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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-09

could be used in an industrial dispute
where even one alien was involved.
The federal government would take
charge of practically every strike, as
corporations would quickly provide
themselves with the necessary alien
If none were on their payroll.
Espionage System.
Another proposal involved the es-
Enlistment Of an espionage system
for aliens who would be registered, a
scheme that would eventually be ex-
tended to American citizens who
work for wages when the public be-
came accustomed to this European
importation.
These secret attacks on liberty
were less sensational than the ship
subsidy proposal, but they did not es.
cape the vigilance Of organized labor,
which continually warned the country
of its dangers.
In the senate were a brave group
Of liberty lovers, whose successful
repulses Of reaction have been an in.
SRA oeACA W ONCAy tluC <AuucIiChu-
From the cossack group, however
wage earners were repeatedly at.
tackled, and pleas for handcuff legis.
lation and other enslaving devices
were made by men who have sat in
that body for the last time.
Attack Labor.
A few months ago these men were
given firstpage attention in the daily
press. They Numbered in the sen
ate against workers who dare e
unite. They urged legislation thai
has not been suggested on the floor
Of the senate since slavery was abol
lshed.
Labor met these attacks with IN
telllgence. solidarity and vigor.
Labor Is not only unscatched, bul
by its appeals to a sound public opin
ion the workers defeated un-Ameri
can proposals Of senators who nov
descend into a political wilderness Of
their own making.
Their race Is run. AS they sinl
into oblivion their fate will be a re
minder to others that the people We
demand price for treaehery {.
American ideals.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-09
REACTIONISTS OF
NATION DEFEATED
BY PUBLIC OPINION
A. F. Of |. News Service.

The defeated ship subsidy bill
marks the close of congress that in
several ways is the most remarkable
in the history of the country.
This congress is the first that was
dent to pass a certain law and then
declined to pass the law, despite eva
cry power and government favor the
president could muster and every aid
TO his cause by privilege and wealth.
This struggle was not because of an
ordinary recommendation by the
president, but was a clear-cut attempt
to jam through legislation of a most
pernicious character by men who
have been repudiated by the people.
It was a contest between the execu-
tive and the legislative branch, back
ed by popular opinion. The latter
forces triumphed.
The failure Of the ship subsidy bill
is a most crushing defeat for its ad.
vocates, and no chief executive ever
suffered such a stinging rebuff.
The same forces that backed the
subsidy bill established anoter rec.
ord by attacks on human liberty.
The extent Of these Onslaughts "a
indicated by the so-calIed judicial
kidnapping BILL" which would give q
federal Judge in San Francisco, for
instance, the right to order the arrest
OF a man in Boston.
Hands OFF Labor.
If this bin passed a federal marsha
could arrest a citizen and take hin
across the country without givinl
him a caring In his home jurisdiction
or even inform him why he was ar
rested,
For viciousness this proposal cal
be compared with attempts to hand
cuff labor to fits task and with the Sc
dition laws that destroyed the FEEDER
alist party over 100 years ago.
In the senate attempts were mad
to pass a handcuff law, but tn
agents of reaction depended more OF
stealth than force to enslave workers
The policy Of stealth was shown i
the senate bill entitled "A bill pre-
yiding for the better protection {
aliens" This would authorize tn
federal government to interfere in th
internal affairs Of any state when tn
rights Of an alien were alleged to b
threatened. Under this law feder'
troops and federal deputy marshal
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1923-03-09


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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
PARENT-TEACHERS
TO HAVE SPLENDID
SPEAKER FRIDAY
Mr.. Abernathy, Head of Boy Scouts
of Jackson, to Speak at Parent
Teachers Meeting Here Friday.
Will Bring Good Message.

The Parent Teachers Association
will meet at the school house Friday
afternoon at 300 o'clock. Mr.. Fred
Lotterhos, of jackson was to have
made talk at this meeting but he
had been called to another part Of
the State, and will be unable to fill
the engagement.
Mrs. Simmons, president of the
p. T. A. has succeeded In getting Mr..
Abernathy, who is at the head of
the Boy Scouts, of Jackson, to come
over and make Il talk. She urges
that all Boy Scouts or boys interested
in Boy Scouts to be present to hear
Mr.. Abernathy. He wishes to arouse
new interest in the Boy Scout move
ment This is especially interesting
to the ladies in the p. Il. A here, as
they are now working for the Child
Welfare Unit. Mr.. Alternately will
also have a good message for the
women
Mr.. Alternately is a splendid speak
er, and we are very fortunate in Sc
curing him to speak here. Let every
one who can, come out to hear him.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
ELEVEN JUSTICES
OF COUNTY TURN
IN LARGE AMOUNT
Justices of the Jeace Turn $943.25
Into County Treasury for Last
Year. Judge Pope Sent in Largest
amount, $3O8.OO.

1t has been found, upon inyestiga-
ton, that the Justices of the Peace
and Mayor Patrick Henry turned
$943.25 into the County Treasury in
the last year This was the amount
collected for fines, etc.
There are eleven Justices i'll the
county, and of these Judge w. II.
Pope turned in the greatest amount,
$3OS.00 Judge Neely, of Beat 2,
came next, with $1S7.5O, and Judge
]. w. Kersh, of Beat 4, was 3rd,
with $1O4.50. The following is the
amount turned in by each of the
Justices:
John +. Williams, Beat l, $1O3.25.
w. c. Harper, Beat ., $500; Mayor
Patrick Henry, Beat ,, $197.5O; {.
Stewart, Beat 3, $4,000; c. c. Nc
Kay. Beat 3. $1,000; l.. NJ. Moss,
Beat 3. $4,000 W. B. Smith, Beat
3, $1,000: J. w. Kersh, Beat 4,
$1O4.5O; j. j. MiZe. Beat 3, $1,000
and w. T.. Pope, Beat 5, $30S.0O.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
WILL HAVE MODERN
TRUCK FARM THIS
YEAR AT BRANDON
E. G. Harris, Young Man With Pro-
sgressive Ideas, Will Have Many
Good Things to Eat for People of
Surrounding Country.

f. c. Harris, who lives 3 II miles
southeast of town on Fairview Farm
is planning to have a modern truck
farm this year, to supply the people
of The surrounding country with
good things to eat.
Mr.. Harris does not mean to STOP
raising corn and cotton, but will dc
this as side line. He expects tC
plant l acre in watermelons, / acre
in Irish potatoes, acres in peanuts
26 acres in cotton and 26 acres in
corn.
Mr. Harris is young man with
progressive ideas.- He moved to this
town a few years ago, and bought
his farm from w. E. Darnall.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
YOUNG LADY OF
RANKIN COUNTY
DIES SUDDENLY
Miss Eva Steen, Formerly of
Florence, Died Suddenly in Wash
ington Monday. Interment Will be
Made i'm Florence Cemetery.

Miss Eva Steen, a sister of Prof
Ernest Steen, of Pelahatchie, died
suddenly last Monday in Washington
ID. G. She had not been sick at all
and no cause is known for her death
Miss Steen was born and raised al
Florence, where her father ano
mother now live. She went to Wash
ingtOn several years ago, and has
been engaged in government work
since then.
Mr.. Morgan, a friend of the family
accompanied the body home, anC
passed through Brandon Thursday
Interment will take place al
Florence.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
BUSINESS FOR
PAST WEEK BEST
SINCE HOLIDAYS
Settles Down to Regular Routine
After Week of Hustle and Bustle
Over Whole Town. Business Ex=
ceedingly Good For Week.

After a very busy week at the
Court House. where Circuit Court
convened, and the hustle and hustle
over the town in general, everyone
is settling back down to the regular
routine of affairs, until another court
is called, which will be Chancery
Court which conveneS sometimes
during March.
Of course, many candidates, as
well as prospective candidates, are
in town each day. and ii is expected
that, before the election in August,
there will be numerous others to join
the throng.
Business in this city during the
past week was exceedingly good, due
to the large number of visitors, al
though inclement weather the first
part OF the week Kindred trade TO
some extent.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
CIRCUIT COURT
ADJOURNED LAST
FRIDAY EVENING
Court AdjOurns After Two Weeks
Session. Sentences Passed on All
Cases Tried During Term. Next
Term i'm July.

Circuit Court adjourned here last
Friday, after II two weeks session.
Practically all Of last week was
taken up with the trial of the cases
of the three Pelahatchie boys. They
were found guilty and fined the costs
of the court
Luther Edwards was tried for
making and selling liquor. He was
found guilty, and sentenced to serve
in the State Penitentiary for eighteen
months. The judge also passed
sentence on Bertha Smith for making
and selling liquor. She was fined
500 and costs of court. Jim Taylor,
tried for the same offence, was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for six
months.
The next regular term of court will
be held the second week in July, un-
less it is pretermitted
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
MER ROUGE ROUGH,
JELLY BEAN HUNTS
MILDER PLACES

Dallas. Texas, Jan. 31.-Police-
man Sam Heyman says bootlegger
told him this story. and those who
don't want to believe it don't have
to. Here are the words of the boot
logger in telling his yarn, as related
TO newspapermen by Sam
Il was visited by one of the
toughest birds / ever saw the other
day. He wore leather breeches and
a four gallon hat. He had ban
dana around his neck and his beard
was ut least two weeks old. He said
a friend of his had sent him to me,
so | figured he was all right.
''He bought a pint: pulled the
cork. but hesitated and said could
YOU get me a little coal oil buddy!'
| told him | could, thinking he want
ed to grease his boots, or something.
| rot it for him and, lordy. He
mixed il with the corn. Then he ask
ed for moth balls. / wanted to see
how far he'd go and went and bought
him nickels worth. He dumped
them all into the mixture, shook II
M and swiggled it down and smack
ed his lips.
This nearly floored me. Where
YOU from? | gasped- border coun-
try?'
Nope" he says. Mer Rouge
the rough element got active down
there and run all of rs jelly beans
out of town.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
FARMERS VOTE
ON DIRECTORS
OF FARM BUREAU
Association Now Conducting an
Election of a Permanent Board.
Leaders Will be Named Early in
February. Votes to be in Feb. 2.

According to an announcement
from Headquarters here yesterday
the members of the Mississippi F2rm
Bureau Cotton Association are now
conducting an election of a permat
nent board of directors who are to
manage the affairs of the organiZa-
ton. Twelve thousand ballots have
been mailed out from headquarters
of the Association in Jackson within
the past few days carrying with
them instructions from the chairman
of the election committee DR.. d. c.
Hull, president of the A. 4 NJ. Col
iege.
The state has previously been di
vided into ten districts based on
baleage of cotton signed up for CO.
operative marketing through the as
s0ciation and a director will be elect
ed from each of the districts with an
additional director at large appointed
by the president of the A. & NJ.
College.
On the ballot postal cards have
been placed two nominees and
blank space for the insertion of an
additional name should the grower
member prefer someone else to rep
resent his district. The nominees
are all successful planters and were
chosen by the election committee be-
cause of good reports about them
from the inquiries to outstanding
farmers and bankers in every county.
The votes are to reach the district
chairman not later than p. m Feb.
= and the growers have been ad-
vised to mail their votes not later
than Jan 80 to be sure of its reach
ing the chairman in time.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
GEORGE HAWIE is
RAVING LUNATIC
AT PARCHMAN
Noted Murdered Will be Carried to
Jackson and Placed in Insane
Hospital. Serving Life Term for
Murder of Sweetheart.

Sam Nunnery, travelling sergeant
of the penitentiary, left Wednesday
morning for the Parchman farm TO
bring to the Insane Hospital in Jack
son, George Hawie, life termer, who
is now a raving lunatic.
Advices from Supt. Williamson
state that Hawie has been butting
his head against the steel bars for
several days, and is in pitiable con-
dition. He refuses to eat, and has
battered and bruised himself until
his condition is serious.
Hawie was sent up to serve life
term for the murder of his sweet
heart, Miss Annie Belle Seaney, on
the Rankin turnpike, In November,
1913. A memorable fight was made
in his defense, but without avail, al
though attorneys did succeed in
snatching him from the gallows.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
BAD PISTOL WOUND
CAUSES CHILD TO
LOSE USE OF ARM
PIood Poison in Wound Almost Ends
Life of Little Nine Year Old
Daughter of Judge w. E. Pope.
Accident Occurred in December.

Lula 4. Pope. the little nine year
old daughter of Judge w. e. Pope,
of Braxton, Route 1, was accidental
~ shot in the arm by her little
brother, on the 2Oth day of Decem-
ber of last year.
At the time it was thought to be
only flesh wound, but about two
weeks ago, blood poison set up.
They carried the child to the hospital
in D'Lo, had an X-Ray made of her
arm, and found that the bullet had
gone through the elbow, tearing part
of the bone loose.
For while, it was feared that she
would lose her arm, but it has finally
been saved. However, she has lost
the entire use of her arm. She is
still In the hospital at D'Lo.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
JANUARY MEETING
OF RANKIN COUNTY
FARM BUREAU HERE
Regular Monthly Meeting of Farm
Bureau Held Here Last Saturday.
Farmers Attended From All Parts
of Rankin County.

The Rankin County Farm Bureau
held its regular monthly meeting at
the court house Saturday, Jan. 27,
at 1920 O'clock. Mr.. Il. w. Moore,
president, called the meeting to ordef
Simmons to give an account of his
trip to the meeting at Gulfport.
At the Gulfport meeting, the Pres
ident of the State Farm Bureau, G.
l.. Neal, praised the work of the
county farm bureaus Of the various
counties, and stated further that the
farmers all over the state were lin
ing up for better organized effort
for 1923
Mr.. Simmons spoke very enthu-
siastically of the reports of the
county agents from all south Missis-
sippi counties, each one having out
lined his program of work for the
year, which includes, Farm Bureau
organizations, Club work, soil inn
provement, orchard work, communi-
ty work, home Improvement crop
varieties tests, fertilizer tests, and
many phases of farm demonstration
work.
AT this meeting the organization
went on record as favOring- the
adoption of few varieties of short
staple cotton for this county and the
following varieties were favored !:
Acala No. ). WannamakerC Cleveland,
leblanc Triumph, Bank Account.
Orders for planting seed of these
varieties were placed after the meet
ing of the board of directors held an
executive session and passed on
some important matters pertaining to
the work.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
MONEY ON DEPOSIT
IN BANKS EXEMPT
FROM TAXATION
Law of 1922 Says Money Deposited
i'm National and State Banks or
Trust Companies, Exempt From
Taxation.

Some few people have beed draw
ing their money out of the bank,
because they thought that they
would have to pay taxes on 1t. An
act has been passed to exempt any
and all money on deposit in either
national banks, state banks, or trust
companies from taxation.
The new law reads as follows
Money on deposit exempt from taxa
ton Section l. Be it enacted by the
Legislature of the State of MiSsls-
sippi, that any and all money on
deposit in either national banks.
state banks or trust companies, on
open account, savings account and
time deposit, shall be exempt from
taxes of any character whatever.
Repeating Clause. Sec. 2. All acts
or parts of acts. in conflict with this
act, be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Sec 3. That this act take effect
and be in force from and after its
passage.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
OWNER OF SMITH
FARM WILL RETURN
TO FORMER HOME
Unable to Buy Home in Brandon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Will Return
to st. Louis to Continue Residence.
Own Farm Near Here.

Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson, of st. Louis,
who bought the farm north of town
belonging to Mr.. J. S. Smith some
few months ago, have been i'll town
for several days making arrange
ments for this years crop. Mr.. Glib
son has ben trying for some time to
buy a home in town, but so far has
not succeeded, and they will leave
for st. Louis in few days. They are
very intelligent peOple who would
help to build Up our town, and we
regret very much that they are not
to make this their home.
Mr.. C. Rouse and family have been
living in the home\ on the Gibson
farm, but moved into the house with
Mrs. w. S. May Wednesday. Mr..
Murphree moved out to the Gibson
home.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
GROUND HOG WILL
COME FROM HOLE
FRIDAY THE IND
People Should Not Grumble if
Ground Hog Sees Shadow. Prac-
tically No Winter so Far. Need
Six More Weeks of Cold Weather.

Friday of this week will be ground
hog day and according TO tradition,
il this little amman comes from its
hole on that day. the sun is shining
and it sees its shadow, there will be
six weeks more of winter. Ii, on the
contrary, the sun does not shine and
its shadow cannot be seen, spring is
at hand and the ground hog remains
out of its hole.
As bad as every one hates to see
gloomy weather, we will all wish
for Il gloomy day Friday. However,
we should not grumble If the sun
shines brightly. Tor we have had
comparatively no winter so far, and
we should be willing to go through
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
FARMERS MUST MAP
OUT LIVE-AT-HOME
PROGRAM FOR YEAR
Outlook for Hog Raising Very En-
cOuraging This Year, Says County
Agent. Program Being Planned
for Club Boys of County.

The present prices of hogs offer
an inducement for the wiAe-awake
farmer who is trying to feed himself
and his stock, to pay more attention
to his pigs and plan for them a sue
cession of grazing crops for the year.
In the mad rush for cotton this year
we are very apt to overlook the live
at home program so we'll mapped out
during the depressed times of 1920.
Cotton, of course, is our great cash
crop, and always will be, no doubt,
but we have never been able to crow
cotton at enough profit to afford the
buying of meat, lard, meal, corn,
oats, hay, and other items that are
necessary to go into the PRODUCTION
of an all cotton program. In the
alluvial lands of the Mississippi
Delta, they have largely adopted this
method and perhaps, have found it
profitable, but we have not yet
reached that state of perfection in
the economical production of cotton
whereby we will be justified in
growing cotton to buy all the things
necessary to live on, and produce the
necessary crops for well rounded
agriculture.
Recently we loaded two cars of
hogs at Pelahatchie from thirtyf -four
farms. Some of these hogs were very
low grades, some were good grades
We attempted to ship them at a time
when the market was over supplied
and not in receptive condition
Even with these handicaps, we dis
posed of the entire shipment at a
price which netted $4,000 above the
market price prevailing.
! We have been told by the state
| specialist in livestock that the out
look for the hog market is very en-
couraging, and in view of the fact
! that farmers of the south are COT
, TON CRAZY, we certainly should
consider this program thoroughly
and see if we can not see a favor
able outlook for the feeder pigs Ol
finished hogs for the markets during
this fall and next winter.
We are planning a program fol
the club boys of the county in which
each member will be encouraged tt
grow and fatten for the market this
fall one or more good pigs. We want
as many OF the farmers to fall Ii
lime on this project as possibly car
and help the boys to place on thu
! highest market car of Club pigs.
If any club member, or farmer wants
to secure a good registered pig, youl
county agent is in position to place
you in touch with the proper marke
handling them.
o. L. SIMMONS,
County Agent
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
WEATHER AND FLU
KEEP MANY FROM
GOING TO CHURCH
Bad Weather ana Numerous Cases
of Flu i'm Town Cause of Small
Attendance at Church and Sunday
Schools Last Sunday.

The attendance at church and
Sunday schools last Sunday was the
lightest we have any knowledge of in
Brandon for many Sundays. The-day
was clouded with gloom, and the
cold rain of the night before, chilled
with IIu, kept many people from at
tending both services.
Each of the four Sunday schools
usually have Il large crowd present
under favorable conditions, but there
were only Il few at all of the
churches Sunday.
1t is hoped that on next Sunday
that the good people of all churches
and Sunday schools Will turn out in
large numbers TO make up for the
short attendance last Sunday.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-02-01
RANKIN COUNTY
PEOPLE PAYING
TAXES RAPIDLY
Believed That Over $1OO,OOO.O0 Col
lected For Taxes in Three Days
Time Last Week. Many Yet to
be Paid.

February is near at hand, and tax
payers are getting busy. Every day
brings more people to town to pay
their taxes. The collectors in the
sheriff's office are kept busy all day
long.
1t is believed that on last Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday, over
800. 100000 was collected for taxes.
This amount exceeds all other
amounts collected in this length of
time.
There are Il great many more
people in the county who have not
paid their taxes. Failure to pay taxes
means the loss of the property, and
there are evry few people who will
not manage, in some way, to obtain
money enough to pay taxes.