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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Pretty Woman Charged With Fraudu-
lent Matrimonial Scheme.

lent Matrimonial Scheme.
Pittsburg, Pa.-Another indictment
has been returned on charges of graft,
romantic instead Of councilmanic. Al
fee Peterson, a pretty Johnstown wo-
man, who has manners of refinement,
is charged in a true bill returned by
the federal grand jury with having
used the United States mail to con-
duct fraudulent matrimonial scheme
in which she was the bait The w0-
man is alleged to have held a large
correspondence with men in western
cities. and when love affairs had rip
pned to a proper point, she would ask
them to send money for her fare to
their town so that she might marry
them.
Among the exhibits offered by the
postofice inspectors are a number of
fervid letters. One was addressed to
J. Frank Ross, Of Eugene, Ore, whom
she requested to send her 800, so
that she could pay for an operation
to be performed on her mother.
The third letter was of a bright and
cheerful nature, and was addressed to
Ben o. Baker, Ambrose, N. D. In this
letter the wrder asked for s57.S2.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
NAMES can't be mentioned in thi

NAMES can't be mentioned in this
~ story. 1t must stand upon it's own
feet. A former Clevelander, now res
ident in Washington, got word that
a Cleveland friend was in town. He
found out the friends address. One
evening he told his wife he would
make a call He took car and got
off at a certain circle. Two streets
lead from this running in the same
direction. He thought he took the
right one. In point of fact he took
the wrong. One is a frst-class resi-
dence district; the other is made up
of mean buildings. He paused before
the number that had given him as
the address Of his friend. He gazed
up at the dusty, dirty outside in dis
may. Then he went home.
81 hadn't the heart to go any fur
ther," he told his wife. John must
be playing in awfully hard luck"
"Why didn't you go to see?" his
wife demanded. "He may be i'll and
alone"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
CARTER TATE WINS FIGHT.
His Nomination as District Attorney
Ie Cnnfirnnad hM Senate

His Nomination as District Attorney
Is Confirmed by Senate.
Washington.-The nomination Of
Hon. Carter Tate to be district attor-
ney of the northern district of Geor-
gia was confirmed by the senate. Mr.
Tate wins out after a long and trying
fight The attorney general and mem
bers of the senate judiciary commit
tee who examined the report Of In
spector Ramsay on the work of the
district attorneys Office, said the
charges made against Mr.. Tate, so far
as proven, were trivial.
After the nomination was sent in
by the president, it was again held
up at the request of Senator Brande.
gee, of Connecticut, acting under a
request from Representative Tilson,
of that state. A subcommittee COM
posed of Senators Bacon. Dillingham;
and Sutherland, investigated the rea-
son for this delay and found them to
be groundless. and reported the bill.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
BELSHAZzAR ORGY
New Jersey Shocked at Report
ed ReveIS of legislators.
LAST NIGHT WAS A GAY TIME.

Wine and Whiskey Flowed Like Wa
ter and Startling Dances by Women
Friends of SoIons Said to Have
Been Enacted in Committee Rooms.
Trenton, N. 1.-THE New Jersey as
semblymen who put one ever on Bel
shaZzar, in the orgies which closed
the thlrty-fourth session of the lower
house on Thursday, have not only
brought about a storm Of denun.
citation from every pulpit in the state
but have given Governor. Fort a lever
to pry the lid off of a situation which
for civic corruption may make tbs
exposures in New York legislature
resemble a popping Of fire cracker
ReVeIry a Disgrace.
Governor Fort, after declaring that
the revelry of the legislators and their
women friends was disgrace to the
state, intimated that he was shortly
to call a special session Of the as
sembly to investigate the obsce1ities
which are said to have been enacted.
For some time Governor Fort has
been at war with interests both In
and out of New Jersey, which have
been attacking his administration
Some of them center about Allan
tic City and their hand was shown
when the saloon-keepers in the coast
resort defied the governor to send
the militia to close their places On
Sunday.
Although the state laws are sup
posed to govern Atlantic City. the re
sort has a code Of its own in direct
opposition to some state ordinances.
Indecent Dances.
Governor Forts legislative program,
which somewhat resembled that Of
Governor Hughes, has been attacked
and fought bitterly. At least one
millionaire contractor attended ses-
sions of the legislature openly, al
though he is not a member. Govern
or Fort is a reformer and the revela-
tions of "hoocheecoochee" dances said
to have been enacted by women IN
committee rooms for the legislators,
the wholesale consumption Of cham
payne. whiskey and beer in the as
sembly rooms while the legislature
was in session and the manner IN
which women thronged the galleries
and called in familiar fashion to their
men friends below have left the gov
ernor speechless with modification
and anger.
So embarrassed was he at the action
of the members of the house Of dele
gates that he quietly slipped away
from Trenton, but just before going
he said:
'I am so much astonished that l
can scarcely think of the disgrace
which has been brought upon the
state. I have received letters and
petitions from ministers and women
asking that action be taken without
delay Something will be done, and
that very soon, although I cannot re-
veal now what course will be pur-
sued"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Standing Pat on Tariff.

Washington Flatly declining to
precipitate tariff disturbance" by
calling a meeting of the ways and
means committee of the house to con-
slider placing cattle and meats on the
free list for one year to relieve the
high price of foods, Chairman Payne
in an open letter to Representative
Foelker, of New York, declares that
a majority of the committee opposed
any amendment to the tariff law.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
ACCIDENT ON GEORGIA ROAD.

Two Killed and Several Injured Near
Augusta.
Augusta, Ga.-Two were killed and
five injured as a result of a head-on
collision between two freight trains
on the Georgia road, % miles from
Augusta.
The collision was between west.
bound train No. 2O9 and extra east.
bound train No. 20.
Both engines were completely de.
molished and the box cars were brok.
en- into splinters.
Mixed up orders were the cause OF
the wreck, it is reported.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15

Cincinnati, Ohio.-Passenge train
No. 81, Louisville and Nashville, from
Atlanta to Cincinnati, was wrecked at
Saxton, Ky. Engineer William Ru-
dolph, of Knoxville, Tenn, was killed !;
Express Messenger Easton, of Gin
cinnati, was seriously injured The
engine and part of the train was de,
molished Freight train men left coal
cars standing on the main line. The
passenger train ran into them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
KILLED IN PISTOL DUEL

Shots Exchanged Between Policeman
. and Man IN Streets of Chattanooga.
Chattanooga, Tenn. w. Mclean,
aged G5. who shot and killed Robert
Kitchen, aged IS, was himself shot
to death by officers in East Chatta-
nooga.
A posse of officers went to serve
peace warrant on Mclean, who had
threatened to kill Lloyd Evans, boy.
Mclean opened fire on the officers,
who returned his fire. Five bullets
entered McLean's body, resulting in
death.
In the pistol duel fully twenty shots
were fired. Neither officer was in
5ured.
Mclean was under a $4,000 bond
for killing Kitchen.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
LYNCHED IN CELL.
Sensational jail Escape Reported
From Houston. Texas.

Sensational jail Escape Reported
From Houston, Texas.
Houston, Texas.-Foll0wing the sen.
sational escape from jail, woundirg OF
three men and recapture cf the jail
breakers, Frank Bates, was hanged
in the Jail at Centerville. Dolly Bates
son Of the man lynched, was also
strung up, but cut down before life
was extinct.
The mob gained access to the jail
by HSing the keya to the doors, but
how they secured possession of them
Is not known.
When jeff ST John, the jailer, en-
tered the cell in which the Bates were
confined, he was attacked by Dolly
Bates and thrown to one side, both
prisoners making dash for the street
which they succeeded in reaching, but
we're forced to surrender after ST.
John and the prisoners ted been
wounded in an exchange of shots.
The escaping men were armed with
pistols. which, it is believed, were
smuggled to them. The Bates were
charged with the murder Of Ben Moon
last December. Two weeks ago they
were arraigned for the crime, a mis-
trial resulting.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Musician Drops Dead.

Evansville, Ind-Jason Debar, Ga
year-old tuba player, rose from a sick
bed, despite protests, to play in a
band, which the Musicians union had
organized in honor of the funeral of
a fellow-musician. who had been De-
bars lifelong friend Debar insisted
upon playing, IF I fall in my tracks" "
He -narched two blocks and while
stoutly blowing into his tuba, dropped
dead in front Of the hearse.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
BROOKLYN BANK CLOSES.
Borough Bank Closed by State Su-
perintendent.

Borough Bank Closed by State Su-
perintendent.
New York-The Borough bank, OF
Brooklyn, 20 Court street, has been
closed by order of State Superinten.
dent of Banks Cheney. 1t was un-
derstood that the reason for the sus.
pension was inability to realize on as
sets inherited by the present direc
torate from the old bank.
The closing of the Borough bank
follows that of the Union bank, which
suspended business a few days ago.
The president Of the Borough bank
is B. r. Shears.
Later it was stated that none OF
the depositors would lose a penny
and that the closing was merely a
precautionary measure.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Mann Micfinne Of Strike

Philadelphia-Leaders Of the car
mems strike call attention to a list
of fatalities since the beginning of the
walkout six weeks ago. Eleven per-
sons have been killed by street cars
and collisions have been frequent
causing injuries to passengers. Z
movement is under way, the strike
leaders say, to bring pressure to de-
mand that the transit company send
out only reliable operatives on cars.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Will Spar With Jeffries.

Chicago.-Joe Choynski, the vete-
ran prize fighter, whose record in
cludes a 20-round draw with Jeffries
and a three-round knockout admin
istered years ago to- Jack Johnson,
has telegraphed Jeffries consenting
to act as Jeffries' sparring partner.
Choynski will leave for the west next
week. George Cotton, the colored
fighter, signed up as a sparring part
ner with Johnson.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
WATCHMAN KILLED,
William Holland, of Atlanta, Slain by
Unknown Man

William Holland, of Atlanta, Slain by
Unknown Man.
Atlanta After cutting the tele-
phone wires to destroy all possible
telephone connection, an unknown
man secretod himself in a dark cor
ner just outside the main building OF
the Atlantic Ice and Coal Company
at Thurmord street and the Western
and Atlantic railroad. and killed Will
lam NJ. Holland. Of 149 Simpson
street. the night watchman.
Holland had turned in his signal at
2:01 O'Clock and the murder is be-
lieved to have taken place just after
that. The slayer fired on him with
a shotgun. the load almost tearing
off Hollands head and killing him In
stantly
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Mrs Hettv Green LII.

New York.-Mrs Hetty Green.
Americas richest woman. is critical
ly i'll. according to an official of the
Chemical National bank. her inan-
ciaI headquarters She has not been
about for weeks. 1t was learned
today that Mrs. Green has been or
dered out of town by her physician,
and at the Chemical National bank,
which she owns, it was said she had
not been there for five weeks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
EXPLOSION ON SHIP.
Fire Followed and About Twenty
pAreone Wera Injured

Fire Followed and About Twenty
Persons Were Injured.
Dover, England.-A terrific explo-
sion has occurred on the British
steamer Cairnrona off Dungeness,
which wrecked the women's quarters,
killing one child and injuring a mum.
Der of women and children.
The steamer caught fire and panic
cnsued, in which men fought for the
possession of the boats and had to be
beaten back by the crew to allow the
women to be taken off first.
In all twenty were seriously injured
and not less than fifty were slightly
injured by the explosion and in the
panic that followed it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
GRANDDAUGHTER for BRYAN.

Lincoln, Neb.-A dispatch received
by relatives tells Of the birth at Tue.
son, kriz., of a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. William J. Bryan, Jr. The baby
has already been named Mary Sholes
Bryan. Mary Shosss was the maiden
name of the mother Of Mrs. William
T. BRYAN. Jr.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
About TO Declare War.

Washington.-Wa seems imminent
between Peru and Ecuador, accord
ing to advices received by the state
department The situation threatens
to bring the entire western part OF
South America into a general con-
f1ict The United States, it is said
Is still undetermined whether she will
act in the role OF peacemaker.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Former AtIantian Honored.

Greenville, S. C-Eugene B. Adams,
formerly Of Atlanta, but more recently
connected with the Daily Piedmont,
Of Greenville, as associate editor, has
tary to the Board Of Trade over a
number of applicants. Mr. Adams
has been a resident of Greenville for
a number of years. He is the son OF
E. F. Adams, of AS South Boulevard,
Atlanta.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Engine Strikes Auto,

Birmingham, Ala-A switch engine
of the Atlanta, Birmingham and At
lantic railroad dashed into an auto
mobile at Bessemcr, seriously injur
ing ]. S. Maben, Jr., general mana
ger of the Davis Creek Coal and Coke
Company, and also w H. Nixon, 6
garage man. Mr. Maben has broker
arm, broken leg and several broken
ribs
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Eiuht Duel Anaut woman.

New Orleans.-Word was received
here of fatal duel over a woman on
plantation at Tilden, La, between
two wealthy men, Charles Collins
was killed and L. L. Lemeine was
fatally shot. The two men had been
rivals for the hand of the same wo.
man, and it is said Collins was the
one WHO was successful in hHs suit.
The men met at the home of the wo
man and a quarrel followed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
legislative Probe Demanded.

Trenton, N. IA special session
the legislature to investigate the al
legged orgies in the state house that
marked the end, with an all-night
meeting, of the last session, has been
demanded by Mark A. Sullivan, mi
nority leader, of Hudson county, in
which is Jersey City. He made the
demand in a letter to Governor Fort.
The alleged drinking and presence Of
women in the state house has arous-
ed storm of indignation throughout
the state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
SENATE IN UPROAR.
Mississippi Law Makers Prevented by
HOIIA51uee Eropo Einb%Inn

Mississippi Law Makers Prevented by
Colleagues From Fighting.
Jackson, Miss.-Senators Banks and
Tucker made frantic efforts to lay
hands upon one another during the
senatorial bribery investigation, and a
personal encounter between the an
cry, shouting men was only averted
by strenuous work on the part Of fel-
low senators.
Tusker. who is counsel for Senator
B1lbo, angered by the use Of the short
er and uglier word rushed at Banks.
Banks. white with anger, rushed to-
wards Tucker. Other senators inter
vened, and roughly pulled the men
apart.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
SUSPECTS CAUGHT
Bankers Killed by Yesemes
Near PittSburs.
ROBBERS GOT SMALL AMOUNT
Mckees Rocks Is Scene of Sensation
al Tragedy-Poice Looking for ItaI-
ians Charged With Murder and
Theft.

AHGIks
Pittsburg.-Three men have been
arrested and are being held on sus-
picion of being members of a gang of
four yeggmen who held up the Victor
Banking Company, at McKees Rocks,
killing Cashier Ignatz Schwartz,
BoolIkeeper Samuel Friedman and
seriously injuring Robert King, who
attempted to stop the robbers as they
ran from the bank The suspects give
the names of William Brown, a negro
teamster; James Brown, a negro coal
miner, and Faldatto Zengrelh, an
Italian. The police say the men could
not give a good account of themselves
when questioned
The Victor Banking Company did a
business largely with foreigners, and
did a night business for their con-
venience. McKees Rocks and vicin-
ity is greatly excited over the hold
up and threats are made as to what
will happen to the yeggmen if cap
tured before the police get them.
A general police alarm has been
sent out, and many officers and de-
tectives are making a diligent search
for the robbers. The dragnet spread
is so general and thorough that it is.
believed the bandits can not eludc
capture.
The scene of the hOld-up was prac-
tically the same as that of the famous
bloody Sunday" battle during the re-
cent car works strike, in which sew
eral persons were killed and many
injured
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Parade of Strikers.

Louisville, Ky-Three thousand and
five hundred striking tobacco stem
mers paraded through the city, headed
by their two pretty leaders, the Girl
in Red" and the Girl in Blue" They
marched to the Matthews plant, which
they had successfully stormed yester-
day. Police automobiles followed the
parade
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Powder House Explosion,

Ooltewah, Tenn.-Compress No.
of the Chattanooga Powder Company,
has been blown up: John Martin,
press foreman, and Arch Crum, a
helper, were killed. No others were
injured. The press house was com
pletely demolished and fragments Or
the mems bodies were found several
hundred feet away. The two men
killed were at the time preparing sew
eral thousand pounds of powder for
pressing. Electricity was used to op-
crate the machinery in the mill
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Railroad Law Held Invalid.

Washington.-Ho Holding that the ac-
tion of the state of Arkansas in re-
quiring railroads to furnish cars for
local shipments within five days from
the time they were ordered was a
buden on intestate commerce, the
supreme court of the United States
reversed the supreme court of Arkan-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
TAFT is TROUBLED.
His Cabinet Said to be Threatened
With Disruption.

His Cabinet Said to be Threatened
With Disruption.
Washington-The cabinet of Presi-
dent Taft is threatened with disrup-
ton. Dispite the denials given out
In response to persistent rumors Of
approaching resignation Of cabinet of
f1cials, the impression Is widespread
that within a short time two or three
members will get out.
The cabinet circle is torn with dts
sension. and the widespread popular
criticism Of the administration has
not helped to smooth huffled feelings
or to harmonic differences.
President Taft said he knew moth
ing of the contemplated resignation
of cabinet officials. Secretary Of the
Treasury MacVeagh gave out both
formal and informal denials Of stories
published in the New York papers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Dallas Votes for Bonds.

Dallas, Texas.-Dallas has voted
for $1,3OO,O0O in bonds for civic i'm
provement. The club women who
were candidates for the board of ed
ucation were defeated. Six men were
elected to membership. Last year
two women were members. An ordi
nance to provide a maximum tele-
phone rate carried.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Tragedy at Rome. Ga.

Rome, Cain a dispute over the
interest on a $25 debt, Doc Spurgeon,
a middle-aged man, employed at
cotton mill here, cut the throat of
James Haney. mill foreman. Then
Spurgeon made his escape and is now
being pursued across the hills by Of
fcerS Haney died twenty minutes
after receiving the wounds.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
POSTAL DEFICIT is SMALLER.

Neat Surplus For Last Quarter of
1909
WashingtOn.-The post office de-
partment made a surplus Of S2,111.-
35G.69 for the quarter covering the
months of October, November and
December, 1909. as shown by the re-
port of the auditor for the post Office
department today. This was the larg-
est quarters business in the history
Of the post office department. Indi-
cations are that postal deficit for this
fiscal year, instead of being s17G00,-
600, as was the case last year, will fall
below 100000
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
MississipDi Town Fire swept

Scooba, Miss.-Investigation failed
to disclose the origin of the fire here
Saturday night, which did damage to
the amount of 100000. Before the
blaze was cotton under control ten
buildings were in ruins. The drug
store of Duke & Son and two or
three other buildings, with bank,
were saved by a bucket brigade.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Bribery is CHARGED.

Charleston, w. Va.-Former Coun-
Gilman J. W. Cook and F. H. Hanke,
a brewery agent, were indicted by
the grand jury on the charge of brib-
cry in connection with the changing
of "dry" majority in the city coun.
Gil to a "wet" majority.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
GIRL SAVES TRAIN.
6-Year-OId Flags Train About to Dash
Onto Burning Trestle.

Onto Burning Trestle.
Ramos, LA child six years old
saved the Southern Pacific Flyer from
ing bridge here by tagging the train.
The bridge is few miles out Of
this city and caught fire from burn.
ing grass. A sick woman who saw
the bridge burning, but was unable
to leave her bed, called the child in
and sent her out with a flag. She
reached the track just in time. The
train detoured. The little girl was
kissed by nearly every woman on the
Flyer when they learned of their es
cape
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
EoIInht in Vain for Life.

Waco, Texas.-With his clothing
clenched in his hands and evidences
Of having made a desperate fight for
his life, the body of Dallas DUnham
was found in a hallway of rooming
house, which was partially destroyed
by fire here Dunham. it is believed,
was overcome by smoke.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
Editors to Meet in Americus.

Atlanta-At a meeting of thf ex
ecutive committee of the Georgia
Weekly Press Association, held in
room ia Gambler Building, the date
of the annual meeting of the asso-
citation at Americas was fixed for July
IL and 13. The annual outing will
follow the business session at Ameri-
rms
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-04-15
IA MEN LOSE LIVES.
Dynamite Explosion at Construction
Camp in Texas.

Camp in Texas.
Novite, Texas.-Fourteen men were
instantly killed and another fatally
injured by the premature explosion Of
heavy charge of dynamite at con-
struction camp on the Texco Exten-
sion of the Santa Fe railroad.
Only three of the dead men have
been identified, owing to the fact that
the bodies of the men were torn al.
most into shreds by the force Of the
explosion.