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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
SimpsOn-L Leipzig.
CHURCH BURNS TO GROUND.
by Associated Press Leased Wire.l

Nby AssUCIaUEu Ffe5s Lea5ed Wlre.J
GAINESVILLE, Wis. The Methodist
Episcopal church at Milton junction
burned to the ground Sunday morning
when a furnace fire built by the pas
tor, Rev. S. A. Sheard, got beyond con
troll. A high wind was blowing and
was with difficulty that the village W.
saved from additional loss A fire
crew from GAINESVILLE aided in keeping
it in check
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
Effect on the Subgrade.

Observations have been made and
are being continued for determining
the bearing power of the subgrade
when subjected to static and impact
loads.
One of the interesting deductions
so far made is that on seven-inch
surface, the influence of an 5000
pound wheel load is felt through a
distance of II feet on each side Of
the wheel This would mean that the
pressure produced at any point by 2
truck running at a moderate rate o.
speed would increase from zero to
the maximum pressure in about one
second, and decrease from maximum
to zero in the next second.
The traffic test of the road will be
accomplished by means of a battery
of ten motor trucks driven by trained
operators. The loading Of the trucks
will be increased after each 1000
trips. The maximum wheel load is
not expected to exceed 10000 pounds,
which is half as much again as the
legal load in Illinois.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
PORN

To Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Berries, $50 Mid
die street, a daughter, at St. Cath
crimes hospital, December 30.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Widen,
$40 Sheridan road, daughter, at Ke-
nosha hospital, Monday, January 2.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Carroll of
Brighton, this morning. baby girl.
TT. Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Fitchett, a
son, at Kenosh ahospital, Monday,
January 8.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
HAVANA CLAMPS DOWN THE LID,

10y HsnoCtatcO EreSs Leased W1re)
Hsvana.-Prize fighting in Havana is
prohibited under a decree issued by
Mayor de Villegas. The decree charac-
terizes prize fighting as brutal and
dangerous and points out that the law
which provides for fines and imprison-
ment for those exchanging fsticuffs On
the street Cannot sanction such pro-
ceedings."
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05

ming at capacity, the balance being
sold as commercial lumber.
The Anaconda company is embark
ing on the manufacture of fertilizer,
using sulphuric acid produced as by
product at the Anaconda smelter and
natural rock phosphate obtained from
610 acres of land owned by the COM
.pany in southern Idaho. Over $780,
600 pounds of treble super-phosphate
have been manufactured in the ex-
detrimental plant, and the mines will
soon be equipped to ship on a COM
mercial scale.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
wAusAU LUMBER KING DEAD

Wausau, Wis. = B. F. Hammond, 6S,
prominent in lumber circles and we'll
known throughout Wisconsin and the
south, is dead after an illness Of sew
eral months duration. Mr.. Hammond
was an official of the Yawkey-Dissell
Lumber company. He ranked among
the early lumber kings of Wisconsin
and was associated with the late SEN
ator Stephenson and Walter Alexan-
der. Two daughters, Miss Maude and
Mrs. Charles Rae and son, Ray,
survive.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
NAMES FLETCHER AMBASSADOR.

(By Associated Press Leased Wire.)
Washington. = The nomination Of
Henry P. Fletcher, undersecretary Of
state, to be ambassador to Belgium,
was announced today at the White
House.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
MANY MARRIAGES
MARK new YEAR
Cupid Springs Many Sur.
prise Nuptial Events
During Holidays.
WE'D OUT OF Town

Waukcgan was the mecca Saturda,
for Kenoshans who decided to star
the new year in a Mister and Missu.
partnership. The reports of marriage
which were solemnized in the Illinoi
city Saturday contain the names o
several Keposha couples, all of whom
are well known. The announcements
are interesting too in that, except 70
relatives and a few intimate friends
the news will be a surprise OF tn,
friends of the principals. The list
include Miss Helen Coen and Ray Y
Broadhead; Mrs. Alice Davenport an.
Jack Lynch of Sombers; Miss Lucil
Gastaldi and Daniold P. Fina; Mis-
Harriet Simpson and Nicholas Leipzig
-BrOadhcad.
Miss Helen T. Coen, daughter of thu
late John Coen of GAINESVILLE. Wis, an,
Ray V. Broadhead, formerly of For
est, ILL.,, were married at the Presby
tetrian parsonage in Waukegan at moo
Saturday. The service was read b
the Rev S. w. Chester. The couple wa
unattended. They will make thei
home at $50 Sellick avenue. Mrs
Broadhead was formerly with tn
Lewis Turner & Sons floral shop an
she is widely known in social circles
Mr.. Brosdhead was with Iserman
Bros, previous to the organization G
the Ray V. Broadhead Window Dec
Grating company which he is conduct
ing at the present time.
DavenpOrt-Lynch.
Mrs. Alice Davenport and Jack LyncI
were accompanied by Miss Cathcrin
Weiner and Paul Finch. by Miss Agne:
O'Brien and Donald Davenport wher
they were married in Waukegan Sat
urday. Mrs. Davenport wore a froci
of navy Russian crepe and Miss
Weiner, her bridesmaid, wore brown
charmeuse. Both wore small hats and
corsages of roses. Immediately fol-
lowing the ceremony the party travelled
to Milwaukee where a wedding supper
was served to the menb ers of the i'm
mediate family. The couple then left
on an extended wedding trip and will
be ct home at 300 Pleasant street after
February 1. Mrs. Lynch made a wide
circl eof acquaintance during the
time she was associated with the Pc
cini Amusements company and she has
been prominent in social circles Mr..
Lynch formerly resided in Kenosha and
is widely known in fraternal circles.
Gasttalidi-Fina.
The marriage of Miss Lucille Gas
taldi, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dom
mic Gastaldi, 808 Park street, and
Donald P. Fina, is Of much interest.
The couple, accompanied by a few
relatives, was married in Waukegan
and the ceremony was followed by a
dinner TO a small group. Mr.. Fina
has been connected with the Kenosha
School of Music and has had charge Of
the Zion City branch Of the Sherwood
School Of Music, Chicago He has also
been one of the most active members
of the American Legion. Mrs. Fina is
a popular member Of her social set.
SimpsOn-Leipzig.
Miss Harriet Simpson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simpson, 815
Adams street and Nicholas Leipzig,
son of Mrs. P. H. Leipzig, $50 Grant
street, slipped away to Waukegan on
Saturday afternoon and were quietly
married. They left shortly afterward
on a short wedding trip and upon their
return will make their home with the
bridegroom's mother for the present.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
WOOD ALCOHOL TAKES TOLL

by Associated Press Leased Wire)
New York City.-Two more deaths
from poisonous alcoholics were report
ed today, bringing the total since
Christmas Eve to IL.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05

NAMES MINISTER TO PARAGUAY.
Washington - President Harding
has nominated William J. O'Tolle of
West Virginia to be minister to Para
quay, it was announced today at the
White House.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05

Each of Germsny's blinded former
soldiers is provided with "caretaker'
and trained dog.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05

During 1920 there were 66,ee4 ex-
periments with anesthetics on living
animals.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-01-05
Gas valuabIe Properties.

Anaconda, it was reported by Mr..
Kemp, owns 100000 acres of timber
land in western Montana, containing
standing timber estimated at 6,000,-
100000 feet. Seventy-fve to eighty
million feet of lumber produced by the
mill are used by the mines when run
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12
WATER VALLEY BOY
MAKES MUSICAL HIT
John Henry Wagner Delights
Grenada Music Lovers With
Xylophone Solo-Featured
Musical Entertainment.

John Henry Wagner, the talented
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. John H.
Wagner of this city, not only greatly
delighted the music lovers of Grenada
but scored hit with his xylophone
solo which he rendered at the Legion
Minstrel show put on by the Grenada
Legion Post Monday night in that
city.
Mr.. Wagner's performance was
one of the principal features of the
evenings entertainment and his ex-
cellent music so delighted the vast
audience that they gave him quite
an ovation at the conclusion of his
first selection, "Slauvish Rhapsodie." :"
a classic and a number very difficult
to render on xylophone. For encore
numbers Mr.. Wagner played "Every-
body Step" "Nobody's Rose" and
"Old Pal" His playing was unusual
ly good and the whole audience was
carried away with the fine music.
The young man has wonderful
talent and his musical ability is recog-
nized by many of the leading musi-
clans in both Chicago and New York,
where he has been studying under
the direction of suih noted artists as
Jack Kelley and others for the past
year or more.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12
PROMINENT RAILROAD
MAN AGAIN HONORED

Mr.. ]. P. Benson left Thursday
afternoon for Toronto, Canada, where
he goes to represent the Mississippi
Division of Trainmen in the National
Convention of that Brotherhood.
This Brotherhood is said to be the
largest of all organizations of that
kind, having a membership of 180,-
900. 1t was first launched at Owenton
in N. Y, and its friends assert that it
has grown to its present great pro-
portions because of its honesty of
purpose and square dealing. It is
claimed that it Holds contracts with
90 per cent of the r. r. lines within
the U. S. 1t is potent in legis-
lative matters looking to the increase
of safety and the betterment of the
services. q
This Brotherhood claims to have
paid over $53,00O,000 in death and
disability claims to date, which is in
deed big showing.
The Brotherhood of Mississippi
showed good judgement in selecting
Mr.. Benson. He is man of marked
adaptability and is well equipped for
his duties, and is in every way worthy
of confidence and esteem. He is one
of Grenada's many good citizens.
Mrs. Benson accompanied Mr.. Ben
SON. Grenada Sentinel
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12

The 8-inch casing which is to be
sunk in the test well at Teasdale, ar
rived at Pope Tuesday morning. 1t
was intended to bring the casing to
the well at once, sink it into the oil
bearing sands which superintendent
Pace said the drill had encountered
at a deppth of $50 fee, and definitely
determine whether oil was there and
to what extent.
But the heavy rains had put the
roads in such condition that it was
found impossible to haul the casing
over them.
Two oil drillers from El Dorado
brought here by the Pamela Oil &
Gas Company, were at the well yes
terday, and engaged in taking up the
rotary drill which is to be sent to the
company other prospect a. Cren-
shaw. erd installing the standard rig
wh',h is TO supplant it at the Teas
dale well. The drille.'s are ". ..
Grow and j. A. Hart.
While engaged in shifting the rig
on Monday, it was assered that a
considerable quantity of oil was
brought up Charleston Sun.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12
BIG FORCE SHOPMEN
RETURN TO WORK
so Men Called Monday-Re-
port Current That Shops
Will Be Running Normal By
July 18th.

Monday, the l. C. Railroad Com.
pany called back to work 80 of the
recently suspended men. The report
is current that this is just the be.
ginning and that by July Is, the
shops win again be running with
full force.
The men called to work Monday
were notified in the order of theii
suspensions-the last ones suspended
being called first. Thirty-fve were
taken in the car department and
forty-five in the locomotive.
This certainly is good news for
the men called and encouraging for
the many others still waiting. While
large number of the suspended men
are in the city hopefully waiting fol
return call, many others have left
ana have secured employment at
other points.
During the past two or three weeks
several other railroads have been
taking on men and a number of the
Water Valley men have secured
positions with those roads, and were
out of the city when the order was
issued Monday, and should they not
report for work other men win be
called in their place.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12
NEGROES DRILLING OIL WELL

FL Dorado, Ark, May g. H. G..
Miller, drilling contractor, is drilling
on the second well to be drilled in
the Ell Dorado field by company
composed exclusively of negroes. The
well is on the farm of r. B. Benson,
who is also a negro, in section 9-19-
15, and the company drilling the well
is the Arkansas Oil & Lease Exchange,
Inc, of Little Rock, composed of a
number of the most substantial ne
groes of Arkansas, Tennessee, Mis-
sissippi and Alabama. The contract
was let by the following directors; j.
H. McConico, president; Theo Bond,
Secretary and treasurer; DIR. j. G.
Thornton, .H.Barabin, A. L. Thomp-
son and C. B. King. The we'll will be
tested Friday and number of the
members of the company are expect
ed here to witness it. The company
plans extensive operations and control
some valuable holdings in the FL Do
rado field. A number of these ne.
groes are from Memphis.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12
1. C. RAILROAD TO
BUILD EXPRESS OFFICE

In anticipation of big volume Of
business from the local truck grow
er's association, the /. c. Railroad
Company is going to build an annex
to the south end of the depot and
general office building. Workmen
are now busy building the annex and
in a few more days will have it COM
pleted and ready for occupancy.
The new annex will be 80 feet and
4 inches wide (the same width as
main depot building) and 80 feet
long. It win be two stories high. The
upper story will be used as office
rooms by one of the several depart
ments now using the second floor Of
the depot building. The first story
will be used exclusively as an express
Office and ware room.
This will prove great convenience
to the public in general, and will
also enable the express company 70
handle the truck shipments without
handling the shipments twice as
farmers can unload their truck
at the depot
We understand the express COM
pany will move into the new annex
as soon as it is completed.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12
TIES THAT DO NOT BIND
Defined in Mississippi Attorney Gen.
erals Opinion.

Jackson, Miss, May 4.-Prevailng
conceptions of relationships by mar
riage have been turned topsy -turvy
by Attorney General Frank Robertson
who holds that two men who marry
sisters are not brothers-in-law with
in the meaning of the law.
According to the attorney general,
a brother-in-law is one who has mar
ried another's sister, or whose sister
has married some other person. and
two men who have married sisters
are not related in any sense of the
word.
Mr.. Robertson says that not with
standing the decision of the supreme
court of Louisiana in the case of the
Famers' Loan & Trust Company VS..
Iowa Water Company in which it is
held that two men are not related un-
der such circumstances.
The opinion is issued in reply to a
letter from the Kinds County board
of supervisors asking for an inter
probation of the new nepotism statute
recently passed by the legislature.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12
OIL SITUATION IN
CHICKASAW COUNTY
Judge Bradford Talks on Oil
Developments in this County.

Judge N. w. Bradford, of Hous-
ton, made very interesting talk on
the oil situation in this county Tues
day at the court house.
Judge Bradford quoted many
biologists as saying that we are in a
direct line with the oil fields running
from the north east corner of this
state toward the oil fields of Texas
and Oklahoma and that most of
them have stated that if there is oil
to be found in this state it is right
here in Chickasaw County.
About year ago, several citizens
of Meridian agreed to drill a test
well provided the people would get
large tract of land under leases
for them. Judge Bradford states
that the leases were provided and
the well started and drilled to a
depth oil 1876 feet when the drill
stem broke off and they were COM
PEELED to abandon all hopes of com
pleting the well. Mr.. banner. the
contracting driller, then proposed
to drill another we'll near the present
one If the people would finance all
actual expenses, and share profit
and loss with him. Mr.. Bradford
further states that the people Of
Houston have put up their part of
the money for this purpose and now
they request the aid of Okolona.
Mr.. Danner states that he is conf
dent that there is oil short depth
below the bottom of the well they
were forced to leave Okolona
Messenger.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12
ACT PASSED TO
TAX BOND BROKERS
Another Law Favorng Banks;
Foolish Attempt to Curb
Personal Investments--Death
knelI to Amy Local Develop
ment Enterprise Organized
as Stock Company.

A bill passed by the Legislature,
putting a privilege tax on all stock
brokers and stock sellers, has been
designed to curb the sale of stocks,
securities, loan contracts, debentures,
etc. The law took effect on March
"a, and has just been printed for dis
tribution, by the secretary of state.
Every tax collector, county and mu-
nicipal, is directly interested in the
law. The law specifies "notes, bonds,
stocks or other securities" The term
securities is broad and covers every
thing in the nature of loan certificates,
debentures and the like. Exception
is made in the bill for all statesmen
selling only bonds, notes, etc., of the
United States, any state and any tax
ing district of Mississippi.
Section /. Be it enacted by the Leg
islature of the State of Mississippi.
that section 1888 of the Mississippi
code of chapter 104 of the laws of
1920 be and the same is hereby
amended so as to read as follows:
2783. Brokers-On each broker or
agent engaged in buying or selling
notes, bonds, stocks or other securi-
ties (other than those hereinafter
excepted) in town or villages of less
than three thousand inhabitants, 500.
Same, in towns or cities of over
three thousand inhabitants and less
than five thousand, 5000.
Same, in cities of five thousand in
habitants or more, $500.
Same, throughout the state, $500.
Sec. 2. That no privilege tax is i'm
posed hereby upon buying or selling
by broker, agent or other person of
bonds, notes or other securities issued
by the United States, the State of
Mississippi or any other state, or any
county, municipality or other taxing
district, or upon a bank buying or
selling for its customers.
Sec. 3. That the payment of the
tax upon a basis of the size of tho
town as hereinbefore mentioned
shall permit the exercise of the priv
ilege throughout the county in which
the license is obtained, except in
municipalities larger than that for
which the license was obtained, and
that the payment of the tax of $500
is for a license to operate throughout
the state.
Sec. 4. Any municipality may i'm
pose privilege tax of not more than
fifty per centum Of the amount of
privilege tax required herein for a
municipality of that size, and this
shall apply to licenses issued for one
county or for the state as hereinafter
provided.
Sec. 5. That this act shall take eff.
feet and be in force from and after
its passage.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12
MAY H. 1922
MISSISSIPPI OIL WELL
NEWS
THE OXFORD WELL

Chief driller, w. L. johnson, re-
ports the bit down 502 feet. Drilling
operations suspended for a few days,
waiting on casing and additional
drill stem. The casing and drill stem
are now on the way, and in a few
days Mr.. Johnson hopes to resume
drilling operation.
THE TEASDALE WELL
Casing arrived at Enid last week,
but owing to condition of the roads,
work of transporting it to the we'll
has been slow. However, the man.
ager states that he hopes to have
it to the well and placed by next Mon
day when the pumps will then be
attached and a test made of the
sands. The well is down $50 feet
and the driller claims to have stopped
in sands showing oil.
THE HOUSTON WELL
1t is reported to the Herald from
what is considered reliable source
that the Houston well is down 500
feet and has a showing of oil. The
report is to the effect that a test
was made last Sunday and several
barrels or oil were pumped from the
hole. We have been unable to verify
the report, however, and print it for
what it is worth.
1t will be remembered that Mr..
Danner, the driller, encountered gas
and colors in well No. | at about
500 feet, but did not thoroughly test
out the showing and went on down
with the hole to a depth of 1850 feet
when an accident broke the dtIl stern
which caused the drillers to abandon
the hole leaving the drill with about
HOO feet of stem attached Mr..
Danner claimed that there was a
good showing of oil in the hole when
the accident occurred. He moved
the derrick 20 feet north of well
No. / and started wen No. 2. When
down 800 feet in the second well,
he claims to have encountered the
same showing as in the first we'll
The report states the test made
last Sunday developed several bar
rels of oil! We hope it is true and
that this report will be confirmed
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12
THE DEATH OF MISS WILLIE
BELL FLY.

Miss Willie Bell Fly, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William X. Fly
of this city, died Tuesday night, May
End, at the home of her brother, Mr.
Marvin Fly of Clovis, New Mexico.
The deceased went to Clovis sew,
eral months ago to make her home
with her brother and wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Fly, hoping the change
woould benefit her failing health
But the change did no good and
her death resulted as stated above
Mrs. Marvin Fly accompanied the
remains here, arriving Saturday, May
6. The funeral was held from the
parents home on Center Street Sat
urday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock. The
services were conducted by Rev. l.
p. Wasson, pastor of the First M. +
Church, assisted by Rev. Wayne
Alliston, pastor of the Baptist
Church. Burial was made in Oak
Hill Cemetery.
The deceased was 32 years of age
and had been a member of the Pres.
byerian Church for more than is
years. She lived a consecrated Chris
tian life and her life was filed with
kindness. love and good deeds. She
is survived by hel parents Mr.. and
Mrs. William X. Fly of this city; -four
brothers, Marvin Fly of Clovis, New
Mexico; Murray Fly of Oakland, Miss
Hugh Fly of Jackson, Tenn, and Ear
Fly of this city; two sisters, Mrs. A
H. Langdon of Memphis, and Mrs
Fl. W. Kelley of this city.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12

what he has to say on the platform
is based on careful observation and
conscientious investigation.
Granville Jones Is pre-eminently
human" The moment he begins to
speak his hearers are aware that they
are listening to a man who under
stands life and people. 1t is this deep
feeling for his fellows which gives to
all his lectures highly inspirational
note.
Mr. Jones is stan lecturer of the
International Lions Clubs
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12

which are facing America and the
world today.
Mr.. Kline has achieved a splendid
reputation as lecturer on questions
Of current import During the past
winter he lectured over 80 times In
Chicago alone. His addresses are al
ways constructive contributions to
American thought and are always en-
Enthusiastically received by his audi
encpS
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12
MAD.DoG SCARE. IN CALHOUN

A mad-dog scare at Pittsboro on
Monday of this week resulted inf a
general cleanup of all surplus dogs.
A mad-dog came through there a
week or so ago and bit several dogs
and some cattle. One cow and one
dog have gone mad since, so the citi-
zens proceeded to kill several other
dogs which it was suspected were Bit
ten Calhoun Monitor.
The north Mississippi herald., 1922-05-12
MIDELY-KNOWN
ORATOR COMING
Granville Jones will Lecture al
Chautauqua Here.
Audience will Hear Mastery Address
on "The Greed OF
America"

Granville Jones, Mo win lecture
here at the coming Redpath Chautau-
qua on ''The Greed of America" Is one
OF the notable orators of the day.
He is known as thorough student
of present-day social phenomena, and