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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26

and IL i thought thss the safses'
may BE- identified by nseasss II a
photograph.
Killed u Francs III 1915
Ray Green WAS Supposed ~
have hecn gilled Ia Franess. oss.
II. 1915. bur insurance psyrs~nis.
whieh hare becn going To Sins,
lll.. - man Supposed ie be :te
grandfssher. have been s.oppel
,sensslng Identification If the OF
lxhoma mag ON The possibility
thar he ss Green.
The paticns in oklahoma may
either he Grs~n or Lopez. II he
i the latter. evidence IT,. smer-
lean Legion viii dcnhsles gs'hcr
from Mrs Weodwsr viii cral- =
him ia Raentify himSrss hy sac
grssinn
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complexion, has dark brown eyes.
hlaek straighs hair, j. five feet
ard one-fomrSh inch il height. i
auiek IL movement. ssve fer his
left side. which Is paralvHes- and
his ryes are alert and snarEsuc.
The pictsArs IN the paSsesacG IT
Mrs Woodward uas taken "a
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26

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s-z1iaag 1a4Ao-.sx 10 c'z-a ssvtlseess.
nos Ss1Ay tA-0ugA cazsrn. Il tAe =iz-
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sale 9. sASs raei
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the EcFe-zzs1s eater sAA coal nnxr-
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26
oxl AROMA on OPERATOR
DEAD IN CALIFORNIA

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and ". Ia e,cocS. so-rnef on cgwrA'oT
in Texas. 0ksaaeznA, kAasas ara
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grr ~ oe.e-AsSoa- Baecc,k wss sssc
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26
FOR THE LOVE or
MIKE. THAT Tcc

An G1xi01s reader wants 10 knux
Il when the skirts hec1ze lr-rH-
EAstAer the kickers also VII grew
iso lo1E pants On girls. kaVs a hszr.s
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26

Ero.ism Is neeosiztle = states
n.arship when il l. endorsed by
the x0see Of tire people
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26

Tex are often called hIgh-
nrsM, svanse shtx are able ~
sss sArw hsaff 3; sneh hlgA
VI s.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26

me business a. hesvang cFeq
aus wlll be IN order when Msx
s Nx.hilda have ltxyei otf
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26

Cheer up' i, ) hardly prob
hSa that .hese strikes wlll last
III fpmr A. the Wcr.i War
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26

r1R REST-EG--isAsG Of En-Gr-
ushe1 roozas naz- -sF &Ns01ac
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26

VI mighty hard io convince
& uer al 9 used cSr that
are the Uses q Ac-
ssrslEy
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26
700 LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SAt4E-At sacrifice. good Am 7
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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26

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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1922-08-26

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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28
Automobile Owners
Take Notice!
Do You Want to Save Money?
All Right, Listen!

On account of the hard times and
realizing that a great many cars need
repairing right now before the Spring
time we will on Monday, March 10Th
reduce the labor charges made for
repairing on Automobiles nearly half
OF what it was when we we're under
the supervision of the Ford Motor
Company. In other words, we are
going to make the charge so low as to
give every Automobile Owner a
chance to have necessary repairs made
at once. If you think some one else
will do it for less get their prices then
come to us
HORTON MOTOR CAR co.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28
Memorial Services At soule Chapel

Memorial services will lie held at
Soule Chapel Oh Thursday, May 4th.
The public cordially invited,
All those who have subscribed to
the cemetery fund win n'essa hand it
to one of the committee, as we are
short Of funds to have the work done.
NJ. r. LOVE
II, +. DARE,
l.. HINES Com.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28

The people who frequent auction
sales of unclaimed baggage seem to
think that a piece that comes a long
distance must be worth more than
n from near by. In New England
a bag that is marked Texas" will
bring much more than ore that bears
a New York stamp.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28
Card of Thanks

The Ladies Aid of EX-Prairie church
take this method of extending its
thanks and appreciation to Mr.. f. T..
George for the donation of ice for
their cream on fields day and to Mr..
W. R. Little for donation in prepair-
ing the cream.
COMMJTTEE
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28

House flies have n considerable
range of flight. Some that were dust.
ed with finely powdered red chalk
and afterwards released were taken
within less than twenty-four hours in
fly traps six miles away. Observa-
tons at Rebecca Shoal off the coast
of Florada seem to show that files
come down the wind from Cuba nine
ty-five miles away.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28

The gardens about town are about
thirty days later than last year which
was unusually early. Sheriff Farrar
states that last year he had his first
potatoes and English peas the first
Sunday in April. Messrs Tyson, Cole
ara F%eatherston are usually the earli-
est but this year the palm goes to
Marion Harris whose garden has been
grd2n all winter. ChaNN Barnes
sent Brook Ferris a fine mess of po-
tatoes and peas the early part Of the
week, and they were fine enough to
deserve a favorable mention.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28
COMMITTEE.


Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Harper wish to
express their appreciation and extend
thanks to those who helped them in
their recent sad bereavement.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28
]. F.BROCK, Pastor.
Methodist Church

Sunday school 10 a. N.
Regular services Sunday morning
at II a. m, Rev. L. NJ. Brownlee, Of
StarkviIle will preach
Services Sunday night at 7:30.
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
conducted by Missionary Society No i
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28
Macon Circuit

Macon Circuit
Services were well attended Sunday
at Ex-Prairie and Center Point. Rev.
T. NJ. Brownler Of Starkville preached
for us at Center Point.
The Ladies Aid had a most inter-
estirg meeting Wy p. m, with
Mrs. j. c. Cavett.
There will be no preaching in the
charge next Sunday on account Of Dis
trict Conference at Macon.
NJ. A. BURNS Pastor.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28
JACK

The W. T. Conner Jack will make
the season at my place / miles north
&C Macon. All precautions taken. but
Ill peaslhe Tor accidents.
NELSON SMITH.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28
NJ. A. BURNS Pastor.

The Young Peoples Missionary So
ciety met with Mrs. w. NJ. Henderson
Monday afternoon. After the program
we enjoyed the delightful refresh
ments which were served
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28

The sympathy Of the community
goes out to Mr., and Mrs. Ray Rhymes
in the loss of their infant son whose
death occurred Thursday morning.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28
Burgess The Halter

Mail ms your old to be made like
new. Prompt service and work guar
PRIDM0RE'S PRESSING SHOP
Columbus. Miss,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28

There are one or two papers in the
state older than the Beacon. but we
do not believe any one Of them can
boast of a subscriber of 20 conSecu-
tive years, In April 1852 Mr.. Dins-
more a South Carolian who had come
to this county several years before
came irto the Beacon office and an
nounced to the writer's grandfather
who had come out from Washington
and established the Beacon three years
before that date, that a son had ar
rived at his house and he wanted to
enter his subscription to the Beacon.
He has never been off our list since
and paid this week his subscription for
the SEVENTEEN time.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28

North Dakota is reported to be the
only state that returns no taxable in
come so great as $4,000. 1t is to
he observed that probably 70 other
state is so completely agricultural in
character. There is little mining or
manufacturing there, ana it is from
mining manufacturing or merchandis-
ing that the great incomes flow.
There are we'1-t1-do fartrs. but
few that can fairly be called rich.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28

Wanted 100 head of stock to pas
ture near C~liftonville will guarantee
plenty Of feed and water.
JOHN ZEMAN
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28
LUMBER HAUL
ERS WANTED
To move $4,000 TO 20
coo feet of dry lumber
per day on a two and
three load haul.
Apply to
NOXUBEE LBR. co.
BROWNSVILLE. MISS.
BROWNSVILLE. MISS.

Timber Lands For Sale
Or will sell timber only. We have
around 2O00 acres for sale. situated
from 10 TO II miles west of Shuoual.%
Miss. Write 70 ~. J. HUBBARD S.
Shuqualak Mise.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28

Mrs. r.. j Brown is expected Sun
day to make a weeks visit with her
sister Mrs, Il. 3. OWEN Mrs Brown
has been in Chicago for the past sew
eral years where she has attained dis
tnction in school work having been
appointed to a lifetime position as
instructor in Mathematics in the
Crane Technical High School for boys.
Mrs. Yelyerton, who has for several
years past, fully demonstrated that
q woman can do with trucking and
dairying, has enlarged her operations
i'm the trucking lira this year and is
going into it on a null scale. She has
just made one shipment of cabbage.
and expects to have a scond ready
before many days,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28
PRESBYTERIAN Church

Sabbath School GAS a. m.
No preaching, as it is the pastors
day in Shuqualak.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28

Mrs. W, B. Patty entertained the
bridge club, Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Chas. Hardin won the priza, a
lovely box of powder. Delicious re
freshments were served.
Rev, W. V. Shearer who lived in
Macon, as a boy, preached the open
ing sermon Of the District Confer
ence, which is in session at the Metho-
dist church, Thursday evening.
The infart son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cur
It's Hill and daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Jackson, botn al the home Of the
grandmother, Mrs. Chas. Jackson,
have been very III this week, but are
reported better today.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28

Stock Taken Up
On the Allen place. five miles
coutheast of Shuqualak:
One brown colored Jersey bal,
about three years old.
One brown colored mare mule, about
three years old.
Owner must prove property, pay
charges and take away, or they will
be estayed according to law.
Z. F. MUM & co.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28
Local and Personal

Miss Callie Field Of Calyx visited
friends lH town THIS week.
Mrs. Wade ii Clarksdale is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Thos McHeury.
Nh. Hunter George Of Meridian IS
visiting his Sun Mr.. L. II. George
4 son was born On Tuesday to Mr..
and Mrs, jackson Young. }. X. Jr.
IS his name.
Mr.. and ,lrs. Chas. WilkiEl Of
Bruoksvi!lg spent several hours in
town Wednesday.
Mrs. Ryan and daughter Of Meri-
dian are guests in the home Of Mr.,
and Mrs. Brock
Missers W. b. Patty ard w. b.
Patty Jr. were in Meridian a few days
this week on business.
Mr.. w. F Skinner of Memphis
Tenn. is spending a few days with his
aunt Mrs Jennie Skinner.
Mesdames Bell, Kellis, Welsh and
Upchurch from Shuqualak were shop
| ing in town Wednesday.
Mrs. w. NJ. Henderson spent ever
al days recently with her niece, Mrs.
Burroughs in West Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Waters and in
FAINT of Columbus are guests in the
country home Of Mr.. and Mrs. } b
! White
Mr.. and Mrs. r. P. Grace have
returnes from New Orleans, where
Mr.. Grace underwent a slight opera
tion.
Mrs. / A. Nicholson who has been
visiting relatives for several weeks
has returned to her home in Memphis
Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Richardson and
Mr. and Mrs. w. K Little went to
Louisville last night to hear a radio
concert.
Messrs. T. J. Evans Of Florence and
K. Evars Of Sheffield, Ala, have
been in town this week attending
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-04-28

Messrs. T. J. Evans Of Florence and
J, K. Evars Of Sheffield, Ala, have
been in town this week attending
chancery court.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-01

70 Of money is constructive OK
waStciul.
70 discourage practices OF
thrift and invite the wild, Tree
spending Of money. merely for
the purpose Of helping business
is indeed poor counsel. AS We
have already seen. such general
practices would only lead Us m
TO greater difficulties.
What the nation needs * 4
broad understanding =; the l'nI
Of thrift which means thriving
and getting ahead.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-01

will put more men
10 work and start
the wheels OF IN
dustrv turning in a
normal way.
1t nuS; he borne
in mind that any
activities that arc
{ Il n d 4 M c II
tally wastciul ave
unworthy OF en-
enlargement. And
the whole question
OF spending centcra
on the point Of
whether ones out
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-01
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT


general business situation Rut
Such increased expenditures
should he along prudent an"
thrifty lincs. Spending in a
wasteful way will not bring >GT-
stautial help. but spending along
constructive and uplifting ways
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-01
These Are Days

when the business man who hopes to sur
vive and be successful in his chosen line
must KNOW what he is doing-must
KNOW what he is buying.
He must not GUESS he is doing this or
GUESS he is buying that which will make
his business most successful-he must
KNOW
And when it comes to buying newspaper
advertising that puts his message before his
community and buying territory he must
KNOW that it does it.
The only way he can KNOW is thru de- i.
tailed circulation statements and Audit
Bureau of Calculations reports.
From how many newspapers published in
Wheeling can you get detailed circulation
statements and A. B. G. reports?
The story is told-ansWer yourself.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-01

followed by a corresponding re-
action.
Immed:a,cly following TIE war
,l,:> country experienced 4 period
e.; economic intoNication. Every
thing was abnormal. SpctuIa-
ton. Spending, eXtravaGaEcc and
luxury knew no bounds. Then
came III" reaction. out OF which
We a~c INST NOW emerging.
|, is true that there should Ne
more spending al mo"cy by the
people OF the country to-day. and
that such activity would hep the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-04-01
In OklRhOma

Oklahoma r.,y. rh'a.. March 81 -
Vh!lc Onion coat :riHc'S "r oklahoma
New-York tribune., 1922-09-24
The Unsuppressed Old Man

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Will you allow reader to rise
in defense of your editorial "Brazen
and Proud of IT,?
The story of a man, ninety odd years
of age, who has lived .his~life as he saw
fit, respecting his neighbors' rights and
paying no attention to the howlings of
fanatical busybodies, organized OF,
otherwise, is entitled to all the space
The Tribune can give it, May his years
sit lightly upon him!
AS for helping or hndering organiza-
tions working for moral reform the
answer isnot so simple as your critical
correspondent would imply. With hout
question there are some societies, be-
lieving in certain principles of conduct
or morality, which operate in manner
worthy the respect of every citizen.
They collect their data from facts and
present their side o6the case in broad
minded manner, leaving us to accept or
reject as our intelligence dictates. But
there are altogether too many anti
this or that leagues which are obsessed
with the idea CT judging humanity in
the light of their own mentalities, and
TO gain their ends stand ready TO vio-
late every principle of fairness and
tolerance. H. L. SAMMONS.
Newark, N j.. Sept 20, 1922.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-24

under because OF their party afsilia-
TORS.
The Democratas. who stood for con-
tinued American control at least for
the crescent, had heretofore not been
considered politically important. in
the last Filipino Legislature they had
only single representative. while this
time they returned thirty 10 the Sen
ate and House OF Representatives. Civ
ing them strong and determined mi
rority. The fact that Manila, which
for many years has been considered
Nationalist stronghold. repUdihted the
principles snd tenets % the Old Guard
and went overwhelmingly Democratic
is perhaps the most significant feature
Of the whole campaign.
Another point which seems 20 b. rot
generally known in the United stst>-
is that the Philippine ISLANDS are not
being governed By pure blooded Fiji
pines. but by half-caste Malays.
II was the halg-castes (by virtue Of
strains Of white or Chinese bloodf who
appreciated the tremendous power con
ferred on them by the Jones law. r
was the scepter Of power and authority
and naturally since their very heritsge
had been cns bordering on serfsionn
they welded it fret for their own
benefit Education was the stepping
stone to power. with education special
ling not in the trades. bat in the law
which taught them just how far they
could 60 in politics without running
afoul Of the law.
Get it legally and you get twice 81
much" WAS their slogan. II existing
laws interfered it was easy enough "a
repeal untowsrd statutes or TO make
new ones governing special cases.
And what about the pure bioods
They had been downtrodden so long
beneath the Spanish heel that they
were slow to realize the tremendous
benefits Of the new order of things
To-day they either are going to school
or making the necessary sacrifices 20
send relatives TO school to enjoy the
benefits and fruits of education denied
them selves. II is a very complicated
situation, and one which time alone
can remedy.
II may easily be seen therefore. with
the present spirit Of unrest through
out the islands and the petty jealous
les and feuds existing between the
various government officials. which
rarely break into print unless they arc
especially AaErant. how difficult it
would be for the present generation Of
lawmakers to paddle their own ca
noe" without at least the moral back
ing OF the United States.
So we must continue to protect the
Filipinos from themselves. It is a
curious and distasteful role. because
many people back home believe. with
the Filipino orators, that the hour has
struck for independence. Before the
Philippine Islands can be governed the
American people must not only assume
the responsibility of an intelligent in
terest in their land holdings out here.
but they must also know and appreciate
the Filipino and his problem.
New-York tribune., 1922-09-24
Case Of the Bright Pupil
Inquiry to the Motive of Proposed Regradng-Is it
to Relieve Congestion?

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: A news item in your issue of
September IA concerning the proposal
to regrade pupils in the public schools
attracted my attention, and | have
been watching your columns to see
what the reaction would be, but evil
IDENTITY it has attracted no particular
attention. Why this is 80 | do not
understand. for to me it seems TO be
proposition of the utmost importance.
Briefly, the proposition. as stated in
the news item, was to regrade all pub
lie school pupils ION the basis of their
ability, or lack of it. to forge ahead
more rapidly than those who are less
proficient"
Are we to understand it is the
belief of the Board of Education that
any considerable portion of our public
schoo! pupils have been held back to
any marked degree? If that is their
belief and it is backed by facts, it is
serious indictment against our teach
ers and principals. without profess
ing to know a thing about local con-
ditions am ready to go on record as
not believing it,
of course, SO long as we have groups
of children together We are going to
have varying degrees of proficiency.
Any public school teacher who is Il true
and conscientious educator is aware of
the fact that the bright" pupil is al
ways the problem of problems, even if
we do spend more time talking about
the problem of the slow, sub-normal
child. But If there are any consider
able numbers of them in our schools
who might just as we'll be doing work
in more advanced grades, then there is
something wronc with our teachers.
AS read this item, though. find
that in addition to "obviating an injus-
tiee to the brighter pupils" there is the
motive of relieving the congestion In
the schools, and am prone to suspect
that the second motive is more potent
than the first.
Certainly, we grant that this propo-
sal is not TO be lightly condemned. but
it is too important to pass by unoues-
toned. II the real purpose is to obvi-
ate "the injustice to the brighter pupils
by holding them down TO the rate Of
progress OF the less able let it be
done upon that basis and that alone.
But in &C doing let it be understood