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OVERFOND OF Law
LITIGATION Called Curse OF Gold
Coast Natives.
No Dispute Seems Too Small to Be
Taken Into Court-Quarrels Among
Petty "Chiefs" Provide Fat
Fees for Native Lawyers

The Gold Coast, on the west COAST
of Africa, is a paradise of lawyers,
say Ethel and Olar Letheridge, spe-
cial correspondents of the LONDON
Daily Telegraph. They write:
A point which must be made In
connection both with Ashanti anc the
northern territories is that these au-
ministrations ore independent OF the
Gold Coast proper. except in so 1ar
AS they acknowledge a common gov
ernor who resides at Accra. They are
also included in the financial esu.
mates of the colony as whoie' anu
receive military aid If 1t is requireu'
OF course, they work through the sec
retariat, which is the channel OF ON
munication to the governor. Bevono
! this they are free. They nave 'heir
own courts. their own police. thelr
own methods of administering justice
and their own internal legislation.
Now, this may seem small matter
but. in all truth, it is pregnant WIN
importance for the future of TINS cor
ony. The matter in nutShelI Is the
simple fact that the courts OF Ashahti
and the northern territories VIII not
hermit the employment of native or
Furopean barristers under any cir
cumStances.
They prefer, and quite rightly so'
to deal with the native populatloh'
be they chiefs or laborers.
Now the curse of the Gold Coast
,s litigation. Whatever may he salo
about the total population of the cor
onv there are enough lawyers in the
three towns of Sekondi Cape COAST
. and Accra to make good-sized Ehs-
lish country village. They fairly tum-
h,e over one another. Yet they are all
U nrosperous. they all have their motors
e and send their daughters to places
g like Cheltenham to be educated
1 How on earth can it he done! II
J. the natural query. The answer II
. that the gold mine they are tapping
d is the national chiefs. In thls con
q nection it must be remembered 'ha'
l. with very few exceptions the wor'
j. "cbief" as here employed may meal
h. little more than the headman of
G. village. Forever are these petty des
lg pots quarrelng over land questioh'
es the delimitations of their boundaries
e. and so forth.
: In Ashanti questions of this natur
can be pleasantly swiftly and sau
factorily settled within ar hour
two. perhaps, at practically no e
ps pense to anybody.
Not 90 uno the Gold Coast. III
es "cocoa standard" has set the pac
di- All these little people have none
Id, and as soon as they covet their nelg
to hors' land they fly to a native lawye
nd or native lawyer, even more pro
ed ably. flies to them. and the interim
\ ahfe game of litigation starts. VT In n
~ ---,~I--ss-----a sss -.
r IS we'll as the ones in charge
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MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS PLAN
camraion for Treatment and 6ouc'-
49,; ~ Children Who Are Deaf.

Camr aiqn for Treatment anu
ii on of Children Who Are Dear.
Washington - Medical associa'ions
of the United States have lAausui i"'ea
q nationwide campaign for the 'lea'
ment and education of chllorel "n0
pre- deaf or dumb or both. A JOINT CON-
mittee including members from eatn
organization has been appolh'eu :"
draw up plans. ..o
Assistance of state medical socie'ie''
state boards of health ana from 0un
press will be sought in oroer .n"' sNo
campaign may be made quickly e,leo
tive 1t is planned to list al ciilui 1n =.
suffering from defective oral Vi GU
tory organs to establish uay sonooi'
, throughout the country 1or tne MS. ~ w.
ton of these special puplis anu iiiai4'
| to standardize the course u sor,
/ = A>&t most mOQGTU
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l
sarapta. Bagwell was driving his
wagon, according to John Carter, who
was with him, when Ivy suddenly ap-
peared with double barreled shot
gun.
"You cursed me in your home three
years ago" Ivy is alleged to have said
"and now am going to kill YOU
Carter began to plead for Bagwell,
Hush, or | will kill you, too" IVY
said according to Carter's testimony
Ivy leveled his shotgun and fired at
Bagwell the load killing him instan
ty Carter jumped off the wagon and
started to run. Ivy fired again, he
testified, the load taking effect in his
right arm and rendering that mem
Der useless. Bagwell's head was prac
tically blown off.
Ivy testified that he was out hunt
ing, that he met the men on the road,
that Bagwell said: "You have been
carrying that old gun around long
enough looking for me and now is the
time to settle it, Bagwell, according
to Ivy, reached under the laprobe for
a weapon when he fired
Ivy followed Carter and shot him
down, the latter said, but he managed
to crawl off. The case was stubborn
ly fought, but Ivy lost at every turn.
The supreme court, the pardon board
and the governor could see no miti-
eating circumstances and so TODAY
Ivy met death.
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INVENTIVE GENIUS
ROBS CAL0MEL OF
NAUSEA and DANGER
Doctors Favorite Medicine Now
Purified and Refined from All
Objectionable Effects. "Calo-
tabs the New Name, .

What will human ingenuity do nextf
Smokeless powder, wireless telegraphy,
horseless carriages, colorless iodine, taste
less quinine3-now comes nausealess calo-
mel. The new improvement called sCalo-
tabs" is now on sale at drugstores.
For biliousness, constipation and indi-
gestion the new calomel tablet is prac-
tically perfect remedy, as evidenced by
the fact that the manufacturers have au-
thorized all druggists to refund the urice
If the customer is not perfectly delighA Ad''
with Calotabs. One tablet at bedtime th
a swallow of water-thats ALL No Il be.
no nausea, no gripping, no-salts. By M n
ing your liver is thoroughly cleansed hd
you are feeling fine, with hearty &, |e-
tite. Eat what you please-no danger 10
bout your business. III
Caiotabs are not sold in bulk. q OF
original package, sealed. Price,
i've cents.-lady)
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FARM POPULATION DECLINES.
Reports From Four of Five Counties
in Mississippi Show Ma
teriaI losses.

Washington.-Th tendency Of the
workers on the farms and in the rural
districts to migrate to the cities Is
perhaps nowhere reflected more for
chilly than in the census returns from
five counties in Mississippi made pub
lie, four of which show telling popu-
lation declines.
Alcorn alone of the quintette has
increased. The population of this
county is 20,S17, a gain of 1853, or
146 per cent. Benton also in the
northern part of the state. reports a
decrease of 394, or 9.S per cent. 1t
now has 1851. The population Of
George county is 1854, a decrease of
1.O95, or 15.7 per cent. Jefferson Da-
Wis, with a population of II 1855 in
1920. has 105, or 0.S per cent, less than
it had a decade ago. Lawrence coun-
tvs census shows a decrease of All,
or 80 per cent. The population now
is 1868
incorporated towns reported are:
Acorn county-Corinth, 1916; Kos
suth. 24S; Rienzi 493.
Benton - Ashland, 190 Hickory
Flat, 269; Lamar, Al; Michigan City
4S
George 629; Merrill, 1876
jefferson Davis - Brasefield, 265;
Prentiss, 46S.
Lawrence Monticello 464; New
Hebron, 237; Oakdale, 1SS; Silver
Creek, 252.
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SUFFRAGE Hopek Shattered.

Rutland, vt.-Govl Clement issued a
proclamation refusiEg to call the leg
islature In special session to make POS
sible ratification of ghe federal amend
ment for woman suffrage.
The governors Proclamation follows
a conference he he'd at Washington
recently with Sefator Harding, at
which It is understood the Republican
presidential nominee discussed with
him the possibility of having ratifica
ton completed by the Republican leg
islature of Vermont
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The monthly Social meeting pf /
Woman's Missionary Society #
First Methodist Church wa h
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs Nv.
Sissell on Pamela st.
Mesdames Sissell, Cox and IS
liza Mcfarland as hostess.
After an interesting progr, lie
by Mrs. Ed King, delicious re,
ments were served
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Mrs. T. Q. Ellis entertained with
porch party on Wednesday morn
img at thshome ofMrs. .Chas .Avent
Complimentary to her friend Mrs, J.
H. Creel of Meridian. After several
hours of spirited games, delicious re-
freshments were served.
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CHRIS TIAN CHURCH

Sunday morning subject: "The In
carnation.' Sun lay evening service,
The Christ of Mark :" Junior En-
daavor, Sunday afternoon at 800
o'eltc&. Christian EAdeavor, Sunday
af;e1'r oon 1880 o'c' eek. Ladies Aid
Monday afternoon 400 o'clock; Bible
Study Wednesday evening 1880;
CHRISTIAN Workers Friday evening
T 20.
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Sunday School $50 A. NJ; Preach
ing services HOO A. NJ, and 7:30
P. M; Westminster League Sunday
afternoon, 2:30. Prayer Meeting
Wednesday evenings at7:30.
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Magnolia State
Happenings
Brief Nepos Notes
Gathered from AA
Sections of fheState

CRYSTAL Springs.--An amusing incl
dent occurred here when burglar
alarm was sounded in the business sec
ton. The assessment rolls OF the
county and of the city show only one
pistol given in for assessment IN the
town of Crystal Springs, but when the
Burglar alarm went off probably oo
men responded to the alarm and every
man carried from one to three pistols.
The town assessor, who happened to
ne working in his office, also respond
ed to the alarm, and seeing the arse
nal" reminded the boys that only one
pistol had been turned in for assess
ment but that the rolls would be re-
yised.
Clarksdale.-Not content with steal
ing an automobile in front of the j. L.
Doggett residence here, the thief set
fire to the car and burned it. After
visiting a neighbor for few minutes
Mrs. ]. l.. Doggett went home to drive
her big car into the garage When she
arrived she found the car gone. Notify
ing officers. a search was made. Inc
ruins of the car were found in ditch
on the highway toward Memphis.
Greenville.-When Mrs. Jos. Naught
lowered a window sash in her home, as
a wind arose, a sharp-pointed piece oil
window pane blew against her throat
and penetrated per windpide- Whle
no time was lost in securing medical
attention. Mrs. Vaught was almost at
deaths door before the flow of blood
was stopped. 1t is now believed she
will recover.
Coldwater.-A special school emu
meration just completed here shows
6s6 persons of educable age living
within the Coldwater separate schoo
district. The district embraces abou
% square miles, including the town o
Coldwater. Negroes outnumber tht
whites more than two to one.
Iula.-The married men of Lula de
feated the single men in a baseball
game by a score of to 3. The pur
pose of this game was to raise fund
for a public drinking fountain. Th'
public responded faithfully in dona
tions.
Greenwood d-Miss Lillian Wells, tn
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John I
Wells of this city, died in Wilkesbarrt
Pa. as result of injuries sustaine
IN an auto accident at Beaumont, nea
that place.
osciusko.-Announce is mad
of the summer training school at Gre
NADIA college, Gernada, for e1glcu
workers of the North Mississippi COZ
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he bonds viii be issued for t

h he bonds win be issued for the
purpose of building O'tucolofa Con-
|solidated School, said election to be
held on the 31st day of July, 1920,
We, the members of the Board of
Supervisors Of Yalobusha County,
mississippi, in regular session assem-
|bled, desire to express our apprecia-
|tion of the assistance which has been
given this board by the State High
way Engineer, X. A. Kramer, in all
ratters pertaining to highways in
his County, the regular courtesies
and efficient manner of Mr.. Kramer
n handling matters of business per-
aiming tothis, and his prompt atten-
ion to all business, causes this Board
o sincerely regret his resignation
rom the office of State Highway
ngineer. We hereby direct the Clerk
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II lsld. 1 Eanntins. to 81 20 Ind !.


pearins 10 the Board that contract
with said County Health Officer was
entered into by this Board in Aug,
1919, and the salary of said County
Health Officer was fixed at $4,000
per month, provided that he services
Of the said County Health Officer
was satisfactory: and it appe airing to
the Board that he services of the said
DR.. H. f. Griffin has been absent
from the County for a long period
and that he has not performed the
duties Of his office in satisfactory
manner; it is therefore hereby order
ed by the Board of Supervisors of
Yalobusha County, Miss, that the
said claim for $4,000 be and the
same is hereby reduced to $4,000,
or $25. per month, to cover the com
pensation of the said DR.. Il. E.
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A coated tongue, bad breath, dizzi-
ness and clogged condition in the
bowels can be quickly relieved by US
ing Prickly Ash Bitters. 1t is mans
remedy for such ailments. Price S1.25
per bottle. Sold at Drug Stores.
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GRAND LECTURER COMING
TO WATER VALLEY

Mr.. H. G. Henry, Grand Lecturer
for the Masonic Lodge will lecture
to Valley City Lodge No. 4O2 Tues
day night, July 9th, at o'clock.
All members are urged to be pre-
sent
Mr.. t. T. Gore and son, Motley, of
Birmingham, Ala, are visiting Mr..
Cores son, T. o. Gore and family this
week.
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FIVE DIE apLANE.

Meet Death When chine CraIhes TO
Gro d.
Mexico City.-Fi1 members OF the
crew of a military dFplane which was
wrecked at Tinajitd state of zacete-
cas-, were killed hen the nachhe
crashed to the I'D and the other
two men in the hine were injured,
according to an o. ial report received
at the war office hFe.
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First Baptist Church

Sunday School 9;30 A. M; Junior B.
Y. P. U. 2:30 P. M; Senior B.YP. u.
7:30 P. NJ; Prayer Meeting Wednes-
day evening 500.
B. F. TATUM, Supt S. S.
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Water Valley Chapter No. 0. E.
S. will have their regular meeting
next Friday evening at o'clock in the
Masonic Hall. All members are urge
to be present
Miss Estelle Holcomb, w. NJ.
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Natchez.-At the regular meeting of
the Adams county school board, all
public schools in supervisors district
No. 5 were consolidated, and the build
ing of the united school vii, be located
in the village of Washington. The
schools combined to form the Wash
ngton consolidated school are Wash
ington high school Oak Ridge, Oakley
Grove, Cannonsburg and Cranfield.
Vfcksburg.-N. Kent West, who was
charged with illicit distilling and bound
over to the federal grand jury under
$500 bond, was discharged from Gus
today when Jasper Boyken, federal
prohibition enforcement agent in this
state. informed United States Commits
sioner Short that the evidence against
the accused was not sufficient to con-
Wet
Jackson.-John William Provine, son
of DR. j. w. Provine, president Of the
Mississippi college at Clinton, was
killed by lightning on his plantation.
Coldwater - Mrs. Mary Coleman.
widow of the late J. j. Coleman died
at her home here Mrs Coleman had
just passed her 50 birthday.
Jackson-Brig- Gen. Erie c. Scales,
the adiutant general of Mississippi re-
PORTS receipt of inquiries from various
points over the state, some of them
from ex-serviGe men, indicating de-
sire to orgapsze militia units.
Ellisville.-While visiting her grand
mother. Mrs. R. L. Webb in Laurel
Miss Ynes Kemp the 2yearo'd daugh
ter Of A. IS. Kemp Of Hattieshure was
drowned in TuIahoma creek e 3lis
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SERVICES At RsPrISI CHURCH
SUNDAY

Rev. A. A. Walker, Ct ;t.la Rock,
Ark, former Pastor Of the First
Baptist Church in this city, : j fill
the pulpit at the Baptist C'l,Tch
Sunday morning and evening.
The public is cordially invited to
attend both services.
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We respectfully request that all
other churches give us each week
their hour of services. and subject to
be published in this column.
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CHAUFFEUR KILLS WOMAN
Tragedy Thought to Be Climax OF
What Authorities Think Joy Ride.


What Authorities Think Joy Ride.
New London. Conn.-Bernard Gels
Ter. chauffeur, VINO authorities belleVe
.bot and killed Mrs. Arthur Decor
doya wife of his employer, on lone
w road near Stonington, Conn, and
taen shot himself, died in a hospital
here The shooting came as climax
10 what authorities say was apparently
d joy ride.
The body of Mrs. DeCordova was
found lying beside sport auto IN
which the couple had been riding Tor
several hours. Geisler's body was
found across a barbed wire fence,
short distence away. with bu
aSS5ffcS NalIEu ~Dn MISE
IOlair Benson Monday.
Mr.. Ira Hudson is attending the
meeting at the Lone JOY this week.
Misses Annie Clyde and Clair
Belle Eukanks spent Saturday and
Sunday with Miss Julia Wellshire
Mrs. Allie Holloway and two child
ren are visiting friends and relatives
in the neighborhood.
Mr.. Homer Hudson and family and
misses Otha, Ruby, and Martha Nc
Adams spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. w. E. Hudson.
Mr., Leroy Lewis called on Miss
Katie Nolen Sunday.
Miss Elizabe' Hughes spent Mon
day with her cousin, Mrs n. D.
Early.
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Miss Estelle Holcomb entertained
a small party of friends at o'clock
dinner at the Herring Hotel, compli-
mentary to Mrs. J. H. Creel of Meri-
dian, who is spending a few daya
with relatives and friends in our city.
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CHURCH ACTIVITIES
First Methodist Church

First Methodist Church
Sunday School $50 A. NJ; Preach
ing, morning, 11:00, evening, 500;
Prayer Meeting Wednesday evening
500 o'clock.
REV. L. P. WATSON, Pastor.
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Mr.. H. W. Miller and DIS hter,
Miss Irene, arrived in the city Thurs
day for visit with relatnvoT and
friends, the guests of Mr.. ana Mrs.
J. AMiller
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Five Men Ford
and Take IN

Plainfield, ILL.,.
the Plainfield 81
ficials in the c(
institution OF $13
erty bends. The
automobile after
streets.
Firing down Z
rifles as they DIR
bandits shot il
farmer, through
Vincent, merch
chest and Ha
shot throug1
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Chicago, July p, DsE Elgd PIean inn
mediate strike of rHwa workers
of the country appareHt I'd dissip-
at afed f,o when 1s,bs the 1000 ntatiyes
conferences here today e. consider
the $600,000,0O0 wage increase grant
ed by the railway labor board in its
decision handed down yesterday.
| In addition there appeared to be
less dissatisfaction over the amount
of the award on the part Of the union
men.
Yesterdays group conference ex-
tended far into the night without any
decision as to acceptance o., rejection
.of the award having beenr reached
Al the close of last nights conference
however. W. G. Lee, of cleveland
grand president of the Br ptherhood
of Railway Trainmen EMPHASIZED
that no immediate strike wds in pro
spect. -
There will be no illegal, outlaw,
rebel, sporadic or immediate railway
strike Mr.. Lee said. whether the
railway wage award is accepted or
rejected, the union action will be cor
certed and deliberate"
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men entered
|ank, locked Of
Ind nAbbed the
~ Rnd Lib
.,|S % ID in an
in the
COSTS
DAILY.
Because
Cretic Held IN
Crew RI

Crew ri tbs.
Boston.-TheN n line Cretic
bas been held Atine because
the crew ref washed. Inc
detention inv teerage pas
CANCERS and e company
about $4,000 |t-class pas
esneers were md without
bathing.
The troubi bf the fact
that mort anti Naples re-
ca,+lv have ref How Amer1-
can health Off Examine emi-
grants. AS r clean Din oi
health could be- Cretic here,
and II was order he crew and
s+earaqa nasseng washed for
disinfection. T. gers submit
ted but the g and heaitn
nudge until bard have been
washed.
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Christian Sciepc.

Sunday morning services HOO A. M
in the home of w. B. Blackburn.
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Mr.. and Mrs A. c. Cusack and son,
Jewell. accompanied by their sister,
Miss Maude Payne, returned last
week from a months visit to New
York, and on their return home they
stopped off at Buffalo, N. Y, and
Niagara Falls. They also stopped off
in Newark, Ohio, where they visited
relatives a few days.
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ANEs START FLIGHT.

One of the Most Difficult Air Trips
Ev r Attempted.
Mineola. N. Y.-Four army a1rplanes
comprising the Alaskan flying eApeu,
tion, left Mitchell Field, Long lslahu'
On a s,ooo-mile round trip flight 10
Nome. Alaska-one of the longest anu
most difficult air trips ever attempteo
10 IL a. sisste -tfm4phere. a
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in Street Methodist Church

=
Sunday School 9:30 A. NJ. Preaching,
morning, HOO, evening, 500; Prayer
meeting Wednesday evening, 500.
REV. D. H. CROWSON, Pastor.
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Bonds Net ek.a Per Cent.

Richmond.-D The expenses OF
the West Virg1 commission
and the other the case
which has bee the courts
for more than century
amount to s10 S reported
pecial De11 toner
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-04-08
MARKET CONDITIONS IN EAST
SHOW SIGNS OF COMING CHANGE

Nathan Alexander OF Boise is
spending the week in Ontario look
ing after the Alexander interests
here. Mr.. Alexander has just re-
turned from New York city where he
spent the winter purchasing for the
Alexander stores.
"While merchandise is still hard
to get and prices are still high" said
Mr.. Alexander, ~ believe that a
change is coming and will be noted
by fall. Already in few lines
surplus of goods has been created
and other lines will follow Labor Is
still In great demand but ~ easier
The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947, 1920-04-08

While working on excavations for
the curbing on First avenue, s. W.,
the construction crews came across
that appeared to be two-by-four.
One of the men cut the obstacle in
two. That cut put fifty telephones
out of commission, for instead Of
being two-by-four the object cut
was the telephone cable leadina to-
the East Side.