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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-28
PAVING CONTRACTS SIGNED
Mayor Affixes Name for Street Work
In Many Sections

Contracts for paving city streets were
signed today by Mayor Moore. as fol-
lows:
Locust street. from Forty seventh to
Forty eighth. $4,000; Pine street. from
Forty ninth to Fiftieth. Sl0.0J0; Fifty =
sixth street, from Malvern avenue to
Wynnefeld, S20.700; Sixty second
street, from Elmwood avenue to Glib e
son, $25, ,150; Seventy. first and Seven
II second streets, 81, 200; Cedar ave .
nue., from Sixty second street to Cobb
Creek Parkway, S11.550; Woodstock
and Lambert streets, S7700; Grange
avenue, from Lawrence to Seventh
$25 500; Sixty ninth avenue, from
Broad TO Fifteenth, S9350.
All the contracts were awarded to the
Barber Asphalt Paving Co.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-28
TELLS OF CRIME PLOT
Youth Says Man Wanted Him II
"Crook Partnership"

A nineteen year -old youth testified
In Central Station today against q man
he said wished to form a partnership in
crime with him.
George Kenny. of Callowhill street
near Sixth, denied the charge. He was
held in $500 bail for a further hearing
by Magistrate Mecleary, charged with
enticing minor for the purpose of lar
ceny.
Nathan Lambert, n runaway. said he
was accosted at Eighth and Vine streets
last Monday by Kenny and told he
could make lots of money If he would
help steal silk with Kenny. The youth
refused. he declared. and informed
Charles Schwar, head of the bureau Of
missing persons.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-28

marine. which was driven of by the
u. \. y. Chester. Mr.. williams two
and half year old son Is named after
Commander sehofeld, who directed the
rescue.
Mr.. Williams was located at Mama
Kroo. Since county. He had great
deal to do with opening the coast for
trade and making the port safe for
transportation.
He was In charge Of schools for more
than 1000 natives, who are excellent
students and eager for education. The
Liberians dress like the most prosper
GUS class of negroes In this country.
He had previously put In eight years
In Liberia, making a total OF sixteen
years as foreign missionary. His
plans for the future are undetermined.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-28
RETURNS AFTER 8 YEARS
IN REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA
Reu. Walter B. Williams Vas
Held Prisoner During Native
Uprising
Missionary Vas Under Fire OF
German Submarine During
Var

After eight years spent in the re-
public Of liberia, where he was held
prisoner for six months during an up.
rising of the natives he assisted the
government in checking and On another
occasion fired on by n German sub
marine, the Rev. Walter b. Williams
has just returned to his home at 21O4
South Gould street. His wife. who
spent six years with him in Liberia
returned here two years ago. They
were in that country doing missionary
work
Mr.. Williams was knighted com
mander of the Liberian Humane So
ciety by the president Of that country
in 1913 for his work in assisting to
quell the rebellion shortly before that
time. The government In Liberia was
set up by negroes who left the United
States soon after the close Of the Civil
War.
During the uprising of the natives,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-28
FALL ARBOR DAY TODAY
Memorial Trees Were Planted Il
Rittenhouse Square

Exercises celebrating Fall Arbor Day
were held in Rittenhouse Square this
Afternoon by the American AntiNivisec =.
tion Society, the Animal Rescue League
and the Humane Education Society of
Pennsylvania. The affair has been an
annual custom of these organizations
since 1916.
Memorial trees concentrating the
services Of Leta Sullivan Hoffman.
Katherine Craig Biddle and Emmeline
Redd Bedell were planted in the
square.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-28
SEND AGENTS TO CHICAGO

Three additional agents Of the mar
cotic section of the Internal Revenue
Department, of this city. have been
transferred to the central department.
with headquarters in Chicago. They are
4. Is. Baxter, John f.. Crook and II.
II. Voters. located here for three. ono
and five years, respectively. They and
Colonel Will Gray Beach. chief of the
narcotic section. whose transfer TO Chi
cago was announced yesterday, will as
sumo their duties at the new post No
vembPr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-10-28
DR.. HILL IS MODERATOR
Pastor Of First Presbyterian Church
.. Heads synod

DR.. Edward Y. Hill, pastor of the
First Presbyterian Church of this city,
has been chosen moderator Of the Pres.
byterian Synod.
:. This announcement was made In a
dispatch from Wilkes Barre, where the
synod is holding It's first regular busi-
ness meeting.
Other NOMINEES for moderator were
The Rev. Matthew Rutherford, ID. d.,
OF Washington, Pa, and the Rev. Will
liam Il. Brooks. u. D., of Allentown.
Presbyterian schools In this state
have the largest enrolment In their
history. according to the annual report
made by the secretary Of the synod,
which states that the minimum salary
for ministers hereafter would be $500
q year.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-10

three times as many
women as men are
troubled with pinples
and blackheads. Boils,
on the other hand,
afhict more men than
women.
TO correct these wide
spread ailments, yeast,
the familiar little cake
Of foo d, h a $ Ion g
New-York tribune., 1920-10-10
Pimples, blackheads, boils-
signs of d lowered vitality
A familiar food now used to correct them

been prescribed by physicians and hospitals
Today, the special value of Fleischmann's
yeast as conditioner" and health builder is
becoming widely recognized. 1t is now known
to be the richest source Of "vitamine" "a newly
discovered food element, essential to health
but lacking in many everyday foods. 1t thus
helps correct the basic causes Of acne and boils.
In Investigations carried under the direction Dr.
Philip B. Hawk in leading institutions in Philadelphia and
New York. its value for treating pmples and boils
demonstrated. There rapid improvement of
and cases Of bolo either greatly improved
cured rapidly than before notedand without
recurrence
To learn about this Importance of yeast in
diet fill the coupon below and send for the booklet
Yeast for Health Constipation trouble that is often
contributory pimpes and bols being corrected
by the addition yeast the diet You will
ing reports its value for this trouble also in this
booklet.
New-York tribune., 1920-10-10

"T%HE causes of acne (pinples and black
heads) are always found in lowered
l. vitality writes a skin specialist con-
nected with several Of New Yorks important
hospitals. And 1.-The repeated occurrence Of
boils should always be looked upon as indi
cation Of lowered vitality" he also states
Thousands of men and women suffer from
these painful and embarrassing ailments About
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18
THE CENSUS VERDICT.

The cities of the nation are now
on tip-toe as to the verdict of the
census. Estimates" are everywhere
being indulged in and though some
Of them are exaggerated, others are
perhaps sufficiently accurate to cause
disappointment. There appears to be
a perpetual race of the cities for
population, and there are as many
rivals as in baseball league.
Even towns and villages are zeal
Gus to have as large an assortment
of figures behind their names as pos
sible. The mucilaginous memento
tackled to the name of every COM
munity by the census enumerators
lasts for ten years, and to the world
in general is the ultimate advertise
ment that denotes Importance or in
significance.
Brookhaven has every reason to be-
IleVe that it has grown to a reason
able extent during the past decade.
Ihis community has not experienced
the bauble boom; it has not gone a.
head in numbers to the extent of
upsetting the equilibrium of our COM
munity life. The growth of the COM
munity, while steady as to popula-
ton, has also included other desir-
able features that are quite as weigh
ty.
The verdict of the census does not
worry Brookhaven. The community
has plenty to feel satisfied about in
spite of the fact that there is no
Likelihood of us growing to such an
extent as to annex New Orleans.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18
Birthday Dinner.

Mr.. w. S. Vaughan, who lives near
Friendship, celebrated his eighty
ninth birthday on Feb. IL, 1920. He
was born Feb. IL, 1881. His wife,
Mrs. M. A. Vaughan, died in 1898,
at the age of fifty-six.
A large number of relatives and
friends prepared an excellent dinner,
which was spread at the home of one
of his sons, Mr.. A. M. Vaughan.
Mr.. Vaughan has been a citizen of
the Friendship neighborhood about
all Of his life. Nine children are
living and two are at rest. He has
sixty-two grandchildren and sixty
two great-grandchildren; also two
brothers and two sisters, Messrs Lou
is Vaughan, of Richmond, Va, Rob-
ert Vaughan of Slaughter, La, and
Mrs. S. r. Gist and Mrs. Louise Wise,
of Hazlehurst. ALI younger than he.
Mr.. Vaughan is a very peaceable
and quiet citizen, believing in what
is upbuilding to the county and to
Christianity.
He is enjoying perfect health and
gets about with ease.
May he see other birthdays come
and go.
"A Friend.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18
STOP THAT ACHE!

Don't worry and complain a.
bout a bad back. Get rid of that
pain and lameness. Use Doan's
Kidney Pills. Many Brookha-
ven people have used them and
know how effective they are.
Here's a Brookhaven case.
Mrs. A. L. Arnold, 223 S. Jack
son St., says Il was troubled
from childhood with kidney COM
plant. The trouble first start
ed when l was very young and
I had the most bother with my
kidneys acting too often. had
no control over the action of my
kidneys at all. My back became
weak and ached constantly. 1
was annoyed by headaches and
dizzy spells, etc. Doan's Kidney
Pills always brought relief when
l needed them. The last time I
used several boxes of Doan's
and they corrected the disorders
and rid me of the pains and
headaches"
60c at all dealers. Foster-Mil-
burn Co., Mfrs, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18

WEAKENS
THE BLOOD
Breaks Your Vitality-Leaves
You Helpless When Expos
ed to Other Germs.
THESE ARE DANGEROUS
DAYS
If in Doubt About Your Blood
Take PeptO-Mangan, Famous
Red Blood Builder.

If you are just recovering
from a fight with the Flu it
will be weeks before you're real
ly out of danger.
Your blood has exhausted its
strength-it is in no condition
to fight off other disease germs
it may be exposed to. That is
why doctors advise staying a.
way from crowds as long as pos
sible.
You can help your blood get
back its Strengths stability
to fight off disease-by taking
that splendid tonic Pepto-Man-
gan.
The famous blood builder will
supply the iron and other pro-
rperties your blood lacks and help
you regain your old time vigor
and enthusiasm.
Get Pepto-Mangan today. It
may be had at any drug store in
either liquid or tablet form.
Make your own choice as to Ii
Quid or tablet. They are exact
ly the same in medicinal value.
Take whichever you prefer.
But be sure you get the gem
uine Pepto-Mangan. Ask for
Guides" and be sure that the
name il on the package.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18
WHY A CAMPAIGN TO ENFORCE
PROHIBITION LAWS2

Why the necessity for a campaign
to enforce prohibition?
Our own nation is dry, why should
we worry about what other coun-
tries do with the liquor traffic?
Those are questions one frequent
ly hears in connection with the move
ment now under way to secure pro-
per enforcement Of the dry laws and
to extend prohibition to other coun-
tries. Often they are asked by we'll
meaning, law-abiding persons-some
of them avowed prohibitionists.
Let's pause a moment and consider
the situation.
Liquor has been outlawed in
this country by legal enactment and
laws to enforce it are on the sta
tute books. But the liquor forces
have not surrendered. They are at
tacking the law in the courts, or
ganizing political machines to elect
men to assail it in congress and are
subtly spreading propaganda encour-
againg it's violation to dissatisfy the
people and force a return to the op-
en- saloon.
This is not wild dream of the re-
former. 1t is an actual condition
that must be faced and combatted
by every lava iding citi-
zen in this country if law and
order are to be maintained and the
sacredness Of the Constitution up
held.
1t is no longer question of wheth-
er you are for or against prohibition,
but whether you are for or against
the design to break down and nulli-
fly law that forty-five states of the
forty-eight have ratified.
In addition to their active and tire
less activities in this country the Ii
quor forces are seeking and, in some
instances have already obtained, foot
holds in other countries establishing
bases from which they plan to food
this country with liquor by every
transportation method known to the
ingenuity of man, including the air.
plane.
Thus they hope to defy the laws Of
their own country and by this open
defiance bring upon 1t the contempt
of the civilized world.
These are a few of the reasons
why this campaign for law enforce
ment and prohibition extension is not
only but is a positive necessity to
shackle the apostles of anarchy and
preserve the good name of the law
abiding, law-enforcing citizens of
the United States.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18
Woman Suffrage Will Not Down.

In the House Thursday, Mr.. Nit
chell, of Lee, read the following te-
legram from Senators Shepparh, Nc
Kellar and Ransdell, of the United
States Senate:-
There is no doubt that the suff-'
rage amendment will be ratified and
that the women of the nation will
be enfranchised very soon. 1t remains
to be seen whether the women of the
south are to become voters through
the favorable action of their own
states or without it. The RepubIi-
can party, having failed the women
for half century, is now claiming
the credit for the passage and "a
doption of the suffrage amendment.
Failure or refusal to ratify on the
part of strongly Democratic states
may cost us the national ticket, and
will surely react against the election
of our congressman and senators in
doubtful states. Such refusal on the
part of the Democratic Legislatures
will not change the result, so far as
woman suffrage is concerned, but it
will lessen the influence and prestige
OF the Democratic party in the ma
tion."
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18
MI. Tate Writes Back Home CATER
the Ball"

Mr.. Tate, sedate gentleman of
65, writes back home to his paper,
the Magnolia Gazette, the following
account of what he saw at the Gov
ernor's Mansion on Inauguration
Day.
"The reception at the Governors
mansion was somewhat stylish. The
gentlemen wore their cut-away ev-
ening suits and high hats. Their
vests had button or two low down
about the waist leaving a broad ex-
panse of white shirt front showing.
The ladies' gowns were cut after the
same fashion, only there was no back
ground of cloth to obstruct the view.
Sometimes bouquet of flowers were
fastened in front which lent color
to the landscape. The arms were en-
tirely bare, so were the backs and if
it had not been for a small ribbon
run over the shoulders 1t would have
been difficult to keep soul and body
from parting. This is pretty bad
state of affairs considering the fact
that it is still winter time. This
high cost of living has hit us pretty
hard in Pike county but we ought to
be thankful that we are yet able to
get enough cloth to make complete
garments for our folks"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18
Teachers Defeat Students.

Blue Mountain, Miss. Feb. Ia
The juniors and seniors of Blue
Mountain College, who recently chal-
lenged the faculty officials of the
school to a spelling match, went
down to defeat before the pedago.
CUES in the first old-fashioned sDeIl-
ing bee held in B. M. c., in many
years. Miss Mary Alice Willis. Of
Elizabeth, Miss, senior, was the last
student to sit down; and when the
spelling bout was oyer Miss Eliza
beth Hudson, head Of the department
OF art, was the only member of the
Faculty remaining ON the floor. The
teachers afforded much fun to the
students the women teachers all he
ing dressed like little school girls.
The freshmen tried conclusions
with the sophomores, whom they
had challenged to spell and the fresh
men won about five of their NUM-
Der remaining in line after Miss Lii
Ian Hines of Ripley, Miss. sopho-
more, had finally gone down in de-
feat.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18
WORTH WEIGHT In
GOLD, HE ASSERTS
Howard Gains Fourteen Pounds
Taking Tanlac and Lays
Cane Aside.

"I've gained fourteen pounds
in six weeks taking Tanlac and
now I'm a well man." said Hen
ry S. Howard, a well-known
farmer and stock raiser of King
Hill, Idaho.
Il had suffered from rheuma-
tism and indigestion twelve
years." he continued, "and could
hardly eat a thing because ev-
erything went against me and l
had no appetite. Every joint in
me was swollen with rheuma-
tism and hurt so / could hardly
bear to be touched. l was in
such a bad fix ! couldn't work
and had to use walking stick
to get along. The first bottle of
Tanlac made a great change in
my feelings, my rheumatism
soon left me and I threw my
stick aside, for now | can walk
as well as anybody.
"And eat!-why, l just can't
get enough and l feel like could
do as much work as l ever could.
Tanlac is worth it's weight in
gold, and it has convinced me
that there's at least one medi-
cine that will do what they say
it will and l want to do my part
in letting everybody know about
it."
TANLAC is sold in Brookha-
ven by Peoples Drug Store.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18
POLITICAL CONVENTIONS AND
PLATFORMS.

The political conventions are soon
to be here and in addition to the
struggle to nominate candidates will
come the argument as to what is to
go into the platforms.
In a way this will be foolish
argument. Nothing is forgotten so
quickly and regarded so lightly as
political platform, which usually
is a conglomeration of generalities
and a symposium of bombastic fiub-
dub designed to fool the voters.
If the political platforms" COM
prfsed merely few hundred words
of salient statements they would get
farther under the craniums of the
body polite and also stick there long
enough to be remembered following
an election.
What the voters want in plat
form is specifically what the parties
propose to do, and not what they
have done An elaborate historical
narrative of past performances will
not be half as effective as definite
and positive statement of future pol
icy.
The point-with-pride, view-with-
alarm and reject with-scorn piffle
can we'll be omitted.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18
Interurban Traffic Tied up on Coast,

Biloxi, Miss, Feb. 11.-Interurban
traffic along the Mississippi Coast
was tied up this morning as result
Of the strike Of 108 union employees
OF the Gulfport and Mississippi coast
Traction Company.
The walk-out had been called for
midnight Wednesday on account of
wage differences, but was moved up
"a hours on account of a rumor that
the union workers would today he
replaced by non-union men. Car men
on the Biloxi end of the interur-
ban knew nothing of the strike this
morning and were prepared to GO out
ON their runs when word came that
the walkout was ordered.
Manager Sullivan of the traction
company and his assistants are at
tempting to get up enough power at
the Gulfport plant to supply the do
mestic needs of coast citizens. Jit-
neys were pressed into service be-
tween Biloxi and Gulfport and gaso-
line engines were at a premium for
use in industrial plants.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18
LAW AND ORDER PLEDGES.

Hundreds and thousands Of church
goers and Sunday School children
throughout the United States, mem
bers of the Lincoln-Lee-Legion
Christian Endeavor and other organ
izations signed in celebration of Lin
coins birthday Law and Order
pledges obligating themselves to up
hold the Constitution of the United
States and particularly the eighteen
tn amendment.
DR.. Howard H. Russell, of Wester-
vile, Ohio, founded the movement.
Children over ten years Of age
were requested to commit to memory
the following words attributed to
Lincoln:-
LET reverence for the laws be
breathed by every American mother
to the lisping babe that prattles on
her lap; let it be taught in schools
in seminaries and in colleges; let it
be preached from the pulpits, pro-
claimed in legislative halls and en-
forced in courts of justice, and in
short, let it become the political re-
ligion of the nation"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18
KEPT HER AWAKE.
The Terrible Pains In Back and
Sides. Cardui Gave Relief.

MarksviIIe, La.-Mrs. Alice Johnson,
Of this place, writes: "For one year
suffered with an awful misery In my back
and sides. My left side was hurting me
Rll the time. The misery was something
awful.
! could not do anything, not even sleep
at night. II kept me awake most of the
night i ! took different medicines, but
nothing did me any good or relieved me
until took Cardui -.
Twas not able to do any Of my work
for one year and got worse all the time,
was confined TO my bed off and on. got
so bad with my back that when stopped
down was not able to straighten up
again ! decided | would try Cardui
{. BY time had taken the entire bottle
l was feeling pretty good and could
straIghten UP and my pains were nearly
Rll gone.
Ishall always praise Cardui. con-
Ginued taking II until | was strong and
welf." Ifyou suffer from pains due TO
female complaints, Cardui may be just
what yot need. Thousands Of women
who once suffered In this way now praise
CarduI for their present good health.
Give Il a trial NC-i35
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18

" INIT. ZIUN NEWS. :

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We are still hard at work. When
you come to Mt. Zion you will al
ways find us busy.
Some Of the boys and girls enjoyed
the party given at Mrs. o. B. Davis
Mrs. w. G. Lea is visiting her son
Johnnie, in McComb.
Mrs. L. 1. Fore was called to the
bedside of her mother, in NatcheZ,
where she underwent an operation.
Misses Edna and Iva Smith were
visitors of Miss Hattie Montgomery
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Broderick were
among the crowd to help enjoy the
dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. R. e.
Furlow Sunday.
Mrs. John Hewitt, of Natchez, Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. W. J. Mont
gomery.
We are sorry to lose Miss Rosa
Allen from our school on account of
illness.
Mr.. Dewey Britt got tooth knock
ed out while playing ball.
ae "A Pupil.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-02-18
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: JOHNSTON STATION NEWS. :

! JOHNSTON STATION NEWS. I:
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Altho we are very quiet, Johnston
is yet shining and we feel that it's
the only place on the map.
Miss Duckie Brown of Baton Rouge
spent few days at home recently.
We are glad to know that Mrs. H.
E. Coney, who has been i'll in the
MeComb Hospital will soon be home
again. We miss Mrs. Coney very
much, and shall be glad to see her
back.
Mrs. Walker Mcdaniel is now con-
valescent after week or more of ill
ness.
Misses Coker and Burns spent last
weekend in their respective homes,
returning to their work Monday.
Mrs. Montgomery is enjoying Wis
it from her daughter, Miss Bennie
Lea, of New Orleans.
We are glad to have in our midst
again Mrs. McEwen. She came from
Biloxi, where she held a position as
matron in a boys school. w.
The Baptist w. M. U. met with
Mrs. ]. G. Coon last evening. A good
and interesting program was rem
dered.
School is progressing nicely with
Miss Rose Belle Coker at the head
and Miss Bessie Burns as assistant.
We are planning an interesting en-
tertainment on the Goth. Every
body has cordial invitation. Come,
and let us show you for a while,
what we are doing in Johnston.
-Schoolgirls.