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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

Philadelphia-Under the will of the
late Charles E. Ellis, the millionaire
street railway magnate of this city
who killed himself accidentally, more
than $2,500,000 is given for the es.
tablishment Of a home for fatherless
girls. The home, the will directs, is
to be called the Charles E. Ellis Home
for Fatherless Girls. and is to be con.
Quoted along the same lines as Girard
College for Boys. In this city. Mr.. Ell
lis estate is valued at $5,o00,000.
Columbus, Ga.-During the past
week about 5000 bales of cotton have
been sold in Columbus at prices rang
ing around 10 cents, the purchasers
being the shippers and the local mills
This leaves only about 5000 or 10000
bales in the local warehouses, which
will barely supply Columbus mills un.
til the cotton begins to come IN The
Columbus factories use about G0,00C
bales of cottan per annum.
Augusta, Gait was given out that
Mrs. William H. Duff, of Riverside
Drive, New York, has notified the di
reetors of the Children's Hospital AS
sociation that she will contribute tic
funds necessary to build the institu
ton as a memorial to her late isuf
band, a retired New York banker, whs
was a regular visitor to the Bon Ail
hotel, and whose sudden illness an6
death at the famous resirt on March
10 was a shock to the winter colony
Pensacola, Fla.-News reached here
that the schooner, James c. Clifford
was found deserted in the Gulf OF
Mexico and that she was later set or
FIRE and burned by unknown persons
The schooner halls from Mobile. Ala
Knoxville Tenn.-Mrs. Mary Ann
Alewine, Tennessee's oldest resident
died at her sons home, near Dan
bridge, Tenn, aged 112. She was q
native OF Lexington county, South Car.
olina- Positive proof Of her advanced
age was recently presented the state
pension board, when application VISA
made by her for pension.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
NEWS SUMMARY.

st. Paul, Minn.-Governor johnson
signed the anti-cigarette bill, which
makes it misdemeanor to manufact
ure, sell or give away cigarsites OF
cigarette papers within the state. The
bill exempts jobbers, who do an in
terstate business The bill will be
come effective August l
Dalton, Ga.-For the fourth time
Claude Warnack was found guilty oil
the killing of Chester Wilson, near
varnells, September 26th, 1907, and
given a sentence of II months.
New York.-Enrico Caruso, the ia
nous tenor, who has sailed for Eu
rope, is to undergo treatment for his
throat Caruso's ailment is said to
be rheumatism of the throat
Admission, Ala.-A terrific wind
storm here wrecked a church, four
houses and two stables. One house
was moved 800 yards by the storm
but its inmates escaped unhurt.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
labor Leaders Call on Taft.

hington-President Taft dis
cussed the problems of the working
man for two hours with the members
of the executive council of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor.
The labor leaders. headed by Sam
uel Gompers, president of the fedora
tion, called at the white house.
In the delegation were a number of
leaders who stubbornly opposed Mr..
Taft in his presidential campaign.
But the greeting within the execu-
tive offices was cordial alike to Mr..
Gompers and to all who accompanied
him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
SHORT NEWS ITEMS.

Atlanta.-The Capital City Club de
cided to sell the present site of the
club for $4,000, to purchase thexhln
can property on the corner of Peach
tree and Harris streets, from the syn
dicate of club members for sec. 200
and to erect new club building there
on which will be modern in every de.
tall. and costing in the neighborhood
of $150,OoO.
Atlanta.-Four thousand, three hun.
dred and sixty-two dollars and seven.
ty-one cents was collected in TIE name
of Sweet Charity on "Tag day" for
the Sheltering Arms.
1t was a great, big, glorious success,
and has given Atlanta something to
laugh over and talk over for quite O
while.
Atlanta.-A $4,000 plant for the
manufacture of steel work for build.
ings and for railroad and county high
way bridges has been located in At
lanta, and dirt has already been brok-
en- for the foundations.
The Virginia Bridge and Iron
Works will erect the plant as a branch
Of it's main plant at Roanoke, Va.
New York-Mrs. Elizabeth Hunt is
dead at her home in Brooklyn at the
age of 108 years. She would have
been 1O9 on August 81 next. Mrs.
Hunt in her girlhood days shook
hands with Lafayette when he came
to New York She was born in Ian
caster, Pa, in 1900
Augusta, Ga.-The city has voted
100000 as the initial appropriation
on levee improvements, which will
cost, when completed, $350,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Dies From Blood ~on

Valdosta, Ga.-J. G. ST. ems, sr.,
pioneer and prominent citizen of Val
dosta, died at the hospital here from
blood poison, caused by a sore or
one Of his feet. He was operated on
few days ago, his foot being ampu
tated.
Mr.. Stevens had resided in Valdos
Ia for nearly forty years He is sur
v1ved by his wife. one daughter and
Eve sons,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
UPRISING IN TURKEY
OFFICER LYNcHED BY TURKISH
MOB BEFORE SULTAN, PALACE
GUARDS UNABLE TO SAVE HIM.

Constantinople, April 16.-The third
day Of the revolutionar A Hovement IN
the capital was marked 6y some dis.
orders, the most SER OF which was
a demonstration oy .-..:,es, who OBJ.
jected to the new n. .stcr OF marine.
Vice Admiral Ad.N hin Pasha.
The marines gat4ered in force and
seized and conveyed to the palace
Arif Bey, commander of the battle.
ship Asar-I-Tewf1k, a member of the
committee of Union and Progress.
who ordered the guns of his ship
trained on the Yildiz Kiosk, when the
rising was IT'S height, with the inten-
ton OF supporting the committee Ar
rived at the Yildiz Kiosk, the men
lynched Arif Bey, Notwithstanding the
efforts of the palace guard to save
him.
Al Rough public confidence is by no
means restored by the formation of
. new cabinet, an excellent impress
sion has been produced by the appoint
ment OF Nazim Pasha as commander
of the First army corps, and this has
been strengthened by the nomination
Of Nemduh Pasha, another able Adria-
nople officer, to command the First
division at Constantinople.
After a mass meeting which was
held to protest against the changes
which have been made in the Turk
lsh cabinet, the Young Turks commit
tee decided to march on Constantine
pie with the third army corps, OF
which twenty battalions have been
mobilized. The railroad company has
received orders to prepare all avail
able cars for the transportation of the
troops to the capital. Jazie Bey is
expected there with 10000 troops. All
business is at a standstill throughout
the city.
Beirut, SYRIA terrible uprising
has occurred at Adana. Street fight
ing has been going on for three days
and at least 1000 persons have been
killed. The city has been practically
destroyed by fire. American mission
aries, named Rogers and Maurer, the
latter from Hadjin, are dead. All the
other Americans are safe.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Talking to Son PattilIo Dies.

Atlanta-W. P. Pattillo, widely
known throughout the insurance field
of the country, prominent in religious
and philanthropic circles of the south,
died suddenly in the presence of his
children and grandchildren.
Death came without the faintest
warning and was so quick and unex-
pected that his last word, half ut
tered, died on his lips.
Always robust and full of life, Mr..
Pattillo was a picture of health even
as he breathed his last. At his usual
hour he was at his desk in his Office
in the Century building in the morn
ing and never seemed in better phys
ical condition.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Patriotic Women in Convention.

Notwithstanding with sue
cess the work of several years by pa.
triotic women, was the dedication OF
the Continental hall of the Daughters
OF the American Revolution with cere-
monies of interest and impressiveness
The building. which has cost $780,.
900, all raised by the Daughters, was
declared open by Mrs. Donald Mclean
the retiring president general of the
society. The response to Mrs. Nc.
Leans address was made by Vice
President Sherman.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
J. D. Rockefeller, Jr. Lost Suit.

New York.-The writ of habeas cor.
pus secured in behalf of S. S. Car
valho. Bradford Merrill and Edward
H. Clark, officers of the Star company
publishers of The New York Ameri.
can and Evening Journal, in the &C.
ton brought against them for crimi.
nal libel. on complaint of John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., was upheld by JUS
tice Gerard, in the supreme court and
the defendants ordered discharged.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
80 PASSENGERS llURT
CROWDED TROLLEY CARS COL.
LlDE IN INDIANA. TEN SERI.
oUsLY INJURED, SCORE HURT.

Gary, Ind., April 13.-Ten men were
seriously injured anG score badly
hurt In a head-on colllY.Jn on the Chi.
cago, Lake Short and South Bend in
terurban line, 2 miles west OF GAry.
But one passenger on the eastbound
car, which contained twenty people,
who. boarded it at Hammond, escaped
without injury of some kind.
The crash came as the eastbound
car was running down grade at high
speed from the elevated crossing over
the Joliet cutoff The front ends of
the two cars were telescoped when
they struck. Eight of the more seri-
ously injured were hurried to the hos
pital here, where it was reported that
all would recover
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
cudahy Packing Company Fined.

Kansas City.-The Cudahy Packing
Company, of Kansas City, was indict
ed on the charge of wholesale viola
tions of the United States internal
revenue laws. The charge is that the
company has defraudad the govern
ment out of more than $4,000 in rev.
enues on oleomargarine. The maxi
$1,000 The revenue law provides
that each pound of uncolored oleomar-
garine must bear a revenue stamp of
a quarter of a cent, but that each
pound to which coloring matter has
been added to give it the appearance
of butter, a 10-cent revenue stamp
must be attached
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Women Have "cIean upD Dav


Washington.-The women of Wash
ington, determined to show that the
Uttered condition of some of the
streets is not their fault decided some
time ago to devote part of day to
clearing up the stray bits of paper
that are eyesores to the residents with
proper civic pride.
Accordingly, the spectacle was pre-
sented of many well dressed women
in some of the finest residential dis.
tricts personally picking up the pa
pers in the streets and parks near
their homes. The movement was
headed by the Twentieth Century
club, which embraces in its member
ship many women of Washington's S
best known families.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Georgia chautauqua Opens.

Albany, Ga.-The twenty-first an.
nual assembly of the Georgia chautau
qua opened under fiattering auspices.
The audience which attended was one
OF the largest ever seen in the big
auditorium, and everything points to
one of the most notable assemblies in
the history of Georga's oldest chau
tauqua association.
The opening sermon was preached
by DR.. George P. Eckman, one OF the
best-known Methodist divines of New
York City.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Civic Alliance Rannnet

New York.-The inaugural BANQUET
of the New York council of the Amer
lean Civic alliance in the Plaza hotel
brought together 500 men and women
representing the important activities
OF the nation and interested in the
solution of civic problems. The ban
quet celebrates the organization of
the New York branch of the alliance
Baron Kogoro Takahira, the Japan-
ese ambassador, and DR.. WI Ting
Fang, the Chinese minister, delivered
addresses at the banquet.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23


Birmingham, Ala.-The reorganiza-
tion committee, through w. w Nil
Ter, of New York, bought in the prop
critics of the Southern Steel Company
(bankrupt). These properties consist
of steel plant, steel rod, wire and nail
mills, several blast iron furnaces, coal
mines, ore mines, coke ovens, lime
stone quarries and railway lines.
The properties brought a total OF
$5,111, 900.
While no official statement has
been made, it is understood that the
reorganization forces of the Southern
Steel Company, which purchased the
property, will begin at once to put
the property in shape for operation.
The first work, it is stated, will be
done on the wire, rod and nail mill
at Ensley. 1t is estimated that the
properties are losing $1,000 a day by
continuing in their present condition.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Four Men Arrested For BIackmail.

Erie, Pa.-Four young men were ar
rested, charged with having sent
blackmailing letters to Charles H.
Strong, president of the Erie and
Pittsburg railroad. demanding $1,000
on penalty Of death. Bail was fixed
at $4,000 each, in default of which
they were sent to jail. Federal al
thorities will prefer charges of usi. g
the mails for improper purposes.
Mr.. Strong Immediately offered a
reward of $1,000, which will be paid
to three detectives who caused the ar
rests.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Democratic Leaders Remember Jeffer-

Democratic Leaders Remember Jeffer-
son.
New York.-Most of the Democratic
leaders of New York city and state,
with distinguished guests of the same
political faith from other sections of
the country, assembled to do honor
to the memory of Thomas Jefferson
on the one hundred and sixty-sixth
anniversary of the birth of the author
of the Declaration of Independence.
The anniversary is celebrated each
year by the Democratic club of this
city with banquet at which address
es expounding Democratic doctrine
are delivered
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Prominent Negro Educator Dead.

Huntsville. Ala.-Professor w. II.
Councill, president of the Negro Ag
ricultural and Mechanical college. one
OF the most prominent negro educA
tors in the country, second only to
Booker T. Washington, died after a
long illness. He was known through
out the United States and regarded
highly by the white people of the
south.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
ST. Louis Boy kidnaped.

st. Louis.-James Sheppard Caban-
ne, seven years old, the youngest scion
of famous st. Louis family, was kid.
naped from in front of the home Of
his grandmother, Mrs. Julia C. Cab
anne, IN the most fashionable district
OF the city. There is no clue to his
whereabouts, save a telephone mes
sage from an unidentified man saying
the lad had been taken to Louisville
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
William Lyeett Commits Suicide

Atlanta.-William Lycett, aged so
proprietor of the well-known art and
china painting establishment at 70
Whitehall street, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head
with an old army pistol at his resi-.
dence, 305 West Peachtree street.
Mental depression induced by IL
health extending over several years
is assigned as the reason for his sui
eide.
Mr.. Lycett is survived by his wife
and two children, Mrs. NJ. c. Stein
hauer and Edward Lycett.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
1000 Barrels of Whisky saizad

Ut WHISKY 0GIZGu.
WashingtOn.-As a result of an in.
vestigation into charges of violation
of the internal revenue law, John G.
Capers, commissioner of internal rev.
enue, issued formal instructions to
Collector P. L. Goldsborough at Bal.
timore, directing him to seize the Car
roll Springs Distillery Company's
plant, one Of the largest registered
grain distilleries in Maryland.
The seizure will involve the govern
ment's taking possession of nearly
5000 barrels of whisky.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Confederate Cavalry General

Confederate Cavalry General Dead.
Columbia, S. C.-Matthew Calbraith
Butler, of Edgefield, one of the last
of the confederate cavalry generals.
died at local infirmary. General
Buffers death was due to a compli-
cation of diseases, induced by an old
wound. He lost leg at Brandy sta
ton, and after recovery continued
throughout the war. His wound had
not bothered him up to few months
ago.
General Butler was born in 1886.
OF a distinguished South Carolina
family.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Colonial DANES Elect Officers.

Savannah, Gs.-At the session OF
the Georgia Society Of Colonial Danes
the following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. ]. J. Wilder; vice
president, Mrs. Louis Young, Savan-
nah; Mrs. w. L. Wilson, Savannah {;
Mrs. F. H. .Orme. Atlanta; Mrs. J. R.
Lamar, Augusta; corresponding secre.
tary, Mrs Clarence Anderson; record.
ing secretary, Mrs. Louis LeHardy
registrar, Mrs Frank Screven; histo-
rian. Mrs. H. G.. Jeffries.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Indiana Farmer crazed by Liquor.

South Bend, Ind.-Lewis Truhn, a
Berien county, Michigan, farmer,
while craZed with liquor, created a
reign of terror by dynamiting a build
ing, attempting to murder his father
family by stabbing them with a knife,
and also placing in peril the lives of
six children near the building which
he dynamited.
Sheriff Johnson captured the crazed
man and he is now in Jail at Benton
Harbor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Famous Health Resort DESTROYED

Danville, Va.-The beautiful Neck
lenburg hotel, at Chase City. 70 miles
east of this city, on the Keysville and
Durham branch of the Southern rail-
way, was totally destroyed by fire.
The hotel was an expensive frame
structure, built ten years ago by the
Mecklenburg Springs Corporation, at
a cost, including furnishings, of $780,
000
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Missouri Road Makes 21s Gent Rate.

missouri ROAD MAKES zI2 lent Hate.
Chicago.-Darius Miller. first vice
president of the Burlington. announc-
ed that the Burlington had notified all
railroads operating in Missouri that
it would voluntarily establish 2h
cent passenger rate in the state, May
l. and that the decision was expected
to end all litigation between that COM
monwealth and railroads.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
6 ts's':ssssstssa''sss@ HI

ASSOCIATION
PoRATE is A COMPLETE SYSTEM DEFRAUDs
THE PEOPLE, INTERESTS
AND THE SPECIAL INTERESTS
1t rules caucses delegates appoints committees dom
the councils of political parties dictates nominations makes
platforms dspenses patronage directs and municipal admins
traon controls legislation stiles opposition Furnishes independents
and elects United States
GOVERNMENT
coRRUPTINo INTERESTS DIRECT NOMINATIONS,
THE INITIATIVE REFERENDUM
They all expressions of the citizens desire WREST LEG
ISLATION FROM CORPORATE CONTROL and restore it to
the people
The REMEDY is TO BEGIN AT THE BOTTOM. We
begin with the nomination Of candidates for public Office.
bad control the nominations they control government The
troll of the nominations be placed DIRECTLY IN THE
HANDS OF THE PEOPLE No power agency must be per-
the candidate and the
begins with MAKING THE BALLOT. 1t does begin with
voting the ballot
SYSTEM GOVERNMENT POLITICAL
ELEMENTS EQUAL IMPORTANCE, INVOLVED
sUFFRAGE-oNE THE
BALLOT THE OTHER THE CASTING OF THE BALLOT.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Committed Suicide Victim of plo.

Committed Suicide, Victim Of Plot
Paris.-"I am the victim of the most
diabolical plot ever devised to ruin
an innocent man." This was the mes
sage contained in a farewell letter
found in the effects of William E.
cambridge, confidential agent of the
United States treasury department, In
charge of its Paris customs bureau,
who committed suicide.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23

Bon Ami, La.-Believing that John
A. Austin intended to elope with his
wife. Harrison Dean shot and killed
Austin when the men met. Dean was
arrested.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23

IF WE WOULD HAVE PEACE, IT Is NOT
ENOUGH TO CRY "PEAcE! PEAcE!" IT Is Es-
sENTlAL THAT WE SHOULD PROMOTE AND IN
sIsT UPON THE WILLINGNESS OF OUR COUNTRY
TO DO JUSTICE TO ALL COUNTRIES OF THE
EARTH.
War comes today the result either of actual
THREATENED WRONG by one country to an
other as the RESULT OF A SUSPICION by
one country that another intends to do it wrong and
that suspicion instinct leads the o,nntr. that
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
Without Control
of Nominations
the Public Votes
Uselessly. - 81
BY Senator ROBERT NJ. LA TOILETTE of Wisconsin

HE greatest danger menacing republican institutions
today is the overbalancng control of city, state and
national legislation by the WRONGFUL USE OF
THE WEALTH AND POWER of public service,
industrial and financial corporations.
The INFLUENCE WHICH RULES MAY BE
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23
That Lead to War.
BY Senator ELrHU ROOT of New York.
rests with the army and navy to make aggression
tice UNPROFITABLE AND UNATTRACTIV

Peace be except is founded upon justice
And it rests with country
IDEA OF JUSTICE PREVAILS prevails against the dec
araon of the demago against the interested exhoraon
politician against the hot temper of the foreigner
siderate.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1909-04-23

suspects the attack attack first or BITTERNESS OF
FEELING dependent in degree whatever upon es
tions of difference
THAT BITTERNESS OF FEELING LEADS TO THE SUSPICION
AND The SUSPICION IN THE MINDS THOSE WHO SUSPECT
AND WHO ENTERTAIN THE BITTER IS JUSTIFICATION
FOR WAR 1T is THEIR JUSTIFICATION TO THEMSELVES
The least of these three of actual Injustice
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-14
NEW STORES AT
CLOVIS: ALSO FEVER.

Clovis, n. NJ, Aug. 1.-Two new
pressed brick buildings will be started
on north main street to-day. One Of
these il to be occupied by the Clovis
Daily Journal. the newly launched tele.
graphic service newspaper, the first
and only one Of its kind in this section
Of the territory.
4 new three story building IL TO be
started on Grande avenue next week,
which will give this street the appear.
ance Of a real city indeed.
With the death Of Mrs. Youngblood
here last night, typhoid fever that has
been raging In this city Tor the past
month, has claimed many victims. Two
deaths were reported in the city yes
tcrday, and with the one last night, the
number is brought up to three within
the last I'd hours. 4 great effort is be
ing put forth by the board Of health tc
have a general clean up about the city
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1909-08-14
TKousANDs WATCHED
DRAWING FOR LAND

Spokane, Aug, with one chapce
In 400 Of securing land in the Occur
d'Alene reservation, thousand Of PEG.
pie eagerly watched preparations for
the drawing this morning. The 1885,.
900 applications for lands In the res
ervntion were spread on n canvas
sheet and thoroughly mixed with q
potato shovel. After the drawing all
applications will he opened aud sent
10 Washington for comparison. Any
winner found to have placed u dupli
cate application in the list will he dis
qualified.
Swarming around the great net
covered cage in which the drawings
were Mndc. thousands Of men
waited a%nxiously for announcement 81
the result. Helen Hamilton, ~ years
old, niece Of the mayor of Occur
d'Alcne, was carefully bliudfoldcd aud
approached the great mass OF cnvel
opes, all alike. She picked out the
first lucky choice and after the on
velope had been examined tn see that
ri! the regulations had been complied
with, the result was announced to the
crowd.
Fifteen hundred envelopes will be
drawn today and the same number to.
morrow. Before all the l,5OO had
been drawn today the little girl was