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The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08
Illinois Citizen Delighted With
Brookhaven.

Mr.. VIM. Piper, who has been a
recent guest of the Gray Jordan
home, six miles south of Brookha-
ven, returned to his Illinois home
several weeks ago and made the
following report of his visit to his
home paper Of Ina, Illinois:-
VIM. Piper returned home Sunday
from Brookhaven, Miss, where he
had made a short visit. Mr.. Piper
reports that spring vegetation is far
advanced in that section and that
vegetables, such as cabbage and peas
are being placed on the market. He
says Brookhaven is a beautiful little
city of~about 10000 and one of the
cleanest cities he ever saw. He says
the farmers are hard hit on account
of the slump in the cotton market
and that many farmers are turning
their attention to truck farming and
other crops.
He says the people in the south
are sociable and are the most hos
pitable folks he ever met.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08
4 NEGROES ENGAGE
IN A HORRIBLE FIGHT
Gun, Axe and CarbOlic Acid All
Used-TwO Are Expected
to Die.

A four cornered fight with two
men and two women, all negroes, as
the participants, took place before
daylight yesterday morning in
Green's Alley, negro settlement
north of town and just outside the
city limits. A shot gun, an axe, and
carbolic acid were all used with his
astrous effect on the parties they
were aimed at; in fact each one of
the four participants in the melee
was injured, two of them being ex-
pected to die at any moment, altho
they were taken to Jackson to hos
pital last night in a desperate at
tempt to save their lives.
Alec Quarles and his wife with
Commodore Williams and a young
negro girl named Mary Taylor COM
posed the quadrangle that made the
small cabin where they lived look
like hog pen at killing time after
they had finished their efforts to
bring destruction to each other.
1t is said all the trouble started
over family matters and when it end
ed no one of the participants was
able to raise hand.
Alec Quarles was bruised and bat
tered all over and was found sense
less by the police after the trouble,
but was the least injured of any of
the party.
Ruth Quarles, wife of Alec, was
shot through the side Of the face,
her jaw being broken and part Of her
face carried away by the discharge
from a 12-guage shot gun. She is
unconscious and is expected to die.
Commodore Williams was hit in
the back of the head with the big
end of an axe. His skull is crush
ed and he is unconscious. A fatal
result is certain, according to ply
sicians.
Mary Taylor had a large amount
of carbolic acid thrown on her breast
which burned her flesh to an ex-
treme degree.
From what was learned by Sher-
iff R. G. Applewhite, Deputy Sher-
iff H. L. Hoskins and Policemen ].
w. Mcbride and Alec Brister, when
they got to the scene shortly after
the general mix-up it is said that
Commodore Williams shot Quarles'
wife with a single barrel shot gun,
WHICH WedpOH u1u uOC SNSH nave
stock on it. Williams is supposed to
have been hit with an axe by
Quarles' wife. The identity of the
party who threw the acid on the
negro girl, Mary Taylor, has not yet
been determined.
The strong smell of carbolic acid,
intermingled with the fresh flow of
human blood all over the place as
we'll as the condition of those who
participated in the fight, as they lay
on the floor and beds of the house
appalled, even the officers when they
arrived on the scene.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08
I AM YOUR TOWN

Make of me what you will shall
reflect you as clearly as mirror
throws back candle beam.
If I am pleasing to the eye Of the
stranger within my gates, If am
such sight as, having seen me, he
will remember me all his days as a
thing of beauty, the credit. is yours.
Ambition and opportunity call
some of my sons and daughters to
high tasks and mighty privileges, to
my greater honor and to my good re-
pute in far places, but it is not chief
ly these who are my strength. My
strength is in those who remain, who
are content with what can offer
them, and with what they can offer
me. 1t was the greatest of all Ro-
mans who said: Better be first in
a little Iberian village than be sec
ond in Rome
/ am more than wood and brick
and stone, more even than flesh and
blood am the composite soul Of all
who call nae Home.
l am your town.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08

| floor contains the women's surgical
ward, mems surgical ward, diet kit
| chen, chart room, rest room, and >ten
bedrooms. On the third floor are two
large operating rooms, the anaes-
thetlzing- room, X-ray room, recovery
room, steriliZing room, scrub" room
and solarius forty by thirty feet.
Throughout the building there is a
generous provision of bathrooms, lin
en- closets, etc. In the basement are
the ambulance entry, receiving
| room, nurses dining room, kitchen.
mems ward, women's ward, waiting
room, laundry, and other apartments.
An elevator and dumb waiter are
provided.
An idea of the cooperation and
widespread appeal prevailing may
be gained from the fact that private
hospital rooms were furnished by ].
E. Fogartie Bible Glass, ]. A. Maui
Bible Class, St. Francis Altar Socie-
ty, Euzelian Class of Baptist Sunday
School; T. E. L. Glass of Baptist Sun
day School; Climbers Club; Ladies
Guild of Episcopal Church; Louis
Cohn by relatives who furnished a
room in memory of each of the fol-
lowing:- Mrs. Sarah Storm, R. c.
PERKINS, Ralph Sartin, B. T. Hobbs,
Mary N. Magee and Amanda Sims
Boswell, Other gifts are a five hun
dred dollar endowment fund in mem
ory OF Mrs. Bette Wadsworth Coop
er, instrument cabinet in memory of
Mr.. and Mrs. M. V. KEGS; ether and
suction apparatus in memory of Mr..
and Mrs. E. Pfeifer; equipment of
pharmacy, Jewish Ladies Auxiliary:
CLOCK by Chas. D. Smith; bed cover
and linen by New Prospect Church;
rolling chairs by Union Hall Church,
j. N. Yawn Bible Glass, and Peripa-
tetic Club; oil stove, V. D. Redmond
Co., New Orleans; tea table, John
Coleman; kitchen table and house
hold linen, Henck's Retreat Mission
ary Society; one thousand dollars,
Masonic Order of Brookhaven; drink
ing fountain, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Boadwee; furnishing and mainten-
ance of mems charity ward, Masonic
Order; same for women's charity
ward, Kings Daughters; furnishing
of children's ward in memory of
Mary Hartman; furnishings of su-
perintendent's room, Camp Fire
Girls; same of examining room in
memory of Mrs. Mary B. Dunn, re-
ception room, in memory of Mrs. EN-
ma Penn; waiting room, Methodist
Missionary Society; operating room,
memory of w. D. Reimers; dining
room, Maccabees; diet kitchen, East
ern Star; operating room, in memory
of Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Perkins.
Generous donations of linen, kitch-
en- utensils, and commodities of
many kinds have been showered by
other givers who thus prove the in
stitution true Community Hos
pital.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08
McGrath Entertains With Music and
Flowers.

A number of those interested Wis
tied in the McGrath Music Parlors
and Furniture Department on Thurs
day and were treated to music on
the Victrola and to exquisite carna-
tions-one for each guest presented
by Miss Ellen Johnson, who received
the delighted visitors. Along with
the music the we'll known hospitality
of the McGrath Store, the beautiful
development @and improvement in
every department were noted. The
artistry in decoration, both tempor-
ary and permanent, the urbanity of
the gentlemen and ladies in charge
and especially of Mr.. Will Brennan,
and the progress of the store in it's
accommodations to the public, re-
sponsive to every demand of patrons
and visitors, augmented the civic
pride felt by all citizens in local pro-
gressive institutions and enterprises
like McGrath's.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08
A. H. s. Gets $lo,7QO for Damage
Done by Storm.

Hazlehurst, Miss, April 6.-Supt
of Education J. @. Martin announces
that an adjustment has been made
with the insurance companies that
carried the insurance on the Copiah-
Lincoln A. H. S. The sum of $1O,-
700 was the amount paid. The in
surance was storm and tornado in
surance.
The new roofs to the boys dormi-
tory will be asbestos and the same
materials will be used to repair the
administration buildings roof Con-
tractors will have the work complet-
ed by Monday next, when the school
will reopen after a weeks shutdown
for the repairs. Dozens of workmen
have been rushing the repair work,
and worked day and night to COM
plete the work quickly.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08
Stores to Close Monday for Baseball
Game.

We, the undersigned merchants
and business men of Brookhaven,
Miss, hereby agree to close our. places
of business on Monday, April 10th,
from 3:45 to p. m. in order to give
our employees an opportunity to wit
ness the baseball game between the
Mississippi College Choctaws and the
University of Florida. This will, no
doubt, be one of the best college
games to be played in Mississippi
this season.
L. A. Smith Co., Inc.
S. Lewenthal & Son.
Aylward's.
Brookhaven Hardware Co.
John McGrath & Sons.
First National Bank.
Brookhaven Bank & Trust Co.
Louis Cohn & Bros.
Max Priebatsch.
Hartman Mercantile Co.
Hobbs Drug Store.
Hoffman Bros.
Price Drug Co.
Model Dry Cleaning Co.
w. P. Covington Tailoring Co.
McInnis Drug Co.
Bert Muncy.
F. S. Swain.
Semi-Weekly Leader.
Chas. D. Smith, Jeweler.
A. Staffler.
Abrams Nero. Co.
E. B. Guess Tailoring Co.
P. H. Dunning.
C. E. King
C. B. Perkins Hardware Store
F. F. Parsons.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08
Mother and Daughter Die of Flu at
Bude,

The illness in the ]. A. Albritton
home at Bude was noted in Wednes-
days paper. On that day, the Lead
er is informed, the mother, Mrs. AL
britton and her daughter a grown
young lady, both died, the mother
passing away few hours after her
child. The bodies were brought thru
Brookhaven and inferred at Pleasant
Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. Albritton lost a
grown son with influenza little
over three years ago when the dis
ease was epidemic here. Mr.. Albrit-
ton and two children remain. To
them sympathy goes -out from their
many friends in their distress and
sorrow.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08
Hospital Opening at Two Tomorrow
Afternoon.

Members of the Kings Daughters
and more especially of the Hospital
Board have put great deal of per-
sonal effort the past week into pre-
paration for the Hospital Opening to-
morrow.
Your absence during reception
hours will amount to a community
disappointment. Every citizen of
Lincoln County is invited to be at the
Hospital tomorrow.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08

Cotton seed meal is now selling by
retail for $3.50. A substitute is
hominy meal, it is stated; but moth
ing is as good as our cottons seed
sold at the lowest possible price and
then bought back at the highest pos
sible price in the form Of cotton seed
meal and hulls. Why not feed the
cotton seed as 1t comes from the
tieldsg
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08

Saturday afternoon at 4:45 there
will be recital of students at Whit
worth College in which a number of
well known young ladies will take
part. The Expression and music de-
partments will be represented.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08
Local Woodmen Notes.

Brookhaven Camp No. 9, w. o. w
will hold a special meeting Thursday
night, April 18th. A feature of the
meeting will be the obligating of
new members and the attendance OF
charter members.
At this meeting a uniform rank
team will be organized to attend the
annual encampment at Mobile in Au-
gust. An effort is being made to Sc
cure the services of the Brookhaven
Municipal Band for the Mobile en-
campment.
Mr.. L. J. Hollands is making ex-
tensive improvements and additions
to his already, attractive residence
in Schwem Addition.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08

WHEN LITTLE BOYS AND GIRLS ARE DRESSED UP.
Dainty little ocs and suits that part spring
leather slippers with them Here tidy with
single strap All during the months pair will best
shoes kdde And without the bad feature cracking which
patent has. Other styles too
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08
STYLES YOU LOVE TO WEAR

The popularity ability originate charm
perfect fitting footwear moderate cost The styles arriving
daily convey developed for many
all that demanded of craftsmanship
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-08

Every wants them Most likely haven't chosen
will be delighted know that Easter displays
up the styles street dessy very
complete They promise you that distinctive
especially the strapped Styles and which will add greatly
attractiveness of your Easter Costume
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
K. U. TEAM TO WEST POINT
Santa Fe May Run Special to Game
There i'm October.

Lawrence, Kan, Aug. Sl.-Dr. For
rest c. Allen, director of athletics
at the University of Kansas, is await
ing word from West Point officials as
to how many tickets will be available
for Kansas followers at the K. u
Army game early in October. The
game is already attracting a wide in
and hundreds of former Jayhawkers
have notified Doctor Allen of their in
tention to attend the big battle.
The Santa Fe railroad, it is UNDER
stood, is making preparations to run
a special train from here to the game
if enough tickets can be sold. The
road, it is said, will make a special
rate to those travelling from Lawrence
and surrounding points. The price
and plans of the road, will be an
nounced later.
Meantime, a number of the Crimson
gridiron warriors are hard at it on
and getting in shape generally for
the hard grind OF practice which will
come when school opens early in Sep
TENDER. Coach "Potsy' Clark has as
sured the players and the public that
the practice will be no mere play, but
that every available hour will be put
in at hard work in order to do as much
as possible in the short time before the
cIash. He will take the field with his
tain Severt Higgins, who plays left
guard and Lee Weidline. who is booked
for a guard berth this season, are
among those who have been on the
field every night for the last two
weeks doing punting and other light
work preliminary to the arrival OF
their mates for the real practice. 4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
FOOTBALL STAGE is READY
First Practice for Washburn Team
Scheduled for September IL.

First Practice for Washburn Team
Scheduled for September IL.
The stage is almost ready for the
opening of the football season at
Washburn.
With the first game. that with OF
month away, Dwight Ream, director
of athletics. is busy getting things
ready for the first practice September
~. Mr.. Ream returned to Topeka
last night after an absence of two
The field has been covered with a
good sod. Water pipes have been run
onto the field and sprinkling was
started today, in order TO pack the
ground. The field will lie idle be-
tween now and September so. while
the candidates hold practice in the
meadow south OF the gymnasium,
The field has been enlarged to give
the players more room. The seating
capacity also has been increased. This
new bieachers on the south will ac-
commodate 1000 this year instead of
800 as last year. They will be used
as the Washburn student section
The north bleachers will seat 1900.
The entrance to the south bleacherS
will be from the south instead of the
north, thus avoiding the necessity OF
crossing the field.
When the players check out their
suits September 2, they will be better
equipped than ever before, according
to Mr.. Ream. Equipment for seventy
men-the size of the squad expected
out-has been obtained. Included in
this are twenty-four new suits which
will be used in regular games only.
The entire squad will work together
for the first few days. Coach Glenn
Bosburg then will take the varsity
squad and Mr.. Ream the freshman.
So even tho the heat continues to
send the mercury up and baseball still
holds the center of interest, Topeka
followers of the national fall sport al
ready are anticipating the thrills OF
another football season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
ANOTHER Big WHEAT ACREAGE
Dry Weather. However, VIII Handl-
can Plans for Fall Planting,

Manhattan, Kan, Aug 80
,,ros aeTeage Of wheat in Kansas this
faII, tho probably not so great as IN
the last season. is the prediction OF
l. E. Call, head of the argonomy ae-
partment ia the Kansas state Asri-
cultural college. He considers TINS
desirable outlook ~,
Renorts Indicate that much early
work has already been done to pre-
mare the ground for fall seeding. me
Quantity of early work of this char
acter. which has long been adVocateu
by Professor Call and other asrlcuI-
t,Irai authorities, is greatly increasing
in Kansas, it is stated If the weather
continues dry, however, this WORK
VII he much handicapped in coming
weeks. and the acreage to be plahted
will proba bly, he reduced
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
MILLERS WIN FROM SOLONS
Mitchell Outpitched Wilson. But Re-
ceIved Poor SuDport

Salina, Kan, Aug s1-Mitchell.
hnrIer for the Solons, outpitched
wilson yesterday, but received poor
support and lost, 7 to 2 Topeka
played a poor brand of baseball, being
credited with six errors
me Solons succeeded onIv in
making single counters in the eighth
ana ninth innings. The score in the
eishth frame resulted from Bross's
single and double by Yendes.
endes was tagged at third while at
tempting to stretch his blow for an
extra base. The final tally in the
nlnth was made my a sacrifice fly to
Ieft field by Rose when the bases
were Iilled and there was one out
Bross New out to left field
me Hrst Salina run followed a
melqers choice and a lone single.
Ihree more counters were made in
ths Ih4fd inning on a walk wild
pitch, a double and two errors. The
other three occurred in the sixth
frame following three errors and
three singles
The score:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
FOR ITCHING TORTURE
Use Antiseptic Liquid Zemo

There IS one remedy that seldom
fails to stop itching Torture and re-
lieve skin irritation, ana that makes
the skin. soft. clear and healthy
Any druggist can supply you with
Zemo, which generally overcomes skin
diseases. Eczema, Itch, Pimples,
Rashee, Blackheads, in most eases give
way to Zemo. Frequently. minor
blemishes disappear overnight Itch
ing usually stops instantly. Zemo is
a safe, antiseptic liquid. clean, easy
to use and dependable. 1t costs only
35c: an extra large bottle, S1-0O. 1t
Skins.-Adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
Is DOCTOR sEwELL NOW.
X. S. \. c. Man Receives Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy.

Manhattan, Kan, Aug. SIN. c,
the Agricultural college, Is now Doe
tor Sewell. He has received the de-
gree Of doctor of philosophy from the
University of Chicago. He has been
doing research work in preparation
for the degree for a number of years
Because of the newness of agricul-
turnl science. Doctors degrees in the
field are relatively rare and difficult
to obtain. Several men on the AggIe
faculty have already received them,
however. and several others are work
ing toward them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
BERTHs IN AERIAL CARS.
C,ccring Car Service Established BE-
tween Berlin and Moscow.

London, Aug. S1.-What is claimed
80 We the first aerial sleeping car serv-
leo has been -inau gurated on the GER
f,,-.''- l. IIsEian railway, which runs an
afrplane service between Berlin and
Moscow, mainly for the benefit of Of
ficia's and Courlers.
The sleepers have three berths in
n rooTny saloon, which, when the beds
are not required. can be readily con-
Vcrted into n parloF with arm chair
accommodation for half a dozen trav-
GERS.
The machines used are Fokkers,
and ii is elnimed that recently party
of official russian couriers bearing
urgent documents did the 1.125 odd
miles journey in eighteen hours with
out once aiighting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
g YEARS AGO IN Topeka
From the columns OF
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL
August u. 1901.

CONGRESSMAN Charles Curtis will make a
.lslt to the Indian Territory next week
ne Is member of the house committee on
indian affairs and promised his colleagues
IN congress that he would visit the Indian
tIlueS during the vacation. He will visit
me Usage, kansas. PaWnee and other small
tribes not part Of the five nations. He will
'ist the Iapans who are his relations
WhiteksE Brothers. the commission
merchants, have picked 100 bushels Of FL
.tlth peaches from the trees at their farm
40 miles north Of the reform school
NLlch measure ON an average 81 inches N
.lIeuInference- There are five hundred
lrers in this orchard and there vet re-
main on the trees about 400 bushels.
The first Of the week the following
Ing ladies' Will leave to spend a couple
~ ~ weeks in the country near Grantvile:
us lila bradford. Miss May Downing,
aday- "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
Cured Her
Rheumatism

Knowing from terrible experience the
r. Hurst, who lives at sos e. Olive St.,
B-523, Bloomington, ILL.,, Is so thankful at
having cured herself that out OF pure
gratitude she is anxious to tell all other
sufferers just how to get rid of their tor-
ture by simple way Mt home.
Mrs. Hurst has nothing to sell. Merely
cut out this notice, mail it to her with
your own name and address. and she will
gladly send you this valuable information
entirely free. Write her at once before
you forget.-Ady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
SWEET TO RETURN
Famous Singing HussRrs Com
ing Back to Free Fair.
Noted Composer and Cernetist
To Be Here in Person.

AL Sweets famous singing band,
which made such n hit at the Kansas
Free Fair last year. viii play a return
management for the Free Fair visitors
this fall, it has been definitely an
nounced.
in the way of entertainment is sup
1,Iied by this talented organizations
The band will be led by Al Sweet in
person one of the foremost cornet
SoIoists and composers in the country
and a musician who has won his
laurels under the most noted band
masters of America.
The Singing Aussars is an instru-
mental band and a male chorus OF fine
trained voices in one. From the d1s-
nified chords of the Raehmaninoff
nrelude to the stirring strains OF a
Sousa march the instrumental num-
bers appeal to the widest variety OF
tastes. On the other hand their rem
,iftion of famous classical arrange
rnents for male voices place this or
EaRization amongst the very best male
choruses in the country
Icnty of jazz, Too.
And while the Hussars insist on
singing and playing few such num-
will be plenty Of jazz and popular
songs. sung and played with all the
pep" which a bunch of red blooded
Young fellows can inject into them-
And there will be stunts, too Eaem
Hussar is an individual stunt artist,
and the comedy is characteristic
which makes this band distinctive
among musical organizations Visitors
10 the Free Fair last year will not soon
forget the comedy. Like the dog
Rover died. when the Hussars play
they play all over"
Sweets band will give daily concerts
afternoon and evening in front OF the
grandstand. They will play duFlns
the races in the afternoon and the
night show in the evening,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
EIsSH BELONGS TO WHITE SOX
Lands Awards Western League Bat
ting Star TO Chicago.

Chicago, Aug. 31.-Eugene Fish,
star outfieIder with the Sioux City
club and runner up for the batting
championship of the Western league
today was awarded to the Chicago
club of the American league in "a de-
Cision by X NJ. lands, baseball COM
missioner on a rehearing of the case.
In a previous ruling Commissioner
Landis held that Fish belonged to the
White Sox. altho the player had been
sold to the Pittsburgh Nationals for
$40 0O0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-31
SOLONS PLAY AT HOME TODAY
Topeka Team Will Finish Season o.
Labor Day.

The Topeka Solons arrived home
today to play a series with the Hutch
inson Shockers. They will close, the
season with a series with Bartlesville
here Sunday and Labor day, The
team won one out of three games on
the road trip to Salina.
Lefty, Pierce will appear on the
mound for the Solons this afternoon.
The final series will decide who will
be rendered the honor of occupying
the cellar position at the close of the
season.