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The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
Hon E. ]. Simmons Appreoiative.

To the Electorate of the 14th Judi
cial District of Mississippi
Let me express to you my pro-
found gratitude for the splendid
vote given me in the recent primary.
l shall always hold in grateful re-
membrance' the devotion and loyalty
of those friends who had the faith
to believe that / would consecrate
the vigor and the devotion of my
manhood to redeem every pledge !
made to safeguard our administra-
tive justice and measure well up to
the responsibilities of the high Of
fice to which you have called me.
To the answering and whole
hearted loyalty of my friends is due
all the credit for my success; and to
this expression of their confidence in
me let me answer: Their unfaltering
loyalty to my cause brings forcibly
to my mind the splendid sentiment
which Addison has put upon the lips
of Cato:-
''Tis not in mortals to command
success
But we'll do more, Sempronious,
we'll deserve it.
And may we all, forgetting pet
ty rivalries, be true to the tradit-
ions of our past and remain one in
loyalty to the flag and to the great
state which we are pledged to serve
until our hands are folded and we
are left to sleep with our kindred
dust.
/ am gratefully and sincerely yours
to command,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
WOMEN GIVE OUT.

Housework is hard enough
when healthy. Every Brookha-
ven woman having backache,
blue and nervous spells, dizzy
headaches and kidney or blad-
der troubles, shoald be glad to
heed this Brookhaven woman's
experience:
Mrs. ]. H. Magee, S06 N. End
St., says: "Some years ago ]
was on my feet a great deal
while working. / suffered with
constant pains across the small
of my back and / could hardly
stand up. | often suffered with
pains in my bladder and my kid
neys didn't act right at all. ]
tried medicines that were given
to me by the doctor but they
didn't help me. | suspected my
kidneys and bladder were caus-
ing the trouble so I started to
use Doan's Kidney Pills which ]
bought at Price Drug Co. I was
soon relieved. Doan's are a won
derful kidney medicine"
Price soc at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doanss Kidney Pills the
uoxv4o {1o+ Ms.e Mnnrnn ho1 Eoc.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
FIREMEN LOSE LIVES
WHEN TRUCK UPsETs
Man at Wheel Loses Life in Front
Of Home and Wife is Witness
To Tragedy.

Jackson, Miss. Aug. 27.-City
Fireman Cameron p. Phillips and
Louis M. Gatlin. were killed and T. ].
Smith,. another fireman, was serious
ly injured when a fire truck they
were driving at high rate Of speed
turned over while responding to an
alarm today.
The accident happened when Cat
lin who was at the wheel, attempted
to swerve from the street car tracks
on residential street and lost con-
troll of the truck. which plunged in
to and demolished three automobiles
parked in front of church.
Gatlin's neck was broken when he
was thrown to the street and Phil
lips was crushed to death under the
truck. Smiths skull was fractured
but hospital physicians believe he
will recover.
The smash-up took place in front
Of Gatlin's home, his wife witness
ing 1t.
Both men were married, Phillips
being an ex-service man and having
served both on the Mexican border
and in France.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
STOMACH TROUBLES
Indiana Lady Had Something Liks
Indigestion Until She Took
Black-Draught, Then
Got Al Right.

Seymour, Ind.-"Some time ago {
had q sick spell, something like indf
gestion,s writes Mrs. Clara Peacock, Of
Route Q, this place. II would get very
sick ct the stomach, and spit or vOmit.
specially In the mornings.
Then began the use OF Thedford's &
Black Drnught, after I had tried other
medicines. The Black -Drnught re-
lieved me more than anything that
took, end got all right
Il haven't found anything better
than Black -Draught when suffering
from trouble caused By constipation.
II 10 easy and suTA. Can be taken 81
small doses or large as the case calls
for
When you have sick st0mRch, indi-
Keation. headache, constipation. o.
other disagreeable symptoms. take
Black -Draught 70 help keep your
system free from poison.
Thedford'n Blnck-Draughf 81 made
from purely vegetable ingredients.
acta Ia q gentle. natural way. and has
n0 bad azfer-efkectn II may be safely
taken by young QF cid.
&c, : package of Black -Dreusht o.
aay. Insist on The genuine. Xhedfpr4'A
Al YQtf drusEiaih Npt1N
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
Girl Kills Self Over Love Affair.

Virgins, Miss, Aug. 27.-Refusal
of her parents to allow her to be en-
gagged to the boy with whom she was
in love is believed to have led to the
death Of Miss Mary Rodgers, 16-
year-old daughter Of James Rodgers,
a farmer Of Perkinston, Miss.
The girl was shot and killed yes
terday afternoon in her room while
her mother and sister were sitting
on the front porch Of their home a
few miles south of town.
The mother and sister heard the
shot and rushed into the room but
found the girl dying. A note address
ed ITO Mother" read, "Give this
ring and handkerchief to George, you
have caused me to kill myself"
The coroner's verdict was KILLED
by her own hands"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
Wellman's Meeting.

Rev. c. M. Grayson, of Magee,
Miss, assisted Pastor Terry in the
meeting at Wellman which closed
last Thursday. There were eleven
added to the church, seven for bap-
tism and four by letter. Prof. Dur
den, Of McLaurin, Miss, led the
singing. This was the greatest re-
vival ever held at our church. The
singing was good and the series Of
sermons preached by Bro. Grayson
were the best we ever heard. The
church was revived and left in a
good spiritual working condition.
Bro. Grayson and Prof. burden
were both invited back for another
year and If the invitation is accept
ed we will plan for ten days meet
ing next year.
A Member.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
SENATORIAL PRIMARIES.


Senatorial primary figures past
and present are interesting. The
vote in 1918 for the three candidates
in the race for United States Senator
was as follows:- Pat Harrison, &c.
982; James X. Vardaman, 1858; e.
F. Noel, $3.50; total vote of 1O7.-
400.
At the primary election on Aug.
18th. it is published that Vardaman
got 72,750; Stephens. $4,000, and
Kearney $4,000. If these figures are
correct vardaman received approx
mately 10000 more votes than he
did in his race in 1913; Stephens
got 5000 more votes than Harrison
got, and Kearney nearly three times
as many as Noel. Take the figures
and analyze them for yourselves.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
WOMEN TO VOTE AS THEY
THINK.

1t is being pretty freely stated
that women are going to vote as
their husbands do.'' That adds an
awful responsibility to the many al
ready borne by the heads OF our
homes.
Daniel Webster said sThe true
source of power is the people," It
Is calculated that next Tuesday will
show that the true source of pow
er" in the U. S. Senatorial second
primary is - the women! And
men are not the heads of women.
Webster also said THE Democrats
are not democratic enough" Re-
membering this, the women should
follow their individual instincts and
in the face of present con-
ditions and vote Independently for
whom they think should be the chos-
en- representative of their homes and
firesides-of their husbands, their
sons and daughters. They should
be democratic. !.
There may exist some resentment
at women's organizations punctil-
ious declarations that they are not
for this or that candidate; but what
woman wants to be bound by ANY
organization? She wants to vote as
she thinks and not as anybody else
thinks she should vote.
With the flood of campaign liter
ature upon her she should KNOW.
But we meant to say "A woman's in
tuition is often better than mans
reason" Certainly her political
conscience is not scared. Let her
vote as she will under God--free as
she is from the entanglements of po-
litical affiliations and alignments
and according to her own quick per-
ception of truth, with instructive
knowledge, and without conscious
possession of it,
Women are going to be women in
the field Of politics just as they are
everywhere else., They have Wis
ual perception that transcends rea-
soning powers; and truth is often
obtained by sense men lack-the
intuition that is woman's alone.
Women are expected to show theil
full strength at next Tuesdays polls
and they should meet the expecta.
tion If they are qualified as voters.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
webworms Add New Recruits.

A. & M. College, Miss, Aug. 22.-
That the second generation OF the
fall webworm, the pest that has been
stripping persimmon and pecan trees
is now Matching, is announced in re-
ports to the State Plant Board from
observers in various parts Of Missis-
sippi. Female moths have been no
ticed laying enormous quantities OF
eggs, and judging from all indica-
tions, it seems likely that this pest
will do much greater damage than
it has already done.
Ii is possible that bacterial or
fungus diseases and parasitic insects
may destroy SO many of the worms
that much damage will be prevented
Dut nothing has yet been cSserved
to Indicate that this will happen.
Owners Of pecans and other valuable
trees should destroy the webs as
rapidly as they are formed while
they are still very small and before
the WORMS get large enough to do
much damage.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
BALL RICOCHETS
KILLS YOUNG MAN
Effort to- Slay Supposed Mad
Dog Leads to Tragedy at
Picayunc.

Picayune. Miss, Aug. 26.-Leon
IIudnall, young man Of this city.
was shot dead accidentally by Mon
zoe Hughes, on the lawn of the home
Of DR.. j. @. Landrum last night.
Both Hudnall and Hughes were at
tending a party given at the home
Of DR.. Landrum and the home
and large lawn in front was filled
with young persons at the time of
the accident. Several cases of ra-
bies among dogs have been reported
in this territory and a city ordinance
ordered all unmuzzled dogs killed.
While the large number of young
persons we're playing games in the
home and on the lawn, a stray dog
that seemed to be sick appeared
among them, causing some excite
ment.
DR.. Landrum suggested that an
officer be sent for to kill the dog and
several of the young men present
volunteered to kill the animal If
they could obtain gun.
q yO0d5 WOAAt al JOS
the street to the home of Bob Brent
and obtained pistol, came back and
saw the dog in the street under an
electric light. He shot one time, hit
ting the dog but failed to kill it. The
second shot strick the sidewalk, RI
chocheted and penetrated the neck
of Hudnall, who was In the yard. He
lived only flve minutes after being
shot.
Hudnall was 21 years old. He was
a member of the Baptist church and
of the Sunday School of which DR..
Landrum was superintendent. He is
survived by his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, e. F. Hudnall of Picayune. one
brother and one sister. Funeral SER
vices were conducted at the home oi
his parents this afternoon. Both the
large mills here were shut down this
afternoon and all business houses
closed during the funeral service. In
terment took place at Palestine Gem
etery, three miles west of Picayune
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
DeMolay Meeting.

At called meeting of the Brook
haven Chapter Order of the DeMolay,
the degrees were conferred on three
more fine young fellows and they
have become friends and comrades
with us, namely James Grafton, Tul-
Illus Brady, and Earl Bailey.
Master Councillor Jack Seavey and
his working team need to be congra-
tulated on the fine way in which they
are comforting these degrees. Many
are in waiting to be initiated with
new petitions and requests coming in
daily.
The question has been asked who
are eligible to membership in the or
der?" Any Master Mason's son 16 to
81 years old, or any boy coming well
recommended by two Master Masons
or two members of the Order.
Petitions or information can be
obtained from the office of R. B..
Wall, End floor Masonic Building.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
Asks for Annullment of Unused Mar
riage License to Wed Now.

Crystal Springs, Miss, Aug. "a
One of the most unique suits ever
fled in this county was filed in the
Chancery Court this week by ]. A.
Smylie, attorney for one Willie Gard
ner, being a bill for the annulment
Of marriage license. 1t seems that
the said Willie decided that he want
ed to take unto himself wife and
proceeded to buy the license, employ
the preacher and proceed to the place
appointed for the marriage. Arriv-
ing, however, after much waiting
the bride elect failed to show UP and
Willie confident of his superior pow
ers over the affections and will pow
er of the fiance, induced the preach
er to certify to the marriage anyway
and forward the marriage license to
the Circuit Clerk of Copiah county
who in the regular and customary
manner entered 1t upon his record OF
marriages. Willie proceeded to look
up the intended bride and finding her
insisted that she carry out the pro-
missed contract and informed her OF
what had been done by himself and
the preacher but the intended brfdc
demurred vigorously, refused to mar
ry Willie or become party to any
such pretended proceedings. The
records of the county, however, show
that Willie had been married. He
was not much disturbed by this, how
ever, until after while he decided
that he wanted to try another ma
trimonial venture but when he ap-
piled for his license he was confront
ed with the cold records which show
ed that he was already benedict.
This predicament being the occasion
for the suit to annul the marriage
license which was never used but
which under the very strange freak
of his mind got Willie recorded as
being the head of family.
The Chancellor, however, will an
null the license as the contract was
never carried out and Willie never
secured the agreement of his bride
elect to stand hitched.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
SHERIFF PROTECTS MAN
ACCUSED OF MURDER
Takes Another Route After Hearing
Friends Of Victim Plan
Violence.

Picayune, Miss, Aug. rs. - After
a preliminary hearing lasting all day
before ]. H. Furr, justice of the
peace, Clarence Archie was remanded
to jail without bond on a charge of
killing his brother-in-law. Travis
Wheat. The charges of conspiracy
to kill and murder preferred against
Raymond Mitchell, father-in-law Of
Wheat and Archie and the two Lad
niers. were dismissed.
Violence was feared as Wheat has
many relatives and friends in this
section. 1t was reported here short
ly after the trial that number Of
friends and relatives of Wheat had
departed to waylay the sheriff as he
returned to Poplarville but the sher-
iff was notified and departed for
Poplaryille by another road, accom-
panied by his prisoner and number
of deputies.
Wheat was shot through the neck
by Archie at the home of the former
about o'clock Monday morning and
died instantly. Archie surrendered
and has been in Jail at Poplarville
until brought here today for trial.
According to the evidence Archie had
one Of the Ladniers Sunday to bring
him to the home of Raymond Mitch
ell. Archie put two shovels and an
axe in the car, telling Ladnier that
he was going to dig for money.
That night Archie, Raymond Nit
chell and some others dug a hole a.
bout six feet deep about $50 yards
from the home of Wheat and Wheat
discharged his shotgun in their d.
rection. Shortly after this Archie
and the others went to Wheat's home
and called him out. Wheat came out
with his shotgun and he and Archie
uuarrelled and Archie shot him.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
MEND THE SCHOOL HOUSE NOW.

Have you improved the neighbor-
hood school house" Supt Bond wrote
about? He placed the responsibility
on the trustees; but every patron,
even the pupil himself. may do some
thing to make more attractive the
school and its grounds. If they have
not prog essed enough in appearance
TO be made decorative do make them
comfortable for the little folks who
will be there the greater part of their
time this fall, winter and spring.
Why not lay in the wood now so
it will season. and not distract and
irritate the teacher with it's soggy
tendency especially on cold mornings.
And don't make it easy for the chilly
winds to whistle thru the broken
windows and the door that won't
shut"
Fix up the stove pipes and the
stoves-and the desks. The children
will be more inspired to study feel
ing they have something of your in
terest and cooperation.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
Hattiesburg Has Millionaire Mayor.

daLJleSDuIS has A1lIlOnalre mayor,
Hattiesburg, Miss, Aug. 25. -
Mayor-elect w. S. F. Tatum, mil
lionaire lumberman, today was pre-
pairing to turn the affairs of the lum-
ber business of which he is head,
over to his three sons. w. o. Tatum,
Frank Tatum and viii Tatum, who
have been active in the company for
many years and to take up his pub
lie duties as soon as the commission
formally making him mayor shall be
returned from Jackson, Miss, with
the governors signature.
There was big demonstration in
front Of the Tatum home last night.
This is one Of the most palatial resi-
dences in the state, and the big
grounds resounded with cheers as
the mayor-elect was given verbal
promise Of support from the humid
reds who have given him the biggest
majority vote ever given munich
pal candidate in this state.
Mr.. Tatum promises that Hatties-
burg will progress. while every cent
expended will be paid out on high
ly economical basis.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
Bad Hooch Takes Toll Of l22 Lives.

Washington, Aug. Poisonous
hooch was responsible for 122 deaths
in New York state thus far in 1922,
Prohibition Commissioner Haynes
said yesterday.
The death toll from bad liquor,
Mr.. Haynes said, will exceed the to-
tai for 1921.
The dry chief said bootleggers. un-
able to get good whislsey. because
sources Lave been closed by the gov
eminent are peddling stuff, which II
not deadly enough to kill in all in
stances. leaves the drinkers with
some form Of physical ailment.
Il have been informed BY mem
bers of the Kew York State hospital
commission that insanity win show
an increase this year from alcohol
ism. Mr.. Haynes said "This Is due
to the character Of liquor on the II
licit market.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30
WHO WOULD WIN MUST WORK.


Now the first primary has passed
and no one has been elected Sen
ator. 1t has been predicted all along
that should Yardaman not be elect
ed in the first primary he would new
er be elected. Don't you believe any
thing of the kind. If the Stephens
forces win they must work day ana
night for the next three weeks. -
Coahomian. !.
OF course they must work day and
night, and then some. Every oppo-
nent of Vardaman should take an
inventory of his resources as vote
getter, and work diligently for the
nomination of Stephens. Madison
County Herald.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

Mr.. John w. Guess hauled the
beautiful white sand from Fair Riv-
er for the sand box at the Play
grounds and in passing the Gravel
Pit one day was told by Manager
Maddux he could have anything out
there the Fairgrounds wanted. Mr..
Maddux' attitude demonstrates the
spirit of the community toward its
enterprises whether for wholesome
pleasure or business.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

A London, England minister has
been denouncing his colleagues as
"too effeminate." One-of them has
taken umbrage at the remark and
challenged the offender to a twenty
mile hike to see who is and who
isn't soft" In accepting the chal-
lenge the alleged offender says he
can walk as well as talk for the glo-
ry of God!
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

The official appointment of X. R.
Hodges as postmaster for the town
Of Wesson, has settled long drawn
out contest between the Ave appli-
cants. The appointment has been
pending for more than two years.
Mr.. Hodges has been the assistant
postmaster for five years, giving en-
tire satisfaction.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

Taking advantage of tall fields of
corn and other crops, eleven convicts
have escaped from the various farms
of the state penitentiary SO far this
month, according to records of the
penitentiary officials in Jackson. Five
convicts have been recaptured altho
not all of them were August escapes.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

The Newton Record man says "It's
a great pity Miss Kearney didn't stay
out of the race and let the thing be
settled in the first primary" But
just think, Bro. Cunningham, Of the
splendid recognition made of the wo-
man candidate. 1t must have de-
lighted the chivalrous soul of VAR
damsn himself, who like Miss Belle
has always stood for women, child
rem, home and school.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

The United States as a whole is
passing through formative period
in education. To the pioneer book
learning" represented all that he
didn't know and wanted to know
But today mere book learning" does
not mean education in the true sense
unless for bookish career Educa-
tion must fit man for his work in
life, or it is not real education.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

A negro man affected with tuber-
culosis fell on the street or in the
gutter near the City Hall corner on
Thursday. He had hemorrhage- and
one of our physicians prescribed for
him. He was taken home and city
official said to the porter at the City
Hall you better put some disinfect-
ant out there" Perhaps this is all
there was to do under the circum-
stances.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

A fire Of undetermined origin
swept the Williams yellow Pine
Company's plant at PopIarvilIe and
caused damage that may prove to be,
in excess OF 100000. "A planning
mill more than one million feet OF
lumber and several box cars owned
By the Southern Railway were de-
stroysd The fire originated in
nearby boarding house and spread to
the lumber camps II Is believed that
the lumber company il covered by In
surance r.. ]. Williams, president
Of the concern. is one Of the states
leading lumbermen and ~ 3 member
pf Governor RusaeIrz military staff.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

Professor Roosevelt G. Lowrey, son
of Congressman B. G.. Lowrey, of
Blue Mountain, has just marketed
five original short stories, receiving
a large check for a part of his liter
airy offerings. He is head of the
school of education of Blue Noun
tain college.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

Primaries were created for the
people to rule; and not for trusts
and combines, and cliques and clans,
and combinations to defeat the will
of the great majority of the people
by hugger-mugger methods.-Hinds
County Gazette.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

Representatives of the Invisible
Empire caused profound surprise and
much talk at Hammond the other
night when at about $3.50, they trail
ed the town bearing banner BE
ware of Bootleggers, Gamblers and
Loafers."
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

SPECIAL Communication Brookha-
ven Chapter No. so r. A. M. Thurs
day. Aug. 81. 1880 p. M, for the pur-
pose of comforting degrees. All Roy
al Arch Masons in good standing
cordially welcoemd.
BY order Of the High Priest.
r. B. Wall. Recorder.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

Hazlehurst is getting the cheapest
ice known in the state. say the us
ers. Ice is delivered in the home
for AS cents per hundred pounds. as
against 10 cents heretofore. This
is caused by the opening Of the Ha-
zlehurst Ice and Canning Factory.
There Is talk of installing a syrup
refinery with the ice plant, and If
this works out added machinery will
be ready for operation about Novem-
ber list.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

Mrs e. X. Breland spent Tuesday
in Brookhaven. Mrs. Breland was
sent as a delegate to the District
meeting of the Woman's Missionary
Society of the Methodist Church.
Wesson Enterprise.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

The boil weevil situation in Lin
coin county Is bad. according to
Henry H. Legett. County Agent, even
large bolls being so punctured as to
prevent perfect development. A
short crop is anticipated. On many
farms, picking is going forward.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-08-30

Miss Pearl Guyton Of Blue Noun
tain. for three years on the faculty
of Laurel high school has accepted
the position of head Of the depart
ment of French in Whitworth col
lege. Brookhaven, Miss. Miss Guy
ton is graduate OF Blue Mountain
college and of the University Of
Mississippi, and has almost compile
ted her work for the B. A. Degree
from the University Of Chicago,
where she was holder of the Hebron
Scholarship for one Dispatch.