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The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23

spirit and zeal and breaches from
deep conviction. It is a great priv
lege to hear him. Having been borI
in Syria, near Damascus, and know
ing Of the present day prosecutions
of the Christians over there, but fol
the past eighteen years has been
enjoying American freedom with us
he appreciates in the deepest sense
the Christians freedom in our land
Mrs. j. Z. Bullock and daughter
Miss Lucille, have had as their
guests for several days Mr.. and
Mrs. Willie Bullock and nieces, OF
Natchez and Miss Ilvra Hilton
Essie and Marie Maddox, Of Harris
VILE
Mrs. w. ID. Thomas and son
Glen, Of Brandon, are visiting Mrs.
Thomas sister, Mrs. Knox McNair.
Prof. and Mrs. S. l.. Stringer re-
turned to their home at Picayune,
Of Mrs. Stringer's mother, Mrs. j.
McNair.
Misses Aline Neal and Emma
wilkins were week end visitors in
the home of Prof. and Mrs. Sheriff.
of Brandon.
A few days ago one of our boys,
Jonathan Cook, mOtored to Crystal
Springs and claimed Miss Sudie
Sparkman as his bride. We are
glad to have them back in our
midst, and all friends join in good
wishes.
Make Tour of Western
States Recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. 7. Measells and
young son, ID. t. Jr., of Hattiesburg
are visiting in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. e. Harper, parents of Mrs.
Measells. They have recently re-
turned from a tour of the West and
Southwest, having spent two months
very pleasantly and profitably in
California in Indian service. They
report great trip, having made
the round trip in their car. They
visited many interesting and i'm
portant places while touring, some
of which were Old Mexico, all of
Southern California, including the
Pacific coast from San Diego north
ward through Los Angeles and
Hollywood, and from there to the
Grand Canyon, the Petrified Forest,
and many other places of note.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
COURT HOUSE NOTES


J. r. East attended court in
Meridian this week.
T.. O. White, of Lucknow, was a
court house visitor recently.
II
Hon. A. r. Stubblefield was a
court house visitor Tuesday.
Will Till, of Pelahatchie, was a
court house visitor recently.
X
Col. S. l.. McLaurin is attending
court in Meridian this week.
Edgar Misterfeldt of Plain, trans
acted business here Monday.
C. C. Rouse, of Langford, was
court house visitor Tuesday.
T. r. Brinson, of Johns, attend
ed to business matters here Satur-
day.
J. d. Pickett, prominent citi-
zen of MendenhaH, was here Tues
day.
J. V. Gates, a prominent citizen
of Johns, transacted business here
Saturday.
w. L. Marshall, a prominent citi-
zen of Langford, had business here
Tuesday.
N. T. Gray, a leading citizen OF
Cross Roads, transacted business
here Saturday.
l.. NJ. Stingily, prominent citl-
zen of Pelahatchie, transacted bust
ness here Saturday.
Hon. John Edwards, prominent
attorney of Mendenhall, transacted
business here Monday.
J. C. Robinson has returned to
this city, after visit to relatives
and friends in North Rankin.
T. N. and c. G. Coats, prominent
citizens of Leesburg, attended to
business affairs here recently.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
To the Voters of
Rankin COuntD.'

Owing short time the first primary has been
impossible for each and every of personally
therefore taking this method of making final appeal to
you Tuesday, August 28h On that date you Will
be called upon elect the sheriff who to serve you for the
next four years.
have tried conduct clean, cearcut campaign before
people, One that hardoght but fair to everybody
and open and above board have also conducted it single
handed have refraned from entering into combination
authorized to be done by Others neither have
accused opponents their friends of having done the
If, after reviewing qualifications, and the campaign
have made you fit to support that as
shall be abe shall have to regret It,
If elected shall be the sheriff of all the people of Rankin
County alike the sheriff of ALL regardless of who you
where you live and regardless of whether supported
me not frank in telling you that have burning
desire ito you and want you to know that
need the office badly
wish to urge you to be influenced by eleventh hour
campaign gossip which, usual makes it's appearance at this
time.
Thanking you every courtesy shown me- for the spen
did vote gave the first and trusting that you may
see fit to with your ballots in the second
submit my interests to your wishes.
Yours sincerely
r. R. C. Cliff TAYLOR.
Candidate Sheriff Tax Collector Rankin County
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
FARM NOTES

w. II. Srite, of the New Prospect
community, in carrying out his pro-
ject in the r. H. Green contest, is
making a very interesting expert
ment and one that will likely dis
close some helpful information as
to the value of the sweet potato as
feed crop. Mr.. Srite plans to use
the entire five acres of potatoes in
hog feed-except possibly enough to
fill his modern curing hOuse-fol-
lowing the ''hogging off, method,
weighing the hogs at the beginning
Of the test and at the end so as
to determine the value of this
splendid crop as feed.
w. l.. Shuts, one of the large
dairymen of western Rankin, was
i'll Brandon Tuesday morning. While
Mr.. Shuts does not boast of the
work he is doing, it is, indeed, in
teresting to visit his place just off
the Jackson Brandon road and see
what conveniences can mean to the
rural life of our section. The water
supply is installed throughout the
house and barn, and a small delco
y olSh lul HlSHcS liSHI do SOOu do
can be had from the city current
and the early morning milking can
be accomplished without the least
Inconvenience.
Marvin Carter, of the Shiloh COM
munity, has demonstrated this sea-
son that attention to the farm work
pays when it comes to making the
farm self sustaining. Mr.. Carteg's
splendid field of corn assures the
passerby that good land, intensive
cultivation, Intelligent manage
ment and energy are things that go
into the making of a paying crop
of corn
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
BROWNSVILLE

Close Revival.
A good revival closed last week
at the Methodist Church at this
place, where Rev. L. M. Sharp is
pastor The preaching was done
by Rev. Charles Assaf, the Syrian
evangelist of the Mississippi Con-
ference. Rev. Assaf is a man with
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
for this crop these farmers have pro-
duced a profitable supply.

The great trouble with a straw
vote is that it is only straw vote
after it has been taken.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23

Now if we could just make the
vets little dryer and the drys a
little wetter they might be able
to take it through the same straw.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23

Messrs. G. S. and S. r. Myers
continue to market their Splendid
melon crop. They make daily trips
to Jackson and supply the Brandon
market with quality melons that are
hard to snrpass, while the conditions
have not been altogether favorable
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23

Don't put off doing that hard
job; why pay interest In worryI
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23
ECHOES FROM THE
PRESS RING TRUE
TO III. L. WHITFIELD
Mr.. Whitfield Cautioned His Sup
porters Against Mud-SIinging or
Personalities. "Win With Whit
field is Slogan of Campaign.

Jackson, Miss, August 2Oth.-At
a meeting of the friends of Henry L.
Whitfield held in Jackson several
days ago, Mr.. Whitfield cautioned
his supporters against any mud
singing or personalities, stating that
he had conducted his campaign upon
high plane thus far and he want
ed to complete it in the same way.
We hope Mr.. Whitfield and his sup
porters will adhere strictly to this
plan of action. 1t will indeed be
a refreshing change for man to be
elected governor without making the
welkin ring with charges, or even
abiding to Subsidized press" eager
to bend the plant hinges of the
knee, that patronage may follow"
Such is the prospect, however,
strange as it may seem. SO mote it
be-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23

r. l.. Walsh, an influential citi-
zen of Leesburg, was attending to
business at the court house Satur-
day.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23

THE editor of The Record
does not make any claims to being
political prophet or an expert
in estimating the outcome OF an
election, though five of the state
officers that it supported In the
first primary were elected. How
ever, it ventures the prediction that
Whitfield will be elected governor
by majority of $4,000. With a
majority of about 10000 over his
highest opponent, it is probable that
he will get two thirds of the vote
of the three candidates who drop
ped out in the first primary. With
so many of the candidates eliminat-
ed in the first primary, it is not
likely that there will be more than
225,O0O votes pOlled in the second
race, and on that basis The Record s
forecast is that Whitfield will poll
1919 and Bilbo $1,000. Watch
the result" Newton Record.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23

Concluding an extended and we'll
written editorial sketch of Henry
L. Whitfield, leader by around 90
600 plurality over Elk Governor
Theo. G. Bilbo, his nearest OPP
ponent in the race for governor in
the first primary, the Winston
County Journal, of Louisville, In its
issue of August II had the follow
ing:
LAS your state superintendent OF
education he made good and had
the handling and disbursement or
hundreds of thousands of dollars.
AS president of the I. l. & c. (now
NJ. S. c. W. he made good and
had the handling and disbursement
of hundreds of thousands of dollars
of the peoples money. He has
shown executive ability of extreme
ly high order, in every position he
has filled.
He has been engaged for thirty
years of his life in the greatest
work that could engage the atten-
ton of any man. Thank God he
is no politician, but he is a MAN.
An honest, upright, intelligent
Christian man, who lives in the
lives and hearts of the purest and
best men and women on earth, pc
cause his life work has been ded1-
Gated to the upbuilding and mould
ing of character and not to build
ing up political machines to aid
in the destruction of all that is
best for the people of Mississippi.
This, Mr. Voter, is the kind OF man
the people want to see elected
Governor of Mississippi on August
18th.
do your duty on that day !!
Elect Henry L. Whitfield and fac
tionalism will receive a death blow
in our state. We will have no more
scandals, no more investigating
committees, no more nauseating
court trials and the public washing
of dirty political linen"
In the Leland Enterprise of Aug.
IS was printed the following edl-
torial paragraph:
WIN WITH WHITFIELD
1.-The above slogan seems to be
the winner in the race for governor
of Mississippi. In this race Henry
L. Whitfield has conducted clean'
dignified campaign and has won
friends to his side. He had COM
handing lead in the first primary
of over $4,000. The people realize
that they must elect Whitfield for
a better Mississippi. This can be
done if the people do not neg
their duty. 1t has been the custom
in former elections to see a falling
off in the number who cast their
ballots. This year, let those who
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23

the majority will be the largest
received by any candidate for gov
ernor."
The Columbus Commercial Dis
patch, published in Henry L. Whit
fields own home town and county,
under the caption: Danger of
Overconfidence", printed thought
full editorial from which the fol-
lowing excerpt Is taken:
."That Whitfield will be nominat-
ed on August 2Sth there is no
doubt His friends and supporters
all over the state are confident
of ultimate victory. But there Is
danger of overconfidence. There
must be no falling off in the Whit
field strength it must be maintain
ed up to the maximum. 1t can
only be maintained, however, by
the constant activity of his friends
and supporters, in every precinct
in the state, by the most intensive
and intelligent campaigning, and
by state wide organization.
1.-The time is at hand for Missis-
sippi to register an Overwhelming
victory for good government. and
to put clean men in the places OF
trust and responsibility in the
state"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23

are for Whitfield go to the polls
and vote and see to 1t that their
friends also vote. If this is done
the majority will be the largest
received by any candidate for gov
ernor"
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-08-23

7. N. and c. G. Coats, prominent
citizens of Leesburg, attended to
business affairs here recently.
Evening star., 1923-09-10
1923 PONY. EXPRESS
BEATS PIONEER DAYS
Ride From st. Joseph, Mo-, to San
Francisco Made in AZ Hours
Less Time.
nv the Associa ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. September
i0.-The revived pony express, epic
reminder of the old express of the
SOS, ended its trip from st. Joseph,
Mo-, late yesterday, when Will Tevis,
San Francisco poloist, rode into. Tan
foran race track here on the back of
a hardy mount. Tevis had carried the
mail pouch from the California state
line. He was greeted by a cheering
throng.
Lieut.. Sol Lipman of B Troop, 11th
Cavalry, Monterey, Calf. dashed into
the paddock of the track at pm.
the Army having entered a team of
relay riders to race Tevis to the finish
line.
It was announced at the track that
the 1923 express had beaten the time
of the old pony express by approxi-
mately forty-two hours.
The riders followed the old pony
trail from st. Joseph as closely as
possible, there being necessary devia-
tions where the path of the pioneer
riders had been wiped out by the ris-
ing of cities and other monuments
to the westward march of civilization.
The seyenty-five couriers who par
ticipated In the ride covered g total
13& miles per hour. The riders were
on the road 15s hours 8 minutes. The
best available speed of the pony ex-
press riders OF 1850, according to
average records, was 1o.7 miles per
hour.
Evening star., 1923-09-10
ITALY GIVES VIEWS.
Willing to Evacuate Corfu When
Terms Are Met.
BY DIR. MARIO BORsA

BY DIX. UAhlO bOktSAS-
BY Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1923.
MILAN, September 10.--An Official
communicate, issued after the an
nouncement by the conference of am
bassadors of its program for settle
ment of the Italy Greek conflict, says
that Premier Mussolini has sent the
italian ambassador at Paris dis
patch to be communicated to the am
bassadors, advising them that the
Italian government takes note OF the
ambassadors note to Greece, which
tion to evacuate Corfu and the ad-
jacent islands only when Greece has
given full and, definite execution of
all the reparations demanded
A second official communique says:
The Italian government has noted
the deliberations OIL Friday of the
conference of ambassadors regarding
the sanctions to be imposed upon
Greece for the barbarous massacre
of Gen. Tellini and the other gallant
officers of the Italian mission. The
Italian government notes with satis-
faction that the demands made upon
Greece by the conference are substan-
TALLY identical with those Which
Italy. herself. made directly upon the
Greek government, which shows that
they were perfectly just. The Italian
government will therefore consider
its demands satisfied when Greece
shall have executed in a full and
definite manner all of the demands
of the conference Of ambassadors.
Deny Financial Aims.
Concerning the 50,000.000 lire to
be paid by Greece 1t is superfiuous
to affirm that the Italian government
never thought to obtain financial ad-
vantage as a result of the inhuman
murder of the Tellini mission, but in
stead by insisting, upon the applica-
tion of a universally recognized high
principle of International right, has
asked payment of penalties due from
a responsible state.
"Only after Greece shall have made
full and definite execution of the sane
tions decided upon by the conference
of ambassadors, thus giving at the same
time satisfaction of the Italian govern
ment's demands, will this government
in conformity with its preceding decla-
ration, evacuate Corfu.
Decision Satisfies.
Although there are few signs yet
from which public opinion on. the de-
cision of the conference of ambassador
can be judged, the few available indi.
received with satisfaction. T.
It seems that the attempts to con-
trast the Italian ultinlatu with the de-
mands made upon Greece by the con.
ference of ambassadors is not looked
upon with favor in government circles
but that attempts will be made to con-
vince the people that a satisfactory
basis for settlement has been found
While italian diplomacy has scored q
btriunph and the governments prestige
has been maintained. z
Copyright 1920
Evening star., 1923-09-10
80 DEAD OR HURT
IN CALCUTTA QUAKE
City Shaken and Many
Houses Knocked Down, Mes
sage TO London States.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON. September 1o.-Fifty per-
sons are reported killed or injured
in an earthquake which shook CAL
cutta today. says an Exchange tele-
graph from that British Indian City.
The reported casualties occurred on
the Nymensingh district, where many
houses collapsed.
The seismograph at Georgetown
University recorded an earthquake of
moderate intensity between 5:23 and
$40 o'clock pm. yesterday, Rev
Francis Topdorff, seismologist, an
nounced. ..
Father Tondorff placed the distance
of the disturbance at about 1900 miles
from Washington. The quake had two
periods of maximum intensity, at 6
and 6:15 o'clock.
Evening star., 1923-09-10
Japan's Disaster Fell Like Bolt:
Fires FOLLOWED as if by Magic
Tremendous Shock, Crashing of Build.
mgs, Cries of Dying and Fearful
Struck Nation to Heart.
Rr the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, September Via Nogoya.
Japan's greatest disaster came like
bolt from a clear sky. There was
no warning, no preliminary rumbling
of the earth. A tremendous shock,
crashes of brick and motor and wood
screams and cries of the dying and
fear-stricken. .,...-...
To add to the instantaneous suf-
fering and misery that struck the
japanese nation to the heart. great
fires burst from the quivering ruins
as though lighted by magic tinder...
> Frightened thousands who had
escaped death and injury in the COL
lapse OF buildings crowded to the
open places And into structures that
apparently were earth shock proof.
Many OF them died in the flames
that quickly hemmed them in.
Yokohama Hardest Hit.
Yokohama. the great Japanese
port received the brunt of the shock
and rapidly spreading fires completed
Evening star., 1923-09-10
M'CARL THREATENS
BAN ON FUEL SALES
TO MILITARY MEN
Questions Legality of Pur-
chase From U. S. Coal Yards
Iin New Decision.

Controller General McCarl, ques-
tioning the legality of furnishing
coal from the government fuel yard
to commissioned officers of the Army
and Navy and not allowing such sale
to other employees Of the government
here, declares in a decision returned
TO the Secretary of the Interior that
If the Armysand Navy Wishes TO con-
tinue using it's funds after the end
of tae present fiscal year, June 30
1894, for officerss coal purchases here
sit should be submitted for the con-
slderation Of the Congress"
This. in effect, puts the controller
on record as refusing to allow pay
ments after June 30, 1924, to the COM
missioned officers of the Army and
Navy for. purchase of coal from the
government fuel yards.
Controller McCarl's decision was
made known today as Secretary Work
of the Department of the Interior was
instituting an Investigation into the
fuel yards, with the avowed purpose
of extending its privileges to every
federal .employe in Washington or
abolishing it entirely.
The problem. submitted to Control
ler General McCarl by the Army and
Navy Departments. concerned the
matter of honoring fuel acquisitions
of the Army and Navy Departments,
ETC. for and 60 make deliveries OF
fuel to the private residences of COM
miss.oned officers, etc, of said de-
partments, payments being made
bursing officers checks or by trans
fers of funds or the books of the
Treasury.
Questions Legality.
The controllers decision was taken
today to mean that not only will this
dfsaIlow requisition after June 80
officers, but that he seriously ques-
tions the right of the Interior De-
partment to deliver coal to the service
men without according the same
privilege to other branches of the
government service, including all
branches of the executive department.
The Secretaries of War. Navy
Treasury and Commerce, the con-
troller said; had been asked to sub
NIT statements as to the authority
to purchase fuel for sale and delivery
to the officers and enlisted men in
thea particular service" But. the
controller added, at the time of his
decision. only the Secretaries of War
and Commerce had submitted the
matter requested This matter re-
quested included the provision by law
under which the various secretaries
hope to make payments for fuel for
their officers and men.
Submits 192S Ruling.
The Secretary of War submitted the
act of June 80. 1922, as his basic
authority. as amended September Is
1922.
The Secretary of Commerce submit
ted generally that the officers of the
coast and geodetic survey should have
the same privileges of the Navy, with
whom they hold relative ranks.
To substantiate his decision to re-
fuse requisitions after the end of the
present fiscal year the controller
quoted the act of July 1, 1918, con
cerning the fuel yards, which author
lied the SECRETARY of the Interior tc
maintain the fuel yards 'for the stor.
age of fuel for the use of and deliv-
cry to all branches of the fedora
servicesand the municipal government
-. N~lr
Evening star., 1923-09-10

it's ruin in comparatively brief space
Of time. There the buildings were of
such construction that they offered no
resistance whatever to the flames.
In Toxic the collapse of the build
ings and spreading fires bore striking
evidence of the immensity of the
disaster. But the real horror of the
situation was not realized until night.
when thousands of refugees wondered
through the darkness. homeless and
hungry. .---.
To add to the terror, numerous
minor earth shocks came during the
afternoon and. evening. With the
fast spreading flames nenacing the
city, thousands of families began a
hprrieds exodus from their homes,
Many of the refugees who moved
their household goods TO the streets
Yere unable to transport them far
tlser and were forced to nee TO save
their lives. Their most treasured
possessions, burned on the pavements,
being set FIRE by myriads of flying
sparks. .,,
Parks Quickly Filled.
All the parks of the capital Quickly
nlIed with refugees. who camped out
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1923-09-10
AMERICANS BEATEN
BY French GUARD.
Man and Sister Knocked
Down by Station Attendant,
State Department Told.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FRANKFORT, September 1o.-Al-
legations of the brutal treatment of
two Americans, one woman. by
French civil employees at Neustadt. in
the German Palatinate, are contained
in affidavits forwarded to Secretary of
State Hughes by Frederick Dumont.
the American consul here.
The charges are made by Anthony
H. Seib and his sister. Marie, of Jersey
City. They were en- route to Lud-
wigshafen on August 81, when they
unwittingly violated the station rules
at Neustadt by crossing railroad
tracks instead of using the passenger
tunnel provided for the purpose.
/, Knocked Woman Down.
"The conimissaire took us to task
for crossing the tracks" says Mr.
Seib in his affidavit. when my sister
attempted to show her passport the
commissaide knocked her down
whereupon, when demonstrated, the
commissaire knocked me down and
then knocked my sister d. wn again
I again tried to show my passport
and was knocked down again and
three other Frenchmen began to kick
me about the head and body. After.
ward four Moroccan soldiers were
called to guard u.s."
When an interpreter was finally
called. :. 1Seib says, ft was explained
that the French thought he and his
sister were Germans. Then oficers
came and offered to assist the Sefbs
| t., os. orr ~ Ia 9
provided to take them TO another sta
ton. az they mad missed their train.