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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
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esy with thrift and with foresight the SAME OPPORTUNITY
for reward and for living his life under the protection of the
without moestaon by outsiders that would be his if he
other color
AVENUES EMPLOYMENT
OTHER; PROTECTION SHOULD
LIFE AND WORK WHAT
CAPACITIES SHOULD
REWARD LEeITIMATELY
THE SEVERE IMPARTALTY BEHAVES ILL., THE
SAME FAIR TREATMENT SHOULD
EVERY EFFORT OPPORTUNITY
OF EQUAL CAPACITY AND CHARACTER
1t is the duty of the white that Justice meed
to the cored the that he would receive if he
WERE NOT COLORED, and upon the colored imposed
the duty make himself useful citizen behave WIN
THE RESPECT of his white neIyhbor.
The performance of duty should be the applied white
and cooed alike and each individual should be Judged
the fact of his color but by the which he these demands
of duty.
The first duty which each coored both himself
his work for the beernlent of both himself and his
for its educational but above ALL for its INDUSTRIAL AND
MORAL BETTERMENT It is the great interest of the white
people less than of the coored people that all possible educational
facilities should be given the colored people, and greater
INTEREST TO BOTH RACES that the cooed should stead
lily strive for his own industrial and moral upift
1T OUTSIDER WHO
CAN MOST coLoReD RACE
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
time ADDS TO HOR-
R0R OF EARTHQUAKE.
SUFFERING FROM THE EARTH,
QUAKE DISASTER BEYOND DE.
SCRlPTiON-DEATH LIST CON
TINUES TO GROW.

/ Rome, Jan. 4.-As each day goe:
by, the disaster appears more horri
BILE, terrifying and immense. 1t is
without precedent in the history Of
The world. The early dispatches
spoke of over 10000 dead. This mum
Der doubtless will be exceeded, fol-
now it is conservatively estimated
that 100000 persons perished misera.
bly, in this staggering catastrophe and
the worst is not yet known. The
scourge has not yet done it's final
work.
The tremblings of the earth con-
tinue with sinister rumlbling, and at
times jets of boiling water surge
from the creyices. The sources of
the streams are poisoned with putrid
matter.
In spite of herculean efforts, the
succor still is insufficient. In the
more remote regions the unhappy in
jured are dying for want of food and
medical treatment. Dogs and swine
enraged by hunger, spring upon the
wounded and devour them Insatia-
bile fire and uncontrolled famine will
inexorably claim their victims.
Not one among the rescuers has
shown more self-sacrifice than King
Victor Emmanuel, and the queen, too,
has taxed her health and strength to
the utmost in giving relief and assist
ance to the injured Anxiety for the
sovereigns is increasing in Rome
Having done all that it was posi-
bic to do in the districts laid waste
by the earthquake, the king and queen
of Italy are returning to Rome. They
have spent the last four days among
the ruins of Sicily and CI,abria, the
king directing the work OF rescue and
relief, and the queen ministering to
the injured. There is a feeling of re
lief in Italy that their majest:es are
coming home
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
Pensions For Aaed Rnitons.

London, Jan. 1.-Beginning today
every person in Great Britain over
seventy years old whose annual in
come does not exceed 926 5s., or
$3.50, will be entitled under the old
age pension law to a weekly allow
ance Of shillings, or approximately
$1.25, from the public treasury. The
applicant for the pension must COM
ply with certain conditions. He must
not be a lunatic, and he must be free
from a criminal record. No pension
will be allowed to a person who has
"halbitually refused to work." and "all
who have been brought into a posi-
ton to apply for a pension through
his or her willful acts of 'a.'-'
H.,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08

1t is charged by the prosecution
that Captain Erb was shot by Mrs.
Beisel after bitter family quarrel at
Red Gables following a long series of
domestic dissensions. Captain Erb
had forbidden his sister-in-law to visit
the house, but she was admitted by
Mrs. Erb. Returning to his home un-
expectedly, Captain Erb found his sis
ter-in-law there and ordered her from
the house. A quarrel and the shoot
ing followed. The charge against Mrs.
Erb is that of being an accessory to
the shooting.
Mrs. Beisel's plea is self defense,
and Mrs. Erb denies any completely
in the shooting. Servants will be
called upon to testify to the relations
of the deceased and the two defend
ants and to the occurrences on the
day of the shooting.
Since the tragedy Mrs. Beisel has
been confined in Jail, but Mrs. Erb
has been out on bail The latter is
a beautiful young woman, a fine
equestrienne and has been prominent
in society.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
United States Sends Relief.

Washington, Ian 4
poesovoIt saturday announced that ne
hos so4,t two supply ships with s2nn.-
900 worth Of supplies 10 Italy, that
he will ask congress for additional
aid, and that he has offered the use
of the battleship fleet to Italy.
The announcement is made in a
telegram made public at the white
house, which the president sent tc
Patrick T. MCGOWAN, chairman OF the
American Italian general relief com
mittee, New York city.
President Answers House Resolution.
Washington, Jan. 4.-Replying to
the resolution of the house of repre-
sentatives asking the president to ex'
plain the references to the secret ser
vice in his recent annual message.
Mr.. Roosevelt sent a special commu
nication to the house.
He declares that the representatives
are wholly unjusified in assuming
that the language of the message
which commented on the prohibition
placed by congress on the use of Sc
cret service men in cases than those
OF counterfeiting ("and one or two
other matters which can be disregard
ed"), is intended to cast a slur upo1
them.
The real issue, says Mr.. Roosevelt
is, Does congress desire that the gov
ernment shall have at it's disposal tht
most efficient instrument for the de
lection of criminals and the preven
ton and punishment of crime, or doe
It not?"
He cites cases in which the secre
service has secured evidence enough
to convict offenders against the fed
eral laws.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08

Jackson, Miss, Dec. 31,-At mid
night the sale of liquor in Mississippi
ceased. This was according to an
opinion announced by Attorney Gen
eral Stirling. Because Of conflict
of opinion as to the construction OF
the recently enacted state wide prohi-
bition law in reference TO the time
when the enactment shall become eff
fective, the matter was referred to
the attorney general for official inter
probation.
In his opinion, the attorney said
that as the enactment declares il
shall become effective on and after
December 81, the saloons must close
at midnight to remain closed, instead
of with the passing of 1908, as wa;
popularly supposed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
EARTHQUAKE IN ITALY.
SCORES OF TOWNS IN RUINS AND
100000 PERSONS KILLED HY
EARTHQUAKE.

Rome, Dec. 30.-One hundred thou-
sand dead Messina in Sicily, and
Reggie and a score of other towns In
southern Italy overwhelmed; the en-
tire Calabrian region laid waste-this
is the earthquakes record so far as
is at present known from the reports
that are coming slowly into Rome on
account of the almost complete de
struotion of lines of communication
to the stricken places.
The death list in Messfna ranges
from $4,000 to 5O,O00y that Of Reggie,
which with it's adjacent villages NUM-.
bered $4,000 people, includes almost
the entire population. At Palmi 1000
are reported dead; at Oassano 1000;
At Coszena 500, and half of the popu.
lation of Mgbara, about 1000. The
Monteleene region has been devaStat'
ed, and Riposto, Seminara, San Clio
vanni, Scilla, Lazzaro and Cannitello
and all other communes, and villages
bordering on the straits are in ruins.
The king and queen of italy are now
on their way to Messina, having sailed
tonight from Naples aboard the bat
tleship Vittorio Emmanuel.
The pope has shown the greatest
distress at the calamity and he him.
self was the first to contribute a sum
amounting to 100000 to the relief OF
the afflicted. British, French and
Russian warships are steaming toward
the south and already several of the
ships of Great Britain and Russia have
reached Sicily. Oficers and men of
these ships have performed heroic ser
vices in the work of rescue.
1t is feared that many foreigners
have been killed, as a number of the
hotels at Messina and doubtless at
other places were crowded with tour.
lists.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
KING AND QUEEN
AIDING WOUNDED D
VICTOR EMANUEL AND HELENA,
WITH DUKE AOSTA AND WIFE,
WORK NIGHT AND DAY RELIEV-
ING DISTRESS.

Rome, Jan. 2.-Professor Ricco di
| rector OF the observatory at Mount
Aetna, estimates that the victims ct
the earthquake exceed 5000.
The king and queen of Italy continue
their pious pilgrimage along what was
once the beautiful and smiling eastern
coast of Sicily, but which today is a
desOlated region strewn with unsep
ulchred dead and where thousands are
dying in anguish amid the ruins OF
their homes
The duke of COSTA is also on the
scene devoting himself to the succor
OF his countrymen.
The duke has visited Palmi and all
the surrounding villages. This sec
ton, after Messina and Reggie, suf-
fered more heavily than any others.
King Victor Emmanuel returned to
the ruins of Reggie yesterday. He
traversed the ruins from one end to
and cheering the rescuers. At one
point his majesty came upon a man
buried UP to his waist In debris.
The king encouraged the unfortu-
nate, while the soldiers were digging
him out In the midst of the efforts
at rescue, the man cried: Sire,
can wait for deliverance, but for Gods
sake give me food and drink
Meeting a group of photographers
engaged in taking pictures of the sad
scenes, the king chided them for their
occupation. you had much better
turn your efforts to succoring the af-
hicted," said he.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
TWO SISTERS PUT
ON TRIAL TODAY
CHARGED WITH DEATH OF CAP
TAIN j. CLAYTON ERB. THEY
PLEAD NOT GUILTY.

Media, Pa, Dec. 29.-In a crowded
courtroom here today the unusual
spectacle was presented of two sis
ters called upon to plead to the
charge of comprising the death Of
the husband of the one and the
brother-in-law of the other. Both of
the women pleaded not guilty
Owing to the prominence of the vic
tim in the case, Captain J. Clayton
Erb, who was we'll known politician,
national guardsman and lieutenant to
Israel w. Durham, the Republican
leader, interest throughout PennsylYa-
MIA is focused on the trial One of
the defendants in the case is Mrs.
Florence Erb, and the other is her
sister, Mrs. Catherine Beisel They
are each charged with voluntary and
involuntary manslaughter, the charg,
es growing out of the death by shoot
ing on Oct. of Captain Erb at his
country home, Red Gables, at Village
Green, Delaware county. Media is
the county seat Of Delaware county.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
100000 Fire At Rome. eeornia

Rome, Ca, Dec. 31.-Fire, which
started at o'clock Tuesday night,
and which was not under control un-
til shortly after midnight, resulted in
a loss of more than 100000, and. for
a time, the heart of the business dis
trict was threatened.
The following stores were destroy.
ed: w. H. Coler & Co.; J. K. Ho4-
loway'o Ton Cert estt,s-v, W. NJ. tam
mon & Sons, The Rome Overall Fac
tory and the dental Office of ]. L.
Young, in the Coker building, were
destroyed.
The store of Crawford Bros. was
damaged to the extent of several
thousand dollars, and the Bee Hive
Dry Goods Company suffered a small
loss by water.
The total loss is estimated at $780,
900, with $4,000 insurance.
During the fire, when the wall OF
the Coker building fell, four firemen
were struck down and barely missed
being buried alive.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
No Woman Should Seek a
'Career'' Until After Marriage
BY AMELIA BARR. Author.

matinee girl has future unless some good man makes
her fall in love with and makes her him. Ihe
home girl is the only that is worth while, and the
girl who DOESN'T MARRY if she gets the right chance
is a fool.
And by the right chance and automobiles and
chance idle salary of $780, $1,000 or even $1,000
year enough enough for young pair live hap
PLY
girl 60 trapesing off to office or store
of sheer bread and butter She has no business
irving to carve out SO called Career for herself
WOMAN HAS NO RIGHT "cAREER" UNTIL She HAS
MARRIED AND GONE THROUGH SUFFERING
SORROW
Therefore say to the girl who dreams of Marl
you teach it. And let girl set e
self up as TOO PRECIOUS A JEWEL OF GENIUS to marrF
please consider commonplace 1t IS not III
he brilliant ambitious that his whole thought OF acleve
fame fits to bring happiness into y
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
MARK OPENING
OF NEW YEAR.
EVENTS OF INTEREST IN MANY
PARTS OF GLOBE TODAY. I'M
FINANCE, SPORT, ETC.

Today, the natal day of the new
year, the ninth of the twentieth cen
tury, sees events of interest and i'm
portance occurring in all parts of the
earth. According to the bent of a
mans mind, he may find something
to interest him in the news of the
day. If financial affairs engage the
reader, the retirement of James Still
man as president of the National City
bank of New York, one of the worlds
greatest moneyed institutions, and the
increase in transcontinental freight
rates should be of interest In inter-
national politics the beginning of the
withdrawal of United States troops
from Cuba is an event of Importance
as is also the inauguration of reduced
postal rates between the United States
and Germany. In the field of econom-
les probably the greatest of the days
events Is the taking effect of the old
age pension law in Great Britain A
measure somewhat similar is the en-
ployees' pension system inaugurated
today by Morris & Co., the great Chi
cago packing firm. In Philadelphia
today the great annual fete, the mum
mers' parade, is breaking all records
for size and elaborateness Of costume.
Two personal events of interest on
New Years day are the retirement
of Lieutenant General S. NJ. Young
from the superintendency of Yellow
stone park and the REIMBURSEMENT by
E. Benjamin Andrews of his duties
as chancellor of the University of Ne
braska.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
Rome Street Car Strike of.

Rome. Ca, Dec. 30-The strike OF
the operatives of the Rome street rail-
way has been declared off, the strik-
ers acknowledging that the company
has won. The strike was inaugurated
two months ago, and has proceeded
under the direction Of Ben Commons,
delegate from the Amalgamated As
sociation of Street Railway Employ.
ees. The president of the local union
accepted employment from the car
companv on their terms, renouncing
the union. Following this action the
strike was declared OF.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
Freiobt Rates Advanced Today


New York, Jan. 1.-Trans contin
al freight rates will be advanced on
all eastbound traffic, both by rail and
bv rail and water, beginning today.
The class rates ON westbound traffic
will remain as they are now. The
commodity rate on westbound traffic
from Atlantic seaboard points to Pa.
cific coast terminals will be increased
approximately 10 per cent. The east
bound commodity rate from the Pa.
cific coast to Atlantic seaboard points
will be advanced about Is per cent
on the average, some of the items
being cas- high as go per cent advance
and some as low as 8 per cent
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08

disaster is to the United Sta because
-" without, but from WITHIN 1t vii, WIN Arnolds Of
- brbe gvers
civil control of the government and
people mentally morally physically debed incapable or
unfit to restore to honor and virtue.
BUT IF THE BEST OBTAINED KNOWLEDGE AND
HONEST PURPOSE MUST WITH POWER TO FREELY
SELECT THE ADMINISTRATION OF OUR CITIES
is TO
We should until have secured FREE BALLO1
The law today has serious faults 1t incorporates not
party but the party organizatongves power to perpeua
itself and puts under the party and place on the
ballot
The uniform primary partial but not complete antldoe TO
this What remains particularly when joined with the advantages
oiven TO those who MARK THE PARTY SQUARE and the bur
dens and dangers imposed those who prefer to VOTE IE
OWN SELECTIONS both together destroy the freedom and equal
v election which the republic absolutely Tree
AND FINALLY, PEOPLE OF EACH CITY SHOULD HAVE
THE ABSOLUTE ADOPT SUCH FORM OF A0M'NsTRA
7oN AS SEEMS TO SUBJECT TO THE CoNST-
TUITION AND THE STATE TO EXERCISE SUCH
POWERS AS SEEM NECESSARY OR CONVENIENT FOR
THE GOVERNMENT THEIR PROMOTE THE GENERAL
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
BIG Canning Plant.

Savannah, Ca, Dec. 29.-Eghty
truck farmers in surrounding counties
held a meeting in Savannah yester-
day morning and agreed to build a
canning plant here to can fruit and
vegetables.
The capital stock will be 100000.
In addition to the farmers, a number
of Savannah business men are inter
ested.
A contract was ordered awarded by
a committee of the farmers for the
speedy erection of the plant, and it
was stated that dirt will be broken
January /.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
Biq Parade in Philadelphia Today.


Philadelphia, Jan. This is the
day of days for the Philadelphia
small boy, his little sister and his
older relatives who have not lost their
Joy in fun and jollity. Today is
shooters day, when Philadelphias
streets are filled with riot of men
in all sorts of quaint, extravagant
and beautiful costumes, competing for
the prizes in the "Mummers' parade" !"
The Mummers' parade on New
Years day is an annual event in
Philadelphia. This afternoons parade
is longer, more brilliant and more di-
yersified than ever before, and the
city is crowded with visitors from
nearby cities and towns as well as
from New York, Baltimore and Wash
ington. The city has offered $4,000
in prizes to the clubs making the
best turnouts, and to this sum are
added many prizes offered by local
merchants and societies.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
carmaok sIaxers Refused Bail.

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 29-"Gentle-
men, desire to say that have given
this case careful consideration from
every standpoint, I am Of the opinion
that it is not a bailable case, there
fore, decline to allow bail"
The above is the decision of Judge
w. M. Hart in the criminal court yes
terday in the matter Of the applica
ton for bail of Colonel Duncan B
Cooper, Robin J. Cooper and John D
sharp, charged with the murder oi
Senator E. w. Carmack in this city
on November 9 last.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
Reach Harals Granted Bail.

Irvine, KY. Jan. 2.-Beach Hargis,
charged with the murder OF his faith
er, former Judge James Hargis, was
ordered released on $25, 900 bail yes
terday by Judge ]. P. Adams, the jury
at the first trial of the defendant hav-
ing disagreed.
Mrs. Louellen Hargis, widow OF
Judge Hargis, and mother of his slay-
er, and her two brothers, Floyd and
John Day. of Jackson, will sign the
bond on Monday. A number OF
wealthy citizens of Estill county also
will sign it. Young Hargis will be
released that day.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
vanderlip Succeeds stiIlman.

New York, Jan. LA change oi
great interest to the financial world
takes place today in the retirement
of James Stillman from the presiden
cy of the National City bank, which
has a larger capital and surplus than
any other bank in New York. The
bank is frequently referred to as "the
Standard Oil bank" owing to the close
ness of its relations to the great )il
corporation. Mr.. Stillman is succeed.
ed by Frank A. Vanderlip, formerly
assistant secretary of the treasury and
since 1901 vice president of the bank
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
Result of Prohibition in Atlanta

Atlanta, Jan. 2-The first year OF
prohibition in Atlanta has closed, and
the effect of the anti-liquor law, from
police standpoint, makes very inter
esting reading.
Cases made by the police for drunk
enness in 1908, 1850. '''N
Cosnr-. 4JvI, 6,50S.
Decrease during the first prohibi-
ton year of 1858 for drunkenness.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
Wreck on Southern Railway

Washington, Dec. 30.-A misplaced
switch caused the derailment of mail
and passenger train No. 35 on the
Southern railway at Stokesland, Va,
6 miles south of Danville, at $50 p.
m. yesterday.
Engineer Satterfield was killed and
Fireman Davis, colored, and three
postal clerks were injured.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
Entomhed in Mine EXPLOSION

Bluefeld, w Va, Dec 30.-Twelve
men are known to be dead, and prob
ably twenty-five more were entombed
as the result Of an explosion which
occurred in the Lick Branch colliery,
owned by the Pocahontas Consolidat-
ed Coal Company, the largest coat
mining concern in southern West Vir.
ginia, yesterday afternoon about
o'clock. 1t is not known exactly how
many men were in thn-- yY
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
Cool Head Prevented Theatre Horror

Erie, Pa, Jan. Keep the show
going" called Abraham Louch, fire.
man of the Park opera house, to the
performers on the stage at 10: 10
o'clock last night, when he discovered
that the building was on fire. His
cool head probably averted a repeti
tion of Chicago's Iroquois theater hor
nor, for, before the big audience real
lied the situation, the house had beer
almost emptied.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
Bride of \ Chinaman.

Meridian, Miss, Dec. 30.-Miss Ollie
Patton, granddaughter Of the late
General w. S. Patton, former con-
federate officer and past grand master
of Mississippi Masons, married a Chi.
naman here Sunday. The marriage
violates the state law forbidding inter
marriage between T.hites and persons
of negro or Monaghan blood. Miss
Patton is young and beautiful, and
an orphan.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
sunrems Court Of Baseball Meet

Cincinnati, Jan. 4.-The men who
are filled from hat TO shoe with the
history, customs and rules of base.
ball. who know more about the nation
al game as it is played today than the
late Henry Chadwick, it's father got
together here today in the meeting
of the national commission. Before
the meeting is over several pages will
be added to the history of baseball,
if present indications do not lie.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
a. q. & A. Fail to Pay Interest.

Boston, Jan. 2.-Holders of the thir-
ty-year 5 per cent bonds of the Atlan-
ia, Birmingham and Atlantic Railroad
Company. an enterprise largely finan-
ced by Boston capital, found upon pre-
senting the January coupons at the
Old Colony Trust Company yesterday
that the interest was not being paid.
The only reason assigned was mo
fnr1nds
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
Maxin,um sentence for Ruef.

San Francisco, Dec. 30.-Fourteen
years in the penitentiary, the maxi
mum sentence provided for bribery
of a supervisor, was the penalty met
ed out Yesterday to Abraham Ruef.
who for years directed the political
destinies of San Francisco as adviser
of the city administration of Eugene
E. Schmitz, former mayor of the city.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-01-08
Earthquake Horrors Increase.

Rome, Dec. 31.-The immensity OF
the disaster in southern Italy ant
Sicily can only be measured by the
fact that it is now estimated that
10000 people perished in Messina
and Reggie alone. A score of other
towns have been devastated and
thousands Of victims in these places
must be added to the roll. Some es.
Inmates place the number of dead at
100000.