The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1915-07-24
THE WORLD GROWING BETTER.
Returns 100000 to Conscience
Fundv---MarshaI Arrested Self
for Drunkenness.


Washington. Ten thousand dol
lars in currency, the second largest
contribution to the conscience fund
ever received by the government.
arrived at the Treasury Depart
ment. today in a plain envelope
mailed yesterday at New York ac-
companied by an unsigned letter
saying:
"The sender has paid double to
the United States the amount ne
stole and still conscience is not
satisfied. Here is another pay
ment. !" The package contained
three one thousand dollar gold GER
tificates; eight five hundred dollar
certicafites and thirty ole hundred
dollar silver and gold notes.
Treasury officials found nothing
in the letter or the amount to indi-
cate a connection with sny of the
governments losses by fraud or
theft, so they placed it with $5O0,-
200 more which has accumulated IN
the treasury vaults from conscience
stricken persons who have sent
sums ranging from one cent to
Sl8. .669 The largest sum ever re-
ceived came in 1909, probably from
some one who had perpetrated a
customs fraud.
The SIC. 900 package today came
addressed to Secretary McAdoo and
marked personal.
ST rs TOO MUCH CHANGE.
Amite City, La Conscience
stricken for the past few years, a
prominent woman residing at
Lewiston, this parish. yesterday
mailed to B Stern Co, Ltd of
this place. money order for
ST. rs, explained that several years
ago when she made a business
transaction with this firm, that she
discovered upon her return home
that the difference of the above
sum was IN her favor At the time
she thought she would Immediately
refund the money, but neglected to
do so Now that she is growing
old she says that for several months
her mind has prompted her to re-
turn the money in orGer that she
could die with u clear conscience
II have spent sleepless nights. :"
declared the lady. thinking over
this amount due the firm. and /
can no longer stand the burden that
my conscience imposes. therefore |
gladly send you herewith 81 rs to
cover the difference. Mr.. Stern
does not remember the transaction
in question but he stated that the
woman was imbued with more hon.
esty than many persons he could
recall He wrote the woman a'let-
ter, thanking her for her remit
tance and expressing the hope that
her conscience was clear.
MARSHAL MADE AFFIDAVIT
AGAINST SELF
Lebanon, iii John W. Wolf.
city marshal, arrested himself on
charge of being drunk op the
street. He hailed himself to court,
filed complaint against himself,
had himself arraigned, pleaded
guilty. was fined $5, paid the fine
and costs and returned to his
duties.
Five bottles of beer in st. Louis
caused Marshal VOLTS trouble last
night He was asleep when he
reached his home and doesn't re-
member what happened. Friends.
however, told him he had been
drunk on the street and Marshal
Wolf started out to drum up a case
against Citizen Wolf.
Marshal Wolf had a hard time,
for the interurbar trolley car con-
ductor with whom he rode home re-
fused to believe he had been intoxi-
Gated and wouldn't make COM
plant.
Marshal Wolf. after the refusal,
was obliged to admit that the
evidence was scant, but he had a
strong feeling. peculiar to the
morning after. that Citizen Wolf
was guilty So re pleaded guilty