The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-09-06
COURT OPENS FALL
SESSION MONDAY


Judge Miller quoted the chief law
enforcement prohibition officer of
she state as saying on Sunday night
bt the Jackson Squadron meeting in
,Hazlehurst that the law would be
fully enforced only when the people
got the religion of Jesus Christ into
their hearts. This officer further
stated that there were sections in the
northern part of the state where
white lightning had so demoraliz-
ed neighborhoods that schoolhouses
were abandoned and no eduaction
was given the rising generation. y
The judge then passed to the sub
ject of perjury "The average man
that buys white lightning will swear
a lie," he said. There is an effort
throughout the nation to discredit
prohibition. Some people have not
the courage to do their duty, or the
sale of liquor would not take place
every day. We're going to continue
to hammer at this thing until we
reduce the commission of crime to a
minimum. When the people of jack
son woke up to their duty as citizens
the blind tigers left.
White lightning, pistol toting'.
and craps fill graves with whites.
land blacks. More men have been
killed in the past six months than
ever before in Mississippi.
Judge Miller briefly discussed the
carrying of concealed weapons, vio-l
lation Of the Sunday law and main
tenanee Of roads. Get the roads
out of politics, quit trying to favor
this man and that" be advised. "Ey-
cry well managed business pays an
expert accountant to audit its books
once or twice year. he added.
Judge Miller bespoke cooperation
Of the people Of the county for his
successor on the bench. "In behalf
of the. gentleman who will succeed
me, cooperate to the best Of your a.
biIity.- AS long as he's honestly
Striving, for Gods sake stand by
him and don't criticize. He can't
do without your cooperation. With
resentment toward none, / am go
ing to. be the best private citizen II
can make of myself, and support the
officers with the last drop of blood in i
my veins. Let us support the off,
GERS when they are endeavoring to
do their best. 1t is our duty toward
God and to one another"
Judge Miller stated that he had
been informed that there would be
political speaking. at eleven O'Clock
and while there might be criticism
of this, all ought to be willing to-
listen to both sides. If not, some
thing was wrong.
Hon. e. B. Harris was given op-
portunity TO advise those present
that the Sons of Veterans, United
Daughters of the Confederacy and all
loyal and patriotic citizens were
joining to get monument to per-
petuate the memory of the daring
deeds of the Confederates. He stated
that model Of the monument was
upon exhibition in Hoffmans' win
dow. It will cost $4,000 and will
be erected upon a spot to be selected |
by citizens Of the county. Mr.. Har-
ris is at the head of this movement.
Contributions for the monument may
be left at the banks where they<will |
be placed to the credit of the Con-
federate Memorial Association, he
stated.
After an hour spent in routine
business of the court, Dr..I. w. Coop
er spoke, introducing Hon. Vernon
Rowe of Winona, representative for
Hubert D. Stephens.
DR.. Cooper said that the Ameri-
can people ought to mix religion
with politics SO that politics would
be clean and honorable. For the
last few years, Mississippi has pass
ed through a period absolutely dis
gusting and through intense faction
al strife. No American ought to /
intimidate another because he doesn't
vote as the other thinks he should. |
This spirit, continued would doom
America. II am not here to ask you
to vote for anyone, but to vote for a |
man loyal to home life sand against
the man of vulgarity, the man in
imical to home life, the gambler, the
man who debauches the character of
womanhood, who doesn't love God.
Go, and vote according to your con-
ception of virtue"
DR.. Cooper then announced the
speaker as the son of Baptist min
lister.
Mr.. Rowe spoke for. about an hour
and was followed by Judge Lutherl'
M. Burch Of Jackson. Their speech
es, in the main, dealt with cam
paign issues already familiar to those
who haveSfollowed the senatorial +
campaign attentively. Each speak
er was warmly applauded by adher-
ents of Stephens and vardaman, re-
spectively A number Of citizens
who were not present for the open
ing court session, came in for the
speaking.
Mr.. Rowe left on the twelve Eve
northbound train, and Judge Burch
departed later for Bogue ChittO to
speak at the picnic being held there.
The court took a recess Tuesday
in order to allow the jurors to par
ticipate In the second primary cleo
tion for United States Senator.
Wednesday morning, the case Of
Chas, Carlisle VS. Central Lumber
Company. suit for damages for per-
sonal injury was taken up, and the
court Is now engaged in the trial Of
that case.
CIRCUIT COURT, SEPTEMBER
TERM, 1922, APPEARANCES.
Hon. D. NJ Miller. Judge.
Hon. H. B. Miller. District Attor-
ney.