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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
JUDGE HARGIS SLAIN
Neted Kentucky Jurist and Feud-
iSt Killed by His Son.
FIVE SHOTS WERE FIRED
Tragedy Occurred at the General
Store Of Judge Hargis, While Clerks
Were Waiting on Customers-Son
Was Placed Under Arrest.

Jackson, KY, Feb. Former
County Judge James Hargis, for many
years member of the state democratic
executive committee, accused of COM
plicity in many murders and a prom
inent figure in the feuds which have
disrupted Breathitt county for sever
al years, was shot and killed in his
general store here, about $3.50 Thurs
day afternoon by his son, Beach Har-
gis. The son fired five shots in rapid
succession at his father, who fell dead
while his clerks were waiting on Gus
toners.
Father and Son QuarreIed.
The exact cause of the murder has
not been learned, but 1t is supposed
to have been the result of differences
which have existed between father and
son for some time. The two men are
reported to have had a severe quar-
rel several nights ago, when the faith
er, it is alleged, was compelled to
resort to violence to restrain his son.
Young Hargis, it is said, had been
drinking heavily of late. He came
into the store late Thursday after
noon and was apparently under the in
f1uence of liquor. Judge Hargis, it is
said, spoke to his son about his drink
ing and a quarrel resulted. Father
and son stepped behind a counter in
the store, when the son, after only a
few minutes conversation, drew re-
volver and fired five shots. Four
took effect, and the noted mountain
character fell dead. The young lady
stenographer and the customers in
the store rushed for the doors and fled
In fright.
RaVing Like a Maniac.
Young Hargis was arrested by Town
Marshals Goran Smith and Grover
Blanton, and placed in jail. He was
raving like a maniac and the officers
were compelled to drag him to the
Jail.
Judge Hargis has been for years a,
prominent figure in Kentucky politj
cal and criminal circles. He has fig
ured in the courts in the mountains
for years on account of the murders
of DR.. Cox, Attorney Marcum and
Jim Cockrill.
Judge Hargis was the political lead
ed Of the democrats of the tenth dis
trict and was the boss of Breathitt
county"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
REGISTESED LETTER CAUSES
CAPTURE OF FUGITIVE
Jerome Taylor, Wanted at Lucedale, Miss,
for Murder, Arrested Here, to be taken
Back.

Because he signed for regis
tered letter while a patient at
Providence hospital, Jerome Taylor
alias Ed Bishop, fugitive from
justic, at Lucedale, Miss, where
he is wanted to answer the charge
of murder, furnished the clue which
caused his arrest here Thursday by
deputy sheriff James M. Dwyer.
Taylor was arrested few hours
after the sheriff's office received the
information concerning him at
Providence hospital, where he had
undergone an operation for append
icitis, and befor he was removed
to the county Jail, the consent of
the attending surgeon was secured.
| Information concerning Taylor,
together with a photograph, was
received at the sheriff's office sew
eral days ago but thinking the
matter was private business of
sheriff Hall, the package was placed
on his desk by the chief deputy and
was not opened until returned to
the city Thursday morning.
Deputy Sheriff Dwyer was de-
tailed on the case by chief deputy
Ed. Bryant about 1890 yesterday
morning and at 100 the deputy had
Taylor in custody Although he
had gone under the name Of Bishop,
the prisoner admitted that his name
was Taylor and said he was the mar
his bondsmen wanted at Lucedale
CONTINUED on 4th page. Ard colnmn)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
PRIMARY ON JUNE q.

Georgia State Democratic Executive
Committee Selects Date.
Atlanta, Feb. Thursday, June
4, has been selected by the democrat
ic state executive committee of Geor-
gia, as the date for holding the ap-
preaching democratic primary for the
election of United States senator and
all state house officers, thereby setting
its stamp of approval upon the action
of previous executive committees for
years past holding early primaries.
This action was only taken after a
most spirited debate, led by Hon.
Robert L. Berner, who declared that
it was only carrying out the provisions
of the Macon platform ito have a late
primary.
Tuesday, June 23,, was named as the
date for holding the state convention
in the hall of the house of representa-
tives, at 10 m. at which time the
nominees are to be announced and DEL
egates to the national convention from
Georgia to Denver aregto be elected.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
CARDINAL GIBBONS VIEWS.
Catholic Churchman Is interviewed on
Prohibition Question.

Catholic Churchman Is interviewed on
Prohibition Question.
New Orleans, La, Feb. 8.-Car-
dlnal Gibbons, in an interview on pro-
hibition, published Saturday, says:
81 am persuaded that it is, practical
ly impossible to put prohibition into
effect in any large community and
the best means therefore to promote
temperance is to limit the number of
saloons by high license. l would be
in favor of inficting severe punish
ment on proprietors Of saloons who vi
olated the law, in the first instance,
and in the second violation, would
withdraw the license altogether.
in country places l would suggest
local option as an excellent means for
the repression of intemperance, if, in
the judgment of the majority of voters
the sale of liquor should not be entire
ly eliminated.
Laws like prohibition that are GER
tain to be violated, had best not be
made, for incessant violation draws
down upon them disrespect.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
FLORIDA REPUBLICANS.
Recent Convention VIII Go Down In
History as Quite Remarkable.

st. Augustine, Fla, Feb. Flor
Ida republicans stand conspicuously
In the limelight as being the first to
hold their convention select dele
gates to the national convention, and
1t is said here that the strenuous and
exciting scenes enacted Thursday are
merely forecast of similar scenes in
other southern states, caused by the
effort being made by the anti-Roose-
velt republicans for control in the ma
tional convention.
The convention held Thursday will
go down in history as one of the most
remarkable ever held by any political
party. 1t was really two conventions
held at the same time in the same
hall
The officeholders' faction was called
to order by the chairman of the state
committee, and they proclaimed them
selves as the regulars, but they did not
succeed In carrying out their prear-
ranged program. The Taft sentiment
was too strong for the leaders to hold
in check, and strong resolutions were
adopted emphatically indorsing Will
liam H. Taft for the presidency.
On the other side of the hall the
contesting convention took the conser.
vative action, and chose delegates ab-
solutely untrammeled by any instruc-
| tions.
The oficeholders' convention adopt.
ed resolutions approving of the policies
of the Roosevelt administration and
instructed the delegates elected to the
national convention to support the
presidents policies and the candidate
who is in sympathy with and who Will
carry out those policies, and then pro.
ceeded to name William H. Taft as
such candidate.
The anti-Taft convention adopted
resolutions condemning in strong
terms the attempts to influence and
control by use of federal patronage.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
INCIDENT is DEPLORED.
Demonstration Against Professor MI.
Iukoff In Prussian Duma,

IQH0Il III FIAoSldH GuHlds
st. Petersburg, Feb. S.-The dem
onstrations which took place in the
duma Friday against Professor Paul
Milukoff, leader of the constitutional
democrats, arising from the nl-feeling
created here by his recent lecture in
New York on the political situation
in Russia, engrosses the attention Of
the entire press of this city, which
unites in deploring an incident
which tends to create partisan enmity
and enfanger the chances Of the du-
mas success. The occurrences of Fri
day probably WILDE followed up by a
formal resolution censuring Professor
Milukoff for lack of patriotism and
supplementary conduct in visiting a
foreign country to stir up sentiment
Of hostility while occupying a re-
sponsible position in parliament
In some quarters Professor Milu-
koff is advised to resign and seek vim
dication at the hands of his constitu-
ents, but this he has declined to do, /,
and has annaunced his intention of in
sisting that the report Of the commits
sion on national defense at which stra-
tegic questions will be discussed, be
read at a closed session of the duma
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
SUBMARINE AND AERIAL WAR

It is not more than few years
since the submarine was in the same
position as the airship is today. A
decade ago there were experimental
under water boats struggling in
shipyards here and there, humping
against problems as serious as those
the kitemakers and builders of aero
planes are beating their wings
against today.
The enthusiasts in air navigation
are already telling us that the day
of the surface moving warship is
nearing close; that when the prob
lens of flying are solved nothing on
the water can live against the pro-
jectiles that could be rained on their
decks.
But the submarine, though it can
not attack the war birds, is equally
impregnable to their assaults, SO
that, if the theories of the war
prophets are correct, the navies of
the future will be confined to the
clouds and the sea depths, leaving
to the barks Of peace the exclusive
dominion of the rolling waves
New York American.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
LEAKEsvLLE GREENE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY A. s
TO FORM FAIR CIRCUIT.
North Georgia Counties All Much In
terested in the Prospect.

terested in the Prospect.
/ Calhoun. Ca, Feb. 11.-Efforts are
being made to form a north Georgia
fair circuit with the following fairs
and dates:
Northwest Georgia fair. Chickamau-
ga. Ca, Oct. 6-10.
Whitfield County fair. Dalton, Ga. j.
Oct 1917.
Gordon County fair, Cedartown, Ga,
Oct. 2O-24.
Polk County fair. Cedartown, Ga. !,
Oct. 27-31.
Gordon County fair, Calhoun. Ga. j.
Oct. 2O-24
By arranging the circuit better at
fractions can be secured and the fairs
all along the line be benefited.
A force of hands has been at work
on the fair grounds here for some
time. boulevard has been built
around the grounds by United States
road experts and the grounds thor
oughly drained.
The baseball grounds are being re-
built and lumber is being placed for
the new grandstand.
The fair next fall promises to be
the best one ever held in this county.
Large premiums will be offered an1aa
poultry building added.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
Young Peach Trecs,


Rapidly growing peach trees from
one to four years of age are rendered
harder, both in wood and fruit bud,
by the use of cover crops that check
growth in late summer, but while Gov
er crops are valuable in lessening win
ter injury they are not so important as
the choice of hardy varieties or the Sc
lection of a comparatively high site
for the orchard. In other words, a
very tender variety cannot be grown
here successfully even by resorting to
the use of a cover crop, and no variety
is as reliable on low ground with a
cover crop MS on high land without
one. But even hardy varieties or high
land are made more reliable by means
of cover crops.-Nebraska Experiment
Station.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
LOCAL OPTION CONTINUES.
South Carolina Senate Kills ,ProhibI-
tion Measure,

tIOIt mcdSuFCs
Columbia. S. c.. Feb. 11.-Perhaps
the most important matter acted upon
by the state senate during the week
was the killing of the prohibition bill
by vote of "a to 13. thus insuriug
the continuance of the county dispen-
sary system, or local option law.
known as the Carey-Cothran act. for
at least another year ProhEut ton
had previously met defeat in tho
house by vote of G2 to 81. There
is, however, proposition to submit
the question of prohibition to the Iseo-
pie in the primary next summer a
resolution to this effect having alrea DIV
been adopted in the senate. It is
now up to the house and will be &C %.
stCered early next week.
Another important matter that Il n
senate has acted upon is a bill Or D.
Vidlng for a Limitation Of the hours OF
work of railroad employees. AS adop t
ed the measure is practically the SAM e
at the newly enacted federal lavE,
which provides that railroad employee s
shall not work more than sixtee O.
hours out of twenty-four.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14

New Orleans, La, Feb. Tt was
announ4ced hero Friday that Cardinal
Gibbons, who is paying his annual
visit to tHts CITY, will leave here on
his returns home Feb. 13, arriving in
Baltimore Feb. Is. Efforts were made
to inducesthe cardinal to remain here
until after the mardi gras festivities
were over, but it was found impossi-
bic for him to accept the invitation.
Before his departure, however. he will
figure prominently on many occasions
other than those identified with ais
church,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
Sir Charles and Charley.

The Wiener Neue Erie Presst
a recent article speaks of
Charles S. Francis, the Ameri
ambassador" An American a
reading the article wrote to Br
pest paper: 3'The American ami
sador is, as the paper states,
Riva and is staying at the Lido
ace hotel, but we who know
think he would rather be spoke1
as Charley than as Sir Chal
The Vienna newspaper cannot
blamed, however, for the error,
cause there are countries where
pie cannot realize that one may
a high officer in the diplomatic
ice and have no hereditary title.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
MOURN DEAD KING
Requiem Mass Held For the Late
Spanish Ruler.
ST., JAMES CHURCH, LONDON
Royal Family of England, Diplomatic
Corps, Cabinet Ministers and Other
Notabies Present-Flags on British
Warships Half.hasted.

London, Feb. 8.-King Bdward
and Queen Alexandra, tie Prince Of
Wales and other members of the roy
al family, were present at a requiem
mass Saturday afternoon in the Cath
ollie church of St. James in Spanish
Place for the late king and crown
prince Of Portugal.
The church, which was draped with
crepe, was crowded with members
of the diplomatic corps, cabinet min
listers, high naval and military officers
and other distinguished persons.
First Secretary John R. Carter rep
resented the American embassy.
The demand for seats was so great
that only those with special claims
could be accommodated in the church.
The flags on the British warships
in the naval ports were at half-mast
in memory of the late King of Portu-
gal who was an admiral of the Brit
ish fleet.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
Not Many, but Enouqh.

The disturbance created by Sir
James Crichton-Browne's paper on
sanitation and diet has not yet been
quieted. Two years ago Sir James
was sent on a mission to Jamaica
in connection with the colonial of
flee. While at Kingston he had an
encounter with a colored but very
humble official. Sir James is an
ardent Scot and was keenly interest
ed in the Scottish population Of the
island. 'sDo you have many Scotch
men in these parts ?" he asked of the
official. The darky thought for a
moment and then answered: Not
many. Just a few-but enough. "
Sir James collapsed -Argonaut.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
officer Drowned at sea.

Mobile Ala. Feb. News receiv-
ed here from Pensacola says that when
the coasting steamer Manteo entered
here Thursday night from Mobile on
her outward trip to Tampa, Captain
Mclaughlin reported the loss while the
boat was in Mobile bay of Captain
Dan Houghton, first officer of the ship,
who fell overheard and was drowned,
his body not being recovered.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
RIVAL TO MONTE CARLO.
London Hotel Syndicate Is NeeIotiacin

London Hotel Syndicate Is Negotiating
for Concessions at Madei ra.
Lisbon, Feb. IA Lond On hotel
syndicate, of which M Rit z is the
head, is negotiating with the Portu-
guese government for conc ession at
Madeira which will enable th EN- to es-
tablish luxuriously appointed casinos
as a rival to those at Monte Carlo, al
we'll as new hotels and other improve
mentS
The syndicate is understood to b
willing to pay the claim of $25 90 oOs
demanded by Germany as ind amnfrl
for Prince Hohenlohe's synl ticate.
which acquired certain rights , in Ma.
deira from Portugal, but whid h was
afterwards refused gambling II cense :
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
WAS LOST OR STOLEN.
Diamond, Necklace, valued at $40 1000,
Missed by Bankers Wife.

Missed by Bankers Wife.
New York, Feb S-Loss of a ,iia-
mond necklace valued at $4,000 was
reported to the police Friday night by
Mrs. George F. DOminick. of East Fif-
ty-Seventh street, wife of a banker.
It's owner believes it was either
stolen by a clever thief in tle crowd
IN front of the Metropolitan opera
House or dropped by her on the
ICY pavement as she was alighting
from carriage there and picked up
by some ONE. Search in the vicinity
failed to disclose any trace of it.
When Mrs. Dominick reached the op-
era house it is said sne had the neck
lace on. having worn it at dinner
and had mot removed it on setting out
for the opera. She also had it, she is
certain, when she alighted from the
carriage.
Entering the house among other
tashionably clOaked women, she me-
chanically put her hand to her threat
in an opening in her wrap and missed
the diamonds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
Lotion For chapped Hands,

Chapped hands are usually the
result of neglect OF careless mess.
Often soap will prove irritating.
The following is recipe for jelly
which is very helpful and will keep
the hands white, soft and beau hful:
Three and one-half ounces of lEhite
petrolatum, one-qlmrter ounc of
parafin wax, one ounce of Ian Dlin,
one and one-half ounces Of ater,
three drops of oil Of rose, one half
dram of alcohol.
Melt the parafin wax, add the
petrolG sum and lanolin. Stir con-
stantly, beating the water in during
the process. Add the oil and alco-
hol when nearly cold,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
Convict Lsanaed Himself.

Thomasville, Ca, Feb. News
was received here Thursday Afternoon
that Martin TSera4d, a convict work
ing for the county, twelve miles from
this city, had hung hSmself In the
morning after staying at camp on ac-
count of sickness He used the belt
with which the chains were fastened
to his waist, and hung 1t over the
ridge pole of the tent. The man was
of German extrect6on and was
convicted in January of va&rancy and
sentenced to four snnonths.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
MINISTER'S TO BEGIN CAMPAIGN.

Efforts TO Be Made to Wipe Out the
"White Slave Traffic"
Chicago, Feb THE preachers of
Chicago intend to wipe out the white
slave traffic in this city.
Next Monday three hundred minis
ters representing all the Protestant de-
nominations will assemble and organize
a Chicago branch of the National Vigi-
lance committee for the suppression
of the white slave traffic DR..
Edwards Janney, of Baltimore, Md. !,
organizer of the national body,
address the meeting and lay down
plans for campaigning. The meet
ing will be held under the auspices
of the ministers association.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
TRUSTEES INDICTED.
Also Night JalIer for Aiding Escape Of
Jail Prisoners.

Jail Prisoners.
Atlanta Feb. Former Night
Jailer James Brown, of the Fulton
county Tower, and John Groves and
j. C. Williams, the two TRUSTEES, were
Thursday indicted by the grand jury
on the charge Of aiding John Harper
and John Barton to escape on Sun
day night, one true bill being re-
turned against the three.
The Implication of the jailer comes
through the allegation that he went to
sleep at his post of duty and put VIII
liams and Groves in charge of the
jail, turning over the keys to the last
named prisoner, with the result that
Barton and Harper were liberated
by the TRUSTEES, who released them
from their cells by means of the keys
and assisted in the saving of the bars
of the Jail window.
The penalty on conviction on the
charge brought against the three is
from two to five years.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
JEROME TAYLOR CAPT &
URED IN TEXAS TOWN.
BROUGHT BACK TO MISSISSIPPI.

A letter from Fletcher Rhine
hart in Ell Paso, Tex, dated Feby.
8,to his brother here, brought the
first news of Jerome Taylor's cap
ture. Here is the epistle: Jerome
Taylor left last night for Miss. |
enclose clipping from Ell Paso
paper: (The clipping:)
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
Well Known Educator Dead .

Rochester, N. Y, Feb. 7.-Dr. Al
bert Harrison Mixer, professor emeri-
tus of modern languages at the uni
versity of Rochester, died at his home
here Friday at the aged of eighty-five.
He was a member of the original fac
ulty of the university in 1850 and
taught here AZ years. For ten years
he was professor of Greek and modern
languages in the university of Chica
go. in the state of Illinois.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
Robbed In a Pullman Car.

jacksonville, Fla, Feb. 8.-WAale
asleep in Pullman car In the Local
railroad yards a sneak thief visited
the berth of DR.. c. l.. Norton, Of
Adrian, Mich, who Is accompanied by
his wife and son, robbing him of $500
in cash and his gold watch. DIR.
Norton's clothing-was found at the end
of the car, but there is no olew tostae
thief.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
JaiIer Brown Gives Bond

Atlanta, Feb. S.-James Brown
former night jailer of the Tower, VINO
was indicted Thursday by the grand
jury on the charge of aiding in the
escape of Harper and Barton, has
made bond. The warrant for mis- ar
rest was not issued until Friday, but
before it was served Mr.. Brown came
voluntarily and made the $500 bail
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
Murmurino PRAYER. Falls Dead -,

Wilkesbarre, Pa, FEB. Mrs.
Moses Tucker, of this city, fell dead
Thursday in the Office of Poor Direc-
tor Charles Westfield as he handed
her an order for food and clothing for
her husband and five starving children
whom she had been striving for sever
al weeks to support. She was muir
muring a prayer of thankfulness when
she fell forward into a chair and was
dead in a few seconds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
First License Under New LAW

New York, Feb. S.-First of its
kind since the new law went into ef-
feet license to marry was issued
Friday at the city hall to a Japanese
couple. Applicants were Kannosshke
Kawanala, student of the Yale d.
vinity school, and Miss Yousd Kita-
mura, 20 years old, Of New Haven.
Both were born in Japan.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
SHOT BY HIS PATIENT,
osteopathist Probably Fatally Wound
ed at Columbus, Ga

osteopathist Probably Fatally Wound
ed at Columbus, Ga.
Columbus, Ca, Feb. IA little
before 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon
Ed Power shot and probably fatally
wounded DR., L. F. Meyers, an osteo-
path, in the latter's office. From the
best information, Power went to Mey-
er's Office, called the latter to the
door and, after few words, fired the
'Enot, the ball entering the cheek just
under the left eye, lodging in the
base Of the neck.
Power said he had to do it; that
Meyers had taunted and worried him
with telepathic power for two years
past. After the shooting, Power
was arrested and locked up. Meyers is
well known and prominent. Power
is a grocery clerk. Meyers condition
is quite critical.