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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14
ATTORNEY GENERAL COLLINS
AFTER PLATO'S CHILDREN.

Attorney General Ross Collins
seems to have deep interest in the
Sons of Plato. the naughty secret
organization which be says the cot
ton oil mill men Of the State have
used to enable them to arbitrarily
fix the price of seed.
The Attorney-GenefaI aceompa-
MED by Attorney Lamar Easterling,
Special Agent Tartt and Stenog-
rapher Bob Sterith is in Laurel
this week where ne is taking testi-
monY in the shape Of depositors to
be used 10 his prosecution of the
ail mills for violations of the State g
antitrust laws.
The Attorney General is getting
the names of one or two people well
known in Jackson, mixed up in the
probe. For example a letter that
played a big part yesterday was
written to H G.. Forester, of Me-
Iridian, and signed by "F. Nj.
Hunt as manager of a Newton
mill. The letter was as follows:
There is a party here by the
name Of 7. A. Redferd, vino is an
independent seed shipper, that will
have a car Of seed to offer within a
few days. Mr. Radfold has been
of considerable trouble in buying
seed. and Twill appreciate il if you
will do your best to keep the mills
at Meridian from bidding on the
seed, as ! would like to have him
carry them for some time, as he is
man only worth about $500 or
$500. and has every dollar of it tied
up in seed. BY forcing him to carry
the seed he has on hand we can get
him out of the way, and not be
bothered with him further"
Mr.. Hunt resided in Jackson
sbr number Of years and was con-
nected with leading oil mills, being
regarded as ore of the abIest men
in the business.
The names of w. b. Gowdy and
w G McNair are frequently met
with in reports sent out from Lau-
rel and these gentlemen seem to
have been active in the affairs of
the oil mill men. Both are we'll
known Jackson citizens and both
are ranked among the leaders of the
oil mill business in the Capital
City. Clarion Ledger.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14
DANGEROUS STREET FAIRS.

The tragedy Saturday night in
which one negro woman stabbed
another to death at the fair ground
is but repetition of such events
that follow in the wake of street
fairs.
Upon the arrival of street fair
that exhibited here last spring the
wife of the manager killed herself
in her private car. A year ago
the fair that exhibited here during
our fair week exhibited 10 West
Point the following week and one
of the women Of that carnival shot
a citizen of West Point to death.
Thus, we trace the history of
these carniyals, and tragedies are
of too frequent occurrence 10 make
of them desirable visitors.
Besides the personal danger to
frequenters of such exhibitions,
there are always devices attached
to them that within few days get
the Whole town TO gambling. church
members not excepted.
Besides, these carnivaIs are de-
moraDizing to the school and it is
almost impossible to run the school
while one is in town.
/ In town the size. of Tupelo with
its standing in the show world there
is no necessity for shows of the
cheaper class to be brought here.
We have theatre at which good
troupes can be occasionally seen
and we have occasional circus shows.
With an occasional circus the aver
age citizen should be satisfied with
his show facilities
The board of mayor and alder
men should. BY an ordinance, raise
the privilege tax to where it ID
practically prohibitive for the car
nivaIs to come here. Tupelo Jour.
nal.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14
Potatoes in 60 Days.

GreenvilIe. Miss, Nov. IL "A
new endorsement OF the productive
ness of the delta comes from the
garden of Mr.. j. r. Stern, who
brought to town this morning a
sack Of potatoes many larger then
hens eggs. which came from the
seed pls1ted in his garden on Sept
IL. Mr. Stern ate his first potatoes
from this seed on Nov. |, making
just 60 days from the time the seed
was planted until new potatoes
were served on his table. Mr.
stern says that he planted the seed
five inches deep and they are OF the
Irish CobbIer variety. Ibis ii in
deed something rare, and speaks
highly for the delta productive
ness.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14
WANTS TO SPEAK NTH RELY.
State Treasurer Would Bar Either
From Giving Papers Their
Speeches.

State Treasurer P. s. StovalI has
sent Marion w. Reilly a challenge to
meet at six places in this State to
discuss their campaign for Govern
or. saying:
II have thought the situation
over thoroughly. and as you are a
candidate for Governor, and SO am
Il. before the people Of Mississippi,
asking their support and suffrage.
and being as different as two men
can be. and differing entirely upon
quite a number of the most impor-
tant State and governmental mat
ters, ! feel like to do the people Of
the State justice. we should come
before them IN joint debate. and
discuss public issues. our lives and
our characters, and ! therefore
challenge you to meet me IN joint
debate at six places in Mississippi :
two in South Mississippi, two in
Middle Mississippi, and two in
North Mississippi. Three places
to be selected by you and three by
me.
II suggest this in order that ss
many of the people can have an op-
portunity to hear as and judge for
themselves. | wish to have it un-
derstood that neither of us will
furnish a copy of our speeches to
any living person. If the newspa-
pers of our State think enough Of
the discussion to send reporters
there. l will be glad to have them.
but they must take the speeches
right off the bat. SO to speak, and
give them to the people for what
they are worth, without being doc
tored up.
Now you seem to be almost
spelling for joint debate. and
now is your time and chance. ]
will do the best in my power to
make it interesting for you and
our hearers.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14
Bsptists Convene at State Meeting.

Oxford. Miss Nov. 12.-The
forty.sixth convention of the Bap-
lists of Mississippi convened in the
First Baptist Church here Thursday
morning. Over 500 delegates are
in attendance, among the number
of visitors being some of the most
prominent Baptists of the country.
The pastors meeting which pre-
lceded the convention proper was
opened Tuesday morning by Dr..
w. 7. Lowrey, and after the regu-
lar form of organization a number
of addresses on the minister and
efficiency were delivered. among the
speakers being DIR. w A. Brown,
of jackson, Rev. j. W. Lee, Of
Batesville, DR.. R. l.. Gillon, of
Gulfport, and Rev. Webb Brame, Of
Vicdsburg.
In the afternoon addresses were
made by the Revs. j. 7 Christian,
of Hattiesburg, N. l.. Wesson, of
New Albany, A. T. Cinnamon, of
Senatobia Zeno Wall, of Hatties-
burg. T. ] Moore. of purvis, and
N. W P Bacon, Of CoffeeviIle.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14

Monroe, La, Nov. 3.-Gambling
IS a business or profession"
has passed out of existence in Mon
roe, and the former haunts are now
locked tight. with no indication
that these places will ever again
open. While Mayor Downey's or
ders were effective at midnight Sat-
urday night. 1t is said there was
only one game run after noon on
aturday. and that for only a short
time.
Mayor Downey instructed the po-
lice to visit all the gamllng houses
Immediately after midnight Satur-
day and to arrest everyone found
violating the gambling ordinance
either by operating or playing IN
a game. No arrests we're made,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14
School Contract Awarded.

Hazlehurst, Miss Nov. a. The
Board Of Supervisors Of Copiah
county at its meeting to-day let the
contract far the erection OF the
Gallman Consolidated School to Joe
Brown of this place. The contract
price is for $445O. and the building
will be frame. two stories high.
with large hall and seven rooms.
The board also sold the bonds in
the sum OF $4,000 to the Bank of Ha-
zlehurst at par. bearing 8 ger cent
per annuln. with which to build
this school building Mr.. Hull, Of
Jackson, Ia the architect.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14
JOIN HANDS AND MARRIED
THROUGH BARS or JAIk

Hernando, Miss., Nov. H.
With their hands clasped through
cell bars in the county jail here,
Frederick S. Simmons and Miss
Lillian O'Dannel. of Memphis.
were married yesterday afternoon
In the presence of Jailor Tom Pur-
ley and party Of Memphis friends
who accompanied Miss O'Dannel
here in an automobile for the cere-
mony.
Simmons, the bridegroom, is IN
Jail on the charge of accessory to
murder and aggravated assault and
battery. His brother, Edward E.
Simmons. occupies an adjoining
cell. The charge against the lat
ter is murder in the first degree.
w. S. Rayburn was shot and kill,
ed in his home near Horn Lake.
Miss, last May. At the prclimi-
nary trial held June 8. Ed Sim
mons was remanded to jail without
the benefit Of bail by Circuit Judge
MCGOWAN Fred Simmons was re-
leased on ST, 600 bond at that time.
At the time of the tragedy Mrs.
Rayburn was badly hurt as a result.
it is alleged, of an attack by the
Simmons brothers.
A week ago Fred Simmons was
re-arrested in Memphis on a requi-
sition issued by Gov. Brewer. Of
M Mississippi. on a charge of aggra-s
waited assault and battery growing
out of the attack on Mrs. Rayburn.
Simmons was brought here last
Monday and placed in Jail. So far
he has not attempted to make bond
on this latter charge.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14
Prison Trustees Place Big Lot Of
Cotton Seed.

Jackson. Miss. Nov IL. II. F.
thames, chairman of the Peniten-
tiary Board of Trustees. states that
the trustees have sold twenty car
loads of cotton seed at SIT so to
the Union Seed and Fertllize rCom-
pany of this city. same to be de-
livered at Parchman. the station on
the convict farm on SuuHower coun-
ty. Next Saturday, so Mr.. Thames
states, they will have twenty more
carlsads to sell to the highest bid
der. During the day he turned
over to the State Treasury S17,-
000 received for seed sold several
days ago.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14


= Mr. W. P. Wildberger. Of the
commission appointed By Chancel-
lor Jones, who has been auditing
the books of the failed Commercial
Bank. is again at work at the old
stand banking headquarters after
an absence of two weeks. and in
tends to file his final report on the
condition of affairs within the
next few days.
Mr.. Wildberger was Unexpected
ly called of his job here by Gov,
Brewer, who sent him a commis-
sion appointing him to audit the
books of Calhoun county. On ac-
count of the urgency of the case,
the sheriff, W. T. Williams. hav-
ing a5sconded, Mr.. WiIdberRer
has been working for two weeks at
Pittsboro, the county site. His
audit of the defauIting sheriffs
books has not been completed, but
work enough done to show that it
will cover a considerable amount,
dating from 1908 to 1914
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14
;L:!!:l!I Ia:lifa:l S
Isl ID on SAVINGS ~

done anywhere else. SiIaqe Is the
cheapest and only way to perfect
cattle, and this is the cheapest Sec
tion for silage l am a strong advo-
cate OF milo maize and kaffir corn.
This is also the greatest hay coun-
try. and lespedeza has proven espec-
tally successful Put all these ad.
vantages help only in case the tick
is first eradicated The tick takes
away half a mans cattle What
he doesn't lose by death wastes
away by emaciation.
There is the gospel of the South s
industry put into a nut shell by
past master. Mr.. Davis never
makes any long speeches, but what
he says is worth needing.
Il have tried all kinds" Mr..
Davis continued, ''and | think that
the beef type is.best for the South
naturally. believe that Hereford is
the bert of the beef type. They
are hustlers and breeders. There
is more profit in cattle than IN any
other branch of farming, but we
must raise all the feed and market
our crops on foot through the ami
NAL. This is great dairy section,
true enough, but that means too
much work for Us. SO we had better
stick to beef. The most practical
way for our farmers at present is
to utilize their pastures and crops
by buying native cows. Then buy
good bulls. and steer shy of buying
bulls simply because they are reg
istered They should 60 to fairs
and sales and educate themselves
to know the best, and then pur-
chase the animal that meets the
standards they have learned. By
building up their herds they will
also build up their lands, utilize
their grasses make money on their
cattle and annually increase The
profits on their crops. As an ex-
ample, ] bought an old worn out
farm two miles from town about
four years ago. The first year i
raised seventeen and one half
bushels of oats and five tons of
corn ensilage to the acre. The
second year | got twenty seven and
one-half bushels of cats and eight
tons Of corn ensilage. The third
year my average increased to fifty
five bushels and ten, tons. This
year gathered seventy-one and one
quarter bushels of oats and fifteen
tons of corn ensiIsge to the acre,
and | expect to do better right
along. All this was brought about
by cattle, for cattle and farming
60 together And this brings US to
the great lesson. If the South is
to be the cattle country she ought
to be. the farmers will have to
learn to give their herds more care
and attention. They won't grow
by themselves. We cannot raise
profitable cattle by turning them
loose in the canebrakes. ("
FARMERS ARE LEARNING
But Mr., Davis is no pessimist
Not only Is the South the peerless
cattle place. but the Southern farm
ers are learning how. Fairs are
doing their share for nrnOrasa and
are excellent educators, He point
ed with pride to the herds of E
K Middleton Of Pocahontas, and
w. E Laird of Florence, right
alongside of his at the jackson
Fair He said be noticed hun.
dred per cent improvement in
single year Mississippi in gener-
al has doubled her cattle in year
and quality has kept pace with
quantity.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14
$4,000 Mile Walk for sI,5OO.

Mr.. and Mrs T. B. Jackley of
Boise City. Idaho, accompanied by
another gentleman walker, were in
Brookhaven Wednesday They are
on'a walk They are on a walk of
33 900 miles around the United
States for a wager Of 81 500. Mrs.
Jackley ID known in Idaho as a for.
tune teller. They have covered q
|goodly portion of the distance and
all seem to be in good spirits and
health: They maintain themselves
by selling card photographs.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14
Horses in Fatal Clash.

! A peculiar and heretofore unheard
of accident sor tragedy" occurred
on the Oakley convict farm Sunday
last. The horses had just been
turned out in pastures and some Of
them were running and frolickinR
at great rate. While engaged in
this pastime. two of the best ami
mails in the bunch. worth about
$500. came together in a head-on
collision with terrific force. One
dropped dead with a broken back
and the other died q few minutes
later with a crushed skull and
broken legs.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14


Circuit Court convened Monday
morning, and after winding up the
odds and ends of the term. Judge
Holden ordered a final adjourn
ment. With but few exceptions,
all cases. civil and criminal, were
disposed of The term was re.
markable becarse of the fact that
only one person charged with law
breaking was sentenced. and he
plead guilty. This was Julius
Hodges. who admitted fighting and
was fined $50 and costs. For the
first time in many years, the GRIM
inal docket was disposed of In one
week.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14
10 Build Town Hall.

Wiggins. Miss. Nov. 4. The
town council at its regular meet
ing last night passed an ordinance
authorizing the issuance of bonds
to build q city hall and jail at once.
The clerk was requested to notify
the voters that bonds will be issued
after thirty days and bids for the
construction Of the buildings adyer-
tised
Il il estimated that 900 acres Of
land have been planted ia satshma
oranges within the last twelve
months.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14

Chancery Clerk R. W. McNair,
has received a voucher from State
Auditor Thompson for the annual
distribution of the State pension
fund. This voucher calls for S.
666.25. aud is to be divided between
the old veterans Of the county ac-
cording to class. Copiah gets the
largest sum Of any county in the
State, its share being SIC. SIG rs,
while Attala. Clarke. Lafayette,
Kinds, LauderdaIe, Leake Lee and
Smith counties all get over $40. 600
each. Total amount sent to all the
counties BY the Auditor, is s449,-
481 rs.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14

Phoenix. Ariz., Nov Awhile
voting their State dry yesterday.
men and women OF Arizona sentenc.
ed to death fiftesn condemned
murderers, held in the Florence
Penitentiary under reprieve. pend
ing the vote on the proposal to
abolish capital punishment.
The proposal to limit railroad
passenger fares to three censa q
mile was approved
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14

Those hag like gypsey fortune
tellers lat the Fair last week, who
lookedlIike poverty personified be-
lied their appearance. While at
the State Fair ID Jackson. they
purchased q new Overland auto
mobile-cash on the spotand
made the cross country trip to
Magnolia 10 it.-MagnoIia Ca.
zette,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14
RROOKHAyEN PRODUCE

Highest prices paid for hldes.
furs. eggs, chickens. sacks, bees
wax and tallow guarantee more
for your hides than any one: 8.
Joseph. third door east OF old Com
mefcial Bank stand.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14
Governments Cotton Ginner's Report.

The governments cotton ginner's
report issued Dy the Census Bureau
shows that Z 7.6l0. .682 bales Of cottun
have been gihned to Oct 18th Fol-
IowinQ Ia the pinninps no Crafee.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-11-14

Following States have Rinned Sea
island cotton: South Carolina, 456
bales Florida, 1888; Geor gia.
Is. 1874.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-01-30
PROF. HUGHES ON
THE TEXT BOARD
MAURY COUNTY EDUCATOR CIV
EN- APPOINTMENT BY GOV.
HOOPER.

Gov. Hooper has again honored a
son of Maury county. He has APP
pointed as a member of the state sub
text commission, Prof. w. M. Hughes,
of Spring Hill. Mr.. Hughes is one of
the heads of the famous Branham &
Hughes School, one of the best pre-
paratory schools of the state, and is
exceptionally we'll qualified for the po-
sition to which he has been named.
There are five members of the COM
mission upon whom will devolve pri-
marily the duty of selecting the text
books for the children of the state for
the next five years. The commission
is made up of high class educators.
The appointment is but an other ev.
idence of the high esteem in which
Prof. Hughes is held by the COVER
nor. Soon after he was first elected
Gov. Hooper rendered the office of
state superintendent of public instruc-
ton to Prof. Hughes. The offer was
declined, because Mr.. Hughes did not
care to leave his school at Spring Hill
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-01-30
CONSTABLE GOAD
LANDS TWO NEGROES
THEY WERE TRESPASSlNG IN
RAILROAD YARDS AT HAMP.
SHIRE CROSSING.

Constable Will Goad captured a
couple of trespassers Thursday morn
ing in the north end of the L. & N.
Railroad yards, near the Hampshire
crossing. They had come up from
Lynnville on train, and were max
ing their preparations to catch anoth-
er out to Nashville when the local Of
ticer swooped down upon them and
took them in tow. They were march
ed in to the court house before Esq.
Guest, who promptly fined each $11
and costs. Before the trial was over,
however, Constable Goad thought best
to search them, and found upon the
person of one of them a dangerous
six-shooter, that he was carrying
wrapped up in two or three newspa-
pers. The charge was changed at
once from trespassing to carrying
concealed weapons, and on the fail
ure of the negro to make bond, he was
bound over to the next term of the
criminal court and sent to Jail to
await trial.
The other negro, on failure to pay
his fine and costs, was sent on to the
work house with bunch that was
being carried there this morning.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-01-30
HONOR ROLL OF
CULLEOKA SCHOOL
LIST OF THE PUPILS WHO MADE
MORE THAN NINETY IN Ev.
cry STUDY.

The following is the honor roll of
the Culleoka public school for the
fifth month, that is, the pupils who
have made ninety or over in all of
their studies and in department:
First grade-Elizabeth Cockrill,
Margaret Coffey, Bertha Clark, Myr-
tie Clark, Raymond Oliver, Jim Fin
ney, Shelton Park, David Robinson
Third grade-Oscar Davis, Roy
Digger, Eugene Young, Eugene Dug
ger, Milton Park, John Harvey Pres
ton, Joseph Robinson, Sadie Austen,
Nina Beatty, Sallie Louise Cockrill,
Bessie Oliver, Oxie Oliver, Iva Davis,
Willie Tyler. Nora Williams, Charlotte
Ramon.
Fourth grade-Willie Digger, Fred
McKibbon.
Seventh grade-John Gillian, John
Finney, Jane Love Wilkes.
Eighth grade-Elizabeth Ramon.
Ninth grade-Ladye Love Evins.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-01-30
NEW YORK STORE
ANNUAL SALE
"NEED THE MONEY" Is THE SLO-
GAN OF THIS POPULAR CO.
LUMBIA FIRM.

"The last for the best" is what Phil
Haskell proprietor of the New York
Store says about the sale that Is to
be launched at his store commencing
Saturday morning, January 31st. and
lasting for thirty working days. The
New York Store sales are always
characterized as Need the Money
Sale" and from the prices that are at
fixed to the articles it would seem
that they mean business. On the
fifth page Of The Weekly Herald WIFE
be found the full page announcement
Of the beginning Of this sale and this
enterprising firm stands firmly behind
every price set out in this page an
nouncement. d
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-01-30
MAURY COUNTY
RECEIVED NAME FROM
AbRAM MAURY
COL. CISCO, OF NASHVILLE, COR.
REcTs POPULAR ERRONEOUS
IMPRESSION.
CREATED In 1907 BY LEGISLATURE
The Famous Commodore Not Respon-
sibIe for Present Name-onIy Baby
One Year Old at Organization Of
Now Famous County.

Maury county was named for
Abram Maury, and not for Commo-
dore Matthew Fontaine Maury, as is
generally believed.
1t was stated in the Tenessean and
American of Sunday that this was the
origin of the name of our great coun-
ty, but doubling the authenticity of
it's information, The Herald wrote
Col. J. G. Cisco, of Nashville, who is
an authority upon Tennessee history.
He has delved into the annals and re-
cords of the past, and has dug up a
wonderful amount of interesting in
formation in regard to the history of
/ this and other counties. Hence his
word is an authority upon most mat
tiers pertaining to the history of this
county.
According to Col. Cisco, Maury
county was formed in pursuance of an
act of the legislature, passed Nov
16, 1907, from portions of Williamson
county and parts of the Indian res.
ervation. In 1906, Abram Maury rep
resented Williamson, Davidson and
Rutherford counties in the senate,
and it was in his honor that the new
county was named. 1t was greatly
through his influence that the bill
was passed that gave existence to the
greatest of Tennessee counties and
one that has become famous the Unit
ed States over.
AS to the history of Abram Maury,
he was born in Lunenburg county,
Virginia, in 1776. AS young man he
came to Tennessee and adopted sur
veying as a profession. Recognizing
his ability and peculiar fitness for
the position, he was sent to the leg
islature several times by the people
Of Williamson county. He served
with distinction and did great con-
structive work in the organization Of
the new state, which had but recent.
lily been created by the congress of
the United States. He died in 1925
He was the uncle of Commodore Mau.
ry, who was born in Virginia in 1906.
The nephew gained world wide dis
tinction, and it is for this reason that
the great majority of the people have