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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17

Representative W. D. Womack
came down from Jackson. on ac-
count of his interest in the Vann
case in the Circuit Court. he will
return to his seat in the Legisla-
ture on Monday.
Mr.. Womack, during his visit
and upon request Of The Leader
stated his position as in favor of a
Constitutional Convention, the bill
that was voted down by a decisive
majority in the Senate. Mr.. Womack
believes that our State can be run on
a more economical plan. As he sees
it the constitution should be so
revised as to. reduce membership in
the Legislature and he favors rep
resentation through only one man
from each county and one senator
from each five counties. He also
refers to an injustice to the south
ern portion of the State in the fact
that the common school fund is
not distributed as it should be,
SIT 300 more of the fund of Lin
coin county going into the State
treasury than it gets back. This
is true of other South Mississippi
counties who get the same deal.
Mr.. Womack believes in an cleo
five judiciary which will relieve
the present embarrassment, and
also in the recall. But along with
this he believes in a development
of the people that will make their
judgments righteous and their
actions to be governed by that
poise and equity that characterize
an intelligent and patriotic people.
Instead of a County and District
Attorney, Mr.. Womack favors 9
County Court. and a Judge and
County Attorney to be elected by
the people instead of the district
plan as at present.
Mr.. Womack seems to have the
supreme qualification of a repre-.
sentative of the people the abil.
ity to think He also thoroughly
appreciates individual responsible
| ity and independence in thought
and act regardless of partisan poll
tics or anything else.
The Leader is gratified to stats
in this connection that the House
is free of the taint of the lattei
up to the date of writing.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17

Humanitarians in the Legislature
lost the fight for an S65. 900 charity
hospital to be located In northeast
Mississippi at Tupelo. The vote in
the House was 56 for and SO
against the measure. The States
burden Of debt Is irksome and
NORTH Mississippi shouldn't be
crowded further with State institu-
tions. anyhow: but why communi-
ties or counties do not unite Of
themselves in movements for hos
pitfalls in different parts of the
State ID unexplainable.
There is no institution more
greatly needed in this section than
a Hospital: and yet our money
pours out for this. that and the
other and we neglect this great
business and humanitarian enter
prise SO in keeping with the spirit
of the times from every standpoint.
The Tri-CouDty Medical Society
might inaugurate a movement like
this. The Brookhaven Sanitarium
has been blessing to our people
and has furnished employment for
a number of nurses beside satisfac-
tion beyond measure to families
unfortunate in sudden illness and
accidents. In fact. it seems almost
criminal not to provide a refuge
here for our people in need of such
aid and service as a well-equipped
hospital can give.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17
Heating Of Public School Building

Since Wednesdays issue of The
Leader, we have talked over the
matter of the heating of the Public
School building with Superintend-
ent Purser. who informs US that
the draft to the boiler is defective:
but that about twenty feet more of
stack would relieve it. He states
that lit would take pretty expert
fireman to satisfactorily run the
apparatus as it is at present.
Profs. Schumpert and Allen have
both taken their turns as firemen;
but on Monday last as noted in
Wednesdays Leader it was impos-
|sible under conditions as they are
to heat the rooms in the sudden
cold. which fact required dismissal
of the children for the day. With
constant and careful attention to
the boiler pipes. it is stated. it
will still be difficult to heat the
rooms properly. and repetition of
the incident of Monday is antici.
pated. The old janitor has been
dismissed. however.
A member of the Board of Alder
men states that Superintendent
Purser will "give lessons to the
future Janitor. for while. to in
sure better service and protection
to the children. The Leader feels
sure that with Prof. Purser at the
head of this new department the
school will have more efficient
service.
Meantime, Mr.. Schumpert is
resolved that rather than submit
the~children to the ordeal and dam
ger of sitting in rooms of a lower
temperature than they complain Of
daily in cold weather he will dis
miss school in their interest.
Judging from what we can
gather about the matter. the heat
ing apparatus seems insufficient to
heat the building properly.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17
Representative Womack HOnored.

Brookhaven and Lincoln County
are pleased to note that Representa-
tive w. D. Womack was one Of the
committee composed of five gentle
men from the Legislature to extend
the recent invitation to President
Wilson to visit the State Capital
Otherson the committee were
Senators Russell. of Lafayette, and
Bond. Of Harrison county. Wilson.
of Neshoba and Ferguson. of
Kinds. This was a coveted honor
and was awarded Lincoln's repre-
sentative without any effort on his
part to win it. Mr.. Womack il
steadily gaining in the esteem and
confidence of his coIleages in leg
islative halls: and his home people
realize more and more that they
can depend upon him to fulfill his
promises Of the campaign and con.
scientiously discharge the duties
that devoIve upon him.
Mr. Womack has the unbiased
view and the true ring of . man
untrammeled and uncontaminated
by partisan politics.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17
The Baptist Enlistment Campaign
Workers Will Close Their
Work Next Week.

Nine of the Baptist churches in
Linceln county have been visited
this week in carrying out the pro-
gram of the Enlistment Campaign
inaugurated by the Lincoln County
Association at It's meeting in Octo-
Der. Systematic plans for the
prosecution of the work of d church
have been laid before the churches
and in most instances adopted by
vote of the churches and will be
followed in this years work.
Among the visiting speakers have
been. Mr.. j. E: Byrd, Rev. C. g.
Greayes, Rev. G. G. Pugh Rev. A.
9. Gree. Miss Margaret Lackey
aid Rev. j. B. Lawrence.
The Campaign will be engaged
tomorrow in the Clear Branch and
Heuck's Retreat churches. DR..
Lawrence and DR.. Lipsey. of Jack
son. and Miss Margaret Lackey will
be the speakers. with the pastors.
Inc program 1Or the week is at
follows:
Sunday, Jan 18-Heuck's Re-
treat and Clear Branch.
Monday, Jan. Omission Hill
and Bahala
Tuesday. Jan. 20 Holly Springs
and Nola.
Wednesday. Jan. 21-Big Springs
and Fair River.
Thursday. Jan. 22-Union anc
Wellman
Friday, Jan %. Pleasant Hill
and Topisaw.
Sunday. Jan. 25-Brookhaver
and Mt. Moriah.
Local committees are asked Il
prepare lhe way for the worker
and to arrange for the meetings.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17
MARRIAGES.

Quite crowd of friends and rel
atives gathered at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Johnston on
Sunday p. M, Jan. IL, to witness
the marriage of their daughter
Miss Mary Johnston. to Mr.. Ira
ThornhilI. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev W. R. Johnson, of
Johnston's Station.
Shortly after they were united in
holy bonds of matrilnony another
couple. Miss Boone Mercier and
Mr.. Curby Dickerson, came and
were married in the buggy the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
w. r. Johnson, witnessed by the
same crowd.
After the marriages the crowd
enjoyed the supper given in honor
lof Miss johnson and Mr.. ThornhiIl.
May the lives Of these couples.
as they tread Iife,s journey, be as q
summer day. and may Gods rIch-
est blessings abide with them. are
the wishes Of their many friends.
x
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17
GASES IN CIRCUIT COURT
Fate Of CarIoss Stewart, Charged With
Murder, in Hands Of Iury.-
Other Cases Tried.


The Court took up for trial
Thursday morning the case oi
Carlos Stewart, charged with the
murder Of negro a few weeks
back. It went into the hands oi
the jury yesterday. no verdict YET
having been reported.
The following business has beer
transacted since Wednesdays re-
port:
State VS.. Waiter Norton. Charg.
ed with burglary. Jury and ver-
dict of not guilty.
State VS.. Geo. w. Turnbough.
Charged with drunkenness in office.
Plea of mol contendere entered
Order taken removing him from
Office
State VS.. Johnnie Collins. CharQ-
ed with retailing. Mistrial enter
ed.
State VS.. Julius Smith. Carry
ing concealed weapons. Jury and
verdict of guilty. Sentence not
yet imposed.
State vs.. Melton Smith. Bond
forfeited. Judgment entered
against W. H. Seaveys Ambrose
Tillman and Elias Smith for 5000.
State VS.. Charlie Van. Charged
with attempt to rape. Jury and
verdict of not guilty.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17
Fire at Clinton.


Clinton, the seat Of Mississippi
and HilIman Colleges. had a very
disastrous fire on Thursday morn
ing Four residences. among the
handsomest ID town and valued at
$40, 900. we're destroyed. The de-
structiun Of the entire town was
threatened and HilIman caught sew.
eral times. The Jackson Fire De.
partment. ten miles distant. reach.
ed the scene in sixteen minutes
and aided in retarding the spread
OF The lire. The residences. al
practically new, belonged 70 Dir. r.
w. Hall. Mrs. M. E. Magee anf
Mrs. Chas Snyder
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17
The MAIN POINT.

In the. December 11th issue of
the Baptist Standard DR.. j. B.
GambreII, Editor, wrote many sem
sible words on Coming to the
main point" He said that the
main point in all this discussion of
denominational union is: Shall
Baptists join other denominations
in abiding union schools in
heat lauds. And tc this
proposition he frankly says: 81
give notice now that shall con-
sIstently and persistently oppose
every proposition looking to put
ting Baptist money where Baptists
cannot control it. as ! shall oppose
all entangling alliances which will
embarrass US in the free preaching
of the whole counsel of God"
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17
THE MYSTERIOUS WAY.

'God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform. !"
When Mr. Doc Collins. of Young
Bros. Shows. presented US his card
bearing the appended verses, we
thought that he had heard all about
it--hut he hadn't!
After you read the lines don't
tell 1t any more.
There's many good man ruined,
And many good woman. too;
BY somebody starting a rumor.
And not one word Of it true;
So when you hear some one knock
ing
A man or woman's good name;
You can bet it's liel
So forget it. and never repeat il
again."
And this sound advice comes
from "a show!''
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17
-TORREY LODGE NO. s8 |. D.
o. F. INSTALL OFFICERS.

The following officers have been
installed for the ensuing term: W.
Dollahite. P. g.; L. R. James, N.
g.: r. l.. Burnaman, v. G.: T. E.
Coker. Secretary; M. L. Ross,
Treasurer; j. B. Laird, Warden;
w. S. Rutter. Conductor: L. G.
Magee, I. g.; e. F. White, o. G.;
R L. Mcclellan, R. S. N. G.; w.
M. Laird. L. S. N. g.; E. D. Car
away, X. S. v. G.; M. Evans, L.
S. v. g.: j. ]. King. R. S. s.; w.
Fl. Godbold, L. s. S.; W. C. Alb.
shagen. Chaplain.
The installation was conducted
by w. G. Abshagen. Acting Dis.
trict Deputy Grand Master, assist
led by L. g. Magee, Grand Marshal;
"A. v. Abshagen, Grand Warden;
A. j. Haynes, Grand Secretary; r.
L. Mcclellan, Grand Inside Guard.
ian: J. F. Carter, Grand Treasurer,
and D. H Carter. Grand Chaplain.
L G. Magee was elected a dele
gate to the Grand Lodge; T. E.
Coker, alternate.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17
GUM GROVE HAPPENINGS.

y 3 4 p
School is moving along nicely.
One of our teaehersj Miss Estelle
Watson, spent Saturday in Brook
havens ~
MissKathryn Watson. Of Port
Gibson, q sister to our teacher. is
now enrolled id school as special
STUDENT
Little Claude Keen will soon be
able to come back to school. after
SO many days of sickness.
Mr.. Sam Wactor was doing busi-
ness in Brookhaven Saturday.
Gum Grove boys. as always. won
their part at the McGrath Trade
Day.
Gum Grove played two games OF
basket ball in Brookhaven Satur-
day. We have played six match
games this season and lost only one
AMI that was the second team lost
to a first team. Never do we COM
plain. but take victory or defeat as
our part. In none of the games
played have we had bit of trouble
only with Brookhaven. They for.
fcIted the game because we played
close to the rules. We challenge
Brookhaven boys to fair game any
time and anywhere Select fail
and impartial referee and we vii
beat you on any ground
Now. Johnson Grove says WI
won't play them. Why. the secons
team has been trying to get gam
with them. The first team hash
time to play small teams
Everybody is well at this writ
ing, and work In school Is good
SUBSCRIBER.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17
NATIONAL BANK CERTAIN
First Step Taken Yesterday Capital
Represented at Meeting More
Than Needed.

A most representative meeting
of interested Brookhaven citizens.
interspersed with a large delega.
tion of out ofstown capitalists, met
yesterday at the EIks' Club and or
ganized the First National Bank of
Brookhaven.
The gathering was presided over
by MIR. ]. b. Stirling, president Of
the First National Bank. of Jack.
son. who was introduced by Mayor
Heuck. Talks were made by many
of the visitors as well as citizens.
all going to impress the fact that
more capital was now needed here
and that the new bank would be
beneficial both toSthe community
and vicinity and paying invest
ment to its stockholders.
1t was definitely decided that the
bank would be capitalized at $780,
600 with a surplus of $40, 900 when
its doors are opened some 80 or 40
days hence, according to present
calculations.
Outside capital was represented
at the meeting in sufficient amount
to have organized a bank with
$500, 900 capital. one gentleman
alone stating that he would take
all or any part of the proposed
500. 900 stock that was left. after
the Brookhaven and county people
had subscribed all they wanted.
Several other out of town people
were ready to take blocks of stock
IN amounts from SIC. 200 to $50. 900.
A committee was appointed to
solicit local subscriptions after
which another meeting will be held
and complete and final arrange
ments made.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17
We noteEin the Odessa Herait

: We notein the Odessa Beraid
of Odessa, Ector county. Texas.
that DR.. g. L. Mcclellan. of that
city. was elected vice president OF
the Midland Martih-Ector County
Medical Society recently organized.
The Herald says of DR.. Mcclellan
THE Doctor is not only a splendid
physician and surgeon, but a
Christian gentleman who is always
ready and willing to do his best fol
the upbuilding of his town and sec.
tion. both spiritually and material.
", and a healthy aud happy people
is his aim = DR.. Mcclellan is !
brother Of Mrs. Jas. Fl. Reed. Of
BrookhaveD. who is prominently
known jn a number of religious
and benevolent organizations among
ua
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17

DR.. $. H. Mclean. anperintend-
ent Of the State Charity Hospital
at jackson. reports that for the
month Of December l3l patients
we're admitted; operations we're
performed upon rs and there we're
3 deaths For the year ending
Jan. /. 1912. IS patients had betn
admitted: 822 operations performed
with So deaths and IS deaths from
disease. Total deaths for the year.
1872. Total number Of patient
treated n outdoor lei spar
lfFom patients ndmlked ID hosp tai
4 .842.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17
No Normal This Summer.

There. will be no Normal in
Brookhayen the coming summer.
DIR. Cooper expects to begin the
erection of the great central build
ing on the College Campus in May
which fact precludes the possibility
of entertainment for the hundreds
of teachers at the State Normal.
Prof. Schumpert visited jackson
on Wednesday in the interest oi
the Normal and was assured by
State Superintendent Powers thai
Brookhaven could again claim the
Normal for the summer of 1915.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17
REBEKAHS.

On last Monday evening. the
18th, the following officers were
installed in Magnolia Rebekah
Lodge No. 27, /. .. o f., for the
ensuing year: Miss George Mer-
cier. Noble Grand: Miss Myrtle
Greer, Vice Grand; Miss Laurie
Penn. Secretary: Mrs. w G. Alb
shagen, Treasurer: Mrs. Chas.
Brietske, Warden; Mrs. 7. E.
Coker. Conductor; Miss Ruby
Maynor. Inside Guardian; Mr.. A
v. Abshagen. Outside Guardian
Mr.. W. G. Abshagen, R. s. N. g.;
Miss Hattie Godbold. L. S. N. e..
Miss Annie Allen. X. s. ". &
Miss Mamie Brister. L S. v. c.
Mrs. Jas. h. Reed, Chaplain.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17

Suppose ali hope Of future ''ap-
preparations" was cut off from
State Institutions What course
would be pursued by those in au-
thority over them7 Wouldn't ii
be the part Of wisdom under such
circumstances to make expenses
conform to income? And wouldn't
IL be done! This thing Of extrava-
giant appropriations has become SO
easy. that State institutions Of
whatever character. act like spoiled
sons of rich fathers they spend
because they know by past ex-
|perience that more is coming. II
is time to right about face on this
feature Of legislation.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17

MuIIens. & f McCalip. B P Pen
ninton. E B Summers. Danie
White.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17

Let's make 1914 a record breaker
pn THE side cf community progress.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17

Ask for the S. & H. Green Trading Stamps. We give
them in all departments with every purchase of 1Oc e
cept on staple groceries and country produce.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1914-01-17

v--s~NIas-.e. Va,-.ssIir--~E
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-22
Marvels Of Light and
Color
BY EDGAR LUCIEN LARKIN

x please explain the cause
Of the CHASTITY color of
X peoples faces Dhest near
the long bright tubes OF glass in
Photographic galleries"
A.-The long, shining tubes are
mercury vapor arc lamps Red
waves of light are almost totally
missing. The other colors are
present, but 1t requires the waves
of energy causing color sensa-
tons in the optic thalamus in the
brain to be present in all visible
lengths combined to make pure
white light. These are violet, in
digo, blue, green, yellow, orange
and red. Take out any one of
these, let the others fall on any
object capable of rejecting them,
then the appearance will be
strange, unnatural and weird,
some say CHASTITY, and the human
face does indeed look uncanny.
An immense number of photo
graphic experiments have been
made with every kind of light,
visible and invisible with start
ling results. Rays of all colors
have been allowed to fall on EUR
faces Of all other colors, a strange
new thing in optics. The result
ing rare and beautiful effects
have been viewed with the un-
aided eye, with the spectroscope
and then photographed.
Effects entirely new have been
discovered, and the fascination
of it all is now Turing leading
physicists into new corridors
within natures splendid light
maze. BY means of this series
of intricate processes hitherto
unknown short radiant energy
waves have been discovered, far
and away shorter, more delicate
and rapid than the shortest visi-
BILE violet waves.
The absorption of invisible and
therefore undiscovered undula-
tons is a branch of research by
itself, and strange chemical ac-
tivities have been thus detected
In ultra violet regions; force go
ing to waste so far as man is
concerned during all these CEN
turtles.
These newly discovered short
waves are themselves most ad-
mirable discoveries. A series of
very remarkable substances has
been made by advanced expert
menters-wave- filters. BY their
use new and extraordinary eff
fects are obtained. Any length
OF waves can be sifted or filtered
out. and any series whatever can
be isolated and secured in a state
of purity,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-22
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

Editor The Georgian:
A Baptist minister. the Rev.
Robert j. Huff, of College Park,
in a At OF encouragement, at
tempts to take his own life and
almost succeeds. In coming back
to consciousness with q new lease
on life, he pleads in extenuation
OF his act the adverse environ
ments extending over months and
years of his life, claiming that
the causes leading to the act
made the act trstifiable and that
1t would be forgiven by the AL
mighty. He also makes the claim
that a man can commit suicide
and not be forever lost.
AS a minister OF the gospel of
Jesus Christ, desiring to uphold
the truth, I wish to demur to both
these arguments, and try to pre-
sent the truth in different as
pect.
A sin was committed by his act
at self-destruction. Sin is par
donable only on conditions. He
took the poison and had he died
by his own act, there was no
chance to meet the conditions of
pardon for the act, but a lapse
into Inconsistencies The con-
ditions of pardon for sin are two:
repentance toward God and faith
in Jesus Christ. He did not meet
these essential New Testament
conditions of pardon for sin, and
hence he would have been con-
demned for self-murder-a sin he
did not repent of and could not
In a state of unconsctousness. The
Rev. Mr.. HUFF says he believed he
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-22
Bv Ella Wheeler Wilcox
(Copyright.)
~ VERY individual would be
r. benefited by fasting one
day out of each seven.

II VERY individual would be
r. benefited by fasting one
day out of each seven.
II we believed that the COM
mand to labor six days and rest
the seventh was given to the d.
gestive organs as we'll as to the
limbs and brain, the world would
contain fewer invalids.
IL we understood the command,
Thou shalt have no other gods
before Me-" applied to the appe-
tites, as well as to the religious
ideals, much misery might be
saved us.
Scores of people place stimu-
lants and foods so prominently in
the foreground that God Is hid
den from view.
A woman who believed her
self religious declared she would
rather die at once than live on
earth If she must give UP what
she liked to eat and drink and
take to a diet of any kind.
Coffee was her little god; and
she found no interest In a day
If she was deprived of her bev-
erage.
The moment we depend on one
thing to eat or drink as an abso-
Lutte necessity to our happiness
and comfort, we are on the way
to ill-health.
1t is not a normal condition.
And it Is not a dignif1ed posi-
ton for sane, grown, educated,
wholesome minded man or wom-
an.
To be the slave Of anything is
to prove we are not masters.
And man was meant to be mas
ter Of himself and Of his envi-
ronment.
We all need food and drink to
sustain life; but the moment we
need ONE ARTICLE OF FOOD
OR ONE SPECIAL DRINK in
order to feel well or be happy.
we are slaves Of a habit, and
should take ourselves in hand.
Therefore, it Is good to take a
fast now. and then, to prove to
ourselves we are not such slaves,
and to make ourselves masters Of
our own appetites.