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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-03-27
DID THEY BUY TT

That was some slam on our worthy
Legislature handed out by Hon. w.
Calvin Wells, prohibition enforce
ment commissioner for Mississippi.
He wrote the Legislature that
II has been reported to me that
Intoxicating liquors have been offer
ed for sale to members Of the Legis-
lature here In Jackson, openly and
brazenly, In certain quarters. II is
my desire to be informed BY you
whether or not such has taken place
with reference to you, and IL SO, when
and where the liquor was offered for
sale to YOU. feel sure that as q
law abiding citizen, If such has been
the case. you viii write me on the
back OF this letter such facts, and
maiR same to me In the enclosed
franked envelope. Yazoo Herald.
Some slam I" How are Legislators
~different9'
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-03-27
Soldiers Orphans Punished.

Chicago, March 19.-Blowing soap
bubbles is an offense in the Illinois
state home for soldiers orphans,
where 338 children of war veterans
are housed.
Miss Annie Hinrichsen, secretary
of the department of public welfare
found two small boys kneeling on a
crack for punishment, ON a visit to
the home yesterday.
What did you do?'' she asked.
BLEW soap bubbles"
Miss Hinrichsen reported to her
chief, Charles H. Thornes, that the
home had only three toys, and that
the playroom for sick children was
a cement "cell" In the basement, de-
void of all furniture.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-03-27

Miss Fanna Mai KEGS returned
home yesterday from the annual con-
vention at Newton bearing the ban
ner as the best b. Y. p. U. leader in
the State. There is much enthusiasm
in this feature of church work and
the distinction won by Miss Fanna
Mai is indeed recognition of re-
markable qualifications as leader.
Another gifted Brookhaven girl was
on the program-MissA AudelIe Afford
who gave an address.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-03-27
would have to come down.

would have to come down.
when / do entertain do so SEN
sihly. do not rake the markets for
unreasonable delicacies or my brain
for weird novelties. I give myself,
my thought for their comfort and
wholesome ideas for their entertain
ment. And / think they like it.
''If those who have liked my work
want a message, there it is, some
thing near and dear to my heart
will you take it to them?"
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-03-27
HONEST ABE'ss DOCTRINE.

Property is the fruit Of labor; pro-
perty is desirable; Is positive good
In the world. That some should be
rich shows that others may become
rich, and hence is Just encourage
ment to industry and enterprise. Let
not he who hath no house tear down
the house Of his neighbor; but rath-
er let him strive diligently to build
one for himself, thus, BY example,
showing confidence that when his
own is built 1t will stand undisturb-
ed.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-03-27

Several auto loads of cat fish and
buffalo fish have been on Brookha-
ven's streets, having been brought in
from Pearl River for sale to those
who desired this kind of edible. A
spoon bill cat, with a bill II inches
long and Weighing so pounds at
tracted a great deal Of attention last
Saturday from the big crowd in the
city.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-03-27

Representatives of~the Brookhaven
Baptist Church in attendance upon
the State B. Y. P. U. Convention at
Newton are as follows:- Misses Fan
ma Mai KEGS, Audelle Afford, Perla
Boren, DR.. ]. A. Taylor and Mr..
Chester Byrne.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01
ROBERT COLLINS
OUT UNDER BOND
JUDGE COVER FIXED BAIL THIS
MORNING OF $4,000

Robert A Collins, the alleged de-
faulting cashier of the Unadila bank
who was last week apprehended in
the sthte of wyoming, was today re
leased FROM Dooly county Jail under
a bond of $4,000 which was asses
sed by Judge O. 7. Cover here this
morning.
Attorneys Powell j&-Lumsasn of
Vienna and Crum and Jones of Cof-
dele, representing Collins, presented
application for bail today and Judge
Cover went over the case, granting
the request. Collins had bondsmen
ready to sign and this was done in
short order.
1t was shown in preliminary repre-
sen1ltions by the attorneys that
Collins had a shorthge that would not
exceed the 1pnd fixed His case
will in all probability gosto the grand
jury of Dooly county at the session
of the superior court which begins
Monday.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01
GEORGIA JUMPS in AUTO
OWNERSHIP SO PER CENT

1t will be an interesting piece of in
formation for Georgians to know
that during 1919 automobile owner
ship in this state increased thirty
six percent over 1915 In 1918 Geor-
gia owned 99,16O automobiles, In
1919 the state owned 1885 auto
mobiles. These figures are furnished
by the Goodrich news service of the
Goodrich Tire and Rubber Company
CT Akron, Ohio.
IT was necessary to estimate the
i st few days OF December to get
in this report, but it is a fairly ac-
curate one and represents the regis
tration for the two years mentioned
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01
,WEN'S BIBLE CLASS IN
CAMPAIGN FOR INDEX

Members of the Mems Bible Glass
will be jim campaign for the Chris
ion Index, the Baptist denomHtl ton
al paper at the Baptist Sunday
School Sunday morning. Plans have
ocen made to instill interest in the
paper and pm effort will he nade to
out this publication in every Baptist
oome in the community.
A pregnant of real interest awaits
class members and those in charge
Aore to make the morning one of
grdlt value throughout the entire
membership of the Baptist church.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01
MRS DURRETT ENTERTfHNS
SYMPHONY CLUB

The Symphony Club was delight
fully entertained by Mrs. T. ]. Dur
rett Friday afternoon.
The mu5ic room was beautifully
decorated with candles and white
carnations.
The afternoon was devoted to the
study Of scandinavian composers
and the program was as follows:
Because Schytte
Miss Lawrence.
Thou Imilk-White Young Stripping
Linding
Mrs. Coker 80. ......
H,per-4Some Interesting Incidents
In the Life of Griege.
Miss Carrie Mae Mckenzie
To Spring Edward Grieg
Mrs Lee Espy
Little Prince Grieg
Mrs. Terrell
The Warning is Good Grieg
Mrs Lee Ryals.
Cradle Song. Hell fdan Kjerielf
Mrs Willis Shipp
After this splendid programs de.
licious salad !course was served by
AIrs. Bennett of Tifton, Miss Evelyn
Hill and Miss Mary Parker.
Ibc<2 enjoying the afternoon
the members of the club, were Mrs
Frazer of Macon, Mrs. Bennett OF
Tiftcn, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. A. I. Webb
Mrs. A. F. Churchwell, Mrs. J. B
Ryals, Mrs. j. S. Hill and Misses
Hill and Parker.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01
OUR OWN

If l had known in the morning
How wearily all the day
The words unkind
Would trouble my mind
l said when you went away,
Ih'd been more careful, darling,
Nor given you needless pain
But we vex our own,
With look and tone
We might never take back again.
For thought in the quiet evening
You may give me the kiss of peace
Yet it might be
That never for me
The pain of the heart should cease
How many go forth in the morning
That never come back i'll at night
And hearts have broken
For harsh words spoken
That sorrow can never right. ,..
We have careful thoughts for strang
ers
And smiles for the sometime guest
But oft for "our own
THE bitter tone,
Though we love our own the best
All, brow with the curve impatient
All, brow with thht look of Scoin,
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01
ROCHELLE MAN ACCEPTS
LUMBER JOB HERE

My. R. NJ Bailey of Rochelee, an
expert mechatnic and lumber nun,
tfs accepted position with the
Crisp County Lumber Company here
and will serve as superintendent Of
the planning mills. He will move his
family from Rochelle to cordele as
soon as a suitable residence can be
found.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01
PRIMARY ENTRIES
CLOSE TONIGHT
SATURDAY BROUGHT NO NEW
CANDIDATES I'LL LATE

Up till late Saturday afternoon no
ew candidates were entered in the
ace for office in Crisp. The close
will come with Saturday night and
The primary will be held on Friday
February -.
Unless there are some late surpris-
es, the race will go through as already
announced, contests occurring only
in the Commissioner race for Hatley
the thirteenth and Eleventh. and for
Tax Collector and Sheriff.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01
NEW TIRE MAN HERE

Mr.. +. WI German, representing
the Brunswick tire, with hdldquar-
ters in Atlanta, has been here this
week making plans to move head
quarters to Cordele for this terri
tory He is spending the week end in
Cordcle.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01
EVERYBODY is LYING NOW

I'd rather drink water than beer,
I'd rather drink milk than cham
Bogne;
A ginger high make me feel queer,
And claret cup gives me a. pain;
I'm really a buttermflk fan,
And for whiskey don't care a slam
So take it from me, I'm happy-Oh
boy,
"What "a wonderful liar l am
Selected
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

Barsh Fielder, who a short time
hgo received his discharge from the
Navy after service of more than a
year, left the past week for Kinks
Vile, Mo. where he goes to study
Osteopathy.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

Cordele friends of Miss Martha
Lifsey who is Intending Wesleyan,
will be interested to know that she
has been made Feature Editor of
"The Wesleyain", college magazine
which is published monthly. Miss
Lifsey is studying journalism and ha
shown unusual talent in this line.
She also cdltribute1 to the Jester
which is gotten out annually by the
students Of the college, the latest
edition Ering published in Decem-
her.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

When an earthen jar has become
tanned it may be sweetencd by
filling with dry earth and leaving
in the ground for some time.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

Friends will !be glad to learn of
the improvement of P. NJ, Browning
who has been confined to his homel
for the past several days with i'll
ness.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

Calgary, Alberta, has municipal
baseball diamonds, soccer fields,
golf links and grounds for other
sports. There are 5000 golfers i'll
the population of $4,000.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

Master Lamar Browning, bright
little son of Ms. and Mrs. p. NJ
Browning had the misfortune to fall
on the pavement hnd break his arm
several days ago while riding his bi
cycle.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

Mrs. L. NJ, Summer land her little
daughter Irene left yesterday for
Arlington where they go to spend
several days with Mrs, Sumers
daughter Mrs. w. D. Cox. =.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

A man in st. Louis, arrested for
stealing eighty pounds of meatal, a
handful at d time, said he did it be
cause he wHs suffering FROM bad
wooden leg" and wanted money to
buy new one.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

One way to reduce the number OF
divorces would be to have people do
their courtlng with their everyday
clothes on--Akron Times
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

Misses Mary Bivins and Maggie
Hughes have return from "a delight
full visit to friends in Camilla.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

Miss Carrie burden, of Macon, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. S. Den
ham on Fifth Avenue.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

Miss Ruth Scandrett is at home
from Agnes Scott for the weekend.
Friends of Mr.. Felto!n Smith will
regret to know Of his illness at his
home on Fourteenth avenue.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01
CHARl .ESTON HAS hEiln
EPIDEMIC OF INFL UENZA

Charleston, JAN. 3l.-There are now
124 cases OF influenza officially report
ed in this city, mostly ot mild type.
Only one death has been reported.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

Natives Of Alaska believe in Sham
anism form Of sorcery.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

The regular Mchthly Meeting Of
the Guild will be held in the FIarish
rooms on Monday afternoon at 430
and every member of the Guild is
urged to be present.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

'Twere cruel fate
Were the night too late
To undo the work of the morn.
Margaret e. Sangster
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

Mrs. Robert Toombs has accepted
the position Of teacher of Latin
and Spelling in the Cordele High
School.
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

o. D. German is spending several
days in the city in the interest of the
Railvly Lock-Spike Company of
Atlanta
The Cordele dispatch., 1920-02-01

Nh. and Mrs. Barney Ware are now
occupying apartments with Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. V. Swearingen on Sixteenth
avenue
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-06
Getting Ready for
Red Cross Roll Call

Plans for the conduct Of the Red
Cross roll call were discussed last
evening at Il meeting OF the eXecu-
tive committee of the local Red
Gross chapter held at headquart ers
in the Court house. The roll call
will be in charge Of NJ. L. Brown,
treasurer fthe local chapter, and
Mrs. Arthur Stealey. Mr.. Brown
and Mrs. StcaIey will conduct thu
city campaign, while the county
will be in charge OF Mrs. W. II.
Conway. Others who will assis!
in the work Of organization are
Mrs. f. F. Hartley and Mrs. j. T..
Grimsley.
The organization is not yet COM
plctc. The drive begins Nov. IL
and by that date the organization
will be completed and the person
nei announced. Sidney Wright Will
be in charge of the publicity de-
partment.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-06
Games Today.

Some very interesting football
games are booked in the east this
afternoon, Harvard and Princeton
offer the most interesting contest.
the first q the championship con
tests between the Big Three Next
week Yale will play Princeton at
Princeton and the following week
Harvard will meet Yale ~ New
Haven. Harvard rules u slight ia.
vorite In the contest today, but
with Princeton's fast baCkfield in.
tact today the Tiger may resort To
open football that will bring victory
10 them. Yale will tackle Brown
at the Yale Bowl this afternoon,
and the Providence boys may show
the Bull Dog a few football tricks
they had not counted upon learn
ing today Yale defeated Colgate
Ell and Brown defeated the Col
gate team l4.0, so there is 4 little
dope on the the matter OF scores.
With the Princeton game only a
week away, Yale will try to win to-
day without taking too many
chances but may have to open up
with all she has before the battle
is over.
Syracuse will take on Wash-Jeff
al Syracuse this afternoon and
the home lads, despite the reverse
at the hands OF Holy Cross last
week, are expected to win the game
and get revenge for the defeat at
the hands OF the Red and Black
last season. On the other hand,
Wash.JeN hopes to find herself in
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-06
SMALL SCHOOLS
HAVE BIG STARS
AD-American Timber Not
Exclusive in Big
League Woods

Not all Of the All.American ma.
terial blooms on the big league
elevens. So of them are to be
found starring with smaller
schools. Coach N. B. Banks. Of
Drake University, has couple OF
likely candidates on his squad this
fall They are Brindley and Till
mont, Aubrey Devine and Slater.
OF Iowa, also look like possible Sc
lections to the Drake mentor.
Coach Banks played four years
at Syracuse University, graduating
in 1909. He was quarterback.
Those were the days when Big Bill
Horr was cutting up for the syria.
cuse gang at tackle.
The greatest play Banks can re-
call was one in which Big Bill car
ried the ball over with his weight
and main strength.
1t was the Syracuse-Lafayette
game OF 1906, played at Enston. Pa.
The Syracuse halfback had inter
cepted a forward pass and was
speeding down the sideline when
the Lafayette coach tripped the
runner by sticking his foot inside
the field Of play.
The haltback fell headlong and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-06
Sport Chatter
Number the Players.

This Is the season of the year
when We get Il few remarks about
number the football players in the
so.caIled big games down east,
Practically all the big colleges
have come around to the point OF
meeting the demands OF the pub.
lie that the players be numbered.
Harvard and one or two others
have refused to do the numbering
act. II seems to US that the num-
berinG game is all TO the good. |:
makes the game more Interesting
TO the spectators, because they can
tell just who is carrying the bal!
and what players are making the
best showing in the game. The
numbers work no great handicap
to the players worth mentioning.
and the public should be consid-
cred The public is giving football
greater support than ever before.
and any Legitimate means that can
be used for the benefit OF the pub
lie should be given the approval
OF the football leaders.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-06
Add Greatest Plays,

While thinking over some Of the
greatest plays you did not see hut
might have enjoyed look this one
over, made by Walter ECkersall,
playing for Chicago against Michl-
gan in 1905:
Battling through the first halt
and we'll into the second with vary
ing fortunes. the two teams were
playing each other to standstill,
when Michigan punted well into
Chicago territory. Here Chicago
was peualized Is yards, and 1t was
the Maroons' ball inside their own
Yive-yard line. In this desperate
situation Eckersall dropped back
behind his own goal posts to punt
the ball out OF danger. rs he
stood there he saw that the Mich
lgan end and defensive back had
deserted the left side OF the Line
and massed on the right, apparent
" intending to form strong inter
ference to run back the punt.
'.Sizing up the situation quickly,
Eckersall changed the signal TO
run from u punt formation around
the weak end. Maroon support
crs fairly gasped as they saw the
play start. II Michigan lineman
broke through and tackled Eckle
before he crossed the goal line, 1t
was a safety and defeat. II EclEle
was stopped within five or 10 yards
Of the goal line, the Maroons were
in the same hazardous situation US
before.
THE very unexpectedness Of the
strategy was It's success. Maroon
Iuter(erers boxed Tackle Patrick
while Eckie ran from 10 yards be-
hind his own goal line and carried
the bail 20 yards up the field be-
fore he was dOwned by Johnny
Garrels, who cut clear across from
the other side when he saw his own
deserted end skirted. Then there
was au exchange of punts and with
In five minutes Chicago had the
ball so yards up the field from the
poInt where defeat had been risk.
ed.
1T was the turning point Of the
game. Shortly thereafter Chicago
forced a safety when a Michigan
player foolishly tried to run back
punt from behind the Wolverine
goal line. If Eckersall had failed
his effort would huve looked almost
equally foolish"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-06
RATED
As GREATEST
EVER SOUTH
Best Game On Card in
Dixie For This
4.tgec5
Week

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Nov. 6.
1T was announced here today that
Mile" Thompson, of Georgetown
University. one of the most widely
knoWn and official gridiron officials
inChg United States, would act as
refeFsee. In the Washington and
I,esI west Virginia football game
iste today. Thompson for years
has appeared in the Yale-Harvard
gansS and other major engage
msnfs throughout the east.
Tn6mpson will have J. II. Moffat
ofSPrihceton University, another
extremeiy well-known official as
umpire, and Walter sugden, the
noted Harvard player, who was
/ center on the Crimson in 1904 and
1905 as head linesman.
Being ranked as the most impor-
tant engagement played in the
soutg on Saturday, the game was
given nigh rating by the Central
board, OF officials and the result is
that three Of the most capable men
on gfhe list were assigned to the
game:
piciSing the winner in the gains
has an the local fans guessing and
!Es4as practically a toss-up with
mos isof the fans. Several, howev-
or, gwayed by West VIrginia's bet
ter showing against Princeton pick
! the 60nntaineers to win, and these,
toot arc. considering Johnson's clev.
er right toe. which scored the
(, MounfAineers. points against
Princeton and which, according to
rep6tt:frpm Morgantown, has been
putting the ball through the up
rights with great accuracy this
week, johnson will be defended by
a line. that averages 1879 pounds in
weight and a field goal may decide
the issue.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-06
wORTHINGToN
The Election

The ELECTION
The election pass on qustIy
in Worthington last Tuesday and
resulted about as the Republican
committee had predicted. Their
poll of the voters called for u
majority of 80 but when the votes
we're counted Harding had y lead
Of "a ana Morgan was 81 ahead
Of Koontz. II the precinct lines
had not been changed the Ropub-
llcan majority would have been ut
least $50. The vote was about 40
short of the registration. About 50
per cent OF tho women voted Ihe
unfavorable weather kept a large
number away from the polls. The
Republican women did quiet but
effective work and were not asleep
as some OF the opponents ima5ln'
ed, and they did not resort TO any
doughnut fcasts. Mrs. Nancy Bill
ingslea was probably the oldest vo-
ter TO cast a ballot, being about ~
years old. The youngest voter was
hor grandson. Blake Billingslea.
who was 81 years old on Noveu-
Der 1st, the day before the election.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-06

engaged in church work for several
weeks.
Finley Cakes was a business Wis
itor in 'Clarksburg on Thursday.
Mesdames c. o. Messenger and
Howard Smith we're visitors in
Shinnston on Thursday,
Earl W. Parrish VIM came up
from Manor, Pa, to cast his vote
returned 10 that place on Friday.
Mrs. June Clark and two children
were visiting Mrs. Clark's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Murphy here on
Thursday.
Mrs. Ralph Douglas. of Clarks-
burg, was visiting friends here on
Thursday.
Mrs. Cecil V. Caldwell, of Fair
mont came up on Thursday evening
to attend the Loyal Sisters Rebek-
ali Lodge. Two candidates were in
itiated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas L Hay, Of
Briscoe, were visitors here on
Thursday evening.
Mrs. b. r. Hayes returned on
last Tuesday from two weeks Wis
it at Glendenin, Durbin and other
points in the southern part OF Che
slate.
George W. Murray was a visitor
in Fairmont on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Barrack who
were recently married have taken
apartments in the S. J. Sturm
building and have gone to house
keeping.
AIRS. l.. f. Brothers was a recent
visitor in Pittsburgh.
Frank NJ Sharp was business
Visitor III Fairmont on Friday.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-06

AS usual the we1l-known Gilmore
Dobie Is doing things at Cornell.
Chief among ''lese things he is de-
veloping a scoring machine. And
chief among the scorers is soph-
omore named Haw.
When you see a star on the grid
iron field and the points he makes
begin to pile up into the big figures
it doesn't mean lot sometimes.
II merely means that he has been
called OIL to take the ball over the
goal line a lot Of times.
But when you see a boy like Knw
playing his first year OF college
football and being second in the
list of high scorers it means a lot.
1t happens to mean even more i'll
this case because Mayer, the Cor
nell fullbaCk, has been the logical
point scorer and has had most Of