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The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-07-27
The Strikers

We Meridian the other day. The striking shopmen
aud craftsmen have Meridian pretty we'll sewed up Not many days
ago the circulated sympathy petition Business
Meridian asked sign this petition testimonial they
in sympathy with the strikers They signed up
courses there little to do Business there told that
they not sympathy with the strike but that they wanted
stay Medan the boycott effective weapon,
and shopmen in Meridian do lot of buying Meridian railroad
So these strikers made hypocrite of OF Medans
business when ones business threatened has little
spine left So the strikers not only ntmdae those
might fill their places but they ntmdate the merchants and
that them 1t their determination that their
jobs will stay There has been violence Meridian
wonder what would happen if full employed
to fill the strikers places.
Unions have good purpose Men have every right
the world to organize. Men with grievance, thinking
they grievance every right strike but
the right prevent another filing job vacant
You talk about freedom till Doom day but there
freedom in America long knock another
the head for wanting to work, and get away with it,
Not many years ago America pretty ruled by CAPT.
tas The worker did not get square DEAL and many in
stances he does get Some railroad king, think it
H those times said The public be damned That day
has passed. and today ruled by labor Labor
the hand The miners the railroad craftsmen and the tex
tile sewed the counys industries
the verge industrial revival Business looking up
these sad The public be damned The tables turned
These strikers have grievances have Doubt but
grievances have not justified the Herrn Massacre and
ify petitions of sympathy.
The strikers today and the ruthless capitalists of yesterday
both have overlooked important consideration They think
that is fight between themselves They think that either
other rule, when neither The public
going this country and the American public neither
tai labor The American public took kinks
and unless the Unions today rid themselves the
element fighting for control labor trouble When
labor defes and degads public opinion it committing
suicide Public opinion against the craftsmen and shopmen
Herrn against the striking miners The miners
ask for compromise and the shpmen had better ask for their
seniority rights take their cent reduction
back They win with the sympathy Merlap
and few other towns where they spend their money
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-07-27
Announcements For Office
For Circuit. Judge
G. E. Wilson
For Congress 9Th Congressional
District
Mrs j E Arnold
For Supervisor Dist. |
j j Phillips
F A McAdory
T w Jayroe
N E Harrington
physical condition proved conclusive
ly that aha vv,s an Indian -

physical condition proved conclusive
ly that she was an Indian"
Mrs. Arnold said IN her address
that her husbands mother, whom
Collins claims was negress died
three years ago and was buried IN
the city cemetery for whites In Nc
Asester, Oklahoma, after she had
lived there for thirty years. She said
that her husband was Mason,
Lodge No. 81, Anacostia, Washing
ton, ID. G.. That lie was Woodman
OF the World, Camp 533 Ardmore.
Oklahoma, and that he was ordain.
ed az a preacher In the Calvary Bap-
tist Church, Washington, D. G. She
charged Collins of being traitor TO
Masonry in his efforts to bring into
ill.repute and eternal disgrace the
wife and child OF a Mason. She also
charged Collins with being traitor
to America and her Allies In his sup
port and sympathy of and for the
German Government.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-07-27
Old Visitor Enjoys Day At
Bloomfield

Uncle Jim J. Saxon, of Houlka
Miss, father of C. X. Saxon of
Deemer, was visitor in Nesho-
ba County last week, and had
the pleasure of attending the
Sacred Harp Sng at Bloomfield
Sunday. Uncle, Jim is 73 years
OF age, and used to sing from
the Sacred Harp song book fifty.
years ago. He was more than
pleased with the day at Bloom
field. He said that the folks at
Bloomfield had it down just as
well as they had it down in his
younger years, AS the songs
are sung in some places he thinks
the younger generation has put
some trills in their Interpretation
of the old songs that the origin
al composers never intended, but
he had ouly words OF praise for
the music, the exceptional be-
havior I've all know Chickasaw
is in places rather rough) and
the appetizing things to eat that
went along with the days festiv-
tiles at Bloomfield. The ladies
OF the community were very
thoughtful to see that his plate
was frequently filled and he got
away with it like he might have
fifty years ago after an all days
sing.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-07-27

We omitted to mention last
week a pleasant call we had on
press day from H. L. Whitfield,
candidate for Governor. Mr..
Whitfield assures us that if the
election could be pulled off next
month he would be elected. He
did not mean by that that they
would ever drag up anything on
him, but that his announcement
met with enthusiasm and next
year, ofcourSe, is some months
away. On a train some days
ago q straw election was beld in
A smoker, and Whitfield almost
carried the whole aggregation.
One man said he would not vote
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-07-27
SPRING HILL

Mrs Mary Posey was surprised
Sunday morning when her children
and grandchildren all came in to
celebrate her, sixty third birthday.
They brought full baskets and Ice
cream and all enjoyed the day.
Claude Faulkner spent the week
end with relatives and friends here.
Miss Dollie Smith OF Gulfport is
visiting relatives friends here.
Misses Ida Harmon, Brittle Sims
and Jimmie Simmons OF Deemer
visited in the home OF ] E Gipson
Sunday.
Misses Jewell Johnson and Elsie
Gipson spent Monday with the
Misses Hollands OF Tucker.
Grady Gipson spent Saturday
night In the home OF Walter Smith
OF Mcdonald.
Jessie Wells and family and Mrs
Betty Posey have returned from
Wayne Co., where they have been
visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs Florence Brown of Bold
Springs is visiting her sister Mrs
Lizzie Gipson.
Ovett Gipson ia spending the week
with his grandmother, Mrs Molly
Brown OF Bold Springs.
Andrew Skies is a guest In the
home OF q III sharp.
Jim Deweese, and daughter Myr-
tie, attended services at Mt Olive
Sunday.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-07-27
MRS. ARNOLD PUTS COLLINS
TO SHAME.
WINS MANY VOTES Ar CARTHAGE m HER
COURAGEOUS DENUNcATlOh OF COLLINS
TACTICS

Mrs. j. e. Arnold and Ross Collins
spoke at Carthage Monday and the
lady candidate took the crowd. Col.
Inns supporters for years said after
the speeches were over that
they were through with him.
Mrs. Arnold said from the plat
form that Collins had gone over the
district telling that her husbands
mother had been negress. She
told Collins that she would eat any
court decisions that he could pro-
duce to that effect and then with
draw from the race. Collins pro-
duced copies Of depositions of neg-
roes, and Mrs. Arnold said that
these dispositions were by negroes
who after wards admitted on cross
examination that they had been
hired to commit perjury. In which
case Mrs Arnold says that the
Judge said;
"Martha Arnold appeared In his
court to testify In her case and mo-
tice was taken Of her appearance, es-
pecially az to her hair. He said that
II there were no other evidence in the
case than that Of the complexion,
hair, and general physical features it
would be conclusively established
that the principal claimant, Martha
Arnold was not o negro. and that
no person who was so dark In COM
lplexiOn and whose hair was so
straight, long and black, could pos.
sibly be o negro orshave any negro
blood, and that her every feature and
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-07-27

for Whitfield, but that he be-
lieved he would be elected, he
said, Whitfield had been Super
intendent OF Education. and that
the teachers would all be for him;
that he had been a successful
president OF the State College for
Women at Columbus, and the
women would all be for him, and
that he was a Baptist in good
standing, and that all the, -
Baptists would be for him. This
man was speaking parallels.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-07-27
TRUSTEES MEET

The County School trustees
Association met at the Court
House Tuesday for one Of the
most profitable meetings OF the
year. Clyde Stribling, Brown
Williams, R. Q. PEBBLES and
State Supt. of Education w. f.
Bond spoke. The proceedings
will be covered in next week s
Democrat.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-07-27

George pettis invited Messers
g w. Mars, M. O. Posey, A. j.
Patterson and j. c. Stribling
out to his home on Tuesday for
"a watermelon feast. Six melons
were cut all weighing over 4Olbs
each. Then served a fine slipper.
Results were the whole crowd
was to haul home.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-07-27
Singing Notice :

The Nesloha County singing sony-
cntion will meet with Providence
Saturday and sunday July 29tl and
3Oth Every body invited to come and
bring 1922 song books and full bask-
cts. Emma Burton Sect.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1922-07-27
Demonstration

We have arranged with the II. j.
Heinz Co., and the National Biscuit
Co., to hold demonstration OF their
products at our store next SATUR=
DAY, JULY 10Th.
The purpose of this demonstra=
tiOn is to show to you how good the
products of these two companies are.
There will be complete display Of
each COmpany's line at our store on
that date.
The products of these two COM
panies have been on the market for
many years and mo doubt almost
every one knows more or less about
them, but we want you to come and
get better acquainted with these
QUALITY goods. You will miss
treat if you fail to come for we are
going to give every one that comes
in our store something good on that
day.
Yours for better QUALITY and
SERVICE,
The Estes Grocery
Company
TELEPHONE 100
?. S.-=-The Quality Of these two
COmpany's goods like the service Of
Estes Grocery has been and STILL
IS the standard bearer. Call Us we
are always here.
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-01
LIGHTED CIGARS DANGEROUS
Discarded Butt or Cigarette Thrown on Wooden Floor of Steel Bridge
 May Cause Fire.

(Prepared by the United States Department
 of Agriculture.)
 Don't throw away your cigar or cigarette when crossing bridge with a wooden floor. advises the bureau of public roads of the United States De- partment of Agriculture. It may start a fire that will destroy the bridge
 Many such fires are started. Most of them are put out with small dam- age, but occasionally large structure is destroyed. It seems strange that a steel bridge should be destroyed by fire, but heat from a burning floor may cause the destruction of the whole bridge by softening; the break ing of one weakened member will cause the whole span to drop into the river On some large bridges a watchman is kept to guard against this danger, and in a dry season fires have been known to occur daily.
 A committee composed of a repre- sentative of the bureau and repre- sentatives of the national board of fire underwriters, the lumber and creosote industry. and the Engineering News Record, a prominent engineering maga- zine, is now Investigating the subject and considering the best means of protection.
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-01
FILLING GAPS IN RANKS OF LABOR

ton has been definitely carried into eff feet in two industries. The United Brewery Workers, the United Mine Workers and the Western Federation of Miners are industrial unions"
 The great division between the con- servative and the radical wings of the labor army lay right at this question of industrial unionism-the organiza- ton of all of the workers of one in dustry into one great union. The ques- tions of violence and sabotage are largely academic They belong to the literary and philosophical end of the movement Neither organization is committed to such suicidal policies. Even the most fervent revolutionists see the futility, the utter hopelessness of building on foundations so flimsy.
 The right point of emphasis is the partial adoption of industrial union ism by the American Federation and the attempt made by it to consider the condition of the unskilled. Professor Carlton quotes Haywood as saying ''the Industrial Workers of the World ut tered the first bold. brotherly cry
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-01
LABOR LEADERS IN FRONT RANK
 OF EXECUTIVES
In General Ability and the Power for Organization, They Are Recognized as Having Few Superiors in the World of Business.

Eighteen thousand dollars year for labor leader and a contract for life shows that some unions are pay ing as big salaries to their executives as do the large business interests. Salaries of from $5,OOO to $1O,000 are by no means infrequent, writes John w. Harrington in the New York Sun.
 The head of the DOckbuilders' union. for instance, whose compensation is $1 300 a month, is the highest paid labor representative in New York city and probably in the country At least no leader of the working classes has come forth so far to admit that he is getting more, and search of the archives of the unions fails to reveal anything like so huge an honorarium.
 Although this appears to be the top notch in the way of salaries the dock builders in the district from Philadel- phia to Boston, including those of New York city and neighborhood, believe that they are getting the worth of their money, and insisted on his having that amount, although like Caesar, he several times declined the honor.
 Headquarters UpIifted.
 Once a labor headquarters was a dark and dingy place, reeking of stale pipes and of staler beer fumes. Its floors were caked with grime and its walls were dirty and dingy. Now the chief officer of the dockbuilders has a bright and airy office and does busi- ness in an atmosphere of good desks, file cases and high power business ef- ficiency. Clerks, stenographers and cashiers are under his eye, and every where are all the devices which make for attending to large affairs. If one were suddenly translated to his pres ence one would think that he was talking to the manager of one of the large corporations or a bank president.
 He works from Is to IS hours a day and says he often works 20. Any one seeing him cheerfully violating the eight-hOur law may well realize that he is worth a good deal of money to any interest to which he might devote himself, for he transacts business like lightning.
 Nominally. he is the representative of the Dockbuilders' union, which is connected with the Brotherhood of Carpenters and JOiners, part of the American Federation of Labor, and from that organization he draws his large salary, voted to him unanimously over his veto. Those who compose  this well-established union were get ting $320 day before the war, i. e.
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-01
His EmpIoyment.

While there is no intention of pok- ing at golf too much, some of the an- ecdotes along this line are too good to be lost. Take the case of the woman who had her young and observant son out for walk. They met friend of the family, a man who likes to be pleasing to children. He proceeded to question the boy, bright little fellow about five years old.
 Does your papa work?" from the man.
 'Sure. he does, all the time" with out hesitation.
 "What does he do?' and the chances are the youngster knew that the ques- tioner knew the answer. Anyhow, the boy spoke right up:
 "Plays golf"
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-01

until they are older. That is very right and proper.
 T dress as you do. in grayish feath. CTS, and with a whitish front-piece Our tails are edged with white, too.
 "I don't mean to say that either of us has more than one tail, for it sounded that way when I spoke of the way our tails were edged.
 What I meant to say was that each of our tails had a white edging.
 ''Yes, we dress alike. We have the same tastes, too. We don't like crows. They're such big, noisy crea- lures. We like to drive them away, and annoy them.
 we like the same places they do That is one of the reasons why we do not like crows.
 "We like farm yards and orchards, and so do they!
 "Of course, we're as noisy as they are; but then, our noise is pleasant and theirs is foolish. Though, after all, I suppose it Is all in the point of view.
 T suppose it is."
 T suppose so," said MT. Kingbird. But then, as we said, we believe in being noisy, because we might as well let folks know we are here as long as we are here And it is good to make a noise. It keeps things lively.
 ''Ah, I see some insectsi Let us have dinner"
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-01
GOOD ROADS
FINANCING FUTURE HIGHWAYS
Make Plans Now and Place Trans portation on Firm Foundation,
 Says Chief Mcdonald.

(Prepared by the United States Department
 of Agriculture.)
 "Plan now the financing of highways for the future and place highway transportation which has come to be life, on firm foundation" This is the advice given by Thomas H. MacDon- aid, chief of the bureau of public roads, United States Department of Agriculture, for the consideration of every voter, taxpayer and legislator
 "We are starting out to construct a system of highways such as no na- tion ever constructed before. The near est approach to it is found in France and Germany, and the area of neither is as large as Texas. This great un- dertaking is being entered into be- cause highways are not a luxury but furnish real service, have a real earning capacity, and have become n national necessity.
 For such an undertaking to be sue ceSsful, financing to care for mainte- nance, reconstruction. and new con struction should be planned for long period of years in advance. Changes in methods of raising funds every few years, uncertainty as to whether funds will be provided, and periods in which funds are not provided all increase the final cost of highways. Such a policy would soon bring any private buSineSS to disaster
 Development and increase in num- bers of motor vehicles and the coinci- dent need and demand for good roads have come so rapidly that methods of raising funds have often been expedi- ents for the time being. Considera- ton has been given not so much to the just distribution of the cost as to how the funds can be raised with the least controversy and the utmost ease.
 All this leads to the conclusion that the whole situation should be gone
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-01
Addition of Unskilled to the American Federation Commented On by
 Frank Morrison.

The American Federation of Labor was organized in 1881. The Industrial Workers of the World is recent growth. It is argued that the two organizations are not far apart.
 The federation at first was a weakly united body of craft unions. Its mem bers were skilled workers. Now, ac- cording to many writers, the invention of new machines in many fields is eliminating the need for great skill. The old craft unions paid very little attention to the unskilled workers. They were not even much concerned with the fortunes of the skilled arti- sans of other trades.
 Quoting Professor Carlton: "'That trade lines are actually being erased and that the importance of skill is be- ing reduced may also be shown by a number of recent amalgamations with in the American Federation of Labor The industrial form of labor organiza-
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-01
f}'E,ER;as9SG!iyG$a f}'ERa9Gy$ Fairy Tale
THE kINGBIRDS
WARY GRAHAM BONNER
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eve don't stay long with the sum- mer people," said Mir. Kingbird, but while we do we let folks know we're about"
 "That is the way to do it." said Mrs. Kingbird. That is most certainly the way to do it. 'T can't understand any reason which would make it sensible of us to do anything else"
 "Just what do you mean by all of that?" asked Mr. Kingbird. You know, I'm no scholar"
 Neither am l." said Mrs. Kingbird T wasn't very clear in what I was saying You know there are some creatures who like to sound very wise and who really don't say much of any thing of any importance.
 But because they would like to ap- pear important they make speeches with great, long words in them, and they look down on any one who doesn't understand these words.
 Foolish and conceited, I call it. And those creatures usually know less than the ones who're not ashamed of not knowing everything in the world.
 T meant, MT. Kingbird, that I have never seen any reason for coming around where people were and keep ing quiet about it.
 ''We might just as well stay where it Is quiet if we're going to be so quiet.
 Were sensible, though. We come where there is lot of life and where there Is lot of going on, and where there are farmers and their families and friends.
 We only stay for short time. We don't arrive until quite late in the spring and we leave In the middle of the summer, as rule, or at the end of the summer at the very latest.
 "We don't wait until late in the au- tumn to leave, nor do we wait until the weather is cold. "It is better to make sure that we won't be around for any cold weather than to take any chances.
 "The eggs were beautiful this year. weren't they?" Mrs. Kingbird contin- ued.
 ''Yes," MT. Kingbird answered, "they were very lovely. They were so creamy white and the little red spots on them were so gay and pretty.
 "Then they matched out into very fine young birds, tool"
 q cannot help but. admire them" said Mrs. Kingbird.
 'I think we bring up the children we'll" she said, "in regard to the way we do not let them dress in too grown up a fashion.
 You wear an orange crown, but they do, not have the orange crown
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-01
Gradually See the Liqht.

The reactionary forces among en- ployers are slow to turn their minds to constructive effort.
 They are slow to learn that the in- junction as abused in industrial dis putes is an unlawful, ineffective tyran- lical weapon.
 They are slow to learn that the so- called individual contract as. a meas ure of industrial disfranchisement is a badge of achievement which Ameri- can workers will not accept
 They are slow to learn that the de- struction of the labor movement is im- possible either through the infamous misnamed "open-shop" campaign or by any other device.
 But, though they are slow to learn. THEY DO LEARN.
 Every advance of labor marks an advance in the education of employers.
The Holbrook news., 1922-09-01
ALMOST WRECKED
 STATES R. R. MAN
Stomach Trouble Had Him Nearly
 Past Going, Declares Mowrer.

"Tanlac has helped me to gain ten pounds" said J. E. Mowrer, 15T Park St., Akron, O., well-known railroad man.
 My stomach was in such bad fix that for several days at a time could hardly retain any food. I had no ap- petite and often the very sight of food made me sick. I was intensely nerv- ous, too, could not rest at night, felt tired and worn out all the time, and lost weight and strength until I was almost a wreck.
 "Tanlac has made me feel like diff ferent man. My appetite is enormous and I haven't a sign of indigestion left. I never felt stronger. Tanlac certainly does the work"
 Tanlac is sold by all good druggists. Advertisement.