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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
RANKIN COUNTY
VISITED BY WIND
OF HIGH VELOCITY
March Gale Sweeps State
Sunday and Sunday Night. Plays
Havoc With Young Plants and
Trees. Lives Lost i'm North.

Rankin County was visited by
a real March gale of high velocity
Sunday and Sunday night.
Although no serious damage was
done i'm this section, the wind played
havoc with young plants and trees.
In several instances limbs were
broken off. and flying obstacles
crushed into windows.
In the northern sections of Mis-
sisippi. and states rs far north as
Missouri, Il great deal of damage
was done. and several lives lost.
This high wind and rain was fol-
lowed Monday night by a cold
wave
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
BASKET DINNER
FOR FIELD DAY
HERE SATURDAY
Large Crowd Expected Here Satur-
day. Ladies Making Plans to
Have Real Spread. Everybody
Who Will, May Bring Basket.

The entertainment committee OF
the Parent Teacher Association OF
this city asks that every one JON
this committee in putting the din
ner proposition .'oyer the top Sat
urday for Field Day.
A committee will be at the table
to receive the baskets.
1t is hoped that all baskets will
be well filled and at the table by
9:30 Il. IN.
1t is suggested that you send no
dishes in the baskets unless abso-
lutcly necessary and have those you
do send well marked as the COM
mittee cannot be responsible for
them.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
STUDENTS OFFERED
SPLENDID PRIZES
FOR FIRE" ESSAY
Mississippi Fire Insurance Company
Offers Large Amount in Prizes
For Best Essays on Fire Pre-
ventiOn''. School Children Eligible.

The prizes offered by the Missis-
sippi Fire Insurance Company for
the best essay on Fire Prevention
should be of great interest to the
school children. Prizes tOtalling
100000, ranging from $5 in cash
to students of grammar schools to a
$4,000 scholarship for a college
student.
Circulars giving details of the
offer can be gotten at any county
superintendent office.
The essays must not contain more
than 500 words and must be in the
hands of the Department of Educa-
tion by June /, 1923.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
COLORED WOMAN
DIED THURSDAY;
I'LL MANY MONTHS
Lizzie Davenport, Lifelong Resi-
dent OF This City, Died Wednes-
day. Faithful Servant Of Many
White People. Will be Missed.

Lizzie Davenport. Il colored wo-
man who died at her home in
this city a few days ago. after
many months of suffering, will
be missed by both black and white
people of the city.
She was one of the best cooks
in town, and was considered a
valuable servant, having a good
disposition and above the average
negro in intelligence.
She was 40 years of age and
had lived in Brandon all her life.
Funeral services were held in the
Methodist Church, interment in the
Brandon Cemetery. Thursday after
noon.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
SHADY DELL

The butterflies have come. The
thrush is mocking the mocking
bird and surely spring is here.s
Miss Berta Dale Bass is home
after having closed IA very success
ful term of school at Central.
Mrs. George Harris, of Cato.
visited her daughter, Mrs. j. II.
Lewis. last Wednesday afternoon
Misses Mary Kline and Vera.
Stevens attended Sunday school
here last Sunday.
rhe girls ball team here The
Panthers) have an engagement
with the Cato girls to play here
Friday afternoon. Let's have a
good fair game and lots of fun.
should you wish to attend a
good concert come TO the school
building next Friday 1880 p. m.
Admission 10 and 15c.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
BRANDON TO HAVE
GENERAL PUBLIC
SEWING ROOM
Mrs. w. q. Barnes Fitting up Sew
ing Room Over Barnes Store.
Will be Great Convenience to
People. Will do Hemstitching Etc.

Mrs. W. G. Barnes is preparing
to open up sewing room over
Barnes Store. She will have a
very capable seamstress in charge
of this room, and everyone wishing
to have plain or fancy sewing done
will do well to see her.
She will also install hemstitch-
ing and picoting machine and will
be glad to receive orders for this
kind of work.
This will be great convenience
to the people of the town and
county, and we feel sure that a
business Of this kind viii meet with
success.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
AUTHOR OF DOG
HILL PARAGRAFS"
COMING SATURDAY
George Bingham, Well Known Over
Entire United States, Will De-
liver MonoIogue, "Shucks" at
School House Saturday Night.

George Bingham, known TO the
American public as the author OF
Dog Hill Paragrars", will deliver
his inimitable monologue. 'Shucks'
at the school auditorium Saturday
night, March II. Let everybody
come out to hear this well known
and popular humorist.
iou will laugh yourself sick 1T
Mr. Bingham's droll humor, and
never tire OF his wit and manner
ism.
The proceeds of the entertain
ment Will go on the library fund.
Mr.. bingham was invitcd-at this
lime in order to give those who
are here attending Field Day, an
opportunity 10 hear this noted
lnll IlrIr
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
Rankin County Farm Bureau
Aids Farmers in Selling and
Buying at Attractive Prices
Star and Guide Each Ship Car of Sweet Potatoes at
Advantageous Prices Car of Hogs Shipped From
This City. Several Hundred Tons OF Fertilizer de-
liyered to Progressive Farmers During Week.

Last week proved to be a
very busy one for the farm
ers of the county, in their
buying and selling coop
eratively.
The County Farm Bureau
in cooperation with Coun-
ty Agent Simmons, shipped
one car of sweet potatoes
for the farmers at Guide,
and one car Of sweet pota-
toes at Star. These potatoes
were sold through the Mis-
sissippi Farm Bureau
Truck Association Office
at Jackson, and were shipp-
ed to northern markets.
Through this department
the farmers of this county
were enabled to market the
products advantageously.
SO long as the farmers had to de-
pend on local markets the growing
of sweet potatoes and other truck
crops have not proven profitable.
one car of hogs were also sold
from Brandon at satisfactory prices.
f. o. b. car, Mr.. l. NJ. Stingily, of
Pelahatchie buying them.
Through the cooperative buying
they have delivered this week 120
tons of Nitrate of Soda, and 120
tons of Acid Phosphate, at prices
far below the prices being asked
outside Of the Farm Bureau.
The Mississippi County Farm Bu-
reau. by pooling large orders for
these goods were able to secure
very attractive prices.
Every farmer of Rankin County
should join the Farm Bureau and as
Sist the organization in buying and
selling.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
SEVERAL PIECES
OF MONEY FOUND
IN CORNERSTONE
Old Coin, Dated In 1888, and
Names Of Officers OF Masonic
Lodge Found IN Bottle in Corner
Stone of Johnson Hall.

In tearing away the old school
building Ii will be interesting to
know that the corner stone con-
tanned ii bottla with several pieces
of money and a paper upon which
the names OF officers of the Masonic
Lodge known rs Coleman Lodge
No. 20, were written.
The paper had fallen to pieces,
and the manuscript could hardly
be read. however. the names OF
Richard Hobson and Hamilton
Cooper could be plainly seen.
One coin was made in 1883. and
the seal Oh the paper was dated
January Z. 1857.
1t has been suggested that these
coins be placed in the corner stone
of the new building
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
PROF. JONES HERE

Prof. L. c. Jones, principal Of
the Piney Woods Country Life
School at Braxton, accompanied by
a pupil of that institution, We're
visitors in this city Tuesday. While
here they were welcome callers at
the News office. Prof. Jones Is, one.
of the leading colored educators of
the South. He is doing great
deal for the uplifting Of his race.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
DOG THOUGHT TO
HAVE HYDROPHOBIA
KILLED TUESDAY
Shepherd Owned by John Forbes
Thought to Have Had Hydro
phObia Killed. Head Sent to
jackson for Examination.

There was quite a bit of ex-
citement OH the public square Tues
day afternoon when a dog belong
ing to John Forbes, acted queerly
and was thought TO have been mad
and before it was killed it had
bitten several other dogs.
1t was finally killed under ]. r..
Martins store. and the head was
sent TO Jackson for examination
to ascertain whether it had hy-
drophobia or not
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
COMMANDER OF AMERICAN
ARMY OF OCCUPATION
COMES HOME

Major General Henry T. Allen
arrived home recently on the ). ).
George Washington. General Allen
proved his pleasure of arriving
home after his five years service
with the Army of Occupation in
Germany. by wearing" his best
smile
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
WORCESTERSHIRE

The many friends Of Neal Hodges
will be glad to know of his mar
riage Sunday. at Clarksbnrg, to
Miss Pearl Rushing, of that place.
Mr.. Hodges made this city his
home for many months, being con-
nected with the county road work,
and his friends here wish for the
happy couple n long and happy
married life.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15

The successful dairyman grows
his own feeds and has feed grow
ing program which furnishes Il plen-
tiful supply of legumes, such as
lespedeZa, COW peas, soy beans.
velvet beans. and some of the
cloverS.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
AGRICULTURAL NOTES

The feed that Il COW uses to pro-
duce milk is that which she gets
in excess of her requirements to keep
alive. Then, the last few bites she
eats is the small part which is con
verted into milk.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
EPISCOPAL CHURCH

A good crowd was In attendance
at the Episcopal Church Tuesday
night to hear Bishop Green. A
splendid sermon was preached in.
which he told of the purposes Of
Lent. He was assisted by Mr..
Sessions Rector.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15

The farmer who is using a sys-
tenn of farming whereby he is build
ing up his soils should consider the
COW Il purchaser of the surplus feeds.
4 limited number of good cows will
help very materially in solving the
problem of marketing farm crops
and furnish constant weekly cash
income.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
COURT HOUSE NOTES

\. +. Summers and e. n. Ross,
of Pelahatchie. transacted business
at the court house Monday.
::
ID. T. Bilbro, of. Leesburg, mem
Der of the Board of Supervisors.
was ut the court house Monday.
Willie Walters, prominent citizen
OF Antioch, had business at the
court house the early part of the
week.
H. T. Bailey. of Pelahatchie, was
a popular visitor at the court house
Monday.
Tom Gibson and Coral Kennedy,
of Pucketts was attending to busi-
ness in the office of o. l.. Sim
mons Monday.
Don Burnham, of the Pickett,
transacted business
at the Sheriff's office recently.
The Board of Supervisors held
special meeting Monday to make
final acceptance and allowance for
the school building
S. D.. 4Abernathy was among the
court house visitors recently.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15

Our Civilization rests at bottom
on the wholesomeness, the attrac-
tiveness, and completeness, as well
as prosperity of life in the country"
Theodore Roosevelt
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15

Never try to convince the fellow
who knows it all. 1t requires brains
to absorb knowledge.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15

1t is useless to expect a crooked
man to give another person square
deal.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15

Cows producing 100 TO $50 pounds
of butter fat annually will just about
pay for their keep. Cows which
will produce from 200 pounds will
pay Il profit of about $40 to $50
and COWS producing 800 pounds of
butter fat annually pay profit of
about $4,000 above feed cost
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15

Common sense Is misnamed. i
is not so common.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15

Trouble comes quickly to those
who are looking for 1t.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15
Probes >sOf Public Health
Confront People of Rankin
Co.. TODnS and H0n1letS

Public Health and Cleanup Campaigns Being Waged
to Make Rankin the Ceanest County in the State.
"An Ounce of Prevention is Worth Pound of Cure :
Need Cooperation of People to be Successful
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15

ID. T. Bilbro, Of Leesburg, mem
Der of the Board of Supervisors.
was ut the court house Monday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15

popular visitor Mt the court house
Monday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15

Don Burnham, of the Pickett,
neighbOrhoed, transacted business
at the Sheriff's office recently.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-03-15

s. H. Abernathy was among Il
court house visitors recently.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-30
Public Opinion
Pensions For Aged

To the Editor OF The Times
nave read~vith interest the article
entitled, "Neighbors rent home for
Poor Farm Inmate in the Times OF
Jan. 81, and the thought occurred TO
me how many parallel cases there
might be ia Indiana minus the kind
neighbors with which Mrs. NJ vas for
tunate enough to have come to her
rescue
How much Joy and happiness could
be brought into the lives Of hundreds
Of deSpondeut. unfortunate old moth
ers and fathers OF the State II the
Swartz- Nedj bin to pension old people
now pending in the Indiana Iegisla-
ture could be enacted into law. The
money that it costs TO keen them in
the Poor House could be applied
toward paying a pension that would
make many Indiana homes bright and
many aching hearts light with happi-
ness and contentment-
How many prayers Of thanEfulness
TO God there would be for the Legis-
| lators who were instrumental In pro
vidiug home comforts instead Of the
Isuiferiugs Of the Poor House in to
their lives In their old days when
despair had taken the place Of hope
Ineighbors here and everywhere in the
State will use their influence in favor
| Of the Old Age Pension Bill.
JOHN HUTCHINSON.
Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-30
By HERBERT QUICK

This Nation will never be kept out
of war because it IS not ready for war.
No matter how unready we are, we
will blunder in Just the same, once
the impulse strikes us.
Therefore, the best thing for us is to
be ready in all reasonably inexpensive
ways. We ought 10 be prepared on
chemical warfare, for instance. It Is
sure to be the decisive factor in that
horror which ought never to happen
that possible next war
When the last war broke out, our
most eective army was In our fac
tories. for this army had TO make the
things which the boys at the front
were supposed to use. But our army
Of workmen had no preparation for
making these things. They had no
tools
Now, according to Congressman TIL
son Of Connecticut, this state OF fac-
tory unpreparedness has been changed.
or soon will be. All factories have or
will have tools for making the sol
d,ers' tools. These workmen's tools
in the factories are gauges, dies, spare
FOOLS fixtures and the like for the
making of small arms, small arms am
munition, field guns and field gun am
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-30
Getting Really Ready for War

munition. These viii be all ready. In
case of war our factory army will not
have to wait to make tools before
It can begin to make weapons.
This is only common sense. So see
how much we have learned. We have
adopted a national policy Of conscript-
ing men. We shall have these tools
in all our factories We shall, I hope,
have a good chemical warfare service.
We can thus mobilize in all ways so
much quicker.
But we lack one thing. We can
draft the men and put tools in their
hands. One step farther, and we shall
be quite ready. We must have a law
for the drafting of the factory itself.
A man earning SO a day or 10000
a year IS drafted into war and is Civ
en- $35 a month. Let US have a law
placed on the statute books now for
drafting our capital which is making
its fine profits and make it serve on
the same reduction Of earning powerI
suffered by drafted men.
Chemical warfare, factories provid-
ed with tools. a draft for men, a draft
equally drastic for capital Then
Wen be really ready for war.
But well not be likely to have il.
Capital will never face consumption.
Give us the capital-draft law now!
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-30

dered the chauYeaur 20 drive 70
Georgetown Hospital. There he in
CURED for Mary. She wasn't there.
but the baby was in ward so-and-so.
He might see II.
He found the baby and gave It a
hasty scrutiny. Then he called the
nurse
Let me see this patients chart, d"
he requested.
The nurse brought it and started
TO explain it's meaning.
Never mind" said Work. Il used
to practice medicine myself"
Then he asked for the physician in
charge. He introduced himself and
made some suggestions. The doctor
said they would be adopted at once.
It isn't every day that the president
Of the American Medical Association
volunteers n consultation.
a week later Mary was back at her
place IN the department restaurant.
Baby WAS up and about again.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-30
BY ROY GIBBONS
NEA STAFF Correspondent


(NHICAGO. Jan. 8O.-Condemned
to death for murder, James
- Smith sits in his cell here
with an inscrutable smile playing
about the corners of his mouth.
When you mention his execution,
which will take place in few
weeks, Smith Iaughs-not the hard
bitter laugh of despair, nor yet the
mirthless laugh of man half-crazed
by the continual thought of ap-
preaching death.
Instead, Smiths laugh is a laugh
Of 1oyl
Because the condemned man be-
lieves that after death he IS coming
back to earth again to expiate his
crime, to live a good and useful life.
Smith has been converted to the
Brahmin and Buddhist doctrine Of
reincarnation. the teaching that the
soul lives on forever, using many
bodies as its Temporary quarters,
that death simply means a changing
of the souls abode.
Sees Death as Release
So. thinks Smith, when he drops
through the gallows trap-door, his
soul viii leave the lump of ifeless
clay that is his body and will enter
the body OF a pure, newborn infant.
He looks upon his execution as n
deliverance from the self that
caused him in this life to rob and
kill.
The crime for which Smith must
pay with his life was the shooting
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-30
FINANCIAL WORRY
HITS NORTHWEST
1863 Farmers in -Four States
Have Committed Suicide,
BY r. G. ORR

WASHINGTON. Jan. so.-One hun
dred and stxty-eight farmer-suicides
within the last year in four States
Minnesota. North Dakota, South Ia
kota and Montana-are reported in
statistics collected by John r. Sin
clair Minneapolis banker.
This Is part OF the vivid picture Of
financial distress and physical suffer
ing in the northwest, which has been
presented 10 the Senate committee on
agriculture and forestry.
Mr.. Sinclair obtained his facts by
rneans OF questionnaircs addressed to
bankers in these four States. Only
q small percentage OF the questions
asked were answered. so Sinclair
thinks that the total number Of sui
cides was much larger than this.
Bankruptcies among farmers IN the
four States were reported as 1884
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-30
MEDlCS TO HEAR HUMES
rr. It. y. Clark Also to Talk at
Meeting Of Society.

preliminary Report of Spinal Fluid
Especially Referable to Epilepsy
will be read by Or. c. Dolph Humes
at a meeting Of the Indianapolis Med
cal Society tonight in the Indiana
Dental College. DR.. Edmund D. Clark
will speak on Appendicitis" DR..
John Warfel Will lead discussion.
DR. r. c. Bantius of the Toronto
Medical College viii address the so
ciety in February on "Pancreatio Eek.
tract in the Treatment Of Diabetes"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-30

If he will read the Constitution Governor McRae will find
that among other things he promised o establish Justice
domestic tranquility provide for the defense pro
the general welfare the blessings of liberty
for his people.
More than fortnight b railroad in Arkansas, having
labor controversy with It's employees hauled mob into Harrison
Heber Springs and other points along right Of way The rail
road accused strikers of burning bridges.
The mob local officials of office usurped civil
thor hanged union beat up Others
with their families from their homes the points of guns
and forced others sign adavits declaring
hundred per American whatever that -and them
promise to guard railroad property called upon
Leaders Of the mob denied inhabitants of Harrison the
dom of speech and of the press invaded private homes
MED and the right their residences
Nobody has denied that this took place.
Governor Mc2ae when interviewed by correspondent Of
this newspaper declared that he sorry the
strikers have been violated that eff been mis-
treated they have my sympathy that railroad
nshed to bring the mob Harrison cit affair
and finally that after ALL he ony Governor and without
authority unless the Legislature dictates -
Previously the State Legislature resolution Civ
ing McRae authority to act in the emergency The
ran out civil officials still railing Harrison.
We ask Governor McRae these questions:
Is that establishing justice insuring tranquility
providing Defense securing the blessings liberty
to those citizens of Harrison who their homes
by the mobf
Or doesn't the Governor Arkansas believe in the Coustu
toni
The next time feel like pointing the finger shame at the
hghhanded methods of the bosheviks the Turks
in Asia Minor going hide shame at the
one hundred cent Americans of Arkansas instead
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-30
GO ON

By BERTON BRALEY
EEEP on little longer,
n Though the game seems gone,
1t makes your spirit stronger
IF you lust keep on.
What If you re sick and stale, you're
Not all gone. I guess.
Keep on, it's thus that failure
Often brings success.
WEEP on little longer,
n Why should you admit
That snybOdys stronger
Than yourself-and quit7
Although your pep's diminished.
Why, the wise guy knows.
The game is never finished
Till the whistle blows.
HFHEN ev'ry hone and sinex
Ee Seem TO fail you, fiat.
There's Something Else that's In you
Which Is more than that:
There's G spirit that Is stronger,
With a vtgOr strange.
Keep on little longer.
And the luck may chsnEet
Copyright. 1928, GEA SsF7tcs1
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-30

can give me the
low down on Just
what IS likely 70
happen As Ame1
can plenipotenti-
airy at the peace
conference and as
Americas repre-
sentative on the
interallied military
mission, he knows
the whole layout
from A to H."
I stated my
wishes simply. /
didn't wish any
thing involved or
complicated - lust
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-01-30
demned Man Smiles as He Faces
1allows-Believes He'll Be Born Again

Butler received life imprisonment
instead of the death. penalty be-
cause Of his heroic record as q
soldier overseas.
Smith confessed his crime in open
court, without jury trial, throw
ing himself on the mercy Of the
Judge.
BIames "Other Self
ar don't know why I shot him."
Smith says today. ut wasn't the
real me, it was my other self-the
thing I count on death to rid me Of
THAT done. shall come back to
earth as something good, to wipe
the slate clean.
Hanging me won't settle things
between me and the man I killed.
After I'm dead figure I'll have to
serve out long sentence by com
ing back as q good force in some
way or other"
Smiths strange belief has aroused
keen controversy among certain
schools of religious belief.
Should this man be hanged?"
some of them are asking Should
not a mans expectation of punish
ment in the hereafter temper the
punishment the State metes out to
him here?"
But all this f1ne-spun philosophical
discussion means nothing to Smith.
He sits daily in the Jail death
chamber. not far from the green
door behind which the gibbet waits
with Swallowed arms to receive
him
with a smile on his lips,