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The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-04
Victims Parents Say Drury Innocent

Selma, Ala, March 2.-Mystery
| continues to surround the death of
Mrs. Ada Drury- Converse of Selma,
wife of Thos. P. Converse, wealthy
oil speculator of Texas. Her charred
and mutilated body was found in a
ravine near Hazlehurst, Miss, dur
ing the latter part of January, and
later identified by her son, Walter
Drury.
Mrs. Converse was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Wells of
2001 Sycamore St.. this city, who
last saw her alive on December 28,
when she left her home here after a
visit to her parents. The next news
of her was Associated Press dis
patches appearing in morning papers
announcing that a Mrs. Converse,
formerly a resident of Selma, had
been murdered and an attempt made
to burn her body.
Letters written to Mr.. and Mrs
Wells, and in their possession now,
by Thomas P. Converse, husband of
the dead woman, show that Con-
verse and his wife were unhappy to-
gether and that she was away from
him great part of the time, said to
be selling oil stock. Converse accord
ing to Mr.. Wells was in Selma on
Monday, February 13, a few days
before the news of the murder and
at that time expressed ignorance as
to his wife's whereabouts, appearing
almost frantic in his efforts to To-
cate her. Converse said in his letters
that he loved his wife and was will
ing to share his fortune with her,
but that she did not love him. He
is said to have left Selma that day
and nothing had been heard from
him until few days ago when press
dispatches stated that he had been
located by officers and was en- route
to Mississippi in an effort to throw
some light on the mystery surround
ing the death of his wife.
Among the first theories advanced
as to the probable cause of the hide
GUS crime was an expression from
Mrs. Wells that her daughter had
been murdered and her body robbed
of the money and diamonds to the
value of several thousand dollars
that she is known to have had in her
possession when she left Selma on
December %. First reports connect
ing Converse with the death of his
wife seem to carry little weight, and
the latest development in the case
is the granting Of requisition papers
by the governor of Alabama allow
ing the removal of Milton Drury, an
other son of Mrs. Converse, from the
Jail at Lafayette, Ala, where he has
been held since February 18, on a
charge of murder in connection with
the death of his mother. Milton is
said by officers to be unable to ex-
plain how he came into possession
of diamonds identified as having be-
longed to his mother.
Letters written by Milton to his
grandparents in Selma protest his
innocence of the crime and express
his indignation at being accused of
the murder of his own mother. Mil
ton says that he can explain all his
movements to the satisfaction of any
court and that the jewelry that he
has in his possession was given him
by his mother.
When seen today by Sheriff Ram
sey of Mississippi, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wells state dthat they were convinc-
ed of the innocence of the boy, say
ing that he neither murdered his
mother nor stole the automobile, that
he came into possession of the car in
a dice game.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-04
CHARITY HOSPITALS
OPEN ONLY TO POOR
Signed Certificate Would Be
Required Under Lee
Measure.

Jackson, Miss, March /. Only
poor persons need apply for treat.
ment at any state charity hospital
hereafter if a bill introduced in the
House by Homer Lee of Choctaw, be.
comes law. 1t reads in part, as fol-
lows:-
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
Legislature of the State of Mississip.
pi, that chapter 166 of the Laws Of
1912, be amended so as to read as
follows:-
Only poor and needy persons to be
admitted to charity hospitals.
Only poor and needy persons who
are residents of this state or domi-
ciled herein shall be admitted fol
medical or surgical treatment into g
charity hospital supported in whole
or in part by the state and every
person who shall apply to enter such
hospital for treatment, either fol
himself or a member of his family
shall produce and file with the super
intendent or person in charge OF
such hospital a certificate signed by
himself and three other persons, cit
izens of the county of his residence
or domicile one of which shall be g
practicing physician, stating the
name and postoffice address of the
applicant and that he is poor and
needy and is unable to pay the cost
of medical or surgical treatment re-
quired by the person to be admitted
into such hospital as patient, which
certificate shall be kept as a record
of the hospital; provided, however
that in case of emergency where i'm
mediate surgical or medical treat
ment is necessary the superintendent
or other person in charge of such
hospital may admit any person OF
patient without the certificate above
required being first produced and fl
ed; but all such cases shall be re
ported to the board of trustees at it'
next meeting who shall inquire into
the matter and if the persons admit
ted without certificate be not pool
and needy and able to pay, the!
shall order the collection Of the a
mount thereof from such patient o.
other person who may be liable there
after.
Any person or persons making {
false recommendation of the patien
to be admitted in said hospital shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and sub
ject to a fine of not exceeding $100.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-04
AGAIN THE BONUS.

They went abroad, they fought,
they were shell-shocked, wounded,
gassed. Their brothers stayed at
home and became prosperous and
"had it easy" Wherefore common
Justice" demands that the prosper
GUS stay-at-homes now hand over
part of their gains in the form of a
bonus.
Or -
To go abroad and fight was pa
triotic duty. Americans don't have
to be paid for patriotism. In the
present struggle to get back to nor
NAL every penny counts; the fiscal
agents of the government have back
ed up the President that we cannot
afford to pay ex-service men bo-
nus.
You can take your choice of eth
er argument. Both are good. That's
the diablerie of the whole question:
there is so much that is honest to
be said on both sides. OF course,
one side must have more weight than
another eventually: we'll either have
bonus or we won't. II we don't
have 1t, we win have a political vol
cano. If we do have it, we are apt
to have financial upheaval.
You pays your money and takes
your choice" But you pays your
money" in either event.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-04
MUST MISSISSIPPI STAND FOR
THIS?

What is regarded as the most un-
pardonable crime against the State
Of recent date is the pardon granted
by Governor Lee M. Russell to Leon
ard Allmand.
Allmand, as our readers and ev-
erybody in South Mississippi knows
is the arch criminal from Pike who
set at defiance all law, written and
unwritten, and made of himself a
desecrator of his own household,
made an outcast of his own daughter
and of himself a putrefying excres-
ence on society which has for it's
foundation the home.
To merely mention the crime to
which Allmand pleaded guilty, and
for which he was given the extent
of the law by Judge Miller, and of
while he had not served one year of
the five years allotted for so outra-
geous an offense, is repugnant to ev-
cry sense of decency and from the
faintest suggestion of it recoil the
ideals of home and the little ones
we have been taught God places
there with the father as the protect
ing head.
But the Governor of our common
wealth has seen >fit in the very face
of the eliminating and incriminating
charges of crime in his own life to
grant liberty and further privilege
to the beast whose "meritorious con-
duct" consisted not in repentance
and remorse over the dark, deadly
and devlish transgression which in
volved the living sacrifice of his
young daughter, but in popping
off" fellow convict, not half so vile
as he, who was trying to make way
of escape from the tolls Of the law
even as Allmand was doing when he
shot him in the back and he tumbled
in the creek.
And, consider for a moment. that
the other man was only running a.
way-Allmand took human life to
gain his freedom-and the State and
the Governor call it "meritorious
conduct. There is something wrong
about that.
1t appears to the Leader that the
charges under which Mississippi's
chief is now resting would have i'm
PEELED him to observe the moral
standards in such contingency from
motives Of policy if not common
sense.
Allmand is now turned loose to
commit similar offense, If not in
Pike county and Mississippi, some
where else, just as Woedall, guilty,
convicted and pardoned, for the same
damnable deed, committed another
like 1t near Wesson few weeks ago.
Gov. Russell has given himself
"the most unkindest cut Of all'' in
the pardon granted AlImand. He is
his own worst enemy.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-04
MILTON DRURY IN
HAZLEHURST JAIL
Showed Nervousness, But Main
tanned Innocence of Muir
der Charge.

Hazlehurst, Miss, March 2.-Sher-
iff Henry Romsey today returned
from Lafayette, Ala, with Milton
Drury, charged with the murder of
his mother, Mrs. Ada Drury- Converse.
Drury claimed he was innocent
and that he could prove his inno-
cence at his trial. When the sher-
iff and the prisoner reached Halle
hurst a large crowd was on hand to
get glimpse of the man and Drury
was nervous.
Drury said he could easily show
where he was every day after he left
his mother at Jackson, Jan. IL. He
asserted that he stayed in Jackson
after leaving his mother there, a full
twenty-four hours, and never saw
her after he left her on the streets
there. He said he left Jackson Jan.
IL headed for Columbus, where
he was arrested for the theft of the
car he was driving.
When Drury was taken to the
court house he seemed nervous and
frightened. The large crowd, how
ever, made no hostile move. Drury
was placed in the Copiah county Jail
and calmly went along with the Of
f1cers. He seems to be shrewd
young fellow and his general demea-
nor is good, only his nervousness at
the sight of large crowd being
marked by the authorities. He reads
the newspapers daily but declines to
talk to newspaper reporters.
Court will take up the Drury case
in May when the grand jury meets to
consider the matter of bringing an
Indictment against him for murder.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-04

possible job the Republicans under
took, and the people are blaming
them unjustly for not accomplishing
the impossible. After such a war as
we went through it will take long
time to straighten things up, but the
people are not inclined to be patient.
If they had a third party, and if it
should succeed, it could not bring
the country back to normal condition
in any reasonable period Of time.
There is nothing much to be gained
by third party except an opportu-
nifty for the professors to protest,
and kick little harder"
What about the social bloc to
which you referred in your Newberry
speech?" Senator Kenyon was asked.
With something of a smile he re-
plied:- ...-.,.---...-.--.
"Of course when anyone says any
thing about the social bloc in Wash
ington he is laughted at, but that
such thing exists everybody knows.
Some of the things that are pull
ed off by the social bloc hardly could
be believed. 1t was quite apparent
in the Newberry case. 1t had been
said that Newberry floated into the
Senate on a flood of afternoon teas.
Something to it.
WIVES ARE FACTORS.
Senators wives were invited to
pour tea. They became we'll ac-
quainted with one another, of course
and they found women working hard
for Mr.. Newberry. There were some
votes that were obtained in that way.
have felt that votes were controll-
ed unconsciously by this social lob
by. Legislation is not Influenced by
money. I do not believe there is a
man in the American Congress who
money could influence, but there is
an unconscious influence coming out
of society persistent and insidious.
"fYou ask me what is the chief diff
ficulty with Congress. Too much pol
itics; too much thinking of re-ele-
ction; too much wondering how votes
are going to affect the folks at
home"
What is the remedy" Senator
Kenyon was asked.
"The president should be elected
for term of six years, and for one
term alone. The members Of the Sen
ate should be elected for term of
ten years and the members of the
House fora term of six years. The
biennial elections should be held and
two-thirds of the House continued
along the lines now in force in the
Senate.
"The question will be raised, to be
sure that Congress under such a sys-
tenn would be lacking in experienced
members-those capable of holding
chairmanships. Well, that would be
mighty good thing. There is
nothing in long service"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-04
Copiah Legislator
Urged for Congress

Hazlehurst, March /. - c. Hook
er Miller, one of the representatives
to the state legislature from Copiah
county, is being urged to enter the
race for Congress this summer. Mr..
Miller was elected representative
with the largest vote of any man last
election year, and is considered one
of the leading men in the lower
branch Of the legislature.
He is among the faction that has
always opposed vardaman and Rus
sell, but says he is not prejudiced
to the extent that he will do injus-
tice to any man or set of men in the
political world. 1t is most probable
that he will formally announce his
candidacy shortly, and will have as
opponents H. " Wall Of Brookha-
ven and Percy e. Quin Of McComb.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-04

Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Douglass are
distressed over the physical condit-
ion Of one Of their sons; but the lad
no doubt has as good a chance as
many others who ought to known
that "the spirit is life" and live ac-
ccrdingly,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-04
EXCELLENT REMEDY FOR CON-
cr,Tr1 A rTNNr

1t would be hard to find better
remedy for constipation than Cham
berlain's Tablets. They are easy to
take and mild and gentle in effect.
Give them trial when you have
need.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-04

Carlo sabatini. the vinnese vio-
linist appeared in Hattiesburg last
evening under the auspices
Of the Morning Music Club.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-04
Lodge Notice.

Special Communication Brookha-
ven Lodge No. 241 F. & A. M. 700
o'clock P. NJ, Monday, March 9Th.
1922, for the purpose Of comforting
M. M. Degree. All Master Masons in
good standing cordially welcomed
BY order Of the Worshipful Mas
Ter.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-04

Walthall's delinquent tax list fll-
ed up nearly every column Of the last
issue Of the Tyiertown Times.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-04

Mrs. H. A. Lowe is suffering Sc
verely with pneumonia.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-03-04

3, 3. WAL, secrstary,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-06
Little Danger of
North Shore Strike
Expected Walkout on North Shore
Trains Does Not Materialize on
Monday at Midnight.

There was no walkout on the Chi
cago, Milwaukee and North Shore Elec-
trio Railway train at midnight on Mon
day. It was stated that the question
of wages under dispute was now being
settled in series Of conferences be-
tween the trainmens' representatives
and the officials of the company.
Authoritative statements iwere given
out today that the vote taken by the
trainmen was not whether they would
strike but whether they would accept
The ten per cent cut proposed by the
company. They rejected this cut but
did not vote to walk out On Monday
one conference was held resulting in
an agreement to consider the question
further in conferences today.
Officials of the company are hopeful
of coming to peaceable settlement
of the dispute. The trains on the line
ran regularly on the Fourth and there
Is no indication that strike will oc-
cur unless the present conference fail
to reach an agreement on the proposed
cut and the counter demand Of the men
for five per cent increase.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-06
AMERICAN WOMAN is
KILLED BY BANDITS
Mrs. Thomas Cheney, Mexican Born
Wife of an American Oil Opera
tor Killed by Bandits.
lBy Associated Press Leased wire.

3
Washington, D. C.-Mrs Thomas
Cheney, the Mevican born wife of an
American employed by an American
company Of rating in the Tampico oil
region, was killed by Mexican bandits
June 20 when she recognized their
leader, according to a report today to
the state department from Consul Shaw
at Tampica. AS Mrs. Cheney is an
American citizen by marriage, the de-
partment made immediate representa-
tions to the Mexican government
recommending that the murderer be
apprehended and punished.
The consuPs message dated June 80,
said that about dozen armed bandits
who claimed to be followers of Manuel
Larrago, had appeared at Chocoy sta
tion on the national railroad of Mexi-
co, about forty miles northwest of
Tampico on the preceding day. They
demanded a payment of 1000 pesos.
Mrs. Cheney recognized the leader of
the band and was killed.
Manuel narrago was last reported as
having raided& an oil camp in the
vicinity of Tuxpam. He was said to
be holding property at the Palo Blanco
camp in that region for ransom, ac-
cording to Consul .Shaw's report
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-06
Pinch Motor Club
Man for Speeding
Nick Otto Arrests Official and George
O'Hare a Joker Who Pays $50
for the Joke.

Motorcycle officers of the sheriff s
department and police force took in a
total of about % speeders over
the holidays, who received their fines
this morning before Judge Slater. One
of them was J. T. Goddard, district
manager of the Chicago Motor club,
and himself supposed to be death on
speeders. Deputy Sheriff Nick Otto
stopped the man and charged him with
going forty-two miles an hour on the
Lake Shore road. Goddard gave 500
for bonds for appearance in court to-
day, which were forfeited.
Merrill Anderson was fined $50 and
costs today in the municipal court
for speeding on Milwaukee avenue. Of
fcer OHare, doing motorcycle duty
sought to stop the man, but he failed
to halt even when the officer shot a
warning bullet into the air. Anderson
was finally halted on Grand avenue
He left his Essex car as bonds and
this morning pleaded guilty when he
appeared in court He said he meant
only to "have little fun" in evading
the officer, and was made to pay for
his fun. .
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-06
Accidents
Only Over Holiday

None Of the collisions that happen
ed over the holidays resulted in fatal
tiles, though there was considerable
damage to cars here in mix-ups. At
1890 Monday night car driven by
John Robys of Racine ran into the
ear Of Joe Balcaitis, also of Racine.
Balcaitis' car was badly smashed. With
Robys were two men, Peter Hurvon-
en- of Grand Rapids and Carl Toevonan
of Racine, both charged with being
drunk.
There were two accidents Monday.
In the afternoon Thomas Hogan of
Chicago, driving a Chevrolet, ran into
the new Mitchell car of Robert Ander-
son of Racine on the Lake Shore road.
Hogan, going north, tried to cut in
ahead of another car and ran into the
Mitchell which was coming south. Rob-
ers McFadden, 555 Park street was
riding a motorcycle north on Sheridan
road Monday night at 8 o'clock when
Ed. Strope, of 352 Wisconsin street,
going west on Wisconsin, had an en-
counter with him. McFadden was cut
on the right jaw and sustained some
bruises about the body.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-06

Genosha is proud Of the honor which
i=as just been bestowed upon her in the
visit of Mrs. Louisa THEIRS, the oldest
resident in the state of Wisconsin.
She will make her home with her son,
Edward c.. Theirs, Park avenue, until
the first Of September. Mrs. Theirs is
dear little old lady who boasts of
one hundred and seven years. She is
in splendid health and enjoys all the
pleasures of younger people and she
is very interested in all the modern
ISSUES which she is able easily to COM
prehend due to keen brain and high
degree of intelligence.
Mrs. Theirs made charming pict-
ure, we'll worth remembering. She was
dressed all in white and wore dainty
little cap ON her soft white hair. She
has a most fascinating personality, her
eyes fairly sparkling with happiness
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-06
CRIPPLED, GETS EDUCATION.

Lafayette, Ind. - The mere fact that
he was in bed, paralytic, powerless to
hold text book, never struck Lowell
Martin as any reason why he shouldn't
have an education. He was graduated
from high school here on commence
ment day and expects little later to
go to college.
Lowell, now in his mid-teens, suffer
ed an attack of infantile paralysis two
years ago. For year he was unable
to lift a finger. Father or mother, a
teacher or fellow pupil had to hold
a book before his face, to turn the
leaves, to enable him to continue his
studies. Yet he finished his four-year
high school course in three and one
half years and received his diploma
with honor.
The boy is sufficiently better now
to be moved in wheel chair and hopes
for complete recovery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-06

should, investigate and talk things over
with some one who knows what fish
erman should have. The rod is the
most important item, and should be
selected for the particular kind of fish
ing one plans to do. For trout fish
ing an ideal rod is of split bamboo,
with plenty of backbone. It should be
about nine feet long and weigh close to
come as high as $4,000, but one can get
other rods which will serve the pur-
pose, costing much less.
The reel should be single action and
about the same weight as the rod. In
the matter of lines, silk enameled ones
for trout fishing come in various sizes
the heavier lines being best adapted
for fly fishing. Leaders of silk worm
gut from three to six feet in length are
used. The selection of flies is matter
of individuality, the time, the locality,
etc., all entering into consideration.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-07-06
49, S@@@
Mrs. T. B. Whitaker
Dies This Morning
Mrs. Clara Whitaker, Widow of the
Late Thomas B. Whitaker,
Dies Today.

Pneumonia claimed asvictim in Ken
nosha this morning when Mrs. Clara
Whitaker, aged 81 years, the widow
of the late T. B. Whitaker died at
the Isolation hospital after an illness
of only few days duration She had
been in failing health for several
months, however, having recently re-
covered from long illness from cry
sipelas; this had so weakened her that
she was unable to withstand the at
tacks of the new disease.
The deceased was born in River
Falls, Wisconsin, September IS, 1867,
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
Balkcom. She came to Kenosha when
she was fourteen years of age and
had lived the remainder of her life
here. She was one of the early gradu-
ates of the Kenosha High school and
was widely known in Kenosha for her
literary ability. On September 49,,
1888, she was united in marriage to
Thomas B. Whitaker, who preceded
her in death five years ago. She is
survived by three children, Mrs. E. l..
Moore, of Chicago, Roger H. Whitaker
of Kenosha and Miss Amber R. Whit
aker of Chicago. She was also the
mother of Mrs. Theodore F. Nehlsen,
who died several years ago. She is
likewise survived by several grand
children.
Mrs. Whitaker was a member of
the Congregational>,c church and had
been active in its work. She was also
member of the Woman's club of
Kenosha.
Definite arrangements for the funer-
al have not yet been made but they
will probably be held Friday afternoon
at Hansen Funeral Home with inter-
ment following in the family plot in
the Green Ridge cemetery.