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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-03-24
ORGANIZATION OF
RETAIL MERCHANTS
Join With State Body in Effort
to Better Economic Con-
ditiOns in State.

Merchants of Brookhaven in the
retail business met at the City Hall
Monday afternoon for organization.
Mr. John e. Seavey was elected
chairman and Mr.. F. Aylward, secre-
taTy. The chairman has the privi-
lege of appointing five delegates to
attend the State meeting to be held
In jackson in a few days.
Since the state meeting at Column
bus last week Of the Fair Price Com
mission, which was attended by
Messrs. j. E. Seavey and ]. w. Nc
GTath of Brookhaven, and about 100
merchants of the state, interest has
grown in the inclination of the State
and Federal governments to deal
with economic questions. 1t is seen
that pressure is brought to bear by
other well organized bodies, so why
not an organization of Retail Mer-
chants in their own interests? The
study of mass development and hu-
man reaction is forcing itself upon
the attention of the business sinter-
ests.
Profteering is decried universally.
But as far as South Mississippi and
Brookhaven are concerned it is a fact
that altho some of our BrookhaVen
enterprises have been in business for
30 or 70 years none of them have
become millionaires and many of
them still spend sleepless nights try
Ing to make both ends meet" Just
as many of their patrons do for less
exaggerated reason. Nobody sees
behind the scenes. II he did he
would see increased cost Of transpor-
tation; increased cost of manufac-
ture; increased cost of raw material;
increased demand--and decreased
production. Many are of the opinion
that solution of the intricate pro-
blsm of profiteering should begin
with the manufacturer and not with
the small merchant.
Mr.. r. E. Remington, of Jack
son, was elected chairman of the Co
lumbus meeting and Mr.. Seavey, sec
retary, the latter resigning in favor
OF Columbus representative.
Mr.. Seavey was appointed to con-
Ter with Mr.. Locke, of the State Fair
Price Commission and with Mr.. Figg.
OF the Federal Board, and plead the
cause of the retail merchant in
speech commented on in the daily
press and indorsed by his fellow busi-
ness associates.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-03-24
YOUR CURIOSITY GRATIFTED.
Sid Penn Says Many People Are
Curious and He Likes to
"Show Them"

The element of investigation is
something that is coming to be re-
cognized as one of the basic factors
entering into the purchase of an au-
stuDohile says Mr.. Sid Penn Of the
Heidelberg Auto Co., "and the mod
ern dealer in automotive lines is
giving more and more consideration
to this inquiring state of mind on
the part of the prospect.
1T used to be that the dealer as
sumed that the prospect ought to
take his word for everything, or
should gather enough information
from the literature of manufacturers
to enable him to choose a car intel
l1gently, but that time has definitely
and positively passed.
To-day the man who is in the
market for an automobile wants to
check up, item by item, every impor-
tant characteristic of the car and
satisfy himself by the sight of his
eyes and the logic of his brain, as
to the car he wants to buy.
I'm our establishment, we greet
with all goodwill the man or woman
who comes in to crafty this curiosi-
ty. Many who have bought from us
came first merely to look. They stu
died the manufacturers literature,
and observed the cars of their friends
and were generally informed, but
there were a lot of technical things
about which they could not conclu-
slvely make up their minds. This has
developed to such an. extent that on
some days our sales room resembles
a school in automobile mechanics.
We have endeavored to show our
cars IN such a manner as to make
clear and evident the principles on
which the car is constructed, and on
which its mechanical operation is ex-
pected to function. We hold the
theory that the more the prospect
knows about the automobile before
purchasing the greater will be the
satisfaction he gets from the car af-
ter he has bought it, and for that
reason we would rather sell an auto
mobile to one who has made a palms.
taxing and careful investigation of
II than to one who merely comes in
and says, Sell me a car
Many prospective purchasers of
automobiles feel a timidity about
consuming the time of our statesmen
In going through all of the numer-
Gus details Of explaining the mecha
nlsm OF an automobile, but it is our
earnest endeavor to make all Of these
lockers feel at home here,
We believe that the more thew
learn about the lines which we sell.
the more certain we are to sell
them"
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-03-24
Alderman Sam Abrams Declines to
Run for Alderman of Ward 4.

After service of eighteen years
as a member of the City Council, dur
ing some of which time Mr.. Abrams
has been Mayor pro tenn of the city,
ne now desires to retire from public
life and the arduous service he has
unremittingly given his home town
in its interest.
AS in the case of Mr.. Bee with
whom Mr.. Abrams has been associat-
ed on the most important committee
In the gift of the Mayor-the Power
and Light Plant-The Leader has
heretofore referred to his sincere SER
vice and efficiency on the Board. It
is with regret that observant and In
terested men note the prospective re-
tlrement of both these gentlemen. In
tact, Mr.. Bees final decision to re-
nnqulsh his official duties has helped
Mr.. Abrams to make up his mind to
sever his connection with the Board.
Added to this, however, is the de-
mand made upon him by his grow
ing business to which he is giving his
personal attention and which forbids
the performance of public and off,
c1al duty such as it has been Mr..
Abrams pride and pleasure to prose-
cute heretofore.
One of the most prominent and es-
teemed citizens of his Ward said what
has been said before yesterday
Abrams would make good Mayor" :"
lie has the city's affairs at his fing-
ers' ends by reason of his long and
faithful service and his retirement
will indeed be loss to the city.
The record of Mr.. Abrams public
service will be source of pride to
his family and qualification to
himself as he reviews with complac-
cency his duties well and conscien-
tiously performed.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-03-24
Election Commissioners to Meet.

The Election Commissioners of
Lincoln County will meet Wednes-
day, March 31st, for the purpose of
appointing managers and bailiffs to
hold special election for Justice of
Peace in District s..
u H. Rawls, Chairman.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-03-24

Wanted Several contract
teams to haul pine logs. Dry
country. Denkmann Lurn-
Der Company, Nor6eld, Miss.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-03-24

For Sale.-Milk cows with young
calves. Also one young mare.
B. Arlington, r. 3. Brookhayen.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
NOTICE TO ROAD CONTRACTORS.

Sealed bids will be received by Highway
Commissioners of District Number One of
Noxubee County Mississippi until ten o'clock
a. m. Saturday October 9th 1920 and at that
time publicly opened for grading and surfac-
ing the
Poindexter Road from the intersection Of
the Poindexter road and the Buggs Ferry road
north to the Brooksyille and Bigbee Valley
road IL miles.
l. The Buggs Ferry road from the inter
section Of the Poindexter and Buggs Ferry
road west to the Humcr Mail Box, and :
2, The Buggs Ferry road from the inter
section Of the Buggs Ferry road and the Poin-
dexter road east l IL miles.
Plans and specifications are on hIe In the
office of the Chaneary Clerk Of Noxubee coun-
ty Miss Blank proposals can be secured
from the engineer, R. A, Wells at the court
house at Macon Miss.
The right to reject any and all bids is re-
served Certified check for five per cent Of
the total amount bid must accompany each
bid as guarantee. Bidders will be required
to give bond in the amount Of their bid.
NELSON STEVENS,
j. s. CAVETr
Commissioners.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
PINK BOIL WORM.
Cotton Pickers Urged to Look Out For
Insect.

The pink boil worm, a destructive in
sect enemy of cotton, now occurs in
parts of Louisiana and Texas. Every
effort is being made to eradicate it
from the areas in which it has been dis
covered. The pink bollworm is as seri-
Gus as the boil weevil and great loss
will follow if it becomes firmly estab-
lished in Mississippi.
The picking season is the best time
to look for the pink bollworm. All
cotton pickers should be on the look
out for cotton bolls showing insect in
jury Regard with suspicion all cotton
seed with holes in them. The State
plant board is doing every thing pos
sible to protect the cotton industry of
Mississippi from this pest and will APP
preclate the cooperation of every cot
ton grower in the state. Full infor-
nation regarding the pink bollworm
will be mailed Immediately upon re-
ceipt of request to all who are inter
ested. All bolls or seed showing in
sect injury should be mailed in tight
container to the Entomologist, State
Plant Board of Mississippi Agricul-
tural College, Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
FIVE AMENDM ENTS.
Mississippi May Make Poll Tax Uni
form for both Sexes

Constitutional tinkering is the order
Of the day in this district and at the
election to be held in November Mis-
sissppians, besides voting on presiden
and circuit judge and highway com
missioners will vote on five constitu-
tional amendnao nta-
Two of these affect female suffer
age, one giving the right of the ballot
to Mississippi women regardless of
the federal amendment and a com
panion resolution which fixes a uniform
poll tax on male and female inhabi-
tants. Another amendment regulates
the powers and Jurisdictions of super
visors over roads, ferries and bridges
of the counties.
One amendment of interest is one
providing for the election of leyee COM
missioners. The submission of this
amendment was the cause of snappy
legislative battle at the last session Of
the lawmaking body and there is much
interest throughout THE Mississippi
delta.
The fifth amendment to the Consti
tuition is for the relief of Confederate
veterans and would give pensions tt
all veterans whether or not they are
INDECENT"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
THE He L. TO HIT THE TOBOGIN

1t will be the fault Of man and not
of nature if the cost of living is not
reduced this fall. The crops continue
TO show better, and prices of such i'm
portant staples as cotton, corn, wheat
coffee potatoes and hay are declining
steadily as the yields promise to be
bigger and bigger.
Wheat has duplicated the good per-
Torrance Of cotton and so has corn
Shortage of those crops and it
seemed few months ago that this was
indeed-meant bread prices here and
abroad higher than ever known That
danger is not only past, but the prob
len, now has turned to moving the
crops.
4 mammoth hay crop is in pros
meet 1t would be a certainty II the
farmers could get all the ties necessary
to bind the cut.
The potato yield looks to be 70 per
cent greater than last year and other
vegetables are generally abundant
The wool clip is good.
From foreign fields the news is OF
the same character. Coffee is so plen-
tiful that it is beginning to suggest
old time prices in the futures market.
Virtually every option sells below
eleven cents and there seems to be no
end to the decline. The reports from
Santos are of a crop far larger than
anticipated.
Sugar should come down from its ar
ti6cially high price. Cuba and Porto
Piean growers are reported to be sell
inc below the market quotations. There
is plenty of sugar to go around. Inc
trouble is in unequal distribution.
Despite strikes and low production
elsewhere, the farmer has stuck TO ms
lob The nation and the world
would be in a sorry fix if we had not.
The gathering of crops remains
That does not worry 50 much as the
growing of them did ~
Living cost are coming down. Ma
ture and the man with the noe nave
been the agencies thus far this year,
It's up to the others now to DO their
part. :. - ,,orl,
The cure for the h. c. |. is at work.
The farmer shows the way TO better
DAYS.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
NOTICE

Sealed bids will be received on or
before 2 o'clock p M, on Monday, the
4th day of October 1920 for Screening
windows and doors in jail according to
plans and specifications now on file in
the office Of the undersigned clerk at
Macon, Mississippi. The contract will
be awarded to the lowest bidder who is
required to enter into contract and to
furnish bond III the penalty Of the
amount of bid, said contract and bond
to be approved by the Board during the
term at which the contract will be
awarded.
The Board reserves the right to re
iect any or all bids
By order of the Board Of Superb
sors of Noxubee County, Mississippi
this the 10th day Of September, 1920,
JNO. A. TYSON, Chancery Clerk
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The estate of w P Minor Deceased.
No Ass in the Chancery Court OIL
Noxubee County, Mississippi
Letters of Administrators g t. t., a. <, on N
Of q; August 1920, granted to the under r,
signed by JOHN A. TYSON, Chaneery
Clerk Of said County Of Noxubee'
"a All persons having claims against al n, t
said estate are required to have 81 same NJ,
probated and registered by said CLERK lie, y
within six months from this date ldate
Of first publication of this notice to
: 4 failure for six months to probate
and register any claim will bar the
same MRS. MARIA 1. MINOR
dministratrix c. t. a. of said e estate
rhis the 3rd day Of September WV,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
NOTICE TO ROAD CONTRACTORS

Sealed bids will be received by the Highway
Commissioners of District Ne, /, NoSubee
County, Miss. until o'clock p. m. Saturday,
October 9th, 1920 and at that time publicly
opened for improving and surfacing the;
Poindextcr Road 51a miles, Briggs Ferry and
Pickensville Road 2 miles.
Plans and specifications are on file in Chan
Gerry Clerks Office Noxubee County. Blank
proposals can be secured from the Engineer
R. A. Wells Courthouse, Macon, Miss.
The right to reject any and all bids is re-
served.
Certified check for per cent of total amount
of bid must accompany each bid, as guar
antee that if awarded contract bidder will en-
ter into contract and give bond.
NELSON STEVENS
j. S. CAVETT,
GUS CUNNINGHAM,
Commissioners
r. A. WELLS, Engineer
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
NOTICE, BOND BUYERS.

Sealed bids are invited for the purchase Of
100000 of Good Roads Serial Bonds of Super.
visors District No. /. of Noxubee County, Mis-
sissippi. on
OCTOBER. 9th. 1920, AT o'clock p. NJ.
dated September 9Th 1920. bearing interest
at per cent per annum payable semi-annually
in denominations of $4,000 each
Good faith cashiers or Certified check pay,
able to ollie Swami. President, in sum OF
$4,000 to accompany each bid
For particulars, apply to
JOHN A. TYSON,
Clerk of Board of Supervisors
Macon. Miss issippL
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
NOTICE

M the purpose of the Board of Supervisors oi
Nox,h,e County. Mississippi. to borrow money
Notice is hereby given, as required os o"ap
ter 227 Laws of 1920 of the intention OF 'ne
BOARD of Supervisors of said county to Oorfo"
,be sum of Ten Thousand Dollars, on saturday
octobsr 9th. 1920, at 10 o'clock a. M to deiraS
the expenses of the county, other thah luui-
eary expenses, and to issue ten nego'lap'e
notes therefor payable not later than FEBRUARY
IA 1921 bearing 6 per cent per annum interest
payable at Merchants & Farmers D""N' va
con, mississippi.
Sealed bids are invited,
By order Of the Board, this Sept. II, 1870
JOHN A. TYSON,
Clerk Of Board of Supervisors
Macon Miss.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
'''' For the Workmen

There is no reform more urgently
required from every point of view than
greater diffusion OF education anon
the people at large. Higher men tI
training brings born leaders 70 t4e
front But it does more than TINS. A. ~
raises the standards of those whom II
Mods 1t solves automat daily our
man is not content with low wages nor
With bad housing for himself and faml-
", He knows how to use his leisure
and how to obtain intimate compah-
ionship and stimulation from the
minds of the great ones VINO haye re- :,
vealed themselves without restraint u, III
hooks. In his hours of labor NJ Wor .t.
hard and with concentrated purpose
because he recognizes it to be MS duty
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17

Sour stomach, belching, wind in the
bowels and constipation, can be cor
rected by taking a dose or two OF
Prickly Ash Bitters. 1t is just the
thing for such ailments. Sold at Little
Drug Store. SIPS per bottle.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
NOTICE
No. s2ss

esaled bids will be received on or before s ~ "
,,.lock a. M on Saturday, the 9Th day OF DC
oer 1920 for all brick Owned hr Gy JG n walls "V OF
~ olI Vi" titcben Purchaser to take down old
Liteben Terms of sale Cash.
The The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids. r., g sunerv;sors of
Ndnub Url County, Mississippi this llth day OIL
September 1920.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
NOTICE. BOND BUYERS,

Sealed bids are invited for the purchase OF
$50 600 of Good Road Serial Bonds of District
No. A. Of Noxubee County, Mississippi on
OCTOBER, 9th. 1920. AT o'clock T. NJ
dated October 4th 1920, bearing interest at 9
per cent per annum payable semi-annuaIy
in denominations Of $4,000 each
Good faith Cashiers or certified check pay
able to Allie Swami, President, in sum OF
$4,000, to accompany each bid,
For particulars apply to
JOHN A. TYSON,
Clerk Of Board Of Supervisors,
Macon, Mississippi.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
SEWING WANTED

We solicit and will appreciate your
patronage for sewing.
MRS. LEE McCULLUM & CO.,
Macon, Miss
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17

LOST-One pointer dog, liver spots
and tail bobbed viii answer to name
of Fred. Liberal reward.
GEO. GOUSSET.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17

FOR Sta---One Five Passenger Ford
T0urir Car. Can be seen at Horto"s
Garage X. L. Ri ME
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
Statement of the Financial Condition of
Merchants & Farmers
Bank

Located at Macon. in the county Of Noxubee
State of Mississippi, at the close Of business
September Sth, 1920. made to ,he Board OF
Bank Examiners.
RESOII RCES
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17

Athens Hide Company, Athens, Ga.
best place to express hides. Reliable
honest weight guaanted.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17
NOTICE TO BRIDGE CONTRACTORS.


Sealed bids are invited to be fled with the
,oszl.'ned Clerk on or before ten O'Clock a.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1920-09-17

R, A. WELLS, Engineer.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02
NOTICE OF ELECTION

State of South Carolina, County Of
Lexington.
An Election having been ordered
by Governor K. A. Cooper to be held
in requirements with the law govern
ing said election upon the question of
annexing a portion OF lexington
County to Newberry County deserib-
ed in a proclamation issued by the
Governor of South Carolina to be
held on the 9Th day Of January, 1920,
at which election the electors shall
vote eyes" or mo- upon the ques-
ton of annexation. The following
Managers are hereby appointed to
conduct said election at the precinct
named below and to canvass and de-
clare the result and return the same
to the Commissioners at Lexington
Court House, South Carolina, imme
diately thereafter. The first named
Manager is hereby declared Chair
man and is requested to secure the
boxes from the Clerk of Courts
Office at Lexington, S. c., and return
the same together with the number Of
votes cast for and against the said
annexation and the total number Of
votes polled, etc.
That only those residing within the
area affected as described in the
governors Proclamation. shall be per-
mitted to vote at said precinct in the
sax: election.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02
Don't Continue Constipated

Don't let your bowels bu!idoze your
system Make them function regularl"
keep the body cleanSed OF waste
matter with DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Biliousness, sick headache, sour
stomach, Indigestion. dizziness. furred
tongue, bad breatll--think Of the en-
burrassments and discomforts trace
able to constipation. How easily
they're rectitied by the occasional use
of DR.. k'Ag's New Life Pills. Move
the bowels smoothly but surely. Try
them tonight. All druggists-25c as
usual
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02

Polls will open at Z O'Clock in the
morning and close at a o'clock in the
afternoon. Boxes may be secured
any time on or after the 3rd day of
January, 1920.
All voters in the above election
must have their registration certifi-
Gates and their 1919 tax receipts.
Managers of Election.
Peak-W. NJ. Wilson, chairman; W..
H. Epting, j. Owens Chapman,
Charles E. Stuck, clerk.
Chapin-P. 5. Fulmer, chairman;
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02

need of cotton in the world, the same
reason would hold good as to the
corn, the wheat and the live stock
farmer. If this advice were accepted,
the farmer would be out of pocket
and the world would be in sorry
place."
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02

A new mill for the manufacture
of fine thread is to be established in
Shanghai. China, with a capital of
100000: Chinese-owned spinning
and weaving plants also are taking
steps to enlarge their present faci}l-
lies
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02

NNCE tried, always used. That's
a trite expression, but one never
DIR. Kings New Discovery.
You will like the prompt. business
like way it loosens the phlegm-congest-
ed chest, soothes the tortured throat,
relieves an old or Bew cold, grippe,
cough, Group.
The kiddies can take it in perfect
safety, too. No bad after-etfects.
Standard half century. 60c and
$40 bottle. At your druggist.
The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1920-01-02

John j. Chapman, N. E. healy, G.
H. Shealy, clerk.
Efrd's Store-C. L. Matthews,
chairman; I'd. Shealy, Ja5ezF Frick,
Al. L. Wheeler, clerk.
W. H. Witt,
T. II. Rawl,
A. s. Frick,
Commissioners Of Election for Lex
ington County, South Carolina.
lexington S. c., December 1st,
1919.
l2-,6-9tltaw
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1920-05-14
Acid Stomach
Makes the Body Sour
Nine Out of Ten People
Suffer From It

1t sends its harmful acids and gases all
over the body, instead OF health and
strength. Day and night this ceaseless dam
age goes on. No matter how strong, its
victim cannot long withstand the health
destroying effects of an acid stomach.
Good news for millions of sufferers.
Chemists have found sure remedy-one
that takes the acid up and carries it out
of the body; of course, when the cause is
removed, the sufferer gets well.
Bloating, Indigestion, sour, acid, gassy
stomach miseries all removed. This is
proven by over half a million ailing folks
who have taken EATONIC with wonder
full benefits. 1t can be obtained from any
druggist, who will cheerfully refund its
trifing cost if not entirely satisfactory.
Everyone should enjoy its benefits. Ere
quently the first tablet gives relief.