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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

which was a sensational success on the
dramatic stage, has been purchased by
William Fox and will be made into a
moving picture. Richard Stanton will
direct the production, and it will be
released as a special attraction. Work
has already been started on the pict-
are, and the racing scenes are to be
made at one of the Southern tracks.
Motion pictures will supply the prin-
cipal entertainment for President Will
son on his return journey to the peace
conference. The Community Motion
Picture Bureau has arranged the
George Washington programme One
Of the novelties which the President
viii witness is Martin Johnson's pict-
ures, "Cannibals of the South Seas"
Charles Chaplin will also have his
place on the bill, "The Adventurer," one
of his most amusing sketches, being
the selection. William Desmond and
Sessue Hayakawa viii help entertain
the President in the "Prodigal LIAR
and "Bonds Of Honor"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Sh0d0aus ON the Screen

Alan Dwan has just finished direct
ing MARRYING May" for Select Pict-
ures. Marion Davies is the star. She
Is supported by Matt Moore and Nor
man Kerry The scenario was done by
Anita Loos and John Emerson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

Under the direction of Tod Brown
ing, Mary MacIaren has begun work
On a new starring vehicle entitled
prairie Gold" The New MacLaren
vehicle is from the pen OF Sinclair
Lewis. Lewis's latest stage play is
"Hobohemia."
Word has just been received in The
Tribune Office that Alice Joyce has
some now orange blossom perfume
which she will give to any one who
wants it, and she will tell, too, why
she no longer cares to use it. She
used it once, as trial performance,
and something happened, but the ma
turc Of the something has not yet been
disclosed by Miss Joyce's publicity di-
rector.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

Nazimova will start "1'he Brat on
Thursday, according TO present plans.
She is to interpret the tituar role in
June Mathis's screen version of the
play writtc' by Maude Fulton and used
by Miss Fulton as a stellar vehicle on
the speakinG stage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

"Checkers,' the well-known play of
racing life by Henry Blossom, jr.,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09

Julius Steger is resting this week af-
ter writing titles for the last two weeks
and says it-resting-s the hardest
he has known in years. We believe
him.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16
|COUJNCILMEN IN ADJ
JOURNED MEETING
General Proceedings That Were Had
and Done Official Rec
ord Of Body.

49, 3
At this a regular adjourned meet
ing of the Mayor and Board of AL
dermen of the City of Brookhaven,
Mississippi, held at the Mayors Of
nee in said city this, Tuesday, Aug.
IL, 1913, at o'clock p. M, there
were present Mayor Butler, Clerk
Byrne, Atty. Cohn, Aldermen Hart
man, Bee and Meyers.
Absent Aldermen Abrams and Nc
Cormick.
Borrow of Funds.-The Mayor was
on motion authorized to borrow the
sum of $5000,0 90; said loan to be
used as follows:- 100000 Street
Fund; 100000 Power House Fund.
Said loan to bear interest at the rate
of SO per annum from the date of
the execution of the loan. Said
loan to be due and payable Decem-
ber LIST, 1919.
Accounts Allowed.-The following
accounts were on motion allowed and
the Clerk authorized to issue war
rants to cover J. A. Carroll Lum-
Der Co., shayings, $267.O0, Power
House Fund; S. M. Byrd, expense ac-
count, school, $29.70, School Expense
Fund.
After a general discussion of a
number of matters of interest to the
City the Board on motion adjourned
to meet Tuesday, August 10, 1918
at o'clock p. m.
Chester Byrne, City Clerk.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16
LARGE INCREASE IN
INCOME TAX RECEIPTS
Mississippi Shows Total of 15,-
3S2 Returns, With Net In
comes of $52,550,713.

Washington. Aug. .-3s-=zIneome tax
returns were filed by 3,472,890 per-
sons, about 3 per cent of the popula-
tion, for the calendar year of 1917,
according to final reports just COM
pleted by the Bureau of Internal
Revenue. They showed total net
income of $13,652,383,207. The in
crease over 1916 before the law was
expanded to meet war expenses, was
3,036,854 returns and $7,353,806,-
587 in net incomes, the former be-
ing so much greater, comparatively,
because the extension of the law took
in small incomes, previously exempt.
Taxes paid totalled $675,249, ,450, an
average of S36S.56 per individual, or
6.03 per cent of the income.
Returns were made on 1,640,758
incomes ranging from $1,000 to $2,-
900 and ranged in the hundreds of
thousands up to $4,000. There
were 30,391 returns on incomes be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000; 12,43S
returns from $4,000 to 500, 600;
1902 from 100000 to S150,000;
2347 from $150,000 to 100000;
559 from 100000 to $500, 900;
315 form $500,000 to $1,000, 900;
and 141 over that figure.
Mississippi shows the following:
Personal returns 1882, increase
13,492; net incomes $52,550,713, in
crease $37,718,971; tax yield $2,-
191, ,S06, increase $1,996,752; $1,000
to $4,000 incomes 6142, net incomes
$9.213,000.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16
MADE BIG MONEY
WHILE OTHERS RAN
Marion Reilly Gets SIS, 100000 in
Notable Texas Divorce
Law Suit.
COUPLE MADE PART
OF FORTUNE IN MISS.
What Common Law Wife Told in
Detail in a Texas Court
Case.

Marion w. Reily's reason for with
drawing from the race for attorney
general after he had been persuaded
to enter 1t has finally become known
| The Meridian attorney was play
ing for a larger stake.
Instead of employing his time for
several weeks running for office,
Reilly won a big lawsuit in Texas
in which his fee will not be less than
$4,000.
And $4,000 is several times what
the atorney-general Of Mississippi
gets in the way Of salary for the full
four-year tenure of office.
Mr.. Reilly was attorney for the
plaintiff in suit brought at Sher-
man, Texas, against L. r. Bobbitt,
wealthy levee contractor. formerly
well known in the Mississippi delta,
by his common law wife.
Mrs. Bobbitt asked for legal separ-
alton and one-half Of her husbands
property, and the court has given her
both. She eloped with Bobbitt from
Sherman. Texas, on May rs, 1886,
and worked and lived with him in
many levee camps while he was
making fortune. The story of the
case is told in the following dispatch
from Sherman:
A DRAB, DREARY LIFE.
1t was story of q drab, dreary
life, full of hardships that few wo-
men could have withstood, that Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Green Bobbitt, COM
Continued on 3rd page.)
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16
SAYS INFLUENZA
WILL NOT RETURN
Army Physician Thinks Fear of
Disease is Without FOun-
datiOn in United States.

Captain A. r. Newman, a medical
officer of San Diego, Cal, is reported
to have said the other day that he
should like to be able to call out
to the people of the United States as
the soldiers of Uncle Sam are calling
out at evening and lecture to them
against the prevailing fear of re-
turn to this county this fall of the
influenza epidemic.
Its all bosh," he said. "There
is no more likelihood of a return of
influenza than there is a return of
small pox plaques or diptheria
scourges that have come to our
county at times in the past. These
fogey ideas about big healthy ma
tion like this falling prey to the Ta-
wages of any disease is absurd.
i say this because / know that
the physical condition of our sol
diers returning from France is ex-
cellent. The soldiers themselves, if
no one else takes hand in it will
kill out any spreading disease that
might threaten the country for the
next few years. They have had this
thing of sanitation, sanitation and
more sanitation pounded into their
heads for so long that they will put
up the hottest tight you ever saw a.
gainst spread of disease.
People should be careful not to
catch cold or expose themselves to
the dampness these days. Wet cloth
ing should be discarded Immediately
and plenty of hot water should be
drunk. Also plenty of vegetables
should be eaten. II persons take
proper care of themselves as the SOL
diers have, there's no need for this
worry about return of influenza"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16
"BeaOOns' From the sea-cOast

1t is the privilege Of every voter
to cast his ballot for his choice for
office, but it never profits politi-
clan to pretend to be for candidate
and at the same time throw the
hooks into his back.
Ross Collins, though last in the
gubernatorial race, made much bet
ter showing that the political prog
nosticators predicted, and consider
ing the conditions of the political
situation in Mississippi just now, his
vote is very aattering.
Ex-GoV. Noel, was elected to the
State Senate from Holmes county
Mr.. Noel was in the last race for u,
s. Senate, and ran poor third. His
election to the State Senate is q
source Of much satisfaction to his
friends.
wild Bill" Stegall, long pictur-
esQue, IL not a polished member OF
the Mississippi Legislature, was de-
feated in the Pontotoc county pri-
mary Tuesday. and he will be missed
for his honesty as well as his pecu-
liar type of statesmanship.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16

To Editor Leader

To Editor Leader:-
Please allow us a small space
in your paper in the interest of
the Tax Payers of Lincoln coun-
|ty. The undersigned tax pay
ers of Beat A, Lincoln county,
Miss, have investigated and
wish to make the following
statement and also wish to hear
from Mr.. Jake Moak, present
member of the Board of Super
|visors from Beat 4, in regard to
Int.
AS far back as December,
1918, the records in the Chan
cery Clerks office in Brookha-
ven win show Mr.. r. M. Carruth
was paid $945.52 for 23,63S feet
of lumber at $4,000 per thou
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16
WILL HAVE GOVERN
MENT FOOD SALE
Plans Completed for Lincoln
County to Share in Cheap
Food Prices.

A great many inquiries have come
to Postmaster Cassidy since the an
nouncement of the arrival of 240 car
loads of surplus government food
|stuffs In New Orleans. People have
turned away disappointed when in
formed that the goods could be Sc
cured only in cases or in hundred
pound sacks. In New Orleans, by
the way, clubs and organizations are
buying with diyvy-up afterwards.
But now Brookhaven doesn't care
a hang, for the City Board and the
Postmaster have put their heads to-
gether and there will be from one to
five carloads of feed" for the peo-
pie here, at government prices, with
in ten days or two weeks. And the
80 odd articles inVentoried-ham,
bacon, eorned beef, corn-meal, hon.
my, -four, extracts, spices, soups, can
ned vegetables, crackers. baking
powders, etc, etc.,-cannot be mer-
chandiSed at this will be classed
as profiteering and will be prosecu-
ted.
Application will be made for from
one to five carloads which can be
sold in small quantities to suit the
trade.
City Clerk Byrne is busy with the
telephone making arrangements for
the big sales which will be announ-
ced by circulars as soon as definite
arrangements are completed.
The prices, dates and place will all
be made plain for the peoples bene-
fit. The Mayor and City Clerk will
have the management of the city's
enterprise.
In this way the people who have
'cast their bread upon the waters
for the sufferers during the world
war pestilence will receive 1t back
again at time little anticipated in
the H. C. L.
Thanks to the City Board and
Postmaster Cassidy.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16
Progressive Teachers Returned Fol
Better Work in Public School.

Misses Annie Burns. Lula Sasser,
Anne Decell, and Maggie Franklin,
of the Primary Department of the
Brookhaven city schools, have re-
turned from attending the Summer
session of the University of Chica-
go. Miss Franklin has gone to her
home at Muldon, and Miss Decell to
Clancy, for the rest of vacation.
These are among the best and most
progressive of our teachers. They
took heavy courses at the great uni
versity, under some Of the most no
ted instructors of the country, and
report much pleasure and profit from
their work. Better salaries should
always result in such advanced. pro-
fessional study, which in turn should
always result in better teaching, and
thus the children and community
gain by it..
These teachers have secured bet
ter equipment for their labors with
the children, and are full of enthu.
siasm from the larger outlook. A
splendid school year is in prospect.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16
ABOUT GETTING @DUNs.n .

A subscriber received a dun thru
the postofhce and 1t made him mad.
He went to see the editor about 1t,
and the editor showed him a few
duns Of his own-one for paper, one
for type, one for fuel and several
others.
Now" said the editor, II didn't
get mad when those came because /
knew that all had to do was to ask
several reliable gentlemen like you
to come and help me out, and then
could settle all OF them
When the subscriber saw how 1t
was, he relented, paid UP, and renew
ed for another year.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16
Mississippi Has Internal Revenue
District.

Mississippi has been made sep
arate Internal Revenue District, and
Major George Donald Of Magee, has
been appointed by President Wilson
as collector in the district recently
created. Prior to its creation, Mis-
sissippi was in the district served by
the Birmingham, Ala, office.
Major Donald served as chief de-
putty Of the Birmingham Revenue
office, with headquarters in Jackson,
He was recommended for appoint
ment to the office OF collector Of the
new district by Senator John Sharp
Williams.
Major Donald is we'll known. He
resides about 40 miles north of Hat
tiesburg or. the Gulf and Ship Island
Railroad. During the Spanish-Amer-
ican war he commanded battalion
in the old First Mississippi regiment
He is quite popular throughout the
stats.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16

AS the Leader has said in a
former issue it is not going to
try to dictate to the people who
to vote for-even now that the
candidates are thinned to two in
"a hill.
We have our preferences and
are going to vote accordingly
and viii, just because of our sin
cere interest in our States and
County's welfare continue to
give information concerning the
candidates as we have been do
ing.
Just here we win say it ought
to be "an open field and a fair
fight" from now on; but by
grapevine telegraph we hear
that not only was some money
used in the campaign before the
first primary; but it seems from
current reports that money is
being passed out" to help
-this or that candidate
for office now.
The man who offers the bribe,
whether accepted or not by the
other party, is guilty, and also
the man who asks for money
to use his influence or vote,
whether it is given or not-both
are guilty under the law.
Of course there is a legal side
to this as well as a moral side I;
but the grand jury and secret
detectives may later attend to
both the man that gives and the
man who kes-both are guilty
before the law.
We believe the people will re-
sent what we consider a slur on
Lincoln county people when a
man stated to us: "All Mr.. Can
|didate needs to be elected is a
Thousand dollars that he can
pass out in fives and tens" We
do not believe the great big ma
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16
A JINGLE IS HEARD LIKE
MONEY IN ELECTION MATTERS

jority of Lincoln voters are like
a herd of sheep.
The evidence is being run
down and the men who are CIV
ing bribes and accepting them
are not going to be safe in Lin
coin county. If money talks too
loud it may be heard through
the bars even up in Jackson la
ter on.
We are loath to believe that
any considerable number of Lin
coins voters will stultify them
selves and their consciences by
receiving pay, much less giving
pay for mans vote.
Some of the men who
have been offered money or its
equivalent ought to make out
affdavits against the would-be
bribers. e-s-s- =
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16
Beat Citizens Declare County Paid For Lumber Il
Did Not Get and Ask Supervisor MOak to Make
an Explanation

sand, also Mr.. w. L. Denman was
paid 1855 for hauling 1858
feet at $500 per thousand, while
in fact there was only 1868
feet delivered, said lumber be-
ing for the purpose of building
bridges and culverts in Beat 4.
The tax payers viii note the
above is a shortage which a.
mounts to approximately STA
so.
We would like to be enlighten-
ed as to why this money was
paid by the county and lumber
was not delivered.
w. o. Stancil,
v. Williams,
J. L. Keen,
w. B. Parsons. (Adv,)
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16

Tar and feathers is the proper
treatment for such villains who as
saulted that little girl upon our
streets in broad open daylight. Is
our city so Iawless that child may
not venture upon the streets without
a platoon Of police to guard herr
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The whole city Of Memphis must
feel the shame of it. And yet other
and smaller communities are giving
license to lawlessness by federation
of It.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16

Pictures framed right. No bad
joints-No nails to show. Sealed in
back. Guaranteed not to leak dust
All colors of mats carried in stock
80 patterns Of moulding to select
from. Phone 27 or call me at the
Leading jewelers.. B. B. Price.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16

Mr.. JEFF Sasser and Miss Sobrina
Burt of New Prospect, were married
in Brookhaven Wednesday. Con-
gratulations go out to the esteemed
couple. Mr.. Sasser is one of our
well-to-do dairymen and farmers.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16

SURGEONS agree that in cases Of
Cuts, Burns, Bruises and Wounds,
the FIRST TREATMENT is most
important. When an EFFICIENT
antiseptic is applied promptly, there
Is no danger Of infection and the
wound begins to heal at once. For
use on man or beast, BOROzONE is
the IDEAL ANTISEPTIC and HEAL
ING AGENT. Buy 1t now and be
ready for an emergency. Sold by
King Drug Co.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16

Read everything in The Leader
and you'll be keeping up with your
town and county.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16

Miss Martha Litchneld. Of Jack
son. Il on visit to her friend. Miss
Marie Watts.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16

There are many strange things in
the world. Are you one?
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16
Mems Glass, Baptist Sunday School
J. A. MAUI. TEACHER

~ - A'-a 49, t@<9AA
Subject for tomorrow: christian
Missions Glass enrolment 40; pres
snt last Sunday aE; yisiters 3.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1919-08-16

One hot head is more dangerous
than thousand decent citizens.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-25
Noske Can't Keep Peace
With Army ALLOWED by
Treat, He Tells lie Matin

PARIS, Aug. 25.- Jules Sauerwin,
foreign editor Of LIE Matin, now in
Berlin, sent his paper an interview
with Noske, the German minister Of
defense. In support Of his plea that
Germany be allowed to reduce her
military forces more gradually Than
already stipulated, Noske says:
There are still some nests Of boil
shevism scattered throughout Ger.
many, even in the neighborhood of
Berlin. A second revolution in this
country in the coming winter is entire
ly possible. The first one l was able
to quell. and so saved central Europe
from barbarian. Now it Is necessary
to leave me the means to do the same
thing II occasion arises.
Il now have actually 100000 men
This is the absolute total, despite the
entente newspapers charges that
have innumerable armies. According
to the treaty l must reduce these
100000 to 100000 before next April
Already I am beginning to reduce the
army, but when the treaty becomes
effective, probably by the 1st of Oc
tober, I must throw out Immediately
10000 to join our masses of unem-
ployed That will add to our social
difficulties.
with only 100, 900 men, l will not
be able to maintain order in this coun
try"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-25
CHARGES US. WITH
EXPLOITING GERMANS
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN. Sunday, Aug. 24.-George
Moech. financial writer for the Tage-
blatt, criticizes the United States for
failing to assist Germany financially
and asserts that Americans are even
guilty Of machination to depress the
value of the mark artificially.
Americans are exploiting Ger
many's needy situation most selfish
ly.' he declares. "by delaying to grant
credit which Germany needs, and de-
pressing the value of the mark, with
the intention Of obtaining of such gen
eral products as dyes, chemicals and
brushes at low prices. On the other
hand they offer American products to
German buyers at as high prices as
possible. 1t is poor comfort for us to
know that the Americans are playing
the same game as their former allies"
He says the American government
could now show whether it really
wishes to help Germans in their work
Of reconstruction by allowing Germany
to enter the American money market.
mot without reason" he concludes,
do the glances Of our economic lead
ers turn toward the east 1t is ever
clearer that rescue is to be found
there"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-25
|. u. Announces Faculty
Changes for Coming Yea,

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, Aug. 25. -
Additions to the faculty Of Indiana
university for the coming school year
have been announced from the office
of William Lowe Bryan, president.
The list of new instructors includes
the name Of Prof Homer E. Wood
bridge, a member Of the faculty of the
department of English at the Univers-
ity Of Illinois.
Other new faculty members include:
Department of English-Miss Edna
Johnson former member Of the faculty
at Earlham college, to be instructor;
William Teller, former instructor in
English at Pennsylvania State college,
to be instructors; Morrise G. Fulton,
formerly of Davidson college. South
Carolina, to be an assistant professor;
Mrs. Ellen Scott, Bloomington. to be
instructor; Miss Stella M. Whitfield,
Bloomington, tutor; Mrs. Marian
Campbell. tutor, and Harmon Bross,
Bloomington, tutor.
Department Of Mathematics-Prof
K. P. Williams, associate professor.
Department Of History-Dr. Thomas
Morgan to be assistant professor.
Department Of Economics A. L.
Prickett. formerly of Hibbing college,
assistant professor.
Department Of Romance Languages
Paul w. Weber instructor; Ricordo
Rajas. tutor. Spanish: Mercedes Man
osalva, tutor, Spanish: Alexander H.
Grape, instructor. French; Gena V.
Nusicidecolenni, instructor, French;
Leon Verriset, assistant instructor,
French.
Department Of Journalism-Cloud
Bolser, instructor
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-08-25
Women Golfers Compete
For Western Honors

DETROIT, Aug. 2.-One of the larg-
est and best fields Of golfers ever en-
tered in a Woman's Western Golf as
ISOLATION tournament was to begin
play for the title at the Detroit Golf
club today. Among the 1870 entered
were 60 from Chicago. 80 from De-
troit and leading players from Cleve-
land, Toledo, Cincinnati. Buffalo. San
Francisco, Memphis and other cities.
The announcement that Miss Elaine
Rosenthal, the title holder, who won
from Miss Frances Hadfield. the Mil
waukee star, at Indian Hill last year.
would not defend her honors, was a
disappointment to many Of the play
ers who had anticipated another hard
fought title round.
Among the well known players en-
tered are Miss Hadfield, Mrs Arnold
Jackson, Chicago, who has twice won
the national championship; Miss Eliz-
abeth klotz, Chicago city champion +;
Miss Lucille Dessenberg, Kalamazoo,
Mich, champion; Mrs. F. o. Let's Jr.,
Chicago, formerly twice western
champion, and Mrs. Melvin Jones,
Chicago.
Thirty-two will qualify for the
championship flight which begins to.
morrow. Three other flights Of six
teen each will play during the week
for the association.