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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
BrOOkhaven Architect Engaged On
Theatre Building for Piacyune.

The Picayune Item of last week
contained the following:
Boiling over with enthusiasm at
the prospects offered in Picayune,
Capt. John E. Curtis has settled on
plans for a modern theatre which
will cost upwards of $4,000. This
building will be erected according to
plans gotten up by Mr.. Eugene Nc
Cormick, architect, and will be a
building that would give credit to a
city of 10000 people. Capt. Curtis
is building theatre for city of
that population, for he figures that
by the end of 1920 the town will
have reached that stage. The site
selected for this purpose will redeem
the eastern side of the railroad as a
business side of town. The old City
Meat Market will be removed and
the magnificent structure with every
thing modern will take its place.
In the front and on the east side of
the building will be the City Meat
Market; next will be the entrance to
the theatre, on the west of the en-
trance will be located, in all proba-
.bility, the mouth-piece Of Picayune,
equipped in accordance with its en-
vironments-The Picayune Item. In
the rear will be the theatre proper
with seating capacity for 500 peo-
pie and will be heated and cooled ac-
cording to the latest methods
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
Physical Education
Move Progressing

Encouraging response to his plea
for system of physical education in
the schools of Mississippi is reported
by Grover C. Thames, state represen-
tative of the National Physical Edu-
cation Association, who has just Wis
tied Collins, Hattiesburg, and Meri-
dian.
While at Hattiesburg Mr.. Thames
addressed the students of the State
Normal College and at Laurel spoke
to- the home demonstration agents
of Southeast Mississippi, who en-
dorsed his plans, and particularly a
bill providing for physical education
in the, schools, which will be pre-
sented to the next legislature.
Mr.. Thames announces the endorse
ment of his bill by the county sup
erintendents during their recent con-
ference at Gulfport, and the demon
stration agents of Southeast Missis-
sippi.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
Hazlehurst School Tax
Wins-Vote "a to 5

The vote on the question of giving
the City Council authority to increase
the school tax levy from to mills,
carried by a vote of 81 for to S
against in the special election held
Tuesday. The vote was small, but
then there are very few citizens elig-
ible to vote because of failure to reg
lister after the books, were destroy
ed.
The Courier believes that the tax
rate ought to be held just as low as
possible, consistent with progress
i've management of the towns affairs,
but really there was nothing else to
do in the case of the school levy than
to increase it two mills. We had to
have more money for the schools, or
else cut the school term down-and
no one would be willing to see the
latter alternative adopted, because
nothing would hurt the town more
Hazlehurst Courier.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
Dairymen May Not Sell Because Meal
Is Much Higher.

Hattiesburg, Miss, Sept. 23.-At
a meeting of the Forrest County
Dairymen's Association this week the
matter of feed for cattle was given
considerable attention and among
others discussing 1t was Professor T.
J. Jackson, it developed at this meet
ing that the farmers of this county
were opposed to the price of cotton
seed recently suggested by p. P. Gar
ner, agricultural commissioner, and
others. who held conference, by or
der of previous meeting of cotton
growers held in Jackson, and fixed
prices at $50 ton for hill cotton
seed and $54 q ton for delta. 1t
was he concensus of opinion among
the dairymen that it would pay them
better to keep cottonseed and mix
other things with them, forming a
balanced ration. and feed to cattle.
1t was asserted that a ton Of cot
tonseed was worth more than ton
of meal, the latter selling at $50 a
ton. 1t was stated that formerly a
ton Of seed could be exchanged for a
ton Of meal.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
Bishop Bratton Stresses
Need of Helping Negroes

Jackson, Miss, Sept. 23.-Devel-
opment of work among negroes of
the state is regarded as the greatest
immediate need of the Episcopal
Church in the Diocese of Mississippi,
according to a statement by Bishop
Theodore D. Bratton setting forth the
purpose of the nationwide campaign
of the church as it concerns Missis-
sippi.
I'VE in this state are trying to
maintain our many missions" said
Bishop Bratton, "our college for
white girls (All Saints at Vicksburg)
our industrial school for negro
youths at Vicksburg, our primary
school for negroes at Jackson, and
other activitIes-for all of which we
need far larger sums than in days
gone by"
In addition, this great Mississippi
valley, with its millions of negroes,
ought to have model industrial and
agricultural school under church
ownership and management to sup
plement our state schools of like
character which cannot hope to oc-
cupy the whole field. Mississippi is
the only state in which there is a
majority of negro population, all the
more reason, it would seem, why the
church should be alive to her op-
portunity of service and leadership.
Never was there wider field Of
fered.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
WHY FLYERS DID NOT COME.
Accident Delayed Them at Jackson
VIII Come Here Later-Also
at Hammond.


The Semi-Weekly Leader, Brookha-
ven, Miss.
Gentlemen
Damage to our plane on landing
caused us to be delayed ten days here
for parts, but at last we have them.
1 am glad to say we will have
the plane flying again in few days.
We are giving it general over
hauling and putting it in fine shape
for the tour through south Mississip-
pf and Louisiana On the StK Of oc-
tober we have contracted for fair
at Hammond, La, and we may have
to fill the engagement there before
coming to Brookhaven, but after that
at least we will make Brookhaven.
l will appreciate your putting a
notice in your paper saying that we
will come to Brookhaven in the near
future but will have to NIL fair
date first. Anyway we will fly over
Brookhaven on the way to Hammond
and if we have time we'll stop there
for day or two.
Nothing can be cut and dried in
the flying game when it comes to
making 4 certain town on schedule
for you know not at what moment
something might happen to delay
you. We expect to have two planes
soon so that we will be flying all the
time.
Thanking you for your favor of
the 25th and hoping to be flying at
your city soon, / am,
Yours very truly,
]. M. WINDHAM,
Jackson, Miss, Sept. 80.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
HONORARY MEMBERS
OF BOARD OF TRADE
President l. w. Cooper Appoints
Ladies-Funds to Be So
licited Next Week.

DR.. /. w. Cooper, the newly elected
President of the Board of Trade has
begun his administration with an in
novation which, we doubt not, will
be appreciated by the gentlemen of
the Board as we'll as the ladies, rep
resenting every department of our
city's life, who will during the year
be recognized as honorary members,
and who are as follows:
Mines. David Cohn, F. B. Noodle,
C. S. Butterheld, e. M. Bee, ]. e.
Seavey, T. Brady, Roy Boadwee, B.
T. Hobbs, s. E. Moreton, Henry
Flowers and Misses jamie Drake and
Fannie Maxwell.
The following committees have al
so been appointed to solicit funds for
the Board:
Ward w. D. Davis, Guy Hoff-
man, T. Brady, jr.
Ward I'd. r. Hayes, F. v. Beck
er, Pat Farrell.
Ward 81. w. McGrath, o. Hart
man, J~M. Wood.
Ward Al. L. Tyler, ]. e. Seavey,
L. Cohn.
The solicitation of funds is ex-
pected to be prosecuted during next
week.
The Leader hopes the community
generally will rally to the support Of
the Board as most important part
of our community life. Its value to
the community is beyond computa-
tion. No city, progressive and ambi-
tious. can grow and flourish without
an organized business board backed
by the people it represents. Be ready
with your subscription.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
Campaign Chairman's Contribution
$2OoO00O0.

j. H. Anderson of Knoxville, Tenn.
chairman Of the commission that is
directing the Baptist rs Million Cam
paign, has made contribution Of
100000 to the campaign and at the
same time gave $4,000 for the erec-
tion OF a new church in his home
city. OF his gift to the campaign
$4,000 will go to Carson-Newman
College at Jefferson City, while the
remaining $4,000 will be appor-
toned among the several interests
of the denomination fostered by the
campaign.
Mr.. Anderson is president Of the
Baptist State Convention OF Tennes-
see as we'll as chairman OF the Lay
mems Missionary Movement in his
state. He is the second Tennessee
layman to give 100000 to the cam
paign, the arst being A. q, jennings
q Mswphip,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
THE FLU" WILL RETURN

According to experts who claim to
be familiar with this much dreaded
disease 1t will be with us again, to
claim its toll of victims. Thus far
no absolute preventative has been
discovered, but, your physician will
tell you that If you will keep your
! system, especially your liver and kid
neys In healthy condition, you are
not very likely to catch the Flu"
or any other contagious disease of a
like character. For this purpose
Algotone Liver, Kidney and Nerve
Tonic Is highly recommended. It
takes the place OF calomel without
any restriction of habit or diet while
taking. It wi1l not make you sick,
grippe or nauseate you in the slight
est way. There are very few people
who feel so we'll that Algotone will
not make them feel great deal bet
ter. You owe it to yourself not to
neglect your health.
You can now purchase q regular
s1.00 bottle of Algotone at the spe-
cial advertising price OF CSC per bot
tie. You can get it at Peoples Drug
Store, Successors to Blooms Drug
store) Brookhaven, Miss.
Il your own druggist does not car
~ Il in stock get him to order ii for
you.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
FARM NOTES BY
co. AGENT LEGETT
Dairy Association Meeting
Truck Growing-Better
Orchards.

The Lincoln County Dairymans
Association will meet at the Court
House Saturday, October 4th, at IL
o'clock. Every dairyman is request
ed to be present as important mat
ters are to be discussed. Arrange
ments for buying feed will be taken
up and cooperative buying of feeds
will begin Immediately after the
meeting. If you are interested in
saving a few hard-earned dollars by
buying feeds in bulk, come to the
meeting.
TRUCK CROPS ENCOURAGED.
Some farmers do not like dairying
or other kinds of farming except cot
ton farming, This year these farm
ers have been hurt materially by the
boil weevil. Many of the cotton
farmers are beginning to realize that
diversified farming is the only sure
plan and they are wondering just
what other crops to grow along with
small acreage of cotton.
A great many farmers are now in
terested in growing a small amount
of truck crops along with their other
crops. In order for them to play safe
it is necessary for the acreage to be
large enough for car shipments from
Brookhaven and Bogue Chitto. No
farmer is urged to plunge into the
vegetable business, but a small acre
age of Irish potatoes, peas, beans,
cabbage, tomatoes, etc., will almost
always bring in little cash right at
the time OF the year when it is need
ed and the vegetable crop can he
followed by some other crop as corn
and peas, corn and beans, ETC., and
as good second crop made as if the
truck crop had not been grown.
The idea is to have an income from
several different crops and live
stock. Each farmer should make a
study of his business and plan his
crops I'd suit his Iand and his con-
ditions.
Every farmer in Lincoln county
who is interested in growing a small
amount Of truck for market will
please send me your name and ad-
dress so that we may know Just how
many acres will be planted to truck
crops.
BETTER ORCHARDS FOR LIN
| COLIN.
Many farmers now have beautiful
orchards in the county which they
are spraying and pruning according
to directions necessary for the up
keep of orchards in the county. Plan
to attend an orchard demonstration
this fall or winter and learn to
prune and spray your own orchard.
All farmers who are interested in
ordering fruit trees comparatively
will please make out list of what
they want, file the order with me
and shall place the order with some
good nursery.
Henry Legett, Co. Agent.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
For Sale.

80 acres good farm land u miles
east of Brookhayen, Miss, on gravel
road. All under fence. Good farm
house, well Of good water, barn and
outhouses. Plenty of timber for the
place. 80 acres in pasture, 10 in
woods, 40 acres in cultivation on the
head Of Bogue Chitto River. Every
acre is fertile soil and level. Running
water the year round. / have seen
40 barrels of corn raised per acre.
good for cotton and corn. vegetables
and hay. For any further particu-
lars write. A. Holpyook, Brookha-
ven, MlAA.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
STATE ASKED FOR
$4,000 ON FUND
State Director of Campaign to
Honor Roosevelt Predicts
Success of Project.

Jackson, Miss. Sept. 27.-Success
of the Roosevelt Fund Campaign,
which will be conducted throughout
the nation October 20-27, in Missis-
sippi is believed assured by the re-
sponse to calls for help in organiz-
ing the state for the work.
w, S. Parks, state director, after
trips through all sections of the
state, reports that enthusiasm is high
and that he is finding the leading
men in all counties willing to sup
port the movement financially and
otherwise.
Mississippi has been asked to give
only $4,000, the smallest quota ev-
er assigned to the state in campaign
for national scope.
The five million dollars to be rails
ed in the United States will be spent
for monumental memorial in Wash
ington, a park at Oyster Bay, with
the eventual purpose of making Sag
amore Hill a great national shrine,
and for the establishment of a uni
versity foundation fund, designed to
preserve the ideals of sturdy Ameri-
canism OF Mr.. Roosevelt in. our col
leges.
All money contributed to the cam
paign will be used for the memorial,
as the expense Of the work will be
paid by a group of Mr.. Roosevelt's
close personal friends in New York
and elsewhere.
For convenience, the state has been
divided into fourteen districts, and
the quotas allotted to each.
These divisions follow:
First: Tunica 5000; Tate 5000;
DeSoto 5000; Lafayette 5000; Pa
nola 800; total $1100.
Second: Benton 800; Tippah
5000; Alcorn $780,; Tishomingo
500; Prentiss 800; total $500.
Third: Itawamba 800; Lee $500;
Pontotoc 800; Union $500; total
$500.
Fourth: Yalobusha $500; Calhoun
800; Webster 500; Choctaw 800;
Montgomery $500; Grenada $500;
Carroll 5000; total $500.
Fifth: Coahoma $3.50; Quitman
800; Tallahatchie $500; Lefiore
$500; Sunflower $500; Bolivar $500;
total $245O,
Sixth: Chickasaw 800; Monroe
$500; Lowndes $500; Oktibbeha
5000; Clay $500; total $1400.
Seventh: Attala 800; Winston
500; Noxubee $500; Kemper 800;
Neshoba 500; Leake 500; total
$500.
Eighth: Washington $3.50; Holm
es 5000; Yazoo $500; Sharkey 5000;
Issaquane 5000; Humphreys $500; /;
total $3.50. ,.szs'r.'-'
Ninth: Scott 5000; Newton 800;
Lauderdale $3.50; Clarke 5000; Jas
per 800; Smith 800; total $145O.
Tenth: Warren $3.50; Kinds $3.50;
Maddisan $500; Rankin 800; Simp-
son 5000; Copiah $500; Claiborne
5000; total $4,000.
Eleventh: Lawrence 500; Jeffer-
son Davis 800; Covington 5000;
Lamar 5000; Marion 500; Walthall
800; total $500.
Twelfth: Jones $500; Wayne
5000; Green 5000; Perry 800; For
rest $500; total $1,000.
Thirteenth: Adams $500; Jeffer-
son 800; Franklin 500; Lincoln
$500; Pike $500; Amite 500; Will
kinson 800; total $500.
Fourteenth: Pearl River 5000;
Stone 500; George 800; Jackson
$500; Harrison $500; Hancock
5000; total $1400.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
First Lady Of Land
Supports Armenian Girl

New York, Sept. 144.-A check
for $3.50 from Mrs. Woodrow Wilson,
to shelter, feed clothe and educate
one of the many orphans picked up
by the American committe for Ar
menian and Syrian relief in the war
ravaged lands of the Near East, was
announced as having been received
by the committe here today.
The child, a girl, for whom the
FIRST lady of the land" thus will be-
come a Lady Bountiful, will be cared
for in one of the orphanages estab-
lished by the committee in what it
calls "a dead land"
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
Lincoln County Club Re-0rganized at
A. & M. College.

The student representatives of
Lincoln County at A. & M. College
met Monday evening, September %,
and re-organized the Lincoln county
Club for the school session of 1919
20.
The following students were pres
ent: H. L. Smith, r. L. Price, M. Ii.
Davis, Joe Lotion, X. w. Holloway,
R. s. Hoggett, A. B. Little, &c. T.
Furr, c.. F. Clarke, R. G.. Bowen, G.
e. Newman, and J. G. Hamilton.
New students received as members
of the Club and the following Off
GERS were elected: H. l.. Smith,
President; X. w. Holloway, Vice
President; ]. c. Hamilton, Secretary
and Treasurer; A. D. Little, Phool.
Mrs. L. A. Higgins was elected hon
orary member.
Reporter.
(The Leader very much appreciates
the above notation from one of our
Lincoln County boys.)
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
Work Day-Oct. 12-Mississippi Or.
phans' Home at Jackson.
Editors Leaders

Editors LEADER
Last October you were kind e.
nough to make little note in the
columns of your paper of Work Day
for the Methodist Orphanage. We
appreciated this very much indeed,
and the financial returns showed the
effect of your courtesy. / am pre-
suming to come to you again ask
ing, If, in behalf of the nearly two
hundred children we have dependent
upon the voluntary contributions of
the Methodist Church of the State,
you will again call attention to our
Work Day, October IL.
Please accept our sincere thanks
for what you did for us last year.
Very truly yours,
B. r. Lewis, Supt.
Rev. B. F. Lewis a brother OF our
pastor Lewis, is we'll known to
Brookhayen. The Orphans Home of
which Mr.. Lewis has charge sent out
21 volunteers to serve for Uncle
Sam; z graduate nurses are still
serving in the army; 2S children
have been given college educsltions
and there are other facts credftable
to the institution.
The earnings of one day in the
year are solicited for the children
who would be homeless and unpro-
tected but for such institutions as
the Mississippi Orphans Home. Make
octehsy i2 Orphans Eems Day.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
Fare to U. C. v. Reunion at Atlanta.

The Leader is informed by Mr.. J..
w. McGrath. honorary member of the
U. C. ", that the fare to the Re
Union at Atlanta is $10.13 there
and back" The route is by way of
Jackson. Veterans and visitors can
leave here at 6:15 a. M, or 1880
a. m, or the noon-day cannon-ball
at 1908 p. m. At Jackson you can
take the A. G. v. at 1855 D. m, and
reach Atlanta next morning at 7:40.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01
Cotton Moths Appear in Washington.

Washington, Sept. 27.-What are
believed to be cotton moths have APP
peared in Washington in large
swarms. Just what brought the
moths from the cotton fields of the
South is not known, but it has been
suggested that they were swept
North on the tail of the great Wind
storm which passed over the lower
Southern States.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01

A small blaze. which was uuench-
ed In its infancy occurred at the
residence of Mr.. Cushman in the
northwestern part Of town Monday
at noon. The FIRE department went
out but the are was out before the
department. arrived,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01

Mr.. Roy Boadwee is planning to
build residence on bis beautiful
lot to the south west. New Orleans
is said to be short 5000 needed FAM
lily domiciles. In proportion to pop
ulatiou Brookhaven seems as short"
90 New Orleans,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1919-10-01

A wholesome discomfort reaches
out for better things and moves the
world forward.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-25
American Troops
Are Withdrawn
From Mexico

MARIA, TEXAS, Aug. 25.-
American cavalry troopers last night
made their way back to the Rio
Grande through a driving rain storm
after an unsuccessful campaign be-
gun last Tuesday to overtake the
bandits who captured and held for
ransom Lieutenants Harold G. Peter
son and Paul H. Davis.
The first troops of the American
punitive expedition to cross the bor-
der on the return to the United
States, the rack and supply trains,
reached the Ruidosa shortly after 8
O'Clock last night, according to tele-
phone advices. The remainder of the
expedition followed.
Contact with Carranza soldiers
also on the trail of the bandits and
heavy rain which wiped out the
fresh trails resulted in the decision
to abandon the chase The Mexican
federals were encountered last night
by scout patrol and after CON
ference army officers decided to
abandon the pursuit until Sunday
Meanwhile the rain had wiped out the
trails of the bandits who were only
a few hours ahead of the Americans.
The punitive expedition returned in
single column with three cavalry
troops leading. pack trains, machine
gun troops and other units following.
Two troops acted as rear guard.
Killed Five Bandits.
The six days below the border re-
suited in the killing of four bandits
by troops and the death of one by
machine gun bullets from an airplane.
Nine bandits, said to be part of the
Renteria band, were captured at Coy
9me, in dance hall, by Carranza SOL
diers. American troopers arrested six
suspects.
Lieut.. Harold G.. Peterson and
Lieut.. Paul H. Davis, the American
aviators whose capture by bandits was
the immediate cause for sending
American troops across the line, ar
rived at Royce Flying field at 4;30
p. m. They crossed to Mexico with
the punitive expedition Tuesday.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-08-25

it until the demand for Speaker was
satisfied.
Foil, so experts would have us be-
lieve, never was cut out for a major
league manager. He doesn't rule
strongly enough, it is contcnded, and
made some errors that had the Cleve-
land club floundering where it should
have been winning.
Speaker could take lesson from
look back over the history of the
clubs managers, but he apparently is
willing to take his chances, and it
must be admitted the Indians are
trotting along in fairly fast company
with the renowned outfelder leading
them.
Playing managers, it seems, are be-
coming all the rage again. Gavvy
Cravath, although doing most of his
labor on the bench, still is regarded
as Philly player and often hits in
the pinches.
There are rumors that George Stell-
ings will be succeeded by a famous
player.