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The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
Notice of Special Election.

Whereas, at meeting of the May
or and Board of Aldermen of the
City of Brookhaven, Mississippi, held
on the 18th, day of January, 1920,
an order was made directing the un-
dersigned Election Commissioners to
hold an election on the 30th day of
January, 1920, to fill the vacancy in
the office of Alderman for the City
at Large of Brookhaven, Mississippi.
Notice is hereby given, that in
compliance with said order, a special
election will be held on Friday. the
30th day of January A. d. 1920, at
the City Hall in the City of Brook
haven, Mississippi, to fill the vacan-
cy in the office of Alderman for the
City at Large of Brookhaven, Missis-
sippi.
Witness our signatures this 18th
day of January A. d. 1920.
J. H. Sumrall
Julius Priebatsch
Chas. H. Hamilton,
Election Commissioners.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
Mississippi's Cotton Figures Are
Placed at S23,Os3 Bales.

Washington, Jan. 9.-Cotton gin
ned prior to January 1, amounted to
O,107,093 running bales, including
110,373 round bales, 38,147 bales of
American-Egyptian and 6,710 bales
of Sea Island, the census bureau an
nWunced today.
Prior to January last year gin
nings were 10,773,863 bales, includ-
ing 1858 round bales, 1850
bales of American Egyptian and &c.
$40 bales of Sea Island.
Ginnings by states this year were:
Alabama 680,459; Arizona, A.
267; Arkansas 1860; California
41,161, Florida 17,515, Georgia l.
H637,738, Louisiana 291,222, Missis-
sippi S23.082, Missouri 48,286,
North Carolina 789,053, Oklahoma
1854, South Carolina 1,402,592,
Tennessee 239,876, Texas 2,465,377,
Virginia 21,150; all other states A.
002. Ginnings of Sea Island by
states were:
Florida, 2,SS6; Georgia, $50; and
South Carolina, 3,174.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
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! Guiding local taxes, we havein sight
approximately $34,000.00. There
fore, you readily see that Lincoln
cannot hope to have more than five
and one half months of free school
this session, unless the fairminded
men, our Mississippi Legislature, will
adjust this situation by giving the
boys and girls of the hill counties e.
quail opportunities with those of the
delta counties. The people have
expressed their willingness as shown
by that splendid majority given at
the polls in favor of the school a.
mendment.
believe l express the sentiment of
our people when l say to you The
Children of Lincoln County are hold
ing outstretched hands, beseeching
you and every legislator to give them
an opportunity to obtain an educa-
tion."
Thanking you for any considera-
tion you may give this letter.
am,
Yours for service,
L. Russell Ellzey, Supt. Lincoln Co.
Mr.. Ellzey also addresses the peo-
pie of Lincoln, as follows:-
70 the People of Lincoln county,
1t is hoped that many of our citi-
zens will write letters to our dele
cation in the Mississippi Legisla-
ture, urging them to put forth spec
ial efforts to get State aid for our
schools; to equalize the term thru
out the State, and thus give to the
children of Lincoln County the same
opportunities as are enjoyed by such
counties as Tunica, Leflore, Adams,
and Coahoma. Let us welcome the
day when the manhood and the wo-
manhood of our State realize that
the greatest investment is in the edu-
cation of the children.
Our people will have good schools
when, in the beauty of their strength
as one united body, they demand of
their Governor, Legislator, Superin-
tendent of Education, and the teach
er the very highest standards and ef-
ficient training for our youth.
"Procrastination is the thief Of
time" Let us act today!
Yours for service,
L. Russell Ellzey.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
A CURE FOR LAWLESSNESS AND
UNREST,

The Manufacturers Record, in a
recent editorial, said that the world S
deepest need is more religion. This
great trade journal saw no relief
from the evils that threaten America
and the whole world-fabric of civili-
zation, except in obedience to the
laws of human association taught by
an outcast carpenter two thousand
years ago.
Now Roger Babson, one of our
great authorities on finance, adds his
word-not in religious meeting, but
in his regular bulletin to American
merchants.
"The need of the hour" he says,
''is not more legislation. The need
of the hour is more religion. We
all need a new outlook on life, new
political policy, and new social pol
icy. The old politics founded on fear
and striving only for protection has
fulfilled it's usefulness. We need a
new politics founded on faith and
striving for production. Schools
develop intellect, theatres and novels
foster passion, but the church is the
sole organization which develops
those good motives of love, SYM
pathy, hope and inspiration on which
the industrial salvation of the world
depends"
The missionary organ Of the South
ern Methodist Church makes special
application of thees facts to racial
unrest and mob violence, and calls
On the 100000 preachers of America
o launch a campaign for "the Gre
alton of an attitude of Christian for
oearance between the white and col
ored races" 1t appeals Ito the min
,sters of our own church to WELD the
influence of their pulpits unitedly
and persistently to this end. Now
is the time for speech and action on
the part of every man, preacher and
layman, who desires to see our diff
cult racial problems settled on a
Christian basis"
There is undoubtedly growing
conviction among thinking folk that
on no other basis can we hope for
settlement that will endure.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
: -LUCIEN NEWS :

We had beautiful Saturday and
Sunday after a week Of cloudy wea-
ther which was welcome by every
one.
Quite number of our people at
tended the Orchestra at Whitworth
Saturday night, they were: Miss Liz
Zie Mai Covington, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
F. Parsons, DR.. and Mrs. Percy Hud-
son.
Mr.. Colon Floyd was visitor to
Hattiesburg Sunday.
Our new County Officers were all
on hand last Monday to be sworn
in and have gone to work in earnest
to try to put good roads in our coun-
ty so the supervisors say.
Mr.. S. D. Lotion was a visitor to
Vanilla Sunday. 1 wonder why?
Mr.. E. T. Willis, of Memphis,
spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. @. v. Lotion. First visit in
about three years. He is now a rep
resentative for Richardson Lubricat-
ing Co., of Quincy, Ill.
Misses Ethel and Gladys Lam
bright were visitors home from Fri
day afternoon until Sunday night.
Mr.. Richard Oliver of Natchez
spent Sunday with his sister, Miss
Mamie.
DR.. A. C. Lotion and family have
returned from Del Rio, Tex, the doc
tor having received his honorable
discharge from the Army, the 18th
OF December, serving in Base Hospi-
tai there and at Columbus, New Mex
leo, for period of 80 months.
Mrs. E. N Rushing was a visitor
to Natchez Sunday and Monday.
BLUE Eyes"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
THE DRUG STORE.

The drug store is one of our most
cherished institutions. 1t is an es-
sential to modern civilization and
gets down closer to the people than
almost any other business-save that
of running newspaper.
The drug store mans hours are
longer than those Of almost any 9TH
er business. 1t is no uncommon
thing to find them opening up fol
business early in the morning and be-
ing the last to close. This is an
indication of the service performed
for the community by the drug store
man, and it is one that is not. toe
often appreciated.
The drug store is the rendezvous
Of young and old, in joy and in dis
tress. The modern development has
been to sell almost everything from
pin or postage stamp up, and we
may yet fnd them dispensing au'
tomobile accessories as well as So
das and hot chocolates.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

The following appeal will be sent
to Lincoln County representatives in
the Legislature for relief from
theatened disaster to our county
| through the present school system.
Again we say that the tax should be
put on the head of every child that
actually goes to school, and not up
on "educable children" which includ-
es the numerous negro progeny of
the delta counties.
Read the letter from Superintend-
ent Ellzey, as follows:
Brookhaven, Miss, Jan. 20, 20.
Dear Friend
You will remember that Lincoln
County voted a big majority in ia
vor of the school amendment which
proposes to equalize the school funds
of Mississippi. In so doing the vot-
ers were hopeful of Lincoln, as well
as all hill counties securing suffi-
cient funds from the state to leng-
then her public school term. Bear
in mind that this county at the pres
ent receives money enough from the
State to run the schools only about
two and a half months, and by law
four months of free school must be
maintained. The result is that Lin
coin is having to pay a special
school tax of five mills, with eleven
Of her rural districts paying seven.
On the contrary, twenty-seven
counties in Mississippi, as shown by
an edition of the School Laws COM
piled in 1918 by State Superintendent
w. F. Bond, were net paying any
special tax for schools. In these
same counties the State maintained
a free school with terms ranging
from four to eight months. AS see
this situation, such is very unfair to
this section of our state.
Therefore, we are looking to you,
our Representatives from Lincoln
County, whose avowed platform to
the voters was better schools for our
children to take a bold stand in
their behalf.
May I insist that you consider the
data given below. The payroll for
Lincoln County teachers for the
month of December, 1919, was near
ly $13,000.00. With normal ap-
preparation from the state, and in
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
Scholarship Fund for Ex-Servioe Men

Jackson, Miss, Jan. 22.-An-
nouncement of the allotment of $685.
942 to Mississippi as a scholarship
fund for ex-service men is made by
the National War Work Council of
the Y. M. c. A. through B. Frank
Brown, of the State "Y" who has
been named educational supervisor
for the distribution of the money.
This sum, the States share of the
overseas educational fund whose
usefulness was ended with the with
drawal of troops, will be used to give
former fighters, soldiers and ma
rines, without sufficient means the
education they seek. Hundreds of
correspondence courses will be given
free, while limited number of
scholarships in Al Colleges have
been allotted Mississippi also. Men
in rural districts will be. urged to
complete their education at Agricul-
tural High Schools, these institu-
tions being more accessible in this
State. Expenses, of course, will be
, paid by the ''Y" Educational Fund.
The money will be distributed by
State Committee, yet to be announ-
ced, to the 80 counties of Mississip-
pi on the basis of two cents per cap
ita, the 1910 census being used.
Application blanks obtained from
Mr.. B. F. Brown, Jackson, Box IT'S,
or from local associations, must be
filed out and filed uy applicants.
These blanks are ready now.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
IT'S OVERCOME.

1t is clear to the most elementary
student of politics-and of these we
have quite few in Lincoln county
that one of the tricks of political
parties is to heroize some man for
the beneht of the party, making of
the mans name a trade mark with
which to catch the votes of the un-
sophisticated.
This is game that has been work
ed to the limit in the history of A
merican politics, but it is high time
that it has ended. Why freeborn
American citizen should vote for a
party merely because some famous
man once belonged to it is mystery
to the thoughtful.
We vote on the strength of the
current issues, not on the strength
of names of men, long since dead,
who once belonged to a party.
And this observation refers to all
of them, not to any particular one.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
Sweet Potato Prices Now $1.25 to
$1.50 Per Bushel.

Market for curing house sweet po-
tatoes are opening in the north, ac-
cording to R. H. Bryson, marketing
specialist here, who is planning to
ship 10 cars from South Mississippi
within the next few days. Prices
range from $1.25 to $3.50 a bushel,
fob. shipping point.
Questionnaires sent to 200 curing
house owners, in the state by Mr..
Bryson are coming in rather slowly,
but all report potatoes in good shape.
There is a growing tendency says
Mr.. Bryson, to adopt Nancy Hall, as
the standard on the market and 9TH
er potatoes have little chance. Doo-
ley Vans sell, too. These are the
varieties most popular in Mississip-
pi.
Mr.. Bryson has just returned from
trip over South Mississippi and
finds many farmers planning Irish
potato crops this year. Many more
sweet potato storage houses will be
built also.-Jackson News.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
HENS OF YOUR OWN.

The way to avoid high priced eggs,
it is said, is to have hens on the
pI pIemises. Simple, isn't it? Yet COM
paratively few persons in Brookha-
ven take the trouble to own this spe-
cies of fowl, perhaps for good reas-
ons.
'The reason eggs are selling at 81
per dozen," said an expert recently,
lis because. this country is 100000
900 laying hens short. The way to
bring the price down is for city
folks to enter the chicken business
in a modest way"
All of which sounds reasonable.
But the trouble with city and small
town hens is that they refure to lay
at the right time, just like country
hens.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
NEGLECTING THAT
COLD OR COUGH?
Why, when DR.. Kings New
Discovery so promptly
checks il

IT'S natural you don't want to be
careless and let that old cold or
cough drag on or that new attack
develop seriously. Not when you can
get such a proved successful remedy
as DIR. Kings New Discovery.
Cold, cough, grippe, Group does not
resist this standard reliever very long.
Its quality is as high today as 1t al
ways has been-and it's been growing
steadily In popularity for more than
fifty years. 60c. and $1.20 a bottle
at all druggists. Give it a trial.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
Hunting Accident Kills Boy.

Blue Mountain, Miss, Jan. 21.-
Hugh Meyers, IA years, son Of e. A,
Meyers, Al North Auburndale St.,
Memphis, Tenn, student at the
Mississippi Heights Academy here,
met sudden death while hunting in
company with George Eubanks, IL
local lad. Meyers. while. climbing
upon railway bridge with two guns
in his arms let the weapons sir
from his grasp, the hammer Of one
of them striking against tie on the
trestle, and the impact discharging
the gun, emptying the contents into
his bosom.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
NO GREAT ACT OF HEROISM
REQUIRED.

If some great act of heroism was
necessary to protect a child from
Group, no mother would hesitate to
protect her offspring, but when 1t is
only necessary to keep at hand bot
tie of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and give it as soon as the first in
dication of Group appears, there are
many who neglect it. Chamberlain
Cough Remedy is within the reach
of all and is prompt and effectual.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

They just won't let you put 'pep"
into your work or play. Sick head.
ache comes from retaining waste mat
ter and impurities in the body.
Feel right for anythInc-make the
liver lively, the bowels function regu.
larly, with DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Smoothly yet positively they produce
results that cleanse the system and
make the liver and bowels respond to
the demands Of strong, healthy body.
Still 26c.-at all druggists. Try them
tonight
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

Aching joints, rheumatic pains,
neuralgia, can be relieved quickly by
rubbing application of Ballard s
Snow Liniment. 1t is powerful PEN
etrating remedy. Three sizes, soc,
60c, and $1.20 per bottle. Sold by
Price Drug Co., and Brookhayen
Drug Co.,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

Senator Mclean of Conn, Rep,
has introduced bill in congress pro-
viding that designation of sex shall
not be made in the taking or certi-
flying for appointement to civil SER
vice positions. Unless sex is a nat
ural obstacle in the work to be done
no discrimination should be made
said the senator.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

The U. S. Supreme court has de-
cided to let the states have entire
charge of such questions as birth
control. 1t has declined to hear an
appeal from Margaret Sanger who
was sentenced to 80 days imprison-
ment for conducting birth control
clinic" in New York. The supreme
court has no jurisdiction over such
cases it says.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

1T looks as though I will have to
announce that will not be abe to
handle any political affairs for a few
days and look after my business,
which l have been compelled to ne
glect because of the campaign" said
MI. Parker, Governor-E Elect of Louis
lana. But this much l want to say.
/ am going to employ special counsel
at once and begin the prosecution
or persons guilty Of election frauds
Tuesday"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
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Wedding bells are ringing around
Woolworth. Mr.. Ewing Sandifar and
Miss Pearl Bryant of Nola. were mar
ried Saturday.
We are glad to have Mr.. Howell
Miller and family to live in our COM
-munity. Mr.. Miller now occupies the
Pennington place.
Mrs. Tom Smith and children have
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John Smith.
Mr.. Porter Sandifer left Sunday
for Alexandria, La
Mr. Sam Loften Of Lucien was a
visitor to Woolworth Saturday and
Sunday. We think Mr.. Lotion Is
getting acquainted with the ways of
Woolworth.
Church at Holly Springs Sunday.
Everybody is invited.
mickey"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

Herbine corrects biliousness, indi-
sestion and constipation. 1t is fine
herbal medicine that drives out i'm
purities and restores healthy condi-
tions to the system. Price, 60c. Sold
by Price Drug Co., and Brookhaven
Drug Co.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

Col. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt's
baby who was born on the day his
father was elected a member of the
New York legislature has been nam
ed Quentin Roosevelt after his faith
er's youngest brother, who was kill
ed overseas. The dead Quentin, it
will be remembered, served in the A
merican flying corps.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

The Federation of the Woman's
Boards of Foreign Missions and the
Council of Women for Home Mis-
sions unite in a call to prayer, ask
ing that the women of the churches
observe the first Friday of the lenten
season, February 20, 1920, as a ma
tion-wide Day of Prayer.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

The weather is always interesting.
People in Brookhaven are continual
lY talking about it. Nothing Great
es as much genuine astonishment as
an unusual spell of weather, be it
hot or cold.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

There is no longer any liquor
question in America-that is set
tled," said the EttsTney-general
The prohibition law looks just like
any other law to the department OF
Justice"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

Take dose of Herbine when you
are bilious or constipated. or your
stomach is out of order. It is mar
vel of promptness in correcting these
conditions. Price. soc. Sold by Price
Drug Co., and 4rookhaven Drug Co.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

Every time the housewife buys
cotton goods she gets the notion that
the cotton planters of the south must
have trust.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

TAnTEc When irregular or sup
iLAOAEO pressed use Triumph Pills.
Safe and always dependable. Not
sold at drug stores. Do not expert
ment with others; save disappoint-
ment. Write for Relief and par
ticulars. Its free. Address: National
Medical Institute, Milwaukee. wis.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

Coming to Brookhaven by motor
In order to shop is one of the most
cherished Lincoln county methods OF
spending an afternoon.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

No favorite son. for the presiden-
cy apparently having bobbed UP in
Brookhaven we are willing to vote
for the best man.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

"A communist Is person who
would try to knock the rim of Of
a cipher and then share what re-
mains.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

Next to running an automobile
and staying out of the hospital, the
next hardest is to keep a Lincoln
county road in condition.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24
pistrict Fiye S. S. Convention.

On account of bad weather the
District Five Sunday School Conven-
tion failed to carry out the program
for the November meeting, and II
was decided to postpone same until
the 2Sth and 29th of February. The
meeting will take place at Macedo-
MIA Church.
NJ. G. Durr, Chairman.
No sound comes back to us but
what we send out.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-24

The recent coal shortage in Brook
haven now seems to be as harmless
as a newborn babe.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-05-20

sumed on account of the jam usual at
the Rush Street Bridge.
The experiment was made by two
men working separately, and nearly
the same conclusions were reached
by each. These two men made num-
|erous trips through the traffic dur
ing the rush hour. They measured
the amount of gasoline used in max
ling this very tedious and sometimes
dangerous trip from Randolph street
Ito Ohio street. They then ran on a
street not crowded for the same dis
tance for q number of trips, meas
|uringg the gasoline consumption, and
Thereby obtained the excess of gaso-
line consumed in working their way
through the congested traffic
A careful count of vehicles cross
ling the, Rush Street Bridge daily.
gives an average Of 14,754 and fig
uring on a basis of this number OF
cars, it was found that the extra
amount of gasoline consumed, due to
the congested traffic at this one place
amounted in one year to $1.6S6, 1873.
This Is the, waste in gasoline alone,
to say nothing for the wear and tear
on tires, clutches, and other parts of
the automobile.
The Holly chieftain., 1920-05-20
GREATER TRAFFIC CAUSE
OF GASOLINE CONSUMPTION

Tests Show That Almost wo Million
Dollars is Waster in One Year.
Professor p. B. House. of the Ag-
ricultural College, gives the readers
of this paper an interesting article on
the waste Of gasoline in crowded
streets. Here 1t Is.
The president Of the Local Board
of improvements of Chicago declared
some time ago, that there was q loss
of $1,000, 900. 90 annually, due to the
crowded condition at the Rush Street
Bridge. This statement created con-
siderable amusement, and was treat
ed as absurd by many people. It,
Aowever. started an investigation,
and It was decided to experiment
with the idea of determining Just
how much extra gasoline was con-
The Holly chieftain., 1920-05-20

.. treasurer OlO.VU
Interest earned but not
collected, approximate.
on bills and notes not
past due ......... 10000
Total $3.50, ,025.62
LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid in...$ 25,000.00
Surplus fund =. ..... 100000
Undivided
profits -. Sc. .86S.31
Less current expenses,
interest and taxes
paid $3.50. 3,813.08 3,055.23
Interest and Discount.
not earned, appr0xi-
mate ...... ..... 6,IZ8.43
Amount reserved for tax
es accrued .......... 1000. 90
Circulating notes out
standing ....... 12,bOO.OO
Cashiers checks on own
bank outstanding .... 30,220.52
Demand Deposits, Subject to Reserve.
Other than bank deposits:
Individual deposits sub
ject to check $3.50. 223,
Certificates Of deposit
due in less than 80
days 6,953.47
Certificates of deposit
due In less than 80
days 49,. ......... 6,953.47
Total demand deposits
(other than bank de-
pDsits) ..$230,9O2.30
Time Deposits subject to reserve.
payable after 80 days or subject
to 80 days notice, and postal saw
ings:)
Certificates of deposit,
other than for borrow
ed money ~. ..... 35, 1881
Total OF
Time deposits 35,119.14
OF the total loans and discounts
shown above, the amount on which
interest and discount was charged
at rates in excess of those permitted
by law (sec. 5197) (Rev. stat.) lex
elusive of notes upon which total
charge not to exceed so cents was
made) was None. The number of
such loans was None.
STATE OF COLORADO y
County of Prowers. )ss.
I. E. J. Thayer, Cashier of the
above named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement is
true to the best of my knowledge,
and belief.
E. ]. THAYER, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
<hfu dow NJ Mov 1Q10
(SEAL)
JAMES G. WADswoRTH,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Jan. 25. 1929.
Correct: Attest.
F. III. ALLEN,
DOROTHY THAYFR,
E. A. NORTHRUP,
Directors.