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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
The Labor Problem.

James R. Gardner, of Charlotte, N,
c., is here, impressing upon the Off
cials of the immigration Bureau that
the South wants immigrants who can
work in the cotton mills, for if the
labor question can be settled satisfac-
torily, he says the country which pro-
duces the cotton will manufacture it.
q" We have many large mills and are
turning out some Of the finest cotton
goods in the country" said Mr.. Gard
ner. "But the labor problem is ar
ways with us. The colored man will
never make an operative in a cotton
mill, and the northern man, skilled In
the work of the loom, prefers not to
come to our Southern climate. We
must divert immigration to our part
Of the country. The cotton workers
of Europe now naturally drift to New
England, and their friends join them
there. This has built up the large cot
ton industry of New England as much
as the investment Of New England
capital in the enterprise. In the South
we have plenty of money that can bs
invested, and Northern capital is anx.
lous to construct more mills if we car
secure more labor. Some Of the mer
interested in this business have beer
giving it careful study, and they be
lieve that the existing conditions vii
soon be overcome. The Southern cot
ton crop, with its seed, to-day repre-
sents $7O0,000,0OO, and this cottoi
keeps almost 1OO,OOO,OOO spindles go
ing, or three-fourths of all those oper
a'ed in the world. With such a sup
ply of raw product why should not th,
South build up its cotton mills ant
add still more to the industrial activ
'ty that is stirring the whole southern
country?"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
Telephones are Poisonous.

Vienna, Austria. Physicians are
asking the Board Of Health to pass an
ordinance providing telephone COM
paaies shall adopt devices to remove
danger of conta~;on through phones.
Among the cases that caused this re-
quest is that Of Telephone Inspector
tIickert who inspected a phone in the
house of Herr Kolker, who was suffer
ing from a mouth disease A few
!ours before Rickert came to inspect
.le phone, Kolker used it. When
Riekert inspected the phone, it was
)9t Of order and he had to press his
Ups closely to the apparatus to make
himself heard.
A few days later Rickert became i'll
and a physician told him that he con-
tracted a disease Of the mouth lining
which proved to be the same from
which Kolzer was suffering.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
Along Dies in China.

Observation-Disclosures news has been
received here that Along, the we'll
known Chinese capitalist, formerly Of
Hawaii, died on Friday in China.
Wing Along went to Honolulu in
1860. He amassed much wealth as
dealer in silks and Chinese eurios of
all kinds, and married beautiful
Kanaka girl who had strains Of Eng
lish and Portuguese blood in her veins.
The couple had one son and thirtee-.
Mr.. Brewster, who was the so1 of
freight broker Of New York, met Miss
Melaine Along at dance given in
one Of the Honolulu hotels and immedi
ately fell in love with her. He was
presented to her at o'clock and at
five minutes after 10 he walked up to
her mother and esked her consent to
their marriage.
Wing Along was one Of the best
known merchants in Canton and Hong
kong at the time of his death and re-
puted to be worth several million dol
ars.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
MISSISSIPPI STATE
HAPPENINGS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM
ALL SECTIONS.
AN EPITOME OF THE NEWS
Culled From Important Happenings
Throughout the State During the
Past Week and Reviewed In Brief
For Our Readers.
October Weather.

The following data covering a pc
riod Of eighteen years have been com.
piled from the WeatherBureau records
at sixty-two observation stations in
Mississippi. They are issued to show
the conditions that have prevailed il
the state during October for the above
period Of years, but must not be con-
strued as forecast Of weather con-
tiOns for the month.
Temperature: Mean or normal, 64
The warmerst month was that of 1900
with an average Of SO degrees.
The coolest month was that Of 1895
With an average of 60 degrees.
Some of the highest temperatures re-
corded were as follows: 80 at Brook
haven in 1900 and 100 at Leakesville
in 1904.
Some of the lowest temperatures re-
corded were as follows: % degrees at
Tupelo in 1908 and "a at Duck Hill in
1904.
Frost: The average date of the first
killing frost in autumn over the north
ern half of the state is October 31st,
overthe southern half, exclusive of
the counties bordering on the Gulf,
November 9TH and over the Gulf coun-
ties November 9th.
Precipitation: Aver, Sa.mo.,
2.08 inches. 4r
4 Average number Of days with 0.01
inch or more, 4.
The greatest average monthly pre-
cipatiton was 5.46 inches in 1900.
The least average monthly precipi-
tation was 0.26 inch in 1889.
Some Of the greatest monthly pre-
cipitations recorded were as follows
1928 inches at Water Valley and 10.
Oh inches at Bonneville in 1900.
No rainfall was recorded at twelve
stations during October 1904.
Clouds and Weather: Average num-
b2r Of clear days, 20; partly cloudy
days, s; and clondy days, 6.
Wind: The prevailing winds have
sbean from the north
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
OUR WASHINGTON
NEWS AND NOTES
ITEMS OF INTEREST BRIEFLY
CHRONICLED.
10 DESTROY THE STANDARD
Department of Justice Will Take
Steps to This nd.-Hope to Have
Power to Impose $1OO,0O0,O0O Fines.

Important and interesting proceed
ngs will soon be begun by the Depart
nent of Justice to destroy the oil octo-
)us and bring the Standard Oil Com
>any to the point of dissolution. With
ihe return Of Attorney General Moody
md Assistant Milton D. Purdy, Spe
ial Assistants B. Kellogg, Of st. Paul
MD C. B. Morrison, of Chicago, will
he summoned to Washington to out
inc the campaign which is to be wag-
ID in the courts this fall. President
Roosevelt has given the word to pros
ecute the petroleum corporation with
very weapon to be found in the stat
ties. The most important of all Is
he Sherman Antitrust Law, which
prohibits combinations ii restraint of
rade and imposes dissolution Of such
combinations as a penalty.
If the government wins the rebate
uits the judges will have it in their
power to impose fines Of more than
100,000,000. So far as the prosecu-
ion is concerned, no effort will be
made to hold the fines down. The i'm
position of fines at even a moderate
igure for each offense would be a Sc
Tere blow to the Standard Oil Compa-
~, but it is not the purpose of the
Administration to stop at that. The
programme is to turn the history Of
he Standard Oil Company back thir-
y years, to the time when there was
competition between the various com
>anies. The Department of Justice
expects that the Standard Oil Com
>any will fight hard, that it will retain
he most skilful lawyers and use its
7ast influence ia every possible way.
There is no present intention to in
crease the legal staff IF the govern
nent In this case. Nh Purdy carried
| great mass of evidence with him to
Europe. Other suits against other
trusts are in contemplation, buS the
prosecution of the Standard Oil is the
government supreme effort.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
Rear End Collision.

Philadelphia--Two persons were
killed and twenty-nine injuret. in u
frightful rear-end collision of pas
senger trains on The New York di-
vision of the Pennsylvania railroad at
Eddington, Pa, nineteen miles north
Of this city.
1t Is stated by passengers that Long
Branch express, bound for Philadel-
phia, had stopped to cool hot jour-
nal While the train crew were at
work on the journal the express train
from New York thundered around a
curve and crashed into the Long
Branch train. 1t is declared that the
express from New York disregarded
signals and thus caused the accident.
Most Of the killed and injured were
in a Pullman ear on the rear Of the
Long Branch train. 1t was cut In two
as with knife and the impact crush
ed the two coaches ahead of it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
Effort to Secure Pardon.

Another effort is on foot to secure
a pardon for Dave Posey, one of the
alleged leaders of the Lincoln county
w1hitecappers, now serving a twenty
live-year term in the penitentiary for
nanslaughter
Since the Lincoln county whitecap
organization was broken up, nearly
two years ago, through the clever
work Of Detective A. J. Hoyt and the
Law and Order League Of the county,
frequent efforts have been made to
secure pardohs for the parties who
were convicted, but thus far none of
these efforts have been successful.
The petition for Davey Posey IS
signed by goodly number Of citizens,
but it is understood that a counter
petition will be presented, signed by
many of the best citizens of Brook
haven and vicinity, urging that Posey
be compelled to stay where he is.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
Institution to Cost $4,000.

The charter Of Lee College, an edu-
cational institution named in memory
of General Robert E. Lee and to be
at Newton, has been ap-
proved by Governor Yardaman, and
plans are now On EoSt for carrying out
the plans of hafl2;pg. 1t is proposed
to erect br-a4;ts bat will cost $40
900. A beautiful site has been Sc
lected and the board has engaged an
engineer to survey and plat it. 1t con-
tains about seventy-fve acres, twen-
ty Of which will be reserved for the
college and the remainder to be sold
to raise funds for building the college.
In. addition to this several lots have
been donated and there will likely be
other donations. As soon as the pro-
perty has been surveyed the lots will
be placed on the market.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
Oil Exploded.

Cleveland, Ohio.-A terrific ex-
plosion of oil in the building occupied
by the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
destroyed that building and communi-
Gated flames to a half dozen other
buildings in the eongested part of the
downtown districts. Asecond explosion
resulted in the walls falling and three
fremen were taken to hospitals in am
balances, but none are thought to be
fatally hurt.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
North Atlantic Fleet.

Barsatble, Mass. President Roose-
velt visited the North Atlantic feet
off Cape Cod aud left with enthusias-
tic praise for the officers and crews
of the fleet. The crew Of the battle
ship Missouri, on which the president
had spent the day, cheered themselves
horseness he left the ship at 1:30 for
they had had an honor paid to them
which no other crew in the navy had
ever received.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
New Corporations.

The following charters of new cor
porations organized in the state have
been approved and filed for record
with the secretary of state:
Covington County Fair Association,
Mount Olive, Covington county, capi-
allied at $500.
Amendment to charter of Corinth
Woolen Mills, permitting dissolution
after October /, 1906.
Amendment to charter of Bank of
Kemper, permitting increase Of capi-
tai stock from 100000 to $4,000.
Southern Concrete Company, Meri-
lian, Lauderdale county, capitalized
at $4,000.
Peoples Warehauss Company, Her
manyille, Claiborne county, capital
lied at $4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
NO.. 5

signing was in its way a species OF
deroism. Senor Palma replied simply
that he was glad that the burden Of
,he presidency had been lifted from
his shoulders. He felt personally re-
Iieved and satisfied, he said
Secretary Taft had expected to go
over the financial affairs of the gov
ernment with Senor Palma, especially
regarding bonds and other indebted
ness, etc, but Palma said Font Y.
Sterling was much better able than he
% explain all such matters to the in
eoming government. The interview
]ecordingly terminated in friendly
ashton and Secretary Taft and party
eturned to the legation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

to grapple; second, the food mani
facturers expressed considerable feei
ton being that the work would be et'
ing prepared at that time, the allege
ton being that the work wuld be III
trusted to DR.. Wiley, the chief chemisi
of the department of agriculture
Many food manufacturers, distiller:
and compounders have been engaged
in controversies with DIR. Wiley To-
several years, and they are severe In
their criticism of him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
Bond Issue.

The special election ordered by the
city authorities Of Collins to submit
the question of authorizing the issu-
ance of $4,000 bonds to improve and
enlarge the water works plant belong
ing to the city was held and carried by
the required two-thirds vote. The
Board of Aldermen will take up the
matter of disposing of the bonds at
once, and when sold will use the pro-
ceeds in enlarging the water works
plant.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
Gen. Ssoessel Resigns.

st. Petersburg. The Associated
Press was informed that Gen. Stoessel,
who commanded the Russians forces
at Port Arthur, submitted his resig-
nation from the army. 1t is under
stood that it will be accepted, there
BY ending. the history Of the surrender
Of the fortress without the undesir
able disclosures which would result
from a formal court-martial. The Gen
erals resignation is said to have been
due to the initiative of the Emperor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
Brief Mention.

Two former members of the mill
tary academy at West Point have
been designated for examination 20
become second lieutenants in the Unit
ed States Army. They are former
Cadets Linton and Bowley, who we're
dismissed from West Point three years
ago on charges of hazing. 1t is ex-
planned at the War Department that
such dismissal puts them on the same
plane as civilians, and that. therefore
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
The Wrong Corpse.

Peru, Ind The startling discos
Peru, Ind, Sept. 0.-The discov-
cry was made today that the body,
supposed to be thai Of Walter Ellison
the Wabash fireman, killed n the
wreck at Catlin, H., last Wednesday,
which was buried here Yesterday, was
net his. His body was uncovered today
in the wreckage.
TIE body buried IS believed to bs
that Of Peter Paxton, Of FIT. Wayne
d. 1t was badly disfgurued.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
Mississippi Medical College.

Jackson members Of the board of
trustees Of the institution have been
notified that the first annual session
of the Mississippi Medical College con
vened at Meridian on Monday This is
the first medical college to be estab-
lished in the state. Several Of the
stockholders reside in Jackson, Gov
ernor Vardaman being member of
the board.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

On Tuesday of this week the "Di-
versItied Farming Special' left Mem
phls for a trip over the entire lines of
the Illinois Central and Y. & NJ. v.
railroads. This train is an innovation
In this section, but is the fore-runner
OF movement that has done untold
good for the farmers of the northern
and western states. 1t ia to be hoped
that the agricultural people will ae-
cord it hearty welcome and that 9TH
ers will be made feasible by the sue
cess attending this initial movement.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
Expectation of Meats.

The Acting Secretary Of Commerce
and Labor has promulgated certain
rules regarding the expectation Of
meats and meat products, prescribing
the manner of inspecting carcasses
and the issuance of certificates, labels,
etc. The rules required that both Ii
original and duplicate certificates shal
be delivered to the exporter, who shall!
file the original with the consignee, 10
be used by the latter in identifying
the shipment at the point fdestina-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
Funston at Havana.

Havana na-Brig. Gen. Funston arriv-
ed here on the steamer Olivette. He
refused to discuss his mission to Gu
ba or the prospects of American in
tervention. The General was greeted
by the secretary of the American le-
cation. He will remain on board the
steamer until later in the day.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

Brcth,SS1 isnis or tile Walnut Grove
Dawn of Light has struck oil-or rath-
er he has well on his place that has
been declared by the state chemist tc
De one Of the most valuable in min.
eral qualities to be found anywhere.
1t is to be hoped that he will realize
on the proposition as he deserves and
that when the hotel is built all Of the
newspaper fraternity will be eareS
for IN the front room free OF charge
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

The Business League of Greenwood
has taken up the matter of better
roads leading to that place and will
keep pushing the matter until some de-
clsive action is taken to remedy the
complaint. The energies of this body
could not be expended in a better
cause. Good roads are to be desired
above almost everything in Missisis-
slppl just at present, and the action
OF some counties in providing for i'm
proVement will have an effect all over.
the state sooner or later. Our greatest
need is better roads, and the sooner
agitation looking to this end is start
ed, the sooner something definite will
be decided upon to give the relief
needed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

The Yazoo Herald announces that
monster kershaw has been received
at that office 40 inches in length and
27 inches in circumference. 1t weighs
q pounds and is the admiration of all
who see it. 1t is hoped that this in
mense vegetable will be sent to the
state fair where the thousands who
attend from a distance can get an idea
of what the Delta can produce in the
way of garden truck.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

when they take the examination al
Fort Leavenworth on Dec they vii
be in strict competition with Other
civilians. Captain Arthur M. Ed
wards has been ordered from For
Leavenworth to New Orleans, where
he will relieve Quartermaster Ber.
tram I. Clayton.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

ton by comparison with the origi-
nal. Clearance is to be denied to any
vessel carrying meats products fol
expectation where regulations have
not been strictly complied with The
new rules go into effect October /.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

Standard warehouses for the storing
OF cotton is the means necessary for
the farmer to have a say in naming the
price of his staple. Without these the
risk of loss or expense of holding is
too great Build warehouses and feed
the market when a good apeptite has
been created.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
The surveyors of the Edward Hine

The surveyors of the Edward Hines
Lumber Co., are at work on a roaC
from Poplarville to the south with its
objective point as Gulfport. The roac
will opel up a splendid section OF
country and prove of great benefit tC
those living along the line. Announce
ment is made that it will be pushed tc
an early com pletion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

The Acting Secretary Of Commerce
ID Labor has promulgated rules re-
sTding the expectation Of meats ani
neat products, prescribing the man
ner of inspecting carcasses and tn,
issuance of certificates, labels, etc.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

Advices from Biloxi confirmed the
reports of great damage to the ship
ping at Horn and Ship Islands.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

Five trainmen were seriously i1jur-
ed, two probably fatally and coach
full Of theatrical people narrowly es-
capped on the Mississippi Central Rail
road just outside of the city limits of
Brookhaven. All the victims were
aboard the engine and tender which
dropped through washout. The coach.
containing the theatrical people, mem
bers Of the Olympia Opera Company,
remained on the track and all the ac-
tors and actresses escaped injury.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

Ocean Springs reported that the
storm damage there would probably
reachedd 125.000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

Attorney General Moody will take
vigorous steps to prosecute the Stand
ard Oil Company.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

The Southern cotton mills are max
ing an effort to secure foreign labor
for their factories.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05
Appeals Her Case.

The appeal of the Spanish Countess
of Buena Vista, in her damage sui
against Maj.-Gen. john B. Brooke
which was recently decided against
her by the General District Court OF
New York, has been docketed in the
Supreme Court Of the United States
The New York court held that whit
The countess had cause for action
against the United States or against
Cuba, She had none against Gen
Brooke, and its asserted in the appeal
that this ruling is erroneous The
origin of the suit is found in the abol
ton by Gen. Brooke, while he was gov
ernor-general of Cuba in 1899, Of thu
countess right to slaughter all tht
cattle killed in Havana.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

Notice was posted that beginning
Oct. / the working time at both the
Eastman, Gardiner & Co. s saw mill
and the Laurel cotton mills will be
reduced from eleven to ten hours per
day, with no decrease in the wage
scale. In the cotton mills an increase
in wages also applies to those who
perform piece work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

Col. Waller of the Marine Corps
was ordered from Norfolk to Havana
to assume command Of the marines.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1906-10-05

Glen w. Herrick, state entomolo
gist, calls attention to the law will
reference to the importation Of boil
weevils into the state and again EN-
phasizes the rules promulgated tw'
years hence. A quarantine is placed
against all infected counties and par
i6hes of Texas and Lauoisiana, pro.
hibiting the importation of seed
hulls seed cotton, sacks, picker:
sacks, etc. Shipments of household
goods from infected areas are prohib-
tied unless accompanied by an aft
davit attached to the way bill to the
effect that the shipment contains noni
of the articles mentioned above. The
eatomologist has tn epower to inspect
any such shipment as his discretion
Cotton being shipped to the state IL
the bale must come in tightly closed
box ears and not opened upon any
pretext in infected territory. No per.
son except a duly recognized entomolo.
ogist is allowed to bring a live weevI
larvae or eggs into the state in any
way. The common carriers are en-
joined against infracting the rules and
are subject to the penalties prescribed
by the same as individuals. An in.
fraction of these rules and regulations
is punishable by a fine Of not less than
as far as possible, these rules are en-
forced and calls upon all good citizens
to assist him in the work. 1t is i'm.
portant and imperative that a close
watch be kept and that the rules be
strictly enforced. The inroads of ths
weevil can be confined to tie ordinary
distance by this means and
it will be two or three years before il
reaches all portions of the state. II
is the duty Of everyone to report
promptly to Mr.. Herrick any infrac-
ton of these rules.