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The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
Trees -"Emblems of Love"-Expert
Coming to Brookhaven.

Mr.. Ernest Holland, New Orleans
representative of the Davey Tree Ex-
pert Co.. who was inspecting our
beautiful trees some time ago, is ex-
pecting to come to Brookhaven Jan.
212S and it will rest with the COM
munity and their cooperation as to
whether or not Mr.. Hollands visit
and expert knowledge of trees will
prove profitable to this vicinity.
Mr.. Holland says in letter to The
Leader:-.
You, at least many of you, do
not know that many tree enemies
have come into our country from a.
cross the water, causing devastation
so terrible among our trees, that our
government has been compelled to
place strict quarantine upon nursery
stock arriving from abroad.
Then, again, hunters and thought
less boys have killed by the thous-
ands those little bird friends that de-
stroy the trees, insect enemies and
warble so sweetly for us, as if thank
ing us for the privilege of doing us
this great service.
There is, indeed, much that
could tell you if space would permit,
but l am afraid l have already i'm
posed upon the generosity of this
enterprising publication, and, there
fore, 1 will gladly consult with any
tree owners of Brookhaven and ad-
wise them with pleasure, and without
cost, upon the condition of the trees
upon their estates"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
Lincoln is Well Represented in 1920
"Ole Miss" Dedication.

University of Mississippi, Jan. Is.
The work on "Ole Miss" the Of
f1cial year book of the university, is
progressing rapidly. The 1920 edi-
tion will contain the pictures of and
be dedicated to ten illustrious Mis-
sissippians, alumni of the university.
The literary staff consists of E. L.
Cochran, Baldwin, Miss, editor-in-
chief; w. P. Ivy, Brookhaven, Miss,
and c. l.. Cummings, Bonneville,
Miss, class editors; R. H. Creekmore,
Water Valley, Miss; and M. B. En-
mich, Vicksburg, Miss, athletic edi-
tors; Merritt Rowan, Baldwin, Miss,
and 7. B. Tubb, Amory, Miss, organ
ization editors; Drane Lester, Bates
vile, Miss, miscellaneous editor.
The artists are Russell Durfey,
Canton, Miss; William Long ,Hazle-
hurst, Miss; Miss Myra Hume, Uni
versity, Miss; Miss Mary Payne Wen
dali, Oxford, Miss. Donald S. Wright
of Grenada, Miss, is business man
ager, assisted by ]. j. White, Column
bia, Miss; c. L. Hester, Taylorsville,
Miss; P. C. Hill, Gulfport, Miss;
Thompson Mcclellan, West Point,
Miss; P. E. Holiday, Meridian,
Miss.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
Whitworth Artist Course, Saturday
Evening, January 18th.

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra,
Ysaye, conductor-Soloist; Jennie
Vardeman, Pianiste.
Music:-Servant and master am I;
servant of those dead and master of
those living. I am the incense upon
which prayers float to heaven. 1 am
the smoke which falls over the fields
where men lie dying with me on
their lips. am close to the marriage
altar and when the grave opens
stand nearby. I speak thru the birds
of the air, the insects of the field,
the crash of waters on rockribbed
shores, the signing wind in the trees,
and am even heard by the soul that
knows me in the clatter of wheels on
city streets. know no brother, yet
all men are my brothers; I am the
father of the best that Is in them,
and they are fathers of the best that
is in me; am of them and they are
of me. l am Music.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
AMERICAN LEGION
FOR LAW AND ORDER
Opposed to Anarchy and Bolshe-
vism-State Body Gaining
Ground.

Alexander Fitz-Hugh, State Com
mander of Mississippi's American
Legion, says
"The American Legion stands fat
ly for law and order and for the sup
port of the constituted legal authori-
ties. This is essential to true A
mericanism. Any other course maxi
es for Anarchy and Bolshvism."
The American Legion represents
nearly 100000 citizens who have
demonstrated their loyalty and pa
triotism. We realize, however, that
there are 100,000,000 other Amer
leans just as patriotic and loyal. We
represented the spear-point, keen and
true, and back of us was the power
of a whole Nation at War. Our
effectiveness against the enemy was
in proportion to the strength of the
country back of us. And now we
must realize that the strength of the
Legion and our influence and service
to the Nation will be measured only
by our ability to cooperate effective
ly with the 100,000,000 other loyal
and patriotic American citizens in
the promotion of one hundred per
cent Americanism, and the mainten-
ance of law and order.
We know that there are many 9TH
er patriotic and loyal and one hum
dred per cent American forces in this
country keenly interested in the
maintenance of law and order. We
know there is only one way to main
tain law and order, and that one and.
only way is through the orderly pro-
cess of Government and its duly con-
stituted agencies.
Neither National, nor State or To-
cal organizations of The American
Legion has any right nor will 1t
presume ever to take the law into
its own hands or to interfere with
proper authority.
The Leader is indebted to DIR. I. L.
Parsons, who represents District
Seven, our Congressional District, on.
the Executive Committee of our State
Organization.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17

Mr.. Hemingway, representative of
Kinds county has introduced a bill
fixing the salaries of State and coun-
ty officers, which seems to be meet
ing with general satisfaction.
The salaries of the six Supreme
Court Judges are fixed at $4S500 each
with additional compensation for
special services.
The salaries of the other State Of
ficials according to this bill are fix
ed as follows:-
State Tax Commissioners-Ch Chair
man, $4,000; two Commissioners,
$4,000 each; secretary, $2,400;
clerks, $2,100; stenographer, ST.
500.
Secretary of Secretary, $3,-
900; assistant, $2,400.
State Treasurer-Treasure $3,-
600; chief clerk $2,100; bookkeeper
$1,5OO.
Insurance Department - Commits
sioner $4,000; chief deputy $2,100;
clerk and stenographer, $1,500;
clerk $1,000.
Department of Justice-Attorney-
General $4,000 and Is per cent COM
mission on all sums recovered by
suits; first Assistant $2,750; sec
ond assistant $2,400; filing clerk
$1,500; two stenographers at $1,000
each.
Department of Super
intendent $4,000; assistant $3,0O0;
chief clerk $1,S00; additional clerk
$1,500, stenographer $1,000.
Auditors Offce-Auditor $4,000:
deputy auditor $2,400; general book
keeper $2,100! auditing clerk $2,10O
warrant clerk S2,100! revenue clerk
$2,1oo; stenographer $1,000.
Department of Agricultureand
Commerce - Commissioner $4,000;
assistant $2,4O0; general clerk ST.
100.
Military Department - Adjutant-
General $500.
Land Commissioner Commission
er $4,000; deputy $2,1o0; stenogra-
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
How to Figure Your Income Tax.

Take the first three figures of your
automobile license and add 1t to the
size of your shoes, then subtract from
it the buttons on your last summers
suit.
Divide this by the size of your un-
paid taxes and laundry bills and then
divide this by thirty per cent of your
telephone number.
Next add the total weight of your
entire family plus your serial number
in the draft, divide by all the speech
es on the increase in pay for ship
yard employees that have been made
and this will constitute your income
tax.
This reliable information has been
found to be the only system there is
to correctly figure out your income
tax.
If you do not find it to be correct
the first twenty-three times you have
figured it out try 1t thirteen times
more.-Judge.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
Little Alice Reeves Entertains.

Saturday afternoon, Jan. 10th,
from 2 to 4 there was a scene of
a happy band of little tots assem-
bled at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. Maurice Reeves in honor of the
seventh birthday of the little daugh-
ter, Alice Elizabeth.
The Primary children from Union
Hall and Mallalieu Schools were all
present, also Alice's little classmates
and teacher Miss Lula Sasser, from
Brookhaven. Mr.. Ted Allen gra-
ciously turned his big truck over to
Mr.. Roy Chandler who brought Miss
sasser and her happy pupils to Alice's
home.
The time passed only too quickly
for the fifty-one children present.
Many games were played and home
grown parched peanuts, popcorn
balls, birthday cakes and cookies
helped to fill the afternoon with
pleasure for all.
Many beautiful and useful gifts
will help Alice to remember her sew
enth birthday. May she live to see
many more is the wish of her little
friends who spent the evening with
her.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
Notice of Special Election.

Whereas, at a 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 NIL 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., 1920-01-17
CIRCUIT COURT
ADJOURNS TERM
All Cases Disposed Of-Final Re-
port of Docket of January
Term.

All matters before the January
term, 1920, of the Circuit CourtNboth
civil and criminal, having been dis
posed of by Wednesday afternoon,
Judge d. M. Miller adjourned the
Court for the term and returned to
Hazlehurst on the night train.
The following cases entered upon
the minute book since our last report:
E. B. May VS.. Crystal Ice Co, ct
al.-Dismissed on motion of the
plaintiff.
L. N. Vandoren VS.. Homochitto
Lumber Co.-Jury and verdict for
defendant.
State VS.. Isaiah Norwood.-Nol
pros. entered upon agreement of the
defendant to vacate the land upon
which he is charged with being a
trespasser.
c. B. Watkins VS.. Tom Lotion
Jury and verdict for plaintiff in the
sum of $4,000 and costs.
State for use of Annie Neal Byrd
VS.. Prince Lightfoot, jr.-Non suit
entered.
State for Use of Ezzie Kees. VS..
Jim Fields.-Jury and verdict for the
defendant.
State VS.. Fred Warren.-Judgment
entered on previous day of the
term of this court, set aside and va
Gated, and cause continued until the
next regular term of the court.
The Cincinnati Symphony orches-
ira this evening.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
MEXICO RECEIVES
ARMS FROM JAPAN
Shipment Reported Escorted by
Japanese Cruiser Whose Of
ficers are Feted.

San Antonio, Tex.-Government
reports that a recent big shipment
of arms and munitions to Mexico was
escorted here by a japanese cruiser
have been sent here for the informa-
tion of the Senate Committee inves-
tigating the Mexican situation. That
Mexico had received war supplies
from Japan and that official and un-
official Mexico has lately been enter
tanning with a show of much enthu-
siasm officers and men from a ia
panese warship was known, but un-
til today agents who are gathering
information to be studied by the COM
mittee, had not learned any direct
connection between the two.
The report which is known at ar
my headquarters here and which has
been forwarded to the War Depart
ment is that the ship bearing the
arms and ammunition reached Man
manned by 500 officers and men, an
chored alongside. A part of the va
kuma's personnel were students of
the japanese Military Academy.
The cargo landed from the Japan
ese snip is that arranged Tor by Col
onel Emilio Sorris, who was detained
for a short time by the port authori-
ties at San Francisco when he re-
turned to this country. His nego-
tiations were facilitated by Manuel
Torois.
To what extent Japanese arms and
ammunition have been entering Mex
leo is unknown. Recent reports
from Mexico intimate Improvements
in the equipment of federal troops,
the forces now in the. State of Chi
huahua being much better supplied
with machine guns than for some
years. The various units operating
in the North are said to have more
ammunition than heretofore; cloth
ing is better, and a marked improve
ment in morale has been reported.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17

pher 5000.
Department of Archives and His.
tory-Director $4,000; assistant ST.
500; stenographer-$1,200; janitoI
$500.
Geological Department -Geologist
$4,000; soil surveyor $500; clerk
t$1,200.
Factory Inspection Department
Inspector $4,000.
State Library-Librarian $2,4OO;
assistant $1,500.
Railroad Cmmission-Three Com
missioners $4,000 each; secretary
$4,000; rate expert $4,000; stenog-
rapher $1,500.
State Peniten1iary-Trustees $3,-
900 each; superintendent $4,000.
Circuit Judges and Chancellors $3,-
500 each and actual expenses incurr-
ed in the discharge of their duties
while away from home.
District Attorneys $4,000 each.
Legislators-The sum of $1,000
for the regular session and $1,000
per day for extraordinary or called
sessions.
SALARIES OF COUNTY OFFICERS.
In his bill to fix the salaries of
County officers Mr.. Hemingway di-
vides the counties into five classes
based upon the assessed valuation.
Maximum assessment is in counties
exceeding $13,000,000 and the mini
mum is in counties with assessment
less than $5,O0o.o00.
In counties of the maximum class
the sheriff and tax collector receives
$4,000 per year, and in the minimum
class, $500 per year. Maximum
salaries of Chancery Clerks are $4,-
M 'ximums for Circuit Clerks, $S,-
500 per annum, minimum $2,500.
Maximums for Circuit Clerks, $3,7
$50, Superintendent of Education,
$4,000, and Members of the Board of
Supervisors $2,400 each. Salaries of
Assessors are graded according to
the assessed value of their respective
counties.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
Whitworth to Enlarge Campus and
Church to Build New
Parsonage.

The Leader takes a great deal of
pride and pleasure in noting the
plan on foot for new parsonage for
the Methodist Church and for the
extension of space for the Whitworth
College Campus.
The matter is in the hands of trus-
tees of the two institutions. Messrs.
S. E. Moreton, B. S. Cato and ]. M.
Wood have been selected as COM
mittee on valuation and are awaiting
a proposition from the Whitworth
representatives.
Whitworth needs the site now oc-
cupied by the Methodist Church par
sonage and the Church is willing to
negotiate the sale. "
Mr.. Moreton informs the Leader
that when the deal shall have been
made the plan to build a new parson-
age on the lot south of the Federal
Building will be carried out.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
Kinds County Gets Five Big Trucks.

The Kinds County Board of Super
visors went in body yesterday to
the Old Capitol and personally select
ed five of the big Nash Quad Trucks
for use on the Kinds County roads,
this being the county's allotment
from the last quota received by the
State Highway Commission.
The big feet of army trucks in the
Old Capitol yard has been subject
of much comment among members of
the legislature during the past few
days. 1t impresses the lawmakers
with the fact that the good roads
campaign in Mississippi is on in ear
nest, and that Uncle Sans offer to
go the state $3.50 on the road build
ing program is not a vague promise,
but an assured fact, says the Jackson
News.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
Notice to General Public,

All fees for work done by Chan
Gerry Clerk will be charged for In
strict compliance with Section 2167.
Code Of Mississippi. 1905. All re-
cording. acknowledgement and all
other work is cash as the fees OF this
Office are now paid into the County
and belong to the County. This Of
fee having been placed on salary ba-
sis by Acts Of Legislature Of 1915.
Respectfully,
S. 3. McNAIR,
-,-, chanssrg cleyA
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
Automobile Tax is Now Due.

This is to notify all owners of au-
tomobiles that the new tax numbers
are now in my office and that unless
taxes are paid this month. and tags
secured the said taxes become double,
and that the Sheriff has no option in
the matter.
R. c. APPLEWHITE,
Sheriff.
Brookhaven, Miss, Jan. II, 1920.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17

Ex-Gov. Brewer rnourns the death
of his mother, aged 7S years. Be-
side the ex-Gov., one other son, DR..
D. Brewer, Of New York, and two
daughters are left to mourn. Mrs.
Brewer died at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Emmett Coleman, at
Clarksdale. Mrs. Brewer was born
in Carroll county.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17

There is a demand that the REST
Rooms" in Brookhaven be given more
publicity to the end that they be
used by our people who come with
their families to trade and by visit
ors between trains.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17

Brookhaven, Meridian and Green
wood were the only three Mississip-
pi cities honored with the appearance
of the Cincinnati Symphony Orches-
ira and the world-artist, Ysaye.
Hurrah for Brookhaven!
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17

Only So car owners Of the county
have paid their privilege tax license
as owners Of cars to date, as will be
seen by notice from Sheriff Apple
white. These taxes must be paid
this month or the price will be doub-
led.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
Election Commissioners to Meet,

The Lincoln County election COM
missioners will meet Monday, Janu-
ary 26, 1920, to appoint managers
and bailiffs to helda special election
Feb. 8, 1920.
j. H. Rawls, Chairman.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
Advertising Made Big
Increase in Business

: Yazoo City, Miss. - Yazoo /:
: City has dealer in furniture, I:
; monographs, rugs, pianos, stow !:
, es and household untensils, to L:
> mention only few of his lines, I:
|" who says his business in De- {
: cember, 1919, was 700 per cent Z:
: greater than his business in the {
& same month in 1918. {
: The dealer is F. w. Brady. :
: He claims this championship :
/: business due to the liberal use :;
" of printers ink. :
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17

One of Brookhaven's Artists, Miss
Jennie Vardeman, will be before her
home friends at the Orchestral Reci-
tai this evening.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
Easily Proven Value of
Newspaper Advertising

. Paris, France The Paris
!. newspaper strike demonstrated
I: most effectively the value of
9 newspaper advertising.
2 Excepting few small sheets
!: but one newspaper was publish 4
9 ed each morning and each af-
= ternoon, the result Of the COM 4
= bined efforts of all the big Z
Z morning and evening papers. I
= There was little room for adver- 4
. tising in this four-page paper. 4
. The big shops and department Z
: stores reported a falling off OF I
. nearly SO per cent Of their re- Z
2 ceipts as result Of the loss OF I
2 their usual means of publicity. Z
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The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17

l, B. B. Brister, cashier, do sol
emnly swear that the above is a true
statement of the financial condition
of Planters Bank, located at Bogue
Chitto, in the county of Lincoln,
State of Mississippi, at the close Of
business on the 31st day Of Dec,
1919, to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
B. B. Brister, Cashier.
Correct-Attest:
B. e. Brister,
Dan Bolian,
Directors.
State of Mississippi,
Lincoln County.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me by B. B. Brister, cashier, this Is
day of January, 1920.
T. ]. GILL,
Mayor and Ex-Offlcio ]. P.
My commission expires 1st Monday
in January, 1921.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
Statement of the Financial Condition
of Planters Bank.

Located at Bogue Chitto, in the
County of Lincoln. State of Mississ-
ippi, at the close of business Dec. 81,
1919, made to the Board Of Bank Ex-
aminers.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17

The Cincinnati Symphony Orches-
ira this evening.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1920-01-17
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WHAT OUR LEGISLATURE IS D0NG-BRIEF SUMMARY OF IN
PoRTANT MATTERS DISPOSED OF AT THE CAPITAL.
BILL FIXING SALARIES

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Ru snccinI Correspondent.

Bu Special Correspondent.
TRENTON, Jan 26-Now shat Will
liam Jennings Bryan has brought
the thing to a head 1t is generally
taken for granted that the New Jersey
delegation to the San Francisco Ma
tionaT Democratic Convention will go
prepared to nominate Governor Ed
wards for the head of the Presidential
ticket The convention IS not held
until June and in the meantime the
Presidential primaries for the cleo
ton of delegates will be held in this
State on April 27 next. Many things
may happen in the next three months.
to change the situation, but at this
time it seems very likely that New
Jersey will have a favOrite son to Of
fer the convention again, as 1t has
successfully offered Mr.. Wilson in the
last two conventions, and that favor
ite son this time Will be- Mr.. Ed
wards.
1t is the opinion Of political obser-
vers here that Mr.. Bryan's utteran-
ces during the past week have accom- :
plished more than anything else could
to bring the Governor into the ma
tional political eye. His ection last
fan. which might be likened TO a
Democratic Sahara. IN a desert of Re
publican victories IN the east, brought
him considerable national promi-
to become the best Edwards press
agent.
There is a growing feeling that the
Democratic National Convention may
frown down so-called wet candi-
date for President, however. Ardent
anti-Prohibitionists in the ranks of
the party in this State will admit
that They argue that the combina-
| tion of the South and the West In the
convention, where the dry senti-
ment is decidedly IN the saddle, Will
serve to prevent the nomination OF
anv candidate who may have wet
| tendencies.
! 1t seems to be generally conceded
that MIR. Edwards will be honored as
one OF the big four to the national
convention. This viii! leave three
places remaining to be divided amons
| such State leaders as Mayor Hague
! Jersey City; James r. Nugent. Es-
sex; state. Chairman Mcdonald. OF
| Monmouth; National Committeemar
! Hudspeth, Hudson; Robert D. Foote
| OF Morris; former State Chairman
Edward L. Grosscup of Gloucester
and Congressman Scu-ly, of Middle
sex. ,,-
Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-26
ANOTHER MOTT:
WILL. Be. SENT
To THE HAGUE
French legal Expert Advice to
be Sought in Case to Form
Action for Allied Program
la The AssocIated 2res2

PARIS, Jan. 26.-The reply 10 the
refusal of the Dutch government to
comply with demands of the allies for
surrender Of former Emperor William
of Germany was the first subject tax
en- up at the initial meeting today or
the council of Ambassadors, created to
carry on unfinished routine work or
tho supreme council of the Peace
council disbanded last week. 1t was
decided that the best French legal eX-
pert available should go into all as
poets of the case and prepare the re-
ply which win be submitted for ap-
proval at the beginning next week.
The discussion did not disclose the
trend Of opinion among the members
further than that 1T appeared to be
the view that the legal phase of the
question had become the chief one.
The council was presided over by Pre-
mier Millerand Hugh c. Wallace, the
American amba ssador was present,
with the other members OF the body.
After disposing for the day of the
extradition question the council de-
cided to give the representatives of
the Jugo Slav additional time to reply
/ regarding the proposed compromise
on the Adriatic question, including
disposition of Fiume. This carried
the question along until Wednesday.