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The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
WALTER CLARE Grows SARCASTIC

At a gathering of delegates to the
State Tax Convention, Bilbo, who Is
said to be pluming himself for another
Term as Governor, was urging cautious
ness:-
do not cut the salary of the gov
ernor," he said. 1T is impossible for
the governor to live decentIy on $4,000
a year, the former salary" Governor
Russell is receiving $4,000
Delegate Walter Clark Of Clarksdale,
was recognized by the chair at the close
Of Bilbo's talk and said in parts
The only people who are making
any more are those who are feeding ut
the public trough. There can be no
question but that it is essential that we
curtail expenses in every way. Many
salaries, under present conditions, must
unquestionabiy be reduced. In refer
ence to the remarks of the former gov
eIuor of Mississippi. who says that the
governor cannot live decently on SAL
airy Of $4,000 per year. I-have only to
say that there seems to be some ques-
ton as to whether or not he can live
decently atalL"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
PARDONS BLAMED IN
RUsSELL-BILBO ROW
Candy, sorsby ana Goldsby Cases are
Recalled at Jackson--anay Have
Caused split.

jackson, Miss, Feb. 10.-The ques-
tion has been asked frequently during
the last several months whats the
matter with Bilbo and Russell?" or
whats come between Russell and Bill
boz" During the past week. since the
first day of the filing of the 100000
suit against Governor Russell these or
similar questions have been heard time
and again.
1t has been understood here that Rus
sell and Bilbo fell out over pardons.
The first ever heard Of split between
them was about the time the Supreme
Court affirmed the findings Of the court
below. and ordered one Candy hanged
for murder in South Mississippi coun-
ty. Bilbo wanted to prevent Gandys
death on the gallows. it is ssaid but
Russell could not see 1T that way. and
refused to grant the pardon. and thus.
for the first time, II is said, incurred
the enmity of his political friend and
ally.
Later the Sorsby case bobbed up
Sorsby had done some "meritorious
act" on the convict farm and the pris-
ON authorities thought that he should
be rewarded as ordinary convicts are
rewarded for savings state property,
preventing escapes of other convicts.
putting down fires, mutiny and rebel
lions. But this was different from the
Candy case. Sorsby had friends and
relatives who, 1t is said. arranged to
pay Bilbo fee If he succeeded in get
ting him out Of the penitentiary.
During his term as governor, Bilbo
had abundant opportunity to pardon
Sorsby. but he did not Sorsby had
murdered Charles Fitzgerald, one Of the
most careful inspectors ever employed
by the postoffice department. His
pardon then or now would have caused
a greater sensation than has the Ming
Of the Birkhead suit, and Governor
Russell refused to be party to a par
don.
It is said at the time that Bilbo and
Russell had some sharp words over the
Sorsby matter. Friends Of Bilbo went
to see the governor about the pardon.
but they did not accomplish anything
except to help widen the growing
breach between their two factionai
leaders.
Meanwhile there were other pardons
supported by Bilbo and refused. one Of
these was the celebrated Goldsby case,
it is said.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
MUCH WASHING.

One soap company in this country has
made public it's annual statement of
sales and profits. In it's fiscal year, end
ing, which was marked by much depre-
citation in more than half of the year,
the Proctor & Gamble Soap Company
rolled UP sales of over $12O, 900, 900 or
more than $10.00O,O00 month. Its op-
Grating profits were $3,729,55S, but de-
probation in the value of raw materials
and other property on hand, cut down
it's surplus, accumulated through many
years, from more than $40,O0O,000 to
little over $40, 1000, 900.
All of these figures prove this coun-
try is much given to washing. One
immigrant official stated that better
than literary test as to prospective
American fitness for admission to this
country is the attitude with which he
views a bath.
But the statistics of Proctor & Gam
BILE (but one of dozen immense soap
ffrms) mean a prodigious amount of
cleaning hands and faces, clothing and
utensils. If all of the soap-making COM
panies were to publish the figures which
measure their industry it would GER
tainly seem that America had passion
for suds and scrubbing.
In truth we do fight dirt as a people,
as well as any other nation does. That
may not be saying much, but it means
something to keep at the head of the
procession in the exceedingly important
matter of cleanliness.
AS for the remarkable business done
by Proctor & Gamble, it is triumph
first of ALL of persistent, intelligent
and liberal advertising. The whole bu-
siness world agrees to that. There is
no merchant of note or manufacturer
of Importance who would argue serious
ly that the enormous sale of their soap
company could have been made with
out the-copious and extensive use of
printers ink.-Louisiana Sun.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15


The Smith-Towner Education Bill
proposes establishment of federal de-
partment of education headed by a sec
retary of education who will-be MEM
Der of the presidents cabinet New de-
partment would absorb present bureau
OF education and department of inter-
ior. Work would include Investigations
regarding illiteracy, education of immi-
grants, public school education, physi-
cal education. preparation of teachers
for public schools, and such other mat
ters as, in judgement of secretary,
might require attention and study. An
nuaI appropriation of s10o,OOo,o0O is
asked for FIVE specific purposes: for
removal Of eilliteracy $500, 900; for A.
REORGANIZATION Of foreigners $500, 600;
for physical education. health and SAN
itation. $4,000. 600; for training teach
ers. $15.0oO.OOO; for partial payment of
teachers salaries, promotion of general
education especially rural education,
and equalization Of educational opportu-
mites $50.o00.O0O. Bill lapsed in last
congress but is being revived in present
one
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
NEW sra1r NEWS.


We~were all vsry glad to see the
bright sunshine again. after so much
dreary weather.
District Deputy Edgar Green Of the
Woodmen Of the World. lectured to us
Saturday afternoon ON the subjects
Cows Make Farming More Profitable. I"
Miss Corinne curwin. a teacher of
Norfield spent the weekend with her
Faunt. Mrs. NJ. o. Grantham, and was a
welcomed visitor in our school, satur-
day afternoon.
Mrs. }. G. Burgess has been III this
week.
Colds are raging in our school now.
Some 50 severe that number Of pu-
pills have been absent from school this
week
Mrs Clara Wooley and Miss Lula Mae
Womack had the pleasure Of attending
the banquet Brookhayen Woodmen Hall
Thursday evening.
Miss Ella Day spent the weekend 1t
home.
Every one from New Sight reports
delightful time on the trip to Heuckls
Friday afternoon. Even though we
We're defeated In the ball game We have
not given up hopes. instead We are
looking forward with mach zeal ana an
ticipation to game with Arlington. ID
be played at Brookhavep, Saturday.
Feb. II.
-Reporters.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
POLITICS IN OKLAHOMA.

1.-THE demonstration in the superior
court room of Okmulgee county. today
following the discussion of the grand
jury is a positive disgrace" said Gov
ernor Robertson. of Oklahoma.
'"rhe partisan feeling engendered as
the result of the activities of that body
only serve to confirm the impression
that has prevailed that the jury was
more concerned to ruin certain public
men who differ politically from a ma
jority Of the members of the jury and
to immunize others who were liable to
criminal prosecutions in connection with
recent bank failures in that county,
than it was in Strengthening out the
tangled affairs of the failed banks in a
manner that would protect the interests
Of the depositors."
And so it is demonstrated there is
politics otherwheres than in Mississip-
pl, seeking to satisfy it's own capacious
NAV rather than to honor its State or
the people.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
THE OUTLOOK coon ron
SPRING IRISH RoTAToEs
instructions for Handling Crop-zow
to Prevent scah and Destroy
Potato Beetles.

Conditions are. such the spring Irish
potato crop should sell for reasonably
good price. Last years potato crop
was short and there are not SO many
potatoes in storage this spring.
The Lincoln County Farm Bureau has
purchased for farmers of the county
who wish to plant potatoes some Maine
Fancy Bliss Triumphs for seed. These
are the very best seed potatoes which
can be bought and the price is reason
able. Only the very best seed should
be used. There are seed potatoes on
the market which are not at all suit
able for seed potatoes. Be careful to
buy the right kind Of seed in the be-
ginning. At least ten bushels of good
seed should be used to each acre. 1t is
false economy to buy poor seed or to
plant too few seed to the acre.
All seed should be treated before
planting in order to control scab which
causes great loss to potato growers
every year. The treatment is not diff
ficult and not expensive. Treat all
planting seed as follows:-
Mix one pine Il pint) Of formalin
with thirty 500 gallons of water (For-
malin can be gotten at the drug stores).
Soak the seed potatoes before cutting
in this solution for two hours. Then
spread out in the shade to dry before
cutting
1t is best to plow the land for pota-
toes early and get the seed bed into
good condition before planting. Three
foot rows are about the right distance
fracb candu lnaSp1- soil ie ooad
In fetrilizing do not use fresh stable
manure as this will favor the growth
of scab. A good mixture is 500 pounds
Of 16 per cent acid phosphate, 200
pounds of Nitrate of Soda, 200 pounds
of per cent Cotton Seed Meal and 100
pounds of Potash. The Lincoln County
Farm Bureau can help you to get the
very best fertilizers for all crops. See
the manager.
The p1anting-date set for this year is
from February 14th to the 18th. Every
farmer who is going to plant for mar
ket should plant during this time so as
to have all potatoes ready for market at
the same time. Cut the potatoes so
that each piece to be planted will have
at least two good eyes.
After the first cultivation when the
plants are young cultivate often and
light Keep the crust broken so as to
keep the moisture under the dust mulch
formed by cultivating.
The Potato Beetle often scares farm
ers but this insect is easily controlled
If you begin in time. Paris Green or
Arsenate of Lead will kill all the beetles
if properly applied. Use two pounds
of powder or five pounds of paste Ar
senate of lead to 100 gallons of water
and spray all of the plants thoroughly
with this muxture.
In digging potatoes handle them with
care and never let the sun shine direct
ly on them.
Henry Legett. County Agent.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
PICTURE cnNsOHsH1p.

The debate in the Senate Wednesday
on the bill creating a State Board of
Censors, was one of the liveliest Of the
session. During the discussion one
member remarked that movieland has
never screened a more sordid story than
that which has filled the newspapers
during the past few days concerning the
governor of Mississippi.
The bill as finally passed provides
for board Of three censors at salary
of $2,40o per year, to be appointed by
the governor, on recommendation of the
chief justice of the supreme court, one
on recommendation of the state super
intendent Of education, and a third on
recommendation Of the Mississippi Fed
GRAFTON Of Women's Clubs.
The expense Of censorship is to be
paid out of fees collected on reels, the
amount to be fixed by the board.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
Secretary Old Ladies' Home Pleads for
Inmates.

The date of the Annual Convention,
April 13. of the Old Ladies' Home AS
sociation is fast approaching and the
Board of Managers urges those interest
ed over the State to begin early the
collection of the one dollar annual dues.
The new annex which is nearing COM
pletion will enable us to double the
capacity of the Home, so much great
er amount than we Rave had heretofore
will be needed for its support
As our President recently SAID we
earnestly desire to "belt the State" in
the collection of the $1.O0 from every
woman who is able to give it, for this
necessary support of the Home.
Will you not secure help-as much. as
is needed-and try to get this dollar
from all over your county--the count
try as well as the towns? Give every
woman the opportunity to help these
unfortunate old women, some of whom
would literally starve, if not cared for
at the Home. We will be helpless with
out the aid of the women over the
State
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
Representative Of Artists Speaks In
jackson.

SeNSASSeAa
Miss Harshbarger: representative of
the Association Of American Artists re-
Gently delivered. an address at Jackson.
According 20 her statement the nnu-
steal education of the American public
has been greatly neglected. mot more
than five per cent Of the American
people, who are commonly called high
brow musicians, get the real benefit
from artists of America, while the 9th
er ninety-fve per cent are practically
without any beenft at ALL"
In explaining the remedy for this she
stated that It was necessary to go back
to the fundamentals in music as 1t was
in religion or any other subject. 1t
was necessary, she said, to educate the
people not to individual artists, but to
q taste for the great musical works as
such. She emphasized the Importance
of the phonograph companies and their
records and pointed out the advantages
to be gained by featuring the works of
the great composers rather than by fea-
turing the artists as is done today. The
speaker praised the group Of the Chami-
made Club and the other organizations
III JdChSOn tIldl nave kept dllVe the IN
terest in music in the Capital City
Brookhaven's Peripatetic Club and
Climbers Club deserve mention along
the same line while Whitworth's Com
servatory of Music, directed by Miss
McVoy has done more than all the rest
in the musical education Of the COM
munity.
At present our developing love of mu-
sic is demanding 'year-round, perma-
nent home made music" such as Judge
]. B. Holden of the State Supreme
Court advocated at the meeting at the
State Capital for ready service at pub-
lie gatherings. Brookhayen now has
two brass bands and two orchestras
practising toward perfection, and able
at the same time to- fill out the silent
periods of various meetings held here
their numbers enlisting an abiding In
terest in the progress of their attain
ment. ~
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
FINE EXAMPLE FOR ALL CIRCUIT
JUDGES.

Judge G. Wood Magee is serving as
Special Judge in the courts of Judge
A. E. Weathersby who is critically i'll.
The special judge is pursuing a course
that should be followed by all our cir
cult and Federal judges, if courts are
counting on the enforcing of our laws.
He rightly charges large percentage
of the crime of today is traceable to
the use Of liquor asserting that 'care-
ful analysis of his own practice show
ed the proportion to be 991s per cent"
This being the case Judge Magee has
every Grand Juryman and every Petit
JCryman to swear that he has not taken
a drink of intoxicating liquor in the
past five years.
He proceeds upon the hypothesis that
since intoxicants were outlawed by our
state over five years ago that any man
who had used it within that time be-
came thereby a partner in the violation
of the law of his state and is thereby
disqualified from participation in the
prosecution of other violators Of the
law.
If 80 per cent Of the cases to come
before court for stealing sheep all of
US would agree that no man should be
permitted to sit on the jury of that
court who had feasted upon the mutton
from those stolen sheep knowing that it
was stolen. Even so the man who, un-
der our present liquor laws, drinks the
product Of the moonshiner sand bootleg
ger is a partner with them and there
fore should be debarred from jury du-
ty both in our State and Federal courts.
hope that all of our Circuit Judges
and also our Federal Judges will fol-
low Judge Magee's example
Let those who read this who are
in close touch with some one of our
Judges, call his attention to it and urge
that he pursue this course.
Especially let our Anti-Saloon League
officers call the attention of our Feder-
al Court Judges to TT. ]. Moore.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15

Speaker Conner has introduced res
olution to amend the Constitution of
the State so that all elective officers
will be subject to the recall The Con-
ner resolution simply authorizes the
legislature to enact recall bill, and
leaves out the judges. Representative
Gore Of Webster secured the adoption
of an amendment including the judges
and chancellors and Circuit Judges.
The resolution passed the House three
times, and now goes to the Senate for
action.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15

The leading nations were obsessed
with, the idea that preparedness would
prevent war and they engaged in. a
mad rivalry that deluged the world
with blood. Anger was still hot when
the treaty was framed. Now the NOR
al sense of the nations has been added
to their fear Of universal bankruptcy;
they have faced about and are march
ing toward the only peace that is
possible. peace through friendship and
co-operatfon.-W. J. Bryan.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
Sunday sonoo1 Attenaanoa uonoraa.

The pictures of two sisters of Brook
haven who nave made remarkable re-
cords in attendance at the Baptist Sum
day School, appeared in the Church Bull
letin of last Sunday. The honor-pu-
pills were Misses Anna Wheeler and Car
rie Lee Byrd, daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Byrd. The former, as has
been stated before in The Leader has
completed ten years Of one hundred per
cent attendance and her younger sister
has rounded out five years.
There were 452 present at the Baptist
Sunday School last Sunday.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15

The bill to abolish the Pardoning
Board, which had passed the House.
failed to pass the Senate by decis-
i've vote. SO this matter is ended for
the session. This Board gets an ap-
propriation Of $3.50 year, which pays
the expenses OF the members. No sal
ary is paid them. The bill to prevent
any one charging a fee for appearing
before the Board will likely pass
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15

8 p. Woodruff q Sons. whose Post
office address il fg6-2o1 washington
street. New York City. New york.
You are hereby Commanded to appear
y the chancery Court Of Lincoln coun-
~ Mississippi At the March Roien.
1924 there % answer q bill OF complaint
nled n said court wherein YOU are
Witness my alEnature this 10Th dav
q February lofs. s'''
Rp AqNslr. Clerk
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
Adminiatratrix notioa.

State of Mississippi,
Lincoln County
The undersigned administering of
the estate of the late l. H. Smith
hereby gives notice to anyone who has
a claim against the estate of I. H.
Smith to probate same with the Chan
Gerry Clerk within six months from the
date Of this notice or same viii be
barred, as provided by law.
Mrs. Cora Lee Smith,
Administrative.
This January SOth, 1922.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15

This has been record week for CO.
operative shipping Of cane syrup IN
Walthall County. Including both uni
form and ununiform goods q total Of
5000 gallons is being shipped.-1'yler-
town Times.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15

Hon Chalmers Potter took the oath
Of Office as assistant United states at
torney In the Southern district on last
Saturday, Jack Thompson. the United
States clerk swearing in the Jackson
lawyer
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15

The seventeenth child was born IN
w Virginia to John w. Dysenberry who
IS 20 years old. The child was born
g his second wife who ~ flfty years Of
age,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
DEATH OF JOIN q. cAszmAr.

The assurance that life cometh forth
as flower and is cut down; or like
the grass and withereth is again inn
pressed by the absence from this NOR
tai sphere OF Mr. eastman, whose gem
tie, genial spirit has gone to mingle
with those he loved whose hands beck
oned him away. Release from pain and
rejuvenation of the strength and glory
of his splendid manhood have, doubt
less, revivifled his fine powers in the
Higher Life and but for the seIfshness
that causes grief here there would be
JOY that his unshacl1led soul is bask-
ing in the sunlight of Love Eternal
The vacant places seem to call out for
the vanished form-for the sound Of
the voice that is stilled.
Mourn not the lostl In realms of
changeless gladness.
Where friendships ties are never
crushed and broken. we may
meet; He who beholds our sad
ness
Hath to the trusting heart assurance
spoken of that blest land, where,
free from care and pain,
fond friends unite again"
For nearly forty years Mr.. eastman
was the directing head of the Vicks-
burg Evening Post which he founded
in 1883, the same year The Leader en-
tered the arena of the Mississippi
Press. There has always been cordial
relationship between the two papers.
Mr.. eastman was a beloved, respect
ed and familiar figure in the State, and
in his home town he honored with his
service and to which he contributed
noble noble sons to continue the work
he began in the newspaper field.
He had long, useful eventful life
He was quiet, modest unobtrusive, yet
firm and strong in his convictions and
his sense of duty. His memory will be
cherished as one who served well his
day and generation.
Mr.. Cashman's interest in his paper,
the Post, was undying and a patriotic
and beautiful feature of his passing
was the placing by his sons in his cas-
ket the last copy, before the mortal part
was hid away, of the paper he founded
and loved, and that told of his death,
on Friday, Feb. 10. 1922.
The funeral was held at Vicksburg
last Saturday and rare tributes were
paid to his memory by fellow veterans
of the Civil War loyal churchmen,
county and city officials, sorrowing cit
izens, and longtime yoke-fellows along
lifes way
To the sorrowing wife and others who
are most deeply bereaved in the death
sympathy is extended.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
sineerely,

Mrs. B. S. Simrall. Secretary
Jackson, Miss.
: Any money sent to Mrs. B. T. Hobbs,
will be promptly forwarded.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15

Does your roof leak. If 80 call
the Lincoln County Lumber Co. They
sell all grades Of cypress and red
cedar shingles.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15

Send The Leader your orders for
printing IL you want the best.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-02-15
Notice.

Notice.
will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by my wife. Mrs. Irene
S. Mccarlie.
Geo. W. Mccarlie.