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The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
The posta1's Notice

NEW YORK. Feb, ao.-Clarence
TT. MaclSey President Of the Postal
Telegraph Cable Company. sent out
the following announcement today.
All statements heretofore made as
to the amout Of increase in salaries
which would be made by the Postal
Telegraph Company have been en-
tirely unauthorized.
The matter was passed upon final
" by this company today. however,
and it was ordered that the salaries
Of all operators. traffic chiefs, wire
chiefs. assistant operators and mana--
gers be increased ten per cent ard
that this increase shall apply not
only to the principal offices. but tc
I'll the Offices of the company in the
United States This IS effective
March Ist. 1907.
The managers and operators of
the local Offices of these companies
.ha,i Nc ahove announcements with
Great fdolir1't and t'ieir many friends
coneratuIats them on their good for
tune.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
ROOsEVELT'S AWFUL PERIL
Congressman Fitzgerald Has Visions
OF Kidnappers on Panama Trip

Washington. d. C-A1though Pres
ident Roosevelt made his trip TO Pan
anna in the battleship Louisiana" he
might have been kidnapped and the
warship seized By almost any ambi-
tjous South American republic with a
navy for all The Louisiana could have
done This statement was made to
the House by Representative Fitz-
gerald Of New York, while defending
the New York Navy Yard. where the
battleship Connecticut was built
The Louisiana was built at Newport
News
.,NVhen the Louisiana left with the
President on his trim TO Panama
Mr. Fitzgerald said. mot a gun in
her tHrrets or broadside would work
The vessel was practically incapable
OF defense She IS now in the New
York Navy Yard, being finished at a
cost to the Government of $3oo.ooo.
This viii bring the cost of the LOUIS
lana fully up to .isat Of the Connec-
ticut. The two vessels that accom-
panied the President on board TO
Panama went along because the guns
of the Louisiana were incapable Of
being worked should the emergency
arise
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
PROGRAM OF THE
OPENING MEETING
Of the Jewish Chatauqua Circle and
B'nai Birth and Council of the
Jewish Women, Next Wednesday

Following is the program to be
rendered at the opening meeting of
the Council of Jewish Women, the
Independent Order of B'nai Birth
and Jewish Chautauqua Circle, at
Olympia Hall next Wednesday, Feb.
24th, at 8 o'clock The admission is
free and the Jewish congregation is
invited
Piano Solo,. Stella Strauss
'Purim of Jewish Women,
Mrs. F. Enrich
A Few Remarks About the Local
Council Mrs NJ Rosenstock
Piano Trio. Mrs. NJ Bergman, Miss
Lula Brown, Miss H. Hart.
Paper-"One of the Means of solv-
ing the Problem Mr. Myer
Solomon
Vocal So1o( with violin obligato)
Mrs. G. Witt. Mr.. Paul Roench
accompanied by Miss Brown
Reading-"What the B. B. Stands
For"-Mr. Louis Waldauer.
Piano Solo, :. Hanah Sack
aper-"What the Hebrew Union
Alumnal Association Stands For"
Paper Jewish Humor''.
Mrs. L. Vormus
Magic Lantern Pictures Illustrating
Purim ....... Rabbi A. Brill
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
DANGER OF OVERFLOW GONE

With the danger of an overflow
gone confidence in Delta land and
oropert of all kinds has increased
and now investors can be assured
that our great levees are an ample
safeguard for all property that lies
behind them We have the greatest
country in the world, and the only
argument that could be brought
against it, since the malaria faliacy
has been knocked by artesian water.
which we now have in abundance,
has been the danger of innndation
bv the overflow of the Mississippi.
This has been satisfactorilv refuted
bv the manner in 'aieh the levees
I1ay continued to hold the water year
aftts year Now :searlss all of the
Northern States have more over
f1or-s than we ever did have, and
de is far more danger Of overflow
40. q the river courses in the North
ern and Eastern States than there is
s, the Mississippi valley. Property
vsIs y III the Delta should increase
81 i1p fro mnow on, and those p<o-
81 no hare invested here. and who
III have felt tremor while the
tiver ~ ) ~ high cafl coneratu1ate
j III 4e5x6s more than ever now over
~ rs x1s1 invest euts. 6csi1l.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
CONVICT LEASE SYSTEM

Hon. E. H. Moore, State Senator
from Bolivar County, who was at the
Capital yesterday on legal business,
states that he will renew his fight at
the 1908 session TO secure the enact
ment of a. law abolishing the county
convict leasing system, and compel
ling the several counties to either
work their convicts on public roads
or establish penal farms. Senator
Moore has been requested by his
constituents to serve another term
in the upper body. and consents to
do 50 chiefly for the reason that he
desires to renew his tight on the
convict leasing system, battle he
has vigorously but vain1y waged
against overwhelming odds for sew
eral years
AT the last session Senator Moore
had excellent respects Of victory, bur
the fight was complicated BY the in
troduetion Of multitude Of similar
bills but containing suggested meth
ods of working the convicfs widely
at variance. and the lawznak<rs were
Glad 10 find tllis pretcxt s. ienore
The S3a6jcet 1natfer. Since ta< Eegis-
Iotnrc. sx15osarn<d, however. several
.ccelf<ies have abandoned the leasing !
syste1n and pnfehased farms ofi
whieh fo work their prisoners<
0 mn S<111. D u
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
GOVERNOR VARDAMAN


His Excellency Governor Jas <
Nardaman was a most agreeable call
er at the Bulletin. and expressed his
deepest regret at not being able 10
stay over 10 the end Of the Grand
Lodge session. as his official duties
required his presence at Jackson.
The Governor is sighting none OF
the duties OF his high position, but
IS giving them his entire time and at
tention, which IS largely to the adj
vantage Of the Commonwealth and
ali its citizens and their interests.
The Governor is not disposed 10
talk much as TO his senatorial aspira-
tons and chances at the coming Aug
ust primary. but it IS evident that he
is we'll pleased with the outlook. and
more or less confident that he has a
nagniflcent chance OF winning out iii
spite Of all the opposition that may
be brought to bear against him.
He stands well with the masses OF
the voters OF Northern. Southern and
Central portion Of the State, and they
VII support him almost TO man, as
they should, as he IS able. bold, ag-
gresive. yet with sufficient conscrva-
tisn and Judgment TO prevent him
goin to any extreme, as he IS radical
in nothing.
Mississippi could not do better than
send Jim VardaInan to the United
States Senate. as he wou dlbring
credit to the State as we'll as honor
to hims mself.-Natehez Bulletin.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
COLOR QUESTION IN THE
SCHOOLS OF VIRGINIA
Complaint that Whites Are Exclud-
ed TO Benefit of Those Having
Strain of Negro Blood.

Richmond, Va.-Gov. Swanson re-
ceiyed a letter from Mrs. w. J. Doss,
Of Hurt, PittsyIvania County, IN
which she alleges that children, who
have one-seventh negro blood in their
veins are attending the public school
at that place. Mrs. Doss says her
children and those Of several other
Of her neiehhors have been deprived
of the opportunity of acquiring an
education by reason of the presence
at the school of the Objectionable
children. who, she says. have every
indication OF the presence of black
blood in them, in speech, manner and
in actions.
The Governor ordered an investi-
CATION. As a matter Of fact, if the
presence of one-seventh OF negro
blood IN the children be established
it will not prevent them from attend
ing sel1ohol An old law, never re-
pealed and never amended, holds
that a person with one-fourth negro
blood or less shall be regarded as a
whiteperson.
This law also applies to the inter
marriage Of whites with half-breed
negroes, case in point beinr decided
by the Supreme Court many years
ago, in which white man married a
woman of less than one-fourth negro
blood This marriage was declared
legal and binding.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
SUPERVISORS DEMAND
CHEAPER TELEPHONE
In Consideration of Use of Public
Roads as Right-of Way

The Board of Supervisors at their
meeting in Clarksda1e the first of the
week, passed the following resolu-
tuition in regard to excessive tele-
phone rental:
Whereas, The Cumberland Tele-
phone & Telegraph Co., has placed
in the public roads in various por-
tions of Coahoma County their tele-
phone and telegraph poles without
the warrant and authority of the
Board of Supervisors or without any
other legal authority, and whereas
the said telephone and telegraph
poles should not be permitted to re-
main IN or on the public roads of the
county without the permission of the
Board of Supervisors; and,
Whereas, The said Cumberland
Telephone & Telegraph Co., has seen
fit to increase its rental and tolls for
telephones to the citizens of Lula,
Jonestown, Lyon, Clarksdale, Friars
Point, Dublin, Coahoma, Farrell, and
other towns in Coahoma County
without improving the service or fa-
cilities of said county; now. there
fore, be it
Resolved by the Board of Super
visors, and hereby ordered, That the
Road Commis and County At
torney be and they are hereby in
structed to take some steps as in
their opinion they may deem fit and
proper to require the removal by the
said Cumberland Telephone & Te1e-
graph Co, OF its wires. telephone
and telegraph poles on or in any
public road in said county, unless
the said Cumberland Telephone &
Telegraph Co, shall, at the next
meetinp of the Board OF Supervisors,
enter into contract to substitute
the following rates Of rentals. in
cluding service free between all
points in said county and free tele-
phones for county Offices. to-wit:
The following rate for ali classes Of
business and office phones, pei
month, $3.50 the following rate for
residence homes, per month. $3.50
The public has been subjected to
large increase of rentals and 10 great
Inconvenience III service. = Friars
Point Enterprise
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
NEW COURT DISTRICT BILL
TRAVELLING ROCKY ROAD

According to the latest advices
from Washington, the Humphreys
bill creating new Federal Court di-
vision of the Northern District OF
Mississippi, with headquarters at
Clarksdale. is travelling rock road
through the Senate, and it is more
than likely that it will be left calmly
reposing in the pigeon hole in the
judiciary committee room when Com
gress adjourns on March 4th.
Although believing he would have
the support of Senator Money, IT
seems that Congressman Humphreys
was badly disappointed, as that ges-
tleman has assumed a hostile atti-
tude, and the fate of the court di-
vision bill depends on which Senator
from Mississippi can WELD the
strongest influence in the upper body
as Senator MeLaurm is friendly to
the moasure. and will do what he can
in tis behalf
Many letters are being written to
Senator Mouey By citizens of the
Delta, especially members Of th<
bar. urgi11k him 10 support the nnrzS-
slre. bnt Il IS extremely unlikely thai
lie viii charge his mind ou the sub.
ject vicksburp Pos.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
CELEBRATION OF
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY
BY the Public Schools Yesterday was
Attended by a Large and Appre-
ciative Audience

The largest and most apreciative
audience attended the exercises at
Central school yesterday. Many pa
rents came to see their children's 5
papers which were displayed on ta-
bles in the lower hall, and evinced
much interest in comparing marks
and papers. Taken as a wholo they
were most excellent.
Each grammar school took part in
the exercises and the children acquit-
ted themselves handsomely in the
drills and exercises. Possibly the
wedding was the most popular fea-
ture, possibly the minuet, possibly
the kindergarten songs. They were
all so good that each in curn brought
down the house.
Following is the program as car
ried out:
Throw Kiss to the Flag" ...
.... Fourth and Fifth Grades
Preamble. . :. = Seventh Grade
Hatchet Drill. -. First, Court School
The Grand Marriage of Jenny June
to Tom Thumb -. Starting School
Delsarte Movement Sixtn Grade
Georges Daddy and Our Daddies.
-. :. -. :. :. -. First Grade
Flag Drill. -. :. =. Startling School
Minuet. By Ye Colonial Danes and
Gentlemen of the Second and Third
Patriotic Duet -. -. -.
..Inez Rodwell and Thelma Lusk
Kecltatlon -. .....
IN. Lou Countiss, Louis Davis
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
CHINA TO STUDY STORY
OF AMERICAS PROGRESS
Will Be Among the Nations Who
Will Have Representatives Here to
Learn the Lessons Which the
jamestown Exposition will teach.

Norfolk, Va-China, the sleeping
celestial kingdom, will have repre-
sentative at the Jamestown Exposi-
ton. An official letter received at
the Exposition headquarters, in Nor
folk, from Robert Bacon. assistant
secretary of the state at Washington,
says that American Consul General
Ragsdale, at Tien-T Tsin, China, has
been informed officially by the Chin
ese government that China would
send representatives to the Exposi-
tion. The representative will be IN
structed to gather all possible infor-
nation about the progress of Amerl-
ca as shown bv the Exposition.
Major A. NJ Wheeler, chief OF the
department OF exhibits. says that
Japan IS to be similarly represented,
and that is the custom of all the
big European countries to send such
representatives quite aside from Of
hcial commissions to study the
American expositions. At ST. Louis
he recalled that French, Austrian and
German representatives went person
ally to each separte exhibit. buying
extensively all manner Of articles and
sendfng them home. He was sur
prised at the thoroughness with
which this work was performer In
addition they obtained all the re-
ports OF State commissions on the
exposition. It IS expected that ner-
chants and manufacturers who seek
part in the growing trade of the
United States with China, which has
been growing since the open door
policy has been applied to many adj
dtional ports, will be spurred to.
great activity as result Of this lat
est news from the Far East.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
WANT SENTENCE
COMMITTED
IN THE CASE OF WILLIAM
STARTLING
Petition to the Governor Asks That
the Sentence of Five Gears in the
Penitentiary be Changed to One
Year in the County Jail

A petition has been sent to Cover
nor Jas. K. Vardaman praying that
the sentence of flye years in the PEN
itentiary, passed by Judge Sidney
on William Startling for embezzle-
ment in the famous Merchants &
Planters Bank case, be committed to
one year in the county Jail.
The petition is signed by William
Startling, himself, w. H. Negus, Pres
ident of the First National Bank,
Jas. Robertshaw, President of the
Citizens Bank, J. A. Lake. Jr., Presi-
dent of the Greenville Savings Bank
& Trust Company, and many other
signatures follow.
After bringing in their verdict nine
of the twelve jurors requested that
William Startling be confined in the
county jail for one year, and not be
sent to the penitentiary as his SEN
tence
What Governor Vardaman- will do
is not yet learned
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
COTTON INVESTIGATION TO
INCLUDE THE FARMERS
Resolution Aimed at New York Ex-
change So Amended As to Work
Both Ways

Washington, D. C--James r. Gar
field, Commissioner of Corporations,
has construed the Livingston-Burle-
son cotton resolution recently passed
by the House to provide not only
for the investigation of the cotton
exchanges dealing in futures, but also
of the great cotton and cotton seed
associations of the South. He pro-
poses to inquire into the methods OF
the Farmers National Union, the
Southern Ginners' Association and
other organizations.
Representative Lowering, of Mas
sachusetts, the committee member
who reported the amended resolution
is himself a member of the Nv YORK
Cotton Exchange at which the origI-
mel resolution was directed. He was
responsible for the amendments to
incorporate the associations of the
South
Mr. Lowering is a New England
spinner, and he insists that the spin
ners are entitled to know why ana
how the price of cotton is advanced,
as much SO as the planters of the
South are to know why and how it is
beaten down.
Representative Livingston disputes
the right of Commissioner Garfield to
investigate the cotton associations
under the terms of the resolution.
While the Southern Cotton Associa-
ton. the Farmers Union and other
associations are organized along CO.
operative lines, it is said certain in
terests are anxious to destroy their
usefulness.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
WANTS EXPRESS
COMPANIES PROBED

Washington, D. Representative
Kennedy. Of Nebraska, has intro
dllced a eoncrurent resolution at the
instance OF the Western Fruit job
bers' Association, in which the latter
charges that the American, Adams,
United States. Pacific and Wells Far
go Express companies are unlawfully
engaged. especially in the West. in
buying, se1lino and handling on con-
signment fruit. vegetables and oys-
tiers. thus enjoying opportunity for
covering the determinations aud re-
bates. The resolution calls upon the
Interstate Commerce Commission to
investigate.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
Catholic Bazaar

On April the end the first Tues
day after Easter the ladies of ST.
Joseph's Catholic Church will Civ,
Bazaar. the proceeds of which vii:
go towards augmenting the building
fund of their prospective new church
A special feature of this bazaar
will be the sale OF beautiful line Of
lingerie waists which are being made
by the ladies in charge, aprons. bon
nets ETC., will also be offered to pur-
chasers- There will be "grab bag"
for the children's entertainment, at
-four O'Clock refreshments consisting
of strawberries, ice cream and cake
will be served during the entire
evening
Timely notice will be given the
public as to the location of this en-
tertainment.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
GUN BOAT TO
STOP HERE
WARSHIP WASP ON RECRUIT
ING TRIP UP THE RIVER
Will Go Up as Far as Paducah and
Win Make Many Stops on It4
Journey Down-The Wasp Ought
to Pass Greenville Next Thursday

The Wasp, which is now on de-
tatched service, has been ordered up
the Mississippi and Ohio rivers by
the navy department 1t will be un-
der the direction of Lieutenant Com
mander w. B. McGrann, chief re-
cruiting officer of the naval depart
ment for the Southern States. The
object of the trip is to give those
who contemplate entering the naval
service an actual glimpse of a war
ship, and an insight into the rou-
tine
Capt McGrann has completed an
itinerary of the Wasp, which was
sent out Thursday to all points
where it viii touch on its river trip.
On account of high water the ship
will proceed at once 10 Paducah. 1t
was originally intended to send the
ship up as far as St. Louis, but the
river has been falling at such rapid
rate that such a course is now deem
dangerouse.
Remaining at Paducah about day
the Wasp will drop down to Cairo
and stay there an equal length of
time. 1t will then go TO Memphis.
There, free from danger of falling
river, and with good, deem channel,
allthe way to the gulf. it will remain
for several days. From Memphis it
goes to Helena, then comes here to
Greenville, Finishing it Mississippi
and Ohio rivers trip by stopping at
Vicksburg, Natchez, Baton Rouge
and New Orleans.
The Wasp will be under command
of Chief Boatswain John s. Gro
CHAN, whose successful cruises here
tofore as a recruiting officer have
made the naval department pick him
out for the river trip. An advance
man will proceed the shin by rail,
and will follow up the extensive pub
licity which Capt McGrann viii give
it III advance Recruits will be re-
seived on board the ship, but will
be entered through the Memphis Of
fee and credited to Capt. McGrann.
The Wasp is a otufhoot Of 63o
tons displacement. is $50 feet long.
and 30 foot beam. She has a mean
draft of II feet and a speed OF L6.s
knots al hour silc carries six guns
under -four inches. has a coal capac~
ity of 70 tons, and a crew of Is Off
GERS and men
The Wasp entered the mouth Of
the Mississippi last Wednesday, and
will proceed at once IA Paducah. not,
however. under full steam tt should
pass Greenviile by next Thursday or
Friday
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
FAIR COMMITTEE COM
PLETES INVESTIGATION
Everything is in Readiness for the
Coming Meeting to be Held in
This cit March 4th.

The committee appointed by Com
missioner of Agriculture, H. E.
Blakeslee and the citizens meeting
held recently in the city to secure
data as to site, cost of buildings, etc,
for the proposed Delta Fair, have
concluded their investigation and
have everything in readiness to re-
port at the meeting to be held in
this. city March 4th. Representative
citizens from different counties OF
the Delta are expected to be present
at the meeting The Fair, if organ
lied and put on as outlined by the
committee, will prove one of the
largest as well as most attractive
held in the State.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
THE OLIVER TYPEWRITER

The editor of The Times had the
pleasure of witnessin~ one of the
most interesting as well as unique
demonstrations, perhaps ever before
seen on typewriter one day this
week, and while an examination of
the work would lead one to believe
it impossible for anyone to make
houses, picture railways, United
State Flags, rnobs hangin~ "Greas-
ers' III Mexico, cats climbing over
fences and numerous other sketches
true to life, the simplicity with which
Mr.. Jas. d. Coinbes, the official DEM
: onstrator of the Oliver Typewriter
Chicago, runs these things off on an
. Oliver. leaves no doubt in the minds
of the most skeptical, that it is quite
an easy thing to do, when you use
an Oliver. We have used one of
these machines for long time, and
while we lzncH- it to be a coed writ
er, the idea never occurred to us of
the great versatility possessed by
the Machine that has revolutionized
the world. IT. seems that there is
great demand for the Visible Oliver
writing machine. so great that the
sales have outnumbered all competi-
tors during the year That the Oil
yer stands pre-eminently at the head
Of all writing machines, there is no
gainsayiug.
Messrs. Steacr-FTolmes Co, this
CITY. are representatives for the
Oliver, and have been rushed to
staad-still on orders during the pas.
few days. having been called on to
take I'D various other makes. replac-
ing with divers. These gentlemen
advise us that they will sell the
Oliver on very easy payments. ac-
cepting any other machine as part
PAYMENT
They have secured the services of
Mr. Combes for another week, and
iwili take pleasure in having him
demonstrate the machine to any who
may be interested IN the most mod
ern writing machine manufactured
combining in is makeup durability,
simplicity, elegance and ease in oper-
ating. RI interested. call on or
phone 100 and hear more Of this
wonderful piece Of improved me-
chanism.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
St. James Church

Sunday services in st. James
church will be the Holy Communion
at 7:3o a. m. Sunday School o:3o,
and morning prayer 400. There
will be no evening service on this
Sunday. Week day lenten services
daily at 500 o'clock. The penny Of
ferings at the week day service are
for missions
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-23
OLIVE OIL FOR INDIGESTION
Successful Use Of Olive Oil for
That Disagreeable Malady

Gns-i:2o Olive Oh IS the first Pros
sing from hand picked SELECTED olives
and comes to us direct IRON Cor
leone, Italy, in five gallon cans, i'm
one gallon cans and I'll one quart
bottles.
II you are a user OF olive oil wheth-
er for table or medicinal purposes,
always insist upon having Guarino
Olive Oil, write MS a postal or call
at phone No sos viii delivery 10 yon
bottle or one gallon. Rcmembcl the
address Mississippi Italian Supply,
I2I Walnut street.