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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13
DAMAGE SUIT EPIDEMIC.

shors TINS ago a editor Harrisburg
Pcpvhe Free Press Block
the epidemic of suls counties
Speaking from experience, aunchI
fight of this Kind matter wmtea pund4
bund usually well any
Influence starts OCT to break of graft
bus MI ahons light already bearing good fruit He made
mess exposure OF the damage suit industry Lamar
how Of suits from other counties being carried there trial
WIN no excuse OF pfoV whatsoever save that gants and fee
grabbing Lawyers believed sibi pull handpiked pro-
fesiona witnesses nothing
Following exposure good county were
did dumping
ion this litigation implication
that many
sid ltigant judgments corporations
They had failed over the the
used when creating prejudice against
the courageous that had made the had exactly the
week illustrate litigation
the j. Company alleging
tuberculosis by drinking form drinking
plant damages jury promptly re-
turned verdict for the defendant
did have enough provide himself with drinking
subject
certainly entitled
The Port Gibson Revel discussing
Lamar has the following editorial:
Lamar county needn't blame the lawyers
condition which
es OF the county give damages then the will
be taken elsewhere Claiborne distinction
damage suits from other counties be settled
any 0e county At one term OF court shere were fully dozen big
damage brought from various other the line
attention taxpayers
fact that they paying the larger OF the such trials
the ur 5,m minis IN nnmbe Ma Nav ' we n th a . u
individuals justice Claiborne If
through
We know that other has arer juries
county ues
editorials the
point Mississippi
people
AS Of truth. seldom higan has
claim OF merit against corporation into court with il Corpora
tons desire to avoid court costs whenever possible ana IN setting eqts
claims they invariably fair and reasonablJaekSon Daily News
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13
HOW ABOUT IT.
apologies to E. A. Guest

Apologies to E. A. Guest
Did you ever stop to wonder
AS you pass along the way,
How many fellows go under
In the scrap from day to day.
Just because Of you and me:
That we don't feel quite so bad
And it doesn't shake our dignity,
As it really oughta' had?
Did you ever look around you
At your neighbor close at hand,
As you really oughta' do
And try bit to understand.
His dreary moments wouldn't be
Half so dark or half SO bad,
If we used our beans, you and me.
As we really ougnta' had.
When we come to know his cares
As ne himself con know
Know the burden that ne bears
And the load a weary woe,
That's a-chnging TO his back;
His moments wouldn't be so sad
If but a smile we'd crack,
As We really oughta' had
z. D. in The Miro
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13
SINCERE AUTHORS.

FAME Hurst writer and author q Of the seasons
chief quality
for the succe OF a auth work.
The successful almost Of his limitations
II conclusion
This explain stuff
best sellers Such books but they
mold a large public for a brief time
Miss us theory does explain however why good book some
niche Of fame
Surely
who havebi limitations Of them. q
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13
THE P-T-A- TO MEET.

The P-T-A will meet at the Gram-
mar School Auditorium Friday.
December 14th at O'Clock. The
program will be given by the
teachers, and all members and par
ents of the school are cordially in
vited.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13
FOOD IRON.

The American Medical Association
is responsible for chart which shows
the proportionate amounts OF food
iron in the edible portions of some OF
the commoner food stuffs.
The following figures are selected
to show how vegetables rank with
some other items:
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13

\ neglected orchard-harbor OF
noxious insects, incubator for fruit
diseases, hiding place of gnawing
rodents; friend neighbor's cause for
great concern; baleful enemy to sur
rounding orchards.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13

Miss Tatum met with the club girls
secentiy and organized a canning club,
a garden club, and a bee club. New
members were added to the poultry
club and all the girls are expecting to
10 some real good work with the as
sistance of their competent county
demonstration.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13

The P-T-A met Friday afternoon.
Mrs. Dukes, our county health nurse,
gave an interesting talk.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13

The Christmas program will be
given Wednesday night. December 10.
BY Miss BARRIERS pupils. All are in
s;ted.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13

The Tigh school pupils entertaii
with the play The Poor Married
Man" Friday night, Dec. IA.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13

Remember there is not giner
stock of merchandise in Mississippi
than you will find here. Each and
every item in stock is brand new Fall
and Winter goods, bought this sea-
son for the best trade in Hatiesbrug.
When we tell you that such items
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13

Stewart Consolidated School Notes.
School is progressing nicely now
Or. Arledge has been giving typhoid
shots for the past three weeks
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13

as "Bergster Hats and -'Bostonian
Shoes" are included, you can figure
out for yourself the quality Of the
goods we cvarry. No matter how
far you live from our store, it will
pay you to put aside other things
and attend this sale.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13

Mrs. II. n. Fornea and her daugh-
ter. Edith, were New Orleans visitors
last weekend.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1923-12-13

On Friday, December 18th, we will
begin one Of the greatest value giving
sales ever attempted in Mississippi
Our entire stock of mems and young
mems high grade suits, overcoats,
furnishings, shoes, etc, win be thrown
Evening star., 1923-11-25
Notes of Art and Artists

autograph of a road. seen in direct
perspective. was tremendously i'm
pressive, and, once SEEN could never
be forgotten; and his Autographs Of
airships are likewise epoch making
The smaller prints In this collec-
tion are for the most part in lighter
vein and some of these are In color,
but they are long way from the
commercial colored lithograph.
Whistler, who was at one time a
member of the Senefelder Club and
who recognized the great possibiii-
ties of lithography. is represented by
a single example, Luxembourg Gar
dens."
There is something extremely per-
sonal and intimate about lithogra ply
which axes. 1t. when the work Of a
master, precious possession. Yet
uct has it been in the minds of the
people that up to few years ago
artists proof autographs. brought to
this country, We're dutiable, not as
6 cents a pound. Such exhibitions as
this of the Senefelder Club and the
classes in artistic lithography now
being conducted at the Art students
League in New York by Joseph PEN
nel,N will 60 far to correct this err
roneous impression in the minds Of
the public.
(ARL PAUL JENNEWEIN, the
sculptor Of the Darlington me-
mortal fountain. which has lately at
tracted so much attention because Of
Its unusual character, Is a member of
the National Sculpture Society and
of the New York Architectural
League. IN 1919 he won. as painter
and architect. the. rnllaboTativ, prize
for sculpture. and tn" Aver. nri:. il,
al" New York Archit, .ural Leardr's
annual exhibition. Three years later
mis- work entered n the collaborativ-
competition received mention, and III
1916 he won, through competition, a
Fellowship In sculpture at the Amer
lean Academy in Rome. He is one
Of our young American artists who
has profited by the three years resi-
dence in Italy and travel in Greece
which these fe1lowshipS give, and is
evidencing, In his work, the beneficence
Of this American institution.
group Of young sculptors who
have held fellowship in our academy
in Rome has adopted a mode of eS~
preston which, to an extent is sim
lara mode which In a measure. is-
fleets the influence Of the great mas
ters of ancient time with whose
works these men during their resi-
dence in Rome have come in intimate
contact. Pre-enineut in this group
Evening star., 1923-11-25

issue of Asia. Mrs. Rands describes
| the difficult and tedious process. First,
| the goods must be ripened by soaking
and drying five to ten times a day,
usually for period of from six to
twelve days.. in some sections of
Java forty days, but 1t is this which
gives the pussy-willow, velvety feel
ing of Java batiks. Then the batiker
Starches with sago. cassava or rice
! our. being very careful TO have the
starch just right. for If it is too thin
the wax, which is next put on, Will
penetrate between the fibers and so
much boiling will be required to re-
move 1t that the beauty of the coIors
will be diminished. The cloth is then
, laid fiat and ironed and the design
painted on. Generally. the patterns
used are those handed down for gem
erations in the same village. When
the drawing is completed on one side
the goods is turned over and by
means Of the light shining through,
traced on the other side. Thus it
comes that there is no right or wrong
to Javanese batik. Sometimes as
many as twenty days are required to
finish the wax painting. Then comes
the process Of tying and boiling out
the wax and of repetition. The first
time she tried 1t. says Mrs. Rands
herself, she met with dismal failure.
Evening star., 1923-11-25

ject is suitable as memorial to a
great lawyer, It Is exceedingly for
tunate that work Of this sort has
been given prominent place In our
city; and certainly. II one might
memorated by something Of lasting
beauty which adds note of joyous
ness to the city's life, than by a por-
trait statue. which by the majority
would be passed unnoticed.
7 *x
THE four large panels In mosaic
representing the four eyangelists.
designed and painted for st. Mat
thew's Church, in this city. by Edwin
II. Blashfield. are being executed in
Italy, under the supervision of Saliva
tore Lascari, who. like Mr.. Jennewein,
has been a fellowship holder In the
American Academy. In Rome. While
holding this fellowship Mr.. Lascari
made a special study of mosaic as
produced by the Byzantine decorators,
working under the direction of Prof.
Venturini, the official restorer for the
Italian government, and studying
buon fresco and encaustic painting.
Before going to Rome Mr.. Lascari
served an apprenticeship as mural
painter, working with John La Fargo
When Mr.. Blashfield was in Italy
last year Mr. Lascari accompanied
him to d number Of important CEN
tiers Of mosaic industry and accom-
plishment in northern Italy, where
they were enabled to make first-hand
observation of practically every i'm
portant mosaic. In Rayenna they
climbed scaffolds by permission and
talked with the restorers and han
died the tesserae as they were being
placed. The value Of such expert
ence can only be appreciated when
one realizes the abyss lying between
the modern mechanical practice of
tamping the tesserae into the wet
plaster or the more usual practice
of working by an inverted method on
q cartoon and the ancient system OF
free manipulation 80 expressive in
the surface quality of the Capella
DATlKS collected by Minnie Frost
: ~ Rands during three-year resi-
dence in Java. where her husband.
DR.. r. =. Rands, now of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture, was investigat-
ing a disease of the rubber trees for
the Dutch colonial government. are
now on view at the Arts Club Of
Washington. 2O17 l street. In spite
of the fact that Mrs. Rands was
keeping house in strange land.
among strange pople. and had two
small children to watch over. she
made a careful study Of this decora-
tive craft. and herself designed hatiks
for the native dyers 10 execute.
In an interesting article III the Ma;
Evening star., 1923-11-25

The same tediousness Of procedure
that characterizes the preparation o.
the goods marks the dyeing technique
and Is responsible for the everlasting
ness of the colors in Javanese batik
The motives of the designs are ada pit
ed from the flora and fauna of the
island and are more or less conven-
tionally treated. Their graceful lack
of symmetry is relieved by just
enough conventionalization to create
rhythm. The patterns richest in Leg
end and symbolism are most loved by
the people and practically all the
royal patterns have Significance.
Alas, however. even in Java the
commercial spirit has penetrated, ano
an imitation batik has been made by
means of copper stamp, which often
deceiyes the eye of the tourist pur-
chaser. The Javanese themselves,
however, will have none Of them and
only the lowest class Stoop to the
printed European imita tions
LEILA MECHLTN.
Evening star., 1923-11-25
.HE exhibition of Autographs

"HE exhibition of Autographs
by members of the Senefelder
Club of London, which is on
- view in the Smithsonian In
stitution this month, is of notable
interest. This club numbers among
its, members almost all the leading
Jithographers in England and such
we'll known artists as Frank Brang-
wyn, Spencer Pryse, Augustus john
=. H. Shannon, c. r. w. Nevinson and
y. S. Hartrick are represented in the
collection. There are also works by
one or two who are not British. SUCH
Tor instance, as Fantin Latour
Baertson and our own Joseph Pennell
who was, by the way. at one time
president of this famous club. and.
more than almost any one, else, has.
through the example of his work, his
constant enthusiasm and teaching,
done much TO restore lithography to
Its high place among the arts.
Lithography. it will be remembered,
differs from the other graphic arts In
being a little bit more direct in ex-
preston. The artists drawing is di-
rectly transferred to the stone, from
mon prints are made. Som etlme eS,
in fact, the drawing is made on the
stone. Much depends upon the print
ing, and in most cases these artist
iithoeraphers who make up the Sene-
fielder Club are their own printers
SiXty-seven prints comprise the
presant exhibition. Five of the larg-
st aud most important are arranged
n one case and form an effective
rour. Two are tyni"al French road-
-ide scenes. The Waysi,le Cruelty" :"
!'v SPENCER Fryse ana "Waysfde Mu-
Sicians.' by l.. a. Hone: onn is an in
resting study Of Waterloo bridge
~ Baertson; T. a. Hopes First
Fruits of the Sea-" and B-angwyn's 5
vnic, War" complete the number
l1any of the prints have an unms-.
taxable London atmosphere. which
probably none but London born could
80 well transcribe. There are. how
ever. also continental views. such as
The Harbor. Genoa" by Joseph PEN
Kerr Lawson. which are equally in
teresting, and one large and very
striking British impression of New
York's electric sky signs at night, the
work of d. r. w. Nevinson.
NevinSon, it will be remembered
was one of the leading exponents of
,ubism, and his war Autographs,
done in a cubistic manner. were of
striking interest and did much. un-
doubtedly, to. revolutionize artistic
viewpoint in the present day. His
Evening star., 1923-11-25

is Paul Manship. who is represented
in the Corcoran Gallery of Art by
his Girl and Gazele" whose high
relief of his little infant son is one
OF our modern classics, and whose
works are included already in the
permanent collections Of the leading
museums not only of the United
States, but of the world.
To degree Paul Manship has con-
ventionaliZed his figures He has not,
nor has Mr.. Jennewein, who works
in similar spirit, been content to
merely copy nature. What these
artists have done and are doing is to
adapt nature to decorative purposes
Evening star., 1923-11-25

their works a trace of the influence
of the Egyptian. The interesting and
worth while thing is that they have
not slavtshly copied but, after ac-
quainting themselves with the YER
nacular, have given free and indi-
vidual expression. Certainly one les
son tn common they seem to have
learned. and that is the Importance
OF skillful craftsmanship. the gain
from taking infinite pains in the mat
ter of production. 1t is y long swing
of the pendulum away from impress
sionism in sculpture.
Aside from the consideration cc
whether or not this particular sub
Evening star., 1923-11-25

and beauty OF line and form while
conventionalizing the matter Of
detail. Thus they have lifted the
art on considerably higher level
than that Of mere imitation.
t In the Naples Museum one finds a
beautiful example of antique bronzes.
animals and figures, done some what
in this manner, SO that one can read
lily suppose, and probably be justified
in the supposition, that Paul Manship
and Carl Paul Jennewein end the
other Roman Academy fellowship
men have found this a source of in
spirat!on. There Is also, however, IN
Evening star., 1923-11-25

Italy is second only to Germany
in the number of her native child -eI.
in America.
A Nebraska woman, suing FOR az :
vorce. petitioned for custody Of tn
family COW.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-08
Convention of
ICricketS
Is On!

The convention of the crickets is
on
These chirruping individuals have
taken the town by storm and are
busy day and night, singing the
praises of Ell Centre. Everywhere
one sees these busy little insects,
singly or en- masse, rushing hither
and thither or buzzing about the
arc light at night in wide, sweeping
circles. Every morning hundreds of
their dead bodies are found under
the lights.
Some who claim to know declare
that this is no unusual phenomenon,
occurring every year about the first
week in September. Others maia-
tain that they have not seen plague
Of crickets like the present one for
years. One citizen tells of a cricket
army swooping down upon the val,
ley suddenly several years ago, and
of so many thousands of their dead
bodies littering the streets next
morning that they could be liter
ally shoveled up.
From whence they come or
where they go no one seems able to
explain. tls
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-08
BANKS OFFICES
WILL BE CLOSED
HERE ON MONDAY

Monday will be a holiday for
many Ell Centrans who desire to
celebrate Admission Day and also
go to San Diego to view the total
eclipse of the sun and take in the
numerous other attractions.
All county offices, the banks, IL
brary, all but one of the places of
business of members of the Automo-
bile Dealers association, and some
of the drug stores for portion of
the day, are known to be among
those who will celebrate the occa-
sion.
The Automobile Club of Southern
California has announced that they
will have one man on duty to give
information at their office during
the day, but that no other business
will be transacted. ..,
San Diego should prove Mecca
for autoists this week end as it will
be made eventful by the Schumann-
Heink concert tonight, a circus, one
or two conventions, the Fete of the
Sun, ON Monday, the eclipse, and
many other unusual events.
Local residents who plan to go
to San Diego would do well to heed
the warning contained in wire dis
patch, carried in another column of
this issue, and take "their own
along-mcaning cots and blankets,
and eats and the camp stove as well,
if quick service is to be desired.
All rooms and hotel accomodations
have been "sold OUT since early
yesterday, but there will be plenty
of camping space in Balboa Park
and other spots, and the fellow who
carries his own hotel right with him
in the ear can twiddle his, thumbs at
Gan rooms taken signs, and en-
joy the event without worry.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-08
HEIR ESS LIST
MAY PROVE |. A.
MAN BLUEBEARD
Faces Murder Charge,
Many Marriages to
Be PrObed

LOS ANGELES, Sept. s.-Love
letters from women in various parts
Of the country, discussing matri-
mony, a Glove diary' giving the
financial rating and state of health
of an "heiress list,' and other
strange documents were found by
police who raided the rooms of n
man suspected of being DIR. Percival
Allen.
The suspect is held here today TO
face a murder charge resulting from
the death in Seattle of pretty Lu-
cile Daniels of Minneapolis.
He refuses to talk concerning his
marriages.
Police say they also discovered
what appears to be form letter
for use in proposing to members of
the "heiress list''. This list con-
tanned names of girls with The
amount of their prospective wealth.
health, pulchritude and amenability
opposite each for instance:
"She has s$150,000-will get
$4,000 more when father dies.'
After the names of some of the
girls, although they were listed as
"good looker,' would be the words
ono MEANS" "cold proposition" "
ono good" "does not answer let
ters,' etc.
One letter written to the suspect
offered him $4,000 if he would
mary the writer. Department of
justice agents also unearthed one
of the suspects letters which had
not been mailed:
81 note your application says you
have no children and have $4,000.
Oh, my darling, dear, how I wish I
could be in your midst now and I
am sure I could prove my WORTH
ness.'
Imperial Valley press., 1923-09-08
81 PCT. OF sun
ECLIPSE TO BE
VISIBLE IN |. Y.
All Should Be Prepared
With Smoked Glass
For Event

According to astronomical experts,
it is stated that approximately 81
per cent of the sun will be eclipsed
at this city on Monday, when the!
moon passes between the earth and
the sun shortly before l p. m.
OF special interest to those who
will not be able to go to the coast
Monday is the fact that the Clark
Observatory includes a point slightly
this side of Campo in the area of to-
tality. SO all who are in the noun
tains Monday should endeavor to
get a good vantage point in this
locality.
AS even small percentage of
light prevents full scientific OBJ
servations. Ell Centre will not be
privileged to witness the complete
phenomena that attend complete
eclipse. However, the spectacle
should prove of interest to the lay
man, and the public is here remind
ed that smoke glass should be pre-
pared for the occasion.
1t has been suggested that cleaa
window glass, a piece several inches
in length and width so that both
eyes can be well shielded is most de-
sirable. A candle or lamp makes
good smoke, and care should be
taken to get an even amount of
SCOT over the entire area.
1t is said that common colored
sun glasses commonly worn will not
be sufficient protection, and all are
warned to exercise care in their OBJ
servations, as the eye is easily
strained by exposure to even a tiny
percentage of the powerful rays of
Old Sol.
AS over century is scheduled to
elapse before the next total eclipse
will darken Southern California, it
behooves all to be prepared to
watch whatever unusual manifesto
tions may be visible from their par
ticular location.