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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-04-04
Aged Richland Farmer
Victim Brutal Attack;
Negro Suspect Held

Ed c. Tackett, farmer, who lives at
Richland, was the victim Of brutal
attack and robbery, Friday night about
$3.50. He was severely beaten about the
head and face and body, several ribs
broken, choked unconscious and left for
dead after his pockets had been rifled
of small change and $50 check by
negro assailant.
Managing to regain his strength after
this terrible experience, he made his
way to j. E. Chisolm's home nearby, and
was rushed to Pickens where medical
attention was given. Sheriff Walter L.
Ellis was notified and promptly re-
sponded with Deputy j. Monroe Roach,
where they made Investigations of the
attack.
| Bloodhounds were secured from
Parchman, arriving about daylight. A
trail was easily struck that lead to
several negro cabins in the neighbor-
hood, and a tell-tale chain of evidence
woveG tnat convinced the officers and
| citizens that the suspect, Versie Wade,
22-year old negro, was the party sought.
He was arrested at Summerlin's store.
at Richland. When taken in custody
Wade was armed with 45 calibre auto
matte.
Verifying the clue furnished by Mr..
Tackett, officers placed the dogs on a
trail that led circuitous route. Each
place visited was verified by negroes as
having seen Wade the night before. The
trail covered several miles. A we'll near
by Walter Runnel's farm, was utilized
in washing blood from the hands of the
negro boy, which also furnished another
hot tip when the negro told officers aud
posse that Wade had been there and
wore a bloody shirt. Other negroes
stated that he was bloody, and said
Wade claimed being attacked by two
white men who tried to rob him. Altho
claiming a fight followed Wade bore no
marks of an encounter. He was seen
at colored church supper and crap
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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-04-04
Baptists Plan Formal
Opening New Church
Sunday, April 14th

The formal opening of the Lexington
Baptist Church, that has just been COM
pleted at cost of $30,O00.OO, will be OBJ
served Sunday, April Ia, according to
announcement made by DR.. H. L. Martin
pastor, and tentative program is an
nounced for three services on that date
At the Sunday school hour, a record
in attendance of the Brotherhood Bible
Glass, will be planned, as special quart
ers have been built to care for this pop
ular organization that numbers mem
bership from all sections of Lexington
and surrounding communities.
The eleven o'clock hour will be knowr
as "Home Coming Hour" and all resi-
dent and nonresident members are ex
pected to attend, together with all mem
bers of other denominations who are be
ing cordially invited. Resolutions will
be adopted regarding all persons, organ
| lzations and societies, who have contrib
| uted towards the realization of thi!
] handsome edifice.
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock, will
be Holmes County Hour" and invita-
tions have been sent to all churches and
religious organizations of the county;
Confederate veterans, County P. T. A..
Masonic Clubs, we'll as pastors in the
county, to attend or send representa-
tives, who will take a part in the pro-
gram. AT a O'Clock, all visitors will be
shown over the large building and var;-
Gus departments A committee compos-
ed of ]. D. Weeks and Noel White, have
been appointed to invite all guests for
this service.
Sunday night at 1880 will be known
as "LeXington Night" and service will
be devoted in union of all denominations
of the city. Speakers from every church
in Lexington, will be on hand to extend
greetings and good fellowship. Special
music has been arranged for all services,
and the event is being widely announced
owing to its Importance in observation
of religious progress of Lexington and
Holmes County.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-04-04
Lexington Hi Begins
Baseball Practice;
First Game Friday

Baseball practice is the order of the
day and rest an unknown quality at the
Lexington High School, as Coach
Thompson is putting his squad of candi-
dates through the PAGES for the season
that is ahead, and the boys are indulg
ing in fielding and batting practice each
afternoon.
The strenuous preseason activity is
bringing out some likely stars for the
baseball squad, and several veterans OF
last years team are on hand around
which Coach Thompson hopes to build
a fast aggregation of ball players
Among the list of candidates who are
hitting the ball on the nose and tossing
the old pill around with mid-season ac-
curacy are found Moore and Moses in
the catching division. Both are pegging
the bases and backing up the infield in
nice manner. First base is being look
after by Julian Watson and AL Povall
both good fielders and possessing q
pitching arm that will be used in the
season ahead. Second base finds Junior
Pickens and Robert Stephenson looking
over this territory with Captain Bubber
CHM, in short, with Holloman and Ellis,
at third. All these infielders are SCOOP
ing 'em up and getting them away in
good style. Candidates in the outfield
include Hammett, Lawshe, Burwell,
Duke and Faulconer. All of these boys
are roaming the lot snagging the high
ones, and look good to the observer.
The pitchers in AL Povall Julian Wat
son and Ed Faulconer, are showing up
we'll. Easy workouts are being INDUCED
in, and will carry the brunt of the games
for the locals. Povall, veteran of last
season, is steaming them over, while
| Watson, port-sider is hooking them
on all corners. Faulconer, new COM
er, is giving a fine account with his
quick delivery.
The first game of the season will be
Friday afternoon, when Tchula and Lex
ington, match up for a game. Tchula
has already won a game this season
against Kosciusko, and the locals are
working hard for this date.
Just Received-Car of fresh
cotton seed meal. Lexington Gin
& Trading Co. Phone II.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-04-04
Pickens Lions Club
Appoints Committees

The Pickens Lions Club held its first
meeting this week, with President A. p
Marlborough, presiding. 1t was decided
to hold weekly meetings, the matter of
luncheon being served at each gather
ing brought forth much discussion. On
motion of Lion Hardy McKie, it was
voted that the Lions appetite be whetted
at every meeting.
The following committee was appoint
ed to interview Lion Grayam and the
ladies' organizations of the city concern
ing these luncheons: J. H. Willis, J. W.
Tyler, B. T. Hoover and O. o. O'Bannon.
President Marlborough announced the
appointment of the following permanent
committees:
Membership: W. S. Owen, W. L.
Murtagh and P. C. Hemphill.
| Publicity: E. J. Spengler, M. E. Scott
and j. E. Maxwell.
Ways and Means: j. w. Tyler and ]
H. Willis.
! Civic Welfare: H. R. Varnado, H. S
| Mckie and j. NJ. Marlborough.
Constitution and By Laws: B. T
Hoover, j. M. Marlborough and Hugh
| Reed.
Directors: J. H. Willis, J. W. Taylor,
ID. l. IlooNeT ana ". ". " BannOn.
The Club decided that when weekly
meetings interferred with church or
school activities, meetings would be
postponed one hour.
One of the most important and con-
structive steps taken by the Lions Club
was its decision to organize Boy
Scout troop for Pickens. There is no
organization that does more to develop
boys for future citizens and Lion j. M
Marlborough, because of his absolute fit
ness and unimpeachable character, was
chosen by the Club as Scout Master.
Lion H. H. Fuqua was elected reporter
of the Club. The organization is also
figuring on publicity matters with the
Lexington Advertiser under direction OF
and expert and President Marlborough
turned this matter over to the Publicity
department for attention.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-04-04
80 In Prizes Are
.warded Lucky Ones
BY The Fincher Co.

! fac lturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, the
Tah.e Consolidation Sale of The Fincher
|W. came to an end after a most sue
Hook, full offering of hardware and furni-
~~~~, to the public for the past 80 days
pP-M in accordance with their plans OF
e, Vlng away $3.50 worth of merchan-
ter NJ as prizes in connection with the
md taalt, large crowd was on hand for
kngta distribution. Mr.. Fincher arranged
fNN~~pmmittee composed of w. L. Jordan,
!P-NO. Thompson and Tom Shepherd, who
face Id as officials for the drawing, and
ftify Miss Tootsy Hearn very ac-
|e C. odatingly withdrew the tickets that
oted the lucky awards. The follow
~ names were drawn:
P-fAl00 worth of merehandise-B. P.
lea aNsen, Eden Miss.
ssa 50 worth of merchandise P. Donel-
|llIAs, r. 4, Lexington.
worth of chandise-Lewis Car
r. 2, Durant.
CEDAR Chest-W. E. Jones, Mileston.
Nd. NJ Hyman. City.
foNA tattress, Joe H. Moore, City.
exA springs, Maria Ross, Box $50, City.
- A. ash stand-Daniel TORY, Lexington
@ug-Ethel Davis, Lexington.
hM u I'll barbed wire-Walter Jackson, R
'urant.
u.s. lgazine rack-Mrs. Bessie Barren.
p,ny R. a, Lexington.
tw re-R. & B. Sontheimer, Inc.
NJ NJ, oking stand-Jim Burrell, R. /,
| " u ms.
t,,n....lr hames-Earl Tuberville, Lexing-
,;ns by plates-R. & B. Sontheimer, Inc.
|lhnrr Il knives, forks, spoons, John Smith
(>cv,o~. Lexington.
bD SAN. 8 galvanized tub, F. E. Williams
F. Cues Box 10, Lexington.
guaranamed mirror-Winston Polk, R. 2
|S.>S~~lgton.
EMSTlInw Collar, g. D. Cant, R. l, Lexing
|ail. Mis-
|, Ala, ling bride, Ebert Williams, R. 2
|~~r~~"*nt.
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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-04-04

We now have on hand a car
load of good sound ear corn. Lex
ington Gin & Trading Co., Phone
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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-04-04

John Terry and Earl Stewart of Har
lands Creek visited Lexington this week
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The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1929-04-04

Just Received-Car of fresh
cotton seed meal. Lexington Gin
Il Trading Co. Phone II.
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Continued on Page q
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-06-01

with his consent the New York World
published a letter from him last fall in
behalf of AL Smith for President in which
he said:
WHAT BAKER SAID
I am not now and never have been
prohibitionist. thought the
Eighteenth Amendment wrong at the
time it was passed and still think it
is wrong.
William S. Kenyon. of Iowa, while a
member of the United States Senate, was
q co-author of the Webb-Kenyon law, a
dry measure which preceded prohibition.
1t is believed that President Hoover Sc
lected the members of the Commission
with great care keeping in mind the
whole field the Commission is expected to
cover. THE AMERICAN ISSUE will keep its
readers informed as to developments con-
corning the personnel of those to whom
he entrusted SO important an under
taking
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-06-01
WISCONSIN DRY LAW
REPEALED

The voters of Wisconsin on April
2 declared by majority of more
than 100000 for the repeating of
the states enforcement law. The
majority for repeal was some $4,000
less than in the referendum held
year or two ago. At the recent
election the state was storm swept
and the vote in the rural district
was light. The Legislature. which
is wet, passed the bill repeating the
states dry law. On May 20, Cover
nor Kohler signed the bill and Wis
consin thus becomes the fifth state
without dry enforcement law.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-06-01
SELLERS AND BUYERS
GUILTY
Federal Judges in North Carolina
Hit Hard

Federal Judge Meekins of Raleigh,
North Carolina, warned attorneys prac-
ticing in his court that he would permit
none of them TO abuse government agents
for So-called under-cover methods OF
catching violators of the prohibition act.
He stated that sellers and buyers of liquor
are alike guilty of violating the law.
Judge Hays of the Central North Caro-
lima district also Indicated that the teeth
of the Jones law would be applied to vio-
lators. In his charge to the grand jury
he lauded the benefits of prohibition.
North Cardinals third Federal judge is
C. j. Webb who was one of the authors of
the old Webb-Kenyon law enacted to pro-
hibit the shipment of liquors into dry ter
ritory.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-06-01
WERE SALOONS YES
TERDAY"

The Booksellers, StationerS and Fancy
Good Journal is authority for the state
ment that out of 1856 liquor saloons
closed in New York, 1884 have been
turned into news agents shops, 275 are
boot shops, 200 are photograph galleries,
116 are restaurants, $50 are occupied by
clothing manufacturers, 266 are phono-
graph and radio shops More than twice
the number of persons are employed in
these shops than were previously en-
ployed in the liquor saloons.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-06-01
HOMES VS.. SALOON

The 1920 census taken just after
prohibition went into effect shows
that in the state of Ohio 40 per
cent of the families owned their
own homes. Unofficial figures now
show that more than 55 per cent of
Ohioans own their own homes.
Building and loan companies of
the state during the past two years
have helped finance the building of
10000 new homes. This is aside
from homes built without aid from
building and loan associations.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-06-01

into the history OF alcoholism without
fear of criticism"
Some deaths are due to unnatural con-
Stituents in liquor. But every year under
prohibition, fewer deaths have occurred
in proportion to population than oc-
CURED when supposedly pure" liquor
was normally plentiful.
SMALLER DEATH LOSS FROM
CIRRHOSIS OF THE LIVER
The steady hard drinking class from
which proportion of liver cirrhosis
deaths rise has shown no material change
in mortality since 1920. The average rate
for seventeen years before prohibition
was 1871 per 100000 population; the low
est was ia. In 1919, it fell to TO; in
1920 to IL. It has never since been high
er than rs, that is, only slightly more
than half the prohibition average.
Thus the alcoholism factor in liver
cirrhosis due to steady chronic drinking
seems to have been considerably squeezed
out and to have remained so.
PROPAGANDA FROM INSURANCE
MATERIAL
With this general background in mind,
one takes up The Spectator, an insurance
journal, which on May 8, devotes two
inches of heavy headlines to an increase
in alcoholism mortality Under them is
particularly lurid first paragraph which
declares that according to statistics
compiled by the Metropolitan Life Tnsur-
ance Company, one person of approx
mately every 5000 died from alcoholic
poisoning in the United States during the
first quarter of the current year."
The assertion is ambiguous, to say the
least. If the writer means, as he appears
to say, that in the first three months of
this year one person in every 5000 of the
entire population of the United States
died of alcoholism, the statement can not
possibly be true. In a population of
about 100000 900 people that would mean
$4,000 alcoholic deaths in three months,
or $4,000 in a year. This would be %
times as many alcoholic deaths as were
actually accounted for in the latest official
Census Bureau annual report (4,372).
There is no recorded evidence anywhere
to indicate such number of alcoholism
deaths.
If the writer meant that one person in
every 5000 who died passed out by way of
alcoholism, neither would that be an even
approximately correct statement. It errs
in the other direction.
Nor would his estimates hold true if
similarly applied to the policy holders of
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany, from which he cites some statistics,
They claim about 18,450,000 policy hold
ers. If one in 5000" of them died from
alcoholism between January and March,
this death loss would have been 1910.
Actually ITS died of alcoholism.
Continued on Page u
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-06-01

FACTORS IN THE ALCOHOLISM
INCREASE SINCE 1920
With the advent of national prohibi-
ton, the alcoholism death rate of the
United States fell to the unprecedentediy
low point of l per 100000 population. For
seventeen years ending with 1917 the last
normal wet year. this rate had averaged
Sc.
The rate dropped somewhat during the
war under the combined influence of war
restrictions on liquor and the appeal from
all sides for "sobriety to help win the
war" With national prohibition actually
in eff ct, the publicity psychology
changed. Newspapers no longer featured
appeals for sobriety. Publicity in the
press and elsewhere was given to protests
against prohibition, assertions of indi-
vidual right to break the law, the sacred
personal liberty to drink, the harmless
ness of beer and wine, or of so-called
moderate drinking, ridicule of abstinence,
all of which tended to encourage instead
of to discourage drinking.
Furthering this changed psychological
appeal, the illegal liquor traffic seized the
opportunity to get organized during the
period of inevitable experimenting with
new enforcement machinery. The Fed
eral law underwent several try-outs in
ment laws were not in effect for two,
three, or in some cases, nearly five years,
after the Eighteenth Amendment went
into effect. In this interval, the illegal
traffic got a foothold and proceeded to
deal out again the old cause of alcoholic
death, viz: alcoholic beverages. The re-
suit was that in the three years 1920
1923, the alcoholism mortality rate
jumped go per cent. Even SO, in 1923
there were only three deaths where there
we're five before prohibition. Then the
increase Slackened. In the four years
1923 to 1927, the increase was only about
25 per cent.
All the time, the alcoholism death rate
was, and still is considerably below the
prohibition average rate.
There is strong probability that pro-
portionateIy more alcoholism deaths ac-
tually occurring are reported in the
United States under prohibition. Those
making out death certificates may feel
more freedom than formerly in indicating
alcoholism as the primary cause of death,
instead of concealing it under some or
ganic disease, to save family SenSibility.
A physician, connected with the coro-
ner'S Office in mid western city where
the alcoholism death rate increased con-
siderably from the low point of 1920,
wrote the present writer:
Prior to the passage of the Volstead
act it was political suicide for an Office
holder to advocate the suppression of the
sale of spirituous liquors or In any way
to show the evil of drinking. Now the
deputy coroner in taking evidence can go
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-06-01
Will Investigate the Whole Federal
System of Jurisprudence and
Report Findings
INCLUDING DRY LAW
The Commission Consists of Ten
Men and One Woman, All Versed
in the Law and Not All Drys
Nor All Vets

President Hoover has appointed his Ma
tional Law Enforcement Commission. 1t
consists of eleven members-ten men and
one woman, all of them distinguished in
the law and some of them well known
outside the law. The Commission is to
make q searching Investigation of the
whole Federal system of jurisprudence,
including enforcement of prohibition.
The members of the Commission while
known as legal experts are less known as
to their attitude on the wet and dry
question. Members of both political par
ties are on the Commission.
George d. Wickersham, of New York,
was Attorney General in the administra-
ton of President Taft and was a member
of President Wilson's Industrial Confer
ence Board. He is a trustee of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and of the Car
negie Institute.
Newton D Baker, of Cleveland, was
twice mayor of that city and was Secre-
tary of War in the Cabinet of President
Wilson.
Roscoe Pound, of Massachusetts,, is
Dean of Harvard Law School, was Presi-
dent of the Association of American Law
Schools, and is author of a number of
volumes on law.
Frank j. Loesch, of Chicago, is counsel
for the Pennsylvania Railroad, is Vice
President of Chicago's Crime Commission
and was special states attorney in the
prosecution of criminal activities in Chi
cago.
ALABAMA AND LOUISIANA
william I. Grub, of Birmingham, Ala
bama, is Federal Judge for the Northern
District of that state
Monte M. Lemann, New Orleans, Is
President of the Louisiana Bar AsSocia-
ton.
William S. Kenyon. of Iowa. Judge of
the United States Circuit Court, was As
sistant United States Attorney General
and also served several terms in the
United States Senate
Kenneth B. Macintosh, of Olympia,
Washington, is Chief Justice of the SUI
preme Court of Washington, was Judge
of the Superior Court of California and
Associate Justice of the California Court
of Appeals.
Henry W. Anderson, of Virginia, was
the Republican nominee for Governor,
Assistant to United States Attorney Cen
eral, United States Agent on Mexican
Claims Commission, active in Red Cross
work and has been decorated by several
governments.
THE LONE WOMAN
Ada L. Comstock, of Massachusetts,
holds several degrees. including Director
of Laws from four Universities and has
been President of Radcliffe since 1923.
The general public knows little of the
Commission as a whole, but it must be
remembered President Hoover had in
mind, when he made the selections, not
only prohibition, but the entire range Of
our whole system of jurisprudence. The
work of the Commission will not be done
in a week or a month and possibly not in
q year.
The appointments were not dictated by
either drys or vets.
The most outstanding members of the
Commission on the wet and dry question
are Newton d. Baker and William s. Ken
yon. Baker Is considered a liberal and
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-06-01
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The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1929-06-01
PROHIBITION ENFORCED REDUCED ALCOHOLISM DEATHS
TO UNPRECEDENTEDLY Low POINT OF One PER 10000
Average Rate for Seventeen Years Ending With 1917 the Last Norm
Year Per 100000 Rise With Organized Opposite
of Enemies of Dry Law Encouraging Law Violations


Present Death Rate From Alcoholism is Still Under Rate of Wet
Better Observance and Enforcement Clearly Indicated
Experience Remedy Lessen These Unnecessary Deaths
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
Merode Specials, $1.45

Women's Merode union suits regular and extra
sizes. Winter weight wool and cotton mixed, with
rayon stripe. Low neck, sleeveless, tailored band,
knee length. Just the underwear for this chilly
weather. Sizes So to AZ.
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YOUTHFUL BANDITS
 ATTEMPT ID HOLDUP
 PICCIY W|GGLY STORE

SEATTLE, Nov, Is, (P)-Three youthful Portland bandits were captured by police early yester- day morning as they were att tempting to rob a Piggly Wiggly grocery store safe here.
 The youths were William Long, IS; Virgil Long, IT, brothers, who were wounded as they were try ing to escape, and Jerry Allen, IT, who surrendered after being fired upon The Long brothers said they had robbed two other Piggly Wiggly stores during the evening.
Seward daily gateway., 1929-11-18
s. S. STARR PASSENGERS

Incoming passengers yesterday on the S s. Starr from the south were Harold Painter, Mrs. George Wunderlich, Miss B. Wunderlich, for Seward; Arthur Mellick and L. L. Bales for Sand Point; Mar jory Doran, Arletta Gregor and IS. sandruder for Uyak; John Hirschfeller for Unalaska; O. Vanner, Mrs. o. Vanner and An nie Vanner and Roy Grilley for False Pass.
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S. A. [. ITEMS

This weeks sports:-
 School athletics $40 p. m. to 5 D. m, Mon Tue, Wed, Thu
 Mems handball: 5 p. m. to ' D. m. every day but Sunday.
 Indoor baseball. Men, Mon, 7:30 p. m.-Women, Thurs, p. m.
 Basketball: Hi school boys, ' p. m.Tues., We'd, Fri. Mems team, 8:3O p. m Wed, Sat- Women's team, 8:3O D. m. Tue. Fri.
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NOTICE

On Wednesday evening, Nov ember 20, at 8 p. m, in Odd Eel aows hall, meeting of Seward radio owners and listeners will be held for the purpose of de- viSing ways and means to better local reception. It is urgently re- quested that a large attendance be present as the opinion of all is greatly desired.