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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01
Pleased With Road Work.

Editors Leader:
THE Leader" always interesting
to me. Saturdays issue was partic-
ularly so. Mr.. E. C. Smiths road
report being of especial interest and
importance to the general public of
Lincoln county. / am beginning to
feel like our 100000. bond issue
was wise move. / have recently
Travelled over several of our improv-
ed highways and real work Is being
done. Those immense tractors draw
ing extra large graders are doing
some ditehing such as never was
done in Lincoln county before. Our
county now being we'll supplied with
road building and maintenance ma
chinery will ere long be the banner
road county Of the state. Some Of
our District roads rebuilt-and
they had to be rebuilt-are superior
to any have ever travelled over.
Take the road from the corpora
tion line to T. w. Hilton's place. It
is almost perfect, scarcely jar to be
felt even with light car, and there
are others just as good. Certainly
Mr.. Smith is the right man in the
right place. and IL any man can
make the money accomplish more
than Mr.. Smith. would like to hear
from him.
I notice also that Supervisor Brls-
ter Is having some important work
such as strengthening. grading and
filing In done on his roads. I am
sorry to say that the second class
roads are not receiving the attention
their Importance demands, many Of
them being rural mail routes. T.
have not yet visited Beats 2. and
5, but presume the same spirit OF Inn
provement noted Ia Beats and il
going on In them. From what see
Of Government Project In Beat 4.
think Il wlae for our read officials 10
hght shy Of government aid. Too
much red tape
s. p. oliver.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01
Street Superintendent
Ait Greenwood Resigns

Greenwood, Miss, Sept. 27.-At a
meeting of the City Council the res
ignation of F. T. Walker, city engi-
neer and street superintendent. was
accepted Earl Duggan was promo
ted to be street superintendent,
having been assistant to Mr.. Walker
for two years. Mr.. Walker was ell
ected by the board as engineer and
superintendent of the new drainage
project for which $55,000 bonds
were voted recently to improve the
storm drainage system of this city.
A district conference of the Ep-
worth League was held here today
at the Methodist Church. Miss Ina
Brown. of Nashville, Tenn, assist
ant missionary secretary of the gem
eral Epworth League Board, and
Rev. R. p. Neblitt, of Durant, con-
ference secretary of the Epworth
League were present.
Sheriff w. S. Vardaman motored
to Memphis Saturday morning, park
ed his car in front of store in that
city, leaving it in charge Of boy
and went inside the store. When he
returned few minutes later, both
the boy and the car had disappeared
so he is still in the Bluff City trying
to find them. Sheriff vardaman went
to Memphis to attend the fair.
j. Lyell Clark, sanitary engineer
of the State Board Of Health is in
teresting the Boy Scouts of Green
wood in the determination Of mos
quitoes. Saturday they made a tour
Of the city, after visiting the mayor
and getting a report from him on
the breeding places Of these pests.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01

Yazoo City, Miss, Sept. 24.-A
meeting /of the cotton buyers, busi-
ness men and stockholders Of the
Peoples Warehouse Company was
held at the Cotton Exchange here
yesterday for the purpose Of seeing
what can be done toward making the
Peoples Warehouse Company Of this
city bonded warehouse. SO that
they will be enabled to store the cot
ton OF the county controlled BY the
Staple Cotton Cooperative Associa-
tion.
After discussing the situation from
every point It was decided to ap-
point q committee to so over to jack
son and see the referee In bankrupt
cy to gao what can be done about
the nlatser as the company Il In the
hands ol rsceiyar
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01
SUCCEEDS IN SUICIDE
AFTER THIRD ATTEaPT
Man Was Accused of Murder of Wo-
man-D Determined to End
Existence.

Belleville, Ill.,, Sept. 26.-K. M.
Pace, 81 years old, of Mississippi,
hanged himself in the Jail at Belle
vile last night. 1t was his third
attempt at suicide since his arrest
for the murder of Mrs. Emma Fort
ner in East st. Louis on Sept. g..
That night he tried to hang himself
in the East St. Louis police holdover
and on Sept. 9 he attempted suicide
by butting his head against the bars
of his cell at BellevilIe.
He hanged himself with strap
from his cot last night and his body
was discovered at $3.50 a. m. His
case would have been presented to
the grand jury this week.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01
Hundreds Converted.

Canton, Miss, Sept. 26.-Each
night this week Gypsy Smith, jr..
has preached to large audiences. AS
he presented the gospel to the peo-
pie in his pure, simple, impressive
style, hundreds have embraced the
faith, either by profession or renew
al of their vows. He refuses to
play on the emotions of his audi
enee, but presents the gospel to them
and then makes his clear cut prop
osition, and when person makes a
step forward, 1t is after mature de-
liberation.
Last night was high school night.
The best seats in the tabernacle were
reserved for all high school students
and no less than 1000 we're present.
The prayer services are being we'll
attended. This morning there were
present about 100 men at the mems
prayer meeting; more than 100 at
the women's; 3S at the young busi-
ness women's prayer meeting held
at the mayors office and many high
school boys and young men at the
boys prayer meeting held at the
Methodist Church.
There were no services Saturday
night at the tabernacle, this morning
Gypsy Smith, jr.. will preach; there
will be no preaching in any other
Protestant Church in Canton. At
400 he will speak to the colored
people only at the tabernacle. and
again that night he will preach to
the large audience which viii be in
attendance from all parts of the
state. Mrs. Gypsy Smith. jr.. will
reach Canton tomorrow to spend the
last week Of the meeting with her
husband.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01
Sparkling Motor Starts
Filler Station Fire

Gasoline, ,igniting from a sparkling
motor at the filling station of Cas-
sedy & Sumrall Thursday caused a
big blaze for a short time from the
five to ten gallons of gasoline set
on fire.
The fire department and others
with private fire extinguishers put
the blaze out before it did other
damage than to practically demolish
the upper portion of the gas station.
The blaze was SO hot that the, wall
and plate glass windows were warm
for considerable time after the fire
was extinguished.
Mrs. w. w. Holidays car was
standing at the station when the fire
ignited, the tank just having been
filled, but quick getaway saved
the car from injury.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01
AMERICAN COTTON
ASSN CONVENTION
Annual Meeting in birmingham
October 1929 Thousands
Expected.

The 1921 Annual Convention of
the American Cotton Association will
be held at Birmingham, Ala, Oct
26th to 29th. The opening day of
the Convention will be held in Joint
session with the Birmingham Semi
Centennial Celebration, to hear an
address by President Warren G,
Harding, the Nations Chief Execu-
tive, and also to take part in the
other entertainments of the day as
guests Of the civic bodies of Birm-
ingham. The business SESSIONS of the
Association will begin on the morn
ing Of the 9th. in the large auditor
ium Of the Tutwiler Hotel, which
will also be the headquarters Of the
Association Officials and the various
National Committees.
Reduced railway rates will be Sc
cured from all sections of the Cot
ton Belt and hotel facilities will be
ample to take care of the large num-
Der of delegates who will be present.
The four leading topics Of discuss
ion will embrace supplies and con-
sumption of cotton for 1929, and
the orderly marketing of the crop
for the next ten months; regulating
cotton production, and food and feed
crops for 1922; the organization of
Cooperative Marketing Associations
in all of the Cotton States; and a
better system of Agricultural FL
nance for the farmers of the Cotton
Belt.
Several thousand delegates, COM
posed of farmers. merchants, bank
ers, and other allied business inter
ests, are expected from all portions
of the Cotton Belt and other Sec
tions Of the Nation, to take part in
the discussions of vital economic
measures pertaining to the Ameri-
can cotton industry.
The women's session of the Con-
ference will be held on the evening
of the 28th. and addresses by pro-
minent Club Women of the South
will be delivered.
Prominent speakers and expert au-
thorities on the various subjects to
come before the Conference will be
present from various sections of the
country. A branch Publicity Bureau
of the Convention has already been
opened at Birmingham, with head
quarters at the Tutwiler Hotel, un-
der the able and efficient manage
ment of Capt. w. R. Greene of Mont
gomery, Ala.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01
Reunion Confederate Vets at Natchez
May 1922.

Natchez, Miss, Sept. 27.-The
Mississippi state reunion of Confed-
crate Veterans will be held in Nat
chez Wednesday, Thursday and Fri
day Of the, second week of May.
1922. The date of the reunion was
fixed at conference held here be-
tween General w. M. Wroten. state
commander, and General John A.
Webb. state adjutant Of the~U. c. v.
with the Natchez Chapter, u. d. c.,
Sons of Veterans and the American
Legion. These organizations will
have charge Of the local arrange
ments for the reunion. General Wro-
ten informed the committees on ar
rangements that probably ave or six
hundred veterans would be in at
tendance.
While General Wroten and Gener-
al Webb were in Natchez a recep-
tion in their honor was given by
the Daughters Of the confederacy.
A welcome In behalf of, Natchez was
extended by Major r. L. Montgomery
and Lamar Lambert. A short ad-
dress was also given BY Congressman
Percy q. Quin.
DR.. w. A. Borum. pastor OF the
First Baptist Church Of Natchez. is
in receipt Of letter Of inquiry re-
garding the suicide Of the man iden-
titled as Franklin L. Tilley. The
letter il signed Mrs. Gertrude TIL
ley and photograph Of Tllley was
enclosed. No statement as to rela-
tionship was given Local authori-
ties were not advised or the receipt
Of the letter until after Tllley'z body
had been sent to Tuscarora, N. q. to
his sister The Identification Of TIL,
ley was established through the me-
dium Of an army Identification tag.
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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01
Get $4,000 for In
suits from Circus

Meridiart Miss A jury III the
federal cou9a now ii session Ii this
city hoe sesa u sAe 6A-s. sse
each to Mrs. = H Hix. Of Meridian
and Mrs. S. II. Floyd Of Shubuta IN
suit for 10000 each against the
owners of t'ne John Robinson circus
The suit was for alleged insulting
and profane language used by one of
the reserved seat ushers in the Rob-
inson shows during performance in
Meridian in October of last year.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01
Farm Bureau to Meet.

The Lincoln County Farm Bureau
will hold big rally meeting at the
Court House Monday, October 3rd,-
at 10 o'clock.
Mr.. c. w. Watson, Marketing Spe-
cialist of the Bureau Of Farm Devel-
opment. at Memphis, will make an
address. e.
Mr.. ]. w. Willis, State Agent. or
some one that Mr.. Willis will send,
will also make an address.
All farmers are urged to attend
this important meeting.
N. F. Jacks. President.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01
Corrected Court Report.

In our issue of last Saturday in
the report of the court news, the
statement was made in the case of
State VS.. Charles Maxwell, that the
motion for new trial was over-rul-
ed. when in truth and fact the mo-
tion was sustained We take pleas
ure in correcting the mistake.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01

DR.. A. F. Watkins, president of
Millsaps College speaking yesterday
before the Exchange Club at its reg
-ular meeting. stated that Millsaps
College had cost the city of Jackson
$4,000 as an original investment
and that she now returns to the city
annually something over one hun
dred thousand dollars. cit is estima-
ted that the college has brought to
the city Of Jackson in the thirty
years of its existence well over three
million dollars as return on $21.-
600 invested years ago. - Clarion
Ledger.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01

News of the death of Bishop Wal
ter r. Lambuth of the Southern
Methodist church in hospital at
Yokahoma. Japan. has been received
at Nashville by relatives.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01

Every Kiwanian in. the United
States has been urged to add one
more employe to your payroll this
winter" as a means of solving the
unemployment problem. by Harry
Karr, of Boston, international pres
ident Of Kiwanis clubs, in an address
before the annual meeting of the
Pennsylvania district here today.
There are $4,000 Kiwanians who
could give employment to one more
nan If they would" said Mr.. Karr,
''and If these 10000 do it means
comfort to approximately 10000
Souls"
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01

Save money on all your
purchases BY trading with Us.
Aylwards.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01

Make the good roads good before
bad weather sets in.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-10-01

Lincoln County Fair-oct. 1915.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-09-22
SaysNo.
Vialation Of
Lau, Warrants
Lynchiing

Atlanta, Sept. 22.-fs We find in ou<
hearts no extenuaticn for crime, be II
violation of womanhood, mob violence
or the illegal taking Of human life, !,
reads a statement just issued by spe-
cial section of the Georgia State Com
mittee on Inter-racial co.operation COM
posed entirely of women.
This organization calls for the BAN
ishment Of all groups who would take
irto their own hands the execution Of
justice.
Therefore, we believe that no falser
appeal can be made to southern man
hood than that mob violence Is neces-
sary for the protection Of womanhood,
or that the brutal practice Of Iynching
and burning of human beings is an ex-
preston Of chivalry
We are convinced that il there is
THREE BYsTANDER-- SEPT 21 21.
ever to be a solution Of the race prob
lem there must be an intensive and
sustained campaign to instruct white
and Negroes to respect both moral and
civil law Therefore, we recommend
that all people give themselves to def
mite study of these vital matters reIat-
ing to justice and righteousness, and
that the press, pulpit, platform and
school endeavor to lead public thought
in bringing about stage of public
opinion that will do away with the
thought that mob rule is necessary for
protection of women.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-09-22
1000 Negroes
Homeless in
Texas

(By The Associated Negro Press.)
Bryan, Texas, Sept. 22.-About 1000
Negroes are homeless in the Brazos
bottoms, fifteen miles south Of Bryan.
No reports of loss of life have been re-
ceived. Thousands of bales of cotton
are estimated to have been washed away
and many cattle, horses and mules are
lost z. ,.@s
The water is five feet deep in the In
ternational and Great Northern railway
station at Valley Junction, according to
reports here. Railroad wires are out
and many trains from the International
and Great Northern and Missouri, Kan
sas and Texas railroads are detouring
over the Houston, Texas and Central
railroad to this point. Levees are still
holding on the Brazos and rescue parties
have transported boats to the bottoms
to assist in the work, where there are
large numbers of Negroes living.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-09-22

only six hundred are making home brew
he has not accounted for. We might
say for the benefit Of Mr.. Saunders
that the other fourteen hundred homes
are fooling away their time, buying fine
homes, paying taxes without murmur-
ing, building fine churches, sending nine
hundred to the public schools. They
own and are operating five grocery
stores, two drug stores, one Jneat mar
ket, one loan and realty company, two
hotels, six restaurants, eleven barber
shops, three tailoring establishments,
one second hand. store, one novelty
store, one dance hall, five beauty par
lors, seven pool hall, four undertaking
parlors, two auto repair shops. They
are supporting ten churches, three
physicians, three dentists, ten graduate
nurses, six lawyers, a score of eontrac-
tors and builders, one newspaper and
one job printing office.
We realize it would be quite difficult
for Mr.. Saunders to obtain these facts
but they can be variied in less time
than it took him to dig up that "rot -
about Negroes making and selling home
brew zt
Of course it is clearly understood that
the Negro voters of Des Moines are
going to cast a solid vote for the can
didate who pledges himself to reap
point Roscoe G. Saunders chief of police
for the wonderful recognition he has
given them.
Lord God Of hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget, lest we forget"
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-09-22
Equal Rights
Convention Ad-
jou.lr,n,|s' in Strong
Session

(By The Associated Negro Press.)
Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 22.-The Equal
Rights Leagues g convention after few
stormy sessions adjourned sine die last
Tuesday morning. N. s. Taylor Of the
local branch Of the organization was the
invidual who threw a monkey wrench
into the proceedings and thereby forced
the adjournment Of the convention. The
fight was on the question Of membership
in the convention and was signalized by
much bitterness of feeling by the con
tenders and finally brought about the
sudden adjournment.
The league sent petition to Presi-
dent Harding, recommending a law, for
bidding secret organizations which are
contrary in purpose to the letter and
spirit of the law and constitution.
We urge all colored Americans to or
ganize nationally as never before in new
and increased vigor under their race
leaders and through this league for self
protection of rights, and to put through
this our program.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-09-22

4 y
bitterly assailing the Ku Klux Khan
and warning all nonlegion men to serve
their country without race and creed
prejudice. This document caused the
most patriotic outburst Of enthus1as... or
the entire convention.
State Commander Leonidas Coyle Of
Bridgeton raped for order without
avail for ten minutes.
The resolution in part follows.
" Resolved, that this body, composed
as it is of men Of all races, colors and
creeds, deprecates the spirit SO utterly:
un American which breaches class hat
red Of any kind. Wesserved America in
the war not as Jew or Gentle, not as,
Catholic or Protestant, not as Caucasian
or Negro, but as Americans. AS such
we will continue to serve our country
and though we are not as full Of threats
as the Ku Klnx Khan we warn all
others to serve in the same spirit. ],
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-09-22
Negro World
Review To Be
Shown In The
Theatres

(By The Associated Negro Press.
Washington, D. c., Sept. 22-The
Negro World Review is an Important
new development in motion pictures.
Every patron Of moving picture thea
ters is familiar with the Pathe weekly,
presenting as it does, animated pictures
Of current events in all parts Of the
world. While the Negro World Review
may not contain as great diversity oi
Photographic subjects, it will cover its
own special field quite as thoroughly
and is expected to prove revelation to
those who are not familiar with the
marvellous progress Of the Negro race.
The achievements Of Negroes in the
north for example, may cause southern
white folks to sit up and take notice,
ard the perturbation of southern Ne
groes in various activities will interest
other races. But that is not the pur-
pose Of the Negro World Review. 1t
aims to entertain and interest.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-09-22
Dubois Confer
With English
Labor Heads

The National Association for the Ad-
yancements of Colored People, 70 Fifth
avenue, New York City, announced to-
day conference of DR.. Du Bois, editor
of the Crisis, and secretary Of the Pan
African congress, and Walter F. White,
assistant secretary Of the N. A. A. G. p.
with the advisory committee Of the
English Labor Party at their headquar-
ters in Eccleston Square. The confer
ence was presided over by Sidney Webb,
and among those present were Leonard
Woolf, the Rev. Hon. J. II. Clynes, the
Labor Party leader in Parliament; Mrs.
Philip Snowden, whose new book, ga
Political Pilgrim in Europe,'' is arous
ing much comment, Sir George Ford
ham; DR.. Bentham, John H. Harris of
the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Pro-
lection Society, Charles R. Buxton, DR..
Norman Legs, who spent sixteen years
in British West Africa, DR.. Norman
Angel, John n. Gillies, j. H. Jewett.
DR.. Dubois ably presented the case Of
the Negro workman, emphasizing the
imperati necessity of labor being unit
ed, and stating that as long as organ
lied labor attempted to solve only the
problems Of white workmen, failure was
inevitable, and that "until all labor is
free, no labor is free.'' s@.
A spirited discussion followed.
Speaking on behalf of the committee.
Sidney Webb stated: that the Labor
Party wishes first to be kept Informed
of oil natters affactinp c01orad Ia bOr
which can and should be brought to
parliament for action, and second, that
they pledge themselves to lend any as
sistance possible towards the removal
of the color bar in labor and elsewhere,
whether in England or other countries.
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-09-22
Chief of Police
Makes Ques-
til O n a b | e
Statement

In his address on 'The High Price OF
Whisky Saunders attributed the
crime wave to the high price of whisky
and cars. "Thirty per cent of Negro
homes in the city are making home
brew for sale,' Saunders said.-The
Des Moines News.
Mr.. Roscoe G.. Saunders is. the chief
OF police Of the city Of Des Moines.
He is in position to speak with author
ity. But why he should single ont the
Negroes of this city and parade their
vice before the public in such a sweep
ing statement, Must give us pause =
Yet we must confess that Mr.. Roscoe
c. Saunders is an Improvement over the
average American white man. Years
ago when a raid was made upon q
Negro "dive,' the entire race Of Ne
groes Of that city were credited with
vice. Mr.. Saunders has taken time and
pains to figure this particular vice down
to thirty per cent of the Negro homse.
Now that is just fine. If Mr.. Saunders
can live just one hundred years long
er there is possible chance of his
figuring this vice in question clear
down to twenty-nine per cent.
The population Of Des Moines is
around one hundred and thirty thous
and. We realize that it would be utter
ly impossible for Mr.. Saunders to figure
the per cent of all the homes in this
city that are making home brew for
sale. But since the Negro population
numbers about eight thousand he should
be able to finish statistics that would
make an excellent showing before the
close Of his term Of office.
There are about two thousand Negro
homes in this city and according to the
statement accredited Mr.. Saunders,
The bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1921-09-22

Bloomington, ILL.,, survive.
The Mary Church Terrell club was
highly entertained Monday evening by
Miss Tabitha Mash at the community
center. The club will have its next
meeting with Mrs. Audra Alexander as
hostess -. :sr 5T