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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
| Mississippi Legislature

Jackson, Aiiss.--Promptly at the hour
of noon today the two houses were called
to order, according to the constitution,
the house of Representatives by Score
tary of State Power, which, after the
oath of office had been administered,
proceeded TO the election of speaker
pro tenn, the choice falling upon Hon,
A. c.. Anderson, of Tippah county.
Before proceeding to the regular order
Right Rev. Bishop Bratton, who was
present, was invited to lead in an invo'
cation, which was plain, simple, direct
and fervent prayer for divine guidance
at this time in our states history.
The chamber and the galleries were
crowded with visitors, with all the state
officers on hand noting the proceedings
and scores of ladies in the aisles and
galleries.
AT the same hour of noon Lieut.. Gov.
Carter assembled the desk of the pre-
siding officer of the senate, and stated
that it was his constitutional require
ment to start that body on the road to
organization. He suggested that before
anything else was undertaken prayer
would be appropriate, and requested
Bishop Charles B. Galloway to lead in
an invocation. All standing, this dis.
tinguished divine offered up sincere
and impressively phrased invocation to
the God of our fathers, the giver OF
all good, and the guide and director of
men, for grace, strength and under
standing to do his will, that they might
know their duty to home and land, and,
knowing it, perform it,
The next matter of procedure was the
swearing in and handing the certificates
of election to the senators-elect, who
were called up in fours by Acting Sec
rotary hurry, and were given the oath
by the presiding officer This consumed
some little time, as the oath is rather
long, but was accomplished smoothly
forty-three out of the forty five sena-
tors responding to their names.
The next step toward organization
was the election of a president pro tenn.
resulting in the selection of Senator
Hebron.
Other officers named were Frank Rob
ertson, clerk; postmistress, Miss Per
kins; sergeant alarms, Edward Frank
lin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Greene and Gaynor at the Federal
Prison at Atlanta.

Atlanta, Jan. 9.-Benjamin D.
Greene and John F. Gaynor, known
throughout the world for the hard fight
they made to keep out of the federal
prison, after being charged and then
convicted OF embezzling s575, 749. 30
from the government, on the larbof
contracts at Savannah. are in the fed
eral prison, near Atlanta.
Wednesday morning they arrived to
do "four-year sentence" and being
this sentence, whereas. if they had
gone at once to prison after being
convicted. they would now be walking
out free men.
I 1t Is doubtful If Gaynor ever leaves
the prison alive, as he is in wretched
health now and has been for some
time.
The prison physicians made an ex-
animation Of both, and the warden
viii decide what work they are to do,
ii any.
All convicts work here. state War
den Meyer, If their physical condi-
ton will permit / am awaiting the
report of the physicians on these two
mem"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
HAD NARROW ESCAPES.
People Rescued from Burning Building
In Sensational Manner.

III 0C0SdLiOTdI MANNER
Ashtabula, o., Jan. IA number
Of persons were rescued In a sensa-
tional manner Friday night in a fire
which Quilted the four-story building
of the Warren company All of the
inmates got out alive, but several were
badly hurt.
The fire started from an explosion
in the Reed furniture store on the
second floor. The flames shot up to
the second, third and fourth floors,
which were occupied as living apart
ments by several families.
The only escape from these apart
ments was by an inside stairway and
the elevator, and shortly after the fire
started both of these were cut off by
the flames.
Mrs. Kftzler who lived on the third
floor, had to be taken out of Til
story window by firemen Coming
down the ladder she fell twenty feet to
the sidewalk and was sent to a nos
pital badly injured.
A number of other persons were
overcome by smoke, while several of
them were more or less burned before
they were carried out of the building
to place of safety.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
BILLS INTRODUCED.

Among the measures introduced were:
By Mr.. Calhoun: To provide for the
establishment of state tubercular SAN
atorium.
To prohibit bucket shops and bucket
shopping, and trading IN, purchase, sale
or delivery of future contracts for COM
modities.
To provide for the prevention Of the
spread of tuberculosis in the state.
By Mr.. Lewis of Chickasaw: To regu-
late liquor traffic in the state.
A bill to prohibit the advertising OF
vinous, malt or spirituous liquors in the
state.
mediation of some lady whom they
would perceive standing.
After a half hour spent in roll call
nominations were called for. Mr.. Bod
die of Washington placed in nomination
the name of Miss Matte Plunkett, of
Jackson. Senator G. 4. Franklin nomi-
mated Miss Kate Buchanan, of Chieka-
saw Mr. Norrell presented the name
of Miss Minnie B. Wilson of Hatties-
burg, and Mr.. Bencher that of Mrs.
Annie L. Tam of Kempcr.
Only one roll call was necessary,
which resulted in total vote of 80 SEN
ators and SO Representatives for Miss
Plunkett, or 1913 on joint ballot; z
senators and 16 representatives for Miss
Buchanan, or % on joint ballot; 2 SEN
ators and 7 representatives for Miss
Wilson, and senator's and 10 repre-
sentatives for Mrs. Tam.
Applause and cheers rent the air of
the chamber when, at the withdrawal of
the names of the other ladies, the cleo
tion of Miss Matte Plunkett was made
unanimous, and on motion of Rcprcsen-
tatiye Tandy Yewell of Carroll. COM
mittee of three was designated to no
tify Miss Plunkett This was mere
formality, as Miss Plunkett had been
already pretty thoroughly informed by
her friends.
The joint caucus having concluded the
business in hand the senate retired and
The house resumed The REGULAR order
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
POPULAR RAILROAD MAN DIES.
Death of Willis J.. Swain, Auditor of
the A., 3. & A. Road.

Death of Willis j. Swain, Auditor of
the A., 3. e. A. Road.
Atlanta, Jan. 11-Willis j. Swain,
auditor for the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic railroad, died suddenly
and Unexpectedly after a short illness
from grip at the Presbyterian hospit-
al Friday afternoon.
Mr.. Swain had been connected witn
the Atlanta, Birmingham and Allan
tic Railroad company since its fncep-
tion-in 1896-when the line was then
known as the Waycross Air Line. He
was the auditor of that railroad, with
headquarters in Waycross, and when
the line was further developed and
extended, he remained with it in the
capacity of auditor. Two years ago,
when the headquarters of the road
was remove to Atlanta, Mr.. Swain
took up his 'esidence here, where he
Immediately became conspicuous fig
ure in the railroad and social life of
Sh~ oitr
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
REPORT ON COTTON
Number Of Bales Ginned From
1907 Growth
\. N COMPARISON WITH 1906
Census Bureau Issues Its Monthly Re.
port as to the Number of Bales Gin
ned to January >tst-ThIs Also In
cIudes Sea hae Cotton.

Washington, Jan. 9.-The census
bureau has issued a report showing
that the number of bales of cotton
ginned from the growth of 1907 to
Jan. /. 1908, was 1856, APT as COM
pared with IL, TAI ,O39 last year and
s,725, 426 for 1906. This counts round
bales as half bales. The number of
round bales included is ITO, 391 for
1908; 255 s5ee for 1907 and 26a. 5S1
for 1906.
Sea island included Is 1898 bales
for 1908, and 81 ,275 for 1907, and 3d..
e42 for 1906.
The number of active ginneries for
1908 was 1926. The distribution Of
Sea Island cotton for 1908 by states
Is: Florida, 25,214; Georgia, ST.
1923; South Carolina, II 1885.
There were ginned 9,2S4,07O bales
to December 18th last.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Still Hard Aground

Baltimore, Md, Jan. 10.-The
steamer Lexington, of the Merchants
and Miners line, from Baltimore to
Savannah which stranded in the Ches-
apeake bay off James Point, Md, last
Tuesday night, was still aground on
Thursday. Three tugs pulled on the
steamer during the high water but
only succeeded in moving It's head
slightly. About zoe tons of cargo
have been removed. Another tug and
a lighter went to the Lexington. The
passengers remain on board. The
position of the vessel is not consid-
cred dangerous.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
title chance in strike situation

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. ia Mad,
isonville, Ky, dispatch says that be-
cause the company would not grant
them an increase of rs cents per day
in wages, eighteen drivers employed
in the Refncke mines near this city
quit work. There is little change
in the strike situation in this section.
Two more operators in Webster coun-
ty have signed the agreement and
are now working union men. Several
mines are still closed down.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17

are strong, and many young man
who did not mean to be extravagant
has been led along. and rather than
face the position and descend man
fully, has tried to keep up by embez-
element and been called swindler.
Our prisons are rapidly being filed
by those who make the mistake OF be-
ginning life at the top Of the adder.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
EmbaImers to Meet

Macon, Ga, Jan. 11.-Secretary l..
Burghard, of the Georgia Board of
Embalmers. is making ready for the
meetings of that body here on Jan.
IS. At the session licenses for the
new year will be issued, and those
who pass the requirements will be
admitted as professional embalmers.
The full membership of the board will
be required at the board meeting and
the session will promise much bust
ness.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
APPOINTED RECEIVER.
involuntary Petitions In Bankruptcy
Are Filed.

involuntary Petitions In Bankruptcy
Are Filed.
Chicago, Jan. 1O.-A dispatch to the
Inter-Ocean, Of st. Louis, Mo-, says:
Celeusus Orear, of this city, was
Wednesday appointed receiver by fed
eral Judge Dyer in the matter of the
involuntary petition in bankruptcy
filed against Dorr Bros, who have
two scent and 10-cent stores here.
and one in Louisville A second in
voluntary petition was filed to cover
a scent and 10-cent store in Cincin-
natl, which is operated by Dorr Bros.
in conjunction with J. F. Eichler. The
petition was signed by George Berg
feldt & Co., l.. Schlessinger & Co. ),
and Fitchlow & Richter, all OF New
York, who say they have claims ag-
gregating S., $50.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
PUT BULLET IN HEAD.
DesPondent, Augusta Man Attempts to
End His Life

S~~f~~'~'tt 0N9GoNG htUtt rNbtCEfRl6 10
End His Life.
Augusta, Ga, Jan. 13.-Richard w.
Roberts, manager of the crockery de-
partment of j. B. White & Co.. shot
himself through the right temple at
O'Clock Sunday afternoon in his wife's
bedroom. He has practically no chance
OF recovery. Roberts had returned
to his home but half an hour before.
Mrs. Roberts went into an adjoiP
Ing room for a moment, but mad hardly
gotten out of the bedroom wnen a
shot was fred and she found Roberts
lying in front of the hearth Sur.
gdcal examination developed the fact
that the bullet is somewhere in the
region Of the brain,
Roberts did not lose consciousness,
and replying to questions said he shot
himself Intentionally. No reason is
known except the fact that his wife
has for number of years been an in
valid and her condition frequently
preyed upon his mind
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
MAY NOT CHANGE.
Local Option Law Likely To Be Con-
tinued In South Carolina.


Columbia, S. C., Jan. 13.-Tne gen
eral assembly of South Carolina will
convene on Tuesday next The
questions uppermost in the minds of
the legislators are prohibition and the
lien law. Talks with individual mem
bers of the general assembly would
lead one to believe that the Carey
Cothran law, which permits eacn coun-
ty to say whether or not it shall have
dispensary or no dispensary, will not
be materially altered
While it may be amended in unfm-
portant ways, that is, questions of
a local character in the various coun-
ties, 1t Is almost certain that the law
governing the sale of liquor as at
present will stand without material
alteration.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Alfred Vanderbilt Sued

Pew York. Jan. 10.-Alfred G.
Vanderbilt has been sued by Francois
Richard for $4,000 claimed to be due
for work he did in building for Van
derbilt racing automobile for the ra-
ces at Ormonde Beach in 1905. After
the car reached Ormonde 1t was dis
covered that four of the eight cylin-
ders refused to work. Mr.. Wander
bilt withdrew his entry. His expert
ment had cost him $40, 900, but he re-
fuses to pay the $4,000 on the ground
that the car had not met require
ments.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17

House resolution providing for the
printing of 500 copies of the governors
message for use of members.
Mr.. Stewart of Madison: A bill to
amend section $50 of the code relative
to the keeping on hand of trained dogs
by the various county officials.
By Mr.. Clark: A bill to repeal chap
ter 167, laws of 1906, providing for the
division of Harrison county.
regulate the oyster industry of the
state.
By Mr.. Adair A bill to prevent and
deal with drunkenness on the part of
state officials.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Deadly FIGHT About Young Woman.

Somerset, KY, Jan. 10.-In an alter.
cation at Shopville, KY, between Post
master Harvey McHargue and Claude
Price, McHargue was shot and killed
and Price was probably fatally stab
bed. The trouble is said to have been
the result Of McHargue- ordering Price
to refrain from calling on a young wo.
man in the postmaster's home.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
WOULD PUNISH PARENTS.
Health of Public School Children To
Be Made Issue.

DC mdOC tSSuSs
New York, Jan. 10.-That parents
who fail to put their children in
proper physical condition to profit by
the work of the schools" they attend,
should be punished, is the opinion of
Superintendent of Schools Maxwell, as
revealed in his annual report to the
board of education. The superinten-
dent favors q good department of n.y.
giene to look especially after the
health of school children.
This department would have it's own
medical experts with power to make
physical examination of children and
to prosecute parents found to be will
fully neglectful of their children's
health.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Street Railway strike.

Muncie, Ind, Jan. 10.-Fifty pa
tients in the military hospital were
allowed to return to their homes on
Thursday. There has been no fndi-
cation of any trouble in connection
with the strike of the street railway
employees but the situation remains
the same with no agreement between
the strikers and the company. Major
General Mckee, in command of the
troops, declines to discuss the proba-
BILE time CT the withdrawal of the
troops.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Fund to Fight Crop Pests.

B. L. Moss, special agent of the de-
partment of agriculture at Washing
ton, will urge the Mississippi legisla-
ture to confer authority on boards of
to cooperate with the Fed
eral government in the suppression of
crop pests, and to make appropriations
therefor from county funds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
THE FINAL CHAPTER
Written In Savannah River Har.
Dor 'SwindIe.
SUIT OF 0BERLIN M. CARTER
Federal Judge kohIssat Has Decided
that the Government Is Entitled to
100000 of Carriers Money Located
by Marion Erwin.

100000 of Carriers Money Located
by Marion Erwin.
Chicago, Jan. 10.-Judge Kohlsaat,
in the United States circuit court, has
rendered a decision In favor OF the gov.
eminent in the suit of Captain ODER
lin M. Carter, formerly United States
army engineer, charged with having
defrauded the United States OF $780,
900 through conspiracy with Ccntrac-
tors Greene and GaynOr.
The court ruled that Carter was not
entitled to the 100000 in Union Pa
cifc registered railroad bonds and
other securities traced by the govern
ment to safety deposit vaults and
banks in various parts of the country.
Under the decision the government
will retain these securities and the ia
nous case, which resulted in the con-
viction Of Captain Carter and of
Greene and Gaynor and the imposing
of penitentiary sentences, is brought
to a close
Funds Tied Up in Suits.
The funds of Captain Carter, which
the government claims were proceeds
of Carriers collision with Greene and
Gaynor, are tied up by suits pending
in the federal courts of New York,
New Jersey, West Virginia, Georgia and
Illinois. BY agreement all of these
suits were consolidated and tried be-
fore Judge Kohlsaat in the United
States circuit court in Chicago about
a year ago. 1t is the claim of Car
ter that the funds in question were Civ
en- MIN by his father-in-law, the late
Robert T. Westcott, of New York.
The case grew out of the construc-
ton of Ger. ain river and harbor i'm
provements on the coast of Georgia.
The government prosecutors commended
that the army officer and the contrac-
tors defrauded the government in the
sum of 81 225, 900 and that one-tnIri
OF this amC Unit, or about S750,0U0,
went 20 Captain Carter. Special as
.sislant to the United States attorney
general, Marion Erwin, was assigned
to the prosecution of the cases and af-
ter several years work S400,00U in
vested by Carter in various states was
traced and seized. The hearing be-
fore Judge Kohlsaat extended over
several weeks and scores of witnesses
were examined.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Lost in Yazoo Swamp.

w. F. Beresford got lost while squir-
rel hunting in Yazoo swamp, and after
wandering in the swamp for five days
finally found his way out. The lost
man was forced to eat acorns, herbs,
and once at a raw squirrel. He was in
bad shape when he reached home.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Veteran Dead.

Capt. Cass Oltenburg died suddenly
at Lexington. Capt. Oltenburg was
one of the landmarks of Holmes coun-
ty. He came to Lexington in 1910 from
Ohio. He enlisted in the Confederate
army and fought during the entire
four wears.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Queer Plea for Pardon.

A rather unusual pardon petition has
been received by the governor from
Tunica county, signed by number OF
prominent citizens and officials of that
county 1t is in beh:lf OF Alex. Tay-
lor, sentenced to serve term for lar
ceny. The petitioners say that Taylor
"was charged to have stolen the horse,
and we believe he was not guilty OF the
crime, but that the taking of the horse
was without intent to steal in
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
FLOODED WITH DEPOSITS.
Currency Which Was at a Premium !:
Now Drug on the Market.

NOW Drug on the Market.
New York, Jan. 11-Currency,
which was at premium a short time
ago, is now something of drug on
the market according to officials of
savings banks, which within the last
ten days have been flooded with de-
posts by panic time money hoarders.
The large amounts of currency re-
ceived have in many instances caused
the 10 per cent limit which these in
stitutions are allowed to carry in cash
to be exceeded. The surplus has
been turned to their repositories, state
and national bank. Savings banks
men now report protests from these
institutions which are asking for de
positis by check instead of cash !,
which they find inconvenient to han
die
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
HUMAN BONES ARE FOUND.
Another Link in Chain of Evidence Is
Being Forged Against Bavari.

Being Forged Against BavarI.
Florence, Colo, Jan. 1.-THE find
Ing of charred portions of human
bones Friday in a cabin adjoining one
in which he lived, added another link
to the chain of evidence being forged
by the police against Anton Bavari,
the Italian charged with numbering
Joseph Minichello and suspected of
having foully dealt with two other
fellow countrymen, as well as an
Italian woman with whom he was liv-
ing, all of whom have disappeared
within the last month.
Mrs. JosS1h Minichello, who swore
to the complaint against Bavaria on
Friday, told the police of quarrel her
husband had with Bavari on the night
Of the formers disappearance, drama
tizing her interview with the state
ment:
81 believe Tony Bavari killed my
husband on that night"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17

Columbia, S. c.. Jan. 11-There
was large fire at Ninety-Six Friday
morning. starting about o'clock. The
less amounting to s14,S00. Nothing
Of any consequence was saved from
the burned buildings
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Negro Reformers.

Fully 500 negroes were in attendance
at the meeting of the United Reform
ers, which was held at Vicksburg.
This is the strongest organization in
the State for the moral, intellectual
and spiritual development of the negro
race in this section of the country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Experimental Farms.

The agricultural department at
Washington has agreed to establish
one or more experimental stations at
various points in Adams county, and
demonstration will be sent there to SUI
pervise the work if the county will
consent to bear one-half the cost.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
House.,

After long and stubborn contest the
fight for the speakership was ended by
the selection of Col. H. NJ. Street, of
Meridian, over FL. NJ. Quin, of Kinds,
by vote of 20 to 60.
In the .house nothing was done ex-
cept the election of the permanent
speaker and the secretary, Mr.. Smith,
the latter by reclamation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Trouble With Phone Company.

The Cumberland Telephone Company
has refused to furnish the city of
Natchez free fire alarm system over
its wires in cases of emergency unless
the municipality will guarantee to in
demnify the company against damage
suits that might be instituted against
it for failure to promptly turn in the
alarms
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Burglar Gets Warm Reception.

When Will Rogers of Hattiesburg
reached home sfter midnight he drew
his chair before the CRATE and prepared
to count the money in his pocket, when
his wife informed him that there was
man under the bed. She had discov-
cred the intruder just as her husband
entered the house. Rodgers got his
pistol and shot the would-be burglar in
the leg and then held him until the po-
lice were summoned.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17

increase in National Guard Urged.
Honolulu, Jan. 10-A large increase
of the national guard of Hawaii is
urged by the war department in a
communication to territorial officials.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Loss of SIPS 600 bx Fire

Elkhart, Ind, Jan. 10.-A part OF
and Michigan Southern, together with
the machine shops and oilhouse, were
destroyed by fire Thursday. Loss
$685. 900. William Shamburger, In
r re of the tool room, was burned to
death.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17
Sunday School Instituta.

A Sunday school superintendent
institute, under the direction of the
Sunday school boards of the two Meth
odist conferences of the State will be
held at Durant May II, IL and IA.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1908-01-17

''IgnCcarce in the pulpit will not be
tolerated." declared the Upper Missis-
sippi conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, in session at Greenwood,
In rejecting seven young men who ap-
piled for membership in the conference.