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The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
SKI FLOPPED
Stan Zbyszko Downs COlOred Giant
i'm Straight Falls
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
CHICAGO, Dec. 4.-Stanislaus Zby-
szko, ex-heavyweight wrestling cham
pion, Monday beat Reginald Sikh. col
ored giant, in straight falls, the first
coming in 1:07 with a jack-knife and
head-scissors and the second in 8
minutes 19 seconds with a deadlock
and jack-k knife
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
AIanden on Points

Bu United Press
EAST CHICAGO. Ind, Dec. A.
Sammy MandelI. Chicago defeated
Eddie Brady, Brooklyn. in ten rounds
of boxing here Monday. Mandell
used a left jab with telling effect
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
By BILLY EVANS

Perhaps is better judge of football player than
That his business sizing the weakness and strength
players In order the best possible selection for
aWsern Conference requested the big Ten coaches
TO send me understanding
any way appear connection with
ihe
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
Forkins and Tony Downey

BIZ United Press
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4.-Mickey
Forkins of Chicago has been matched
for a fifteen round bout with Anthony
Downey here Dec. 7.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
LEADERS TO PLA
Rubens and Merriken Clash Wednes
day in State Cue Meet.

An important match in the State
three-cushion tourney will be played
on Wednesday night, when Merriken
and Rubens meet. Merriken is only
half a game behind Rubens, who has
not lost a game. If Merriken wins
he can tie the present champ for first
place.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
Taft Gets the Call

There was also a wide difference If
opinion as to full back, Taft with four
votes winning the honor. One Of the
coaches placed Taft at an end and
used Workman at full back.
The selection made by the Big Ten
coaches show what a difficult matter
it is to pick an eleven that will meet
with universal approval. No two Of
the eight coaches selected exactly the
same team.
One coach explained this feature by
saying that often a certain player
plays brilliantly against one team and
the following Saturday may slump in
his work Thus the two coaches see
him under entirely different condi-
tions
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
WALLACE TO BOX
JOHNNY GILL IN
NEXT RING SHOW
Soldiers League Main Event
AnnounCed-KIeSch Wal
IopS Steve ChoynSki,

Roy Wallace and Johnny Gill will
battle in the main go on the Disabled
Soldiers League boxing card at Tom
Iinson hall next Monday night. 1t
will be a scheduled ten-round affair.
Gill is said to have met a number
Of the prominent middleweights, but
indianapolis fans will be backing
Wallace to put the 'in' in Gill
Other Bouts Planned
In addition to the Wallace-Gill
scrap, there will be other matches
Of interest to fill out an attractive
fstic program.
At the Elks' Christmas charity
show at TomIinson Hall Monday
night, Johnny Klesch Of Cleveland hit
Steve ChoynsH faster than con-
ductor can ring up coin. but Mr.. Cho-
ynski refused &c be stopped.
Once Klesch sent Choynski down
or & long count, but the latter re
yive1 am remained OF his feet the
remainde- of the way. Klesch
showed good punching ability anu
Ioo-wor1, but Lis blows lacked k. o.
powder.
Little Fellows Battle
In the semi-Windup Of eight rounds.
Happy AthertOn won a knOckdown
shade over Billy Long Happy sent
Billy down for the count of nine in
the opening session. but after that
Long held things even and frequently
forced Atherton to give ground. II
was a rafting good fight.
In the prelim Fast Black and
George Smith, colored boxers, per
formed, the former winning on points
in eight rounds. There was plenty
of action.
A battle royal was staged as an
added attraction.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
Eklund Popular End

For the ends. Eklund of Minnesota
and Hancock of Iowa received the
call. Only one coach failed to name
Ekluhd.
The coaches were very much divided
in selecting running mates for Tackle
Below of Wisconsin and Guard Nc
Millen of Illinois. Unanimous in the
choice Of those two players the eight
famous mentors differed widely in
their selection for the other side Of
the line.
Muirhead Of Michigan, with four
votes, won the tackle position, while
Bieberstein of Wisconsin, with three
votes, gets the other guard.
There was a desire on the part Of
many of the coaches to place Kipke in
the back field. However, Mart.neau
and Grange were considered better
half backs than Kipke. Four coaches
placed Kipke at quarter and one at
full back.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

Eight of the ten coaches complied
with my request.
The coaches were a unit in their
selection of five players for the All
Western Conference eleven. Half
Backs Grange Of Illinois and Martin
eau of Minnesota each polled eight
votes. Below of Wisconsin and Nc
Millen of Illinois were the unanimous
choice for a tackle and a guard, while
Blot of Michigan received a solid vote
for the center lob.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
Independent Basketball

The o-Hara Sans will open their season
Dec. 8 with the W A. WIS at the Speedway
community house. There will be benefit
dance. Teams scheduled are as follows
Dec 10. Evington Presbyterian; Dec. II.
practice game: Dec. 90 Em-Roe Juniors.
For games write Harold Ransopher. 1907 N.
olney ST.. or call Webster 1oe1 and a., ask
for Howard. Leave telephone number. The
O-Hara Sans play in the 15-year-old class
The Hoosier Celts have a hard schedule
for the next two weeks, as follows: To-
night, Arts Club at Second Baptist gym;
Dec 7. washington A. c. at Baptist gym
Dec IL. Fortville at Fortvtlle; Dec 15. Hill
Crest Community Club at Clinton. Ind.
Teams in the 1S-19-year-old class call Web
ster 1880 or address Fl. N. Jones. 1881 E.
Tenth st.
The Ferndale Marathons won from the
Link Belt team, As to 4, and lost to the
Yves tParks. 10 to @. Teams wishing games
call Belmont 0690 or Belmont 4493 after
z p. m.
For games with the Hillside Christians
call Webster 1872 or write 1926 Langley
Ave.
The Southeasterns will practice tonight
at the Second Baptist gym at $50. The
S. f. A. A. will have a strong team in the
desiring games write or call H. j. Kennedy.
171o Prospect ST. Drexel 7415. All play
ers and those that are interested should
attend a meeting to be held Wednesday eve
ming at 1880 o'clock at the above address.
The Prest-O-Lite basketball team is near
ing the close of It's practice season and will
play its first game about the middle Of this
month. The Presto lineup is composed of
Hennessey Frankfort Rice, Secrest and
Hank and Tubby Stevens. nuu1ber of
practice games with strong local teams is
wanted by the Prest- -O-IAtes, and f1x es having
access to floors may arrange for such games
by calling Earl Mckee at Washington 1850.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

The Ferndale Marathons won from the
Link Belt team, As to 4, and lost to the
Yves tParks, 15 to @. Teams wishing games
call Belmont 0690 or Belmont 4493 after
D. m.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04

For games with the Hillside Christians
call Webster 1872 OF write 1926 Langley
Ave.
The Indianapolis times., 1923-12-04
Eight Conference Select ABg Ten Footb
FIVE PLAYERS UNANIMOUS
CHOICE OF GRID MENTORS

Grange, Maneau Below McMien and Blot Poll Full Vote
-EkIund End Named by Seven,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-07-26

| born and reared on farm, and taught
in the rural schools of this State for five SEES
sions following my course in high school.
have therefore had abundant opportunity to
become thoroughly familiar with the problems
of our farming people.
l am graduate of the Mississippi A & M.
College and of Columbia University.
1 instructor at Mississippi A. NJ.
College 1903 1904, professor 1904 1909,
and was Director of the School of Industrial
Education 1910-1912.
l was Agent in Charge of Boys Club Work
in Mississippi when this work brought
under the joint direction of the A. & M College
and the United States Department of Agricul-
ture in 1909-1910 and District Agent
for South Mississippi in the Farmers CoOpera-
tive Demonstration Work, 19121916.
have been Commissioner of Agriculture and
Commerce since 1916.
AS there is good deal of ignorance as well
as mSinformatiOn in regard to the duties OF
the Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce,
1 am sure 1 will be excused for going somewhat
into detail.
By an agreement entered into by the state
commissioners and secretaries of agriculture,
the presidents of the A. & NJ Colleges the
directors of the state experiment stations, and
the directors of extension work, and approved
by the Secretary of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, administrative and regu-
latory work was assigned to state departments
of agriculture their special field.
AS Commissioner of Agriculture and Com
merce, l have tried to live up to this agreement
as far as it possible.
During my administration, this Department
has been charged with the enforcement of
State Dairy and Creamery Law, and / appoint
ed specially trained man as State Dairy and
Creamery Inspector who has had charge OF
this work.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Com
merce and the State Chemist jointly res
ponsible for enforcing the Feeding Stuffs Law
and the Fertilizer Law Every brand of COM
mercial feeding stuffs, fertilizer, and cotton
seed meal must be registered, and must carry
both analysis tags and tax tags or stamps
before it may be sold in this State. This phase
of the work is handled by bookkeeper and
his clerk.
The receipts from registration fees and from
the sale of tax tags and stamps will approx
mate hundred thousand dollars for the present
season, which is covered into the State Treasury
monthly Over half million dollars has been
turned into the Treasury during the seven years
that / have been in office.
Four travelling inspectors are constantly on
the road taking samples of feeding stuffs and
fertilizers, which samples are sent to the State
Chemist at the A. & M. College to be analysed.
Reports of the analyses are made by the State
Chemist to the Commissioner OF Agriculture
and are printed and distributed by the Depart
ment of Agriculture and Commerce
1t is unnecessary to ampify on the import
ance of protecting the users and honest manu-
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-07-26

The Board of Supervisors having
examined the rolls filed by ID. b..
Ward the Assessor of said county,
Of assessments, as of the first day
of February, 1923, of real and per-
sonal property In said county, and
having made such changes and
corrections in said rolls as were
found necessary to fix the assess
ments of real and personal property
to its owners and at its actual
value, so as to establish an equality
and uniformity of taxation among
the tax payers of said county, ac-
cording to the value Of their prop
erty, does here by approve the said
assessment rolls as so fixed; and be
it further ordered that the following
notice be posted In the court house
and be published in the Brandon
News newspaper published in
Brandon, Miss, and having circu-
lation in said county, to-wit:
TO THE TAXPAYERS OF RANKIN
COUNTY, STATE OF MISS.
You will please take notice that
the assessments of real and personal
property on the rolls for 1923 have
been changed and corrected by this
Board so as to comply with the laws
of this State, and that said revised
rolls are now open for examination,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-07-26

facturers of feeds and fertilizers from fraud
on the one hand and from unjust competition
the other.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Com
merce is x-Officio Chairman of the State Live
Stock Sanitary Board, the work of which is
to protect from disease the live stock OF
Mississippi.
The most important well as the most
difficult work of this Board during my term
of office has been the eradication of the cattle
tick We were able to make good progress
until we struck the open range counties OF
South Mississippi During the last two or three
years practically no progress has been made
in finishing up this work; and at the beginning
of this year twenty one OF the counties IN
Southeast Mississippi put back under
Federal quarantine
From the passage of the state wide tick
eradication law in 1916, politics have been
considerably mixed up with cattle ticks While
the work of eradication is difficult one, it
is my means an impossible one, and will
eventually be finished The 1916 law should
stand as written since it has withstOod all
of the test cases that have been brought
against it. and is reinforced by many opinions
and decisions.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Com
merce is Chairman of the State Plant Board
which does for the plant life of the State
what the Live Stock Sanitary Board does for
the animal life. This comparatively new agri-
cultural agency has functiOned satisfactorily
and efficiently from the beginning. l feel safe
in saying that the State Plant Board has kept
the Pink Boil Worm out of Mississippi,
service that cannot be estimated. Its
work with sweet potato pests and diseases alone
has saved more than enough to pay its entire
cost to the State. The inspectors of this Board
are constantly on guard to prevent the entrance
into this State of the plant pests and diseases
of other states and countries.
The State Department of Agriculture and
Commerce is called upon to answer innumer-
able inquiries every imaginable subject by
people both within and without the State.
While the Legislature has never made an
appropriation for immigration work, yet we
are constantly answering inquiries of homeseek
ers endeavoring to interest them in Missis
sppfs unsurpassed agricultural possibilities.
The Department has co-operated fully and
agreeably with all the other agricultural
agencies in the State. We have tried at all
times to do the things especially well that
fall within the sphere of the Department, and
have strictly avoided duplication and usurpa>
ton.
The work of the Department of Agriculture
and Commerce has been carried on in an
economical and thoroughly business like way.
Finally, l could not close this statement
without giving due credit to my associates in
the Department, whose loyalty and efficiency
have made possible successful administra-
ton.
p. p. GARNER.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-07-26

to oxford, after spending several
weeks with her father, G. w. Den
son.
Miss Winnie Mae Robinson, OF
Fannin, is visiting her friend, Miss
Helen Barksdale.
Mrs. Rose e. Neal, of New Or
leans, visited friends in this neigh
borhood recently.
- Eugene Clark and Hunter Moore,
of Jackson, visited Mrs. J. A. Rob-
inson. Sunday and were accompanied
home by Claude Clark.
: Miss Pauline King, of Morton,
Is visiting her grandmother, Mrs.
I'll. G. Killion.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-07-26
SAND HILL
(Last Week.

A long dry spell was broken
Tuesday night by a fine rain which
was badly needed by farmers in
this section.
Protracted meeting is in progress
at Goshen. Rev. Downer, of Terry,
is conducting the services, and much
good is being accomplished.
J. H. Barksdale, wife and son,
of Blaine, visited his father and
brother Sunday.
Mrs. Edna Lawrence is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Sue Bates.
Mrs. ID. M. Nets has returned
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-07-26
SENNETT CONNER

pension to the family of the MUIR
derer, who would at the same time
be pressing brick for a road which
required a concrete base to support
it which fifteen hundred convicts
couldn't build in years If they began
tomorrow at the Tennessee line and
started for the Gulf. The crowd
cheered Justify when Mr. Conner re-
marked that he did not know why
Bilbo was SO interested in the con-
victs unless he had fellow feel
| ing"
Compares War Records.
In dealing with his war record,
Mr.. Conner declared that he was the
only candidate In this race who could
show an unequivocai offer to enlist
in any capacity from buck private
up, and declared that Bilbo alone was
making this an issue and that his
weapon was a double barrelled model
of the one Samson used with much
better effect. "Bilbo Is a powerful
warrior in times of peace and a
mighty peaceful man in time of war;"
said Mr.. Conner. miss Birkhead,
poor frail creature that she is, ran
him into the loft of his barn at Pop
larville. And though he told the
Mississippi soldiers as they left Jack
son for service that II defeated for
| Congress he would meet them in Ber-
lin, he has never started toward Ber-
lin yet"
Mr.. Conner declared again that Il
was willing to go, / was unable to
go, l offered to go, and would nave
gone but for the fact that President
Wilson, Congress and the adjutant
general of the state said my post OF
duty was here I take off my hat to
the boys who fought in France. But
| [ will never stand aside for lip pa
triot like Theo. Bilbo who says he
could not make me fight. He now
says he sent me word through another
party that he wanted me to go and
| would give me a commission. II he
saws / ever received any such mes
sage from him he is an extraordinary
piney woods liar"
"Bilbo knows Conner will fight"
said the speaker. "Re found 1t out
! when he tried to cover up that aw-
| full situation at the insane asylum
and insisted on reappointing the same
superintendent though 1t was shown
that patients had worn the same
garments for months, that some had
been frightfully scalded with water,
and though gross immortality was
seen to exist. We made him climb
down. The superintendent was not
reappointed and Bilbo has hated me
ever since.
FINALLY, why all this sudden out
burst of patriotism from Bilbo when
four years ago he worked for Lee
Russell against an ex-soldier with
splendid record. Bilbo knows stano
in his way and he seeks now to fool
the people, but if you choose to set
tie it on war records then you Will
vote for Mike Conner, for / am the
only one in the race who can show
an unconditional offer to go. One
of my brothers was married and ex'
empt like Bilbo and the other has hia
honorable discharge for years
service"
Mr.. Conner made many friends Dy
his spirited attack and at every stel
was stopped by people who souen'
to grasp his hand and pledge snell
support and tell him good ne@ Oh
additional gains of strength u eei'
respective communities. 49,.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-07-26

Dertville, July 12.-Following two
hours after Theo. G. Bilbo had fin
ished addressing a large picnic crowd
here today, Sennett Conner, candidate
for governor directed his remarks
chiefly to the ex-governor and through
out the course of his hours address
nayed Bilbo and held his shortcom-
ings up before the people, who lis
tened attentively throughout his ad-
dress.
Picking a jail Bird.
Mr. Conner declared that he would
much prefer to make statesmanly
address and leave out all mention OF a
man whose very name was offensive
to thousands of people, but that since
the principal plank in Bilbo's plat
form was Mike Conner and since he
seemed to consider the only appre-
ciable obstruction in his path to be
Mike Conner, that he proposed to
shed his coat, roll up his sleeves and
"pick a Jail bird and skin an asylum
skunk"
"I think It is a sad day for any
state" said Mr.. Conner, when a
man can joke his way from the jail
house to the governors mansion. Bill
bo's political life began with bribery
and closed with the Insane Asylum
scandal, and now his new birth has
taken place in a Jail house"
"Working on RIibo."
Responding to the charge that he
does not know how to work, Mr.. Con-
ner said that before he was twenty
one he had worked for and secured
two diplomas from the State Uni
versity and that he got one from
Yale with distinction in his class.
He said further that he had repre-
scented more clients in one year In
the courts of South Mississippi than
Bilbo had in ten years and in addi-
LlOn u6 udu hCpI OOOho IWO } SG~A S~AAN
had helped run a store and farm.
"Bilbo knows Mike Conner will work, |"
have been working on him for eight
years and expect to keep at it until
he is buried beneath an avalanche
of votes that will forever end his at
tempts at political comeback"
Scores BIIbo's Record.
Turning to Bilbo's record and the
thirty-two constructive measures for
which he claimed exclusive credit,
Mr. Conner declared His record is
rs weak as his platform and his plat
form is as rotten as his record. He
tells you about reducing the tax
levy, but he does not tell you about
signing for five million dollars worth
of current expense bonds at the same
time. Verify this by looking at pages
81 and SO, OF the House Journal OF
1920. The things that Bilbo brags he
did were done by the legislature and
blIUO OAly 0l6AOO tbO AOtSOo AA~A~'
You and the other taxpayers footed
the bills. Bilbo hasn't given Mis-
sissippi anything but bad name.
You, my fellow citizens, have paid
for everything you got. He now
turns right around said Mr. Con
ner "and with his unmitigated gall
blames me for the taxes which these
things made necessary while claim
ing credit for the good part OF Il
himself
Mr.. Conner pointed out the weak
ness In Bilbo's idea Of pensioning the
convicts by showing that the widow
and children of murdered man
would be taxed indassetly to pay q
adv.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1923-07-26

and that any objections to any as
sessments contained in said re-
vised rolls must be made in writing
and filed with the clerk of this
Board on or before the first Monday
in August, 1923, at his office In
the Town of Brandon said County,
and that any or all assessments to
which no objection is then and there
made, will be made final.
This the II day of July, 1923.
Be it ordered by the Board that
the following allowances be made
out of the General County Fund,
to- wit:
ID. =, Gayden, postage-------$2.OO
L. b. Mckay, bldg. bridge 10000
S. l.. McLaurin, days per
diem ZO.OO
w. L. Martin, s days same 1000
ID. T.. Bilbro, 8 days same 1900
w. II. Till, days same 1000
w. H. Walters, days same 1000
S. ID. Donnell, 8 days same 27.OO
Ordered that the Board adjourn
until it's next regular term.
S. L. McLAURIN,
President.
Don't worry over the criticisms or