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The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THa
STATE CAPITAL.


A citizen Of Tupelo on visit 10
Jacksons calls attention TO the fact
that the county Of Lee has furnished
three congressman in succession to the
Hot Springs district OF Arkansas. The
first Of these was Sam M. Taylor of
Verona, well remembaed here in
Jackson as member Of the legisla-
ture. who served ten or twelve years
and died while q member Of congress.
He was succeeded by his son, Dan
Taylor, who voluntarily retired and
who is to be succeeded by the vote on
next Tuesday by L. e. Sawyer from
Guntown. Lee county. Mississippi has
furnished many senator's, congressman.
governors and federal judges to other
states, but perhaps no county from
any state in the union ever furnished
three congressman in succession from
a district in any other state.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
NATION RONORs ROOSEVELT
Y. s. Navy Takes Big Part In Fon
NAL Celebration Of Deceased
American Hero

Washington.-on october 27th the
spirit Of Theodore Roosevelt walked
abroad in Washington.
Formal celebration OF his birthday
was claimed by the navy for its own,
and there is none who would chal-
lenge the navy's right to revel in
memories of Roosevelt, to pay gladly
the debt Of gratitude it owes to him.
But aside from all this, from the pre-
pared addresses ON Navy Day that dealt
largely with his sayings and his works
for the navy, there ran a curious un-
dercurrent Of talk among, men every
where that bore witness to the place
the dead president had made for him-
self in American hearts.
1t was natural that around the navy
department Roosevelt's name should
find its way into every casual con-
versation as older officers paused to
chat moment in the long corridors.
Many of these had personal stories to
recall of his fearless career as assist
ant secretary of the navy, the post his
son and namesake now holds. Tradi-
tions old in the navy were shattered
in those days and new traditions, dear
to the hearts of sailor folk of today,
were built up in their place around
the dominant, energetic. eager person
ality that even an assistant secretary
ship could not subdue.
But it was striking that the talk of
Roosevelt was not confined to the navy
or the army or to government circles,
but ran everywhere about the nations
capital.
That he has left a lasting impress
of his fearless Americanism on the
hearts of his countrymen for all time,
none who heard the undertone of the
Roosevelt memories that lay beneath
Washington life could doubt.
New York.--A tiny American flag,
placed by some venturesome east side
school boy, f1uttered in stiffening
breezes at the pier head of a nameless
jetty on the East river. The Atlantic
fleet in gala attire rides at anchor on
the wide North river. And between
the two rivers, with flowers and flags,
parades, addresses, cheers and tears,
New York observe Navy Day, in one
celebration paying homage to the sea
forces of the nation and commemorat-
ing the birthday of one of her most
sons - the late Theodore
Roosevelt.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
no ONE CAN ESCAPE TAXES
Attitude Toward Debt 70 commor,,.,,
Pretty Well Expressed BY
Farmer.

At the age Of eight or nine I was
taken on a voyage up the Mississippi
river to St Paul BY that time the
imposing river craft which Mark
Twain celebrated had mostly disap-
peared. Our boat was a modest AZ
Iair, but all the more fasclnatins To
me on that account because I could ex-
plore It more satisfactorily. / was
always slipping downstairs to see how
tne strange contrivance was operated.
especially at the crucial periods OF
making a landing and casting off. so
one OF my outstanding impressions
from the voyage was that the tech
nical language Of navigation consists
mainly Of Profanity. writes Witt Payne
IN the Saturday Evening POST.
Later on our village bank In Ne
DrasKa accommodated its patrons by
paying their taxes; and | discovered
that taxes were usually discussed with
tne same vocabulary as navigation. I
recall fiery-bearded farmer In tat.
tered garments to whom had lust
handed strip Of printed paper. He
heid 1t In one calloused hand, which
trembled with emotion. The other cal
loused hand clutched a tangle of red
Deard. Evidently the man was sur
charged with feeling. After a word
less moment he attempted to express
the feeling by exclaimIng plaIntiyely
That's simply hellIsh."
The printed slip Of paper was his
tax Dill. His taxes were more than
they had been the year before. Usu-
ally taxes were more than they had
been the year before, which three tax
payers out Of five regarded as a wan
Ion outrage. Since then I have heard
much discussion Of taxes. The red
bearded farmers comment pretty well
expresses the general attitude toward
them.
Always, everywhere taxes are an
affiiction. That is the basic fact about
them. Governments have been levyInR
taxes In one form or another. / sup
pose, for 10000 years; but in that
length Of time man hasn't really got
used to 1t. The world over he still
resarus tdXes, In the main, as a sort
OF robbery to which he must submit.
Now taxes are our most immediate,
obvious and familiar contribution to
the eommonweal. They are what we
chip In the general pot for the pur-
pose of carrying on the necessary col
lective enterprise of government.
Hence they illustrate, better and more
conclusively than anything else, our
natural, ingrained attitude toward the
collectivism. An old saying couples
death and taxes as the two things from
which there is no escape. Death has
been called our debt to nature. Taxes
are our most immediate and familiar
debt to the commOnweal. We pay the
one debt just about as cheerfully as
the other
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

A motion has been made bsfore the
supreme court to advance the case ON
appeal to that body from decision Of
Circuit Judge Wiley H. Potter holding
that Governor Russell had a right to
remove Insurance Commissioner Thos-
M. Henry for alleged embezzIement.
No decision has rendered in the suit
OF State Revenue Agent Stokes ".
Robertson against Commissioner Hem
ry for something like $4,000, alleged
shortage, in addition to the $29, 900 col
lected by the revenue agent heretofore
and paid into the state treasury. This
case is pending before Chancellor
Stricker, and 1t is understood that It
was amended some days ago by the
addition Of some $2,1OO of an addi-
tional shortage said to have been re.
Gently discovered as due the state by
Commissioner Henry and not paid In
to tfc state treasury.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
JAZZ AGE NEAR END,
Bo58ED HAIR TO GO,
SAYS PRESBYTERIAN

Atlantic City.-The age of jazz is
nearing its end, DR.. Lewis E. Nudge
of Philadelphia, state clerk of the
Presbyterian general assembly, says.
We will soon be living in the great
moral age without short skirts and roll
ed stockings, snuggle dancing, hir
pocket liquor and-Doctor Nudge in
cludes-bobbed hair. "The throwing
aside OF all restraint brought about by
the mingling of the sexes during the
war days is becoming passeJp he says.
This is indicated by the passing of
the short skirt and the return of long
hair. College dances, where jazz for
merly reigned, have changed and in
decent dancing and hip TASKS are sci.
dom seen at them now. The moral tone
OF the younger generation is steadily
improving, and we will soon see the
return to sober sanity"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Peits From Fur Farms.

1t is likely that the demand for furs
win be taken care Of at no distant date
by supplies Of pelts from "fur farms''
where the animals are bred under artI.
icisl conditions. This is already done
to considerable extent at the fox
farms established in different parts
Of this country and Canada and now
efforts are being made to cultivate
beavers under the same conditions
The latter have met with only partial
success There are some difficulties to
be overcome, but there Is no doubt
that with little more experience the
venture Of raising beavers WIN be prac.
deal.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Special Serum for snak. an.

Snake Lit is now treated with serum
obtained from immunized animals In
the same way as the anti-diphtheritic
or anti-tetanic serums. Hitherto, II
has been necessary to prepare serum
for the bite Of each kind Of snake.
For this purpose a large snake farm
is now operated In Brazil and another
Is about to be- established In India.
The discovery thar 1t Is possible TO
prepare serum that may be used for
the bites Of large number Of species
VIII give great impetus to this meth
cd Of treatment. We have no snake
farms In the United States, for the
number Of our poisonous species Is
small and the deaths from snake bite
are negligible, but the desIrablllty Of
one in India may be understood from
the fact that Of the 300 species found
there 68 are poisonous and are, on an
average, responsible every year for the
death of over 10000 persons. In addI-
tion. to countless anlmals.-Literary
Digest
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
JAPANESE EVACUATE SIBERIA
Allied Vessel To Remain Until chIts
Government Shall Have Been
Firmly Established

Toxic, Japan.-Troops of the Red
army representing the Far Eastern re
public Of Siberia are in complete pos
session of vladivostok. The last Of the
japanese soldiers evacuated the city
recently after handing over to the in.
vading Reds an inventory of the arms
left behind and the keys to the ware
houses containing them. Only Jap
anese staff captain remained to com.
piete the transfer of military stores.
The Japanese troops, who had been
embarking several days, left the 81
Derian port in ten transports, making
stately procession.
An American gunboat, British and
French cruisers and japanese warships
remain In the Vladivostok harbor to
protect foreigners until the Chita fore.
es have taken over the administration
and assumed responsibility for main.
tanning order.
The only japanese soldiers remain
ing on Russian soil are those In the
northern part of Sakhalien Island. But
the japanese public is demanding their
return also, as it is feared that resto-
ration of trade with Siberia will be i'm.
possible until this is accomplished.
A wireless message to the admiralty
says that both the Soviet government
OF Moscow and the government of the
Far Eastern republic at Ghita were rep
resented In the delegation that took
over the arms from the Japanese.
Peace reigned in the city as the
transports pulled out of the harbor,
and, as most of the white guards have
departed, no trouble is anticipated.
However, the American, British, French
and japanese warships still are riding
at their anchors off the city as pro.
lection to the nationals Of their coun.
tries.
Out of total of 10000 Japanese
who were living in Siberia year ago,
less than 1000 remain. About 1900
OF the remnant are at Vladivostok, and
there are a few hundred in the inte-
rior.
The Japanese foreign office has re-
ceiVed appeals for protection from for.
eigners whose governments are not
represented at Vladivostok, but the in.
reply has been that, with the
Of her troops, Japan is In
no position to accord protection to any
one and that their only hope lies in
an appeal to the consular body at
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
U. S. AID IS ASKED.
in EUROPEAN CRISIS
REQUEST TOUCHES ON EsTA5-
LlsHMENT or PEACE BETWEEN
TURKEY AND THE ALLIES
DEFEND GENOA CONFERENCE
Il Is Pointed Out That There Are
Important interests In Near East
In Which U. s. Is Interested

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. request tha
the United States actively participate
with the allied governments in the set
tlement of European difficulties, this
time involving the establishment Of
peace between Turkey and the allies
and the status of the Dardanelles anG
Bosphorus straits, was received by the
Washington government.
Its formal presentation by Sir Auck
land Geddes, the British ambassador
Count de Chambrun, for France, and
Charge Rossil, for Italy, was followed
by an authoritative statement from the
state department that this government
recently had instructed its ambassadors
in London, Paris and Rome to inform
those governments that it could not
officially participate in the Near East
conference at Lausanne, Switzerland
At the same time, it was pointed
out that there were important inter
ests in the Near East in which this
government was interested and treat
ment of these by the Lausanne con.
ferees, would be observed by American
representatives. Regarding the decis.
ion not to be represented through ap-
pointed delegates, it was said, the
United States has never been at war
with Turkey and therefore, did not
believe it could appropriately take
part in framing treaty Of peace with
hat nation in association with the al
lied conferees.
Secretary Hughes instructions to
Ambassadors Harvey, Herrick and
Child, 1t was understood, recounted
the interest of the United States in
subjects to come before the Lausanne
meeting for adjustment. Outstanding
among these were said to be that of
protection of racial and religious min
critics and other humanitarian con-
siderations, including those of the
great missions and educational insti-
tutions. Apart from these, but regard
ed as of equal importance to Americas
welfare in the Near East, was the
problem of opening the Dardanelles
and Bosphorus straits.
These considerations, the ambassa-
dors were informed, warranted this
country in observing closely the pro-
ceedings at Lausanne. The wish was
also said to have been expressed by
Secretary Hughes in his message to
the three diplomats, that opportunity
would be given American observers
principal men, who have the affairs of
those continents in charge, meeting
face to face to discuss them.
Mr.. Lloyd George defended the
Genoa conference, saying that although
1t did no achieve all that was hoped
for, it had produced a better atmos-
phere and caused Rumania, Poland.
Finland and Latyia to sign a peace
pact. ut was worth the six weeks
labor at Geneva to accomplish that and
that alone" he declared,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
UNION GIVES VIEWS
ON COAL TROUBLE
COMMENT AND SUGGESTIONS ARE
MADE IN REPORT FILED WITH
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE
ABSENT OWNERS ATTACKED
In Probing Labor Costs, Commission
Asked To Consider Annual,
Not Daily, Earnings

Washington.-A committee repre-
senting the United Mine Workers OF
America has filed with the United
States Coal Commission investigating
the industry report containing com
ment and suggestions. The document
made public was signed by Ellis
Searles, editor of the unions maga-
zine; John Moore, its legislative rep
resentative and Thomas Kennedy, a
Pennsylvania district president of the
organization and seeks to lay before
the commission the unions idea of
how it should conduct it's investiga-
ton and the objectiVes to be attained.
Absentee ownership Of coal mining,
the intrusion of profit taking middle
men in marketing, regulation Of coal
production and the survey Of trans.
portation and storage facilities avail
able for coal distribution, the report
emphasized should be investigated by
the commission. In a number of SUBJ
Jects about which the commission ask
ed views the committee withheld COM
ment asking further time for study
but gave assurance that all available
information would be presented when
called for.
The commission, through its own
avenues, should investigate the ex-
tent to which absentee ownership pre-
walls in the coal industry the re-
port said. "Ws believe this is an evil
that has much to do with the strained
relations and unfortunate conditions
which exist in the industry.
I'VE believe that the commission
should ascertain why it is that the
price of coal to the domestic consum-
er is always higher than the price to
railroads and other large purchasers
We believe this line could be develop
ed If the commission would inquire
into railroad contracts and the meth,
ods by which such contracts are
made"
In seeking production cost figures
the report suggested the. commission
should take up the question Of invest.
ment to see whether capitalization is
water upon which the coal consumer
is required to pay interest and diyi.
dends," as well as wages.
The commission. should ascertain
the actual mine cost of production" 1t
added, "and then compare that cost
with the price which the consumer
pays and find out who get the money
represented by those two figures"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
RULING Is REVERSED
ON VOTE FOR FORMER
PRESIDENT WILSON

Trenton, N 1.-THE ruling made
several days ago by the Mercer coun.
ty hoard of elections, which deprived
former President Woodrow Wilson from
voting in the state of New Jersey un-
der the absentee voters law, was re-
versed after further consideration by
State Attorney General McCran. The
decision of the attorney general is
passed on Supreme court ruling,
which holds that voters residence
is determined by his intention. Under
the decision Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson will
vote as citizens of Princeton, N. j,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
4Ex-eenvIet's RsIht To Hold office"

FEx-eenNict's RgIht To Hold office"
Madison, Wis.-The right of for
mer convict to hold public office and
the authority of state courts to oues-
ton the eligibility of nominees for the
legislature to place on the general
election ballot was questioned in ar
guments recently before the Wisconsin
supreme court. Joseph Barber seeks
to have his name printed on the No
vember general election ballot as Re
publican nominee for the state senate.
The Supreme. court assumed jurisdic-
tion Of the case when 1t issued an al
formative writ, Of prohibition, October
10, restraining Circuit Judge A. H.
Reid from proceeding further with a
suit started to keep the name of Bar
Der from the ticket of candidates.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Russ Ask Turk. For CO operatIor

Russ Ask Turks For Co Operation
Constantinople.-The Russian Soviet
government recently addressed note
to the Angora government with ref
erence to negotiations between an
American group of financiers and the
Kemalist authorities concerning the
construction by the Kemalists of rail-
ways In eastern Anatolio. The Mos
cow note points out that Russia is par
ticularly interested in matters of pub
lie utility in eastern Anatolia.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Bussons and Buckles From. p.Der

Buttons. buckles, ornaments used IN
trlpmlng hats, etc, have been made
In Austria from hard paper or card.
board by new process. recently de.
veloped to commercial state. The
articles are first made from the paper
and then lmpregnated with gelatin OF
solution Of varnlsh or lacquer and
then treated In bath OF formalde-
hyde, which hardens the gelatin. An.
other method Is to treat the paper
tlrst and then stamp che various ar.
ticles from 1t by special process
Exchange.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Flyer Arrested For vIolatIno Ar R,,l..

Chicago. -7Alston Kelly, the first avia-
tor arrested under Chicago's new n.y.
ing ordinance. was lectured and placed
on probation by Judge Eller in Engle-
wood court. Kelly was charged with
diving to within 500 feet Of the stands
OF the Chicago-Purdue football game
here, whereas the ordinance requires
flyers to keep their flight at least 1000
feet above the city. A druggist who
admitted engaging Kelly to drop hand
biNs advertising his drug store on
the football crowd was also placed On
probation.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
!" Blinds PIuek Feathers For vanity ,

Chicago, Women who remodel bird
feathers into strange and curious shapes
Tor their own ornamentation are only
copying. what certain species of birds
have been doing for generations, ac-
cording to Dr. Frank M. Chapman,
head OF the department of ornithoIogy
OF the American museum. who read a
paper before the American Ornitholo-
gists' union here. Doctor Chapman.
VINO recently returned from South
America, exhibited a number Of speci-
mems OF the genus momotus, or mot.
mot, which pulls ont its own feathers.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
One Miner Killed As Result Of Fire

Galesburg, Ill-one mine worker
was killed and three injured as a re-
suit of a fire in the hoist house and
horse shed near st. Augustine, thirteen
miles from here, one afternoon recent
ly. Joe Ackersen. forty-five years old,
died from suffocation when he and three
companions were trapped in the mine
by the smoke from the burning house.
Galesburg firemen saved the lives of
the three men. Ackersen was dead
when brought to the surface. However,
efforts were made to resuscitate the
man,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
CLEW 70 LOST ISLAND RACE
Prof. MacMIlIen Brown Examines 100
Stone Images In Easter Island
Which May Tell the story.

Sydney. PROF MacMillen Brown, q
noted PpIynesIan authority. has re-
turned from Easter island. which, he
says, Is the most Inaccessible place in
the world.
The huge cattle ranch there owned
By Valparaiso firm Is worked bY 300
natives and two whites. and u visited
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Find Man Guilty IN s25o. GOO rb.t,

Nashville. Tenn.-Joe Weller New
York east slider, charged with oonspir-
acy In connection with the theft of
$26O,O0O worth of platinum from the
OLD Hickory powder plant in 1920, was
found guilty on the second of three
counts in the indictment in federal
court here. The second count of the
Indictment charged Weller with having
actively aided in tisposing Of the plat.
mum after 1t had been stolen.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Says Tariff Bars Payment OF pebt

New York.-Payment of the allied
war debt to the United States will
be extremely difficult until America
removes its tariff barriers and permits
the importation of foreign goods, Sir
George Paish, British economist, said
in an address here: "The endeavor of
the American government to prevent
the import of goods and produce by
erecting tariff or other barriers for
the purpose of keeping out the goods
of other nations is action which l am
convinced the American people have not
fully considered" he said.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
Wide Fluctuations In Cotton Prices

New Orleans. After repeatedly max
ing new high levels for the season dur
ing the first half of the week ending
October 2S, the cotton market took on
something of a reactionary feeling, al
though on the close it again made
show OF strength. At the highest lev
els prices were So to II points over the
close OF the preceding week with De-
cember up to 1881 cents pound. on
the close December stood at 1886 with
the list at net gains of sS to AZ points.
In the spot department prices gained
2S points on middling in net result
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
suspects Arson.

BrookhEven.-Rupert Storm, who re-
sides on his farm northeast of Brook
haven, lost his large new barn by fire,
the second loss Of the kind he has suf-
fered within five months. The first
barn was burned after being filled
with the June crop Of oats. The fires
are believed to be the work of incen-
diaries, and Gant's bloodhounds. which
were brought here from Crystal
Springs, trailed horse and buggy
track for some distance. then lost the
scent.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04

London.-A far-reaching program.
pledging reorganization of the social
and economic system on a, more human
ltarian basis, more equal distribution
OF wealth, revision of the peace treaties,
independence for Egypt, self govern
ment for India, and general disarma-
ment has been put forward by the Brit
Ism labor party as platform in the
Forthcoming general election. This pro-
gram is embodied in manifesto, which
VIII serve as the grouped issue on
which the Labor party will go before
the people in the most aggressive cam
paign in its history.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-11-04
FootbaII Star FolIs Attemnted Hnla-lln

Chicago.-Herbert Elliott, ex-footbail
star, tackled two bandits, killing one
and wcunding the other when they tried
to hold him up. Elliott, ticket agent
at the stock yards district of the West
ern Indiana railroad, outwitted the hold
up men when they stuck him up for
$4,000 payroll which had been placed
In the safe to pay off yard employees.
According to Elliott, he ordered the
men away from the window Of his Of
flee when one of the bandits stuck a
gun in his ribs. Elliott shot the BAN
dit in the head, killing him instantly.