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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
State Capital Notes
Weekly Budget of State News Items Gathered BY Ou Special
Correspondent at Jackson.
ZEN Judicial Plums.

fen Judicial Plums.
There will be ten judicial appoint
ments to be handled by the governor
during the next year, 1910, seven cir
cult judges and three chancellors, whose
terms expire during the twelve
months. The first circuit vacancy will
occur on January l, 1910, which will be
that of Judge w. H. Hardy, of the Sec
ond. At the same time the term of Hon.
j. Q. Robbins, first district chancellor,
will expire, as will that of Hon. John N.
Bush of the ninth circuit. On March 8,
1910, the term of Judge Sam c. Cook of
the eleventh will be ended, and on May
8 that of Judge w. H. Cook of the
twelfth; on May 16, that of Judge ]. r.
Byrd of the eighth, and June /, that of
Judge Robert L. Billiard. The terms of
Chancellors j. S. Hicks of the fourth
and G. Garland Lyell of the fifth will
also expire during the summer time of
1910.
With the exception probably of the
cases of Judge Hardy and Chancellor
Robbins, whose terms end with next
New Years Day, it is probable that all
the other appointments will be made
during the 1910 session of the Legisla-
ture, SO that the senate will be able to
consider them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
Majority of New Senators Still Young

masters. Then there is the fiery AL
bert B. Cummins, who had learned the
trade of carpentry before he was 13,
and before he was 81 was the boy
oracle of his village. Theodore Bur
ton, who won his toga against the
brother of the president, Charles P.
Taft, was also a boy oracle and boy
orator, and is a young man yet as
senatorial ages go. George E. Cham
berlain, the youngest Of the new men,
was in the legislature of Oregon when
he was 26, and has climbed the ladder
to the present high place with giant
strides ever since. He gave up two
years of his term as governor of Ore
gon to go to the senate, the goal of
his ambition ever since he won a
prize in debate years ago.
OF course the most eminent Of the
new senators is Elihu Root, and no
one can claim that he is precocious.
But there is Yakima" Jones of
Washington state, only a few months
younger than Chamberlain and both
on the sunny side of so, who enlisted
as spellbinder in the cause of Blaine
and did fine work when he was barely
p. Only five of the new men are
much past so, and that is an unusual
occurrence in the upper chamber,
where the members arrive well sea-
soned and gray bearded.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
A Dozen "Fairy Tales" In One Issue

The Brewers Journal, New York,
Official organ of the United States
Brewers association" and "Official pa
per of the brewing, mailing and hop
trades" in its current February issue
is a beautiful specimen of this brand
of journalism.
On five pages of this issue Of the
Brewers Journal is such success
sion of falsehood, misrepresentation,
exaggeration and fake news items"
that were they to have appeared in
the news or editorial columns Of any
| reputable publication Of general cir
culation they would have destroyed the
confidence of its readers and no doubt
endangered its admission to the United
States mails.
The chief target of the Journals
news writing Ananias appears to be
the Prohibition states. Prohibition is
failure" "Cities in Prohibition states
are in rebellion against the state law"
"More liquor is being sold under Pro-
hibition than under license" - these
are conclusions which the Journal ed
itor evidently seeks to provoke In his
readers minds.
Below we give the facts as they
really exist in regard to a dozen OF
these alleged news items" taken hap
hazard out Of these five pages Of mis-
representation:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
Condition of State Banks.

Auditor Smith has just compiled the
figures obtained from the quarterly
statements of the 800 or more State
banks in Mississippi, showing the con-
dition of their affairs at the close of
business on February 10. The total re-
sources run $133,OS9.75 less than in No
vember, while there is difference in the
value of real estate owned by the banks
in favor of the latter period, amounting
to $501, BASIS.
The loans and discounts for the latter
period was $37,27O, 1907, against $780,
610,291.2O on the former date, the small
difference indicating that the banks
have already loaned practically as much
money for financing farming operations
for the coming season as was advanced
in the fall to merchants in the handling
of the fall trade The increase in the
capital stock was 62,215, while the sur
plus was increased $139, 1888.
Perhaps the most notable increase in
the figures, however, is that of deposits,
the increase being $4,5S2, 1882. This
includes both individual and time de-
posits.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19

THE latest bit of gossip which the
i social elect of Washington are now
excitedly discussing is an incident that
happened at the last Bachelors ger
man.
This winter, as everybody knows, at
the smartest balls and cOtillons, 1T has
been the custom to set aside room
for bridge, wise and cOnsiderate in
novation, since a number of both men
and women who attend these functions
do not care to dance, especially the
chaperones, who are little enough con-
sidered.
Mrs Longworth, always keen after
the latest fad, decided to institute this
practice at the Bachelors, and so at
the last german started a game OF
bridge. 1t seems some of the men on
the committee objected. Jerome Bona
parte, great-grandson Of Jerome Bona
parte, king of Westphalia, and there
fore great-grandnephew of Napoleon,
giving himself the royal airs, which he
occasionally assumes, approached Mrs.
Longworth and informed her. as a
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
Brewers Journal Fake No.
(Continuedl

In Muskogee, Okla, the authorities
have decided to issue liquor licenses at
500 per month. - Brewers Journal,
Page 161, Feb. 1.
In reply to this Mrs. Susie AcKellop,
secretary Of the Oklahoma w. G. L.
T., writes: 1.-THE sentiment for Prohi-
bition In Muskogee Is too strong to al
low the licensing OF the saloons. May
or Martin Is a teetotaier and strongly
for Prohibition, but when the saloons
are running and It seems impossible
single handed Gas an OGacer) to enforce
the law he declared that II we must
have saloons they would assuredly
have to have revenue and he would L.
cense them II he could not abolish
them. This aroused the people. just
as he intended It should, and the sa-
looms were closed. The people need
awakening occasionally, and Mayor
Martin did IT,"
mo set Of Ofneers would dare at
tempt such a thing In violation Of the
state constitution and law, especially
with the vigilance with which the mat
ter has been watched over the state
writes Charles Brown, chairman Of
the Prohibition state committee.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
Museum Gets Relics of Famous Indians

with an arrow. The moon and the sun
are on opposite sides Of the toma-
hawk
The relics include a war club with
silver plate, which Capt. Swannock,
Delaware war chief, carried through
the Florida war, and Capt. Secondine,
another Delaware war chief, carried
on his two journeys with Fremont
across the Rocky mountains, and also
in the Mexican war. The war club
was also carried through the civil
war, always in behalf of the United
States, and was presented by the Della
ware Indians in 1892 to Mr.. Adams.
Other relics presented are a cedar
flute, used when the Delawares lived
near Fort Pitt and presented to Adams
by his people in 1900, and a wampun
belt and a war bonnet which the Della
wares say has the same buffalo horns
that were on the war bonnet worn BY
the head chief Of the Delawares az the
signing Of the treaty BY Penn On 1sses
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19

" WASHINGTON. - Twelve senators
w and n representatives, who were
members of the last congress, were
absent when the Sixty-f1rst congress
assembled in special session.
The reelection of Mr. Hopkins in
Illinois not having taken place up to
the present writing it is possible
that his failure of election will aug
ment the number of senatorial abb
sentees to 13.
OF the n representatives who re-
tired on March 4, one, Mr.. Hepburn
of Iowa, has served % years in con-
gress, and another, Mr.. Sherman Of
New York, who is now vice-president,
has served 20 years in the house Mr..
Cousins of Iowa and Delegate Smith of
Arizona served 16 years each, while
Jenkins of Wisconsin, Cooper of
Texas, Overstreet of Indiana, Will
liams of Mississippi and Acheson of
Pennsylvania each served IA years.
In years of service Senator Teller
of Colorado is the Nestor of the retir
ing statesmen, having been elected
senator upon the admission of his
state to the union, taking his seat on
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
Brewers Journal Fake No. 10.
Died From Prohibition.

DIED.-At Los Gatos, July i, 1906.
Cause of death, Prohibition. This
property for sale at dead town prices.
Apply Room TO- Knox Building, San
Jose
900 suckers to ell up
the vacant buildings in this d, dull,
dry" town. Two may apply here
Brewers Journal, Page III, Feb. l.,
1909.
e. A. Winning Of Los Gatos, Santa
Clara county, Cal, says in reply to the
quotation from the Journal:
Before Prohibition we had Ave IL
censed saloons In Los Gatos, giving q
total revenue OF $1,000 per year. De-
spite the earthquake April IS. 1903
which closed the tunnels Of the fap-
road between this place and Santa
Cruz county and worked against q
large increase Of business. our mer-
chants are doing more and better busi-
ness than ever before. Our drr goods
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19

IF any evidence were needed after
the spectacular administration just
ended that this is the era of the young
man a glance into the careers of the
new solons who have succeeded to
the togas of the retiring senators
would dissipate all doubts. Some of
the newcomers are among the most
picturesque who have come to that
august body in years. A good two
thirds achieved fame in their tender
years and are still young men in the
senate sense.
The new senator from Kentucky,
William O'Connell Bradley, is attract
ing much attention because he is the
great-grand-nephew of the great Irish
liberator, and his friends see many
of the legal talents of the immortal
Daniel revived. Bradley was in the
Union army at IA and had been ad-
mitted to the bar at IS. He fairly de-
voured books and mastered the stand
ard legal works without the aid of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
Governor Haskell Of Oklahoma
PunctureS Brewers Journal
Fake No !.

Repeated INTERPRETATIONS Of con
ditions in Oklahoma widely circulated
throughout the country in the Brew
ers' Journal and other trade papers
prompted this reply from Governor c.
n. Haskell Of Oklahoma, whose atten.
ton was called TO these fake stories
by the Associated Prohibition Press.
Governor Haskell says: Systematic
misrepresentation and press reports
have been psrsistently circulated for
months. In sixty eight counties OF our
state Prohibition enforcement 10 good.
In the remaining seven counties the
condition is not good; but. however, II
is nowhere az bad as those manufac-
tured press reports would indicate,
and after a three weeks siege In Mus
kogee, from whence your press article
came, where the county attorney has
been aided by a special state attorney,
their good work has materially i'm
proved the situation.
MY Judgment from numerous
sources over the state is that Prehibi-
ton Is stronger in Oklahoma today
than 1t was when adopted"
In addition In Governor Haskelfs
message to the legislature issued Jan.
s, 1909, he says: Enforcement Of Pro
hibition has proved 1t practicable. and
with greater effort and popular sup
port the enforcement Of this law can
be as complete as other misdemeanoTs
and criminal statutes.
Summing up its nrSt year, Oklaho-
ma can report to the world:
IAN increase Of 1900 in its popu-
lation.
IAN increase Of over $4,000 900 in
its agricultural productions.
IAN increase in the aggregate of
practically 20 per cent Of Its other
productions, its manufactures and com
merce.
IAN increase OF Its mileage Of new
railroad constructed equal to or great
or than any state In the Union and
much above the mileage OF other
states.
IA net increase Of &c. $50 900 In Its
bank deposits.
IAN increase Of 900 organized
school districts.
IAN absolutely clean sheet as to mob
violence resulting in mob execution
and lynching.
"And its state government conduct
ed at less expense to taxpayers than
any other state In the Union with a
population as low as even a million
DeODle"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19

merchants have enlarged their stores
and greatly increased their stock.
There have been more buildings put
up In the past two years than in five
years preceding.
"Our tax rate Is now 81 on 500,
10 cents less than under the license
system, and our assessed roll calls for
81, 217, 1887, an increase of $134, $40.
When we had saloons there was sell
dom a week but some one was in jail,
sometimes more. Now we average
about one In six months. The increase
In pupils demanded extra teachers In
the grammar and high schools. The
new high school building. costing $780,
600, was built last year. Prohibition
has been help in every way to the
huSinnec of the TOWN ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
Governor Conner Of Alabama De.
clareS Enforced PrOhibi.
ton a Success.

Brewers journal Fake No. lin Ala
bama blind tigers and clubs are spring
ing up everywhere like mushrooms,
and the financial authorities Of the
state are sorely bothering their heads
how to replace the revenue from the
drink traffic which used to bring over
$4,000 annually.-Page 100, Feb. i,
1909.
In reply Governor B. B. Conner
writes the Associated Prohibition Press
from Montgomery:
at is true that the state has lost
revenue from the cessation OF the
whisky license caused by Prohibition.
It is true that the state has blind tigers
and other violations of the Prohibition
law. 1t is true that there is drunken
ness. 1t is equally true that there has
been a great decrease in court and
jury sentences, big decrease In muir
ders and other felonious and INSIDE
meanor cases. There has been q great
decrease Of drunkenness. 1t is true
that we have a better class Of labor
and that there is a general report Of
better provision for and better care
of families Of the working people.
From the county of Jefferson, the
most populous and richest county in
the state, the decrease along these
lines is nearly so per cent. The sub
contractors who hire the women con-
victs had an average Of from forty to
fifty before Prohibition went into ef-
feet; now it is Ave to ten. The feed
bills have fallen OF, and receipts from
the hire Of convicts have fallen OF.
"a few mon.hs ago a citizen Of Dali
las county, which has Selma as Its
largest city and county site, told me
that there was scarcely a blind tiger
In that whole county and the above
crimes were practically at an end. The
most obdurate anti-Prohibitionist had
been converted. Admission, the county
site Of Calhoun county, one Of our lar
gest cities, finds that Prohibition is
very effective. This is the case In
Etowah county. In half dozen coun-
ties where the large cities are located
the officers are thought to be more or
less lax in the enforcement Of these
laws and have greater or less viola
tions. but do not think any one would
claim that conditions have not greatly
improved.
While not an original Prohibitionist,
have come In contact with so much
distress caused by whisky consump-
ton since have been governor that
have changed to the conviction that
Prohibition enforced everywhere would
be godsend."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
Brewers Journal Fakes Nos. !
and &

The state comptroller OF Tennessee
reports that all counties have collected
less revenue in 1908 than ever before
and he attributes that fact to the ef.
fects Of Prohibition. In some counties
the decrease amounts 20 nearly $40,
900. Page 1e1, Brewers' Journal
Feb. I.
In reply to this charge the editor of
the Nashville Tennesseean writes
This sentence has the distinction OF
containing more misstatements than
any one paragraph ever printed by an
INSCRIPTIONS press. There r. not q
semblance OF truth In 1t from the be.
ginning to the end"
State Comptroller Frank Dibrell thus
answers the false charges Of this al
legged news ITEM" Instead Of the
revenue being less in 1908, it has been
greater than ever before.
Although the four mile law has
been gradually extended until liquor
was sold In only four counties OF the
state, the receipts for privileges IN
1908 were something over rs per cent
greater than they were ten years ago,
when perhaps one-haif OF the counties
Of tina state were allowing liquor to be
sold"
Concluding his comment, the editor
or the Tennesseean adds this anal
word:
Without the ghost Of Il chance TO
hold up Tennessee as horrible exam.
pie and even stagger at the facts this
loyal servant Of the whisky interests,
the Brewers Journal. has broken its
own dirty record and collected in one
paragraph q bunch OF misrepresenta-
ticna that would make even the local
liquor organ sit up ana take notice"
Brewers JeufHal Fake No. I.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
Governor Heke Smith Of (ieergia
Answers LiquOr SANDERS.

Brewers journal Fake No. 2-The
Prohibition law is being violated IN
many parts Of Georgia, and the major
ity Of city judges are dismisaing
charges Of violation without trial, de-
claring that 1t is impossible to obtain
juries that will convict = Page 100.
Feb. ].
The actual facts are thus stated In q
signed letter dictated by Governor
Hoke Smith from the executive office
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19

apolis. writes:
''The Brewers Journal Is away or
In its statement that the general SEN
timent' among legislators is In favor
Of revoking the local option law. Al
though the Democrats have a MAORI
ty Of nine in the house, yet there are
at least ten Democratic members who
refuse to be whipped into line. Three
or four Republicans will favor repeal
ing the law. In the senate the Repub-
licans have twenty-seven members to
twenty-three Democrats, so II the law
should pass the house 1t would be very
unlikely to get through the senate.
Twelve Indiana counties have now
voted the saloons out, with more to
follow, and all this is creating senti-
ment which Is warning to the legis-
lators not to monkey with the law"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19

Atlanta:
THE Prohibition laws In Georgia are
being well enforced. At nearly every
point In the state they are being thor
ouShiy enforced.
III believe the people are far better
pleased with the law from an econom.
teal an well As moral standpoint today
than they were when It was passed.
The state 10 deriving benefits from the
law, and Misrepresentation Of real
conditions should not discourage those
who believe In Prohibition.
I'm making this statement It is but
Just that I should add that have been
local optionist. doubling the wisdom
of state Prohibition law. but An favor
Of the exclusion Of the sale in my own
county. In my race for governor l
stated that would approve whatever
legislation on this subject the legisla-
ture passed.
'Tf tho benefits from the law con-
tinue to manifest themselves the peo-
pie Of the state will be ioath to repeal
il, and / would not myself be willing
to see the state abandon Prohibition"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19

Yes, We outgrow everything-toys.
little pink or blue dresses. friendships,
loves, and ideals, and 1t is we'll that
we do. says writer In Home Notes
We may occasionally regret some ore
of them; but if they were always
ours how monotonous life would be-
1t hardly would be worth the living.
you know
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
Declined with Thanks,

I'm many respects 1t (the article)
has q good deal Of merit. but on the
whole / do not think It suited to the
Review Perhaps my judg
ment would not agree with that OF
others whose opinion is to be respect
ed; but, after all, you know, we edit
ers have no other criterion than our
own judgment."-James Sparks, edit
or OF the North American Review, re-
jeeting q manuscript by Henry Wads-
worth Longfeuow.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
Brewers Journal Fake No. II.

The general sentiment among legisla-
tors In Indiana is In favor of revoktng
the local option law, but leaving the
Moore law as 1t stands; raising r.
censes to $1,000 per year and permit
ting saloons In city business districts,
exempting residence districts. Pags
leo, Brewers Journal, Feb. 1.
In reply to which Edward w. Clara.
editor Of the Patriot Phalanx. Indian
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19

THE silver pipe which Maj. Gen. Will
i liam Henry Harrison presented to
the Delaware Indians in 1914 and a
silver tomahawk inscribed with new
moon and seven stars and the rising
sun with eyes in it" are among val
liable historical relics which Richard
c. Adams, Washington, leader of the
Delawares, has deposited with the ma
tional museum. The relics are subject
to return to Adams or his heirs on de-
mand.
The tomahawk bears engravings of
a rifle crossed with a tomahawk and
powder horn and string bow crossed
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19

We cannot speak loyal word and
be meanly silent: We cannot kill and
not kill In the same moment; but a
moment Is room wide enough for the
legal and mean desire. for the out
lash OF a murderous thought and the
sharp backward stroke of repentance.
George Eliot
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
True Friend of Man 10 Work.

Work is the true friend and consider
OF man, raises him above all his weak
nesses, purifies and ennobles him.
saves him from vulgar temptation and
helps him to bear his burden through
days of sadness, and before which even
the deepest griefs give way for TINA
M. Caro-.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-03-19
Press
Teens With
FalSehOOdS.
Drink Traffic's Editors Try to
Cheer Up Friends With
Fake "NeWs Items"
GOVERNORS TELL FACTS.

Executives Of Oklahoma, Alabama and
Georgia Through Associated Prohi-
hition Press Explode Misrepressnta-
lions Of Beer Journals-offioial and
Special Correspondents In Ten
States Give Lie to Alleged special
Dispatches" That Distort Fact.
The brewers are trying to drown the
Prohibition advance with torrent Of
falsehood, Misrepresentation and fake
news dispatches"
Their SANDER of Kansas City, Kan,
during the past year. tenaciously chung
to despite its complete exposure by
the official and commercial records Of
that city during the past thirty-twO
months of enforced Prohibition, was a
notorious instance Of their evident pur-
pose to deceive the people Of the coun-
try at any cost.
The fairy tale alleging that Birming-
ham, Ala, was being taxed to death"
as q result Of its loss Of saloon license
revenue was told in extravagant lam
guage from one end of the country to
the other only to be punctured by Biz
mingham's mayor, who showed that
the tax list had been practically un-
changed for nearly seven years.
But the deluge continues.
What the brewer expects to gain In
the long run by such resort to fakery
and distortion is difficult to imagine.
But, no matter; at his bidding his edi-
tors continue to grind out ''news dis
patches" that never happened and
specials that are manufactured for
immediate use by the sanctum's pro-
fessiOnal AnaniaS