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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-02-25
The Pink Boil Worm
Threatens Cotton Crop

Starkville, Miss,-Late this after
noon a telegram was received by
Prof. r. w. Harmed, State Entomolo-
gist and executive officer of the State
Plant Board, confirming the report
that the much dreaded pink boil
worm has reached Louisiana. The
telegram from an official of the Fed
eral agricultural Board, Houston,
Texas, states that the pink boil worm
has been found in two places in Ca
meron Parish, Louisiana. The extent
Of the infestation is not know at the
present.
Professor Harmed stated that this
is the most discouraging news he has
received since the discovery of this
pest in Texas in 1918 and in Mex
leo the previous year. He urges ev-
cry person in Mississippi who hand
les cotton seed to constantly be on
the. search for any seeds that have
been followed out by worms and for
wormy cotton seed.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-02-25
The Wesley Mems Bible Class.

The Mems Bible Glass will have
charge of the services at the Meth
odist Church on Sunday evening. at
seven-thirty February 29th. This
service will be one Of extraordinary
interest, something entirely different
from the regular services.
The choir will be made up of male
voices only, andaRev! w. w. Nelson
has been invited to lead the singing
Mr.. L. j. Hollands will sing solo.
The services will be conducted by
Mr.. w. D. Davis, the president .oi
the class. The sermon will be de-
livered by Rev. w. L. Spinks, teach.
or OF the class.
Everybody Is cordially invited tG
attend this service,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-02-25
SENATE SETS DATE
FOR ADJOURNMENT
March Given as Last Day To
Introduce Bills Except for
Appropriations.

The Senate of the Mississippi Leg
luton fixing March 1st as the last
day to introduce bills except revenue
and appropriation bills, and for ad-
journment March 18th.
The members of the House seem
to be. afraid of the people. One of
them introduced resolution to linn
1t the referendum in the constitution
which however has not the slightest
chance of adoption, and now they are
talking about striking out the refer
endum clause in the compulsory ed
ucation BILL
The House Thursday passed the
Stone bill directing the sale of the
Rankin, Oakley and Belmont convict
farms, these properties having been
Improbable to the state for several
years. Their estimated worth is
about $325,OO0.
The Senate has reported favorably
bill appropriating $1,500,000 for
the care of tuberculosis patients.
Part of this sum is for the santa
rum already established at Magee,
and the rest is to establish other san
itariums. While this is a large ap-
preparation, yet it is one of the most
needed that has come before the Leg
islature, and for which there has
been a persistent demand from all
over the state.
Mr.. Canizaro, Of Warren county,
has introduced bill to exempt from
taxation the value of homesteads not
owned by the person paying taxes.
That is to say, If a man buys a home
on the installment plan, and has ac-
cumulated an equity of one thousand
dollars therein, he would pay taxes
only on his equity, and the remaining
amount would either not be taxed or
taxed to the man who owns the mort
gage.
Such law is now on the statute
books of some States. At present in
Mississippi there is double taxation,
in that a man buying a home has to
pay taxes on its full or three-fourths
value while man holding a mort
gage on the home for purchase mon
ey has also to pay taxes on the a.
mount.
There was no session of either
branch Of the Legislature Friday or
Saturday. A large number of the
members went on a visit to the State
colleges, and others went home. It
is currently reported that a majority
OF the committee will be opposed to
the consolidation of the colleges at
present. 1t is said that they recog-
nize the value of DR.. Zeller's plan to
the State, but think it inexpedient at
present.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-02-25
Rural Schools to Run About Two
Weeks Longer.

Hattiesburg, Miss, Feb. 90
Teachers from all the county schools
will be in the city Saturday to draw
their monthly stipend, and County
Superintendent Gay states that there
will probably be about two weeks
longer for the rural schools to run.
Some having consolidated districts
may run longer.
After the Community Sing, which
is being held in the Red Circle Au-
ditorium every Sunday afternoon at
800 o'clock for one hour, the Allen
Carter Post. of the American Legion
exercises will give French diplomas
to the next Of kin of those who lost
their lives in the world war.
Members Of the First Baptist
Church say that DIR. w. F. Yarbo-
rough of Montgomery, Ala, recently
called to serve the church as pastor,
will give his answer early next week.
1t is understood that DR.. Marlborough
will accept If released as secretary OF
the Alabama Convention Board.
Reports from the county health Of
ncer are 10 the emect that the 1nfu-
enza is decreasing in this city and
county and that there have been no
new cases since the last report made
yesterday. Public gatherings were
forbidden and the schools closed
President Johnson and other woman's
college authorities say there has not
been mild case there.
Lee Ingram, who is charged with
having shot and killed his father-in-
law, j. F. Scarborough, near Richton
short time ago, was arraigned foI
a preliminary hearing at New Angus
to yesterday, and owing to the alb
sence of witnesses, Ingram waived
examination and was remanded to
Jail to await the action of the grand
Jury at the April court In Perry
county.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-02-25
WHITE SLAVE CASE
STIRS WAYNE COUNTY
Taking Pretty 16-Year Old Girl
Into Mississippi from Ala
bama is Charged.

- Meridian, Miss, Feb. 20.-Holly
Giles, white man, aged about SO,
married and the father of I'VE chill
dren, arrested by Deputy United
States Marshal Lon Esne on a charge
of violating the Mann White Slave
law, in connection with the removal
Of sixteen-year-old white girl from
Alabama into Mississippi for alleged
immoral purposes, and Mrs. James
Carney, aged about 81, white wo-
man and the mother of ten children
eight of whom are living, charged
in a federal warrant with aiding
and abbetting Giles by harboring the
girl at her home, when arraigned be-
fore United State Commissioner
Moody Price here, each waived pre-
liminary examination and were held
under bond for their appearance at
the March term of the federal court.
Giles bond was fixed at $4,000 and
that of Mrs. Carney at $1,500, which
they made and were released.
Giles resides at Isney, Ala, just
across the Mississippi line in Choc-
taw county. He was arrested at
Coyt, Miss, in Wayne county near
the home of his alleged accomplice,
where it is alleged Miss Corinne
Lindsey, pretty young daughter of
j. R. Lindsey, well-to-do farmer was
kept for a period of eight days.
1t is alleged by the officers that
when Mr.. Lindsey went to the home
of Mrs. Carney and demanded his
daughter, the latter denied any
knowledge of her whereabouts,
sticking to this statement until she
was threatened with arrest when she
produced the young girl and turned
her-over to her father.
1t is stated by the federal authori-
ties that other arrests are to be
made in connection with the affair,
which has created a considerable
sensation in the neighborhood where
all the parties are well known and
said to be prosperous farmers.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-02-25
McGrath---StyIe Leaders
Br0OkhaVen, Miss.
STORE FIXTURES FOR SALE.

We have been doing deal Of improvement here Of late and find
that have good store fixtures for The assortment consists
counters cabinets stands vegetable stands electric light fixtures and quite
lot other things which space will permit enumerat The best
thing that offer so feet of white enamel da well made
shelving To the attached nice cash stand
and bins for groceries
We would like dispose all Of these fixtures quickly
se sell them Call early the pick
the :
John McGrQth C Sons
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-02-25
HAdvertising Didn't Pay It Wouldn't
Rhyme That Way,

The following poem by Walt Ma
son is quoted from Curtis Service"
the house organ of the Curtis Com
panies. While written for the lum-
Der dealer, it carries message which
applies with equal force to every
merchant.
ADVERTISING.
Tell me not in mournful numbers,
with the air of critics wise, that the
retail lumber dealers not the one to
advertise.
Let the shoe and grindstone deal
ers fill the papers with. their ads, let
the pharmacists be spoilers for their
pills and liver pads; let the dry
goods merchant merry sing in print
his cheerful tunes, let the boatman
boom his wherry, let the grocer boost
his prunes. But when men are buy
your lair, and will need no prose or
jingles to induce their going there. y
Thus l heard the mossback speak
ing as he sadly wagged his ears, and
his jaws and lungs were squeaking
with the rust of many years. But ]
knew his talk was twaddle that
would fool no modern guys; for it's
true that all men waddle to the stores
that advertise.
Why should men who deal in lum-
ber make no bid for larger trade? =?
Why should they sit round and slum-
Fiber, slumber sweetly.. in the; shade ?
If.an ad will bring new patrons to
the gas works of the bank, If it sells
new gowns to matrons, why don't ii
sell a plank? If an ad will bring
new buyers to the corner ginsing
store, to the man who deals in pliers,
why won't it sell door?
In our town there is dealer, sell
ing lumber all the year, and he is
the boss appealer to the public's
grateful ear. Every day his little
sermon in the paper shows its face; +;
when on building folks determine,
they go chasing to his place.
Keep your name before the public
keep your business house in. view
and when men would build steeple
they will surely think of you. Ad:
vertising pays, you bet you! They
who say mo" are absurd. Never
let your town forget you-make your
name household word.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-02-25
Vocational Officer Coming.

Superintendent Ellzey has recelv-
ed the information from Jas. L. Sib-
ley District Vocational Officer, that
a representative of the Federal Board
of Vocational Training viii be in
Brookhaxen next Friday and Satur-
day to confer with the following
young soldiers who served In the
World War:
Bennie Lee Brown. Glover Smith,
Harold Willoughby. of Lincoln. M.
A. Davis, Of Copiah; James Harris,
Lee Harris, Porter w. Sandifer, Of
Lawrence county.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-02-25

The Five Hundred Goal must be
reached in the Methodist Sunday
School, Sunday morning, February
29th.
Don't forget to come to Sunday
School on this fifth Sunday in Feb
ruary; perhaps it will be your last
chance to attend Sunday School on
fifth Sunday in February. Think
the matter over and come to Sunday
School; you will find 1t uplifting. In
spring and exceedingly profitable
You owe it to yourself. so be sure
to pay the 0eDt.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-02-25

Mark Hanna's methods were cIas-
lsical in their day." remarks the New
York World, and II certain. gsntIe-
men have their way they win inslst
on close study Of the classics at the
next Republican convention,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-02-25

Avoid constipated habit, 1t
breeds disease in the body. An occa-
sional dose OF Prickly Ash Bitters
willkeep the bowels healthy and reg
ular. Men use II and and 1t good
for that purpose. Price ,S1.2S per
bottle. Sold BY eli dealers,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-02-25

Every day. says the Philadelphia
Record, ''the worlds need Of Lea
que Of Nations becomes more evident"
But what's the worlds need COM
pared 70 the Republican party's
nead2
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-02-25
Citation Notice.
To Allie Smith, residence and Post
Office address unknown.

Office address unknown.
You are hereby commanded to ap-
pear before the Chancery Court oi
the County of Lincoln in said State
on the Srd Monday in April, 1920. to
defend the suit in said Court oi
Thornton Smith, who sues for divorce
whereinAyou are defendant. n
This the 14th day Of February. A
d, 1920 ~
- g. B. McNair.
w. e. Boothe, Clerk
solicitor for Complainant.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-05
TREE PLANTING AND
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS AT
u. N. NJ. THIS WEEK

Tree planting in commemoration
of state university men who died
in the service of their country will
be celebrated on the campus Fri
day afternoon at 4 o'clock by the
senior class, in charge of Glass
President Edward Cristy.
At the regular assembly Friday
morning, which is open TO the
public, Ward Shepard, of the for
est service, will lecture on For
ests of the Southwest"
A tryout of the debating team
will be held at 1880 p. m. Thurs
day in Rodey hall.
A dance will be given at the
Country club Friday night to an
honor member of the Pi Kappa
Alphas. and there will be a dance
Saturday night given by the Sigma
Chi fraternity at the chapter house
to invited guests. Saturday after
noon Mrs. David Spence Hill will
be at home to the non-sorority
women Of the university.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-05
TWO MORE JAIL
BIRDS CAUGHT
YESTERDAY ?. NJ.

Two more of the prisoners
escaped from the county Jail were
caught yesterday afternoon just
out of Isleta by Deputy Sheriff
Luis Abeyta They are Fidel and
Rafael Martinez, brothers of Mel
quiades Martinez, who was caught
yesterday.
When Melquiades Martinez was
apprehended the sheriff thought
that the brothers must be some
where near, and accordingly was
prepared for any clue that might
be uncovered. 1t seems that the
three brothers took refuge at a de-
serted ranch house about three
miles from Isleta, and forcing the
lock, closed the door from the out
side as though no one were within.
They sent their brother out to
get food for them, and he locked
them in from the outside when he
left. The owner of the ranch, an
lsleta Indian, went out to the ranch
found the two men there, so re-
turned to the pueblo to inform
Abeyta of their whereabouts.
Abeyta went to the ranch and
made the arrest at about 3 O'Clock.
The men are now lodged again in
the county jail. They had been
without food for more than twenty
four hours. outside of that no de-
tails are known. 1t is said that
the sheriff expects to find the
fourth escaped man within a few
days.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-05
YOU NEVER CAN
TAME A WILDCAT
Mr.. Dodson Warns Against
Use of Treacherous, Dam
gerous Calomel.

Calomel salivates! It's mercury.
Calomel acts like dynamite on a
sluggish liver. When calomel
comes into contact with sour bile
II crashes into it. causing cramp-
ing and nausea.
If you feel bilious, headachy, con-
stipated and all knocked out, just go
to your druggist and get a bottle
of Dodson's Liver Tone for "A
few cents which is a harmless
vegetable substitute for dangerous
calomel. Take a spoonful and If
1t doesn't start your liver and
straighten you up better and
quicker than nasty calomel and
without making you sick, you just
go back and get your money.
If you take calomel today you'll
be sick and nauseated tomorrow.
besides, it may salivate you, while
If you take Dodsons Liver Tone
you will wake up feeling great,
full of ambition and ready for
work or play. It's harmless, pleas
ant and safe to give OF children,
they like it.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-05
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS OF
COUNTY WILL HOLD A
TRACK MEET IN MAY

An interscholastic track meet for
the grammar grade schools of
Bernalillo county is planned for the
early part of May. Playground
activities have aroused an interest
in athletics that will eliminate in
a real contest in Barelas field be-
tween a number Of the schools of
the county.
Preliminary meets will be held
in each school to choose the rep
resentatives to the big meet. The
following schools will enter con-
testants in the athletic event;
North Fourth street, Old Town,
Barelas, South Second street,
Ranches de Atrisco, Santa Bar
bara and Las Padillas.
Teachers are acting as athletic
directors, coaching the young ath-
letes in recess and after school
hours. Adolfo Gonzales. principal
of the Los Padillas school, is the
leading spirit in the meet, and will
perfect arrangements as to judges
and prizes.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-05
SECRETS OF THE
MOVIES REVEALED


@. What one big improvement
in The projection of pictures will
make a fortune for the person who
can solve the problem?
A. The next big Improvement
will be some method of projection
by which perspective will be given
to the pictures The stereoptican
does it but so far no way has been
invented of eliminating the flatness
from the movies.
@. What leading man. very
popular in the early DAYS of the
movies and whose most striking
characteristic was a white streak
in his hair. is coming back in the
films after an absence of several
years?
A. King Baggott.
Q. What actress VINO appeared
on the stage with Richard Mans
field and later in stop Thief" and
Officer 666" is now in the movies d?
A. Vivian Martin.
@. How much does Mary Pick
ford weigh?
A. Just an even hundred pounds,
@. How many feet of film docs
the American public see each
week?
A. Ten million feet
Q. What was the name of the
first Feature film? When was II
made. how long was il and who
were the stars?
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-05
THEATERS TODAY

"B" Theater - Repeating the
great production by the American
Film company of six Feet Four. d"
with William Russell in the lead
ing role; also repeating Bound
and Gagged episode and the
Weekly Events reel of interest
ing pictures.
Ideal Thcater-"The Pointing
Finger" with Mary MacLaren as
the star, is being repeated today
also the comedy, A Red Hot Fin
ish," featuring we'll known stars,
together with the Rainbow Beauty
Bathing Chorus"
Lyric Theater-The management
is repeating today the picture, THE
Very Idea, with Taylor Holmes as
the star; also the reel of Goodwin
Bray Photograph illustrations.
Pastime Theater-'A Manhattan
Knight" with the great George
Walsh as the leading character, is
being repeated today; also The
Heart Snatcher," a two-reel sun
shine comedy.
Ross, who plays in The Little
Shepherd Of Kingdom Come" the
Goldwyn picture starring Jack
Pickford, crossed the plains in 1850
and settled in California. With
his father he raised livestock until
1900 when he joined western stock
organizations. For some time he
played with James Neil and as the
latter is also cast in Jack Pick
ford's picture. the two old friends
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-05

.clared Excerpts from his speech
follow;
without doubt the one great
est agent demanding good roads
throughout the country is the mo-
tor car. The demand is widespread
land insistent.
Improved roads mean hard,
strong and durable wearing sur
faces, the reduction in grades, and
shortening in length.
TOO much may not be said re-
garding the appreciation of land
under improved road conditions.
Good roads increase property
values, decrease the tax rate and
make long hauls with less horse
power possible
Better marketing facilities viii
reduce the cost of delivery, in
crease the radius of productivity,
permit a diversity of crops, induce
intensive farming and produce bet
ter and larger crops. Better mar
keting facilities depend on better
roads, with durable surfaces ana
easy grades.
Food shortage is not the only
menace. Manufacturers are short
raw material and fuel to keep their
factories going. Merchants are
short of goods and business is
threatened with a tie-up. Unem-
ployment may follow unless ship
ping facilities are improved, Short
haul trucking on good roads Will
supplement long haul railroad traf-
fic. Motor trucks are cheaper,
quicker and more efficient for
short distance work.
Improved roads mean that
farmers children may attend
schools regularly. that r. +. d.
routes may be made possible. that
social advantages are extended to
the farmers family insofar as
social intercourse. amusements and
religious inclinations are con-
cprnpd "
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-05
MAGICIAN BLACKSTONE
HERE NEXT SATURDAY

What Albuquerque lady or little
girl would like to have a beautiful
brown or white bunny, a live, edu-
Gated, well trained bunny?
The great Blackstone will ask
that question from the stage of the
Crystal opera house, Saturday,
April 10, when he is booked to pre-
sent his large company of mysti-
fiers in the most stupendous con-
gress of magic and psychic sensa-
tons ever brought to this city.
There is a remarkable feat of
prestidigitation involved in the pro-
duction of the rabbit and when his
bunnyship finally energies from it
all. Blackstone offers it as a souve-
mir to lady or girl in the audience.
OF course there will be many ap-
plicants for bunny, but as only one
person can have him, Blackstone
selects from the number the one
who appears to be most eager to
take home souvenir of his en-
gagement in the city.
The selection made, Blackstone
invites the recipient to the stage
and the rabbit is placed In her
hands with the magioians permits
sion to take 1t home.
Now, the question is. II you
wanted bunny and handsome
man actually gave you one, placed
1t In your hands-your own to do
with as you please-could you hold
1t In your hands?
Could you make sure all the
while that bunny actually was in
your hands? It's right there, be-
fore your eyes, you see it, you hold.
1t and you feel it, but with the
proof of your own eyes, your own
hands, your own knowledge, could
you be sure?
Bunnys part in the big produc-
ton of the master mind of magic
and superman of mysticism is not
unimportant by any means and
when Blackstone gives it away one
of the most interesting and anus
ing incidents of the show keeps the
audience applauding and laughing
with unmistaken enthusiasm.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-05
WHO WILL FIGHT
CALDWELL, THE
n. N. BATTLER?
Gonzales Chavez Bout as a
Semi-FinaI Has Every
Promise of a Battle Royal:
Anaya and Rivers in Trim.

Who will fight walter Caldwell?
This is the question in the minds
of the numerous fans who will as
semble at the armory tonight when
Ed Hagen, the Frisco mitt arts,
clashes with Fighting Taylor, the
heavy hitter from st, Louis in a
twelve-round main event,
Both Hagen and Taylor are anx-
ious to meet Caldwell and in order
to avoid another "O'Brien" contest,
Matchmaker and Promoter George
Pineau has matched Hagen and
Taylor. who both come here well
recommended and it is agreed be-
tween the fighters and the promot-
er that the winner of the contest
will be matched against walter
Caldwell, the New Mexico battler
So anxious are men to meet Cald-
well in a ring contest, they have
trained harder for this than for any
previous contest, and each states
he will fight his way TO victory and
a match with Caldwell.
The Gonzales Chavez bout is to
be regarded as no little event. This
will be an eight-round semi-minal
and has every promise of being a
battle royal. Gonzales has not lest
a fight since he appeared in the To-
cal ring and is a very clever boy
and a hard hitter If Chavez is able
to do anything with him it is more
than any previous fighter has done.
Chavez has had more ring eX-
perience, and many of his admirers
are under the impression that this
will win for him over his opponent.
Kid" Anaya and young Riv-
ers, who will fight the four-round
preliminary, are ready to go and
reports from their training quarters
give evidence of speed for both
boys and the fans can look for a
very fast four-rounder.