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The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05
Parent of Man Accused of Killing is
Sent to Hospital.

Waynesboro, Miss, March 81. =
Mrs. Keller, mother of Charles A.
Keller, who is accused of shooting
and killing George P. and C. L. Odom
and wounding A. J. Page and How
ard Norman at State Line Monday,
was tried by jury of lunacy and
sent to the insane hospital at Meri-
dian for treatment.
Mrs. Keller's mind seemed normal
when she appeared before the lunacy
jury but several witnesses testified
that recently she had been seen walk
ing in the woods in a nude condition
carrying shotgun and they thought
under the circumstances she should
be sent to the hospital for treatment.
Howard Norman, who was marshal
Of State Line at the time of the
shooting, died. at the Turner Hospital
in Meridian.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05
Business Houses Improved.

Summit, Miss, March 24.-H. X.
Dunn and o. ]. Lotterhos, two hold
ers OF business property in Summit,
have had their store buildings mod
ernized and improved. The Hyman
Mercantile Company has had one of
its store buildings remodeled and DR..
]. M. Curtis has moved in his stock
Of drugs. j. H. Kirchner has pur-
chased the house of Eugene Atkinson
and has occupied it. Enoch Williams
has bought the house of ]. c. Ford
and is improving it. e. A. Causey
has completed a new residence.
Mrs. John Foltz of New Orleans
has leased the large building former
ly known as the Foltz Hotel and will
open an up-to-date hotel.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05
FARM BUREAU HOLDS
MEETING SATURDAY
Truckers Sign Agreements to
Ship Co-operativeIy-Will
Standardize Grades.

The Farm Bureau held a meeting
Saturday to secure the truck grow
ers' agreement to ship their produce
comparatively through the Bureau.
Rev. N. F. Jacks presided Meade
Mathis, local agent of the Bureau,
Henry Legett, county demonstration
agent, S. P. Oliver, E. A. Herring and
others spoke in favor of this method
of handling truck, and urged the a.
doption of contracts for such ship
ping. The truck growers endorsed
the plan offered by signing the con-
tracts. They also agreed upon the
price at which the bureau is to sup
ply hampers, crates, shipping service,
etc. Competent inspectors will be
selected, and produce presented for
shipment will be rigidly graded. The
aim of the growers and Bureau is to
establish Brookhaven's place as a
market equal or superior to the older
trucking centers in adjoining coun-
ties. A spirit of optimism and con-
geniality pervaded the assembly. APP
probation of truck growers for the
"squeedunk" or whistle which warns
them of the approach Of cold wealth
er was expressed to the city govern
ment and business men.
The Farm Bureau has shipped
three car. loads of turnips at salts
factory prices, and within few days
English peas and carrots are expected
to mature in shipping quantities.
Cabbage in car lots is expected by
April 20. Better prices for turnips
are expected when other vegetables
can be packed with them in the car.
1t is estimated that three hundred
and fifty cars of truck will be ship
ped from Brookhaven, and the head
quarters of the Farm Bureau are
humming with activity.
Ellis Byrd has been employed as
bookkeeper.
About five hundred tons of fertili-
ger have been sold by the organiza-
tion to date, and more will be used
by growers of cotton.
While hampers and crates have to
be bought at present from plants in
Copiah county, it is expected that
the success of the trucking opera
tions will result in the establishment
of a local veneering plant.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05
DELINQUENT TAX
SALES PUT OFF
Mississippi Legislature Rushes
Measure to Stop Monday
Action.

A notable feature of the Saturday
afternoon session of the House was
the passage of the Senate bill extend-
ing the time for sales of lands for
delinquent taxes from the first Mon
day in April until the first Monday in
May. The bill got through just Sin
the nick Of time. as these sales, both
state and municipal were scheduled
under the former law to take place
Monday.
In order to speed up action and
get out the word in time to stop the
sales advertised for Monday. the bin
was enrolled prior to It's passage by
the House and Governor Russell, who
previously promised to give it his
signature, approved the measure
within few moments after the
House roll call. Secretary Of State
Power, and his clerical force were at
work until late hour sending out
certified copies OF the new law to the
tax collectors of the various counties.
It was feared that In some instanc-
es these certified copies would not
reach the county seats in time to
prevent sales. Many legislators sent
kilograms back home to the tax-col-
Electors. notifying them.
ri was a physical impossibility for
the secretary Of state to send certi-
fed copies to the tax collectors OF
municipalities, and In many of the
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05
TEACHERS ELECTED
FOR CITY SCHOOLS
Edgar S. Bowlus Chosen Super
intendent - Other Facul-
ty Members.

There were just fifteen applica~
tions before the School Board for the
office of Superintendent of City
Schools at its last meeting. The ma
jority of the applicants appeared in
person and only one, Mr.. Edgar S.
Bowlus, of Aberdeen, held the M. A.
degree. He is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Maryland. Mr.. Bowlus
was elected. He is a gentleman in
his early thirties and has a wife and
two children He will locate in
Brookhaven about Junesfirs After
his arrival several vacancies in the
faculty will be filled.
The following members of the fac
ulty were elected 49,
e. S. Bowlus, superintendent.
Elmer e. Jeter, Principal.
D.. L. Blackwelder, Physical Direc-
tor.
Elizabeth Baugh. Home Science
Teacher.
High School Teachers.-MissE Eu-
nice-Anding;;; Miss Mamie Harris,
Miss Lucille Harris, Miss ANNA Cain.
Grammar School Teachers Miss
Mamie Martin, Miss Emmie Greer,
Miss Jessie Greer, Miss Mamie War
mack, Mrs. Vara Ross, Miss Ruby
Parsons. Miss Ruby Newman, Mrs.
Bert Smith.
Primary Teachers. - Miss Anne
Deeell, Supt.; Miss Lula Sasser, Mrs.
Henry Legett, Miss Annie Cranberry,
Mrs. Maurice Reeves Miss Ruth
Jones. Mrs. Robt. Bee, Miss Annie
Burns.
School No. 2 tPearlhaven. Miss
Myrtle Blue, Miss Maud Middleton.
An average reduction of eleven
per cent was made in salaries. The
Board ruled that to each teacher
who attends a university or college
summer school for the full six weeks
term there will be given one hundred
dollars payable at the close of the first
school month of the ensuing session.
Hon. T. Brady is president of the
School Board and Mr.. w. L. Finney,
secretary.
BOARD MEETS WITH COLORED
PEOPLE.
Last night there were about two
hundred colored people at the City
Hall to meet the School Board and
talk over school matters. After a
great deal of discussion it was de-
cided to retain Prof. Gullage" who
has been principal of the, Brookha-
ven Colored School for twenty-seven
years and has been of untold service
to his race and to this community
where he has always stood on the
side of good morals and law and or
DER
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05

Z Capt. Richard Pearson Hobson, re-
nowned naval hero and Americas S
greatest soldier orator will speak at
the Methodist church in Brookhayen,
Monday evening, April II. The lee
ture will be free.
For years Capt. Hobson has been
one of Americas greatest Chautau-
qua celebrities. He is laso an author
of distinction.
Capt. Hobson served eight years In
Congress. He has the honor Of hav-
ing introduced the original measure
for the Prohibition Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States
and he was in charge Of that reso-
luton when 1t was first voted upon.
AS champion of Prohibition, Nation
al and World-Round, his eloquent
voice has been heard in every state
in the union repeatedly.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05
KILLS STEPFATHER,
YOUNG WOMAN SAYS
Supposed Killing Follows Row
Over Splitting Up of
Family.

Meridian, Miss, April 2. - Mrs.
Lottie Maxwell, 20 years old, is in
Jail here, having been arrested this
evening following her alleged confess
sion that she had killed her step
father. A. c. Gould, last Thursday
morning at the Gould home, three
miles east of Graham's Switch In this
county.
1t was reported at the time of the
killing that Gould had lost his life
by the accidental discharge of his
pistol. Late Saturday, Tom Maxwell,
81 years old, and Lee Fairchilds, 15
years old, the latter stepson
of Gould. who were at the Gould
home when Gould's death occurred,
were arrested as suspects, brought
to Meridian and placed in Jail.
This morning Sheriff John M. Mar
tin and District Attorney Martin
Miller again visited the home, where
after they had closely questioned
Mrs. Lottie Maxwell, Sheriff Martin
states, Mrs. Maxwell finally admitted
having fired the fatal shot with a
shotgun that belonged in the house.
According to the sheriff, the
young wife, who is the older of three
children of Mrs. Gould by former
marriage, the other two being Mrs.
Tom Maxwell, II years old. and Lee
Fairchilds, Is years old, stated that
her stepfather and her mother were
about to separate. They had decided
upon division of their belongings,
except that Mr.. Gould had expressed
determination of taking with him a
child by marriage to her mother, a
little four-year-old girl, according to
Mrs Maxwell's story.
When he attempted to carry out
this determination Thursday morn
ing, Sheriff Martin says Mrs. Max
well told him. she grabbed up shot
gun, stuck the muzzle of the wea-
pom close to his body and fred, the
entire contents entering just below
the left shoulder blade, causing in
stant death.
Sheriff Martin stated that after
the killing, according to the young
WomanS s ADMISSION, her young step
brother, Lee,' was induced to carry
the shotgunu to a nearby creek and
throw it into the water, after which
the plot to have it appear that the
death Of Gould was due to an acci-
dent, was planned.
The plot probably would have been
successful had it not been that before
the body of the dead man was buried |
a post mortem was held and the dis
covery made that his death was not
due to a pistol wound as claimed,
but to a shotgun wound the sheriff
said.
Tom Maxwell and Lee Fairchilds,
who were arrested as suspects, will I
be released on bond to appear as wit
nesses when the trial of Mrs. Max
we'll is held, it was stated by Sher-
iff Martin, who also said that he did
not think there would be any other
arrests, since the admissions made
by Mrs. Maxwell.
Mrs. Maxwell was separated from
her husband.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05
HUSBAND SHOOTS WIFE,
C0MPANION-KILLS SELF
Triple Tragedy Enacted in Claiborne,
Louisiana = Wounded Pair
DYING.

Claiborne, La, April 2. Ralph
Coster and woman whose identity
has not been definitely established
were shot and probably mortally
wounded tonight by William Camp
bell who then turned the gun on
himself and ended his own life. Ply
sicians stated that the injured couple
in all probability would not live thru
the night.
The shooting occurred in the road
in front of rooming house where
it is alleged Coster and the woman
had been living as man and wife.
The authorities have information
which leads them to believe that the
woman was the wife of Campbell.
A note found on Campbell's body
road as follows:-
Found them on Vaudeville road
living as man and wife. His name
is Ralph Coster, 1921 North Clai-
borne street, New Orleans. Her peo-
pie at 1861 N. Dorgenois street"
This note was written on a scrap
of paper, and found on the body of
Campbell, gave the apparent motive
for the killing.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05
SIAMESE TWINS DIE
WITHOUT OPERATION
Relatives Refused to Permit 1t
Seven Minutes Between
Deaths.

Chicago.-Josefa and Rosa Black,
the Siamese Twins, died early today.
They died as they were born and as
they had lived-together No opera
ton was attempted to prevent their
death.
DR.. Benjamin Breakstone, chief
SURGEON of the hospital, said Josefa' S
death occurred at 2:25 a. M, and Ro-
sa's at 1892.
The end of one of the strangest
cases known to medical science came
about 1880 o'clock this morning. At
two o'clock DR.. Benjamin Breakstone
announced that he could no longer
feel the pulse of either and that
death was matter Of moments. He
also declared that an operation which
had been contemplated to save the
life of one should the other die,
would be useless, as each twin was
beyond saving.
Through yesterday and last night
Dr.. Breakstone and other physicians
had pleaded with Franz Black, bro
ther of the twins and with Franz
Black, 12-year-old son of Rosa, to
permit the operation. Under the
state law of Illinois an operation may
not be performed without the con-
sent of relatives. Both the brother
and son refused to agree to the op-
Grafton.
DR.. Breakstone believes that if the
operation had been permitted he
might have saved the life of Rosa.
Rosa, who was conscious most of
the time, also opposed the operation
and pleaded with physicians to al
low her to die.
''If Josefa dies there is nothing for
me to live for" Rosa said.
Josefa was kept alive for many
hours by artificial respiration. Rosa
gradully became weaker and physi-
clans finally despaired of saving the
life of either.
BECAME ILL TWO WEEKS AGO.
The twins became i'll about two
weeks ago, each suffering from
jaundice. They had about recovered
when relapse occurred and two
days ago their lives were virtually
despaired' Of
Born in Cvecho-Slovakia, 43 years
ago, the twin had travelled in Eu-
rope for many years. Several years
ago they came to the United States,
They had been appearing here in
vaudeville for several weeks prior to
their illness.
The two were joined together al
the hip by structure of bone and
tissue. Many noted surgeons had ex-
amined them with the view of de-
termining the possibility of separat-
ing them by a surgical operation. The
verdict has always been that such
an operation was likely to cause the
death of one or both of them. AL.
though Joined together, physicians
said each one had separate, indi.
vidual body with only two or three
organs in common. Throughout theil
illness, it was noticed that, although
i'll with the same condition, mani
tested different physical reactions
such as temperature. respiration and
pulse beats.
BY their work in vaudeville ard
in museums, the twins had accumu.
lated fortune of 5000. 900. It Il
expected that the son of Rosa an6
the brother of the two will inherit
this, although the twins left no will
SO far as has been learned.
Rosa was married and was ths
mother of one son. Little is knowr
in this country concerning the mar
riage or the husband, who is under.
stood to have died. The SON is .
normal boy, physicians declare, HI
was at the bedside when death came
and wept silently.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05
Youths in Assault Case Freed.

Magnolia, Miss, March 81. = Sid
ney McEwen and Lonnie Brister, two
youths tried in District Court here
this week on charges of criminal as
sault and violation of the age Of
consent, were acquitted when the
jury brought in a verdict of not
guilty today.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05
Wesson Elects Marshal.

Wesson, Miss, March 31.-In a
special election held here yesterday
to elect town marshal to fill out
the unexpired term of John ]. Furr,
deceased, Porter P. Channell got 81
votes and his opponent, B. F. Talbert
got as, electing Mr.. Channel by a
majority of six votes. The primary
election for the nomination of all
town officers for two years will be
in August.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05

Kings Daughters Hospital gets
all profit from aluminium sale
Thursday, April 6, at Brookhaven
Hardware Store.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05
S. J. Douglass, Dies at Wesson.

Hazlehurst, Miss, March 31.- s..
J. Douglass, of Wesson, 75 years old
who for fifty-five years had been a
prominent business man of this coun-
ty, died at his home. He was an un-
Gle of Geo. w. Douglass, formerly of
this city, but now merchant at
Greenwood. Burial was made in the
Wesson Cemetery, funeral services
being conducted by the Baptist pas
tor.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05

Better Printing at The Leader.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05

UP WITH ALL THE LOCAL NEWS
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-05

FROM LEADER ADVERTISEMENTS
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
HARDING coNGRATULATES
BRAZIL ON CENTENNIAL

President Harding has sent Il
message of congratulation to the
President Of Brazil on the occasion
of the opening of the centennial of
Brazilian independence at Rio de
Janeiro. Acting Secretary of State
Phillips also sent message Of fe'
licitation to the Brazilian ambassa.
dor, Augusta Cochrane de Alencar.
The Presidents message said, in
part: I'm addition to the assurances
of friendship and good will which /
have charged the American special
mission to convey to you on behalf
of the Government and people Of the
United States, I desire to offer to
your excellency my individual con.
gratulations and best wishes on this
memorable occasion, and to express
the great pleasure which is given to
me personally by review of the
splendid progress and achievements
Of Brazil during century OF inde.
pendence."
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
FUND FOR FRYE
FAMILY now IS
CLOSE To $500
Two Anonymous Contributions
From ''Friends" Head
Receipts for Today.

The voluntary fund being sub.
scribed by washingtonians for the
family of Samuel Frye, Seat Pleas.
ant grocer's clerk who was shot
by a negro highwayman August 10,
is drawing close to the $500 mark.
Contributions received for the
fund today totaled $27 and brought
the fund to $477.50. Two anony-
nous contributions for $40 each
headed the list. One was signed,
Two Friends" and the other "A
Friend"
Edwin Shuttle, proprietor of
stand 320 at the Center Market,
sent in q contribution Of IS. This
brings the total contributions from
standholders and employees at this
market to $50.
A contribution of 81, sent in with
out any means of Identification and
with a one-line note In green ink,
please add the pittance enclosed
to Mrs. Frye fund" came in this
morning.
Mrs. X. e. l.. sent in 81, bring,
ing the total anonymous contribu.
tions Of the day to $22.
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
MOTORCYCLE. OFFICER
SEEKS MISSING SON

Motorcycle Policeman A. c. Belt
of the Seventh precinct. has asked
his brother officers to be on the look.
F1out for his son, Spencer Belt, thir.
teen years old, who has been missing
from his home at Connecticut ave,
nue. and Huntington streets, Chevy
Chase, since yesterday morning. The
boy was sent on an errand to a
grocery about half a mile distant
from. his home and has not been
heard of since. The father spent
the night and early morning securing
the roads on his motorcycle, but he
failed to find any trace of the boy.
Mrs. Belt. the youngsters mother, is
prostrated.
The boy is described as being of
medium build, with brown eyes and
brown hair and looking about two
wears older than he is. He was wear
ing a college cap of orange and black.
brown trousers, brown canvas shoes
and black stockings. He did not
have a coat. He may have been
given a ride by a motorist. as he
was in the habit of asking for a
lift" when sent on errands.
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
MT. RAINIER CARNIVAL
WILL CLOSE SATURDAY

Mt. Rainier's September carnival,
a project which caused much wrang.
ling between the volunteer fire de.
partment and the Community
Brotherhood, its respective propo.
nents and antagonists, and the hold.
ing of which was finally authorized
by the common council, will come to
a successful close tomorrow night
with a prize dance and other attrac.
tive finale features.
The object for which the affair
was arranged, liquidation of the debt
standing against the town hall, will
have been achieved when all cash re.
turns are in, the hackers believe
When the subject was broached
several months ago, there was a loud
outcry from the reform element of
the town. who inveighed against the
holding Of the carnival, and as siren.
uous support by the volunteer blaze
fighters, whose fame has spread
throughout Prince Georges county.
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
COMMANDER
Of MAYFLOWER
To Be RELIEVED
Presidents Naval Aide May
Get Diplomatic Post in
" Near Future.

Comdr. Ralston s.. Holmes, com
mander of the Presidential yacht
the Mayflower, and naval aide to
the President since 1920, will be
relieved of those duties early next
month, and will probably be as
signed as attache to some diplomatic
post.
Commander Holmes was gradu
ated from the Naval Academy in
1903, having been appointed to the
academy from New York. He was
born In 1882. He has had twelve
years sea service, serving as execu'
tive officer on the Idaho just prior
to his assignment to the Mayflower.
Commander Holmes commanded
the Mayflower on the occasion of the
visits of numerous foreign person
ages to this country during the
past two years, and took a conspicii.
Gus part in the entertainment Of
Presidential guests while they were
aboard the vessel, especially on trips
to Mt. Vernon.
As naval aide to the President, the
commander has officiated at the
principal functions at the White
House during the past two years.
Commander Holmes succeeded
Commander Osborn. who was eXecu'
tive officer Of the Mayflower for a
short time. Commander and Mrs.
Holmes live at 1884 p street north.
west. ..-
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
CEODET|C HEAD
ENTERTA|NSON
SHIP TONIGHT
Newspapermen and Statesmen
to Be Guests at Open House
Aboard Pioneer.

Herbert Hoover, Secretary of
Commerce, member of Congress
and newspapermen will be guests
of Col. Z. Lester Jones, director Of
the United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey, from 5 to 7
o'clock tonight at a reception on
the bureaus new vessel. the
Pioneer, which is now at the Light
house dock, at the Foot of Four
and One.half street southwest.
The Pioneer, formerly the u. s.
s. Osprey, was built by the Navy
in 1918 for mine laying and was
used in connection with the re-
moval Of the North sea mine bar.
rage. The vessel was transferred
to the Coast and Geodetic Survey
last spring and has been recondi.
toned for photographic surveying.
The boat will leave shortly for
the Pacific coast. 1t will remain
near Southern California until next
March, when ii goes TO Alaska.
Another vessel of the same type,
the Discoverer, has left for the Pa
cific coast. A third vessel, the
Guide, is being reconditioned in the
Boston Navy Yard.
Colonel Jones said yesterday that
the Pioneer will be a big aid in the
work of the Coast and Geodetic
Survey. -.
The Pioneer is $50 feet in length,
SO feet, inches in breadth and at
draft of 10 feet has a displace-
ment of 900 tons. The motive
power is furnished by a triple ex.
pansion steam engine of 1,400 in
dicated horse power. Two Scotch
type boilers are fired by oil fuel for
which there is a storage capacity
for 1850 gallons.
Capt. Richard r. Lukens will
command the vessel, and r. T.
Adams will be executive officer.
There will be eleven officers and a
crew of fifty.three men.
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
JAMESL.bEACH
ENDS LIFE WITH
PISTOL BULLET
Despondent Over Death o
Wife, Retired Farmer
Is Suicide,

Despondent because of the death
Of his wife. who died about three
weeks ago, James l.. Beach, sixty
two years old. 732 Third street
southeast, shot himself in the head
early this morning. He was found
in the basement of his home by his
son, J. L. Beach, machinist.
When DR.. J. A. Potter, 800 Second
street southeast, was called in he
pronounced the man dead. Beside
him lay a .32-caliber revolver. .,
Beach had owned a farm In. Vir'
ginia, but he retired about two
years ago. He came to Washington
to live with his SON. DIR. Potter said
Beach had been complaining for
some time, but that he was able
to get about until the time Of his
tragic death.
Besides the son, eight daughters,
one Of whom lives in Detroit
survive him.
The Washington times., 1922-09-08
PlNEY BRANCH SUSTAINED
BY COURT IN SCHOOL CASE

Sustaining the petition Of mem
bers of the Piney Branch Citizens
Association and individual property
holders Of that neighborhood. pro.
testing the location of the school
for tubercular children on the
Upshur street site. Justice Bailey,
of the District of Columbia Su.
preme Court yesterday dismissed the
petition of the District Commis-
sioners to review the courts former
finding enjoining and restraining
the Commissioners from locating
the school at the place in question" "