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You noble man; what were you dong?"
Driving brewery wagon. Ex-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
COL. ROOSEVELT'S. TRIP
Former President Makes Speeches in
Several Western Cities.

Theodore Roosevelt visited the city
of Denver, the Capital of Colorado,
and did more smashing than he has
done since he was president. Before
the state legislature, convened in spe-
cial session, he criticised two de-
cisions handed down by the supreme
court of the United States. In the
Auditorium, before a crowd of 10000
persons, he gave his most advanced
views on the subject of conservation,
deploring the backwaTdness of the
east and praising the west for the
strides it has taken.
Roosevelt did not attack the admin
istraticn. In fact he did not refer to
it by spoken words. He ignored Taft,
and he omitted any reference that
could possibly be construed as an en-
dorsement of what the administration
has done The reclamation service,
which has been something of a bone
of contention between the conserva-
tionists and Mr.. Taft, Roosevelt
praised. He said that because of it's
clash with certain private interests it
has had to pay the penalty of its serv-
ice to the public.
1t was in the chamber of the house
that Mr. Roosevelt shouted that he was
against the muckrakers who accused
a man unjustly, that he will go the
limit in condemning the writers of the
public press who tell untruths about
political and saocial conditions. The
only man more noxious than the cor
rupt public official according to the
colonel is the corrupt newspaper and
magazine writer.
At Osawatomie, Kan, Mr.. Roosevelt
dedicated as a state park the battle
ground on the outskirts of the town
where in 1856 John Brown stood off
a band of pToslavery guerillas.
Important addresses were delivered
by Colonel Roosevelt at Kansas City,
Mo, Omaha, Sioux Falls and other
cities on his journey eastward.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
Blind Man Tells, of Baseball Game

ing his entire attention to study and,
accordingly, he has found it to his
liking to take in the ball games Not
only is he familiar with every char
acteristic of the members of the To-
cal team, but he knows as we'll the
records and playing abilities of the
visiting aggregations.
II have often been asked how. as a
blind man, | can enjoy a game Why,
there is nothing going on | don't get.
| know the finer points of the game,
and can map out plays which | think
Jim McAleer in his palmiest days
could not duplicate. Don't you think
it is a peasure to see chaps of the
Milan type skip around the diamond
| cannot help from yelling every time
| see him completing the circuit.
Then there is Speaker of the Bos-
ton team, and Cobb of the Tigers.
How love to watch them in &C.
ton,
1T is my firm belief that all blind
people have a sort of intuition, and
everything that is going on around
them makes a picture in their mind.
That Is the way it appears to me,
anyhow. | can sit in the grand stand
in the ball park and picture what
Walter Johnson and the rest of the
players look like.
When the game is over, | don't
have the least trouble getting to the
street cars. | can feel my way along
the grand stand and reach the street. "
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09

Solve the Ciphers Used by Yeggmen

police, to post Office inspectors and the
treasury secret service people.
Translating, you find that to make
the soup you take ten or a dozen
sticks OF dynamite and use either
wood or pure alcohol in the manner
directed.
Fewer depredations by yeggmen are
reported this year than usual. Last
fall a series of such crimes occurred
and since that time apparently there
has been period of inactivity among
these most dangerous of plunderers.
The post office inspectors, whose con-
tact with yeggmen is frequent, since
the attacks are often directed against
country post Offices, hesitate to say
whether there has been an actual re-
duction in their numbers; for expe-
rience goes to show that waves of
crime seem to sweep the country after
intervals of varying length
The "yeggmen" are especially feared
because of their recklessness regard
ing the sacrifice of human life Of it.
sell, handling the soup" is a danger
Gus business. The explosion is a men,
ace to anyone in the building and Oft
en- the robbers must make a running
fight of it to make a getaway with
the swag'
The name is of gypsy origin, and
among gypsies indicates a clever thief
so the ''yegg" is a wandering thief,
generally hobo" AS late as twenty
years ago one tramp meeting another
and desiring to be sure of his identity
as a professional tramp, saluted him,
'Ho, Beau" 1t was the password es-
tablishing at once a confidential part
nership on a basis approaching out
lawry. The "yeggs" generally are
tramps, though not all tramps are
"veooc
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09

The ball BILLY" Sullivan of the
White Sox caught from the top of the
Washington monument probably trav-
eled about 600 feet before Sully''
stopped it in its flight The ball was
thrown out instead of being dropped
Had it been dropped the distance
would have been sos feet
When the sixth and last race was
run at the Saratoga racetrack, New
York, on Aug. 81, the sport of kings
came to a sudden and full stop in the
state, and for the first time in the
history of racing, New York will be
without racing in the months Of Sep
tember and October.
The Chicago Cubs are generally con-
coded to be unbeatable for their fourth
straight flag in the National League
baseball race. The championship
series will be between the Cubs and
Philade phia Athletics according to
the way the dope now figures.
Uhlan made an unsuccessful at
tempt at Readville to lower his mile
record to wagon. Uhlan did the mile
in 2:021a driven by Billings Before
starting Billings, who drove Uhlan, an
nounced that the wind was too high
for record breaking.
Len Mulford, in a Lozier car, won
the Elgin national trophy His time
for the 30J miles and 204 feet was A
hours, 62 minutes, and 29 seconds. Al
Livingstone, in National No. Z, was
second and Arthur w. Greiner, third
Horsemen, now that racing is about
and the Canadian circuit is fast draw.
ing to a close, are making plans for
shipping to the south for the winter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
Government Prisoners Go in Style !,

distinction. Deeds count. 1t doesn't
matter whether he was a man high
er up" or not He travels like one
He travels to the golden west in a
Pullman, he has porters to wait on
him and extremely attentive detec-
tives to see that he is comfortable He
lolls in plush swivel chairs and he
dimes in those neat little la carte Pull
man buffets on chicken. porterhouse
steak, and all the side dishes. He
eats what he pleases and he does not
tip the waiter, neither does he pay the
bill Uncle Sam attends to that 1t
is a delightful trip that is furnished
him in his concluding days of freedom
days he is not likely to forget.
From Washington to Leavenworth
is a trip of more than 800 miles. On
every mile of the journey the wants
of Uncle Sans prisoners and guards
are we'll catered to, as evidenced by
the hampers of chicken, beef, ham.
eggs, sardines and so on, down to the
more esthetic delights Of the tourist
library
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
MOISSANT HAS A FALL
Bad Luck Still Pursues the
Daring American Birdman.

Moissant's aeroplane flight from Par
is to London, in which he carried a
passenger over the English channel,
came to disastrous ending, when,
within twenty-seven miles of his goal,
a gust of wind overturned the aero
plane and sent it to the ground a tan
gled wreck.
Soon after the ascent the craft be-
gan to lurch and then careened as an
other shifting gust bore it away in
another direction. Moissant could be
seen struggling with all his dexterity
to right it, but to no avail.
In another instant the spectators
were Mortified to see the aeroplane
come hurtling through the air like a
wounded bird. 1t struck squarely but
Moissant and his mechanician were
on top of the wreckage ard escaped
what otherwise would have been in
slant death.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09

the disease is often fatal, its appal-
ling feature is that many children af-
fected are permanently crippled or
deformed, robbed of speech or hear
ing. In word, infantile paralysis is
not a slaughter but a mutilation of
the innocents. The disease common
ly attacks children under five years
of age, but occasionally an adult is it's
victim.
It's shining mark at this minute in
the east is William Hinrich, a pitch
er of the Washington American league
in Washington. and his entire right
baseball team. He is in a hospital
arm is paralyzed. At the present time
there are over 500 cases of the dis
ease in Washington alone, while Phil
adelpnIa and New York city reports
even greater numbers. Nothing is
known of the cause of the disease 9TH
er than that 1t is believed to come
from a germ, but even these have
not yet been found. The disease usu-
ally appears during June, reaches its
greatest prevalence during July and
August and subsidies in SEPTEMBER.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09

GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.

At Watertown, N. Y, Private
MCGEE, Tenth cavalry, who was cap
tured at Bonneville after a running
pistol fight with the Oneida county po-
lice, was taken to the city hospital
One bullet was found to have struck
him, making four holes in his body
The autopsy on Jones body was
performed by Drs. Ryan of Philadel-
phia, o. p JOPLIN and Eben HILL medi-
cal reserve corps, attached to the
TwCnty-FOurth infantry. He was shot
through the heart, and Turner'S
through the lung. The victims were
negroes. McGee states the quarrel
started over a crap game in the camp
of instruction at Pine Plains.
Samuel J. Hirsh, of Hirsh & Wick
wire, clothing manufacturers at Frank
lin and Van Buren streets, Chicago,
committed suicide in New York at
The Knickerbocker hotel by cuttil 3
his throat with a razor He was seen
by maid in the hotel while he was
writing some farewell notes with the
blood streaming down his face from
cash on his cheek Before hotel en-
nloyes could reach him he had slashed
his throat and was dying.
Dangling from a trestle just outside
Graceyille, Fla, were found the bodies
of Ed. Christian, a negro, charged
with shooting Deputy Sheriff Allen
Burns. and Hattie Bowman, a negress,
who was arrested on the charge OF be-
ing implicated in the crime.
Mrs. Lillian Dabler aged thirty-two,
and Mrs. Jennie Williams. aged thirty,
who live together at Evansville, Ind,
swallowed poison as the result of a
suicide pact Both will probably die.
Edward Scott, registering at a San
Francisco hotel from Chicago, COM
mitted suicide by cutting his throat
with a razor. He was about sixty years
of age.
Mrs. Walter Rayner, Of Dover coun-
ty Ohio, was shot and instantly killed
by a highwayman on a dark country
read just outside of Cleveland.
William ]. Peet, wealthy soap man
ufacturer of Kansas City, Mo-, was
killed in an automobile accident ten
miels south of Kansas City.
Lightning struck barn at Weaver S
Store Tenn, in which several negr oes
had sought refuge, instantly killing
three of them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
REBELS IN REVOLT
IN NUEvA VIzCAYA
Uprising in Province Headed
by Simeon MandaC.

An uprising against the government
has occurred in the province of Nueva
Vizcaya, Philippine islands. A consta-
bulary force is hurrying to the scene
and battle is expected hourly.
The rebel movement is headed by
Simeon Mandac, former governor of
the province of Ilocos Norte who has
long been a fugitive from justice.
Mandac occupies Solano, town Of
! about 5000 inhabitants, northwest OF
the center of Nueva Vizcaya and about
five miles north of Bayonbong.
The telegraph wires north of Bay
onbnog have been cut, and 1t is i'm
possible to learn the number of Man
dac's followers.
Colonel Taylor, at the head of the
constabulary, is preparing for an at
tack, and the constabulary forces from
other points are moving towards So
lano with the purpose Of surrounding
the rebels and making certain their
capture or death.
Government reinforcement are avail
able If they should be needed.
Word of the trouble reached Manila.
Mandac, while governor of the prov
ince of Ilocos Norte, subjected pris-
oner to a third degree" treatment
of such severity that the man died.
The governor was convicted of homi-
eide and sentenced to fourteen years
Imprisonment. He appealed from the
verdict Of the court, and while the ap-
peal was pending, jumped his bond.
and had been missing several months.
1t was thought he had escaped abroad
until the official dispatch announcing
that he had turned up at the head OF
a band Of malcontents.
NueYa Vizcaya is the central prov
ince Of Luzon. and Bayonbong is the
capital city.
Later.-The constabulary force sent
to the scene of the uprising captured
Mandac and dispersed his followers.
All is now quiet in the province.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09

IMAGINE, If you can, who has
i never seen the light of tay, sitting
in his accustomed place in the grand
stand roofing with ali his eenrgy for
the success of the home team, and you
can easily figure out just why Wash
tngton always supports a ball team,
although her ball tossers have not fin
ished in the first division during the
last decade
Eugene Brewerton, familiariy known
to his friends as Jack" has PERHAPS
as wide acquaintance among the pa
irons of the national game at the cap
ital as "Gabby" Street or Walter John
son, and is unquestionably the most
unique rooter who ever patronized the
sport. Jack" was born in Columbus,
S. c., "a years ago, and after receiv-
ing public school education matricu-
lated at the University of South Caro-
lima. He came to Washington a few
years ago to study law at the George
town University, and it is his ambi-
ton to become as famous a lawyer as
the blind senator from Oklahoma,
Thomas Pryor Gore.
But Jack" does not believe in Civ
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
$4,000 ARE LOCKED OUT
Notices Posted at Federated
Shipyards in England.

Lockout notices have been posted
in all the federated shipyards in Eng
land advising the members of the
Boiler Makers society that their ser
vices would be dispensed with. Fifty
thousand men are directly affected
The trouble is due to strike of the
riveters employed at the Walker ship
yard at Newcastle-on-Tyne
The employers hold that this consti-
tuted a breach of the agreement be-
tween the owners and workmen, and
declare that those locked out will not
be allowed to resume work until the
Boiler Makers society guarantees a
fulfillment of the terms of the national.
agreement for the prevention of lock-
outs and strikes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
VIZ ASHINGTON-Her is a unique
W receipt for soup"

VIZ NASHINGTON-Here is unique
w receipt for soup"
First, take about ten or a dozen
1mspwri hz xug, crumble it up fine
and put it in a pan or wash bowl. then
pour. over it enough uswhohs (eitfer
chhx or aky) to cover it we'll Stir it
up we'll with your hands, being careful
to break all the Jumps; leave it set
for a few minutes; then get a few
yards of cheesecloth and tear it in
pieces and strain the mixture through
the cloth into another vessel, wiring
the sawdust dry and throw it away.
The remains will be Lhai ugx uswhohs
Mixed next take the same amount of
water as you used of uswhohs and
pour it in; leave the whole set for a
few minutes"
1t is the soup" of yeggmen, whose
particular business is robbing safesf A
crude cipher runs through the ri$a-
alphabet and the substitution of Ghe
letter for another. The first six let
ters beginning with A are substituted
for the last six beginning with U, and
so on, with the single exception t!sat
n Is taken out of its turn and made
the equivalent of G., an ire gularity an.
tended to protect the cipher from Re-
lection. But no cipher is proof agaiEst
expert analysis: certainly not tits
one, which, though still used by
''yeggs," nevertheless is known to the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
TRAIN BANDIT SLAIN
BY AN ENGINEERMAN
Attempted Robbery in Colorado
Does Not Pan Out

In a bold attempt to hold up west
bound Colorado Midland train No. 8,
four miles west of Divide, an uniden-
t&ed bandit was almost instantly
killed by stone thrown by Engineer
Frank Stewart, but before his death
the bandit shot him in the leg.
The highwayman crawled over the
tender as the train slowed up at a
siding to meet the east bound train.
AS he stopped the train Stewart
turned to see his fireman, Paul Bach
man. stranding with his hands above
his head and heard the robber say:
Put up your hands or I'll blow your
head off,"
The robber then forced both men to
leave the engine and marched them
before him 10 the express car.
According to the story told by Stew
art, the robber ordered them to tell
the express messenger that they were
in peril of their lives; that the train
had been held up and that the robber
was determined to have the money in
the express car
Stewart states that the robber fired
several shots at the heads of passen-
gers who looked out to see what was
happening.
When we got to the express car"
said Stewart, my fireman dashed un-
der the car and crawled to the other
side. The robber leaned under the car
to shoot at him and when he took his
eyes off me | struck him with all my
strength with a stone | had picked
up as jumped off the tender.
"As did so he whirled and shot at
me, the bullet striking me in the leg.
| guess my blow finished him, for he
never moved after he fell | must have
tainted then, for the next l knew the
conductor and express messenger and
a group of passengers were standing
about me-"
Shortly after the hold-up Sheriff
Won Publ and a posse secured the
country near the scene of the attempt
ed hold-up and discovered the Martin
brothers hiding in the brush.
Sterling Martin was dazed by bull
let wound in the head. He is out on
parole from the state reformatory.
The Martins claim they were riding on
the blind baggage car and were beat
ing their way to Grand Junction Ster-
ling Martin was struck by stray bull
let from the bandits gun, he says.
The dead robber wore a cloth mask
and gunny sack tied about his neck.
He was armed with two cheap revol-
vers, which had evidently been un-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
BROWNE WITNESS INDICTED
Grand Jury Votes True Bill Against
Detective p. J. Kelley.

Patrick ]. Kelley, suspended
Chicago detective, and former aid
who turned against States Attorney
Wayman, was indicted on a charge Of
perjury by the special grand jury
called by the prosecutor to investigate
perjury charges resulting from the at
tempt to save Lee O'Neil Browne, now
on trial before Judge Kersten for al
legged bribery.
Rumors are rife about the criminal
court building that before the case of
Browne could go to the jury half a
dozen more indictments. involving
persons closely connected with the
trial, would be voted
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09

TROUBLED by the inroads the dis
L ease is making in some of the
eastern states at the present time,
the government has ordered an inves-
tigation into the epidemic of infan-
tile paralysis. New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Massachusetts, New Jersey,
and the city of Washington, D. c.,
have felt the disease the heaviest
this year, and the scores of deaths
that have occurred among the little
ones of that district has caused Uncle
Sam to take some action
DR.. Wyman of the Public Health
and Marine hospital service. is the
leader in the investigation, and he
made the announcement this week
that he believes the disease to be both
infectious and contagious. Although
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
OHIO OFFICIALS BLAMED
Newark Grand Jury Says They Could
Have Averted LynchIng.

In final report made at Newark,
o., the Licking county grand jury
places the responsibility for the lynch
ing of the anti-saloon detective, Carl
Etherington. on July 8, on the then
mayor of Newark, sheriff of Licking
county and chief of police of Newark,
all of whom have since resigned or
been deposed.
The report is caustic in dealing with
these officials and says had they acted
with reasonable diligence the riot and
lynching could have been averted
A total of fifty-eight indictments
was returned by the grand jury, all in
connection with the lynching
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09

ct IE Leavenworth Overland Spe-
4 cial' is a palatial Pullman car
which runs every now and then from
Washington to certain rest cure
out west with stone wall around it.
The tours are personally conducted
and are rapidly becoming famous
Every once in awhile your Uncle
Sam runs across certain persons who,
he believes, are leading too active
existence A rest cure is what they
need. Uncle Sam takes charge of them
and sends them, after certain legal
formalities, such as a trial and ver-
dict are complied with, out to Leavcn-
worth to recuperate.
With Uncle Samuel there Is no class
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
TORNADO LOSS Is LARGE
Heaton, N. D., Struck by Fierce
Storm-Two Persons l>il'e5.

At Heatcn, N. D., a fierre torr edo
killed two aud seriously injured six
persons and totally destroyed two
bank buildings, two elevators, two
stores, church and I'VE az ellings.
The dead: H. o. Thorbenson. Ethel
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs A. Alison.
The injured: Mrs. A. +. Hubert,
skull fractured; A. E. Alsing, mail
carrier. beaten about body by fyine
timDers; James Piper. a farmer, two
broken ribs; Rev. and Mrs s. Saun-
derg, bruised and beaten by flying
nm Der
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
SUICIDE OR ACCIDENT?
Republican Candidate for Attorney
General of Wisconsin browns.

Frank T. Tucker, assistant attor-
ney general of Wisconsin, and candi-
date for Republican nomination for at
torney general at the primary election,
was drowned at Oshkosh under mys-
terious circumstances.
It is believed by fuckers friends
that he fell into the Fox river during
the night while making his way to a
train. Others, however, say there are
indications of suicide.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
RAIN lNSURES COTTON CROP
Copious Rainfall in Texas Will Cause
Very Heavy Yield.

Quite large scope of southwest
ern Texas, embracing more than one
third Of the area of the state, was
visited by the heaviest rainfall in
many months.
In some localities the precipitation
amounted to four inches. The rain
insures big crop of cotton in all that
region
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
COOKED BY MOLTEN METAL
One Man Dead and Several Others
Seriously Injured.

One man was burned to death in
horrible manner and several others
were seriously injured in the Illinois
Steel company's plant in South Chi
cago when a giant ladle of molten met
al was overturned. The men were di-
rectly beneath the ladle when the hot
liquid mass showered down upon
them.
The man killed was Thomas Powers,
fifty years old, 1850 Coles avenue. His
body was partly incinerated.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
PORTUGUESE ELECTIONS
Republican Party Gains Nine Mere
Seats in Parliament.

Complete official returns from the
recent Portuguese parliamentary elec-
tions, with the exception OF such as
were invalidated by fraud or other
wise, show the following results:
Ministerials, 90; monarchists in oppo-
sition, 40; republicans, IA. This is a
republican gain, the party having
elected but five candidates at the bal
loting two years ago.
The republicans charge extensive
frauds and have made frequent con-
tests Of the returns.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-09
BOY BLOWS OFF RIGHT HAND
Tries to Shatter BowIder With Dyna-
mite Cap, but Injuries Himself.

At Kittanning, Pa, Alexander
Burkitt, aged II, found dynamite cap
and with it tried to remove large
stone from the front yard of his home.
He placed the cap on the stone and
hit it with q hammer The stone is
still there. Burkitt lost his right
hand.