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Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
Dat Kernel In Wheat Head.

Regina, Sask.-A head of beardless
wheat, containing 20 kernels of wheat
and one oat kernel, which was grown
on farm near Radville, was brought
10 Regina. The oat kernel was appar.
entity an ordinary oat and had formed
close. to the stalk of the grain just be.
tween the second and third kernel OF
wheat from the bottom of the head.
The oat kernel had short beard sim.
liar TO a Wild eat, such Us Is some
lines found on certain varieties OF
ordinary oats.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
Goes Back TO Jail.

Milwaukee.-Ned Hogan, seventy six
years old, who holds the record for
trips to the house of correction, found
himself out of a Job. That is, Ned
had completed his term at the ''works."
1t was rainy, cold day. OF habit
Ned went TO Patrolman Edward Be
we're and asked him TO be returned for
another month. In the District court,
however, Ned looked out at the sun.
shine and decided that $50 days" was
little too long. 1--WE changed nv
mind, Judge" he told the court. BET
ter make 1t just fifteen days" Judge
Page nodded.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
STONE TELLS ANCIENT STORY
Letter of Augustus Written In Seventh
Century Found on Block Of
Marble in Cyrene.

London.-A discovery which, 1t Is
claimed, will form one of the funda-
mental sources for history of the Ro'
man empire under Augustus, has been
made recently by Dir. oliyerio, an ltal.
ian savant In 'Cyrene, the ancicn.
Greek colony of Africa, founded In
The Seventh century.
Excavations at Benasi--the ancient
Berenice which stood In the midst of
the Gardens of the Hesperides near
the mouth of the river Lethe--haye
resulted ia the unearthiDg of Il block
Of marble which bears nawless
Greek inscription of letter from Au-
gustus on the government and admin
istration of justice In Cyrenniea.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
TO FAVOR VETERANS
New Director Changes Policy OF
Soldiers Bureau.
Benefit Of the D5ubt TO BE Given
Claimants In Dealing With Claims
of Former Service Men.

Washington. - Col. Charles II.
Forbes, director of the veterans bu-
renu. soon after taking office directed
that hereafter the policy of every OH
cial dealing with former service mems
clnims must be TO give decisions IN
favor uf The claimants, wherever there
is "A foubf, He warned division chiefs
agn nst delays In acting upon claims
f,r compensation and insurance.
In carrying forward the govern
ncnt's hosp talization progrnm under
rI,ieh S1S.Gm,OO0 will be spent to pro-
vide FOR soldier patients, Colonel
torbes nj dice will inaugurate rigid
.ystem of Inspection of existing hos
pitals.
by Janlary |, Colonel Forbes ex-
poets that $500 more beds will be
available in hospitals, There are now
2G,G3O patients In 800 private and DO
government hospitals. The number Is
increasing by 1900 n month.
A feature of Colonel Forbes plan,
commended by Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon, Is 10 expand permanent
soldiers homes into hospitals for dis
abcd former service men to be re-
converted later on.
This plan, Colonel Forbes believes,
will operate for economy and he an
ticipates n great need for such homes
n coming years.
Colonel Forbes has instructed his
ubor,llnates TINT they must make II
heir business to go ont and hunt
ryr disabled former soldiers and let
hem know their rights.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
GAME SHOWS BIG INCREASE
Migratory Bird Law Works Wonders
for Delaware Sportsmen, Accord.
Ing to Reports.

Wilmington, Del.-lieports from all
arts of the Delaware peninsula and
rom down Delaware give assurance
hat the coming autumn Will find game
II greater abundance than ever before
or more than twenty-five years.
The dry spring and summer have
been conducive to the growth of the
lestlngs without the mishaps that
aome from wet weather. The peninsula
$ the favorite shooting ground for
many New York and Philadelphia
iportsmen, both for game. birds and
water fowl.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
Finds Her Beau Is a Girl.

. New York. - Mary Huldowanatz,
aged twenty-three. after two years of
counting, discovered that her sweet.
heart, Jack Brown" twenty is a
girl. .
She appealed to authorities 10 arrest
Jack" otherwise Caroline Schlmick
of Kingston, n. Y. They met in Mon.
ticello.
Tired of delays of their marriage
date, Mary recently went to "Jack's"
home at Monticello. and his" mother
confessed that the reason for the
masquerade was to provide living for
the mother and six other children.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
CARVES S ON CHURCH
Architect Plays loke When He
Builds ST. Thomas, New York.
Other "signs Of the Times" Are Dis
covered Seuiptured in Wood in
the Edifiee.

New York.-St. Thomas Episcopal
church In Fifth avenue looms as
possible rival of the Metropolitan Art
museum In public interest following GU
mulatiye disclosures that showed the
100000 gothic structure to be YER
liable treasure trove of unique seulp-
ture and wood carving.
The first discovery" made by a
newspaper recently revealed a huge
ironic dollar mark carved In the or
namentation above the brides en-
trance" Then followed the dlscoy-
cry of a whole row of avenue types
little heads about the size of fist
--sculptured above the main entrance.
These included a monocled dandy, a
man with dlssolute nose and a wom-
an heralded as "the Divorce"
The architects have permitted to be-
come public chart listing some OF the
wood carvings that decorate the In
terror of the church. One of the cary-
ings, entitled prohibition" depicts
Bacchus tumbled from keg by a
woman with a spear. Fallen from his
outstretehed hand is bunch OF
grapes, while behind the womans fig
ure Is single lemon, emblematlc OF
the soft" drink.
The wood carvings also include
group in which heads of Woodrow VIII
son, King George of Great Britain,
King Albert of Belgium, Clemenceau,
Lloyd George, General Pershing, Mar
shall Foch, Admiral Beatty. Herbert
Hoover, Maj Gen. Peyton G. March
and many other figures appear. A Sal
Walton Army lassie is shown handing
out doughnuts to doughboys and poll
u.s. and other figures include "a COB"
and IAN aviator"
i. l.. Mayors, partner OF Bertram
Goodhue, architect of the church, ex-
planned that the wood carvings, most
of which have been put IN place recent
ly, had the fun approval of Rev Dr.
Ernest NJ. Stires, rector of st. Thorn
as. The work was done, he said, In
accordance with the tradition of archi-
lecture that modern figures in history,
the nge should receive recognition In
sacred edifice.
Tie dollar mark above the brides
door" and the avenue types above
he main entrance. however, were the
architects little jeas, worked In on
his own initiative when the church
WAS built ten years ago.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
New Speelea Of Snail.

Auburn. Neb.-Nemaha county is
the home of new species of snake
according to ]. H. Sites, an old resi-.
dent OF Auburn, who. together with
William Hutchinson Of Peru. found a
nest of what they term ghost snakes"
In field ON the Peru bottoms. They
describe the reptiles as thick and blunt
at the head, with slender, tapering bod.
les. pure white In color. When dis.
turoed they raise themselves up on
their tails like hooded cobra and dis
tend and swell their heads like a
spreading adder
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
Camper Beats Bear
in Race t0,Cabin

Port Jervls, n. Y.-yoseph
Strausser OF this city had a
close call from serving as the
dinner % n large bear and her
three cubs while camping near
the Mongaup river. Strausser
had left camp to go to q farm
house half mile away In the
hills and was returning with a
pail of milk when he heard a
noise In the bushes. When he
saw the bears smaeking their
chops and hurrying his way he
started a sprint toward camp.
He won the race, but lost his
pail of milk. After baTricading
the cabin. Strausser and his
party later hunted the bears
with guns, but could find no
trace of the animals.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
Iona Trout

Semcoe, Canada.-E Halliday caught
a brook trout 21% inches long. 1914
inches glrth, with a tail spread of
five Inches and weighing within two
ounces of Ave pounds. The previous
record In this region, made by James
Allgeo, thlrty-two years old. was -four
pounds six ounces, length Is inches.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
Sees End Of U. s. Rail Control.

Washlngton.-Final liquidation of
federal control of railroads Is possible
by December 81, 1922. Director Gen
eral Davis of the railroad administers.
tlon told the senate finance committee
in urging passage of the administra.
lion funding bill.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
Throws Away Stolen Bond.

Fall River. Mass.-John Lewis of
New Bedford was arrested for lar.
,eny just as he had disposed of
300 Liberty bond by throwing 1t in
an ash can. Lewis admitted having
stolen the bond with other articles,
the police say. He was turned over
to the New Bedford authorities.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
Unruly Collar Sutton
Saves Man From Death

Atlantic City, n. ills mind
ohscured by narcotics, Rocco
Valinote. alleged to he a CON
firmed drug addict. picked out
the third rail of the Pennsyl-
vania Electric line for bed
and escaped death oy the mar
gin of a collar button. He Is
now in the city jail. Valinote
had removed his coat apd trou-
sers and placed them ON the .
live third rail and was wres.
tling with an unruly collar but
ton when discovered by PATROL
man Thomas Rose. The DO.
liceman grabbed the man and
saved him from being electro
cuted. A quantity OF heroln was
found In his pockets by the DO
lice.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
Makes New Target Record.

Wakefield. Mass -Sergt. W. Jones
OF the marine corps established what
WINS claimed rs new worlds record
when he scored 122 consecutive huips.
"yrs in n 3m-yard slow-fre match In
"a 4eryiee tournament here.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26
Farmers Demand Barley Beer.

Washington. - Representatives of
grain dealers and farmers of the state
of Minnesota, Representative Vol
stead's home, have demanded that con-
gress legalize 2.75 per cent barley malt
beer as a means of aiding the barley
growing districts.
Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1921-08-26

YOUR Paper Needs YOUR help.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-04-27
JAPS EXPRESS HOPE
OF AVOIDING WAR
Direct Negotiations With U. S.
Expected Over zap Con.
trOverSy.

Toxic, April 2S.1The leading
morning newspapers following the
official deliberations of Friday on the
question of mandates say they be-
lieve there is renewed hope of set
tlement of the problem through di-
rect negotiations between Japan and
the United States.
According to the Jill Shimpouj,
Great Britain, France and Italy have
advised Japan to resume pourparlers
with the United States. The news
papers express the opinion that ia
pan will adhere to her stand regard
ing right acquired by mandate but
will endeavor to come to an amicable
settlement by compromising on the
question of communications.
A number of sensational articles
have been printed attacking the
American attitude as aggressive. In
this connection, especially promi-
nence is given by the press. to a
statement by Baron Sakatani, former
finance minister, in which he says it
would be the height of folly to at
tach undue Importance to the Yap
problem and to suppose that war
alone would settle it.
The best minds in Japan and A
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-04-27
Preliminary Trial of
Louis Case Friday

The preliminary trial of Louis
Case, charged with the murder of his
uncle, johnson Smith, ten days ago,
has been set for Friday, April 20, at
the Lincoln county court house. JUS
tice Geo. T. Douglass, of District 2,
in which beat the shooting took
place, will sit as magistrate at the
trial, the hearing having been trans
ferred to Brookhaven on account of
the greater convenience of this po4nt
to all of the parties concerned in it.
A large array of witnesses are be-
ing summoned to testify, the proba-
bility being that the case will not be
concluded in one days time if it is
gone into at length when it is CALI
ed.
Hugh V. Wall, former district at
torney, has been retained as special
counsel for the State, while Maui &
Yawn will represent the defendant.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-04-27
HEAVY TORNADO WRECKS HOMES AND DOES
OTHER DAMAGE 4 MILES WEST YESTERDAY
Bee Gum Blown Thousand Feet Timber Moved Down
No Personal Injuries Reported Partial List Of Prop
erty Damage Sustained

goodszed tornado caused much property loss in section
three to FIVE miles of Brookhaven yesterday afternoon at
about 200 o'clock
There loss of life personal injury due directly to
the cyclone but the damage property will well into the
thousands of dollars Several residences completely wreck
ed while TIMBER outhouses and fences carried completely
away by the whrpoo of wind which departed suddenly
they AS far be learned the damage done is
follows
On the Caseyyle road farm owned by Dr. McRee and
occupied by John Favy has loss of 16x8 tool and implement
house large barn. not down. but blown to leaning position
section of the roof being The residence has plank blown
and the end is crushed account of heavy
tree falling it. bee gum blown thousand feet from
open field while 70 80 panels of
also went down. Mrs. Faey slightly bruised by fall
tanned after the blow due to her hurry with bucket of water to
be used to put out fire scattered by the wind
Ed Fore had his house blown off the fomdation with his
kitchen section completely wrecked
Alb Aliens home wrecked that he is moving today
Henry Reed also had his residence destroyed and is likewise
changing his quarters
Lorng Smith who narrowly escaped drowning IN attempting
swollen caused by oIrenta rain ten days
has large barn. just built almost wreck Much damage to
timber also done his place
j. G. Wilson lost large lot Of fencing well strip Of
pine timber ridge 5 per cent Of spccumbng to the
high gale.
tenant cabin Laurn Fraziers place also wrecked
Roofs blown and other damage done the place
of Rev. r. w. Adams
neiehborhood from the same wind.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-04-27
Alvin Simmons Badly
Hurt In Ball Game

Jackson, Miss, April 2S.-Alvin
Simmons, aged 1T, son of promi-
nent Lincoln county physician, is in
a serious condition at the Jackson
Infirmary, as result of being hit
on the head by pitched ball while
playing at Benton, Miss, yesterday.
The boy was brought to Jackson
on the Y. & NJ. V. train last might,
accompanied by his teammates. He
is student of the Copiah-Lincoln
A. H. S., and the team of which he
is member was playing a game with
the Yazoo county A. H. s. team
when the accident occurred.
When examination was made by
physicians at the infirmary, last
night it was found that the young
man was suffering from concussion
of the brain. He is still in semi
conscious state, and it is feared
that his condition is serious.
Later.-Mfs. Till, aunt of young
Simmons reports that he was able
to take nourishment yesterday and
is therefore improved. His case is
serious, however.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-04-27
when measured by ability.


There have been several meetings
of directors and stockholders or the
association at which plenty of use
less talk was INDUCED in and abso-
lutely nothing definite was decided,
consequently the stockholders are no
longer interested in meeting Of this
kind. They want to know something
definite as to what kind of a team
is in prospect but whenever any of
the directors or the manager is ap-
preached on this subject they close
up like CLAIMS, all of which leads the
seeker Of information to believe that
the directors have no prospects and
are "just waiting"
/ don't know what the men in
charge OF the team think about 1t,
but it seems to me that the major
ity of the contributors are of the
opinion that it is high time for the
directors to show some pep" and
then let us all know something Of
their plans,
When the diamond at the play
grounds is completed it will be one
Of the fastest in the state and what
we want is team just as fast as
the field they will perform on.
Lets Coll"
Baseball Bug,
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-04-27
BERLIN TO OFFER
TWELVE BILLIONS
Effort to Get OFF by Paying
Less Than Fourth of Sum
Asked.

Berlin, April 23.-Germany to-
night extended her offer of srepara-
tions to the Allies, bettering the first
proposal by $1,000, 900 900, but the
new proposal is still less than one
fourth of the amount flxed by the Al
lied council. The offer was made in
note to President Harding in the
hope that he would act a mediator.
The new German offer was report
ed to be $4,000, 900. 900 gold marks,
or about $4,000, 900 as against
about $55,O00,O0O,0OO demanded by
the Allies.
The note carried other proposals
for bettering relations with the AL
| lies.
Throughout the afternoon, For
eign Minister Simons had argued for
the note, meeting strong objections
from other ministers.
1t was known that several minis
ters held the view that any offer now
would be futile. They declared this
one, although as large as the country
could possibly stand, would be re-
jected as fatty as previous propos-
ais.
The note was said to carry anoth-
er proposal FOR reconstruction in de-
vastated France and suggested a
form of international loan to pro-
vide cash for carrying out the Of
fer.
Coupled with the note was a reply
TO the American statement made pub
lie Friday in which President Hard
ing refused to accept the role of
mediator.
Intense interest in developments
of the last few days was displayed
in Berlin. Party leaders have had
voice in all matters. Criticism CT
Simons has been free. 1t was ac-
cepted as fact that a comparatively
short time would be allowed him to
bring negotiations to a close. After
that the government might be In diff
ficulties.
WASHINGTON is SILENT.
Washington, April %. - Ger
many's new note to the United States
on the reparations question had not
arrived in Washington tonight, al
though press dispatches from Berlin
said it was dispatched during the
day.
One thing appeared certain in con-
nection with the reparations ques-
tion so far as it concerns Washing
ton. That was that should reply
be considered necessary to the new
German note, the nature of the reply
would be laid before the diplomatic
representatives here of the Allied
governments before its despatch.
This course is known to have been
followed in the case of Thursdays
note to the Berlin government.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-04-27
Friend Married Man
Escapes In His Neglige

Just imagine this spectacle if you
can, for it is, really true, honest
to-goodness story
At the instigation of a relative Of
ficers were induced Sunday night to
arrest certain married man who
has to all intents and appearances
left his family.
Sheriff Applewhite and Policeman
]. w. Mcbride and Geo. James hied
themselves at the midnight hour to
the house believed to enclose the par
ty wanted.~ He was there, all right,
when they arrived, but that is only
telling about when they got there.
The sheriff knocked on the door with
noise as if he intended to be ad-
mitted. 1t did not take a second
warning to start something. Altho
two of the officers were at the front
and one at the back of the house, an
unobserved doorway few open, and
out came Mr.. Married Man "in high"
to use auto parlance. And he was
"a racer" too, with fourth gear
undoubtedly, for speed never slack
ened or decreased over fences, ditch
es, roadways and fields with the Of
ficers only seeming to get, him
warmed up by several shots fred
the way the man ran. The officers
could never get even into
second" in the pursuit carried on
in the balmy moonIit night, but
easily discerned that their intended
prey did not have on any excess
weight in the race and was barefoot
as we'll.
Well, that's about all there is to
the tale except that the officers took
up the clothing that was left and are
holding it subject to the call Of the
rightful owner.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1921-04-27
DEMAND FOR FIRST
CLASS BALL is MADE
Baseball Fan Wants Fast Team
Sees No Reason for Too
Much Economy.

Dear Editors / went out to the
Fairgrounds Park the other day to
see what was advertised as a ball
game and while we all understand
that the team that played in that
game was not the one that will rep
resent Brookhaven this year, there
were at least four players there who
are counted on to make the regular
team Maybe there was one man
on the field who is fast enough to
play the kind of ball that the direct
ors of the Baseball Association are
expected to furnish this season
certainly there was no more than
one.
Now, in regard to the financial
end of the baseball situation here.
$4,000 has been subscribed by the
fans of this city and from what /
can learn from the directors on one
side and the subscribers on the 9TH
er, each has an entirely different
opinion as to the use of these funds
The watchword of the directors
seems to be save money" and while
little economy Is not out Of place
in this enterprise the majority Of the
subscribers want baseball team
that will compare favorabiy with
any semi-professional organization
in this section and we all know that
good players will not perform unless
they are paid. Brookhaven will play
during the season number OF such
teams and unless we have players of
equal class there is not a chance to
win when pitted against such a team
This season practically every town
of any size in the country Is plan
ming to have a fast aggregation of
players and the manager who waits
until the last minute to secure play
ers at small pay is going to find him-
self in bad way.
The subscribers to the fund for
ball team here viii not sanction a
reckless expenditure of the money
but on the other hand they will not
tolerate team that can't win games
in fast company.
With fve or six good men on tho
team we would be In position to
make the going interesting for any
of the surrounding towns. These
six men would necessarily be piay-
ers who win have to be paid pretty
fair salaries but, what winning
team you'd draw at the gate would
slow. losing team is going to be a
loser all round.
We know Of several players VIII,
have applied for places on ths tam
here and who measure up to this class
of ball expected. but these men. we
understand, are receiving very little
consideration because Of their sal :
ary demands, which demands the
writer cpnalders reasonable eupuah