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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01
SENTENCED TO DIE
IN ASSAULT CASE
Negro Is indicted, Tried and Convicted
In Tndianola in One Day
Trial was Orderly.

Indianola, Miss. Nov. 29.-Today, at
special session of the Circuit Court
N. +. Ware, a negro, was indicted by
grand jury. tried in open court con-
svicted and sentenced to be hanged. for
criminally assaulting Ophelia Coleman.
an !eight-year-old white girl
The offense was committed on Oc-
tober 1S. Following her hearing the
child's story, Mrs. Coleman. in the alb
sence Of her husband, summoned the
sheriff, who after arresting Ware. or
dered the negro taken elsewhere for
safety
The trial proceeded as If civil case
was being heard. the few spectators be-
having in a quiet manner. without
show of any demonstration. H. C.
Mounger and J. P. Price, local attor-
neys. were appointed by the court to
defend the accused.
Ware was sentenced. to be hanged
on December 81. the sentence being
pronounced by Judge Davis. It is not
believed by Sheriff Cox that the courts
decision will be interfered with by a
public demonstration.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01
DEMOCRACY.

1t is being stated that U. S. Senator
Pat Harrison is very optimistic about
the final triumph of Democracy. as tho
anybody doubted it because of tempor-
ary defeat of the Democratic Party.
The only trouble was that il. was au-
tocracy-not democracy-that sent the
people seeking after new kind of ad-
ministration politics and government
that caused the unrest that expressed
itself at the polls as dissatisfied with
the administration-not with the prin-
ciples of democracy and its long estab-
lished policies and purposes on which
we were all raised
Our people want to get back to de-
mocracy; they want to be united. They
want liberty, equality freedom of
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01
FOUR CHARGED WITH
RAPE ON YOUNG GIRL
Sam M. Brister, Father of Girl, Makes
Affidavit-Trial Before Justice J.
e. Barron Tomorrow.

Martin Davis, Marcus Davis, Aleck
Davis and Belford Davis are held in
the Lincoln county Jail, charged with
rape, pending the outcome of a hearing
here before Justice J. E. Barron set
for tomorrow at 10:00 a. m. All of the
defendants are young men, one of them
being married, and all are well known
in District where they make their
home, the trial having been transferred
from that beat to the court here on ac-
count of convenience to all parties con-
cerned.
The affidavit against the defendants
was made out by Sam NJ, Brister, father
of Geddy May Brister, upon whom the
assault is alleged to have been made,
who is young girl about Is years of
age.
The affidavit charges that the aIleg-
ed crime occurred on or about October
18th. The affidavit was sworn out on
November 10Th.
All of the defendants claim their in
nocence of the charge that has been
made against them.
Maui & Yawn will appear as counsel
for the defense when the case is called.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01

thought and speech, Of publication and
discussion and of action within the law.
Democracy means Americanism; It
means concern for the welfare of all our
own people with no "entangling allt~
ances."
Democracy entrenched in a party Is
invincible when it is really democratic.
Repudiated policies should be dropped
and the people unite on what they do
want
Democracy is going TO endure If it
is not always demonstrated by petty po-
liticians playing pranks on the party
platform that put them in temporary
power. Principles live after men die or
fail to be elected. Truth and power are
synonymous.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01
AYLWARD'S BIG SALE
STARTS TOMORROW
VIII Eclipse Anything Of ITS Kind Ever
Held In Old Lincoln Is Pre-
diction.

Mr.. R. F. Aylward, proprietor of Ayl-
wards Big Store, says of his sale; that
he has decided to help the good people
of Lincoln meet present day conditions
by naming prices that enable them to
buy on basis of low price cotton. Mr.
Aylward says he is most grateful for
the wonderful patronage that has been
accorded his store during the past ten
years and he knows of no more SUBJ
stantial way in which to express his
appreciation than by reducing prices
to the lowest notch, in fact the prices
sound like old times are back again.
From small store 10 years ago gAyI-
wards has grown so rapidly that it is
now one of the leading firms OF our
city and does it's full share in every
movement for the betterment of the
city and county, their policy of doing
business is a most liberal one and all
who deal with Aylward speak only in
the highest terms of the firm. Mr.. Ayl-
ward wants your confidence as well as
your trade.
We predict that this big sale will add
largely to the future success of the
Aylward store
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01
Negro Murderer of Girl
Executed at Beaumont

Beaumont, Texas. November 29.--
Will Johnson, negro. today paid the
death penalty on the gallows in the
county Jail here for the murder Of Miss
Dot vanchelet, prominent young Beau
mont woman.
Miss vauchelet was killed at 1000
o'clock at night. October 18th. as she
was walking up Calder Ave-. in the
exclusive residential section to her
home she was shot to death when she
refused to put up her hands and sub
init % robbery The negro was caught
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01

ID up and headed for the Federal court
Of course they were sincerely praying
that Judge Lands would accept the
baseball position and were terribly wor-
ried for fear that he would not leave
the bench.
Judge Landfs fooled both sets of
crooks, He accepted the baseball posit-
ion and remains on the bench and sor-
row. prevails throughout crooldom.
Isn't it just like Judge Lands? -
American Issue.
As Chairman Of Baseball" we learn
frCm another source Judge Lands will
araw a salary Of s42,500 year and his
term will run seven years. In every
ease his decision win be finai The
judge also wants to retain his position
IS Federal Judge, which pays $1,000.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01

Thus he will get nearly six times as
much for judging baseball as for serv-
ing on the bench. The baseball mag
mates are hoping that by enlisting a
man of such high reputation as their
supreme umpire they will bring the ma
tional game back into popular conf
dence.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01
SAD NEWS Foa CROOKS.

Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Landis caused the crooks a lot of sus-
pense and worry last week, The judge
was rendered position as head Of the
baseball commission. Leaders in the
baseball world and baseball fans figured
that Judge Lands is the man to clean
out the criminals that are trying TO
wreck the great American game. The
crooks in the baseball world were wor-
ried lest the Judge accept the position
and Of course were sincerely hoping he
would not
And while his Honor was considering
the proposition the investigation Of Chi
cago's booze crimiaals was going mer-
riiy on. These crooks were being round
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01
Manager Of I. H. G. Farm. to Leave
Brookhaven.

Mr.. Lewis Wood. who has served as
Manager of the l. H C. Farm here for
eight years past has accepted a SINH
lar position near Mobile on the Ames
Plantation. This is farm of $50 acres
and Mr.. and Mrs. Wood viii leave Brook
haven about January 1st. Mr.. Wood is
experienced and scientific as well as
practical in his conduct of dairying and
agriculture and we predict for him a
large success in his new field. where
better equipment viii aid in his work
and prospects are alluring.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01

Mr.. II. L. Nixon and Mr.. Edgar Ma
gee. Of McComb, were guests OF Mr.
Nixon's bother, Mr. J. A. Nixon. Of this
city.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01

Mrs. G. w. Shirley and children, of
Meridian, are visiting at the home Of
Mrs. Paul Ruescher, sister or Mrs.
Shirley.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01

Mrs Dewitt Wall. Of McComb, was
q guest Of her aunt, Mrs. M, J. Faris
last Sunday.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01

after an exciting chase of Ave days.
The next week he was tried and senten-
ced to death.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01
METHODISTs MEET
FOR CONFERENCE
Brookhaven welcomes Body which Con-
venes Today-Largei Number OF
ministers Present.

There is a welcome in Brookhaven's
heart for the Mississippi Conference
which represents $4,000 followers of
John Wesley who said in the rugged,
difficult days of his time 1.-The World
is my parish"
There are now no more undiscovered
countries and the world is being chris
tianized as rapidly as the hearts of men
can be reached aided by the most expe-
ditious travel the world has known.
The bride and saddle have been laid on
the shelf and the Kingdom Come for
which Wesley labored is still coming,
impelied by the impetus given through
the deep and undying conservation of
will and spirit of leaders of men such
as are representing Methodism in the
Conference that met here at nine this
morning
Bishop w. F. McMurry, who is the
presiding officer was elected to the
bishopric by the General Conference in
1918. He is man of marked executive
ability having demonstrated this in his
twelve years service as Secretary of
Church Extension during which time he
built many churches. He has served
in every capacity for service the church
anords and was pastor of large Cen
tenary Church in st. Louis where he
lived many years and has represented
ms church many successive terms at
Inc General Conference The Bishop has
never visited Mississippi before. He
comes to Brookhaven after directing
the North Mississippi Conference at
charleston and previous to this pre-
fGio
Bishop resides at Louisville, Ky.
Bishop McMurry met with his cab
met, composed we believe. of the pre-
siding elders Of the Conference yester-
day preparatory to the work of the con-
ference which began this morning with
the religious exercises led by the Bish-
op and DR.. A. F. Watkins serving as
Secretary.
-Four presiding elders have finished
their quadrenniums-all ex-pastors of
Brookhaven, save one-Dr j. T, Leg
gett, of the Brookhaven District: DIR,
J. M. Morse, Of the Jackson District: |
DR.. Geo. H. Thompson, of the Meridian
District and DR.. w. B. Jones, of Hat
tiesburg
visiting preachers and correctional |
o1ncers were introduced today. DR., w, |
w. Pinson, Missionary Secretary and
other prominent officials will come and |
go as the business of the session pro-
ceeds.
Rev. H. M. Ellis, another Brookhaven
ex-pastor, is chairman of the Committee
OF Admission on Trial of candidates, for
the ministry and DR.. T. w. Adams, also
a former Brookhaven shepherd, is on
this committee and is one of the ablest |
men on the floor.
Entertainment of large bodies is al
ways more or less difficult in small
towns. Lack of servants and home
room in Brookhaven does not represent
lack of hospitality toward the people |
who are helping reconstruct the world
today through Christian civilization. |
When they go from us they will leave
larger vision of the worlds and the
needs and blessings in their
wake.
CONFERENCE OPENS
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01

Mr.. coney Greer and mother spent
Monday in New Orleans.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01

Rev. w. NJ. Young Of Leland. is a
guest of his daughter, Mrs. Lewis Wood
while attending Conference.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs Shirley now have charge
of the Perkins Boarding House,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-12-01
CONFERENCE OPENS

AnlS morning, promptly at the an
pointed hour the first session opened
under suspicious circumstances. Near
ly every pew was filled by delegates in
the main part of the Auditorium. Com
munion was administered by the Bfshop.
After singing of old hymns DR.. Watkins
called the roll. DR.. Watkins was re-
elected secretary and appointed Revs.
Gus Harmon and Claude Jones, assis-
tants; J. B. Ellis and McKeown, sta
tistical secretaries.
COMMITTEES REPORT
Standing committees on Conference
Relations, Sabbath Observance, District
Conference Record, Orphans Home,
Memoirs. ETC., were called on for re-
ports. Places of meeting were assign
ed by Pastor Lewis for the Confer
ence Commission on Finance Board of
Missions, Joint Board of Finance and
Board of Education, Church Extension,
Sunday School Board, Epworth League.
Committee on Centenary, War Work,
American Bible Society, Temperance
and Social Service Christian Literature,
Mississippi Hospital, Methodist Hospit-
al, Trustees Conference Endowment
Fund and Board of Lay Activities. 1t
will be readily seen the Conference will
have a. busy session.
COMMUNICATIONS READ.
Communications were read by Sec
retary Watkins from some of the inter-
ests represented in the above including
Emory University, Board of Extension,
Sunday School Board and Epworth
League.
PRESIDING ELDERS REPORT.
Presiding Elders made report. DR..
Leggett, of the Brookhaven District,
stated 1000 conversions and 500 ad-
ded to the churches in his district with
financial increase of S7,430. A clean
record as to assessments. Increased in
terest in Sunday School work. From
the -seashore, Meridian and Hattiesburg
there were encouraging reports.
PROMINENT sUPERANNUATES.
Letters were read from DR.. Lyman
Carley superannuate, who has been in
the ministry 81 years. He admonished
the holding aloft of established stand
ards and doctrines which elected
''Amens" from his brethren present.
~AASS Va SO0 III secular press
and noted the willingness of the press
to publish religious items.
I DR.. l. L. PEBBLES, of Meridian has
missed Conference twice in forty-two
years this session being one of them.
Altho superannuate he had spoken
before $4,000 men in the railroad shops
at Meridian and distributed 10000 of
his own books. He wants to continue
in service and to correspond univer-
sally"
DR.. Ira, B. Robertson, superannuate,
OF McNabb, made an address so ap-
pealing that at it's close while the
men sang How Firm a Foundation" /"
they grasped the white-haired pa
trarch's hand. in line.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-05-20
Cotton Mill Declares 100 Per Cent
Stock Dividend.

Greenville, S. c., May 14.-Large
extra cash and stock dividends wery
declared today by three cotton mill
companies here.
Directors OF the Piedmont Manu-
featuring Company recommended a
common stock dividend Of 100 pei
cent and authorized the payment
June ! Of special cash dividend Of
IA .oer cent and the regular semi
annual dividend JULY of 6 per cent
The American Spinning Company
announced 20 per cent cash divi-
dend on $52s,ooo capital, payable
June !.
Directors of the Victor-Monaghan
grou- of mills declared a cash divi-
dend of 10 ner cent, payable June l.
.o,. a capital of $4,000 900 and recon-
mended a so ner cent dividend, paJ-
able in common stock, which was
quoted on the market today at $3.50
per share.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-05-20
" A r IE T Y
Rails Want Money Now.

Washington, May I4.-To aid in
relieving the railroad freight situa-
|tion the Association of Railway Ex-
ecutives today recommended to the
interstate commerce commission tina.
Has million dollars Of the 800 million
dollars revolving fund provided III
the transportation act be lent to rail
roads Immediately for the acquisition
Of equipment.
For additions and betterments, the
association recommended that 70 mill
lion dollars be advanced the roads.
1t also asked that IL million dollars
be lent to short line roads; that 50
million dollars be set aside temper
arily to take care of railroad obliga-
tons maturing in 1920, and that the
balance of approximately 40 million
dollars be held in reserve for claims
and judgments against the railroad
administration.
The association said the setting
aside of 50 million dollars to take
care Of maturing obligations was nee.
essary to protect the solvency OF
the companies"
The recommendations were taken
under advisement by the commission
and there was no indication when a
decision would be made.
As a basis for distributing the
amounts proposed for equipment ad-
ditions and betterinents, the execu-
tives recommended that each com.
pany resiring to purchase additional
equipment "be imme diately allotted Z
sum, which is the same percentage
of the amount appropriated as thu
standard return of the company II
question bears to the standard of al
railroads during the period of fedora
control"
The association said these recon.
mendations were made without pre-
JUDGE to the necessity or desirability
Of further action by congt4ss in con.
nection with this matter"
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-05-20
Bates County to Pool Their Wool.
r. A. Langenbacher, County Agent.

We have just received assurance
from the state marketing board that
they will be able to help us in dispo,-
ing OF our wool clip where we pool.
About fifty buyers have indicated
their interest in these sales and will
either be on the job or have their
bids in the day the wool is graded.
The state department has also Sc.
cured the services OF an expert wool
grader who will grade without cost
the pooled woods included in these
sales. We have planned definitely
on large pools at Amsterdam, Adrian,
Hume, Pleasant Gap and probably
Butler. Several other communities
have expressed a. desire to know
more about this, and it is very likely
that a great deal of wool will be
brought in to these pools from out
side communities.
Pooling the wool clip in Bates
county is not entirely new. Amster-
dam has pooled for a number OF
years and has always topped the mar
ket on county sales. We do not
mean this in a spirit of unkind crit
icism to our local buyers or anyone
else, as we fully appreciate the cir
cumstances under which they are
working. They can't of course af-
ford to handle small lots and pay the
price that they could for large
amounts of this kind, and it is.hoped
that they will be strong bidders 10:
the Bates county clip order that
they may have the business that is in
the county.
ANY pool can secure the services of
Tins grader and rhe advantage offered
by having so many buyers present by
calling on the county agent and ar
ranging for that in time.
The grader will grade the wool and
explain the methods he uses SO that
the work will be in the nature Of a
demonstration. This grader is being
secured through the cooperation OF
the state board of Agriculture and
the Bureau of Marketing of the U. S.
Department of Agriculture.
Those desiring to pool their wool
may get in touch with Geo. PahlmaM
or Mr.. Kyle of Amsterdam, The Far
mers Produce Co., of Adrian, B. wiz,
of Pleasant Gap, and r. A. Thomp-
son, Hume. The County Agent will
be glad to give out any information
available in regard to this pool at
any time to either buyer or produc-
ers. It is the honest desire of these
men that the farmers of the;s COM
munity take advantage of this oppor.
tunity to secure the best market
price available for their wool.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-05-20
Amsterdam School Teachers.

AT 4 meetino of the school board
last week, the following teachers
were employed for the ensuing year
Miss Maude HARDWOOD, principal
Miss Louise Bryant of Osceola, Mo-,
assistant principal; Miss Gertrude
Huston, intermediate; Miss Mary
Ethel Lewis, primary; Liberty
School; Miss Letha Smiser. These
teachers with the exception of Miss
Bryant. are we'll known here, Miss
SSnisee beeieng an Amsterdam girl
wh6 has taught several successful
terms near here. Miss Bryant comes
wen tec0mmended and we predict 2
snceessfui. year for our school and
with the addition of the assistant
should --t us back IS first grade
school r-Amsterdam Enterprise.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-05-20
New York Saloons Run Full Bias
Judge Says.

New York, May 13.-Saloons in
this city are running full blast, pro-
viding lawbreakers with "abundant
liquors of the very worst kind" be-
cause of law enforcement of the pro-
hibition law, Judge Charles c. Mott
declared today in General Sessions
Court, imposing sentence of seven to
fourteen years on Frank Murray,
who pleaded guilty to fiFst-degEee
manslaughter.
Declaring crime was on the in
crease, Judge Mott said he had
drawn conclusions from -tesit-
mony in several murder trials before
him.
.Honest and faw-abiding citizens =
he said, who knew when to drink
and when not to drink, are deprived
Of their refreshment, while the crook
and ordinary law breaker gets as
much as he wants and considerably
more. That is not just.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-05-20
Underwood Nominated in Alabama
Z by fo,3o7.

Birmingham, Ala, May r4.-Sena-
tor Oscar w. Underwood, the Dem
ocratic leader, was nominated to sue
coed himself in the Alabama state
primary election last Tuesday. Com
plete official returns from the sixty
seven counties today gave:
Underwood, 6687o; Musgrove, s6,-
463, and Weakley, 5000.
In the race for the short-term SEN
axorship Representing Helm was
nominated BY q majority Of 1906
over Capt. Frank White. Former
Gov. O'Neal, who made his cam
paian on the light wine and beer is
sue was . close third. :
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-05-20

Il To avoid any attempts. to lynch
"Bluebeard" Gillian, confessed slayer
of nine of his score of wives" ar
rangements are being made to take
the convicted man to the San Quen'
tin penitentiary secretly. Departure
of the --;soner and guards for the
prison will not be announced until
he is safely within the prison. Blue
beard is to serve life term.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-05-20

O. E. Jones, Blind man residing
at Jefferson City, has effected CO.
operative association of blind people
who are engaging in the poultry bus
mess and the breeding Of Belgian
hares. The idea originated with Mr..
Jones, who lost his sight some years
ago through an accident. tic has
now secured the corporation of a
number Of blind men, women and
children, and, with few exceptions,
they are all learning the poultry
BUSINESS.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-05-20

Kansas City is having trouble IN
keeping policemen. They are resign
ing in punches giving as reason the
small pay, $I15 month. However,
some folks are unkind enough to init
mate that the number of policemen
shot by gunner recently is the real
eason.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-05-20

A. L. Shortridge, prosecuting at
torney of Pettis County, vino Friday
was fined $2s three times Ivy judge
Hopkins B. Shain for contempt OF
court, was fined S25 again and Or
dered taken to Jail to serve Two days
for another criticism of the court
7ei he commitment was hYnded t0
Sheriff w. w. Bolton, but S"ortridge
made public apology AMI one OF the
fines and the jail sentcn.e wei: re.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-05-20

A quarrel over a dog, owned by
Jacob Wolf, led to the murder. OF
Wolf, his wife, five children and a
chore boy on the Wolf farm near
Turtle Lake, m. D. Henry Layer, a
farmer, held at Washburn has con-
fessed to the crime, according to
States Attorney Williams.
The Butler weekly times and the Bates County record. (Butler, Mo.) 1918-1950, 1920-05-20

The practice Of the grocers in re-
quiring that a certain. amount OF
other commodities be purchased with
each pound of sugar is violation
of the federal trade commission act,
according instructions received from
Attorney General Palmer by the St.
Louis department of justice.