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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
ST. JOHN ON
"LIQUOR REVENUE"

The Associated Prohibition Press
is inviting the comments of leading
. Prchibitionists on the challenge OF
the liquor men to suggest a way in
which the present so-calied revenue
paid by the liquor traffic to the ma
ton is to be replaced. We give here
"a part of Ex-Governor st. Johns reply.
After pointing out the ways in which
the liquor business creates an ex-
pense amounting to thirty dollars for
every dollar of revenue the govern
ment appears to derive from it, the
famous leader says:
"Kansas is one of the most moral,
progressive, and prosperous States In
the Union. She has not received a
penny from the liquor traffic for
about thirty years, and the people are
well pleased with the results, and de-
string that the prohibitory law should
be made even more stringent than 1t
has been in the past The legislature
now in session has just amended the
law so that the sale of intoxicating
liquors for any purpose is absolutely
prohibited, and a third violation of the
) law is made a penitentiary offence.
"Olathe, my home town, has be-
tween four and five thousand popula-
ton. Thirty years ago we had four
saloons here, paying an annual license
fee of $500 each. Then there was not
a paved street, and scarcely a decent
sidewalk, in the town. About that
time the voters of Olathe began to
realize that they had been deceived
by the false and misleading cry OF
revenue, and proceeded to close every
saloon and we have not had one In
our midst since, and to-day, after
thirty years of Prohibition, not fifty
voters could be found VINO would cast
a ballot to return to the old license
system, and do not snow OF even
one voter who would do sc.
p 'Now we have seven miles OF paved
streets and fourteen miles of cement.
sidewalks, with granitoid curbs. But
for Prohibition, we would still be
wading in the mud. We have public
sewerage, electric lights, natural gas.
and four splendid public school build
ings. The State Institution for the
education of the deaf and dumb, three
; newspapers, all for Prohibition, and
three banks that have never suspend
ed payment, the most successful
grange store in the United States.
three large lumber yards, one having,
it is said, the largest lumber barn IN
the State, two fine fodring mills,
rubber factory, furniture factory.
creamery, Hyer's boot and shoe fac
tory which sells it's products in every
civilized land.
eve have twenty-one passenger
trains between here and Kansas City,
twenty miles distant, every day, and
new trolley line making trip each
way every ninety minutes. We have
a fine court house, and it is paid for,
three good hotels, successful stores
and fine Office buildings We have
fourteen churches, all alive, and solid
for Prohibition. All this is without
any revenue from the liquor traffic.
1T seems to me that it would be
more to the credit of every lover of
home and country to ask. What shall
the Government do to purge itself OF
the tainted revenue derived from the
Nations greatest evil?"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
Postal Gets Reduction.

The Postal Telegraph Company was
granted a reduction of assessment by
the Mississippi commission, but the
Western Union did not get the reduc-
tion asked for. In the case of the
Postal the commission has been as
sessing the telegraph instruments and
batteries, while those of the Western
Union were not assessed, and the Pos
tai thought it should not be required
to pay taxes on this property unless
the Western Union did so. AS the
instruments and batteries are includ-
ed in the mileage, this concession was
granted.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
Non-Advertiser Man of Leisure.

The merchant who does not adver-
tise is man of leisure. He has
abundance of time on his hands which
he may spend in going fishing or in
attending baseball games, providing
he has the means, or in sitting on
chair near his store door to watch the
people go by to spend their money
with. his more enterprising rivals in
business. He can find time for any
or all these pursuits, because he does
not advertise. His competitors have
not the time, for the reason that they
are kept busy waiting on customers
whom they have reached by judicious
and generous advertising in the local
press.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
JAChoUN.
KILLS FIVE; WOUNDS TWO.
Deputy Sheriff Cauley Puts Seven
NeQroe2 Out.


When it comes to killing negroes
Deputy Sheriff Sid Cauley of Carroll
county has a record. Five killed and
two MORALLY wounded is his record.
made on the place of old Henry Book,
colored. With a big Colts revolver
in each hand, and both working at the
same time, Cauley cut down the seven
negroes in less than ten seconds,
while all seven were advancing on
him with axes and pitchforks, with
the E owed determination of cutting
him down"
Henry Ashmore and a Mr.. Rich, who
had accompanied Mr.. Caulty, were by
his side to assist and protect him, but
their services were not needed, for
the massacre was over before they
realized that it had taekn place
Sheriff Mckenzie of Carroll county
went to the Beck place to arrest these
negroes for an assault, and they made
him take to the tall timber, and
threatened death and destruction to
any white man who came after them.
The next day Mckenzie sent Cauley
to make the arrest, and he carried
the other gentlemen, Ashmore and
Rich, with him. All were heavily
armed. Riding up to where the ne
groes were at work, the officer told
them what he had come for. While
he was talking they advanced on him,
some with axes and some with pitch
forks. He warned them to lay down
their weapons and submit themselves
to the authority of the law With an
oath all seven sprang forward like
hounds from the leash, and in the next
moment all seven lay on the ground
biting the dust; five instantly killed
and two MORALLY wounded.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
No Rewards for Criminals.

Gov. Noel has issued a formal proc
lamation annulling and vitiating all
offers of reward for escaped criminals
or others wanted by the officers Of the
law made prior to January 1, 1910.
This action is taken by reason of the
fact that the contingent or other funds
not used for the purpose designated,
by lapse of time, have reverted back
the treasury. Such claims can only
legally be made out Of funds available
for the specified year in which the
proclamation OF reward is made.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
Readers Are Wise.

Newspaper readers have learned
that it pays to consult the advertising
they want to buy anything. There
they may find where the best is sold
and often pick up bargains they would
have missed if they hadn't looked over
the advertisements. When a business
man has something especially attract
i've in quality or price he makes use
of printers ink in these days, and it
goes. The merchants know they are
watching, and that's why they adver-
tiSe
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
Plan to Finance Cotton Crop.

At a meeting of the executive com
mittee of the Mississippi Bankers AS
sociation the principal subject dis
cussed was ways and means of hand
ling the cotton crop during the au-
tumn and winter months, and the COM
mittee was of the opinion that the
to finance the crop with little or no
outside assistance. Last season the
Mississippi banks drew very little
money from Eastern financial centers
on account of the cotton crop, and it
is expected that the amount will be
even smaller this year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
Drink and Railroad Accidents.

In consequence of frequent acct
dents on the railway and in the
workshop the Director-General of
the Railways Of Alsac-Lorraine has
forbidden the use of intoxicating
liquors during the working hours to
all the employees. The first offense
will be punished by loss of grade,
and the second by dismissal DIR.
Ennis, of the University of Heidel-
berg, has declared that over so per
cent. of all the accidents occurring
on the German railways are due to
the bewilderment of the operatives
who have used stimulants, and that
if total abstainers only were en-
ployed the expense of managing the
road could be reduced greatly"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
Would Reclaim Swamp Lands.

Call has been issued for a meeting
of Washington county planters to be
held at Leland on August for the
purpose of organizing drainage dis
trict to reclaim the swamp and over
flowed lards lying between the east
benl Of Teer creek and the Sunflower
county line. ard the west bend of
Surflower river, extending to the line
of Sharkev county. More than 1000
acres Of tho most fertile lands in the
Delta are included in this territory,
and. wfe- -eclci~ad. will be easily
worth 500 to $50 per acre.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
Jerome,s Assistant on Prohibition.


Mason TrowbTidge, one of District
Attorney Jerome's assistants, spoke
to a youthful audience at Calvary Bap-
fist Chapel, in New York City. on
What the Liquor Traffic Costs the
State" He said he was glad to think
that the great conflict for the abolition
of the liquor traffic which President
Lincoln foretold was now raging
throughout the country.
Mr. Trowbridge asserted that the
city of New York spent S25,000,000 a
year fighting the evils caused by rum.
and declared that if the saloons were
voted out of existence in this state
there would be reduction of at least
a third in the number of criminals.
paupers and lunatics, and that conse-
quently the tax rate would be lowered,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
The lime TO Advertise.

The time to advertise is all the time.
The man who fishes longest has the
largest basket of fish.
No one lies awake thinking of your
business; out of print out of mind.
The presidential candidates are we'll
advertised every four years. Ask your
neighbor who ran with Bryan the last
time-five out of ten will say they
have forgotten and the other five will
think long before they correctly an
Swer
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

Bv GEORGE S. BANTA
Advertising Not a Gold Brick

Many merchants who have the matter of adper
Using consideration habor the impression that it
thing the nature of gold brick They habiuay avoid ar
Using solicitors and close their advertising suggestions Of
all kinds If finally cornered and they contract for few inches
they feel that they have done much for charity.
There is welounded basis for this state Of facts The
public mind is suspicious of gold mine proposition of kind
1t acknowledged fact that fortunes have been made i'll mining
and because of this reputation easy for the INSCRIPTIONS to
take advantage of the situation and off worthless schemes SO
people have heard how w L. Douglass has, by advertising, built
tie leading shoe businesses America They have heard
of the amassed by John Wanamaker pioneer in adver
Using well others whose fame has been secured this
Just good gold mine today be worked with profit in
spite the worthless hillside the valley which may be sold
to the easy" right advertising will pay. There asc
nation itthis effort influence the public buy certain
commodity certain place 1t is subtle thing something
worthy of study from the theoretical standpoint of psychology
the business lies in the fact that it
dollars grow where grew before.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
Time to Wake Up.

Many of the business men of every
not having their wares and goods ad-
vertised in their home papers. In fact
they are losing golden opportunities of
reaping big returns from small invest
ments in printers ink. Wake up, Arr.
the public know what you are doing,
and what you have to SELL
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
Institute Work Prospers.

Miss Susie Powell, director of the
Mississippi rural school improvement
work, spent a week in Sherman, in
the extreme northeast corner of Pom
totoc, where under the general direc-
ton of Prof A. H. Elett of Blue Noun
tain a very successful inter-county
institute-normal was held. The coun-
ties represented were Tippah, Prem
tiss, Pontotoc, Union and Lee, and
some good work was accomplished.
the attendance of the teachers of each
county having been excellent
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
Causes Child-Suicide.

Germany has an alarming rate of
child-suicide-1,12 5 cases in 81
years. BY far the greater number
were children under fifteen. Official
statistics show that not less than
% per cent. of the suicides were of
children whose parents were epilep-
tics, drunkards or mentally un-
sound.-N. Y. Medical Journal.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
Whitfield Heads Chess CONGRESS.

By virtue of his excellent playing,
Judge A. H. Whitfield of this city is
again president of the Mississippi
Chess Congress. This is the second
consecutive year Judge Whitfield has
won this honor, the first time in the
history of the organization that one
member has gained this distinction.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
Promotion Only for Abstainers.

General Superintendent Murphy
of the Pittsburg Street Railway Com
pany. commenting in the Sunday
School Times on the new rule which
requires total abstinence of all en-
ployees from liquor and tobacco,
says: "In seventeen years expert
ence as manager of public utility
corporations I have had occasion to
promote many of our men from the
ranks of conductors and motormen
to officers, and in no case has a
man using whiskey come up to the
requirements" -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

The distiller rides in steam yacht.
the wholesaler in an automobile. the
retail dealer in a carriage. but the
consumer of the liquor is pulled round
by the hair by a policeman.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

Bavaria Railroads Exclude Drink.
The Bavaria railroad officers have
passed a strict rule against bring
ing alcohol into the cars or upon
the engine for personal use during
service.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29
Worlds Two creenest Men

The greenest man in the world is
the would-b e-business-man who never
advertises, and the next greenest Is
the purchaser who never reads adver-
tisements--W hitesville On. W News
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

Out of a total of 1881 persons
charged with criminal otlenses in l9C.
In Scotland. no fewer than 114.207
were for offenses directly connected
with drinking
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

Fourteen years ago, in trying to re
sent an insult offered by a negro by
name of George Peubles, DR.. J. G.
Roberts, late veterinarian at the A.
& NJ College, was seriously stabbed
in the neck by the negro. Peubles
made his escape and all trace of him
was lost until last week, when the
negro was apprehended at Jackson,
Tenn.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

j. K. Mothershed of Saltillo, died
at the East Mississippi Insane Hos
pital at Meridian, where he had been
taken for treatment for pellagra. He
had been suffering from the disease
for the past twelve months. Deceased
was one of the countY's oldest and
most respected citizens.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

The merchants and business men Of
Meridian have offered some attractive
prizes Sor the best acre of corn raised
in Lauderdale county, Mississippi, and
the two bordering counties in Ala
bama-Sumter and Choctaw. The
first prize amounts to over $500, and
there are scores of embryo farmers
in the three counties competing for
the various awards.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

On August 6, at the Patrons Union
camp ground, near Lake, there will
be a gathering of the people and tax
payers of Scott and Newton counties
to decide whether an inter county agrl-
cultural high school shall be estab-
lished The chances are in favor of
the adoption of the proposition, and
Superintendent Powers will urge CO.
operation, as under the law as last
written, the two counties between
them would be entitled to $4,000 from
tho state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

Insurance Commissioner Henry
has approved the charter of the Mis-
sissipri Casualty & Surety Company
Of Meridian, and. the new company
is getting ready to organize and will
begin business in a short time.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

Crop conditions in the Houston Sec
ton of the county have been very dis
couraging. The precipitation since
the 18th of June has been the greatest
ever known for tire same period.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

Five soil experts from the soil bu.
reau of the agricultural department of
the federal government are now at
work in Lauderdale county, and will
probably remain there for some time
They propose to make a map of the
entire county, showing what the differ
ent soils are best fitted for
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

The good roads picnic at Hickory
was a great success. 5000 people be
ing in attendance. Chas. w. Thatcher
the good roads apostle, delivered a
stirring plea for good roads, being
heard by the whole crowd on the
grounds. Great enthusiasm was ere
ated among the town people and farm
ers over this speech.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

The dedication of the Wisconsin
state memorial in the Vicksburg Ma.
tional Park will take place the later
part of October This is the inten
ton now, and unless some change not
now anticipated occurs, the event will
be one of the most important in the
history of the park.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

While viewing a vaudeville perform
ance at Columbus, Mrs. Eliza AskeW
of Hattiesbrg, was seized with heart
failure and fell dead in the arms Of
her daughter, Mrs. Foster Griffin, who
was sitting beside her.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

The inter county institute is now in
session at Winona. The institute will
continue four weeks. after which a
state exc domination will be held. An
able faculty has been doing faithful
work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

The farmers Of Choctaw county are
very blue over the crop situation. 1t
has rained nearly every day for three
weeks and crops are getting awfully
grassy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

Van H. Manning of Mississippi has
been appointed chief clerk of the new
bureau of mines in the interior de-
partment at Washington.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-07-29

Secretary E. L. Terry of the Gre
nadaBusiness League, is beginning a
campaign looking to interesting the
farmers of Grenada county in raising
hay, vegetables and cattle and hogs.
He is also making an effort to get as
many products as possible for the
Ohio Valley Exposition, soon to be
held at Cincinnati. The railroad com
pany has offered to transport all prod
ucts for exhibits there free of cost.
The Confederate Veterans at Cor
NTH have voted to have their reunion
on August II at the fair grounds.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-12
COURT OPENED NOV. 7.h.

c. II. Yates, administrator of the es-
tate Of $. Il. Chadwick filed his an
nual report. The same was approved.
In the matter of Tom J. Graham, w.
A. Paul Siegel, administrator for the
estate of +. W. Anderson. Claim for
$476.75 dismissed for want of prosecu-
tion.
II. G. Lockncy VS.. same for sl25.OO
Same order.
In the matter of Partrasinio Montana
estate. Order Of sale of property.
Elwood Heman, administrator OF
Theo. W. Heman, deceased, filed report
and discharged.
JEFF Franklin, administrator Of c. =,
Jones, deceased, filed final report and
discharged.
Court adjourned November sth.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-12
AN HONEST BOY WANTED NOW

This sign was displayed in one of
the windows OF the city this week.
What does it mean! II is true that
honest boys are really wanted. Are
honest boys wanted now! Yes this is
true, II has always been true, but there
was never a time in which honest boys
were 50 much in demand as now. This
~ something for parents and teachers
to think about. Honest boys are want.
ed now, Mothers and fathers. what arc
you making of your boy' Are YOU max.
ing an honest hoy' II you are the cues
ton of employment is being settled. for
there are more places open for honest
boys than can be filled. Why is this,
The demand is great, but the honest
boy seems TO be scarce. Some one bas
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-12
RICE-lYMAN

Mr.. George Rice of Hudson, and Miss
June Lyman of FL Paso, were married
October 81 at FL Paso by Rev. Otto,
pastor of the Methodist church Of that
city.
Mr.. Rice is one of the popular railroad
boys of the +. Z. & s. w. ard is one
of the staunch men of this section. He
has many friends in Tucumcari, who
will welcome him and his bride as citi
zens of our Magic City, They will b,
at home at the corner of Smith and
College Streets this city. The New,
extends congratulations.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-12
A VIEW

The Concert given by the Bay View
Club was indeed a success. The pro.
gram was a good one, and we a say
that every number was well received. The
attendance was the largest that has ever
filed the Evans Opera House. Tucum.
earl is proud of her local talent, and the
large attendance at the concert was evi.
dence that the people Of the city know
that the Bay View people always have
the best that can be found. We are
tempted to speak of some Of the numbers
as being especially fine, but all were
given by local talent and were Of n high
order, we think il sufficient TO say that
in every way the concert was a sue.
CESS.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-12

q refreshing scene 10 see these good Bap.
fist people with Bible in hand, heads
barred, standing on the street corners
preaching the gospel to the wayfarcr
and the passerby. The Baptist church Is
one Of the largest in the world, and they
have thousands of cody men and women
who have given their lives to the pro.
pagation Of the truth. In New Mexico
they are doing a great work. They are
establishing new churches, building edi.
fees for the worship Of God, and erect.
ing homes for their preachers. Tucum.
carl will he better because these godly
men and women have been your guests.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-12

Fl Paso has in round numbers forty
thousand population. There are other
cities that have a larger population
than FL Paso, but the good thing about
the FL Paso bunch is that they do things
they are boosters, they are builders,
they get things, and We predict that
these forty thousand will give the city
another increase Of one hundred and
fifty per cent in the mex ten years Civ.
ing her a population in 1920 Of one hun.
dred thousand.