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The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-11-26
MARIETTA SOCIETY
DOINCS THIS WEEK
By Mrs. D. c. Cole.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reeser Entertaias.

:
A delightful bridge party was Civ
en- by Mr.. and Mrs. r D. Reeser, on
Friday evening in their apartments
at DR.. c. T. Nolan's. The ladies'
prize for top-score, a lovely set of
hand-painted table markers, was won
by Mrs. D. c. Cole; the mems prize,
metal ash tray, was won by Mr.. r.
M. Wade, and the BOBBY, minia-
ture battleship. was won by Mr.. Char
lie Brown. A delicious salad course
was served altar the game.
Those enjoying this happy event
were Mr.. and Mrs. L. N. Trammell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Brown, DIR. and
Mrs. G. T. Nolan, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
F. Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Welsh, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Gilbert,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. C. Cole, Miss Helen
Lewis and Mr.. R. M. Wade.
Mrs. J. D. Northcutt Entertains.
Mrs. John D. Northcutt gave a de-
lightful luncheon on Thursday to a
few special friends, the happy affair
being a surprise celebration of the
birthday of her sister, Mrs. R. H.
Northcutt. Lace mats were used on
the prettily appointed luncheon table
and the central decoration was bowl
of paper-white narcissus.
Those present with the two sisters
were Mrs. R. L. Northcutt, the third
sister, Miss Bessie Campbell and
Misses Addie and Mollie Seize. A
Toast was read from Mrs. Arthur
Davenport, another of the guest of
honor's schoolsmates, who was out of
the city.
Number Attend Party At
New Hope.
Mrs. Moultrie Frey and Miss Lena
Bentley entertained at Mrs. Frey's
home in New Hope with Bridal
Shower for Miss Lucille Bentley,
whose marriage to Mr., Paul Grower
took place on Thanksgiving day.
Among those going out from Mari
eta were Mrs. B. T. Frey, Mrs. D.
T. Baker, Mrs. Arthur Moore, Miss
Elizabeth Moore, Mrs. Esmer Mayes
and Miss Daisy White.
- s. So M
Mrs. Starr Entertains
Bridge Club.
Mrs. ". l.. Starr entertained the
Wednesday Bridge Club very pleas
antly last week. In addition to the
members, those present were, Mrs.
Agnew Hilsman of Albany, Mrs.
Charley DuPre, Mrs. George Welsh,
Mrs. Cottingham, Mrs. Herbert Hague
and Mrs. w. H. Parkinson. The
prize for top-score, a deck of Con-
gress cards, was won by Mrs. George
Welsh.
Farewell Party For Mrs.
J. P. Erwin.
The Junior Missionary Society of
the Methodist church gave a pretty
farewell party to Mrs. j. r. Erwin,
on Tuesday afternoon at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Virgil McCleskey.
Mrs. Erwin has been the leader of the
Juniors ever since DIR. Erwin has been
here as Presiding Elder, and they
regret to see her leave. IL
There was an attractive program
of readings by the different little
girls, and a talk by Mrs. Irwin.
Dainty Refreshments were served
Each child brought some little gift
as farewell token, and these were
put in one large package and pre-
sented toe the honor guest by Miss.
Mary Crumley, the president of the
Juniors, and Miss Louise McCleskey,
the little hostess.
Bird Supper For Mr.. and
Mrs. Murphy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Northcutt en-
II L
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-11-26
Corporation.

The Situation as exists in this cchn-
try today calls more for cooperation
than anything else. The formation
of the Federal international Ranking
Company will bring the twelve South
ern states closer together in the CO.
operation Of handling the South's pro-
ducts and protecting the market for
its goods, more than anything that
has yet taken place in that direction.
l have been appointed chairman of
Cobb county to secure subscriptions
from every bank in the county to the
Federal International Banking Com
pany, and viii at an early date give
to the papers list Of each bank with
the amount Of their subscriptions.
The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-11-26

It's too late to start making Christ
mas presents buy them at the Bar
aca- Philathea parcel post sale.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03
Candidates fOr State Librarian.

Directly after the two State Leg
islative bodies complete organization
1t will be incumbent on some sena-
tor or representative to introduce a
concurrent resolution proposing to
meet in joint session on a certain
specified day and proceed to elect the
state librarian.
1t is known that Mrs. w. F. Mar
shall. the present librarian, elected
on Jan. z, 1915, will be candidate
for reelection, and according to
those who have taken soundings, her
chance for reelection seem quite
favorable. Mrs. Marshall was chos-
en- four years ago over a field of six
or eight candidates, including the
late Miss Matte Plunkett, who had
served for 16 years UP to that time,
and the general opinion is that she
has made good.
1t is understood that Miss Bessie
Harris Of Copiah County, a former
Legislative postmistress and a young
woman of sterling worth and ABILITY
will be a candidate for the honor
also.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03
Secular Papers Urged as
Pulpit for Uninformed

The Baptist Record strikes the
keynote of progress for the church
in the following:-
DR.. l.. R. Scarborough bears strong
and convincing testimony to the val
ue of advertising in religious work.
He says without it the campaign
could not have been made a success.
We call attention to it here not to
magnify the value of the religious
paper, but to express the hope that
our people will learn the lesson and
make capital of the experience of
this campaign in the use of adYer-
tising in the secular papers. We
ought to have in the secular papers
with large circulation information
about Baptist work and Baptist teach
ing constantly put before all the peo-
pie. Many people never go to church
who will read the newspapers. Many
people of other denominations never
go to a Baptist Church, and they
may be reached and informed thru
the secular papers. They will never
take religious paper, certainly a
Baptist paper and almost our only
avenue of approach to them, certain
ly the best opening is the secular pa
per-. The Home Board or the State
Boards could spend money to good
advantage in this way. Certainly
the work ought to be done tactfully
and by strong hand. This Is no
job for a bungler. The Baptist Re-
cord advocated this plan several
years ago and nothoing came Of it at
the time. This is good opportun~
ity to take it UP. And we have mo-
doubt 1t win be done at some time.
Meantime, we are now letting good
opportunity slip by us.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03

Magnolia, Miss, Jan. 1.-The new
board of supervisors will hold its
first netting Monday in the court
house. 1t will be composed Of the
following members:- First District,
7. s. Allen; Second District, v. F.
Coney; Third District, H. e. Reeves;
Fourth District, John w. Gatlin; and
Fifth District, James o. Williams.
Two are members of the present
board, John w. Gatlin, president, and
t. s. Allen. The county officials
who will be indicted into office for
four-year term Monday are:
Wright w. Leggett, sheriff; Charles
e. Brumf1eld, chancery clerk; d.
Madison Holmes, circuit clerk; JUS
tin j.. Cassidy, county prosecuting
attorney; Walter Fitzgerald, tax as
SCISSOR; George B. Smith treasurer;
Sam w. Simmons, superintendent of
education; L. G. Quin, coroner and
ranger.
Hugh Barr Miller Of Copiah coun-
ty is the new district attorney, the
district being composed of Pike, Wal
thall, Lincoln, and Copiah. The
members of the Legislature are: W.
B. Nixon Of McComb, senator; w. s.
Tate Of 0syka and DR.. A. ]. Whit
worth of McComb, representatives.
Bids will be received by Charles
E. Brumield, celrk, up to 200 o.
clock p. m, January 5th, for $780,
900 per cent road bonds of the en-
larged Fourth Separate Road Dis
trict Of Pike County.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03
"The Duroc Limited" on q Great Sale
Circuit.


"The Duroc Limited Is the name
Of magniflcently appointed special
train which is to carry buyers and
breeders to ave great auction sales
OF Duroc hogs during the week be-
ginning Monday, January 18th.
The train is to leave Memphis on
the morning Of the 18th and travel
to Brinkley, Arkansas, where the
first sale of the week will occur on
the Eastern Arkansas Demonstration
Farm.
Returning to Memphis that night,
the sDuroc Limited" will carry the
party next day to Forrest Hill, Ten
nessee, for the second sale.
Wednesday morning, the circuit Of
the great Duroc farms of Mississippi
will begin with Pine Crest, near
Charleston, in Tallahatchie county.
Hugh Whites farm near Columbia
is scheduled for Thursday, the 18th.
There the visitors will have the OPP
portunity of seeing (but not OF pur-
chasingl "Jackson's Orion King, I"
the highest priced hog in the world.
MIR. White paid thirty-two thousand
perfectly good dollars for this indi-
yidual last summer.
Leaving Columbia late Thursday
evening" the 'Duroc Limited will
travel westward over the rails OF the
Fernwood & Gulf to Fernwood, where
on Friday, the magnificent herd Of
Enochs Farms. headed by Joe
Orion" international Grand Champ
ion Of the World will be on exhibi-
tion, and a number Of fine hogs plac-
ed on sale.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03
FEEBLEMINDED ARE
EXPENSIVE TO STATE
Mississippi Inaugurates Cam
paign to Prevent Detectives
in Future.

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 31.-Missis-
sippi county poor farms shelter many
paupers who are parasites simply be-
cause they have not enough brains
to make their own livings. A par
ticularly striking instance of this has
been found by DR.. Thomas H. Haines
scientific adviser of the Mississippi
Mental Hygiene Commission, who
states:-
"A North Mississippi county poor
farm. is sheltering eight white per-
sons. Every one of these persons
is in the poor farm for no. other rea-
son than that he is short-witted.
There are three males and five fe-
males, ranging in age from % to rs.
THAT feeble-mindedness runs in
families is emphasized by this group
of poor house inmates. Twin sisters
and brother, all past 30, have been
in this poorhouse for eighteen years.
Two other members of the same fam
lily came to the poorhouse with them.
They were feebleminded. They died
in the poorhouse. There were three
other members of this family feeble
minded, who died before their father.
These three old short-witted paupers.
brother and sisters, are useless to So
ciety. They have always been para
sites upon the community, as were
the rest of their family. Such fam
lily of parasitic feebleminded persons
certainly raises the question as to the
wisdom of allowing such children to
be born into the world.
Some intelligent control in this
county, years ago, would have pre-
vented this family of paupers coming
into existence. This county is now
spending more than $1,000 a year on
the mere food and shelter Of eight
feebleminded white persons. Half OF
this sum spent annually would be
ample to prevent the increase of fee.
bleminded families, and would be do
ing away with the necessity of poor
farm. This is what is called prevent.
i've medicine applied to feeblemind.
edness.
"Manifestly, counties cannot Dc
this work. 1t must be statewide In
its character, in order to be effective
Mississippi needs a school and CO.
lony for the feebleminded, where this
sexes will be segregated, and where
feeblemindd will be trained for work
Had the father and mother Of eighi
feebleminded paupers been put into
such training and segregation sc
years ago. there would have been nj
feebleminded children to inhabit thu
county poor farm all these years.
"A sum equivalent to half the sun
spent annually on provision for pau
pers in the counties of Mississippi
would provide amply for the estab
1ishment and maintenance of stats
institution to do this work In pre-
ventive medicine. This sum spent II
this preventive way would not 0nly
support nearly half Of the present in
mates OF the houses. but 1t would, Al
the same time, do away with par
Of the future work Of the poorhouses
jails, penitentiary and orphanages d
the state. Criminals and pauper
come in stocks and families. A statl
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03
BIG GAIN REPORTED
BY NATIONAL BANKS
Resources for Year Show In
crease Of s21,OOO,OOO,OOO,
Says Williams.

Washington, d. C. Dec. 31.--An
unprecedented increase of twenty
one billion dollars was reported to-
night by Comptroller of the Curren-
cy Williams.
On the date of the last call, No
yember 1T, national bank resources
approximated s22,50O, 900, 900, near
ly one Dillion dollars more than ever
before reported.
The increase in deposits and total
assets, the comptroller said, were
scattered Swidely throughout the
country.
The increase in resources of the
country" banks, or national banks
outside the reserve cities, since June
80, was nearly $500, 900, 900. The
resources of country" banks in Tex
,as increased in the past six months
alone $134,0v0.000, or "a per cent
while in North Carolina the increase
was over $51.0Oo,O0o, or SS per
cent.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03
Telephone Exchange Un-
dergoing Reconstruction

Manager ]. w. Easley is very hap
py over the New Year outlook at the
| Telephone Exchange. The new O.
quipment mentioned In. these columns
some weeks ago, is now being Install
ed and expert workmen are busy al
the rooms, with Mr.. w. ]. Childress,
of New Orleans, as foreman.
1t is planned to spend $4,000 on
improvements with enlarged head
quarters by the removal of a partf-
tion, an enlarged switchboard, larg-
er number of operators, and the most
up-to-date office for the city's size
in the state, as the result when the
arduous task of reconstruction is
completed.
The already big switchboard will
have to be- moved about nine feet one
way and eighteen inches the other
which means new adjustment of
wires, etc., and great deal of pains
taking work. 1t will probably take
four months to complete the job dur
ing which the forebearance of the pa
-tronizing public may be taxed to- a
small extent.
The rooms will be adorned with
new paint and electric fans will be
installed also.
The patrons of the Telephone will,
doubtless, expect as comfortable
service as the new equipment over at
the Exchange promises for the en-
ployees in the way of advantages and
conveniences for their welfare.
The Leader congratulates Manager
Easley who is always anxious to give
the best service and through whom
the community and the vicinity is
benefited.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03
Board Of Trade Holds
Special Meeting

A called meeting of the Board OF
Directors of the Brookhaven Board
of Trade and the New Hospital Com
mittee was held in the Mayors Of
Ace at the City Hall on Wednesday,
December 31st, with the following
present. D. Cohn, ]. M. Wood, c.
s. Butterfield, L. H. Bowen, Rev. w.
H. Lewis, w. D. Davis, DR.. o. N.
Arlington, ]. w. McGrath, Hiram
Cassidy, F. v. Becker, Hon. r. S.
Butler.
d. Cohn was elected chairman and
called the meeting to order.
The object of this meeting was to
endeavor to get the New Methodist
Hospital located at Brookhaven. At
ter general discussion, it was de-
clded to amend the proposition be-
fore the Board of Hospital Commits
sioners, and on motion duly carried,
the following telegram was sent said
Commissioners:
Il. w. Cooper, President Board of
Hospital Commissioners, Jackson,
Miss.
We amend our proposition here
tofore made to you as an inducement
for the selection OF Brookhaven as
site for Hospital building. We will
furnish site of not less than Six ac-
res and contribute Ten Thousand
Dollars in cash, and Sixty Thousand
Dollars, payable Three Thousand
Dollars each year for twenty years.
We submit this proposition In lieu
of our first proposition as being much
more attractive, and beg to suggest
that outside of any material consid-
GRAFTON that Brookhaven is logical
place for this great hospital to be
built on account of its central loca-
tion and excellent trained corps Of
surgeons and physicians.
Brookhaven Board Of Trade.
1t was moved and carried that a
committee of three be sent to Jack
son today at the expense of the Board
Of Trade to appear before the session
OF Hospital Commissioners. IN order
TO do all things possible to have
Brookhaven selected as most desir-
able location for said hospital. The
following committee was appointed
j.. M. Wood, DR.. o. N. Arlington, Hi
ram Cassidy.
On motion duly carried, the meet
ing adjourned.
d. Cohn,
L. II. Bowen, Chairman.
Secretry.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03
Eighty-TwO Lynchings During Past
Year.

The number of lynchings in the
United States during 1919 was 81,
according to the record Of Monroe N.
Work, Of Tuskegee Institute. OF
this number n were in the South
and in the North and West. This
Is Is more than the number for the
year 1918. OF those lynched rs
were negroes and were whites. One
of those put to death was a negro
woman. Nineteen. or less than one
fourth of those put to death, accord
ing to the report, were charged with
rape or attempted rape. Seven, of
these were burned to death. Nine
were put to death and then their bo-
dies were burned.
The offense of murder was charg-
ed against all the whites lynched.
The states in which lynchings oc-
CURED and the number in each state
are as follows: Alabama, Z; ArkAn-
sas, IL; Colorado, 2; Florida, 6;
Georgia, 21; Louisiana, z; Mississip-
pi, IL; Missouri, q; Nebraska, /;
North Carolina, 8; South Carolina,
/; Tennessee, /; Texas, 4; Washing
ton, /; West Virginia, Q; Kansas, /.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03

greatly improve its citizenship, and
also cut down the expenses Of main
tanning paupers, and dealing with de-
linquents, by restraining the increase
of certain known poor stocks.
The Mississippi Mental deficiency
bill. to be considered this winter by
the Legislature, will provide for this
curtailment Of bad stocks. It estab-
fishes Mississippi school and colony
for the feebIeminded. and provides a
plan for the Chancary Court to COM
init feebleminded persons to this IN
stitution.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03
He Thinks Printers Are Crazy.

! know a Man
Who thinks Printers are Crazy
And just to prove They
Are Crazy
Whenever he needs Any Printing
He writes to
Half dozen Printers
And asks them to Quote.
The other day he had a job
And So as usual
He wrote for bids.
The lowest bid was
One Hundred and Sixty-fve Cents
And the Highest Bid was
One Dollar and Ninety Cents
He Spent Twelve. cents for postage
In getting His Bids And
He spent Thre Cents
For His Envelopes
And he spent Four Cents
For his Writing Paper.
And he paid
Eighteen Dollars
A week to the
Clerk who wrote the letters
And Licked the Stamps
And so
He sent the Job
TO the Lowest Bidder,
Who bid one-sixty-
But It Cost Him Two Fourteen.
I thank you
Albert M. Freeman in Imprint.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03
ROAD BOND ISSUE
CARRIES IN DIST. 8
Special Election Shows People
Favor Good Roads-$6S,-
600 to be Spent.

The special election held Decem-
Der 81, 1919. on the issuance of $685.
900 in bonds for the purpose OF build
ing good roads in District of Lin
coin county resulted in a vote Of 143
for bond issue and 81 against, with
one precinct, Ritchie. yet to be heard
from. The vote of this precinct will
not materially change the result as
there are only 16S registered voters
at that box. and the voting was very
light over the district.
The following shows how the diff
ferent boxes voted:
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03

$4,000 workers shared in 5 mill
lions Of dollars Of the Henry Ford
interests at Detroit. The minimum
pay is 5000 per day and the highest
$l0.80. The bonus received by the
latter was $4,000 In other words
the employees have the right to share
in the prosperity Of the industry.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03
Notice Telephone Subscribers.

Please add Mr.. Lucius Arlington /
residence telephone No. 415 in your
Telephone Directory as same was o
mitted from the last issue, due to
some unavoidable error.
Cumberland Tel. & Tel, Co.. Inc.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1920-01-03

Down in New Orleans a repentant
pugilist said to the COURT Judge,
they used to tell me that three drinks
made fight. The new stuff they are
selling now has three fights in each
drink. only had one drink, and
look at me"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-21

Butchers wrapping paper now
costs more than the meat they use
20 wrap IN t.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-21

Little Miss Mary Carroll, nine
year-0ld daughter Of an irOnworker
OF New York, who viii go 10 Ia
coma, Wash. I'm a private car. where
she viii christen the new steamship
Red Hook, 10 be launched by the
Todd Shipbuilding Company.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-21

SALIVA, kan. July 20.-Bonnie
Smith. Of this city. lost his left eve
recently and. strange 10 say. ex-
pressed himself as glad Of IT." Easy
twas a glass eve. Had IL been
the right one Smith would have been
totally blind The artificial optic
was shattered by a stray % calibre
rifle bullet As Smith sat on the front
porch OF his home.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-03-11
WILSON GETSSOFT
COAL WAGE REPORT
27 Per Cent Rise for Miners Ad-
vised by Commission,
It Is Reported
FINDINGS NOT MADE PUBLIC

Washington. March 1l.-Thc report
of the soft coal strike settlement com
mission was sent today to President
Wilson for his approval before it is made
public Officials wodld not discuss its
contents, nor would they confirm reports
that the commission had recommended
an increase of from 20 to 81 per cent
in wages of bituminous miners.
The report, signed by Rembrandt
Peale, representing the operators, and
II. NJ Robinson, representing the pub
lie. is said to recommend:
a p per cent increase in the wages
the miners were receiving when they
struck, this being 13 per cent in addi
tion to the IA per cent advance given
the miuers when they resumed work.
An eight hour day, rs at present. in :
stead of the six hour day demanded by
the miners.
An immediate increase in the maxi
mum government fixed price of coal,
amounting in some fields to seventy
cents n ton.
Removal of all government restric-
tions of the price of coal and of all
government regulation Of distribution
beginning with the new coal year this
spring.
]. T. White, the miners representa-
tive on the commission, stood out TO tn,
last for a seven hour day, but on thit
point Pcalc and Robinson fatty de.
clined to yield.