a manner that
will satisfy the most capricious taste.
Their dialogue depicting the "Wop"
who has just arrived on this side of
the Atlantic and in search of a posi-
ton from the gang boss" who has
preceded him only a few years. is an
excellent display Of the best there is
in dro1 humor.
In 'The Cellar" Jack Conway and
his company narrate the story of the
man who is SO dry that he spits clink-
ers and is taken to the home of a
friend; surreptitiously conducted down
into the cellar while wife sits upstairs
with a collection of young artillery,
with the use of which she is well ac-
quainted.
Erford's Oddities can with safety be
described as totally different from any
vaudeville feature that has toured any