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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01
CRIME DOES NOT PAY.

The longer we live the more we
learn. We realize that honesty is
the best policy. Crime does not
pay. The man who expects to get
something for nothing loses in the
end. We must earn our bread by
the sweat of our brow. The get
rich-quick man usually knocks at
the door of the poorhouse before
his life ends.
Crime in other respects does not
pay. The man who commits de-
Iliberate murder may escape the
courts, but he cannot escape his
conscience.
Small crimes always precede
great ones. The boy who starts
| in a career of pilfering will end in
being crook unless his evil attri-
butes are overcome.
In New York one of the most
sensational murder trials is now in
progress. A prominent physici ar
| is on trial charged with having
killed his wealthy father-in-law.
The web about him is tightening.
He has not been convicted, but
| leven if he escapes the web of the
law he will be professionally ruin.
ed.
He was pressed financially and
there was an evident reason why
Ihe should have been actuated to
the crime alleged. But even if he
had escaped detection, even if his
purpose had been accomplished,
what would he have gained? The
crime would remain a burden tc
bear silently. He could never es.
Icape the death scene. His con
science would be his hell.
The contagion of crime is like .
plague. It spreads and the sur
prising fact is that there is not
lease on record of prosperous
criminal.
The man who robs a bank may
Ibe for the moment rich, but he
does not profit by his crime. The
confidence man may adroitly rob
1.-THE public, but he does not profit
lin the end. The man who expects
lby a wild speculation to rob The
innocent usually dies in poverty.
1.-The crooked politician may profit
in his day, but when the call o.
death comes he is usually found tC
be broken in spirit, in health and
financially.
i Honesty is the best policy. Th'
Imam who lives according to Coz
and the law may not achieve sue
lcess, but he is at least blessed witt
a clear conscience and a suhstan
Iltial sense of content. When hi
end comes he can look into the fl.
Iture clear eyed. The man who ex
lpects to make crime pay will fins
life failure. Commercial Appeal
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01
MILLER RETURNS THAAES...A
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Editors of Leader
Permit me through your valued
paper to thank the people of Lin
coin County and especially my
friends for the splendid vote given
me on the 21st.
shall endeavor to give to the
entire people of the 14th District
a thoroughly business administra-
ton, and to this end their loyal
and patriotic cooperation is earn
estly desired.
Assuring one and all of my earn
est desire to give the best service
of which am capable l beg to re-
main,
Most respectfully,
. D. NJ. Miller.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01

The Supreme Court Reporters
salary has been cut by the Legisla.
ture from about SIS, 900 for two
years to $4,000. While the major
ity of the body thought the State
had been paying too much for this
work, still majority did not think
it right to repudiate a contract
which really obligated the State to
pay the accustomed amount for
the years 1916 and 1917. The
Senate and House got together on
the general appropriation bill on
all but the one item of Judge Pow
ellis salary as Supreme Court Re-
porter.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01
HONOR ROLL,,.71H MONTH
BROOKRAVEN CITY SCHOOLS

LIST grade-Florine Abrams, c.
L. Bowen, Margaret Clark, Louise
Day, Burton Firth, Henry Grady
Flowers, Elizabeth Frizell, Ila Gar
ner, Howard Harrington, Beth
Hill, Gladys Jones, Martha Litch-
field, Joe McF Fadden, Evelyn Moore,
Ethel Phillips, Banks Penn, Ber-
nice Priebatsch, Irene Parkman,
Dolly May Swain, Helen Walker,
Herman West, G. c. Williams,
Maud Morgan, Earl Butler, Aline
Underwood, Nellie Neal, Charlie
Netherland, Freeman Peevey, Wi
mona Bowen, Claton Herring.
End grade-Lucile Williams,
Mcneil Smith, Amanda Bee, Hiram
Cassidy, Bob Massengiil, Mahlon
Hale, Herman Moore, Bette Allen,
Osmond Crosby, Beatrice Dunn /,
Nell Ford, Lille Dannehl, Ralph
Hobbs, Arthur Middleton Elizabeth
Futrell, Camilla Davis, James K.
Ingram, Addie Morgan, Ina Low
ing, May Peevey, Matte Smith.
3rd grade-Jennie Bell Bryant,
Joseph Fore, Estelle Grifing, N. B.
Legitte, Edna Walker, Evelyn
Abrams, Blanche Blue, Alcie
Chandler, Harriet Frizell, Lewis
Leary, Anna M. Mathis, Robert
Mckenzie, Howard Morgan, Mary
Ross, Clara Morgan, Eva Mae Till
ffias
4th grade-Elree Cato, Madeline
Chandler, Elsie Harrington, Pau
line Laird, Hugh Montgomery,
Mamie Penn, Frances Schumpert,
Byron Ray, Clarence Barlow, NAL
colin James, Edmonson Jones, Bes-
sic Young, Dorothy Middleton,
Sutton Stefan, Clark Harvey, Rosa
Button, Bertha Tillman, Mamie
Smith.
5th grade-Peyton Jones, Jose
phine Butterheld, Mabel Fender,
Sara Mckinley, Evelyn Whitson,
Maggie Butler, Bonnie Lee Ober-
schmidt, Clara Brietski, Cornelia
Frizell, Billy Parsons, Ethel Nor
gan, Jack Seavey, Frances Bowen,
Eben Bee, Martha Ellen Futrell,
Fannie Vardeman.
9th grade-Clifford Abrams,
Gladys Arlington, Annie Claire
Henderson, Mary Alice Hill, Mry-
| It's Laird, Katherine Parsons, Myr-
| tbs Sartin, Josie Storm, Bessie
ISumrall, Vivian Sutton, Oracle
Lee West, Mary Greer, Lynwood
Purser, Lillian Hamilton, Presley
Coleman, Caroline Cato, Tony
Dantoni, MozeIle Cooper.
9TH grade Eliza Blue, Pearl
Drury, Elsa Grenn, Myra Gulley,
Mary Hobbs, Maud Elsie Kees,
Robert Smith, Vivian Tyler, James
Cassedy, P. 2. Jones, Zoranelle
Ray.
9th grade-Annie Laurie Apple.
white, Fred Dawson, Wilfred Ty.
Ter Ethel Nettles, Juanita Magee,
Elizabeth Selby.
9th grade Bessie Norton.
10th grade-Louise Butterfeld,
Winston Calendar, Oline Frizell,
Annie Mae Rainey, Grace Thorn
as.
i
18th grade-Eugene Bee, Purvis
Ivy, Goebel Mize, Mallie Muncy,
Jesse Neal.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01
BROOkHAvEN IMpREssEs STRANGER
The Genuine and Sincere Treatment
sAccorded Strangers Different
From Most Cities.

The name of Ernest H. Baxter,
the newspaper man who spent sew.
eral weeks engaged with The
Leader on special work early IN
the year will be recalled by many
prominent citizens with whom he
became acquainted during his stay
here.
Entirely unsolicited on the part
of The Leader, among other things
he says in personal letter to us
just received from Cincinnati,
Ohio:
81 am sometimes surprised at
myself for thinking so frequently
about Brookhaven. 1t seems to
me that / have been in every town
of similar size east. of the Missis-
sippi River-so many towns of its
size that | have forgotten the
names of many of them-but none
have even approached Brookhaven
in the impression made upon me.
"As a newspaper man am nat
urally supercritical, and as one
who has travelled about half a mil
lion miles in the past six or seven
years, / should be fairly good
Judge of community and my
judgement of Brookhaven is that it
is SOME TOWN. Its people have
all the energy and business astute-
ness that Northern people are prone
to foolishly believe are character
istic of this section of our country
alone, and added to this business
astuteness the people of Brookha-
ven have a natural, unostentatious
manner of displaying hospitality to
the stranger that is charming.
"In so many towns the stranger
is greeted with I'm glad to see
you, but with very evident men
tai reservation that, if expressed
fully would be, I'm glad to see
you'll you've got MONEY to
spend here!' As | certainly am in
position to know, the people of
Brookhaven are SINCERE in their
greetings and not mercenary.
Most assuredly no one whom | met
was under the impression that !
was in town for the purpose of
building new cotton mill, or
buying brick block, yet was
treated with the same friendly in
terest and consideration that would
have been accorded an investor.
Its people have the spirit that will
make Brookhaven grow faster ev-
cry year and be assured of the fact
that in me the community has a
persistent booster.
want you to remember me to
the friends met thereto. Alder
man Mccormick, DR.. Parsons,
Judge Cassidy, His Honor, the
Mayor, Chief Davis, Mr.. Perkins
we'll, those | met and liked means
everybody met, and they are too
numerous to mention by name.
Sincerely,
Ernest H. Baxter. +"
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01
To Study Revenues.

The House of Representatives
has decided to appoint a commits
sion whose duty il will be in the
next two years to study the ques-
tion of revenues, with a view Of
reporting back to the next session
some plan by which to put the
State on such a basis that it will
have sufficient funds for all legiti-
mate current expenses.
The commission will be comp0s-
ed of eleven members, of which
one shall be elected from each con.
gressional district, two from the
House at large and the eleventh is
to be the Speaker, W. S. ConnOr.
Members from the various Judicial
districts are now caucusing anc
will elect their representative early
in the week.
The resolution providing for this
commission was introduced by the
Hon. Aft Stone, considered one o1
the best posted men on economics
In the House.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01

name, your representative, and
your servant, and to me, the
known will of the people will be
the law of my official life.
hope soon to be able to meet
you face to face and elaborate
these views.
Very respectfully,
Robert N. Miller.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01

Sheriffs. chancery clerks, circuit
clerks and tax assessors are now
on a salary basis in Mississippi.
Under the terms of the law the
sheriffs in counties having ten mil
lion dollars or more of assessed
property will receive So, 500 per
annum. Chaneery clerks So, 600,
and circuit clerks 50, 500. It is
provided that the salaries must be
paid out of the fees turned in.
This law will not take effect until
1920 so that the next legislature
may amend it.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01

The appropriation bill for the
Industrial Institute and College at
Columbus was passed in the house
with several amendments. the sup
port fund being reduced $7, 500.
AS passed the bill carries $l54,
600.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01

Jess Willard, heavyweight
champion Of the world. successfully
defended the title at Madison
Square Garden, New York, last
Saturday night. For thirty min
utes' fight Willard received SAT,
loco. 1900 people witnessed the
fight and didn't complain Of the
salary paid.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01

A large party Of frien'Is was en-
tertained at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jasper N. Smith at Prospect
last Wednesday evening. Miss
Dora, one Of Lincolns loveliest
girls. was the charming hostess.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01

Mr.. i. Il. Fong, graduate Of a
chinese Agricultural College, will
matriculate at the Miss. A. & M.
colleqe He IS said to be a stu
dent ol exceptional ability.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01

The State Democratic Conven-
tion will be held May % to select
20 delegates to the st. Louis con-
vention. County conventions will
be held TO name delegates to the
State Convention.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01

Don throw paper along the
way. Every little BIT helps or
hinders the appearance Of our
town.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01
!. APRIL OPPORTUNITY :.
Our Spring
Housekeepers' Sale!
ny, April 14---Safurday, April IS, 1916
Everything for the House! Values That Will Surprise You
Watch for List in This PapeE

Spring truly sprung The spirit Of the times change things around
Polish and make home bright and breezy There will be new things
buy Some little something here there add the genuine chee
your and buy them bargains ousekeepe
Sale.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01
Store News and Facfs for Men!
New Spring Garments


New Spring Garments
styles and patterns scientific workmanship combine make cor
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acquire that nap confidence and polish that comes we'll
groomed.
Our fine Underwear represents One and garments
Cool and comfortable. We have the style you like.
And Socks! Buy "oepoof guaranteed for SIX months all
for $3.50.
Shirts you take fancy toEcpse and Arow the we'll
known kinds.
Arrow Collars n quarter Everywhere for 25c
Shoed they anan We offer the
models old price 5000 All other ask $50 and $oOO
Take advantage of this! Walkover $3.50 $500
Hats! Spring shapes and shades. Stetson and No Name
need fixing right now Put few garments Get
the spirit Get the good eeng Shed winter og Dress light and be hap
py! We invite you o now!
TOhn MCCrath & Sons, BrOOkhaYen, Miss.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1916-04-01

Garbage Day next Monday,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-10


new york.-pop said the other mite
that pote what is dead now onct
rote a pome about names not cutting
mulch ice, & his name was bobbie
fire, or some thing like that, but i
CESS this Teller wasent ackwainted
with nanny peepel or he woodent
have ritten such foolish pome
& there is guy up in harlem that's
going to get his name changed or cut
the ticker
this gay boy was beeting it home
purity late & he was on the outside
of about all the ticker he Good hold
& stand amy chanel of landing amy
weres neer his place.
He was purity tired too so he sets
down on the curb to take ittel rest
& figure out weather he was on the
rite st. or not when copper o'reilly
bumps into him
whatcher doing there, the cop in
kwired
nothing, the Teller said
get up, o'reilly yelled at him, and
Ine ldO nOppeu up, WAdCS your name
ura hogg, the Teller said standing
rite close to the of1ser
what the blankety blank do you
call that kind Of stuff, mr. o'reilly said
& he batted mr. hogg over the been
with his mite stick, now tell me your
name
ura hogg, are you deaf too, the
man hollers at him, thinking the COP
dident hear well
bling went the club & mr.. Hogg set
tied down to rest again, while the COP
calls the Wagon
of korse, at the station, copper |
o'reiily FINALLY got it through his nut |
that the feller's name was ura hogg
& he dident meen to sass him
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-10
"Rstus, yo' oughta been to church
dis mawnin'. De sermon was great"
$50 heah. Who tole yo', Mose?"
TopAYs RELLRINGER

Mack Sennett, the famous Key
stone comedy producer, tells of once
/overhearing two Irishmen engage in
the following conversation:
"Shure," says Pat, 81 see b. tn pa
pers that they've cut foice cents off
the price Of loaf of bread"
'Oi hope" says Mike, that it's
the foive-cent loaf"
The sun., 1916-09-02
IS Rough Weather for Lemy~DMev and Red Sx Vie With Each Other to See Who Can Slide the
The Sun-Press Racing Chart
BELMONT PARK, sept. 1.-FOurth day nj the autumn meeting
ne westchester Racing Associa ton. weather clear, track fast.

S12 FIRST RACE-T~oyearods Maiden fines IND ghMns Five fnr%s NTasht
p swcl Nsden r% os;n no AZ X pG %txc 81 2. rain an M'H " b d Jennings. "e Start 1000
The sun., 1916-09-02
EHMKE IS AWARDED
TO WASHINGTON CLUB
National Commission Suspcnds
Waiver Rule on Rcpur-
chased Players.

C~INcISNAri. Sept. Howard J.
Ehmke. star pitcher Of the New York
State League. u member % the SYRIA
cuse Stars. to-day was awarded by the
National Commission 10 the Washington
club of the American League. Ehmke
recently was sold by Syracuse to Detroit
and the Tigers turned over Pitcher
Boehler in part payment. The National
Commission, however. ruled that WASH
ington had prior claim TO Ehmke's SER
vices. as the pitcher was signed by the
Senators In 1914.
Ehmke in 1915 jumped Gr!fi;h's team
and played in the Federal League. where
he was a failure. Pitcher Boehler is en-
pected to remain with Syracuse. while
it In likely that Ehmke will report TO
Detroit, providing Washington Is
! willing TO accept remuneration from
President Navin's club.
The National Commission also issued a
statement that in order to properly pro-
tect the clubs interest in players II has
decided to temporarily suspend the rule
which stlpulates tina; waivers cannot be
asked on repu-chased players before Mo-
vember Is. Major league clubs will.
therefore be permitted to ask waivers on
, players at any time without having them
report 20 their teams.
The claim Of the Washington American
League club to $4,000. the draft price OF
Pitcher Elmer Love from the Los An
geles team OF the Pacific Coast League
was allowed. During the Federal
League war the Senators allowed Love to
go to the Angels. bu: title to him re-
NAMED in Washington, according to a
signed agreement. Love eventually was
drafted from Los Angeles by New York,
; and II Is this draft money that was
ordered turned over to Washington.
The sun., 1916-09-02
acOmber'S Imported
Horses Win Three Races

A. II. Macombcr. the California sports
man who recently invested "A fortune In
imported thoroughbreds. was partly re-
paid for the many reverses he received
this season yesterday afternoon at the
Belmont Park track. He scored "A triple
victory. kittenish. n two-year-old bay
tilly, carried his red and white stripes
and white cap 10 home In front IN the
first race. his three-ycar-old colt Hes
pcrus won the second race. and star
Hawk, the bay colt which early in the
season was heralded as a horse OF cham
pionship calibre. captured the Locust
Valley Handicap. the feature event OF
the day,
As each OF these horses flashed home
In front the crowd cheered. Two OF
them. star Hawk and Klttenish. were
iavori,es. and Hesperus was "A heavily
backed secord choice. but the applause
didn't come from winners only. Prac-
,ically every one present showed aprre-
The sun., 1916-09-02
NAP FUCKER A MANAGER.
Ebbcts Puts Him In Charge OF
Superbas' Rockies.

Nap Rucker il a manager. &. Her
cules Ebbcts, president OF the Dodgers,
has appointed the great southpaw man
agcr OF the Superba rockies, who will
report in Brooklyn on September IL and
will play exhibition games on sundays in
order to give a line on what they can do,
Uncle Robbie thinks he can get a better
Inc on them while they are in condition
than he a by waiting till next spring.
Fuckers Rockies will be Adams of
Winnipeg. first base: Smyth. Montreal,
second base kellehcr. Denver. short
stop; Shcchan. Winnipeg. third base
Hickman. Ashevil!e, left field Nixon,
Beaumont, centre field Larry Miller,
Winnipeg. right held Mack Wheat, Har.
rishurg. catcher, and Appleton, Mails
and Colwell. pitchers.
The sun., 1916-09-02

A false break found Web Carter AMI Sandow
M. The break found Web Carter cutting on,
landed badly and went down. Otto Floto then
W end 70 stall off challenge OF saniow. scored
manner.
The sun., 1916-09-02

1870. ~ ,..,, ,h.,a,uh
c.a.'on '" VIZ "'yon'.. rs.
sPor'S"la"s"'p anu gave Neht W '"e''
Star HAWK won the STAKE event nut
In dong so showed nothing exceptionally
good. He had only Flttersoid and Rhine
Maide TO beat, and to accomplish THIS
seemingly easy task was compelled TO Il"
his best. After following the pace for
t~hree-quarters or a mile or the one ME
ana "A sixteenth course ne Went 10 the
front. but TO remain there to the hnish
Jockey Phillips had to urge him all the
way down the stretch TO stand on IA chal-
leng3 by Flittergo'd. which he beat by
half "A length. Flittergo.d was two
The sun., 1916-09-02
CAMPFIRE CHOICE
FOR THE FUTURITY
Majority Of Race Goers Expect
X. 4. Wilson's Colt to Win
Historic Event.
WHITNEY HAS FOLLOWING

To-day is coronation day for the two.
year-old sovereign Of the turf. Bclmon,
Park will be the scene Of the regal cere.
mony. for the crown will he placed on
the king or queen which wins the Fu,u.
rity. he richest and most famous race
:or tw~o-year-olds on the American tur,
Eleven young blue bloods are aspirants
for the honor. They are II. r. Wilson'S
Campfire. Harry Payne whitney's Turn
bier. Vivid and Rlckety August bel
mont's Deer Trap. clifford Cochran's Ma
deira n Burlesque, Frederick Johnson'.
Pleasant Dreams. john T.. Madden's Old
Eylers. II. II. Hewitt's Skeptic and the
Sunset Stables Star Finch. OF these,
MIR. Wilson's Campfire Is the favoriic.
Because Of the great speed m courage
he has displayed In all but two OF his
many races this season he has earned
the admiration Of "A majority OF race
goers.
The sun., 1916-09-02
JOHNSON DEFEATS
MACK MEN 3 TO 1
Myers, in Freak Performance,
Then Turns Tables on Sem
atOrs in Sunset Tilt.
ATHLETICS WIN, 4 TO I

WAsHiNGToN. Sept 1-(American).-
Washington n Philadelphia split a
double header to-day. the locals winning
the first game. 3 to /. and the Athletics
taking the second. 4 to l.
Walter johnson held the visitors safe
Mt all stages In the opener. In the second
Myers. though he gave eight bases on
balls. hit a man and made "A wild pitch,
allowed only two hits, neither of which
figuyCd In the runs scored.
craft, a Washington recruit pitcher,
made his major league debut in the
second game. Score
The sun., 1916-09-02
c PARK GAMES.

The Empire City nine will travel TO Glendale
this afternoon to play the Glendales. To. NOR
row morning the Empires will tackle the strong
Original Empires at Arctic Park. Flushing and
WyckoR avenues. The Original Empires have a
fine record for the season and should mako ths
home boys travel some to win. In the after
noon the Empires and Columhis Il e. will meet
In a return match. Egan and Smith. former
stars OF the Inc Seals. will he in the point,
for the visitors. On Labor Day the Ernpirc,
viii play the crack Lincoln Stars Il doubl.
header.