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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-11-11
GOOD ROADS REDUCE PRICES
Poor TEanspestation .Fafllltses iteIp
keep Up High Cost sof .Lis- sss.s
I Ing. IN zig cItiss Is, ~, ).

One Of the solutions Of the high
cost Of living problem lies in good
roads. Poor transportation facilities
form q strong factor in keeping prices
up. with d system Of weir paved ma
tional highways transportation 4cond4-'
lions would be improved tosssuch an
extent that the. cost and ti@e, Of bring:
ing food and merchandise to the con
sumner would b. materially cut. r Il
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-11-11

Berthold Auer-
bach, German now
eIist, was born ON
the 2Sth of Feb
rzzary, 1S12, at
Norsistetten in the
w urtt . m b erg
black Eerest. His
Parents were jews
and intended their
son for the min
'fstry, bait after
studying phifos-
ophy atrTubinGen,
Munich and Hell
delbfrg, and be
coming estranEed
from the Jewish
orthodoxy by the
study of spinqza,
he devoted him
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-11-11
fense' he declares himself willing to

I fense, he declares himself willing to
bAahsapsissa~hsspnans~autszasssssssvs
The poison. which Is derived from
the bark of native tree, isis usually
ground fine and mixed to thick
tpaste, from which are made five small
loaves and these are administered o1e
fhfter the other tSthe defendant Dur
ing the next fifteen minutes If it is q
IcAse of witchcfaft. the bystanders
cali on Moloki tths evil principle
~ come out. y s.
Tie poison. Usually. acfs very QUICK
| ly; It may XIII the dfeused or cause
purgfngs vSnlting The last-named
t-efrect eione is regarded as a proof
Of Innocence. In the second case the
tpfisoner 10 compelled t0s1ag a hole.
He p then sGIveh i fowl to eat and
enough palm-wine tasn him quite
intoxicated. After fAis he is-4ala iil4he
hole. or possibly gJesi Aa7t-.lsys him
self down. and is then Buried Hive
In order to prevent Moloki escaping
With his last breath. A large IRE
Is kept alight on the grave for two
days. and them the 'sbody- dsa exisusned
and eateIl-.- ..s-... .-c; ...-: .s..-.,-. =
An INNOCENT man. Is. carried around.
the village, decorated with beads, and
his accuser pays a pr" as compensa-
ton for the false Charge =" - -'''
Decorated win Scars. - ~e'
70 In color the Bambaia are very dark
brown, the hair is absolutely black,
AndMhe EN- n grAenisbsblaclk -wA a
yellow cornea. The face Is not Of the
erdipac negro type, but much more
fefRed: thick lips, foHexampss &are
quite exceptional. ~ and only a small
proportion have Nat noses.
| Tattooing il not common, but both
men and women ~i1ecorshtH~ -theh-
selves with ornamental scars. They
1sey above the surface of the skin
sometimes more than an inch.
The ordinary food consists Of manioc
| -four made into a paste with water
and boiledv The ,leasss of the plant
are also eaten. prsnafed with palm
| oil and pepper Animal food Is not
| limited tor goats yplss. sn4 qther do
nestle small fry, for, frogs excepted,
everything helps to make a stewSfro
ants and grasshoppers up to man.
Human flesh is, Of course. special
delicacy,. and its use is forbidden to
women, though they do not disdain
I to indulge secretly. Other titbits are
thick white worm found in palm
Iltrees, locusts, rats. and blood boiled
with Scassava flour. 'Hfman flesh Is
not the only food forbidden. to women
they may not eat goats. flesh, hawks
4 vultures, small birds, snakes, animals
hunted with weapons, crows, or par
] rots. To the rule against flesh killed
with weapons there are two excep
tionsA-the antelope and a small rat
L Rich people, who indulge in luxuries
eat kola nuts In great numbers. A
kind of native pepper is known, ant
oil is obtained from the palm-nut. Blu
4 the chief eondlment Is salt, which Il
made OF the ashes of water plants
There is, however,'a strong preference
for the imported salt, which is ii
icrystahine formr-as a rnles the erys
tails being perforated and strung OF
!. LMs stripg; vhici4 n dipped Into n
food-pot. On journey salt Is cate
|, n. y a= s5|RHlaaE saa vi water :
il AazreSsrds spInzaI foo1, il there /
abdhdancs i Il zlldpIy bolisd and al
On with tl& sjnGo1k It must be N
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-11-11

Profitable Roadside Markets. "a
Roadside markets have helped more
than one farm family living on much
travelled state highway to add neat
little sum to IT. bank account
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-11-11

It4ibSA 80AX-t0 kn4eE2t4Kcs
Auerbach's beginning was most
fortunate one, ms he wrote q romance
ON the life of Spinoxa (1s37) ESQ inter-
esting In itself, and SO close In its nd
herence to fact,D that 1t may be read
with equal advantage n q novel, or as
a biography. He also translated the
works OF spiA6sa!fY Esfll On
The author won hfs fame chiefly
through his stories OF peasant life In
the Black forest.-tq which he depicts
the life of the south German peasant.
as Aibrecht Bitxnis painted the peas-
antry of Switzerland.
= After writing many stories Of this
order, Auerbach latef fefurked to his
FIRST phase ss n novelist, and wrote
Con the Heights" and other rOmances
of a more speculative and philosophical
tendency, turning upon plots invented
by himself, but with the exception OF
"On the Heights" which has always
been n great favorite. these romances
were not very popularaITsff "a s9f1
Auerbach died at Cannes, France, on
the Sth of February, 1852. A list of
his works contains aI0fehtef und KAuf-
man, "schwarswalder Dorfgeschtch-
tenn, "BorfusseIe." "Edelweiss,r "Das
Landhaus ann RheinS ard / number Of
others. lnias Z ssii igu ~ 80
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-11-11

Il disputes. where two people Of
the same village are concerned.
poison ordeal Ii employed as Judge.
whether a man Il accused Of witch
craft parricide Or at some minor o.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-11-11

ut Is net-true. II 1T, darling. that
You love me for my m0ney7
mo, dear one, but do not hold y
against you"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-11-11

b ocKY MOUNTAIN in Colorado
IN again leads all the pational parks
: In attendance with OK TOT Vic
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
PLAY LOADED WITH { BIRMINGHAM COLOR
America Student Wins Honor Prize-PIay Will Be Staged
 Here April 20

University, April 7.-(Special )-'From Bug Tussle to Birmingham is the name of the one-act play by Lancelot Hen dricks of America, which won the first prize offered by the Blackfriar players of the University of Alabama for the best play written by, student of the uni versity. The decision of the judges has just been announced, and Mir. Strode, director of the Blackfriars, has thrown the play into rehearsals, looking toward producing it on the next road trip.
 Birmingham will have an opportunity of witnessing this local color play at fbe Jefferson theatre April 20 when the Blackfriars play there In addition to the prize student-wrisen play, num- Der of other exceptionally clever plays will be presented
 In From Bug Tussle to Birmingham, MT. Hendricks himself will play the role of Brother Dobbs, the Holy Roller preacher. Miss Mildred Ford will play Celia Mason. the young college girl who tires of the mining town life, and Miss Vivian Monk will take the part of Ma" Mason. Armstrong Cory of Bir- mingham will play the part of Floyd Mason, the brother of Celia, while Will lard Mccall will play that of Pole Baker, the suitor
 ssMuffins," one-act play by Miss Florence Kennedy of Tuscaloosa, and ''The Ghost Warden by Miss Mary Gaines of Dothan, received honorable mention by the judges of the contest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
JESSIE. R DAT TER SON.


 said MT. Jesse B. Patterson who, resides at No! 1501 claymont street, Whining ton, Del. recently in an interview with the Plant Juice man, MT. Patterson is an ex-special policeman and is known to practically every man, woman and child in Wilmington. Contin8iing, he said:
 T could get no nourishment, as my stomach refused to retain food; l was constipated and had pains in my back; was extremely nervous and had very little strength. I was constantly wor- ifylng over my condition as 1t seemed to be hopeless [ had tried man@ med icines. but they did not seem t01lo me any good. until finally began to take Plant Juice, but I must confess, with many misgivings as to the result, as I was so run down. thin and pale, but still II had hope and can assure you it was realized. forI began to digest my food almost at once and to gain strength. My bowels became active and Normal; the nervousness and pains left me. and I began to sleep sound and t oaain weight---in all a little over 35 pounds, and 1 now tip the scales at 190 pounds. My wife says she would not have Believed it had she not seen 1t With. her own eyes. and think every one should know about Plant Juice and what 1t does for sick people who suffer as did'
 Plant Juice is sold In Birming gham al Norton's Drug Store, Fourth avenue and Twentieth street.--Adv.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
Supreme Court Decisions

Montgomery. April 7.-(speciai.) )-The decisions announced by the supreme court Thursday follow:
 Anderson. z. J-Freeman Johnson ct. al. vs. First National bank of Andalusia, appeal from Covington circuit; affirmed. Giimer Bros Go. vs. Wilder Mercantile Co, appeal from Covington circuit court; affirmed Birmingham Chero-Cola Bot fling scompany vs w. G. Clark, appeal from Jefferson circuit court reversed and remanded Lula Mae Edigdon Vs. Irene Beggett administrative, et al,' ap- peal from Jefferson circuit court; re- versed and remanded. Lula Mae Ing don vs. Irene Leggett. administratrix, et
 al appeal from Colbert circuit court; af- firmed in part; in part reversed and re- manded B. r. Wood ct. al. vs ]. w. Holiday. appeal from Lawrence clrcui' court Gin equity); affirmed
 Sayre, J.-DeWitt Crider pro ami vs
 Yolande Coal and Coke company appear from Tuscaloosa circuit court affirmed < C. M Amason vs. II. M. Harton ct al appeal from Jefferson circuit court; affirmed. Ex parte Howard stanley ere Stanley vs. state) petition for certiorari to court of appeals; writ denied Cwitn opposition) c. w. Mckay ct, al Vs. Martha Carmichael appeal from Clay circuit court Gin equity); affirmed, H' D, MeCord vs. J. U. Bridges ct al, appeal from Talladega circuit court Gin equltyl affirmed J L. Henson et al. vs. Julia A. Gunn. appeal from Shelby circuit court Gin equity) affirmed C. A. Dun ham company vs Sheffield Realty com many et. all appeal from Colbert cir cult court; affirmed. Alma $. beMay vs Walton P. LeMay, appeal from Law renee circuit court Gin eduity); reversed in part affirmed in part and rendered. ~ -t1 orfa UQ apreal from Limestone circuit court; ar firmed. R. A. Terrell, trustee, etc, Vs. Leo M Warton, appeal from Limestone circuit court: affirmed. Frances Jones ct. al vs. William Crutcher et as., ap- neal from Madison circuit court; re- versed and remanded. Andrew McPe- ters vs state of Alabama, appeal rom Iauderdale circuit court; reversed and rendered. J. A. Thornhili vs. R. w. Cowart, appeal from Morgan circuit court. reversed and rendered. J. N Brown ct al vs Richard J. Shafer, ap-
 neal from Cullman circuit court; af- | firmed.
 Gardner, J--Helen A, Dent, ct. al | administrators, vs. Fred Foy, ct. al'
 appeal from Barbour circuit court Gin eauity) reversed. rendered and re- manded. Forney Todd, by guardian | ct. al. vs. Maggie B. Moore, appeal
 from Jefferson circuit court Gin ] eouity); affirmed. w. c. Allison vs 1 Martha Ray, ct. al., appeal from Cuil- man circuit court; affirmed Luard ] Glover, claimant, etc, vs. state, appeal | from Walker circuit court; affirmed
 The Racine Tire company vs. Marshall
 B. Grady, appeal from Jefferson cir
 cult court; reversed and rendered. w
 S. Edwards, vs Mrs. Venosh Earnest appeal from Jefferson circuit court,
 reversed and remanded. J. l.. Ward vs. Dr. J. A. Meadows, appeal from Jefferson circuit court; reversed and
 remanded. First Colored Cumberland Presbyterian church, ct. al. vs. W. D Wood Lumber company, appeal from
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
TENNESSEE SENATOR IS AGAIN ARRESTED
CIabo Indicted By Grand Jury on Bribery Charge, Taken
 From Senate Chamber
By Associated Press

Nashville. April 7.-Following an In- dictment today by the Davidson county grand jury. State Senator E. N Clabo of ,Seviervilie, Tenn, was re-arrested by county officers on a charge of ac- cepting bribe of sSoO with a prom lse to change his vote on legislative matters.
 Senator Clabo was seated in the sem ate chamber attending the afternoon session of the upper house of the state assembly when officers called to make the arrest. Friends. were informed of the mission of the deputies and notified the Accused legislator that he was about to be placed under arrest for the second time He left the senate cham Der. quietly and surrendered to the offi- cers who waited outside the chamber door.
 BefoSe leaving the capitol Senator Candler of McMinn county, republican, held a conference with the accused legislator and asked the officers that the prisoner be allowed to visit his COulASSl kCAOAS 6CAhS " ~AO S~Ne~~s s>'~-- The officers refused to grant the re- quest, but assured the senator. that he would be allowed to make bond at the local prison and would be shown every courtesy. sN
 Tie indictment against Senator Clabo was brought about through Gen. Jeff MeCarn. a local attorney, named in the warrant as prosecutor in the case, who laid before the grand jury this morning the evidence he gathered against the senator before his first arrest Wednes- day.
 Judge J. D. E. DeBow of the county criminal court ordered the prosecution of the charge to be conducted by the l attorney general of Davidson county, and indicated that every official means would be used to arrive at trial of the charge.
 l Immediately after the arrest of Sen ator Clabo this afternoon a resolution
 was introduced i'm the senate request | ing committee of five be appointed l by the speaker to consider and recon
 mend what action, if any. be taken by
 the senate regarding the serious charge brought against the accused legislator l At the morning session of the senate
 Senator Clabo rose to a point of per
 sonal privilege, denying he was guilty
 of the charges brought against him
 and asked that the senate withhold l Judgment until he had been given {
 hearing in the Nashville courts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
RANDOM NOTES

MT. and Mrs Cecil Gaston have named their little daughter Nelle Mar garet.
 MT. Irwin L. Stein of Washingtons D C., is spending few days in the city.
 Mrs Annie Daniel and MT. Chris A. Hofer were quietly married yesterday morning at 10 o'clock at the home of the Rev M. E. Wilson at Fairview station. The ceremony was performed in the presence of only few close friends and relatives.
 Mrs Albert Copeland is visiting friends in Troy.
 Judge and Mrs. Earl Pettus Of Huntsville are the guests of friends |here.
 Mrs. Ira Warren Shattuck of New ark, N. J., is the guest of her parents, MT. and Mrs. w. B. Evans on St. Charles street. Mrs. Shattuck will be remembered as Miss Daisy Evans. MT. and Mrs. James Webb are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Will K. Duke in Gadsdeh.
 
 the guest of friends, having come to attend the Pierson- Underwood we'd ding.
 Mrs. Clara Horton is the guest of Mrs. Charles Parrish in Montgomery.
 MT. and Mrs warren Campbell have returned from visit in Alexander tCty
 Mrs. Clifford Wilson and son, oren- nen are visiting MT. and Mrs. J. A. Arnold in Gadsden. Mir. and Mrs. Dean, who were the guests of their son, pr. w K. Dean, and Mrs. Dean, have returned to their home in Michigan. .
 Mrs. Charles Lockly is the guest of relatives in Mansfield, La.
 sMr. A. D. Thompson of Sheffield is spending a few days with his son and daughter, MT. and Mrs. Hugh Blair Thompson. 1 Mir. and Mrs. Joe Saks were among the out~of-town guests at the Bender skyeagle wedding in Selma. I Miss Anna Byrd Turner and Miss 1 Will Jemison will arrive this evening from Barnesville, Ga., where they have been the guests of relatives 1 Mrs. E. |. Watts is i'll at her home lon south Twentieth street.
 Mrs. J. ", simpson has returned to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08

author tells us about two delightful babies who bring happiness to two self-willed "grown-ups" Sylvia and Gerald, who would have let small, in- significant misunderstanding ruin their lives; only they didn't.
 You'll adore the sbugo1ogist" and, of course you'll think of Clarence" when you encounter this inimitable character and Helen couldn't write a story without her "Ole Nanny" black and quaint. any more than I could, so there she is, Miss Mary Queen O Sheba Smith" wondering how on de top side face uv de earth so many peo- pie could crowd into a small city lak New York and, well, there's David, big and fine. and the gay American au- thor and wife and mother and every body Dear me, It's all interesting and original" and differentl
 .
 Helen Smith Woodruff Is personal ity, and, thank God for a personality in these days of bromides and Sticks and un- original people.
 This fragile little southern girl has gone up to big New York town and installed herself as a personality; she hob -nobs with the -Four Hundred,' gives luncheons for. her pretty little sister, and all the VanderbiltS, anu Astors and Oeirichs. and everybody fall all over themselves for an invita- ton; or you'll see her at ''The Au- thor's League of America" where Channing Pollock and Mary Roberts Rinehart and Irwin s. Cobb and George Creel and Blanche Bates and the rest have gathered for a dinner, putting il all over them" with her quaint humoI and her piquant beauty.
 Nor maybe she will be down "Connec- ucut way, where the landmarks of the Woodruff family homestead still stand in their quaint, old-fashioned way and Helen is spending a fortnight maybe l inc entire summer there, brousing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
NINE

Jefferson circuit court Gin equity); re-
 versed and rendered. R. F. Lyons, ct
 all vs. W. V. Jacoway appeal from
 DeKalb circuit court Gin equity); re-
 versed and rendered. Gallie Garner vs
 state of Alabama appeal from Shelby circuit court; affirmed. Leonard Bell
 Barker pro ami. vs Dairymen's Milk
 Products. appeal from Calhoun circuit court; affirmed George Long vs. stata
 of Alabama, appeal from Limestone
 circuit court; affirmed. G. B. Caldwell.
 ct. al. vs. U $. Fidelity and Guaranty company. appeal from Jackson circuit court reversed and remanded. Guy
 King et all vs. state of Alabama- ap-
 peal from Morgan circuit court; af-
 firmed.
 Miller, J.---Josie Johnson. adminis- tratrix, etc. vs. John F. Sandlin. ap- peal from Blount circuit court af- firmed Riley Byars. ct. al. vs Milesy Spencer, ct. al. appeal from Jefferson circuit court Gin equity); affirmed. State of Alabama vs. Twenty-two Sacks Daisy Horse and Mule Feed ap- peal from Jefferson circuit court Gin equity)g affirmed in part and re- versed and rendered with dire ctions. Harry Parker, ct. al. vs. Marion L.
 Robertson. appeal from cullman cir cult court Gin equity); affirmed. E. l.. Hodge, ct. al. vs. Alabama Water com pany, appeal from Calhoun circuit
 court Gin equity); affirmed. R. F. Lyons, ct. al vs W. V. Jacoway, ap- peal from DeKalb circuit court Gin | equity); affirmed. Buel Taylor vs. J. c. McGill, appeal from St. Clair circuit court Gin equity); affirmed Royal
 Ex. Assurance of London, England. vs.
 John Almon, appeal from Morgan cir-
 cult court; reversed and remanded Ed Camp vs. Harry H. Conner ct. al., ap-- peal from Colbert circuit court Gin | equity); affirmed. North Alabama Railway company vs. J. F. Mitchell appeal from Franklin circuit court Gin equity); reversed. rendered and re- manded. Ed Eckl vs. state of Ala | bama, appeal from Lauderdale circuit court Gin eduity); reversed and rem l dered. James E. Penney vs w. D.
 Lyle. appeal from Morgan circuit court l Gin equity) affirmed. Henry Fearn vs. state of Alabama OK rel. etc, ap-
 peal from Madison circuit court; af- l firmed. Randolph Sandlin, ct. al vs.
 James A. finders, ct. al, appeal from Morgan circuit court; reversed and remanded. Charles Phillips vs. J. M.
 Matthews, appeal from Morgan circuit
 court; affirmed
 Per Curiam-AJoe B. Davenport ct al.
 vs. state of Alabama, ex rel. etc. ap-
 peal from Madison circuit court (In. Eq); affirmed.
 Rulings on Rehearing-Leo Jones ct
 al. vs. county of Jefferson (and cross- appeaD, appeal from Jefferson circuit
 court; application for rehearing grant,
 ed and opinion modified.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08

around for material for new book, or entertaining house party of celebri- ties.
 I recall vividly that the one -best bet" I ever had to meet the late de- lectable Teddy Roosevelt, was a lunch- cor party that Helen was going to, and Teddy was to be there,e and she in- vited me to be "afnong those present"
 Something went wrong dt the last minute, and Teddy was detained. which meant lot to me, but nothing what ever to Helen, who was as chummy with Teddy" as l am with you and you and you.
 What I started out to say is this: When you read Helen's new book What David Did, I'll be so inter- ested to know if you don't agree with me that one of the incest thinks in the little volume is: HESTER YEAR" i GA Lament) l"When I was a girl we never saw another ladyis limb; l Oh, horrors! Locomotion then was a 1 secret dark and dim; All youthful female minds were taught to trust in God--and sew; All else, except family, was mans
 work. don't you know. Why, all a nice girl had to do was tc dream of getting married; With guiles and smiles and feminine
 wiles. she saw that Cupid tarried We knew that 1t was not ladylike tc
 feel that we were free; A wise and loving man we sought, his
 children's Ma to be: | And if we never roped one in, we sim
 ply took to tatting; Or sticking shells upon a box; or mak l Ing rag-rug ~natting; A lady mustn't useful be; why, sucl
 were ordinary; These brazen modern women are mos extraordinaryw
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
BUTLER HAS OIL FEVER
Land Owners Are Searching for
 Drillers

Greenviile. April 7-(Special) )-There are number of land owners of Butler county who are firm in the belief that oil is in large quantities under the ground in many sections of Butler coun- ty Hundreds of oil leases have been secured and an effort is being made to induce drillers to come here and drill a test well. At present there is a geologist working In the county and he will be here making surveys for a week or more longer He has given out no in- formation up to date, but many believe that his report will be favorable.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
TROY WILL BE SCENE OF
 BIG NEGRO SINGING BOUT

Troy April 7.-(Special.) )-Sunday will be great day for the negroes of Troy A great singing contest is to be held here at that time and IT choirs from southeast Alabama and Troy will com championship. A negro paper, managed by S. B. Innis, Is offering the prizes The Fair store also is giving prizes for special singing.
 The contest will be held at large brick Baptist church, Bethel-on-the-H Hill out in Oakland Heights. The programme will begin at ? o'clock. There will be n short talk and then the singing. The fol- lowing prominent white mon have con- sented to be judges: J. l.. Copeland Will liam Thompson, w. J. Collins, Glen Crouch and J. M Dunsford.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-04-08
0. |. TOMPkINS HEADS
 DOTHAN ROTARY CLUB

Dothan, April 7.-(Special)-At the weekly meeting of the Rotary club the body elected five members on the board of directors, who will elect from their number a president and secretary of the club for the following year. The five re- ceving the highest number of votes were: be Rogers, Oscar Tompkins, $. A. Stapleton, John Campbell and Arthur Ussery.
 The newly elected board of directors retired and reported the following off cers elected for the ensuing year: O. h. Tompkins presidents- l.. o. Rogers, vice president; J, R. Culver, treasurer, A. D. Ussery, secretary. The club had as ther guests Mrs. Wilson and Miss Phyllis Waites and they rendered most excellent music.