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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19
GUILTY;
GETS LIFE TERM
MILTON DRURY. WHO HAD KILLED
HIS MOTHER, MAKES FULL
CONFESSION.
HAD CLAIMED INNocENsE
Action Takes Court BY Complete Sur
prise--Punishment Fixed at "Life
a Hard Labor In the State
Pedtentiary."


Hazlehurst, ss.-"Judge, am
guilty and mean to plead guilty and
take my medicine"
This from the lips Of Milton Drury
arraigned here on charge of mur
dering his mother. Mrs. Ada Drury
Converse. fell as thunderbolt on the
ears of 1000 persons jammed in all
corners of the court room here.
Drury's punishment was fixed al
'life at hard labor in the state peni.
tentiary."
Coming as complete surprise and
just as Judge d. M. Miller had called
the case to begin taking of testimony,
e. G. Williams. attorney for the de.
fendant and Hugh Miller, district at.
torney, filed into the court room with
the accused man and stated quietly
and simply that they had agreed to ler
Drury plead guilty and accept a life
sentence in the penitentiary.
After an all-day fight attorneys had
agreed on II men to try the man ac.
cused Of killing his mother near hers
in January, and then burning her body
by pouring oil over It, He had taken
all her money and jewelry before II.
nally making his getaway.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19
ABANDON SECTIONAL LINES.
Senator Robinson Calls for United Cit
izenship.

Senator Robinson Calls for United Git
ixenship.
Washington.-Sen should forget
sectional lines and sectional antago-
nism, conscious of the fact that they
are citizens and servants of great re-
public, Senator Robinson, democrat,
Arkansas. declared in the senate, re-
plying to q reference made by Senator
Smoot, republican. Utah. to illiteracy
In the south.
Some senators seem unable to get
away from the spirit OF sectionalism
that at one time threatened to divide
the union" said Senator Robinson. 1T
is true that in some of the southern
states there is illiteracy and in great
er degree than found In some northern
and western states The fact of the
matter is, as everyone knows, that
with the civil war ended the south was
left impoverished to degree that is
pathetic to every fair-minded man. 1t
was left with the burden of educating
a race just freed from slavery.
"No other people in all history has
90 bravely met misfortune, so gallantly
overcome difficulties that threatened
to overwhelm them; so triumphantly
emerged from the misfortunes OF des-
olating warfare as have characterized
the efforts and the success of the peo-
pie Of the south and today we are
maintaining in every state. practically
at the expense Of the white people, ed
ucational institutions for colored stu
dents without Determinations in sta
tions of the same character as those
provided for the white children in the
south.
In spite Of sneers; in spite of In
situations, the white race of the south
IL advancing to condition of enlight-
enment and glory and leading by the
hand the men and their children of the
black race"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19
GENOA CONFERENCE TO DIS.
SOLVE AND REcoNvENE IN
JUNE AT HAGUE.
CHILD FORWARDS REQUEST
Postponing Action Relative to RussIs
10 Taken In Order To Induce
the United States to Partici-
pate In Deliberations.

Genoa.-The Italian foreign minis
ter, Signor Schanzer, who is president
of the economic conference, has called
on Ambassador Child and handed him
a formal invitation to the United
States government to participate in
the newly-arranged Hague conference
on Russian affairs in June
The ambassador forwarded the invi
tation by cable to the state department
at Washington.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19
Names Governor on Farm soard.

Washington.-Gov. Robt. A. Cooper
of South Carolina, has been nominated
by President Harding to be member
of the federal farm loan board, sue
ceeding Asbury F. Lever of the same
state. who recently resigned. Gov
Cooper has stated he will resign as
governor to accept the appointment
on the federal farm loan board if his
nomination is confirmed by the senate.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19
Fought Side ey side; Dead.

Hopewell, Vac. F. West, aged ST,
and Marcelles Dickerson, IS. Confed
crate veterans and comrades. who
fought side by side in the war between
the states, died within less than a
minute OF each other at their respec.
tive homes in West Hopewell within a
few steps OF the old Confederate
breastworks, which they had helped to
build.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19

Genoa. a.--The Genoa economic confer.
ence will be reconyened June Is at
The Haue to discuss Russian ques.
tions, If the plan areed to at private
conference Of the inviting powers be
accepted by the subcommission on
Russian affairs.
This decision to postpone action rel
ative to Russia is prompted largely by
the desire of the European powers to
induce the United States to partici
pate and apparently is merely a means
of dissolving the Genoa conference
without admitting that the differences
between France and Great Britain re-
garding the treatment of Russian prob
lens cannot be reconciled in Genoa.
Sir Edward Grigg has announced
that this compromise plan suggested
by Premier Lloyd George has been ac-
cepted by the inviting powers and will
be passed on by the subcommission on
Russian affairs. Only vague details
are given as TO how the proposed COM
mission or commissions to discuss the
Russian question will be formed at
The Hague and the entire scheme
seems to be still in the twilight zone.
awaiting Americas decision whether
she will help Europe to straighten out
the tangle.
Sir Edward added that all the pow
ers attending the Genoa conference
will be asked to send representatives
to The Hague, where they win agree
upon members OF the commission who
are to sit with the Russian represents
atives.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19

Says Europe Must Help Themselves.
Geneva.-The earl of Balfour has
warned the nations of Europe that
they would lose what prestige they
have in America unless, in making ap-
peals for aid, they show some indica-
tion of trying to help themselves. His
warning was voiced in connection with
discussion by the council of the league
of nations Of the American relief ad-
ministration offer to feed Russian ref
ugees in Constantinople.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19
BET MoslE is SECOND WHILE
JOHN FINN AND DEADLOCK
RUN THIRD AND FOURTH.
R0RvlCH'S TIME WAS 2:O43-5
Winner Of Classic Was Unconquered
AS Two-Year-old and Takes
His First Race AS a Three
Year-oId Before a Rec
ord-6reakins Crowd
of 10000 People.

Louisville, Ky.-Morvich, unconquer-
cd as twoyear-old, is the winner of
the $4,000 Kentucky Derby.
Norwich, running his first race as a
three-year-old, triumphed over the best
field the nation had to send against
him. and won for Owner Benjamin
Block, the New York sportsman, $46,-
775. and $1,000 worth of gold plate.
Behind Norwich was Bet Mosie. E. R.
Bradley's entry, trailing the victor by
two lengths. John Finn was third in
the van, just neck behind Bet Mosie
Six thousand dollars went to SECOND
place, while John Finn and Deadlock,
the third and fourth horses, drew down
$4,000 and $1,000, respectively. Nor
vich's time was 2:05 3-5.
My Play, a full brother to Man-o-
War, staggered into fifth place, with
Letterman pulling up in sixth position.
Surf Rider was seventh. and far back
was Startle, the great juvenile filly of
1921, with BY Gosh eighth. Busy Amer
lean, another Bradley entry, did not
finish.
The brown son Of Runnymede-Hy-
mir, running true to form, won the
event at mile and a quarter, in a
field of ten starters, before a record
breaking throng OF 10000 spectators,
the largest crowd that ever Witnessed
the running of the blue ribbon event
for three-year-olds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19

Knoxville, Tenn John r. White. for
mer international president of the
United Mine Workers OF America, has
arrived in Knoxville to become arbitra-
tor between the Ksntucky-Tenn
Coal Operators association and dis.
trict 10, United Mine Workers Of
America.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19

Lisbon.-The Portuguese airmen,
Captains Coutinho and Saccadura, who
attempted to complete their trans-At.
lantic flight in new Fairey hydro,
aeroplane, fell into the sea between 81.
Paul Rocks and Fernando Noronha
and we're rescued by the British
steamer City Of Harhis.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19
Grants phone Co. Injunction.

New Orleans. Judge Rufus Foster.
in federal court here. has granted the
Cumberland telephone company a tenn.
porary injunction restraining the pub
lie service commission from making
effective reduction in telephone
rates In Louisiana. which had been or.
dersd.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19
NEWS AND VIEWS
From The
STATE CAPITAL
BY F. r. Birdsall

The State Teachers Association
elected Er j. w. Provine, president of
the Mississippi college at Clinton,
president and Professor ]. s. Vandi-
YER president of the Sunflower county
agricultural high school, as vice presi-
dent. Both are we'll known educators.
Contrary to expectations, there are
more candidates for judges and chan
cellors throughout the state than was
anticipated The legislature left the
salary of both judges and chancellors
at $4,000 There are IL circuit judges
and ii chancellors, all of whom must
be nominated in the August primaries,
and in some Of the districts there are
several candidates, including the in
cumbents, and the indications point to
the fact that every incumbent may
have an opponent.
The Kinds county board of super
visors did not hesitate moment
when they met In Jackson to appro-
pirate 81 900 to aid In the construction
of the hospital for the old soldiers at
Beauvoir. They responded instantly to
the request Of the Daughters OF the
Confederacy and the Sons of Veterans.
who appeared before that body. Word
reaches Jackson that a great many
boards of supervisors have made like
appropriations, and that the board in
Harrison county made the appropria-
ton before the committee arrived and
notified them of the fact, when they
asked for hearing.
The distressing news is brought to
the capital city by farmers from the
surrounding country that the cold and
rainy weather during the latter part
OF April and the first of May, did con-
siderable damage to cotton, in some
localities giving it "sore shank" The
apprehension is expressed that cut
worms may do considerable damage to
corn, having already made their an.
pear.u ~ scpae sectlons II Is gens
orally agreed that the unfayorable
weather has delayed farming opera
tions for at least two weeks.
Announcements have been received
by leading citizens of the capital, In
cluding bankers, and members Of the
constitutional convention. of the gold
On wedding OF Isaiah T. Montgomery,
and many good wishes have gone to
him from his white friends here and
elsewhere throughout Mississippi.
Montgomery was the slave and private
secretary of jefferson Davis. He was
the only negro in the constitutional
convention of Mississippi of 1890. and
signed the organic law. He is the
founder of Mound Bayou, exclusively
populated by colored people.
School teachers who enjoyed their
visit to the capital city, their being
several thousand present, at the state
teachers convention. are expressing
qualification over the fact that the re-
cent Legislature passed bill authoriz-
ing boards OF supervisors of the 80
counties Of Mississippi to borrow
money to pay school teachers where
ever there was a deficiency in the
school fund until tax collecting time,
throughout the state. Like authority
is granted boards of supervisors to
borrow money for contractors who
transport children to and from consol-
tdated schools.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19

London-Reuter's Genoa correspond.
ent says it is reported that the Rus
slams have refused to accept the pro.
posed terms for the appointment of a
mixed commission and have notified
Signor Schanzer to this effect.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19
LESSON FOR MAY q
HILkIAH's GREAT DISCOVERY

LESSON TEXT.-II Chron. s414-3S.
GOLDEN TExT.-Thy word is lamp
unto my feet, and light unto. my path.
--Ps. 119 los.
REFERENCE MATERIAL = Deut. s:
Go; Josh. is; Col s:le; II Tim. 2.15: 3:14-fs.
PRIMARY TOPIC.-How the Lost Bible
Was Found
Lost Bible.
INTERMEDIATEAND SENIOR TOPIC
How to Make the Bible Our Own.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Authority and Influence OF the
Bible.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19

Chas. Keller, who on March 81, it
is alleged, instantly shot and killed
son, and fatally wounded Marshal
Howard Norman and s. ]. Page at
George and Glenn Odom. father and
State Line, Miss, has been indicted
fer msrdertby the grand jury at Leak
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-19

The State Teachers Association
elected Er. ]. w. Provine. president of
the Mississippi college at Clinton,
president and Professor ]. S. Vandi-
yer, president of the Sunflower county
agricultural high school, as vice presi-
dent. Both are well known educators.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-10
"LITTLE BRICKS, PROGRAM
SUNDAY NIGHT.

Many people gathered last night to
hear the first big "Songalogue" ever
given at Little Brick Church. The title
Of the program was "The Message of
the Bells" Mr.. G. w. Royse, the di-
rector Of the choir gave special selec-
tions, followed by a reading by Miss
Simpson, who is really talented and
capable of interpreting the most diff
cult piece Of literature. Then, the trio
gave Sweet Heavenly Bells" Mrs.
j. ]. Dawson then gave the Scripture
lesson as reading and this was fol-
lowed by the announcements, a selec-
tion by the chorus and prayer. Mrs.
Jas. Wells then gave a reading which
was followed by a handsome silver
Offering and solo by the pastor. The
choir then sang "Ring the Bells of
Heaven" and Mrs. c. H. Rayl gave the
final reading which was a description
OF heaven, showing the beauty of the
nations in white and centuries in cor
onation and anthems live the voice of
many waters. Circled by martyrs,
apostles, prophets around the thrones
of cherubim, seraphim and of arch
angels and God. Benediction.
Our next "Songalogue" will be the
voyage of Life" which has promise
OF an enthusiastic hearing.
c. II. RAYL, Pastor.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-10
TWO ARE KILLED As AUTO
PLUMGES INTO RSylNE
Wealthy Kentucky Oil Man and Lex
ington Woman Are Pinned Beneath
Auto Wrecked Sunday Night.

Winchester, KY, July 9. - A woman
and man were killed instantly today
when an automobile In which they
were riding left Colby pike, near here,
and overturned after striking a tree
stump at the foot OF a ravine.
The dead are w. C. Lacy, so years
old, prominent oil man Of West Lib
erty. KY, and Mrs. Edward Baxter,
80 years old, Of Lexington, KY, for
mer wife OF a Louisville race horse
owner.
Alvin Lindon OF Lexington also an
occupant Of the car, escaped serious
injury. but was bruised on the head
and body.
The accident happened about 4
o'clock this afternoon, when Lacy,
who was driving the car, attempted
to pass another auto on a sharp curve
on the pike. The car swerved and left
the road. plunging down the embank-
ment. When the auto struck the tree
stump and overturned Lindon was
thrown out, but the two other occu-
pants were pinned beneath the wreck
age and were dead when extricated.
Lacy is survived by a widow and
five children.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-10
MRS. LYDE CALVERT
LUTTRElL DIED SUNDAY
Prominent County Woman Died Sun
day Afternoon Following n long
Illness at Home Of Daughter.

Mrs. Lyde Calvert Luttrell, widow
of the late Thomas Luttrell, of the
county died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Frank Peed, in the Helena
Station neighborhood Sunday after
noon at about A o'clock after a long
illness OF several months.
Mrs. Luttrell was recently returned
from Cincinnati hospital where she
underwent a successful surgical op-
Grafton.
Before her marriage Mrs. Luttrell
was Miss Lyde Calvert and was life
long resident Of Mason county. She
was a mcst lovable woman with a
great host of friends in all parts of the
county who sorrow at her death.
She is survived by one daughter,
Mrs. Peed, at whose residence she
passed away, and ons sister, Mrs. r. A,
Carr, of this city. Her husband died
about six years ago. The funeral will
be held Tuesday afternoon at o'clock
at the Pced residence and burial will
be made in the Maysville cemetery.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-10
DRIVE FOR FARMERS
UNION CONTRACT STARTS
Campaign Started In Mason County ia
Form Cooperative Cream and Poul.
try Agencies in This Section.

AT meeting Saturday of the Mason
county Farmers Union, it was ar
ranged for a county drive committee
of 26 prominent farmers to start an
active campaign for signatures to the
cream and poultry contracts in the CO.
operative marketing associations be.
ing formed under the Farmers Union
The Saturday meeting was very en-
thusiastic and Mason county will 20
over quickly under the direction of
Elmer c. Downing, general chairman
The drive committee will be assist
ed by H. c. Pierce, William G. Swan
son. George McKelvey and H. II,
Grooms of the state Farmers Union.
1t is expected that contracts rem
resenting 5000 COWS and 10000 hens
VIII be secured in the next two weeks
The quota for tffe district comprjs-
ing Bracken, Fleming, Lewis, Mason
ana Robertson counties is 10000 COWS
and 100000 hens. When these are OBJ
tanned 1t will mean that a creamery
and a poultry plant better than any
III the state of Kentucky will be estab-
lished at Maysville, Mr.. Harrison State
President, said.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-10
INVESTIGATION MADE
INTO AID STATE may
give ON HIGHWAYS
Members Of Special Committee Inyes-
tlgating Probability Of Road Bond
Issue, Visits State Road De-
partment Monday.

Messrs. ]. N. Kchoe, J. NJ. Collins,
w. II. Rees and w. w. Ball, Jr., men,
bers OF the special Mason county com
mittee on road improvement named
recently by the Mason Fiscal Court
for the purpose OF making investiga-
tions and recommendations on the i'm
provement OF the Mason county system
Of highways. left Monday for Frank
fort to hold a conference with the Ken
lucky State Road Department
1t is the purpose of this conference
70 learn Just what the state road de-
partment will do toward cooperating
with Mason's fiscal court in building
a system OF permanent roads on the
county's main thoroughfares.
Following this conference the COM
mission will have something to work
on and will probably, within short
time. be enabled to make some sort OF
recommendation to Fiscal court. This
commission will also feel the pulse OF
Mason countians OF bond issue.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-10
W0RLD'SOLDESTMAN
DEAD AT HOME IN
KENTUCKY HILLS
John Shell, Reported to Be 1888 Years
Of Age, Dies - Old Son Is 80 and
Youngest Is Seven Years
OF Age.

Grassy Creek, KY, July 9. - John
Shell, oldest man in the world" is
dead at his home here. He had records
to show that he was born in Tennessee
in 1888, so that he would have been
l34 years old II he had lived to ~
next birthday, September 80.
Mr.. Shell, who had lived more than
100 years on the same farm in Leslie
county, was we'll past the military age
limit when the Mexican war broke
cut and at the beginning of the Civil
War was in his seventies. His actual
age had often been called in question,
but doctors who examined him said
that they believed he was correct in
his statement of his longevity.
One of the most remarkable things
about his funeral was that at his grave
two of the mourners were brothers,
one 80 years older than the other.
william, 80, and Albert, Z, are the
twain, the latter being the son of Uncle
Johns second wife, who was As when
he married her and who is the only
child of their union.
BY his first wife, who died IL years
ago at the reputed age of 122, Uncle
John had four sons and daughter, who
survive him, as do several grand child
rem, many great great grandchildren
and number of great grandchildren
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-10
JUDGE AALBERT SUES
LEXINGTON HERALD
FOR Big DAMAGES
Popular Circuit Judge Charges That
EDITORIAL in Lexington Herald Was
LlbelOus Against Him and He
Seeks Big Damages.

Ashland, KY, July 10. - Suit for
$4,000 damages was filed Saturday at
Catlettsburg by Judge William c. Hal
bert against the Lexington Herald
Company and Desha Breckenridge,
editor OF the Lexington Herald, in
which It was alleged that an editorial
published in The Lexington Herald
June 2S last, was libelous, Conceived
in malice, and composed and published
for the purpose of inIuring, defaming,
humiliating and degrading the plain
tiff, and to defame, discredit and injure
him in his office as circuit Judge, and
was wholly false and unfounded, and
damages him to the extent of fifty
thousand dollars"
This suit was filed by Hon George
B. Martin, Of Catlettsburg, who was
at one time United States Senator
from Kentucky by appointment by
Governor Stanley, and S. S. Willis. a
leading lawyer of Ashland, as counsel
for Judge Halbert Martin and Willis
are among the leading lawyers in
Eastern Kentucky. Martin is a Demo-
crat, Willis a Republican
Judge Halbert when asked by news-
paper men today for an expression
with respect to the suit declined to
discuss 1t, other than to say to a rep
Tagnntalivn M hn A,h
ent that the suit was filed following
the refusal of the Lexington Herald to
| retract certain statements made in its
editorial columns. Judge Halbert said
that the editor of the Herald had re-
piled that he could not retract, but
that the columns of tho Herald were
open to Judge Halbert for any answer
he might wish to make to the editorial.
The suit is a dramatic outcome of
widespread newspaper publicity and
discussion Of the now celebrated Clay
hole cases, from Breathitt county. A
special Judge will preside at the trial
OF this suit which, It Is expected. will
come up at Catlettsburg, but not be-
fore March, 1923.
The petition in the suit quotes the
editorial which was published in the
Lexington Herald, June 2S, and goes
on to allege that the plaintiff states
that the said editorial, thus falsely and
maliciously composed, printed and
published by the defendants of and
concerning the plaintiff in his char
acter and Office OF circuit Judge, refer
red to cases pending in the Boyd Cir
cult Court at Catlettsburg, and refer
red to trials which had ust been CON-
pleted in said county by plaintiff as
presiding judge" etc.
The petition, which is signed by
George B. Martin and S. S. Willis. as
attorneys for the plaintiff prays judg-
ment against the said defendants for
fifty thousand dollars, for the costs
herein expended, and all proper re.
lief"
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-10
TENNIS TOURNAMENT Is
ANNOUNCED FOR BEECHWOOD

Announcement is made of a tennis
tournament to be held at Beechwood
Park on the afternoon of Monday, July
18th, There will be mems singles and
doubles and mixed doubles. The tourn-
ament will be under the direction of
William D. Cochran, refree, and all
entries must be made by Friday, July
l4th' More complete announcement
Will be made within a short time or as
soon as 1t is finally determined
whether there will be trophy offered
or not.
The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1922-07-10
MISS WOODS WILL FILED.

In the Mason County Court Monday
afternoon a papa- bearing date of June
lst, 1918. and purporting to be the last
will and testament of Miss Charlotte
Wood. deceased, wis filed. The due ex-
e2ution of the paper was proven by
the testimony of J. B. Durrett, one of
the attesting witnesses and the sigma
ture of James e. Threlkeld, the other
witness. was proven by Messrs. f. P.
Lee and ]. B. Durrett. The paper was
admitted to probate and Frank H.
Clarke. named in the will as executor
thereof appeared in court and quail
fed without surety as requested in the
will.