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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03
The Simmons Case.

The opinion of the Supreme
Court was rendered by Associate
Justice Stevens. Chief Justice
Smith agreed with him. but Asso-
ciate Justice Cook dissented. JUS
tice Cook held that the action of
the court in refusing to quash the
venire when it was shown that the
same had been drawn from only one
supervisors district was a fatal err
ror.
Concluding the opinion. Justice
Stevens said: The charge proven
is one of the most shocking in the
catalogue of crime. and surely for
this appellant VIC are prepared to
believe it we're better for him that
a milestone should be hanged about
his neck, and that he should be
sunk in the depths of the sea. "
District Attorney Wall and the
two prosecuting attorneys Of this
county-Holden and Mitchell-who
have assisted him in the case. have
won long. hard fight. and the
victory is a striking testimonial to
their ability.
Judge Cutrer's fight for his
client is also worthy of admiration.
Indeed, it is not going too far to
say that Simmons owes his life
to the able and persistent efforts OF
his distinguished attorney. - Mag
noIia Gazette.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03
Sink in Waters Of Swollen Stream
When Bridge Floats Away.

Alderman. Miss June 29 =
Word has reached here to the effect
that Mrs Doc Miller and her little
three year old daughter were
drowned late yesterday afternoon
while crossing swollen stream in
the field of Wesley Stephenson.
near here.
E;r. Miller has been away from
home with some members of his
family and before he could return
a heavy rain had fallen. He was
travelling country road and seems
was not familiar with the crossing
at this swollen stream The bridge
gave way and Miller jumped out to
control his team and the wagon bed
fioated off IN which were his wife
and child and both lost their lives.
Mrs. MiIIer's body was recovered
but the child's has not been found
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03
Innocent Boys Drowned.
MademOiselle DaMlg

GuIfport. Miss. Sam Richmond.
white. aged six. and Lee McClel-
Ian. coIored. aged FIVE. lost their
lives Wednesday afternoon BY
jumping in Turkey creek for a
bath. The little fellows had seen
the older boys swim in the creek
and doubtless thought that they
could do the same The creek.
which is about two miles from this
place, is said to be about twelve
feet deep at the point where the
boys we're drowned. An older ne
gro boy named Nathan Lewis saw
them after they had jumped INTO
the creek, and did the best he could
to save them. but was SO over
come with fright at the sight of
the two little boys drowning that
it was with difficulty that he saved
himself. The bodies were recover
ed later 10 the same afternoon and
we're inferred yesterday,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03
Normal College to be Represented at
Crystal Springs.

The Normal College will have a
representative at the Crystal
Springs Chautauqua in the Intercol-
Ieqiate OratoricaI Contest, which
will take place on Friday night.
July 80. Carey Wooley, the win
ner of highest honors in oratory at
the Normal College is Lincoln
County boy, and will be the Col
Iege's representative at the Chau-
tauqua. Thessubject of his oration
is Teachers Mission in Bringing
About Universal Peace Carey
WooIey is a son of J B. Wooley.
Of Ruth. Mississippi College will
be represented by Ben Davis and
with two representatives we feel
that our county should stand a good
chance to win out 10 the above
mentioned contest.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03

Nobody can get US to change our
dates with 'em.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03
Timberman Loses Life While Bathing
Near Vaudeville.

Vaudeville. La. June 29.-
Frank McDougle lost his life while
bathing 10 the lake at the head of
the town wharf this afternoon, and
Miss Myrtle Wallace. his niece.
narrowly escaped a like fste. when
the pair slipped from a stepof into
q deep pooIsmade by the steamer
Josie. Neither could swim and
when McDougIe found that he was
beyond his depth he called for help.
The young woman was taken from
the lake first and McDougle was
later rescued by Peter Smith.
Both the man aud woman were un-
conscious and McDougls never re-
covered
McDougIe was Al years of age
and held an important position
with the Great Southern Lumber
Company at Holson: La He is
survived BY his mother. two sisters
and brother,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03
WHAT SUFFRAGE REALLY is.
Educational Qualification Idea is Base
Mississippi is Not Affected by
Grandfather CTanse.

Jackson. Miss. The unanimous
decision of the Supreme Court of
the United States few days since
| in the Maryland and Oklahoma
election cases "cuts no ice" in Mis-
sissippi, her constitution builders
having steered her clear of all such
breakers as the grandfather
clause, and based the right Of
suffrage IN what is known as an
educational qualifications" which
years ago stood the test of the Su-
pIeme Court and defeated the as
saults Of the most rabid South
haters, under the leadership of Sem
ator Hoar, of Massachusetts
Section 241 of the Mississippi
constitution requires that those
offering to vUte shall have resided
in the state Two years. and cne year
in the district or town. 1t also re.
quires that he shall have paid all
taxes required of him for the two
years preceding that in which he
offers to vote These provisions
cut out thousands Of voters-just
such voters as the grandfather
clause" of other states was desig-
mated to eIeminate The ignorant
and the vicious element will not,
or cannot, pay their taxes for two
years prior TO an election. and no
body in this state of political
turn of mind, is able to pay these
delinquent taxes to get votes
The United States Supreme Court
in Williams VS.. Mississippi, ITO U.
s, 213, held that this section does
not violate the Constitution Of the
United States In the same case it
was also held that section 342 Of
the Mississippi constitution, which
imposes a poll tax of So on all
male Inhabitants, does not violate
the Federal constitution
But it was section 244 of the
Mississippi constitution that was so
vigorously assaiIed on the floor of |
Congress and before the Supreme
Court at Washington, where Sena-
tor James 2. George, whom all
MississippIans remember and rev.
erence as the "Grand Old Common
err" defended it successfully, as
held in the above mentioned case.
This section reads: "On and after
the 1st day of January, 1892, (the
present constitution having been |
adopted in l890). every elector
shall, in addition to the foregoing
qualifications (that is, residing in
the state two years. cou0ty one
year, and payment of all taxes, (be
able TO read any section of the con-
sfff1tion of the state; or he shall |
be able to understand the same
when read to him. or give a reason
able Interpretation thereof"
This section was also declared in
Williams VS.. Mississippi as not vio-
lative of the Constitution of the
United States, and it rescued Mis-
slssippi from the rule of ignorance.
1t makes no distinction on account
of race. color or previous condition
of servitude. and has accomplished
what the constitution makers in
tended it should the elimination |
of the negro as well as the very ig-
Dorant white man from the politics
of the state
Mississippi was the pioneer in
this work of relegating the negro
to the shades of private life,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03
Announcements for Sunday at the
Baptist Church.

In the morning at $3.50 the SUM-
day School service; at II o'clock
congregational worship and preach
ing: sermon subject The New
Patriotism: in the evening at s
O'Clock win be the usual evangelis-
tic service. at which time the SER
mon subject will be AN Important
Question. The public is cordially
invited to attend all these services.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03
Results Show Boards We're Mise in
Not Donating"

Complaint is made that there is
nothing at all to represent Missis-
sippi at the Exposition but big
building and few thousand feet Of
"fiIlum" with a man and "a pleas
ant looking lady" operating
There seems to be nobody at hand
to explain the pictures or to tell
whether they are from north.
south, east or west of the County.
Seems like the Lincoln Board Of
Supervisors and City Council we're
wise men.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03

Mr.. ] l.. Forester believes he
has on the Harvey Thompson farm
near Wesson, one hundred acres, of
the best corn 10 the State. and not
pound Of fertilizer was used. He
invites farmers to come by and see
il, and will take pleasure ID ex-
planning his methods of cnltivas
tion. Hazlghusst courier.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03
PARISH IS $4,000 RICHER
SINCE TICKS ARE GONE

The people of Tensas knew thel
must be rid of ticks If they are go.
ing to get good cattle in the parish
so they went to work apd got riC
of the parasite in a years time. "
said S. W Martien, of Waterproof
Representative from Tensas parish
which is one of the three parishes
in the State free of ticks and or
which is no quarantine ban.
Dipping is one of the greatest
things | know of, said John Muir
dock. of Swelton. the other repre-
sentative from Tensas.
Both Mr.. Murdock and Mr.. Mar
tien are planters and are thorough
ly acquainted with the conditions
operating about agriculture IN
their parish
I'VE began dipping in the
spring OF 1914" said Mr.. Martien.
and in January 1915. the quaran-
tine was lifted from the parish.
However. we did not quit dipping
We want to make sure.
"Tbe cost of dipping. per head,
was about 40 cents. We have
something like 10. 900 head of cattle
in the parish. The total expendi-
ture approximated $4, 600 Iwould
say that the good results obtained
have been worth over SIS per head
on each animal dipped.
This statement of Mr.. MARTENS
means that out of an Investment OF
50, 900 in the parish, the value of
the 10, 900 head of cattle has in
creased over $50,09O. A business
man would call this an enterprise
declaring dividends of something
like 1900 per cent.
The work was carried on under
the supervision of a government ex-
pert" Mr.. Martien continued.
"At first there was some objection
raised by few of the farmers who
did net fully understand the propo-
sition. AS soon as they saw how
the thing was working out, they
all came across and were as enthu-
siastic as the others.
In some instances it was diff
cult to get the cattle up on account
of the open range and swamp land
on which they were allowed to run
Nevertheless, they were all brought
around to the dipping watts.
There are q vats in the parish
no one ward having less than two
mot only the cattle, but the
horses and mules are run through
the vats leaving the ticks no ave.
nue. of escape. "
Mr.. Martien was asked if he
thought the dipping resulted in any
temporary or permanent injury to
the animals dipped. He enphati
calIy said that absolutely no harm
resulted. and that If anything hap
pened the stock we're cleaned up
and put in better condition than
they were in before they went into
the solution.
Diversified farming is being
practiced more and more in Tensas
parish, says Mr.. Martlen. More
cattle and better cattle are being
brought in. Recently one man
shipped two carloads at one time
to one of the Northern markets.
Before the dipping was begun, he
said. there was no interest taken in
stock raising. Now there is live
interest in this branch of agricul-
ture, and the people are awakening
to its possibilities. Crowley Sig-
nal
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03

There are some people who are
mighty careless about throwing old
truck into the allsyways. Such
people should be taught little
civic pride BY a modest fine. 1t is
impossible for the authorities to
keek places clean if people will
persist in such practices.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03

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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03
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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03

Positively no fishing on any Of
our property
BROOKHAvEN GRAVEL CO.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-03

One hour Of honest arbitration is
worth q month of any kind Of war
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
STUDENTS AND ALUMNI LEAVE
eRlNNELL FOLLOWING salts.
FLYING EXERCISES.
EVIDENCE OF EXPANSION
IN EDUCATIONAL WORK
Addition Of New Business Department
Meets Approval Of Alumni-children
Of Former Graduates to Come to
College to Take Advantage Of En-
Iarsed Work-List Of Graduates.
pecial to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Grinnell, June 1.-THE college COM
mencement Of 1915 closed with the con-
cert on the campus by the mems glee
club at o'clock last evening. Before
that hour many of the 800 that had
come to revisit their alma mater and
renew their youth had been called
back to their homes by the pressure
of daily cares. Today the campus is
practically deserted and the town
seems strangely still. The universal
expression of those closest to the
events Of the past few days here is
that it has been one Of the most salts
flying commandments ever eXper
fenced. To those who have not been
in Grinnell recently before this time
the evidence of progress as shown by
the extensive new buildings in process
of construction is surprising and very
gratifying. Equally gratifying, per-
haps, is the evidence of expansion in
the educational work of the college.
The addition of the new business de-
partment seems to meet the approval
of the alumni, who now have or soon
will have children of such age and
advancement as to take advantage OF
it and the selection of Charles LIE
Deuc to take charge of it inspires con-
fidence that it will be an effective part
of the college. The project of the
new alumni hall also appeals strongly
to the graduates and it's erection may
come sooner even than its promoters
had dared to hope.
Aside from the eating and the ac-
complaining visiting the following was
the program at the college luncheon
here yesterday at the mems gymnas-
ium: Invocation, Prof. S. j. Buck;
"A Welcome" President Main; brief
talks by S. H Herrick for the class of
1865: r. Z. Sears, class of 20: G. l..
Shull, class of 80; ]. B. Adkins, class
of IS; Helen Burling, class of 80; A.
B. Davis, class of 1900: II. c. Weber,
class Of 1906.
The following named alumni lined
up on the baseball field and played
the annual alumni game against the
regular college team, but went into his
tory as defeated by score Of g. to, 8:
King, Anderson. Darby. K. Carney,
somers, Moore, Boyer B. j. Carney
and Grinnell.
The whereabouts Of some OF the
Iowa College faculty for the summer
is as follows: Miss Sheldon will be
at her home in northern Massachu-
sets. Prof. Smiley will be on the
coast of Maine. Prof. Steiner plans
10 spend much time at Westerly, r. l.
Prof Evans will recreate at Eagle
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
Southern Io,ua Items

service will be considered oeserters.
subject to from three TO fifteen years
Imprisonment. The Limitation period
for the penalty is thirty years from
the date of sentence.
Shenandoah.
sister OF Eli Pettijohn, the break
fast food man. who died in Minneapolis
recently, is at the home of her daugh-
ter here, Mrs. 7. n. Read. She is
Mrs. Henry Allphin, who is under the
care of trained nurse and in such
poor health that she has not been told
of the death of her brother. Forty
five years ago Eli Pettijohn originate ted
the formula and began the manufac-
ture of Pettijohn's breakfast food. He
was 81 years old at the time Of his
death.
Museatine.
Glenn Bryant and Tom Babb, two
youths who claim their home is at
Burlington. We're brought here from
Rock Island by Constable Thompson to
face a charge of theft. Raymond Ell
liott's bicycle was stolen last Thurs
day evening. He read a newspaper ar
ticle regarding the recovery Of ma
chine by officers in Rock Island, went
his property The boys were given
a fiveday sentence in Rock Island
and now face another charge here.
Shenandoah.
Gaining an entrance through the
basement of the adjoining store and
following an underground route thru
the buildings that would tax anyone
familiar with the place to find his
way, robber chiseled the bottom from
the cash register in McGlone Brothers
cigar store Wednesday night and Sc
cured between $50 and $50. This is one
Of series OF robberies that has been
committed here this week. The Bur
lington depot was broken into Sunday
night and the same night some one
gained entrance to the home Of Mar
tin Griffith.
Davenport.
| The steamer Frontenac, tow boat
for the famous pleasure barge mis-
| sissippi,' lies in twenty feet OF water
at Winona. With over 1000 people
aboard. the steamer and barge wal
caught in a windstorm Saturday night
and hurled against the pier Of the
i Winona bridge. The ISoHte2ec was
/ sunk, but the barge Mississippi es-
capped. All passengers. were removed
safely to shore. The Frontenac ant
Mississippi were familiar figures t.
Davenporters. having been engaged II
the local excursion trade for severa
seasons. The boat and barge wert
formerly owned in this city.
Shenandoah.
L Fifteen days more and it will b.
back to the trenches for III. G. Benck'
huysen, OF Boskeep, Holland, who !
In Shenandoah at the present time
The Dutch soldier is on furlough AM
making business trip through Ameri
Gu in connection with the nurseries n
represents. He sails June % from New
York and will be stationed on the Bel
gian borders, where he was eeloS
coming to America. When asked nov
he felt about having to 30 back =
. army service July I. he answered VIII
smile. I don't hesitate. Why shoui
II" The soldiers 81 far have don
nothing more than take care Q
refugees from the other countries an
protect their borders.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
Atlantic.

Atlantic.
Mrs. j. c. DAILY. wife of the proprie-
FOR of a local hotel, was killed in
cyclone at Ferryville. Wis. Saturday
evening Mrs. DAILY was at the farm
of her brother when the storm struck
and she and six other members OF the
family were killed.
Liberty Center.
Mrs. Abe Smith, living near this
place, was almost instantly killed oy
an automobile Sunday evening. having
lived only twenty minutes after the
accident. In passing over some rough
road she was thrown from the car and
her breast and skull were crushed.
Washington.
Two Washington girls have won re-
nown at college. Miss Mary Lemley
has been elected a member OF the PM
Beta Kappa fraternity at Ames Tor
work in household economics and Miss
Edna Mccarthy, student at Des
Moines College won a bronze medai
for work in American history.
Davenport.
n. p. OetZmann, of Davenport, won
the 81 900 cash prize Of the eighteenth
annual congress of the North Ameri-
can Skat League which has been IN
session in Peoria, Ill. He won twenty
five games. and lost one, scoring 73I
noirts He is the cashier Of the Farm
ers and Mechanics Savings Bank OF
this city.
Des Moines.
Police Judge Meyer dismissed the
case against Miss Gladys Moore ana
Mrs. Jacob Geiger, charged with run
|
Jack and Hurlburt, two county con-
stables brought here to clean up the
town and who started their operations
by arresting peaceful citizens. botn
special officers have disappeared.
Davenport.
Hugo KARL, aged IS. residing at III
Cambria street, and Carlton Tefft, ~
living at 2s0S Fair avenue, were
thrown into the river opposite the
! street car barns on East River street
Sunday afternoon, when canoe II
which they were seated capsized. The
boys were saved by holding to the
floating craft until help arrived.
launch from the boat house rescued
the hcys near the government bridge
Davenport.
w. J. Strufert, a doctor Of chiroprao
tic, residing at 514 Brady street. wa.
found dead in bed Monday morninf
at s:45 by his room mate, Frank Kelly
x: IS asserted that Strufert was sub
ject to epileptic fits and that one o
these resulted In his death. He ha'
not been in the best of health re
Gently He was graduate Of the Uni
versal school and had recently returned
from Albert Lea, where he was nrac
ticing.
pss Moines.
About 100 local Italians have alread,
filled out levy blanks signifyins thei
intention of responding to their coun
try's recent call to arms, according :
Peter Dapolonia, president OF tn
Italian Importing Company. Mr.. Da
polonia, in the absence of an officis
, representative Of Italy in les Moinei
, is taking charge OF the local mobiliza
, ton. According to a letter Just re
, ceived by him from the Italian con
sular agent at Milwaukee,, all able
'bodied Italians failing To report fo
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
Probate Notice.

office Of the clerk of the district
court
State of Iowa Marshall county SIS.
District court March term, A. D. 1915.
To Whom it May Concern:
You and each Of you are hereby
notified to appear at the court house in
Marshalltown, Iowa, in said county, at
o'clock a. m, on the sixth day Of
July, 1915, to attend the proof Of and
probating an instrument in writing
purporting to be the last will and tes-
lament of Abel Bernard late of Mar
shall county, Iowa. deceased, at which
line and place you will appear ana
show cause, If any, why said will
should not be admitted to probate.
In testimony whereof, l have hereto
subscribed my name and affixed the
seal OF the district court, this 9Th day
Of June A. D. 1915.
[SEALl S. H. REILLY.
Clerk Of the District Court.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
Don't Spread the Dust when
You Sweep-Collect It

spread the dust to another part Of tas
room with every stroke Of tie broom.
With Nomordust you can clean any
room in half the time with hall the effort
and you only have TO sweep half - often.
because you get your rooms 70 much
cleaner every time you sweep.
As one housekeeper expressed Il. 1t
10 Just like having IN extra maid
she has 90 much time for other things.
Yet Nomordust costs but . few pennies
Q month. Get . l0c can to-day at your
q vorits grocer-he II refund your money
i YOU'RE not more than pleased
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17
WOMAN CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Mrs. Alice Gerlock on Trial Accused
of Burning School House.

Centerville, June 17.-The prelimi-
nary trial of Mrs. Alice Gerlock, who
it is alleged burned the Poker Hill
school house two miles east of Union
vile. is now being held before Justice
DeNoon.
The defendant appeared in court
smiling and not seeming to be the
least bit worried about the crime with
which she is charged.
Mrs. Gerlocll is said to be worth
quite a bit Of money and was able to
nut up her $1,000 bond with no trou-
BILE at ALL Her father j. NJ. Smith,
owns . 300 acre tract of land east OF
Tnionvlle and they are employing
some of the best lawyers that they
can find to defend the case.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-06-17

Making the dust fly certainly Dc.
scribes the usual method Of sweeping.
Even busting caps don't really keep the
hair clean and your throat becomes
literally choked.
But this u al past now. There . .
better way 10 swsep-s dustless way.
And its 20 simple too. Just sprinkle .
little Nomordust ac1oas the floor and
then sweep it ahead Of you - you 80.
Nomordust holds the dust and keeps
Il from spreading. Il enahes you 70 get
the room much cleaae teo, Ter you doo't