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Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1914-09-17

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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
MISSISSIPPI STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH REPORTS ON DISEASES

During the first eight months Nf
this year the State Board of He sh
he's received reports of the follow
ing number of cases of diseases:
Smallpox, 879: Measles, 17,246: /:
Scarlet fever, 2018; Whooping
cough, 1920: Diphtheria, 1892; Chick
en-pox, 1888; epidemic cerebro-spi-
nal meningitis, Al; and Acute po-
liomyelitis (infantile paralysis. Sc.
ALI of the above named diseases
peculiar to children are dissemlnat.
ed through attendance of the schools.
This information should be of par.
ticular interest to teachers and pa
rents of children that are attending
school. During the year of 1913
there were 8506 cases of preventable
diseases which were confined to
children of school age, with 587
deaths resulting therefrom as fol-
lows:
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03

4Oldl OOOJ OOI
:. If all the above cases should have
occurred during the school period,
and assuming that the average time
which they would keep a child out
of school to be two weeks, it would
mean loss of 1904 school days.
saying nothing of The 587 deaths
that resulted from these diseases.
Taken collectively it would mean
the loss of schooling to 662 chill
d. en- for the entire school period of
nine months. In the past it has
been a common belief among pa
rents of children that a child should
be Exposed" to such diseases as
measles and whoopng cough as ''it
went hard with them" when they
became older. While they held this
belief about whooping cough and
measles. it is doubtful whether the
.ame parents would intentionally
expose their child to either dipthe-
ria or measles. The faIlacy of the
old belief is quickly shown when
death records are examined. Dur
ing the year of 1918 the two harm :
less diseases, measles and whoop-
ing cough, caused 376 deaths.
whereas diphtheria and scarlet fe-
yer caused only 164 deaths.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
Effort Made to Quash Indictments, Demurrer Then Made
Severance Granted and Then Change of venue
Proceedings.
OVER 100 WITNESSES EXAMINED AND GENERAL OPINION WAS THAT PEO
PIE HAD PREIuDGED THE CASE
Trial About Dec 9TH at Hazeust Perjury Changes Also
MadeSpeciaI Indge Barbour Takes Latter Under Amusement
and Will Render Decision When He Sits on Trial in Copiah

The cases of F. F. Becker, L. 81.
Baggett. J.W. McGrath, Geo. Bows.
ky, Louis Cohn. H Cassidy, Dave
Cohn and Ferd V. Becker charged
on two counts each by Indictment
with receiving money in an insol-
vent bank and continued from Mon.
day to Thursday were taken up in
Circuit Court that afternoon by
special Judge j. +. Barbour, under
appointment from the Governor.
The largest crowd in years filled
the court room when the cases were
called on accc unit of the interests
of depUsitors and the prominence
of the parties on trial.
The State and defendants both
announced ready to proceed, the
first maneuver being the attempt
of the defense to quash the indlct.
ments on the ground that Judge j.
3 Holden had been too direct in
his charge to the grand jury when
he said Investigate the affairs OF
the Commercial Bank & Trust Co.
from top to bottom and indict the
officers and directors if you find
them guilty"
The second effort to quash was
the allegation that members of
the depositors' committee had
stayed near the door of the grand
jury room during its session
and had also looked through a
glass door while the grand jury were
deIiberating Both motions were
overruled. A statement from
Judge Holden was read before &C.
tion was taken; a copy of The Lead
er was also admitted in which a
signed statement was published by
Holden before the election in his
race with Judge D. M. Miller for
Circuit Judge. This included a
news report of a joint debate with
the Candidates, both of which
mentioned the Commercial Bank
matter.
A demurrer to the indictment
alleging that it did not state "un-
lawfully" receive money into an
insolvent bank. with attendant
readings from Supreme Court de-
cisions was also put on the shelf.
A severance was then asked in
the case of F. F. Becker and grant,
ed.
A motion for change of venue
was then asked alleging that rs
per cent of qualified voters of the
county were prejudiced and dis
qualified on account of discussions
of what had been published in the
newspapers, many of these being
depositors and related to depositors
and those interested.
A long array of witnesses from
the defense and state were put on
the stand all the rest of the after
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
DLAKESLEE SAYS WOMEN
HAVE PLACE IN MOVEMENT

The housewives of Mississippi
should buy Mississippi products.
according to H. E. Blakeslee, com-
missioner of agriculture, who, in.
discussing this subject today said:
1.-The best developed community
is one where all members of that
community are doing all they can
do for its betterment. each working
all he IAN to overcome difficulties,
develop new industries, and to pro-
mote improvements. Every mem
Der of the family has a place 10 this
movement for better things, and
the part that the housewife plays
is by no means unimportant. She
can mould sentiment, create de-
mand. and keep money at home
wherever her hand is set to that
eEd Much has been said about
the need of good home markets.
There is no doubt but that there
must be an efficient medium or way
for the producer and consumer to
get together if the community is
to prosper. From this comes the
peed of an effective home market.
who can create this home mar
ket? 1t takes both the producer
and the consumer to bring about
the desired results and to keep the
money at home. Every housewife
should request home produced goods
when ordering One progressive
store in Jackson has bought more
than $1.600.00 worth of home
products from local farmers within
the past four months. Many more
would do likewise If the purchaser
insisted on Grown in Mississippi
articles This would keep the mon
ey circulating in this community
and keep it from going to other
states. Some one has said that the
dollar that goes the farthest is the
dollar that stays at home"
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
Yesterdays PROCEEDINGS.

After spending almost the entire
day in concluding evidence on the
motion for a change of venue, spec
ial Judge j. F. Barbour granted
the request of defendant in the mid
afternoon.
District Attorney Hugh V. Wall
suggested Pike county as the prop
er place to try the case, but Judge
Barbour overruled this county as a
sitting fol, the case, stating that
Pike county had had five bank fail
ures and from witnesses before him
he had learned that many deposit
tors lived in south Lincoln and some
in Pike adjoining this county and
on that account he would ask for
another county to be chosen The
District Attorney then named Co.
piah which was agreed to.
1t is expected that the case will
be taken up at Hazlehurst during
the fourth week of the Copiah term
which convenes on the third Mon
day in November aud which will
make the case come in during the
week of Dec. 7th.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
THE FOUNDATION OF ALL EDUCATION.

From time to time The Leader
has been importuned to admonish
the public schools to a stricter re-
gard for the three R's-reading,
.riting and 'rithmetici The impor-
tance of the foundation of all edu.
cation has never been, under-esti-
mated by the writer; but the prin-
ciple that has actuated us heretofore
was SO emphasized in a letter receiv-
ed recently from a College student,
that condemns the deficiency of our
public schools in the training of
their pupils, we quote the follow
ing words spelled incorrectly in the
letter:-weInon (women), exer-
size: companys (meaning possess
ive); annexed: expecial; prent
tprint); possiable; beginning; occai-
sonaly: trough (through).
We do not mention mistakes in
the grammatical use of language.
Several of the above words were
used several times in the course of
the letter as they are printed above,
A prominent woman in Brookha-
ven, who has had at least four
children in the Public Schools,
pleads that more attention be given
to spelling and penmanship, that
ner younger children may be more
proficient.
A sample of the scholarship of
the Sisters de Notre Dame was re-
ceived at The Leader office recently
in request for publication of a
card of thanks, and the beautiful
Spencerlan hand, the correct or
biography and punctuation as well
as diction aroused memories of the
old school-house of years ago where
pupils we're kept in spelling class
es' and wrote in books a
nalf hour each day until they reach
ed their senior year.
Too much attention cannot be
paid reading. writing and spelling
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
SUBSCRIPTION 81 A YEAR.
Mr.. GRAFTON EXPLAINS SHOOTING.
Letter Tells About Trouble at East
Union in the Meade Shoot
ing in May.

My attention has just been called
to an article appearing in a recent
edition of your paper IN regard to
one, Mrs. L. J. Meade. held in
Chicago. ILL.,, who claims TO have
killed me on or about May 18th.
1914, ard for your Information
wish to set forth the following facts
IN the above referred to matter.
On or about the date above re-
ferred to Mrs. Meade came to my
house and got into an argument
with my wife over some trivial
matter; she having previously told
neighbor that she was going over
to my house to kill Mrs. Grafton.
This neighbor 'phoned me, where
was working at the plant Of the
East Union Lumber Co.. and | at
once went over to my house to see
what was the matter. found
Mrs. Meade at the back door in
very excited condition. at once
told my wife to come into the house
and not say anything to Mrs.
Meade, whereupon Mrs. Meade un-
rolled a pistol from her dress and
fired once at me, the bullet missing
my head about an inch and this was
done absolutely without any cause
whatever. Mrs. Meade returned to
her own home and phoned the office
of the East Union Lumber & Mfg.
Co., that she had killed me.
Owing to the fact that her hus-
band was a personal friend of mine
at that time, agreed not to take
action in this matter if Mrs. Meade
would leave on the first train and
the writer personally saw her leave
on l. c. train No. 2. bound for Chi.
cago that night.
The above are the true facts in
this case and if Mrs. Meade ever
returns to Lincoln County the in.
dictment will certainly be executed.
This letter may be used in any
way that you desire.
Very truly yours,
EDGAR GRAFTON.
Oct. /, 1914.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
THE COTTON SEED TRUST.

There is good deal of signiti-
canoe attached to a Washington
dispatch that states that complaints
are being made that combination
in violation of the Sherman law has
depressed the price of cotton seed.
According to reports brought to the
department, seed dealers are now
paying about one-half the price
paid for cotton seed in former
gears.
SIG is being paid for cotton seed ;
while meal retalIs at S1.65 per one
hundred pounds or at the rate Of
SS5 per ton; huIls are retailing
for 60 cts per one hundred or $12
dollars per ton around this settle.
ment
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
FURTHER DETAILS GIVEN IN
PIKE KILLINGS -.S4. 900 BAIL

Magnolia. Miss, Sept. 27.-An-
drew Mozyr has told the whole
story of the infamous murder of
Rocco Buonarzone by Henry Furr
and John Watson on the |. G. Rail-
road near Whitestown Friday of
last week. Since being put in Jail
here. Mozyr apparently has been
afraid to talk and Thursday after
noon Sheriff Quin brought Rev.
Father Downing and Mr.. Jacob
Bellapani from McComb to see if
they could not get something out
of him. Mozyr speaks only little
English and Mr.. Bellapani served
as interpreter in the conversation
between him and Father Downing.
Under the gentle persuasion of the
priest, Mozyr's fear vanished and
he talked freely. While the gist
of his story of the homicide was
the same as was published in last
weeks Leader, he furnished the
officers with all the details. Among
other things, he said Furr and
Watson, after killing the italian,
forced him to 60 with them.
Anto Smith. the young white
man who killed Owen Bowman at
the ButterfieId Lumber Compsny's
camp on the line. between Lawrence
and Walthall counties. has been ad-
mitted to 1000 bail. 1t will re-
quire an official survey of the line
dividing the two counties to deter
mine IN which the homicide occur
ed.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
Says War win End Nov. I.

Paris The famous Paris proph-
etess. Nine. de Thebes, ad6ed
enormously to her reputation by
the predictions in her almanac,
published in January, that Euro
pean war would break out about
the middle of the year, preceded
by sensational trial that the Pope
would die soon after the hostiIitles
had begun and that the Germans
would get near Paris without tax.
ing it This naturally warrants
the tremendous interest which
Paris is giving the subsequent
prophesies that the German en-
peror will be killed on Sept. 20
that the French will enter Germany
on Oct. 20 and that the war will
end on Nov. 7
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03


The blowing up of watts in Pike
County is type OF Iawlessness
that we never expected to touch SO
closely the borders Of Lincoln.
The United States government will,
undoubtedly. take hold Of this mat
ter If local authorizes fail to locate
the Iaw-breakers. The anarchistic
principle manifests itself, every
now an then. in some form; but
should not be condoned. There is
4 penalty for every broken law and
there are officers to see that it is
enfored. Eight vats have been
destroyed with dynamite in Pike
County.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
| PERJURY CHARGES.

A demurrer to the indictment
was entered by attorneys for the
defense for F. F. Becker on two
and L H. Baggett on one charge
for perjury IN connection with the
Commercial Banks failure which
was taken under advisement by
Judge Barbour, and will be heard
at HazleEnrst when Mr.. Barbour
sits as judge in the trial of Mr..
Becker in December.
There were over 100 witnesses
examined in the change of venue
proceedings and only six of them
testified unqualifiedIy that former
cashier Becker could get a fair
trial in this county.
The defense was represented by
y. W Cassidy, j. A. Maui and j.
G. Wilson. while District Attorney
Hugh v. Wall and County Attorney
Fl. Nick. FuIgham looked after the
States interest.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
4ROugh House" Reilly Spoke.

Rough House" Reilly. Adams
county's efficient district attorney
and candidate Tor governor. address.
ed a large crowd of Lincoln county
citizens in the courthouse Thursday
night at 8 o'clock, and he received
generous applause and seemed to
make very favorable impression
upon his hearers. A large crowd
was in the city to hear the bank
cases and Mr. Reilly was fortunate
to get a large part Of this crowd to
hear him.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
SUES PICTURE MAN FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs. v. ]. MOIIere Alleges Adultery,
DupIicity and InfideIity on the
Part of Her Husband.

Mrs. v. j. MolIere, wife of Mr..
v. j. Mollere, who has been in the
moving picture show business in
Brookhaven for the last three years,
having only few weeks ago sold
out his interests here to Mr.. Grady
Ford and moved to New Orleans, is
sued for divorce by papers filed
in the Chancery Clerks office We'd
nesday afternoon by Mrs. Mollere.
1t has been current rumor for
several days that when the papers
we're filed they would contain alle-
cations about various parties that
would cause number of people
to stand up and take notice" and
would furnish grist that would set
many a gossip's tongue wagging
to double quick time. Such charR-
es are not made in the document
filed; not single name being men,
toned aside from the complainant
and defendant, but in case of a
contest over the granting of the
divorce, there is little doubt but
that the evidence submitted Will
be interesting. to say the least.
We publish the most interesting
part of the petition. Mr.. and Mrs.
Mollere were married April 9, 1906
in Gretna, La. and have since lived
together as man and wife, Mrs.
Mollere being loyal and true.
Mrs. Mollere states that she
would further show that notwith-
standing her loyalty and fidelity to
defendant during said time he has
been guilty of numerous acts of
adultery in the city of Brookhaven
and in New Orleans which was un-
known to complainant until about a
week ago. That since the revela-
tions of her husbands duplicity
and in6delity to her she has re-
fused further to live with him and
has not lived with him as his wife
and that she has in no way con-
doned his adulterous acts.'
Mrs. Mollere says Mr.. Mullere
was last heard of at the home of
his father, 1904 Valmont Street
New Orleans. but that she has been
advised that he has left for parts
unknown.
She praYs that defendant be
summoned to appear in April,
1915. to answer the allegations of
the bill and on hearing of the cause
that she be granted a divorce from
the Ce'eodant.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
RED jim SIMMONS TRIED
THIRD TIME GETS LIFE

The jury in the case Of "Red
JIM Simmons, tried here the
third time for assaulting his II
year old daughter in Pike county,
brought In q verdict Of guilty as
charged with inability to agree on
his punishment which will result
10 sentence to life imprisonment BY
Judge Mccullough, special judge.
On account Of the dangerous ILL
meas Of his baby the case Of former
Justice Of the Peace Geo 7 Doug-
lass. indicted for embezzIement
Was continued until the January
- 81 =
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
AFFAIR TRIAL COULD BE HELD
WHERE BECKER IS BEST KNOWN

Testimony for a change of venue
in the case of F. F. Becker has
been concluded and the Judge has
granted the request for the transfer
of the trial to another county.
Nowhere in the State has Mr.
Becker more friends than he has in
Lincoln County and if "infIuen-
ces'' outside of the merits or de-
merits of the case are to be consid-
cred and they generally areALin-
coin County was the best place in
the world for the trial of Mr..
Becker. The antsgonism aroused
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03
THE LEADER GETS FREE ADVERTISING
Its INFLUENCE IS ACKNOWLEDGED

The Leader came in for its share
of Influence" touching the Bank
case in the testimony given. asking
for a change of venue.
1t is the bank recor6s-the rec
ords of transactions made by bank
officiaIs-published in The Leader
that have helped to form opinion"
and the positions taken and actions
of the management and former
bank officials since the failure.
and not the attitude" of this
paper toward the institution.
The Leaders, attitude toward
the Bank has been just what its
position is toward any other enter
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03

prise in which the people are invol-
we'd, and when they become the de-
fense1ess losers. The records of
any other institution that lets down
on the people where they are
involved as they are in this bank
matter. will be shown up by The
Leader just as the Commercial
Bank has been when the interests
of the public demand it.
If this is being a partisan, this
paper is rroud of the fact that it is
a partisan-for justice and right
from every point, under all
circumstances, and no matter who
is involved.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03

noon, it being about an even break
as to whether the former assistant
cashier of the Commercial could
secure an impartial jury in Lincoln
County or not. About 300 witness
es had already been summoned on
boCn sides and the state Thursday
afternoon subpoenaed additional
witnesses instanter to prove that
fair trial could be had. The
change of venue proceedings was
again being taken up yesterday
morning.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03

toward him since the Bank failure
is offset by the remarkable hold
he had upon the people Of the
county through many years and
which is only in part reIinquished.
There might have been difficulty
in securing a jury: but The Leader
believes Mr.. Becker would have
stood at least as fair a chance in
Lincoln County of getting justice
as anywhere. where he is not SO
well known.
The change to another county,
though, seemed inevitable from the
testimony given.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03

On Sunday evening at 7:30
O'Clock. services to commemorate
the Feast Of Tsbernscles. will be
held at the Jewish Synagogue.
This is a thanksgiving festival, in
ter-twining gratitude for Gods
mercy unto the people of Israel,
amidst the nations of the world.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03

Delevan's comet is said to be
drawing closer to this mundane
sphere and will be closest about
the 9th. IL is situated a little
west Of north and has been seen at
about II 80 at night and in the ear
" morning hours.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03

Ed Howell, negro living
four miles east Of MendenhaII. was
taken from bis home Saturday
night by an unknown crowd and
numerically beaten He died
from the effects Sunday night.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03

term of court.
Judge Holden will adjourn court
today sine die after hearing mo-
tions of attorneys, signing orders
and doing the customary routine
attendant at the close Of criminal
term of court.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03

Mrs. Lillian Birdsong, City Lii
brariau. has been seriously i'll since
last Wednesday. Her place at the
Library is being filed by Mrs. Sex
ton Penn. in the absence of Miss
Laurie
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03

The Underwood Typewriter Co..
and the Steelville Milling Co.. are
buying baIes'. J. h. Wimber-
ly. advertising manager for the
Milling Co.. has sent his check for
$500 for four bales to the Buy-a-
Bale Club at Jackson.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-10-03

You will find The best values In
tablets and pencils st Hozman's.