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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
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TAYLOR Tells HIS STOPV

At the county Jail this morning
Taylor said he had shot John McIn-
mis- at Merrill, Miss, five years ago
while he was acting as deputy mar
shall. According to Taylor McInnis
had created a disturbance at a po-
litical meeting and he was depu-
tized to arrest him. AS they were
leaving the hall, Taylor says Nc
Innis refued to go further, and af-
ter jumping on him and threatened
to stab him, Taylor says he was
forced to the ground with McInnis
on his back, and thinking he would
carry out the threat, Taylor fired
and killedMcInni.
Il fought the case for four years,
and have only been a fugitive
about five months" declared the
prisoner this morning. Il spent
all the money l had and failing to
get any more with which to conduct
the fight, | did not know which
way to turn. Il left Lucedale for
Augusta to answer to the charge
after having had habeas corpus pro-
ceedings and a trial, but after ar
irving in front of the court house
| determined | would not go in
and instead | passed the courthouse
and proceeded to New Orleans and
then came west"
Taylor said he had worked in New
Mexico at San Marcial, incon andR
other points on the bridge gang for
the Sante Fe. He said he ha gone
under his own name until he came
to Ell Paso when he used the name
of Bishop. He says his stepfather's
name is Bishop, and in his home
he is called Bishop as much as Tay-
Tor. II am glad l amgoing back,
| intended to go back anyway an
wrote my people / was coming af-
ter | got out of the hospital. =
The information was furnished
by DR.. Ratcliff, one of the nine
bondsmen, on Taylor's bond for
$500, and registered letter which
had been sent by his wife from
Cross Roads, Miss, near Lucedale,
furnished the clue as to the where
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
Senate.
TWENTY SIXTH DAY.
Senate.

Mr.. Anderson called up Senate bill.
161, authorizing municipalities consti
tuting. separate school districts to ISSUE
bonds for such districts to maintain
schools there, pay expenses, etc, which
passed unanimously.
Mr.. Sample called up Senate bill 146
appropriating $250,oOO a year for the
support of the penitcntiary and an emer
gency fund of $4,000 a year, or SC
much as is needed. Mr.. West moved tc
amend by changing the amount from
$25O,OOO to $25, 900.
Mr.. Tucker explained the absolute
necessity of the larger sum, basing theil
request chiefly on the fact that one thou
sand acres had just been opened to cul
{ tivation and supplies, live stock, ETC.
must be bought therefor The bill
passed.
The next bill was an act to carry into
effect an act to provide for a State
geological, typographical and economic
survey of Mississippi
Mr.. McGhee moved to amend by max
ing the appropriation $4,000 instead OF
$50, OOO
Mr.. McGhee's amendment was lost
whereupon the bill was put on its pass
age and passed.
House.
Judge Norrell, chairman of the com
mittee on local and private legislation
endeavored to call up the George county
bill for the purpose of moving indefinite
postponement, but this was vigorously
opposed by Mr.. Dees, and the motion
was defeated.
MIR. Foster, from the railroads com
mittee, reported favorably on the House
bill fixing liability of railroads and other
common carriers for merchandise or eff
fects injured in transit or delayed, and
to enforce payment of claims therefor
within sixty days of notice by the
claimant
Mr.. Quin, from the judiciary commit
tee, reported back the bill entitled a bill
to prevent and punish drunkenness
among State officers, with the recon
mendation that it do not pass.
The bill to prevent the publication OF
whisky and other liquor advertisements
in papers or periodicals published in the
State was also reported back unfavor.
ably by the same committee.
Chairman Rogers, of the committee or
public health and quarntine, reported
back bill to prevent the spread of tn
berculosis and providing hospitals fol
treatment thereof, with the Recommended
ton that it do not pass.
The same committee reported favor
ably the Dorroh bill to regulate the prac
tice of optnmepy in the State, which is
House bin No - and that it do pass.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
TWENTY-THIRD DAY.
House.


The House was II session a short
while today, during which one or two
rather significant matters were attended
to. One of these was the passage of the
House concurrent resolution, the pur.
pose of which is to cause to be submit.
ted to the qualified ELECTORS an amend.
ment abolishing the office of county
treasurer. The proposed amendment
simply re-enacts the present constitu-
tional provision providing for county of.
ficers, but eliminates from the list that
of treasurer, and giving to the Legilsa.
ture the power to provide for the keep.
ing and custody of the county funds.
The amendment is to be submitted tc
the electors on the first Tuesday in No
vember, but if carried at the polls the
measure would not be effective until af-
ter the present four-year term.
The liveliest debating took place over
the House bill introduced recently to
change the grading of salaries of teach.
ers in the common schools, and in the
application of the surplus school funds.
as provided under section 4556 of the
code of 1906. The bill was voted down
1 to g.
ne Ou puDllC ana
grounds, to which had been referred the
bill to provide for the maintenance and
equipment of the State capitol and car.
rying on the State government, reported
the measure back favorably, but re.
quested reference to the committee on
appropriations.
Mr.. Burkett, from the committee on
public education, reported back the bill
to establish and maintain white State
normal school for the training of teach
ers, with the recommendation that it dc
not pass.
The same committee also reported
back the bill providing that the governor
and attorney general be added to the
State text book commission, also with
the recommendation that it do not pass.
Mr. Yewell, from the committee on
constitution, reported back the concur.
rent resolution providing for an amend
ment qualifying persons to vote after
a six months residence in an election
district, that it do not pass.
Mr.. Cavett introduced a bill to au.
thorize boards of supervisors of counties
to pension in their discretion the wives
of those dependent on any citizen of the
county who might be killed while acting
as a member of a properly organizea
posse, in the name of the law
Mr.. Williams introduced bill to ere
ate the office of State bank commission.
er and a State banking board, and pre-
scribing their duties.
Mr.. Gardner introduced resolution
to provide that the presidents of the
several State collegiate institutions be
required to furnish a complete list of
teachers and other employees, their ma
tionality and condition, whether mar
ried or single, and the compensation paid
to them.
Mr.. helms, chairman of the committee
on banks and banking, called up the bill
to require all person in charge of banks
and branch banks to furnish balance
statements to the auditor at least four
times in each year. There was no dras.
tic change involved in the bill, and it
passed without opposition.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
The Lesser Evil,

Ex-Secretary of the Navy John
D. Long recently said that most
public utterances bore both the au-
dience and the speechmaker about
equally. Il always feel glad when
called upon to speak, however," he
added, with smile, "for I often
find myself in the position of an
amateur actor of my acquaintance.
"He was in all the theatricals 60
ing in his small town. He played
all sorts of parts. l asked him one
day if he did not get tired of ap-
pearing in every private theatrical
performance.
" Yes, awfully tired he replied,
for | don't like to act bit. But /
know if l am not on the stage l
shall have to sit in the audiencep"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
Mississippi
Legislature
TWENTY.SECOND Day.

The legislative feature of interest to-
day was the passage by the Senate of
the Harrell bill, to exempt from taxation
money loaned at rate of 6 per cent. or
less. There was lively skirmish over
the bill, as some of he senators believed
it to be measure affecting revenue, and
if so, constitutional objection inter
vened, even against it's consideration by
the Senate The bill passed by vote
of IS to IA.
A bill of some interest was introduced
in the Senate providing for an increase
of salaries of the attorney general, the
assistant attorney general and further
allowance for stenographer, and for con-
tingent expenses. This is in line with
a recommendation of the outgoing gov
ernor.
1t was local and private legislation
day in the House, with but little legis-
lation of that character up for action.
The action of the committee in report
ing favorably on the bill to repeal the
act of 1906, whereby the county of Har-
rison was divided into two court dis
tricts, was not unexpected, though for
the present the renort will lie on the
table at the request of the chairman of
the committee.
The House passed after some debate,
the bill authorizing boards of supervisors
of counties to create, at their discretion
and upon the authority of taxpayers,
county departments of agriculture, to be
superintended by local superintendent
or commissioner. This is considered
good, practical measure, and is in line
with what has been done in other
States with good results.
Mr.. Caldwell presented a minority
report on the George county bill The
minority report points out that the
petition to the Legislature is signed by
600 taxpayers of Green and Jackson
counties, from which it is proposed to
take the required territory; that it
would leave Jackson county with GOO
square miles, Green with IT'S square
miles and give George county $50 miles,
and that the signature to the petition
represent 90 per cent of the adult pop
ulatlon and taxpayers. The new coun,
ty would have property of taxable value
OF $2,400,000, Jackson $4,000,000 and
Greene $2,75O,O0O.
Mr.. Bloomfield introduced concur.
rent resolution which would call on the
mississippi senator's and representatives
in Congress to urge on the navy depart
ment to send the battleship Mississippi
to the harbor at Horn Island, which is
deep enough, to receive her silver ser.
vice. Mr.. Bloomfield stated that the
resolution was the outgrowth of a peti-
ton signed by all the business men and
prominent people of Pascagoula and
jackson county. The resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Graham of Kemper, who has pre-
viously introduced a concurrent resOlu
ton to make the judges and chancellors
elective, introduced another of the same
character, the purpose of which is to
make the office of judge of the Supreme
Court elective, and giving to the Legis.
lature the authority to increase the
bench from three to five judges.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14

abouts of Taylor, alias Bishop.
The bondsmen offer $500 reward
for Taylor and, accordingto Rat
cliff, vice president of the bank of
Lucedale that Institution guaran-
tees the reward.
HAS DEVOTED WIFE.
Among Taylor's possessions is a
letter from his wife, Sadie, show
ing the oevotion of the woman who
has been dsing everything possible
to aid her husband in getting the
money with which to fight the case
even to selling the furniture She
mentic ned sending him some money
and &C ed she would send more as
soon as the people who bought the
furniture remitted to her. She ex-
pressee her trueness to him and beg
ged t 1T he not to desert her, and
that tie return to his home town
and S. d that his bendmen were not
as ar ry as they we're when he first
left Iucedale.
De. uty sheriff Dwyer expects to
leave tonight with the prisoner for
Luced; lie.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
GETTING Into the House.

'1s this The way to get into the
house of representatives." asked a
quaint looking old gentleman of
Representative Ernest w. Roberts
of Massachusetts over at the capitol
a day or two ago as the congress
man was hurryfng into his office in
the basement.
Mr.. Roberts turned and saw the
old fellow, evidently a sightseer,
pointing to the marble steps at the
south end of the capitol.
"Well," said Mr.. Roberts good
naturally, chats one way to get
into the house of representatives,
but it isn't the way I got in. l had
to break my way in with an =
Washington Cor. Boston Herald.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
Too Late.

G. Stanley Hall, the president of
Clark university, said the other day
at Worcester that the American ba-
by suffered from not being allowed
to creep. Creeping" said this
brilliant psychologist, strengthens
the chest, back, arms and shoulders.
There is one baby, now a stopped
lad in knickerbockers, for whom,
alas, I sound this warning too late.
| remind myself here Of the station
agent who walked pompously into
the railway station and shouted in
a loud voice: ANY more here for
Oshkosh? Trains just gonep"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
The Iron Bar.

A bar of iron worth SIS, worked in
to horseshoes, is worth $40. so; made
into needles, is worth 3,285; made
into pen knives blades is worth
3,285; made into balance springs of
watches it is worth $3.50, 900.
What drilling the poor bar
must undergo to reach all that
But hammered and beaten and
pounded and rolled and polished how
its value was increased! 1t might
well have quivered and complained
under the hard knocks it got but
were they not all necessary to
Continued, 4th columnD
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
Senate.

Mr.. Anderson called up No. 129, in
creasing pay of board of supervisors for
extraordinary services, and same was
passed.
Senate bill No. 1s5, to protect Junior
mortgages, etc., was called and same was
postponed.
The Sanders bill, making it unlawful
for minors to be allowed in poolrooms,
etc., came up next. Upon roll call the
bill passed, with an amendment putting
the age limit at IS years, by a vote of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
TwENTY-FoURTH DAY.

Among the events of interest in legis
lative circles today was the receipt of
the first special message from Gov. Noel
a document that he had expected to send
in yesterday, connected with the princi
pal subject matter of this message, which
was an expression of his positive views
on State prohibition, and the import
ance of having strong enactment, lies
in the fact that Gov. Noel had not at
first considered it necessary to make any
special Recommendation along this line
but seeing the drift of the current to.
ward procrastination, he has thought to
best to offer few suggestions.
The Senate, by vote of 80 to S, has
declared itself in favor of the State de-
positorY system. in passing the Potter
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
HOME CIRCLE
CONTINUED

draw out its fine qualities, and fit
it for higher offices? So we say
to the children and young people
who weekly read this department,
all the drilling and training you re-
ceive at home and at school and
which seems so hard to you is
all necessary to bring out your no.
bier and finer qualities and qualify
you for more responsible posts and
greater usefulness in the world.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
The Spoken Word.

Boys and girls, what is it you
can never catch, though you chase
after it on the wings or the wind?
You can never catch the word that
has once left your lips. Once spoken
it is out of your reach; do your
best you can never recall it. There
fore take care what you say. Never
speak an unkind word, an impure
word or a profane word.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14

How much would neighbors rise
in value, and how much would
neighbors rise in beauty, if all
should lay aaside habits of criti-
cism, and neighborhood scandal, and
petty feuds, and ridicule.
And if men should study the
things that make for peace, and the
things that make for happiness
everybody trying to makee verybody
else happy, what revolution there
would be.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
TWENTY-FIVE DAY.

The defeat of the bill, providing fol a
slight increase of $500 in the salary OF
the State superintendent of education
by the close vote of so to So, was one
of the, surprises in the Legislature to
day.
The customary adjournment resolution
was presented to the House today, pro
viding for final ad jornment on Tuesday
March TO-, and was adopted without 3
word of objection. Should the Senate
agree to this that date will be fixed, anc
the solons must work up accordingly.
The committee on liquor traffic sub
mitted its looked-for report to the House
this morning, with three bills, which are
recommended for passage as amended
by the committee.
Senate.
In the Senate the Harper resolution
which was considered a reflection on the
professional men in the Legislature
though ~the more conservative members
of the Senate give their distinguished
associate for failing to perceive and APP.
preciate the point, after being carefully
considered in executive session, was dis
posed of by a motion to indefinitely
postpone.
The Senate also defeated, as the
House had done, the bill which attempt
ed to cut off the surplus school funds
from such of the larger counties as have
surplus and convert it into the treas
ury. The bill failed to pass by a vote
Of 81 IN z
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14

A good conscience is the best
looking glass of heaven; in which
the soul may see the Gods thoughts
and purposes concerning it reflected
as so many shining stars.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14

Memory presides over the past;
action over the present. The first
lives in a rich temple hung with
glorious trophies. and lined with
tombs; the ether has no shrine but
duty, and it walks the earth like a
spirit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
FOR GREATER
49,. MISSISSIPPI

Devoted 70 the Agricultural, Commercial
and Industrial Development Of the States
Incompatible Reapurces-ORcial Organ Of
Department of Agriculture and Commerce.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14
By WILLIS ]. ABBor.

The presidents sensational message
seemed to be timed with some political
purpose. 1t was published Immediate
ly upon the heels of Governor Hughes
first public utterance as to his position
upon national affairs. An official of
the United States senate told me that
Mr.. Roosevelt had said in giving out
the message that Hughes would not
have the first page of the newspapers
that day. In fact, the conversation as
reported was that the president made
a sneering reference to Governor
Hughes which it is not necessary here
to repeat. The message also followed
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14

DR.. j. S. Walker, on trial at Green.
wood, was declared not guilty OF the
charge of receiving money on deposit
in the Merchants and Planters Bank of
Greenville, of which he was president,
while that institution was in an insol-
vent condition.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14

Gen. Stephen D. Lee is confined 10
his home at Columbus, suffering With
some affection OF the blood. which has
given him badly crippled foot.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14

The officers of the knights of Pythias
of Mississippi are very much gratifed
with the continued growth and progress
OF the order in this State. In order to
still further promote the growth, it
has been decided to commission Max
Goldstein, of Greenville, as special
deputy, who will visit all parts of the
State.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14

There is no measure now before the
legislature that is causing more con-
Germ than the Bird insurance bill,
which requires all licensed insurance
companies, whether stock or mutual,
to invest portion of their legal re-
serve in MiSSiSSinni secnrifias
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-02-14

Owing to the pressure of official
duties incident to the legislative ses-
sion, Gov. Noel will not be able to at
tend the conference of Southern gov
errors to be held at Tampa, Fla, for
The purpose of discussing immigration
and ways and means to promote it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
Drawings by Armand Both

watches, and ornaments And did you notice that
woman in black taking off her heavy gold cross and
three gold rings?
But the picture is not heroic in all respects for it
is unquestoned that national assay offices, from
Philadelphia through Denver and Carson to the
Pacific coast, are the greatest fences for thieves
Queer isn't land long overlooked by the social
historian of the day. No questions asked
nothing is demanded you appear with your gold
it is assayed and paid for.
In the receiving there is several million dol
lars worth of gold in sight at this moment-gold
slabs, bricks of gold, nuggets, ewelry,-and the
loot keeps coming in form another, day after
day. the year around; for there must be gold
money! there must of necessity be gold, whether
it is coined from the of the MINER the widows
extremity for bread or the wages of sin Gold, you
see, is mans perpetual slave and when IN one
form it out ceases to please, it finds its
way to the metal pot, renews its youth, and goes
on its way doing the worlds work.
But watch how it is handled! The precious yellow
stuff is put in scoop, like any other coarse raw ma
teral then transferred to iron boxes, sample for
sample weighed in the presence of witnesses tagged
and sent to the assaying rooms; and next day the
owner comes back and receives his pay in newly
minted gold coins. Things move quickly cash
basis whether the offering is fifty dollars in gold
fifty thousand dollars. The percentage of dross is
reckoned to one ten thousandth of gram: you
get your money, the mint takes your old gold and
the work of the alchemists beg ms.
Giving Gold Immortality
THEY show pure gold and it is fragile and perish
able. There is something spiritual about It,
yes, like Gauters "Spirite, who can speak to her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19

~OLD gold, immortal gold, you present in
II more affairs of life and death than law or
- religion! This is your day, and this is your
temple! Let us go inside and study the immortality
of gold
What a gray, forbidding place to be the temple
of gold monumental building, it is true but fu-
nereal in aspect, like the old Tombs, in New York
city; an appearance of melancholy, as though al.
ways brooding the sins OF gold for ages past!
San Francisco's mint, largest in the world has It's
bars and stones and vaults and guards keeping
sleepless watch and ward
Since 1884 there has been coined here nearly two
thousand millions in gold and in silver; last year,
upward of forty millions; and at this very moment,
stored in the vaults in bags of thousand dollars
each is hoard of silver dollars reaching sxty-two
millions and as for the gold
Cold did say? Yes. gold in sufficient quantities
to excite the cupidity of Alexander the Great; gold
in all forms and in fabulous values,-in crude ores
with the dank smell of the mines still there in dust
coarse or ne and in all colors, from warm reds to
pale yelows; in nuggets of all shapes and Sizes in
powder as fine goldes -four and as large as kernels
of corn; golden amalgams, debased with various
metals stained with copper, impregnated with sill
ver tainted with traces of iron ORE and noble ngots
of refined gold, worthy of Caesar; and ribbons OF
solid gold each feet long and eighth OF an
inch thick and conetes of fine gold the color OF sun
shine; and fiat golden buttons, by the thousands,
which the women gold workers handle all day long,
and file and weigh and file again, removing films of
gold fine mist, till the buttons balance on