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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-12-07
County Agent
Arriv 5
MISS BOLTS SUCCESSOR AR
RIVES AND TAKES UP THE
WORK SO ABLY CARRIED
ON FOR TWO YEARS

! The new County Home Demon
stration Agent succeeding Miss Lena
Bolt, who resigned to become the
wife Of Baptist preacher in Arkan-
sas, has arrived in Poplarville.
The young lady is Miss Eula Ia
tum, of Waynesboro, Wayne County.
She was assigned to Pearl River
County by Miss Susie v. Powell
head of the State Home Science
Department, and her nomination was
confirmed by the Board of Super
visors, and she was inducted into
her office early in the week by Mrs.
M. T. Noel, District Agent, who
came down from Hattiesburg with
her.
Miss Tatum will, no doubt, fall
at once intd the work Of her depart
ment, the machinery Of which was
left in such well ordered condition by
her predecessor. She has card in
this weeks paper.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-12-07
IMPORTANCE OF DOMESTIC
SCIENCE

Mrs. Helen T arlington Dowrir g
has resigned as Director of the De-
partment of Food Economies of Ar
mourS & Co., Chicago, however, has
not lost Mrs. Downing who is
nationally known as one of the lead
ing Domestic Science experts of
the country. She has moved from
the big Armour establishment to
take charge of the Home Economies
Department. of the Calumet Baking
Powder Co.
Mrs. Downing's new position, will
afford her = broader field as the
Calumet Company have initiated a
Domestic Science campaign, for the
benefit Of American housewives, that
practically will touch every home in
the United States.
As lecturer on dietetics. cook
ing and Domestic Science, Mrs,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-12-07
Change at Nortac
And Orvisburg

AS result of the recent lease
and contract between the Nortac
Manufacturing Company and The
Southern Lumber and Timber Com
pany several changes in location have
been made.
Mr.. C. L. Spotswood has moved
his family from Nortac to Orvisburg
and they are now occupying the large
two story house formerly the home
of F. w. Pettibone, more recently
the residence of Claud Batson and
family. At later date D. P. Ken
nedy will take his family to Orvis-
burg, and will rebuild on the site
of the third house below the Spots
wood place.
We understand that the interests
at Nortac will be managed by James
II. Eiland, who will reside there.
Dow Williams, bookkeeper for the
Nortac Company will make his home
there, in the house now occupied by
the Kennedy family.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-12-07
Methodist Conference
Assignments S

The session Of the Mississippi
Methodist Conference held at Crystal
Springs, last week indicated a great
advance in all lines of work, and a
large gathering Of members. Fl
nances were considerably ahead of
the previous year.
Among the assignments of preach
ers for the ensuing year is noted:
Poplarville, Rev.. j. E. Williams,
pastor. The Rev. A. M. Broadfoot
goes to the Brookhaven Church.
Mr.. Williams comes from the Broad
Street Church, Hattiesburg. Lum-
berton will have Rev. J. M. Corley, as
pastor for another year. Picayune,
Rev. j. H. Moore is returned, and
Rev. E. J. Coker will continue to
serve at Carriere. Rev. G. S. Har-
mon was continued in the work as
Conference Evangelist. Rev. w. M.
Sullivan will remain on the Dis
trict as Presiding Elder.
The people of Poplarville will re-
gret losing Rev. A. M. Broadfoot,
but will give Rev. ]. E. Williams a
warm reception. Mr.. Williams has
been in the Conference a number Of
years and is a strong preacher and
an excellent pastor.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-12-07
Brantley Asks
For Rehearing
AND REFERENDUM
DECISIONS CONFLICT

jackson, Miss, Dec. AZ. A.
Brartley, former game commissioner
of Mississippi, who was ousted from
office under the decision of the
supreme court rendered in 1917,
hold ng the initiative and referendum
amendment to- the constitution to be
valid, has begun proceedings in the
supreme court to have a rehearing
of his case.
This proceeding is motion pre-
dicated upon the recent decision of
the supreme court in the Stokes V.
Rohel tson initiative case, in which
the court overruled the former de-
cision in the Brantley case and held
the initiative and referendum amend
ment to be void.
The motion, which will be heard
by the court en- banc on Saturday
next, asks that the decision in the
Brahtley case ''be departed from"
and the cause reheard by the su-
preme court itself or remanded to
the scircuit court.
Bsantley was appointed game COM
missioner under the game and fish
lawEef 1916. He qualified and was
instisilsd in office, being assigned
to quarters in the capitol building,
and continued to perform the duties
Of the office for several months.
In the meantime an initiative pc
tition was circulated submitting to
election under the initiative and
referendum amendment the question
of repeating the whole game and
fish law of 1916. This petition re-
ceived the requisite number of votes
by substantial majority in the
election. y
The Legislature of 1916 had in
serted the initiative and referendum
amendment into the constitution, but
on advice of his attorneys Brantley
refused to give up the office, main
tanning the invalidity of the amend
ment. He was compelled to re-
tire after the decision of the court
sustaining the validity of the a.
mendment, and now seeks to be re-
installed under the decision in the
Robertson case.
While the Brantley case was de-
cided solely on the point that the
initiative and raf arand,,,,, an,ppJ
ment was valid and therefore that
the game and fish law was repealed
no other question was presented or
argued. 1t was generally contended
at the time, however, by many law
yers, that the game law was in
itself unconstitutional, and if re-
hearing of the case be granted,
which seems most likely, the con-
stitutionality of the game law will
be attacked.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-12-07
FOUR-YEAR COLLEGE COURSE
WITH SPECIAL WORK
/ SUGGESTED

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 2.-The pub
licity committee of the Mississippi
Educational Association states that
among a number of constructive
measures promoted by the associa-
tion, as embodied in resolutions a.
dopted by the last conventi)a, is
one Tat looks to raising the pro-
fessional standards Of teachers 50
that there may be professionally
trained teacher for every teaching
position in the state. It is frankly
admitted that there are many in
the profession who do not possess
adequate scholarship or who have
not been specially trained for the
work of a teacher.
Leading educators have observed" T"
says the publicity committee, show
the standards have been raised for
the medical profession and that
those fine results have come largely
through the efforts OF the doctors
themselves. The standards for
school teaching are likewise being
raised, and largely through the eff
forts of the teachers.
'"The ultimate aim sought by the
State Teachers Association may be
expressed in the following state
ments:
"All teachers of high school sub
jects should be four-year college
graduates with special scholarship
in the subjects taught and with
special professional training.
GAN grade teachers should have
two years of college or normal
school training and should have
special professional training for
primary, intermediate or grammar
grades according to choice or apti-
tude.
Teachers Of special subjects
should have two years Of general
college work with a standard col
lege degree in the chosen specially.
patrons, teachers and pupils will
benefit alike by these higher stand
ards Of scholarship and professional
training Patrons will have more
efficient schools to which to send
their children. Pupils will make
more rapid progress through more
skillful teaching and training and
teachers will receive more adequate
salaries and proper recognition as
members Of great profession. +"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-12-07

Wonderful Progress is
Being Made in Educa-
tiOnal Affairs of State
MISSISSIPPI FAR AHEAD OF Ev-
ERY OTHER STATEN AGRI-
CULTURE AND CONSOLI-
DATED SCHOOLS

(By w. F. Bond State Superinten-
dent.)
The following statistical informa-
kion will be of interest to the friends
bf education in general:
Number of consolidated schools
10 date, 787.
Number of teachers homes, 200.
Number standard four-year high
schools, 1874.
Number of schools doing alto.
gether from one to four years of
high school work, 800.
Number all-southern high schools
in the-state, 10.
Number agricultural high schools,
Ao.
Number agricultural high schools
doing vocational work, %.
Number Of consolidated schools do
ling vocational work, 43.
Number part-time schools in in
|dustrial work, IL.
Number vocational schools for
Negroes, %.
Number cripples who have made
application for vocational training
to date, 833.
Mississippi has more agricultural
high schools, more consolidated
schools, and more teachers homes
than any other state in the Union.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-12-07
Women Voters
To Meet
LEAGUE WILL HAVE AN INTER
ESTING MEETING NEXT
WEDNESDAY AT SCHOOL
HALL

The League of Women Voters
will meet at the Grammar School
Hall next Wednesday afternoon,
December 18th, at $3.50 o'clock.
After the routine business has
been transacted the feature of the
occasion will be the report of the
State League, recently held at
Clarksdale,, by Mrs. L. Maxwell
holland, State Vice-President and
delegate from this League, which
will, doubtless, be most interesting
resume of the work.
All memebers and womer inter
ested are urged to attend.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-12-07
ELECTION NOTICE

To Election Commissioners j. H
Caver, R. G. Garrett, and X. ]
Smith, of the Town of Poplarville
Mississippi:
You are hereby commanded to
call and hold general election for
the Town of Poplarville, Mississippi,
on Tuesday, December ~, 1922, for
the purpose of electing mayor,
five aldermen, marshal and a
clerk.
By order of the Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen.
D. C. McInnis, Mayor.
Attest, S. A. Roberts, Clerk.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-12-07
Railroad Commission Grant New Station
Building For Polarvil1e At Recent Hearing
The Company Ordered
to Prepare Plans for
Adequate Depot

Mayor D. C. McInnis received in
his mail yesterday the communica-
ton given below.
This will be most gratifying to
the people of the Town and County,
because there has been much COM
plant about the lack of facilities
at the depot, both for passenger and
freight business.
Citizens of Poplarville, Miss, and
vicinity
New Orleans & Northeastern RR.
No. 1887.
In re petition for better freight and
passenger Accommodations at Pop
larville, Mississippi.
This is a petition of the citizens
of Poplarville, Mississippi, and vi
cinity asking for better freight and
passenger Accommodations, filed with
this Commission on October 10th,
1922. The matter came on for dis
cussion at the regular meeting No
vember 8th, 1922, when it was or
dered that a public hearing be held
in the town of Poplarville, Miss, on
Wednesday, November %, 1922.
The Commission proceeded to Pop
larville and a public hearing was
held in the Court House, at that
place, on the day and hour set.
All parties in interest were heard
and personal inspection and investi-
cation made by members of the.
Commission. They found that Pop
larville was the County site of Pearl
River County, and that at this point
is located the County Agricultural
High School, State Experiment Sta
ton, and besides serving several
sawnills, and other industries, also
large rural population is served.
The depot is an old building with
limited space for both passengers
and freight. The passenger rooms
being two in number, and are of
actual measurement eleven feet wide
and twenty-five feet long. The
freight room was small, and the
office for the agent and his help
was very limited and cramped. Only
small shed at one end of the de-
pot for the protection of the public
against the weather. Since large
crowds make use Of this depot when
attending courts, and schools, and
the freight revenues showing that the
freight business at this point is un-
usually good for town of this size,
the Commission is of the opinion
that the petition should be granted.
IT is THEREFORE ORDERED
that the New Orleans & Northeast
ern Railroad Company of the South
ern Railway System file with this
Commission on or before its next
regular meeting on January 2nd,
1928, plans and specifications. for
a depot at Poplarville, Mississippi,
which will be adequate to accomodate
the freight and passenger demands
of that station.
ORDERED this the 5th day of
1922.
J. w. Williams,
Secretary.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-12-07
TOWN ELECTION CALLER

Notice is hereby given that an
election for Town Officers will be
held in the Town Of Poplarville,
Mississippi, on Tuesday, December
IL, 1922, according to law.
J. H. Caver, R. G. Garrett, K.
J. Smith, Commissioners.
December Z, 1922.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1922-12-07

Downing has appeared before many
important Women's Clubs in the
United States. She brings prestige
and wide experience to her new
duties.
Evening star., 1922-10-02
SO ARMY. STATIONS
T0.BE ELIMINATED
War Department to Sell or
Transfer Cantonments, Fly
ing Fields and Depots.
MOVE is FOR ECONOMY

Fifty-eight Army cantonments. fly
ing fields and depots have been elimi-
mated from the lists of military posts
Troops have been moved from them
to permanent stations. and the prop
critics soon will be either sold at pub
lie auctions or turned over under re-
vocable licenses to states which have
applied for them for use of the Ma
tionaI Guard.
Closing of the various stations, the
War Department announced. was de-
c1deu upon as a necessary step in
the reorganization Of the Army and
the reduction of it's enlisted strength
to 125,00O enlisted men. 1t also was
buildings and temporary quarters.
which were occupied by troops during
the war, have deteriorated to point
where their maintenance is now pro-
hibitiVe from standpoint ofeconomy.
Camp Lee in List.
Cantonments to be leased to states
for use of the National Guard include
Camp Pike. Ark: Camp Lee, Va; Camp
Jackson, S. c.; Camp Grant. ILL.,: Camp
Dodge. Iowa, and Camp Funston:
Kan. Camps Kearney, Calf, and
Sherman, Ohio. already have been
turned over to the Veterans Bureau.
The program of the department also
Dade and De Soto. Fla; Camp Shan
| non. n. NJ. and Camp Hidalgo, Tex.
Fort, Apache, Ariz.. will be transferred
to the Interior Department.
Quartermaster depots to be aban-
| doned include Atlanta. Ca; Seattle.
Omaha. Nebr.; New Orleans Except
| for reserve supplies): Port Newark
n. j.; Norfolk, Va. (7,200 railway cars
sold to Poland to be removed in
| twelve months); Boston, Mass: Pitts
! burgh, Pa, and the Hawthorne race
| track. Illinois.
Ordnance Plants 20 BE Sold.
Ordnance plants to be sold are the
Erie. Pa, HowitZcr plant. the Roches-
ter, n. T., gun plant. and the Chicago
storage depot, while the following re-
serve ammunition depots will be
abandoned and $4,000 tons of material
salvaged: Morgan. n. J.: Seven Pines,
! Va: Anatol, n. j.: Tullytown. Pa:
Toledo. Ohio; Woodberry, N. j.: Pen
niman, Va; Sparta, Wis. (to be used
by Agriculture Department in pre-
paration of explosives for highway
works for probably six months)
| Middletown. Pa. transferred to air
! seryice).
| Air service plants at Chapman
| las. Tex; Americus Depot. Ga; Long
! Island depot. n. Y: Richmond depot.
! Va. and the Curtis Eimwood plant.
/ y. Y. will be sold. The following air
! fields will be retained with care TAX
! ing detachments only: Parkfield.
Tenn: Carlstrom Field. Fla; Dorr
! Field. Fla: Souther Field. Ca; Rose
! Field. Calf: Ellington Field, Tex
! and Montgomery depot. Ala.
Meade Among Those Saved.
| OF the great war time cantonments
those to be retained under caretakers
as corps area training camps with
only non-perishable supplies on hand
are MacClellan, Ala: Devents, Mass.
Dix, N. J.: Meade, Md; Lewis, Wash.
Knox, Ky, and Custer. Mich.
| 1T is not contemplated to expend
| funds on the building Cat the above
named contonments) retained but to
make use of them as long as possible
in order to save tentage," the de-
partments statement said.
Evening star., 1922-10-02

Kaempfe as to whether they could
build a suitable U-boat for polar
expedition. He specified a submarine
Of 500 tons, manned by eight men,
with a cruising radius Of 10000 miles,
capable of remaining submerged fif-
teen hours at a time. Her capacity
would-be sufficient to hold provisions
and equipment for two years.
The promoter of the project be-
lieves such a submarine could reach
the pole more quickly than any other
style of craft. He figures on a sur
face speed of six miles an hour and
submerged speed of eight miles.
His investiga tions showed the great
est depth of ice under which the ves-
sci would have to travel would be
twenty-five meters (about seventy
two feet). He declares conditions
would be favorable for steering at a
depth of forty meters and permit
travel in fixed direction without the
aid of a searchlight even 100 meters
down.
Although doubt has arisen in scien-
tific circles as to the practiclbility
of the plan, the promoters chief
dif1culty at present is said to be
financial.
Evening star., 1922-10-02
NELSON YOUNG BURIED.
Navy Photographers Body Laid to
Rest in Arlington.

Nelson Young. thirty eight years old,
80 Gfrard street northeast. died at his
home early Wednesday night. Mill
tary and Masonic funeral services
were conducted at the residence Satur-
day at o'clock, after which inter-
ment took place in Arlington ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Young was born in Kingston.
Canada. June 81. 1884: came to the
United States when a young man and
enlisted In the marines in 1905, where
he served until 1918. He/had been em-
ployed as a photographer in the bu-
reau of construction and repair Of the
Navy Department for a number of
years. having accompanied Secretary
DENLY and President Harding as chief
|photogra pher on the recent divisional
naval maneuvers. while passing
through Hampton roads.
Mr. Young is survived by a wife.
Mrs Eleanor p. Young, and three
children
Evening star., 1922-10-02
GEN. LORD TO SPEAK.
Twentieth Century Club Will Meet
Thursday Morning.

The Twentieth Century Club will
hold its first meeting of the fall sea-
son at II o'clock Thursday morning,
in the auditorium Of the Cosmos Club.
The officers for the ensuing year
are: President. Mrs. William H. Her
ron: first vice president. Mrs. Frank
H. Briggs: second vice president, Mrs.
Frank G. Wilkins: recording secre-
tary. Mrs. Alfred II. Brooks; corre-
spending secretary. Mrs. Robert Ster-
ling Yard: treasurer. Miss Myra Hend-
ley; assistant treasurer, Mrs. Walter
c. Allen: directors. Mrs. George F.
Bowerman. Mrs. Gilbert H. Grosve-
nor, Mrs Lyman B. Swormstedt. Mrs.
Clarence A. Aspinwall, Miss Emma
Strider. Mrs. Laurence F.. Schmecke-
bier, Miss Grace Willis, Mrs. Truman
Able, Mrs. Frederick E. harrington,
Mrs. John c. Merriam.
The president announces the follow
ing chairmen Of committees: Program
committee, Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.;
membership committee. Mrs. Philip
8. Smith: finance committee, Mrs.
Samuel q: blythe: hospitality com
mittee, Mrs. Frederick ". Coyille;
press committee. Mrs. =Marius B.
Campbell; printing committee. Mrs.
Luke c. .Strider; ushers, Mrs. Albert
N. 'Prentiss.
At the meeting Cen. H. NJ. Lord.
director general Of the budget, will
speak on 'The District and the Budget
Evening star., 1922-10-02
SEEK SKATING Kinks.

Commissioner Oyster has referred Il
The traffic bureau for report the recon-
mendation Of the Thirteen Club tha
places be designated In different paru
OF the city as skating rinks for boys AM
girls.
One difficulty in tho way Of ouch ,
scheme is that residents OF streets 0,
designated might protest The Commits
sioners already have received q lettel
from one woman. protesting in advanc,
against the setting aside Of her stree
as an island Of safety for skating chill
dren
Evening star., 1922-10-02
A new dental era

Pepsodent, in essential ways, means a
new era in dental hygiene. 1t does more
than fight film. It mulhplies the starch di-
gestant in the saliva. That is there to digest
starch deposits which may otherwise fer
ment and form acids.
It multipEes the alkalinity Of the saliva.
That is there to neutralize mouth acids,
the cause of tooth decay.
Old methods brought just opposite ef-
fects, due to soap and chalk. So this new
way means a vast increase IN Natures
tooth-protecting forces in the mouth. Now,
those forces fight the enemies of teeth.
Evening star., 1922-10-02
THIEVES REAP HARVEST
OF EASY MONEY HERE
Petty Robberies in Various Parts
of City Reported to
Police.

Tieves found easy picking Saturday.
operating everywhere from the new
Navy building to q street car.
Miss Grace Marion Parker of 1859
Taylor street northwest, reported to
the police the probable theft from
room 1901, new Navy building, 18th
and 3 streets northwest, of a gray
leather pocketbook containing a
small purse and $50 in bills, car
tokens and solid gold watch
shaped vanity case, valued at $50.
George NJ. Seitz announced that his
pocket was picked of a leather
pocketbook containing 81 in bills
while he was on a Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company car. at
9Th street near New York avenue.
Lena Mahanes, 1415 Swami street
northwest, had 50 in a pantry at
1924 Connecticut avenue until this
afternoon, when the money disap-
peared.
Daniel Driscoll, 1742 14th street,
missed $40 from cash register.
Evening star., 1922-10-02
BOND RAISED TO $500.
Thomas A. Shaw, Accused Of As
sault, Held for Grand Jury.

Thomas A. Shaw. one Of the Wash
ington terminal striking shopmen.
charged with assault with a deadly
weapon upon James A. Good, long
employed at the Union station shops,
and who refused to go out on strike
July last, when his fellow workers
struck, had a preliminary hearing in
the, United States branch Of Police
Court Saturday and was held for the
action of the grand jury. He had
been out on bond Of $500, but Assist
ant United States District Attorney
Ralph Given asked the court to raise
it to $1,500, which was ordered by
Judge Mcmahon.
The evidence showed that Good, ac-
companied by Harold King and Will
liam NJ. Warfield. fellow worke left
the railroad. shops at midnight Sep
tember Is and started to their homes
near 61st street, at the Chesapeake
Junction, and that when they left the
street car at that point they were
assaulted by a party of six strikers
among them Shaw
Evening star., 1922-10-02
CARTOONISTj. M. BAER
CONVENTION SPEAKER
Dietitian, IS, Also to Address Nat
uropathic Association at Ses-
sion at Willard.

Former Representative John NJ.
Baer of North Dakota, cartoonist, and
DR.. v. NJ. George, eighty-flve years
old. dietitian. of Columbus. Ohio, are
among the thirty speakers who will
address the twenty-sixth annual con-
vention Of the American Naturopathic
Association. which opens at the New
Willard Hotel next Thursday, closing
the following Monday.
showing the various bones and or
gans. will be drawn by Mr. Baer, who Is
scheduled to lecture Friday night.
DR.. George, who speaks on the open
ing night, will speak on dieting.
The convention opens at 10 o'clock
Thursday morning in the hall at
busine.s @ s',ee. meetaor 0snWnI' VIII be e held ~
The public sessions begin at s
o'clock Thursday night. Arthur E.
Seymour. secretary of the Chamb
of Commerce. will mako an address
welcoming the delegates to the city
Evening star., 1922-10-02
WAR MEMORIAL PLANNED.

Funds are being collected in the
medical department of the Army to
meet the expenses of installing large
bronze memorial tablet to the memory
of the officers, nurses and enlisted
men of that department who lost their
lives in the world war, in the new
Army Medical School building, in course
of construction on the Walter Reed
General Hospital reservation. Lieut..
Col. Paul c. Hutton, Medical Corps. of
the Office Of the surgeon general. War
Department, is in charge of the fund.