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The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01
DIVINE HEALING IS
DEMONSTRATED HERE
A Visiting COlored Man Makes
Cures That Make Crowd
Marvel.

Brookhaven was given an exam
pie of the Brother Isaiah style of
healing yesterday. Opposite the
depot a fairly well-dressed and very
intelligent negro made application
to the mayor and Sheriff to make a
talk at that place, which was grant
ed, it being understood that his
theme was to be the Bible.
The visiting gentleman of color"
got into action about eleven o'clock
and after short time, on his invi-
tation, both white and colored hear
ers were so influenced by the logic
of his talk and his invitation to
come forward and let him send them
on their way relieved of their pains
and ailments, that after few dem
onstrations, many accepted his offer.
Men who were wearing spectacles
with pains in their eyes, with head
aches and other ailments were cured,
so they said. Some with bad eyes
had their spectacles pulled off by the
healer and vouched for the fact that
they could see as well or better than
they ever did in their lives.
The most amazing demonstration
of divine healing or faith cure was
illustrated when Mr.. E. E. Epps, of
Brookhaven who has been on crutch-
es for months with rheumatism was
told to throw away his crutches. Mr..
Epps did this and walked on down
the street, which he was unable to
do prior to meeting up with the
faith healer.
The healer asked at the close of
his talk and demonstration that he
be given voluntary contribution.
The negro closed his work just be-
fore noon, stating that he was leav-
ing on the noon train for Hazlehurst.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01
City Council is After Sew
erage Ordinance Violators

Due to many complaints coming in
to them the City Council is taking
first action this week in notifying
number of sewerage ordinance vio-
lators and giving them chance to
rectify their premises before taking
any further action.
The notifications among other
things stated that
"It is mosquito time again now and
it is our endeavor to work to the end
that Brookhaven will be as free Of
these pests the coming summer as
it is possible for it to be. We want
dry bitches and streets free of trash
and refuse this summer"
Should it happen that property
owner is unable financially to put in
the proper sewerage necessary the
city will aid them under certain con-
ditions.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01
I.'C. McCOMB SHOPS
TO BE CLOSED DOWN
Only Needed Repair Work To Be
Done - Plant May Be
Enlarged.

McComb, Miss, March 2S. - The
Illinois Central posted notices Sat
urday that "all departments will be
closed down until further notice"
They will only operate such repairs
in the shop as can not be avoided. 1t
is rumored that the purpose is two
fold, one being to put in some heavy
machinery, and make large improve
ments, and at the same time while
the suspension is on to readjust a
schedule of lower wages. 1t is quite
evident that the officials are planning
to make this much larger shop than
ever before.
The board of mayor and selectmen
of this city recently let contracts to
Smith Brothers of Dallas, Tex, to
pave several streets that connect with
other paved streets, to amount to
$4,000. Work is to begin some
time in April. The material is to
be of brick and concrete.
The work of grading the city park
is making good headway, the wealth
Sl pOAlSo llhCB dllu 10 CAPOSbON " w
completed about May l. The con-
struction of the East McComb school,
is also under good headway. 1t will
cost nearly $4,000 when completed.
The building is Of brick and will be
used as high school. 1t is expected
to be completed by the opening of
next session.
The Brookhaven high school debat-
ing team will have contest here
with the McComb high school team
in the near future.
The building boom has to some ex-
tent lightened up, and now that a
heavy suspension of railroad employ
ees is about ecected, no doubt it will
almost paralyze that line of work for
a while.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01

AS a result of the demolished
buildings Superintendent T. ]. Cath
ey has suspended school until April
10, by which time it is expected to
have the buildings in sufficient re-
pair to again resume the spring term.
$4,000 tornado insurance was
carried on the three buildings sus-
tanning the greatest damage, which
will help to rebuild the school with
its two-county support.
The list of buildings suffering the
most damage were:
A new three-story brick admins
tration building, the second and
third stories were completely blown
down or blow away. No one occu-
pied this building at night, other
wise a great loss of life would have
been inevitable by falling walls aud
hurting brick.
The boys west dormitory building
in which were housed nearly 100
students, had part of the second sto-
ry roof blown off as well as the
walls down on the east side.
The boys east dormitory building,
also a two-story structure and hous-
ing rs students, was left minus part
of it's roof. This building was in
the path of the twister as it left the
big three-story brick building and
suffered great damage. Timbers
were blown with great force against
it's sides-some of these being ram
med entirely through the frame
walls of the structure.
Farm Manager Sam Waltman's
residence was complete wreck. The
entire top and ceiling were car
ried away and what upright frame
work of the residence, with the floor
was left intact was moved dis
tance of eight feet.
One of the truly pathetic scenes
yesterday within the storm radius
was that afforded by several be-
reaved old hens, property of the A
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01
FAIR RIVER NEWS.

School days with their joys and
sorrows are past and everybody is
again busy down on the farm"
Mrs. Florence Mitchell and little
grandson, of Hattiesburg, are guests
of relatives here.
Mr.. Earl Dickerson, has returned
home after attending school at Rock
port.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Johnson,
teachers at Moak's Creek, have been
guests of the J. c., johnson home.
Mr.. Prentiss Ritchie who holds a
splendid. business position at Hat
tiesburg, has been visiting his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. j. r. Ritchie.
Mrs. Jesse Kees and daughters
spent Thursday in the v. Summers
home.
The condition of Miss Minnie Dick
erson who has BEEN sufferer with
"fu" has developed so serious that
her physicians have prescribed rest
cure. Friends hope for this lovely
girl a speedy recovery of complete
health.
The trustees of our school have
elected Mrs. Almon Johnson and
Miss Corinne May for the ensuing
term. We feel lucky in securing
such excellent teachers.
Mrs. Lonnie Prime, of Monticello
was a guest of Mrs. ]. T. Ritchie
Wednesday last.
Mrs. Matte Maxwell is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. H. H. Warren, in
Louisiana.
The continued illness of Mr.. D
Hutcherson is source of deep re.
gret to his many friends.
DR.. w. w. Weathersby, our excel
lent and much appreciated physician
has been recent visitor to McComb
-Puella,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01
SIAMESE TWINS DYING
WERE HERE IN SHOW
Surgeons Will Cut Them Apart as
Last Effort to Save Life of
One.

The noted "Siamese Twins"
much discussed by medical authori-
ties due to the fact that they are
joined together by flesh and blood,
and who have appeared in Brookha-
ven in circus performances are near
deaths door according to the follow
ing Chicago news dispatch:-
Chicago. -Josefa Black, one of
the "Siamese Twins" desperately i'll
of jaundice, lapsed into unconscious
ness this afternoon at West End Hos
pital and surgeons say she will die
in few hours. They do not expect
her to regain consciousness.
Rosa, the other twin, who had
practically recovered from her attack
is now sinking, but she smiles and
makes various attempts to cheer her
sister as she counts off the minutes
to eternity. She knows that it is now
a question of minutes. After the ply
sicians gave up all hope of saving
the life of Josefa, Rosa began to fail
perceptibly, although she is making
a heroic effort to maintain her mind
and spirits.
The surgeons have the written con-
sent of the twins to cut away the
dead one Immediately after her
heart stops in desperate effort to
save the survivor, but they admit
there is not one chance in a thous-
and the operation will be successful.
Rosa feels that she will die imme-
diately after Josefa expires. Her
chief regret is leaving her boy, IL
years old, and whose father, an Aus
trian soldier, perished in the World
War.
Rose faces death blithely. She
tries to comfort her sister as they
lie, back to back, while death stands
just inside the door waiting.
But Josefa is deaf to her sisters
efforts. Death is already gripping
her heart. Rosa knows it, and also
knows that soon after Josefa
breathes her last, she also must
cease to live.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01

H. S., clucking loudly for their lit
tie biddies who lay about on the
ground drowned or crushed while
others were blown away. 1t looked
like a fowl" demonstration of IRA
chel weeping for her children"
A dairy barn operated by Ross &
Jones, a block west of the school
building and across the l. G. R. R.
tracks, was blown down, pinning
twenty head of cattle beneath it. 1t
took two hours after the blow for
the school boys to hack their way
through the timbers in order to get
them out.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01
FOR RENT.

Farm two hundred and twenty-five
acres, good buildings and fences
About so acres in cultivation. Pas
ture well watered. Eleven miles
Southeast of Brookhaven situated on
two gravel roads to Brookhaven and
Bogue Chitto. Will give immediate
possession. Apply to
LOUIS C0HN & BROTHERS
Brookhaven, Miss,
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01
Card of Thanks.

We use this method of thanking
our friends for their love and tender
sympathy extended to us in this dark
hour of our greatest sorrow in the
tragic death Of my beloved wife.
Especially do we wish, to mention
Mr.. TEN Crawford and physicians
who so tenderly administered to lit
tie Martha.
w. T. Mason and Family.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01
A FARMER CURED OF
RHEUMATISM

"a man living on farm near here
came in short time ago completely
doubled up with rheumatism. I
handed him a bottle of Chamber
lain's Liniment and told him to use
it freely" says C, P. Rayder, Patten
Mills, N. Y. "A few days later he
came into the store as straight as a
string and handed me dollar say
ing, give me another bottle of Cham
berlain's Liniment; want 1t in the
house all the time for II cured me-"
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01
TOM YOUNG HOME
:. GUTTED BY FLAMES
Fire Truck CoIliaicn-Fireman
Is Injured--Af Affdavits for
Running Over Hose.

The commodious residence of Tom
Young was practically gutted by
flames yesterday morning at 1000
o'clock entailing an estimated loss
of $4,000 to $4,000, which is al
most covered by insurance. The
exact cause of the fire is not known
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01
THE ROAD TO HAPPINESS.

fou must keep we'll if you wish to
be happy. When constipated take one
or two of Chamberlain's Tablets i'm
mediately after supepr. They cause
a gentle movement of the bowels.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01

tornado that seemed take direct aim at the Copiah
Lincoln Agricultural High School buildings located nine miles
north of here yesterday morning at three o'clock
causing damage estimated at $4,000 No damage of
sequence amy other property sustained in the immediate
territory.
Visitors the scene well the than three hun
dred students through the catastrophe deemed it
miracle that injured The ferceness of the wind
be imagined when it is known that three story brick
building completely razed to the ground floor the wind
spnerng big joists though they hndlngwood carry
ing them well brick and lighter material for hundreds
of yards The fields and public roadway by were full Of
debris when the storm subsded There not building on
the ground with the exception of the girls do1itory but what
sustained serious damage wholly partly wrecked
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01
TORNADO WRECKS ACGIE SCHOOL BUILDINGS
$4,000 DAMAGE DONE--NO ONE is INJURED

New Brick Administration Building Total Wreck-SchOoI is
Suspended-NO Other Wind Damage in Immediate Local
ity-Tornado Carried for $14,OOO-MraculOus
That There Were No Deaths or Personal Injuries.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01

DR.. N. R. Thompson was in Jack
son yesterday.
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01
Notice to Teachers.

The State Department of Educa-
ton has not remitted the final ap-
preparation for schools to Lincoln
county as yet. AS soon as the mon
ey is available for you notice will
be published. 1t Is hoped that the
State Department will soon remit
this money.
pacnacff,,Ifv
The Semi-weekly leader., 1922-04-01
Respectfully,

L, Russell Ellzey, Co, supt.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Fordhann Quintet
I'm Annual Yale
Game Toni ght
Maroon Forces Defeated
New Haven Team Last
Season in Close Game
BY BRIGGS

The Fordham University basketball
live journeys up to New Haven to day
to play their annual game with Yale.
This will be the fourth game of the
season for the local team, which has
record of two victories and one de-
feat. The Maroon forces have downed
Cathedral College and st. Joseph's Col
legc, of Philadelphia, but met with de-
feat in their first game of the season
with the City College quintet.
Though the contest, as always has
been the case, will undoubtedly be a
very close affair, the supporters of the
Bronxites look forward to victory.
1t is true that this years Fordham
basketball record does not show vic
tories over any noticeablY strong team.
but nevertheless the local lads have
shown great improvement lately over
their early season form. Then Yale's
1921 1922 record is nothing to boast
about.
Last years Fordkam Yale basket
ball game resulted in 20 to 81 victory
for the local collegians. The game was
very closely contested throughout and
required an extra fve-minute period
to decide Of the men who played
against Yale in that game. Fallen,
Kelly, Mcmahon and Healy still retain
their positions on the court team. The
lone vacancy is being very capably
filled hy Dunn
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Coward Defeats
Columbia Club
Star at Squash
Jay Gould Loses, 15-6,
I5-8, to Junior Champ;
Yale and Harvard Win
By Jack Masters

The undcfeated Harvard Club team
and the Yale players, which are run
ners-up to the Crimson in the Class
A Metropolitan Squash Tennis League,
each accounted for victories yesterday
afternoon. Harvard took all five Of its
matches from the Princeton CLUB. while
the Blue scored n clean sweep against
the racquet wielders from Columbia
The shut-out Of Princeton is not sur
prising, for the Tigers have played
poorly all season and have yet to win
Il match in Class A competition, but
the performance Of the Yale players
is something else again, for in down
ing Columbia it was necessary to dc
feat Jay Gould. who stands second on
the national ranking list. Thomas
Coward, the slender Yale star, who
recently won the national scratch
tournamcnt accomplished this start
ling feat. winning easily.
In Justice to Gould it must be said
that lie was far short Of his best con
dition. 1t was his first appearance in
open competition in several weeks and
he was no match for the hard hitting
youngster who has been the sensation
on local courts since he won tho junior
national championship last season.
Coward's Speed a Factor
Cowards speed dazzlcd Could. who
could not keep pace with the Yale man
Gould had all Of his clcvcrness. He
strokcd we'll. his placements were good
and he returned Coward's "around the
corner" shots with case, but whenever
l.. ~
drives, which was often, he wore Gould
down in long rallies.
In the first game The score stood >
all, when Coward speedcd up and ac-
counted for nine straight points. Again.
in thc second game, Gould led, at 3 to
.. when Coward ran seven points and
got away to an overwhelming lead. The
final score was 15-8, 15--8.
f. Van s. Hyde, the national cham
pion. who will defend his title next
month. led off for Harvard and gave
dropped the frst game, Is to II, to n
r. Mixsell Princeton. Hyde settled
down to his regular game after this
moor start and won the next two handl-
lv The title holder is gradually
rounding into top form.
The summaries:
YALE. 4: COLUMBIA. 0
Thomas Coward. Yale. defeated Jay Could.
Columbia, l5--s. I5-s G. W Dinges Yalo.
ll-i5. i5--n: &. !. Mcclure. Yale. defeat
ed w Kirnbel. Columbia. 15-7. i7-ls.
15-s: Livingston Pisit. Yale, defeated
Wills Putnam, Columbia. 15-7, l5-lo.
HARVARD, 3: PRINCETON,
= Van s Hyde. Harvard defeated Fr. r.
Mixsell, Princeton. LII, '5-6. l2-4:
Anderson Dana. Harvard. defeated John
TAYLOR Princeton. 15-l2. iJ-2, +. 5.
Whltlock Harvard defeated Il D. Hsrray.
Princeton. 15-9. It; r. N. Morrison.
Harvard. defeated Basil Harris. Princeton.
lis LIE. 155; Ralph Coburn, Har
ward. won from Armin w. Riley, Princeton.
by default.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Barnes and Hutch
Favorites in Title
Tourney OH Coast
Expect 100 Players to Start
in Northern California
fChampionshipTo-d o-day

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf, Jan. g.
A record breaking field of nearly a
hundred players will tee off in the
northern California open champion
ship on the San Francisco Country
Club course tomorrow Includcd d
among the entrants arc the two cham
picns, Jim Barnes, of tho United
States, and Jock Hutchison, of Great
Britain.
This pair is favored at even money
here to beat out the rest of the field,
and the majority believe that either
Jock or Jim will win the title. How
ever, many local admirers feel that
Macdonald Smith, probably the most
popular professional on the Pacific
Coast, viii come through. Smith
knows the San Francisco course we'll
and at present is playing fine golf.
Another local star who is counted
on to make strong bid for the prize
is John Black. Familiarity known out
here as the Old Master. Black, too. is
playing we'll at present. as was proved
IN the match recently against Barnes
and Hutchison.
Hutch. provided ne continues his
good play, should do we'll The other
day IN practice match he went
around the San Francisco course in
10, and had he been putting at all he
would have easily broken the course
record of 60. This course appears to
SUIT HIM extremely we'll
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Undefeated N. Y. u.
To Tackle POly Five

The undcfcated Violet basketball
team of New York University hopes to
continue its triumphant march through
it's schedule tomorrow night, when it
tackles the floor team representing
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute. These
two teams have not met in three years
Coach Ed Thorp gave his charges a
stiff workout in the gymnasium yes
terday afternoon. The men were feel
ing full Of spirits and happy, as re-
suit Of their overwhelming victory over
Toronto the night before by the score
Of 50 70 nl
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
w. & ]. Homeward Bound
To Stop at Pittsburgh

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-Complet-
ing the first leg of their return jour
ney from Pasadena, the Washington
and jefferson football party reached
San Francisco late tonight. The pro-
gram calls for stay here until early
Saturday morning, when the journey
will be resumed by way of Salt Lake
City, Denver and Chicago, the latter
city to be reached next Friday morn
ing.
Pittsburgh followers Of Washington
and jefferson will tender a demonstra-
tion for tire team before it reaches
home. 1t had been originally intended
to go straight through. but wire re-
ceived before departure from Los An
gcles from the Pittsburgh alumni as
sociation asked the football party to
be guests of the steel city enthusiasts
at luncheon on Friday noon.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Featherweight of Pacific
Coast Believed TO Have
Chance to Win Tonight
By lack Lawrence

a lot Of real interest attaches to
the appearance in Madison Square
Garden tonight of Babe Herman. the
Pacific coast featherweight, in ten
round bout with Andy CLANCY, very
correctly styled the Baltimore Mauler,
There have been many laudatory
things said in the last week about
Herman's ring prowcss and a number
OF them have come from the lips Of
gents who could no. be charged with
ignorance Of tistic matters. Tex Rick
ard became so impressed with the
laudatory chorus yesterday that he
gave his goldheadcd cane an extra
twlr. and voiced the following threat;
'lf this boy Herman is as good as a
lot Of people say he is he ought to beat
Andey Chaney tomorrow night. If he
beats CLANCY III admit that he IS good.
viii also say that if he beats CLANCY
ili get him match with Johnny Kill
banc, the featherwcight champion."
High Praise From kcarns
Jack Kearns, manager of Jack
Dempsey and not known for picking
dead ones, is handling the destinies Of
Babe Herman. Kearns saws n lot Of
, things on lot Of subjects, but when
he tai ks about Babe Herman he puts a
certain emphasis on his words that
makes one stop, look and listen.
Jack says that Herman is the best
| 1eatherwelght now doing business and
declares for the benefit of the world
| that IT the Babe ever gets Johnny Kl-
| bane into the same ring with him there
will be new fcatherweight champion
All OF which would cause no one around
these parts to weep SO very copiousiy.
If Tex Rickard can subpoena Kill
banc into the Madison Square Garden
ring against Babe Herman, in the event
the latter defeats CLANCY this evening,
he is better man than we think he
is. Johnny appears to have joined the
Let Us Have Peace Society, along with
Johnny Wilson and several other prom
inent titlehoiders.
There is every reason to believe that
the Pacific Coast youth has q hard
nights work ahead of him, as Mr.. Andy
Chaney is nobody's set-up. In fact, he
is something of a tough egg, and If
the Babe succeeds in subduing him hc
will probably realize that he has been
in fight.
Herman has been idle for many
months, owing to an illness that seized
him last August and necessitated an
operation. He declared yesterday that
ne had completely recovered, however,
and promised that he would not mako
this illness the basis for any excuses
in the event Of his defeat at Chaney's
VaIgar to Meet Walker
Another interesting figure from the
Pacific Slope will show himself to Mad
ison Square Garden customers tonight
in the person of frankie Jones, a well
ter~eight who has futtered eastward
with a glowing reputation. He meets
Jimmy Kelly, of the Bronx, in an affair
scheduled to go ten rounds. If he
loses to Kelly tonight Mr. oJnes will
probably get what might be called the
Golden Gate.
The semi-fnal will bring together
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Neale Says ". and J.
Was Robbed of Came

I OS ANGELES, Jan. "a charge
- that Washington and Jcfferson's
football team was robbed Of a
touchdown in it's scoreless game
against the University Of California
at Pasadena Monday has been
voiced here by Earle Neale, w. and
j. coach.
Nealc declared that Fl. II. Hucbel,
San Francisco, who was head lines
man. should not have called Stein,
w. and j. star. ofsidc on NAV
from which Brcnkert. W. and j.
back. carried the ball across the
California line.
Other officials do not agree with
Neale. however, and say that Huebel
blew his horn, which called the off
side. even before Brenkert had
reached the line of scrimmagc in
his successful dash for the goal.
Under the rules the ball could not
be brought back until the play had
been completed.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Contest With Alabama
Completes Penn Schedule

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. 5.-The Uni
vcrsity of Pennsylvania completed its
football schedule for next fall to-day,
when 1T was announced that the Uni
versity of Alabama will be played here
on November a.
The official schedule of games, all of
which will be played at home, follows =:
september so Franklin and Marshall.
October 7. University of the South: l4'
a. Uniysrsity of Maryland: 81. Swarthmore
20. unlted states Naval Academy: Noven,-
Ger !. UNIVERSITY of Alabama IL. Univer-
sny OF Pittsburgh; is, Penn State, so,
New-York tribune., 1922-01-06
Norwich Football Team
To Play Eight Contests

NORTHFIELD, VT. Jan. 6.-Th
football schedule for Norwich Univer
sity, announced to-day. calls for eish:
games. The last date, November 1916
still open, but It was stated it wouldM
be filled probably by Trinity OF Bostca
University.
The other games follow:
September SO Dartmouth at Hanover:
October T. New Hampshre at Durham; H.
Medford; IS. Middlebury at Northfielo
November 4. Clarkson Tech. at Northfeld;
II, University of Vermont At Burlington