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The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18
CHANCERY COURT
IN FALL TERM
List Of Cases Which Have
Been Disposed Of Since
Monday Morning.


Chancellor ". j. Stricken cam,
down from jackson Monday to con-
vene the October term Of the Chan.
Gerry Court for Lincoln County. There
are a number of litigated cases upon
the docket for trial at the present
term, some cases having been set for
the third week, as this is three
week term.
After being in session for two
days the Chancellor, after consulting
with the members of the bar, agreed
to recess the Court from Tuesday
until next Monday in order to give
parties who desired to do SO, an op-
portunity to attend the State Fair
at Jackson, now in session.
/ The following cases have been dis
posed of
A. L. Moore VS. Mrs. S. M. Gage,
ct al. Motion of defendants for
sixty days in which to plead, answer
or demur to bill of complaint sus-
tained.
John McGrath & Sons VS.. ]. w.
McGrath, ct al. - Motion Of defend
ants for ninety days in which to
plead, answer or demur to the bill
of complaint sustained.
Lilly Davis, ct al VS.. Emma Nc
Coy, alias Emma Davis. - Motion Of
defendant for sixty days in which to
plead, answer or demur to bill Of
complaint sustained.
Mrs. M. A. Womack VS.. H. e. Wo-
mack, ct al. - Motion of complain
ant for permission to dismiss her
bill sustained.
Est. Thomas Ardy Toler, Minor,
VS.. Mrs. Lera Adams Toler, Guardian
Annual aeocspt of guardian ap-
proved and allowed as stated.
Est. e. NJ. Hart, Deceased, VS.. r.
G. Applewhite. Administrator. Re-
port of administrator, approved and
allowed as stated.
= Guardianship of Jack w. Magee,
Non Composmentis. Guardian al
lowed sixty days in which to file in
ventory.
A. G. Thurman VS.. Mrs. Kate Thur
man. - Decree for divorce.
c. B. Perkins, Petitioner VS.. Mrs.
Myra Lowell, ct al. - Decree direct
ing sale of Lot "A. Bafchelder Sub
division to petitioner c.. B.. Perkins.
H. c. Coon VS.. Nanck H. Coon. -
Decree for divorce complainant a.
warded custody of children.
John Brown VS.. Lille Brown. -
Decree for divorce.
Bedie Nelson VS.. Clarence Nelson.
Decree for divorce.
Mrs. Gertie Carr VS.. Harrell Carr.
Decree for Divorce.
Tom Brown VS.. Della Brown. -
Decree for divorce.
Mrs. Josie Durr VS.. Clifton Durr.
Decree for divorce, complainant a.
warded custody and control of mi
nor child. James Clifton Durr. Ali
mony and attorneys fee granted.
Mrs. Laura Maxwell vs.. Charlie p.
Maxwell. - Decree for divorce, com
plainant restored to her former name
of Mrs. Laura Price.
JIM Phillips VS.. Maggie Phillips.
Decree for divorce.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18
L. c. Franklin Out for Governor.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. Is. - L. c..
Franklin, of Clarksdale, today for
mally announced his candidacy for
governor, ard said he would be in at
tendance at the state fair all next
week, where he will be glad to meet
his friends.
In the near future" said Mr.
Franklin, Il shall announce the plat
form upon which l expect to ask the
white Democrats of Mississippi to
give me their suffrage in the Demo-
cratic primary, and the principles
upon which hope to carry the ban
ner of the people to victory"
Mr.. Franklin is commissioner of
the Yazoo Mississippi levee board, an
attorney Of Coahoma county and is
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18

People are coming In from forty
miles around to the meeting.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18
BIG SELLS-FLOTO
CIRCUS TOMORROW
Street Parade, Elephants, Beau
tiful Ladies, Clowns, Horses
n Everything.

Tomorrow is circus day Sells
Floto Circus Day and that means
the biggest circus in the world is
coming to Brookhaven for a monster
street parade and two shows. matt
nees and evening. About eleven o.
clock the parade will leave the lot
and traverse the downtown streets.
Twenty elephants. seven camels, If
ty clowns, four hundred dappled grey
Percheron horses, 80 cages of wild
beasts all open to view, scores Of
stately ladies in tinsel and lace. three
bands, two steel-lunged calliopes, in
fact everything that goes to make
Sells-Floto the best and biggest in
America.
The matinee opens at two o'clock
but the doors are ready for the pub
lie one hour earlier. The main tent
has Ave rings and stages. filled for
two hours with the greatest galaxy
Of circus stars ever assembled.
Poodles Hanneford and the Riding
Hannefords from the New York Hip
podrome are the biggest feature. Ber-
tha Beescon the aerial dancing mar
vel; Beatrice Sweeney, the human
top; the Riding Hobsons. Daisy Hod-
ginis, the Lnckey Sisters, Shubert
the marvellous gymnast. three herds
OF elephants. trained to perfection BY
Blanche Wells. Mary Pearce and
stella. Rowland. fnur frOunas az Chi
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18
TRAIN HITS AUTO
KILLED, II HURT
Chauffeur of Warren Co. School
Vehicle Believed Dying of
His Injuries.

Vicksburg, Miss, Oct. II. - Five
children are dead, two injured prob
ably fatally, and ten having minor
injuries was the toll of collision
of consolidated school truck or wa
gonette and an eastbound freight
train on the Alabama and Vicksburg
railroad near Bovina school, about
ten miles east of Vicksburg, todayI
The dead are:-
Bertha Potter, 10 years old.
Annie Lee Potter, IA.
John Omar Cunningham, 10.
Two unidentified children.
The Potter children are the daugh-
ters of P. P. Potter, farmer, for
merly engaged in the painting and
paper hanging business in Vicksburg
Young Cunningham is the son Of Mr..
and Mrs. T. B. Cunningham. Mr..
Cunningham is a plantation mana
ger near Bovina. His child died at
the Vicksburg Sanitarium.
Gadi Gibson, white, rs years old.
chauffeur of the truck, is believed to
be injured fatally. He is uncon-
scious at the Sanitarium
The tragedy occurred within 100
yards of the school house which the
wagonette containing twenty school
children left only few minutes ear
lier. No cause for the tragedy could
be assigned as the train was in sight
before the wagonette reached the
track. The engine collided with the
vehicle at the front wheel. tearing
the engine out and knocking the We
hicle some distance.
Four children were killed outright
the Cunningham boy dying in the
sanitarium. Physicians and ambu-
lances from Vicksburg drove to the
secene of the tragedy at once while
physicians from Bovina and Edwards
all hastened to the scene. The dead
were brought to a local undertaking
parlor. Seven of the injured were
brought to the Vicksburg sanitarium
and Eve to the Infirmary. No state
ment was obtained from the engin-
eer of the freight rain, w. wilkins.
After giving what assistance they
could the train crew boarded their
train and continued the trip to Me-
ridian.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18
Lincoln Board Favors Federal Aid for
Roads.


Resolved. by the Board of Super
visors of Lincoln County, Mississippi
that we do favor the adoption of the
proposed amendment to Section 10
of the State Constitution which puts
certain roads under the supervision
Of the State Highway Department
and respectfully request our people
to vote for this proposed amendment
at the November 1922 general cleo
tion.
1t is ordered by the Board that the
above Resolution be approved and
adopted.
The Clarion-Ledger of this morn
ing says:
The State Of Mississippi has al
ready received about 5000. 100000
from the federal government and has
So, 900, 100000 more appropriated for
this purpose. In the years to come;
the amount of federal aid available
will increase rather than decrease.
The people Of Mississippi pay income
and other taxes to the federal gov
ernment and we are entitled to our
proportionate share of such funds.
But, If we fail to pass the amend
ment, we will reject this opportun-
ity and place ourselves in position
where we cannot receive our share
of the federal funds.
There is no use in our saying that
this is not fair, because Congress is
the law making body of the nation
and Congress has passed a law re-
quiring this and whether we think
it is fair or not, it is still the law.
And if we want to reap and benefit
from this law we will have to COM
ply with the same.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18
UPHOLD THE OFFICERS OF THE
Law.

Out OF all the religious fervor that
Is characterizing the meeting at the
tabernacle and that is growing out
OF the able ministrations of the evan
gelist, DR.. Slough, many are hoping
there will develop-a permanent and
strong backing for our officers of the
law, to the end that practical dem
onstration of the principles embodied
in sincere religion be made manifest
throughout our community life in
good morals and clear path for the
strugglers toward purer and hap
pier life. BY upholding the off,
GERS. who feel too often the indiffer-
ent and careless attitude of the pub
lie mind and who are in large degree
subservient to it in their dealings
with the lawbreaker, temptations
will be removed from the paths OF
men and women who have turned
aside from their old life of sin and
are trying to live the new life that
exalts the standards they want their
children to follow These things have
inspired them with greater self-re-
spect and regard for the example
they are setting for those coming on
after them and they should be pro-
tected and assisted by the commune
ity in lessening Of the Influences
to which some of them have suecum-
bed In times past, There is not an
officer among us who, If followed
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18
MULE FALLS AND
KILLS JOE BARDWELL
Was Driving Cattle Is Miles
From BrOokhaven Today
for Tom Price.

Today shortly before the noon
hour mule on which Joe Bardwell
was riding became unruly, fell on
him and Bardwell sustained such in
juries that he died shortly after
wards.
Bardwell was helping drive some
beef cattle for Mr. Tom Price near
Providence Church, fifteen miles
southeast of Brookhaven.
At the time of the accident Bard
well was not considered fatally in
jured, but while on the way home
in the car of his employer. Tom
Price, and accompanied by him, he
suddenly expired.
Bardwell resided on the Cleve
Harrington place.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, s2.5O BY THE YEAR.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18
"THEY SHOULD HAVE MET AND
PRAYED WITH THE DE-
LINQUENTS."

i ne ABOVE CapLlOu 10 IHlS dTIlcle
was uttered by Brookhaven citizen
when the news that the Brookhaven
Flying Squadron had requested GER
tain white women to leave town,
reached the ears of the community.
We have no apology to make for the
Squadron.
We have no excuse to make for the
prodigal daughters who left, or the
prodigal sons who are permitted to
remain, but with shame and humilia-
tion that such thing can be in
Brookhaven, let us imagine that one
Of the women was born and reared
here. Perhaps she connected
herself with Sunday School and
was diligent and faithful member
of class. She was of modest, re-
fined type. She studied music, she
was mentally endowed and was att
tractive and dressed with taste. Such
things have happened elsewhere.
Even at the latest protracted meet
ing at one of our churches she may
have attended the services and sat
among the members. She bowed her
head when prayer was made.
1t may have been a great shock to
those whose interest had followed the
girl always with kindness and favor
on occasion, to realize that one of the
alleged lewd women of Brookhaven
was this young woman. She
had slipped through the fingers
of the community so to speak and
the early influences of her life in the
home were stronger than the later
atmosphere of church and town, per-
haps.
Perhaps men knowing of the
weak places in her carly association,
presumed upon her and dragged her
down. Perhaps some women ignor-
ed her as she sat in the church pew
and sent her down the slippery path
a little further. We don't know.
But the girl knew better-she
had been taught. She had every
chance"
Don't the guilty men know bet
ter, too? Why should they be permit
ted to remain among US while their
partners in sin and crime, are sent
out to some other community Just as
anxious as is Brookhaven to rid it's
elf of immortality?
It's hard question. And a still
more difficult one is: Why haven't
the officers enforced the laws! Why
have they failed to the extent that
our best citizens must become, in the
last analysis, lawless as to civic sta
tutes, to rid our unprotected cit
zenship of an evil and menace?
While officers wink at crime
while they play with white lightning
and forget their oaths of office, there
is no wonder that even prayer can
not be answered in community.
Even Christ resorted to the seourge
at the desecration of His Temple.
There is limit to human endurance
and people have learned they must
answer their own prayers as far as
possible before God can be expect
ed to come in.
In His Infinite mercy may the men
and women yet turn from their
wicked ways and may others who
are moving forward in the interest of
a clean town be endued with power
and wisdom from on High in the cru
cial tasks that arise before them be-
cause of the delinquency of that part
Of the community simply looking on.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18

regarded as close friend of Cover
nor Russell. This gives the Delta sec
tion of the state two candidates for
governor, the other being Hon. Percy
Bell of Greenville. The other an
nounced candidates for governor are
HI. L. Whitfield of Columbus. former
state superintendent of education and
head of the women's college; Theo-
dore G. Bilbo, former governor, and
M. S. Conner, speaker of the lower
house of the Legislature for two
terms.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18

Parr, cowgirl favorite Of Colonel Co
dy and many others are featured in
this truly woody wild western outfit.
Two shows only will, be given at
200 p. M, and 700 p. m.
1t is to be understood that every
single act and piece of property own
ed by Sells-Floto will positively
come here exactly as 1t will show In
New Orleans and Memphis.
Seats go on sale in the morning
at Hobbs Drug Store at the same
prices as will be charged at the
circus grounds.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18

Miss Josie Burns formerly of Lin
coin county, was elected president Of
the Student Government Association
of the co-eds at the University Of
Mississippi at the first annual meet
ing of the girls of Ward and Kicks
Hall on the ''ole Miss campus. Miss
es Virginia Pop and Martha Ida
Wiseman were named vice-presidents
and Miss Norma Dickey. secretary,
and Miss Myrtle Price. treasurer. 81
Hall on the "Ole Miss" campus. Miss
ing in the dormitories. Miss Burns
is a half-sister of Miss Annie Burns
long time teacher and resident here,
and both daughters of Mr.. Joe s.
Burns, now, of Wesson.
People are coming In from forty
miles around to the meeting.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18

Some contestants for the right of
half the way think the best way to
bring road hog to his senses is to
out-hog him. However, there's no
time to argue the question as he pass
es on to his wallow.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1922-10-18

Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Guess came
down from Jackson to attend the fu-
neral of Mrs. Guess father. Mr.. Ira
R. Laird. who died last Friday in
the Johnson Grove neighborhood.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-02-02
Resolutions

Resolutions Of Respect Never Fail
Rcbeka Lodge 80. So. Cartcrsville.
Ky. Jan. 3Oth.. 1929.
Whereas. Almighty God in his in
scrutabl, wisdom. has seen ~ TO call
from the transitory existence our
dearly beloved brother. Robert viii
son, who departed from this lie on
Jan. 9th. 1922.
Therefore be Il, Resolved; That in
his dealt our Lodge has loss a very
useful member, the community a use-
ful citizen and his wife and children
very devoted husband and father.
Resolved. That We extend 90 the
family and friends our sincere sym
patty in this sad hour % their be-
rcavcment and commend them 10 God
who alone can give real consolation.
Therefore. be Il further, Resolved,
That We spread a copy Of these rcso-
lutions on our record In frAternal re-
membrance Of him and that a copy be
sent 90 his family and one to the
Central Record for publication.
C. s. Roop
T. H. Allen.
Committee.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-02-02
Wet Propagandists

The Eighteenth Amendment is not
in the least danger Of being repealed F;
the organization which Is launching
fight for repeal Is not going 10
succeed in doing anything beyond
providing jobs for propagandisis; the
public Is In for a wearisome dis
cussion OF a WORKOUT topie-and
there you are.
Every statement made for or
against prohibition finds supporters
and assailants; but on the authority
Of the New York Herald. the dry law
has reduced drinking about so per
cent in the two years Of so-called en-
forcement. Il is hardly probable
that those who favored the adoption
Of the amendment and forced il on
reluctant minority Of sovereign
States viii be willing to forego any
part Of their victory.
Practically every evil forecast for
prohibition has been developed and
made conspicuous. There have been
perjuries and violations Of oaths;
jurors have been lenient; police have
been tempered with; judges have
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-02-02

luck. He is considered behind
The times at best, and often is
looked upon as a tightwad.
II he does not care to be
placed in this category he must
make the money fly, and as
long as he continues to do that
he finds it difficult to accumu-
late enough for supplying and
furnishing a home, and meet
ing all of the other expenses
attendant upon married life.
In other words. he is simply
scared out of the idea of mar
rying.
Young girls who have their
future comfort in view might
well consider this side of the
question before they begin to
make heavy entertainment de-
mands upon the pocketbooks
Of their escorts.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-02-02
LEAvEL GREEN

Ephriam Hulette Is very IN with
diptheria.
Master Fred Robinson visited in
Berea Monday.
Lola the little daughter of,Mr
and Mrs. Jas. Clark is on the sick
list.
Miss Anna Mae Green. Of Lancas-
ter, spent the weekend with Mrs.
Fannie Green.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Robinson were
guests Of his brother. Mr. =. c. Rob
inson Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Green were
guest sof his mother. Mrs. Fannie
Green Sunday.
Mr.. Tandy Smith has accepted a
position at Bowling Green and will
leave Wednesday.
Mrs. Fannie Green. Mrs. Emcrd
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-02-02

been lax; crime and criminals have
been protected; lawmakers have been
cowardly and trucking. But wha,
does It all amount tot The vets
naturally find fault. The drys ma
turally make excuses and find pallia-
tions
The American people have some
rights IN the matter. II IL 90 be
hoped that they will be saved from
bombardment Of literature discuss
ing in borcsome statistics the failure
Of prohibition in the State Of Maine.
II the wet bureau must 20 over the
ground again. II might at leas, pick
out a fresh spot to pick on. Leave
Maine out Of IL.
Then. too, some new arguments
might be invented. The threadbare
stuff that was banded about the
country by vets and drys prior TO
the adoption Of the amendment will
hardly bear revamping. II was In
rags and patches long before il went
60 the attic.
Further, some new orators should
be introduced. The old-timers had
a line Of patter that became quite
stale. Even the silver tones Of the
Nebraskan sounded rather fiat and
clanky when the twice told tales had
reached the maximum Of repetition.
Trot out some new material. But
in any case the die is cast and the
drys have it.--Louisville Times.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-02-02
Get The People Out.

There are few things that
stimulate a greater interest in
town improvement than TO have
large numbers of citizens at
tending every meeting of the
city council, or town board.
II gingers up the members
of the board. for when they
know the eyes Of their consti-
tuents are upon them at every
meeting they will put forth
greater efforts to make good in
;heir undertakings. II be-
comes a matter of pride with
them to measure up to public
expectations.
II keeps the people posted as
TO what is being considered for
the town. and this knowledge
increases the common interest.
II brings out new ideas for
the board to consider. for
whenever a people are deeply
interested in a subject they
will consider and discuss il
from every angle. thereby dis
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-02-02

The average man will go TO
a circus, or a show, or "A ball
game. and consider the money
well spent. He will imbibe a
certain amount of information
of some value, but generally il
is soon forgotten.
Nevertheless, he is ever
ready and anxious to go again.
He could spend an hour or
so at church on Sunday, drop
a few nickels in the collection
box, and receive more real and
lasting benefit than would be
derived from a dozen shows or
ball games.
Yet it is difficult to get him
there.
Sometimes we wonder if il
would be easier TO fill a church
by charging a stiff admission
ut the door.
We seem to place a higher
value on the things that cost us
the most, regardless of their
worth.
Or we might stage a dog
tight as an attraction. That
would bring'em running.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-02-02

closing its weak points and en-
phasizing its good ones.
II is an interest stimulator
and a progress breeder any
way you take il.
Get the people out to the
board meetings. and let'em
talk.