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The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-05-24
Memorial Day.

Memorial LAY.
Wednesday, May 80, is set apart
as national day of fasting and
prayer in connection with the
usual observance decorating the
graves of the soldiers of the Civil
War. On this day the survivors
for the 55th time, gather at the
graves OF their comrades and Ger
the waters deep, to scatter flowers
in memory of the other days.
1t is So years since the muster
out of service.
The boy of II years has become
a white.haired man past the allott d
three score and ten, and few OF
them remaining are able to attend
to the duties incident to this Deco
ration Day.
These are the men to whom death
had been a constant companion for
five years--they had dined with
him and sat at his side through
long weary months, while he con-
stantly lowered over the hospital
couch or the field.
These are the men who were
the component Of a great episode
in history.
Like the battle flags which rest
among the choicest treasures of the
Army Posts, the veterans recline
in the evening of their days among
associations which remind them of
their gallant prime.
Tramp, tramp, tramp, the old
veterans are marching. Fourth
from the Soldiers Home and the
old Preside they come at the bugle
note and move in the shadowy pa
rade over a dreamland route with
their old comrades of the past
escorted by the American Legion
and civic organizations.
Many more times they cannot
march beneath the starry flag and
for many this is the last Decoration
Day on earth.
There may be pomps of plume
and pageantries of splendor, but
none will ever attain the cumulative
glory of this day and its grand army
about which the lines of life and
death are being more tightly drawn
than on the battle field.
In a few years it will be simply
a matter of history and of memory
but a memory that will live as
an example in patriotism for many
generations of loyal Americans.
1t is worthy of note that for more
than half a century not one stirrin G
patriotic song of national import
has been written, and to-day when
the nation is stirred to its profound
est depths, we are going back so
wears or more to find one song of
stirring prominence.
From the South, came some of
the most beautiful poems Of the
war. Somebody's Darling" serves
to-day as the mother-cry of all war
cursed nations and The Conqured
Banner and Maryland My Mary
land' are almost as dear to the
hearts OF the blue as the gray.
On Memorial Day, 1857, a pa.
triot group of splendid Southern
women gathered at Columbus.
Miss. scattered flowers upon the
graves of Confederate and Union
soldiers alike. This was the in
spiration of one of the finest poetic
gems in literature OF patriotism.
1t is entitled The Blue and the
Gray" by Francis Miles Finch, and
the last couplet is:
No more shall the war cry sever,
Or the winding rivers be red;
They Danish our anger forever
When they laurel our graves of
the dead.
Under the sod and the dew,
Waiting the judgment day
Under the roses the Blue,
IL. I'LL. IL C..
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-05-24

We wish to congratulate the Ku
Kiux on having the Memphis Com
mercial Appeal arrayed against
them. We never knew the G. A.
to be for anything that succeeded
or against anything that failed.
Let us hope it will continue to
throw slurs at the Khan.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-05-24

Hubert Bonds Garrard Paden,
Flora Lee Craddock, Ruth Perry
Ella Coffman George H. Pruitt,
Georgia Edmondson, Matthews Rutledge
Elisha Hamilton, Gladys Riley,
Ethel Johnston Frank Rhodes,
Howard Long Miriam Waddy
Mary Massey, Roy Williams,
Howard McDougal, Irene Wilson,
Ralph Moss, Homer Woodruff,
Marjorie Maggie, Maggie Williams
Rubye Mae Williams
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-05-24

Every issue OF the Commercial
Appeal means one thousand new
members of the Ku Klux.
The vidette. (Iuka, Tishomingo County, Miss.) 1912-1967, 1923-05-24
CLASS PLAY.

Tuesday evening the Senior Glass act play As
Woman Thnkeh The plot interesting
well selected and detail spendidly out Miss Darrell
directed the and feel repaid for her
efforts The audience large liberal applause and was
delightfully."- entertained The young people congratulated
the Of the play.
GRAMMAR SCHOOL GRADUATION
The Grammar School graduates audience Wene
day evening The we'll greatly enyed Mr.
c. d. Adams who diplomas young and
girls made appropriate talk The program follows:
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
OIL EXPOSITION
ISSCHEDULED
FOR TULSA
All Branches of. Petroleum
Industry Expected to
Be Represented.
IMTERlATloIAL. NEWs REEL
BY International News Service.

TULSA, Okla. Sept. 6.-What Is
expected to be the largest gathering
of oil men ever held is planned for
October to IA. when the first
annual International Petroleum Elk.
position and Congress will convene
at Tulsa. Arrangements for the
event have been under way for
months and the program for the
Petroleum Congress sessions Octo-
ber 8 and 10 will include addresses
by some of the most notable figures
in the industry
At these meetings there will be
for the first time a frank discus
sion Of petroleum problems by rep
resentatives of all branches Of the
industry. Heretofore the producers,
refiners and marketers have held
their sectional meetings separately.
Historical Exhibit.
The exposition phase Of the af-
fair will include historical exhibits,
tracing the history of the industry
from the drilling of brakes first
oil we'll in 1859 down to the present.
The drilling tools used by Colonel
Drake will be exhibited alongside
modern drilling equipment. There
will be complete drilling outfits rep
resenting the three methods used
for putting down weIls-the stand
ard cable tool. rotary and diamond
core drill. They will be in opera
ton.
In the scientific and technical
displays will be exhibits showing
various phases of the business
coming within the realm Of science.
One feature being planned is q
miniature refinery in operation, an.
other a gasoline plant operating, q
third a complete chemical and ply
sical testing laboratory in operation.
Models of tank cars and tank
steamers, cracking stills, geological
and engineering displays
The Washington times., 1923-09-06

announced it came through the
disaster untouched. If the latter
Is true, it may boom the building
OF sky-scrapers upon the same plan.
Western Ideas On Trial.
do you think Western building
construction failed in this disaster?''
the ambassador was asked.
1T takes years to make a sound
investigation" he replied. Il would
not jump to a conclusion of this
one disaster, whatever the results.
There will be no haste in de-
termining reconstruction program.
Whether we will rebuild on West
ern ideas remains to be seen. 1t
is only certain there will be no
haste in adopting a plan.
Japan has been conducting ex-
periments in construction work for
thirty years. A number of differ
ent types of buildings were con-
structed on a small scale-some on
the American sky-scraper plan-and
these we're in the earthquake. An
investieIt ton will be made of these
test buildings at once. The re-
ports of scientists will tell whether
western construction has given US
a protection against earthquakes.
We must wait for their reports.
There will be no program adopt
ed until they do report, and it is
not for a layman now to say
whether western construction has
failed. The scientists will make
the decision and the future of Jap
anese construction probably de-
pendS on their verdict"
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
JAPAN EXPECTED TO GET
500, ZOO, 900 U. s. LOAN
BY DIR. CLAY MaCCAULEY.
Written Especially for COsmO-
pOIltan News Service).

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Reports in
circulation in the financial district
indicated that the first step in finan-
cling reconstruction in Japan will be
the flotation in the American market
Of a 100000, 900 loan To the Japan
ese government. A, loan of like
amount is expected to be floated
simultaneously in London.
Neither the fiscal agents for Jap
an nor the bankers who have hand
led Japanese financing in the past
had received any intimation from
official sources Of the probability of
such borrowing.
International bankers, however,
were agreed that Japan would have
to borrow abroad to finance pur-
chases of building materials required
to repair the damage from the earth
quake, and that the bulk of this
borrowing would be arranged in the
United States.
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
FOR FUNDS
BY ARLINGTON
RED CROSS
County Chapter Appoints
Members to Receive Dona-
tions for Japanese Relief.

CLARENDON Va, Sept. 6.-The
Arlington county chapter, American
Red Cross, through its president,
Henry Gilbert, has issued an ap-
peal for funds for the japanese
relief.
Donations can be made to a
local member in each section. Mrs.
Earl Butterfield, Arlington Farm;
Mrs. Elmer Jacobs, Ballston; c. "A.
Candee, Cherrydale; Mrs. Arthur
Porter, Clarendon; Mrs. Conner
Jones, Glencarlyn; Mrs. n. C..
Greathouse, Fort Myer Heights;
e. J. Skidmore, Virginia Highlands;
Clarence Ahalt, Hume; Mrs. Bruce
Smith, haywood. and the county
secretary, Mrs. C. M. Rogers, Ball.
ston.
At a mass meeting of the Re.
publicans of Arlington county, held
at the courthouse last night, the
/ candidates which were announced
committee indorsed the following
by Col. ]. T. Pepper, chairman OF
the nominating committee, as fol-
lows: Thomas D. Bailie, of Clar.
endon; for the house Of delegates;
Harry b. Mason, of Cherrydale,
for treasurer. Charles H. Bowbeer,
OF Ballston, for commissioner OF
revenue; William c. Spence, of JEFF
ferson district, for sheriff; Mrs.
Harry Hunt, for supervisor from
Arlington district; Charles v.
Woolverton. and Harry Nd. McCaf-
ferry, justice of the peace; Mrs.
Emma Stevens, overseer of the
poor; Edward Duncan, supervisor.
from jefferson district.
Myrl. c. Loomis, of Washington
district, for constable, and Charles
E. Vermillion, overseer of the poor.
Chairman John d. Dudley an
nounced that the nominating COM
mittee Is authorized to fill any
vacancy on the ticket for any
county office.
A committee composed Of L. C.
Mcpherson, Thomas D. Bailie, B.
E. Cole, E. w. Pumphrey and Mrs.
Grace S. White, were appointed
for the purpose of organizing a
Republican club in Arlington coun-
ty; the chairman announced a meet
ing would be held Tuesday night,
September 10, at 8 o'clock at the
Chronicle office for the purpose
Of perfecting an organization.
With more than Is babies to
pass upon, the judges at the Clar-
endon Carnival, had far from an
easy task in selecting the most
beautiful. The choice, however,
seemed to satisfy all present. The
judges were Mrs. c. M. Rogers,
Capt. e. w. Jordan and D. M.
Smith.
Martha Isabel Hendley, nine
month-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Hendley, was award
ed first prize. Second prize was
won by Arthur James Orrison,
fifteen -month-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roger Orrison, and the third
prize going to Ruth Arlington, two.
year-old daughter. of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Arlington.
The Washington times., 1923-09-06

coroner's jury, presided over by DR.
w. /. Robey.
Fenwick, the Alexandria police
charge. ran Rogers down and left
him lying in the road. Following the
accident Monday, Fenwick was ar
rested, and fined by Justice F. j
Troth of Fairfax County 800 for
reckless driving and $40 for speed
ing. He was held pending the out
come 70 Rogers injuries which con
sisted of a fractured skull and ribs
The colored driver Of the death
car, after hitting his victim, was
arrested by Constable Wease on
Snake Hill, near Camp Hunphries
after Wease gave chase to the speed
ing car and fired four shots at It
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
LEGION HEAD LEAVES
BRUSSELS FOR HOME

BRUSSELS, Sept. 6.-Commander
Alvin Owsley, OF the American
Legion, has left Brussels on his way
to New York.
Commander Owsley made a tour of
the war regions, where he attended
the unveiling Of war memorials and
visited the occupied regions of Ger
many before coming to Brussels.
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
TWO GIRLS PAY SIS EACH
FOR GIVING CONEY A GASP

NEW YORK, Sept 6.-"No won
der the boys were looking" re-
marked Magistrate Reynolds in
Coney Island Court when Patrol
man Charles Draheim described the
bathing suits worn by Ida Weiss
and her cousin, Lillian Weiss,
each sixteen and pretty. at Coney
Island.
Ida wore a red and green striped
suit, the trunks stopping just below
the hips, and the suit full Of holes,
according to the policeman. Lillian
had on a black suit with green
stripes. of the same proportions as
Ida's. The magistrate fined them SIS
each on disorderly conduct charges.
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
LUNA ELEPHANTS RUN
TRAFFIC IN BROADWAY

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-With
chorus girls feeding them peanuts,
policemen perched precariously on
their backs and admiring throngs
as spectators. four elephants di-
rected traffic in Broadway at busy
corners between Forty-second street
and Columbus Circle. They were
Tillie, Clarence, Tony and Pit of
Luna Park. and were adyertisi,fp
the police field games September 3
and 15 at the Jamaica race track
In response to prods from their
mahouts the elephants grunted out
the signals for "go" and 'ston
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
THUG TRIES TO DROWN MAN
AFTER STEALING MONEY

CHESTER, Pa, Sept. 6.-Police-
men and detectives are trying to
catch negro who has been holding
up men at Front and Welsh streets.
Several men have been slugged and
robbed at that point and Hymen
Cohen was struck on the head by
negro, robbed Of 50 or $40 and
pushed into the Delaware river.
Cohen managed to reach the shore
in dazed condition and was found
wandering about the streets by
Patrolman McKenna. He managed
to explain to the officer and was
sent to the Chester Hospital.
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
FAMOUS INDIAN scQUT
DEAD AT NINETY-Sx

NOWATA, Okla, Sept. 6.-John
Stout, ninety-six years old, an In
dian scout for General Custer at the
time of the latter's famous last
stand, died at his home in Delaware,
near here.
Stout escaped from the Indian
massacre in which his comrades
were slain by hiding in the carcass
Of a dead buffalo.
He also was veteran of the civil
war.
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
BUTLER IS
NEAR DEATH
IN PLANE
Marine Corps Commander 10
Lost Hours In Fog Bank.
Twice Escapes Crash.

CHARLOTTESvILLE. Va, Sept.
6.--Lost in the thick fog for over
two hours, the life of Brig. Gen.
Smedley D. Butler, comnnander-in-
chief of the United States Marine
Expeditionary Force, was seriously
endangered yesterday, when he was
returning by airplane from q visit
to Quantico.
General Butler, with Maj. Roy s.
Geiger, in command OF the flying
field, as the pilot, had gone to
Quantico on official business.
When thirty miles out Of the
marine coast base on the way back
thew encountered dense fog banks
and before long all bearings were
lost. The plane flew onward over
Virginia for hundreds of miles.
coasting vainly back and forth.
Near to Crash.
Once it was believed the landing
field had been sighted and the big
plane narrowly missed crashing
into a tree. At another time, q
sudden swoop upward was all that
saved a collision with one OF the
Blue Ridge foothills.
The column was finally sighted
and General Butler hastened to
motor car at the rear Of the long
line in time to be drenched to the
skin by the violent rainstorm which
broke at 4:3O o'clock yesterday.
General Butler stayed with the
struggling column and did not
reach camp until midnight.
''It was one Of the most harrow
ing incidents / have ever ex-
perienced. he said. .'I thought we
would never reach the ground
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
U. S. REVIEWS WAR IN
COAL REGION SALOONS

SCRANTON, Sept. g. Another
squad of Department Of Justice men
and State troopers arrived here and
renewed last weeks campaign to
rid the anthracite region of saloons.
They visited every saloon in the
central part of the city, but found
many of them closed and others
stripped of beer pumps, faucets, fix
lures and brass rails. Contrary to
the order of last week, the agents
announced that bars would not be
torn out If they were used for serv-
ing lunches.
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
TWO ACCUSED OF THEFT
FORFEIT BONDS TO COURT

Two persons arrested yesterda "
and charged with petit larceny for
feited their collateral by falling to
answer the list in police court
today. Sylvester Uuley, charged
with the theft Of 81 from Crice
Abrams and of a pair of STOCKINGS
from Margaret Jasper, dropped $25.
Jennie Herman said 10 have
helped herself to a pair of shoes
belonging to Woodward & Lothrop
is out both the shoes and SIS col
lateral that she put up at the sta
ton.
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
10000 DEAD IN TOKYO"
MAY MEAN LARGE NUMBER

NEW YORK. Sept. civilian
n. Payne, thirty years manager for
the Canadian Pacific Railway in
Japan and now home on leave, ex-
pIained today that the Japanese
use the term 'tichi man. common
ly as meaning q large number Of
persons or describing a large gath
ering of any kind. The literal
interpretation of the term is ten
thousand.
That offers a possible explanation
of the references to 10000 dead in
Tokyo" in some dispatches.
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
81 100000 IN LUMBER
GIVEN FOR QUAKE RELIEF

TACOMA. Wash, Sept. 6.-Gift Of
lumber worth $1.500,00O for the up
building Of the devastated area of
Japan was voted here yesterday by
the price committee Of the Douglas
Fir Exploitation and Exporting
Company.
The committee voted to donate
At, 100000 feet of lumber of all
kinds to the Japanese government.
The lumber will be furnished bv
the exporting mills Of the Pacific
coast which are members of the
company.
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
WORLD WAR VET DIES
AS HE PICKS CHERRIES

BETHLEHEM, Sept. 6.-While
picking wild cherries on a tree at
Cuffs HILL John Steven Barick,
of this city, veteran of the world
war, was stricken with apoplexy
and fell into a crotch of the tree.
He died when companions re.
moved him to the ground. His
wife saw him and thought he had
tainted.
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
FEMALE MALE
ARRAIGNED FOR MURDER

CHICAGO, Sept. 6. - Fred e.
Thompson, who lived a dual life as
man and woman was arraigned yes.
terday and his trial set for October
|, on the charge of having murdered
Richard c. Tesner.
He was arrested while attired in
woman's apparel and claiming to be
the wife 4 Frank Carrick,
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
The Doctor Says Plenty
of Ice

A prominent physician says
that there is an epidemic of
poisoning from eating foods
that have not been kept at an
even cold. Goods do not have
to actually spoil to be danger
GUS, he says, "but a danger
GUS chemical change takes
place when food is subjected
to changes in temperature. "
Keep your refrigerator at an
even cold. Have ice delivered
regularly.
American Service is prompt and
Gt1odys to be depended upon even
in these emergency dnus,
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
AUTO ACCIDENT
|NALEXANDR|A
IS FATAL
Theodore Rogers, of New, Va,
Dies of Injuries-Driver
Is Held.

Theodore Rogers, forty-five years
of age, a resident Of New, Fairfax
County, Va, died this morning at
4:30 at the Alexandra Hospital, as
result of injuries received last
Monday when he was run down by
an automobile.
Osborne Fenwick, colored, Of 313
First street, southwest. will be given
q hearing this afternoon before a
The Washington times., 1923-09-06

BY DIR. CLAY MacCAULEY.
Written Especially for COsunO-
pOlitan News Service).
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 6.-Al.
though Japan has suffered q heavy
loss in the earthquake and fire, II
available information Is correct, ]
do not believe she has lost her
place as q world power.
The japanese army and navy lie
practically intact and with the ex.
ception OF Yokesuka, the chief
naval station, which reports say,
suffered only slight loss, the
view, is unharmed. The reported
destruction Of part OF the battle
fleet will not be a great loss be-
cause Of the Washington treaty.
Undoubtedly the destruction OF
Tokyo and Yokohama Is 4 severe
economic loss. But it must be re.
membered that tea, silk and porce-
lain are the. three industries that
connect Japan with the outside
world commercially, and these are
intact.
Tea is produced in the Nagoya
region. silk on the Musahhi plain.
northwest Of Tokyo and porcelain
on the island Of Kyushui, which ]
am informed, has not been damaged.
Thus Japan, with her main indus
tries and shipping intact, will be
able to resume her profitable com.
mercial intercourse with the world.
France to Suffer.
It must be remembered, how.
ever, that the banks and insurance
companies have received a severe
blow. Many of them undoubtedly
will be obliged to go through bark
ruptcy as a result of wholesale
destruction OF property and other
security.
The after effects Of this will be
evidenced, I believe, by concerted
movement by the anti.military
party for q reduction Of appropria-
tions for armament.
Japan's secure position In interna-
tional politics and the security af-
forded by the Washington confer
ence may possibly inspire the mill
tary party to relinQuish some OF It's
insistence upon preparedness.
Reports that plans are being for.
mulated for the removal Of the
capitol from Tokyo to Kioto would
be a severe blow to the former city
and to Yokohama, the great sea
port, and Osaka, manufacturing CEN
ter, would each benefit iInmeacur-
ably by the transfer.
OF course, Tokyo and Yokohama
will not be relegated to the position
of secondary cities by any action
that is taken. Their growth has
been based on sound, economic prin-
ciples.
The Japanese are q hardy people
and before long q new Yokohama
and a new Tokyo should arise from
the ruins just as a newer. and a
better San Francisco was builded
after the conf1agration Of 1906.
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
Wife Is Ordered To
Pay Her Husband
:. Alirnony

= LOS ANGELES, Sept. g.
Marriage is a fifty-fifty prop
esition, said Judge John w.
Summerfield in superior court
today, ordering Mrs. Mary
Scranton to pay her husband,
Charles Scranton, SIS a week as
temporary alimonyl pending
trial of his suit for separate
maintenance.
Scranton testified his wife,
who earns $3.50 a month in q
bank, deserted him. He said
he was i'll and unable to work.
"This couple married for
better or worse" remarked the
court. "The husband has
broken in harness. l am
afraid the wife will have to
pull a double load for a while
at least. Marriage is a case
Of give and take"
The Washington times., 1923-09-06
JAPAN REMAINS
WORLD POWER,
He SAYS
Professor, 81 Years in Tokyo,
Explains That Disaster Has
Not impaired Strength.

Dr.. Clay MGcCGuIey Is a 4uell-
kale1O1e authority on Japan, hGving
spent tttfty-o,te gears en- Tokyo
as professor at Keio University,
some years after graduating from
Princeton UtiUersity.-Editor.