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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
e DR.. CRIPPEN IS GUILTY
Verdict of the Jury in London Carries
the Death Penalty.

DIR. Hawley Harvey Crippen, an
American, was found guilty of murder
ing his actress wife,, Belle Elmore.
The verdict carries with it the death
penalty.
The verdict was returned after
thirty minutes deliberation. The con-
victed man nearly collapsed when the
finding was read and had to be re-
vived.
Clara Leneve, the typist, who fed
to America with Crippen, was not
tried. She is under Indictment as ac-
cess ory after the fact.
The court room was crowded in an
ticipation of the verdict Order had
to be restored when the jury's deci-
sion became known.
The prosecution is supposed to have
won its case on the admission wrung
from Crippen that he had purchase ed
a certain deadly poison but once and
on his failure to name anyone for
whom he, had prescribed the poison as
a diluted medicine.
= No appeal is possible. The only
loophole for Crippen to escape hang.
ing Is Communication of the sentence by
the home secretary This Is not con-
sidered probable
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
LEAKEsVIlLE GREENE COUNTY MISS,
Mississippi Matters
News of Interest Gathered from Over the State for the
Information of Oor Readers.
MANY MANUFACTURES.
New Corporations Show $1,4oo,o0o
Capital Invested. ~

Capital Invested. ~
Jackson.-One and one-half million
dollars capital was invested in new
manufacturing industries in Missis-
sippi during the fiscal year ended
September 80. This was for new man
ufacturfng plants Of various kinds
kinds where charters were issued for
corporations during the year, and rep
resents but a small part of the total
investment in new business projects
during the year.
Theer was total of about $1a,G00,-
|, 900 in vested in new corporations dur
ing the year, including railroads char
tered, commercial houses, etc.
/ The new corporations include al
most every kind of industry, from cot
ton gins, capitalized at from $1,000,
to a railroad with $2,000,000 capital.
Numerous lumber companies were or
ganized during the. year, showing re-
newed activity in this industry, while
twelve new banks were organized
with capital aggregating $515,000,
Altogether the past year has been
a good one for Mississippi in an in
dustrial way. Three million, one hun
dred and sixty thousand dollars is the
capitalization of the railroads organ
lied in the state last year, and work
will begin on these lines at an early
date, which shows returning activity
in railroad construction in this state
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
PREDICTS BIG CORN CROP.
Government Expert Gives Hope to
Mississppians.


misunderstanding o w. Il. Pryor,
special statistical agent of the bureau
Of statistics, United States department
of agriculture, who was in the city
last night, the more he gets about
over the state of Mississippi the strong
er is his conviction from what he OBJ
serves that the Mississippi corn crop
of 1910 is going to be surprisingly big.
He is under the impression that it will
not only overtop any previous records
in Mississippi, but that comparatively,
as well as virtually, it will exceed that
in any other state in the South. Mr..
Pryor speaks from close observation,
and has had extended opportunities
for judging the conditions of which
he speaks. One interesting point
which his inquiries have developed is
the fact that the Mississippi boy is
in a very large measure responsible
for this new life in the department of
agricultural activity in Mississippi. 1t
is a demonstrated fact that of the in
crease in corn acreage in the state
very large percentage is due 10 the
spread of the boys county corn clubs,
with over half of the counties organ
lied, and to this work, the boys, and
careful and patient instruction have
applied themselves with commenda-
BILE energy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
MARVIN HUGHlTT RESIGNS
President of the Northwestern Rail-
way Retires from Position.

Marvin Hughitt, president of Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad company
nearly twenty-four years, has retired
from that position to accept the chair
manship of the board of directors.
At its annual meeting the board
elected William A. Gardner, formerly
vice president, in charge of the opera
tion of the road and also president of
the Chicago, Minneapolis and Omaha
road, to succeed him, and Richard
Ashton, formerly general manager, to
be vice president; William D. Cantil-
Ion, formerly assistant general man
ager to be general manager; Willis
E. Morse, formerly general superin-
tendent, to be assistant general man
ager; Samuel c. Strickland, formerly
assistant general superintendent, to be
general superintendent, of the lines
east of the Missouri river, with the
exception of the Minnesota and South
Dakota divisions; Chester L. Dyke to
be general superintendent of the Min
nesota and South Dakota divisions.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
AGAIN HEADS VETERANS.
Gen. w. A. Montgomery Reelected
Commander.


Major General w. A. Montgomery
Brigadier General Pat Henry and Ad
jutant John A.,Webb were unanimous
ly reelected to their old positions by
the Mississippi Division, United Con.
Se3erate Veterans, and Gen. ]. M
Shivers, PUpfarvifie, and Gen. leroy
Taylor were promoted to brigadiers al
the Hattiesburg reunion. Gulfpord was
chosen as the place for holding the
reunion of 1911.
General Montgomery succeeded the
late Gen. Tobert Lowry as commander
of the Mississippi division, upon the
lat+er's death, and this was the first
reunion over which ne has presided
His efforts in behalf of the organiza
ton were such as 10 win him a unan.
itnous election to the highest office
within the gift Of his old comrades in
arms.
Adjutant General John A. Webb
who has served in that capacity sew
eral years, was honored with a re
election. He has served faithfully and
done much to perpetuate the history
of the Mississippi veterans, and it was
a foregone conclusion, even before the
meeting, that hes would be his OWE
successor by a unanimous vote.
General Pat Henry was reelected
brigadier of the first brigade, while
Gen. J. M. Shivers will command the
second, and Gen. Leroy Taylor the
third brigade. Each of the brigade
commanders has a record as a soldier
of the Confederacy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
SENSATION AT new
Il YORK GRAFT PROBE
ALLEGED Attempt to Brlbe by
d | Ex-senator Gardner.

Il A. fund of $500, 900, raised in unsNc-
Aessful effort to defeat the passage by
the, legislature of the anti-racing bills,
was brought out at the session of the
legislative investigating committee in
Ney York. 4
CONGRESSMAN and former State Sem
ator Otto C. Foelker, of Brooklyn, gave
direct testimony of efforts made to
bribe him by former State Senator
Frank ]. Gardner and former Quaran-
tine Commissioner Frank Schroeder,
now in Sing Sing.
Robert Elder, first assistant district
attorney of Kings county, repeated a
story which he testified had been told
to him by Frank Gardner that the
anti-race track bill had been passed
because Senator Patrick H. McCarren,
the Brooklyn boss, was piqued that
he had not had the exclusive handling
of the fund, and to punish those who
had thus slighted him he failed to use
the influence he possessed and which,
if used, would have defeated the bill.
ain - 0oA ANOCAI4y
in Scranton, Pa, and indicted on
charges connected with the bribery
scandal, had with him his young wife,
formerly May Yerkby, an actress, with
whom he was on his wedding journey
when he was arrested, in front row.
When Gardner took the witness
chair, he tossed a typewriter docu-
ment to Chairman Merritt, saying:
THAT embodies the only statement 1
shall make before this committee"
Foelker said he was coming down
from Albany during the session of
1908 when man named Jacob Elperin
whom he believed was a partner Of
told him that Gardner wanted to see
him, the witness, in the Pullman state
room. He went into the stateroom,
and Gardner said to MIN:
"Sit down, Otto. We need your
vote against the race track bill. ]
want to make it worth your while from
a financial standpoint; in fact, will
give you $4,000 more than the other
senators are getting" He said ''They
were getting $4,000 He said he
would pay $4,000 down then and there,
$4,000 after the legislature odjourned
and $4,000 of the balance, in case the
governor would call an extra session"
Witness testified that he told Gard
ner he could not vote against the bill.
The constitution prohibited gambling
in spite of the Percy-Gray act. In re-
sponse to this objection of the wit
ness Gardner, he said, had said:
This matter will soon blow over; it
is one of those nine day wonders,
that will be forgotten, and in case
when the fall comes along and you
want to be reelected, will help you"
The witness refused to consider the
offer and that interview ended.
Other witnesses were heard and the
committee resumed the hearing this
morning
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
SPORTING AFFAIRS.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

At the end of the fourteenth round
of what was scheduled to be a twenty
round bout between Sandy Ferguson
of Chelsea, Mass, and Jim Barry, of
Chicago at the West Side Athletic
club in McDonoughville, just across
the river from New Orleans, Fergu-
sons seconds threw up the sponge
The contest was announced as the
first of a series of elimination bouts
with a view to the possible selection
of a man to meet Jack Johnson.
Thirty thousand people witnessed
the Philadelphia Athletics defeat the
Chicago Cubs sat Philadelphia by q
score of 4 to 1. Big Chief Bender was
in the, box for the Athletics and
pitched with terrific speed. Orval
Overall started to pitch for the Cubs,
but after three innings gave way to
McTntvre who inikh ed kha game
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
MAKE A LUSTY PROTEST.
Newspapers Don't Like Advertising
Rates Of State.

Newspapers Don't Like Advertising
Rates Of State.
Jacksonville weekly press of Mis-
sissippi is emitting lusty pro ,ests over
the advertising rates allowed for the
publication of the proposed constitu-
tional amendments to be voted upon
at the November election.
The law requires that these amend
ments be published in the official jour
nal of each county two weeks previous
to the November election, and in fur
nishing copy to these official journals
Secretary of State Power notifies the
publishers that they will receive COM
pensation at the rate of cents per
line, which is the price fixed by law.
The publishers contend that is a
rank injustice for the state to compel
them to publish matter at such a ri
diculously low rate, which is hardly
sufficient to pay the cos Of compost
tion The established rate for the
publication of legal notices in this
state is one and one-half cents per
word, or about ten cents per line.
Thus it is evident that the state is
getting its legal publications made
at less than one-third the price pai1
by individuals, counties and munich
palities.
Realizing that the failure to publish
the proposed amendments in each
county as required by law would jeop-
ardize their adoption at the November
election, the publishers are accepting
the work under protest, at the same
time contending that the legislature
has no more righ to say what they
shall charge for legal notices than it
has to fix the price of -four er~meal
charged by a retail merchant
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
MISsIssIPPPs SPLENDID CROPS
Corn and Cotton Will Bring Farmers
More Money Than Last Year.


n,-Mississippi's cotton crop
this year will be about 100000 bales
This is over 100000 bales short of
the normal crop, and 10000 bales less
than the best crop ever grown in the
stae. y
/. The shortage in the cotton yield this
year will be made good by maghii-
cent corn crop
A yield of 100000 bales of COTTON
at Is cents per pound means an e1or-
nous total of $S2 100000 put into the
pockets of the people of Mississippi
when our great staple crop is mar
keted.
1t means more than that. for the
cotton seed crop at the prevailing
market price of from $26 to $50 per
ton is worth nearly a third of what
the cotton is bringing to our farmers.
But the best part of it is yet to
come. According to the government
estimate, the farmers of Mississippi
have raised 100000 bushels of corn
this year. or 32,0O0.000 more bushels
than ever before in the history of the
state.
A corn crop surplus of 100000
bushels is worth, at 80 cents per BUSH
ell, the snug sum of S25.G00, 900, (which
more than makes up for the shortage
in the cotton crop.
Say. for instance, that our cotton
II
be cured at 800 per bale, including
the cot on seed, total of $2700O,OO
Is given.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
DAVID B. HILL is DEAD
Close of the Career of a Fa-
nous Statesman.

David B. Hill, former United States
senator and former governor of New
York, died suddenly at his country
home, Wolfert's Roost, near Albany,
N. Y. A.,
About two weeks ago Mr.. Hill was
seized with a bilious attack while at
his law Office in this city and although
his condition was not considered Sc
rious at the time his physician ad-
Vised him to remain at home.
A cold developed' and few days
later alarming reports of his condition
were circulated. These reports, how
ever, were denied by friends; in fact,
the former senator appeared to be on
the road to recovery when he suffered
a sinking spell, resulting in death.
AS power IN New York Democrat
ic politics Mr.. Hill long held a posi-
ton analogous to that of the late Sen
ator Thomas C. Platt among the Re
publicans His word as leader was
final and in national politics he had
great influence.
In 1892 Mr.. Hill was favored as the
candidate for the Democratic nominar
ton for president Of the United States.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
JULIA WARD HOWE DEAD
Author of Battle Hymn of the
Republic" Passes Away.

Julia Ward Howe, author of the bat
tie Hymn of the Republic" died at
-Middletown, RI rIsySaged ninety-ene.
The famous author of the Battle
Hymn of the Republic" succumbed
quietly to old age Always a woman
of singularly broad interests, Mrs.
Howe was one of the striking figures
of the half-century that eliminated in
the civil war She attained distinc-
tion in the fields of literature, politics
and philanthropy, and her exalted pa
triotism furnished the northern sol
diers with the Battle Hymn of the
Republic"
Mrs Howe has been a Unitarian
preacher, lecturer, and pioneer in
the causes of anti-slavery, prison re-
form, woman suffrage, education Of the
blind, and cause of International peace
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
EDITORS DEATH A SHOCK.
=. T.aaas E~-nL,----, ravOrab
Known and Beloved.

- TTsaHS x"~nE----- raNOraOlV
Known and Beloved.
Jackson.-News Of the death of B.
T. Hobbs, editor and publisher of the
Brookhaven Leader, former president
of the Mississippi Press Association,
and one of the best known men in the
state, which occurred at his home,
was received here with genuine re-
gre. Mr.. Hobbs was native of
Kinds county, member of we'll
known family of the olden days, al
though he had moved to Brookhaven
a quarter of a century ago, and was
rated highly and honorably as a mem
Der of the state press.
Brookhaven, Lincoln county and the
state of Mississippi lose a good and
useful citizen, man who stood for
temperance, law enforcement, honesty
in all things, whether politics or busi-
ness. and who, owing to his strong
and positive habit of expressing them
openly, naturally engendered antago-
nism.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
STATE NEEDS MORE MONEY
Each County Should Be Made to Sup
port Its Own Schools.

Jackson.-To those familiar with
the financial conditions of the state
it is more apparent than ever thai
something must be done TO bring more
money into the state treasury for gen
eral purposes. But the question is.
how to do this?
Several plans have been suggested
but it is not believed any effective
remedy can be had till new consti
tn ion is framed for the state, provid
ing for a state board of equalization
and that each county must support its
own schools
There is no semblance of equaliza
tion in Mississippi S tax system, and
cannot be under existing conditions
as each board of supervisors has its
own ideas on the question of valua.
tions, and as long as they can gel
enough money for the county govern
ment they care nothing for the state
Some of them have made this slate
ment, and since the supervisors are
all powerful in fixing the assessment
in each of the counties of the state
there is no way to prevent this dis
elimination. except through a state
board.
Some of the counties pay a great
deal more into the state treasury for
school purposes than they get out OF
the general school fund, while others
pay but little of the taxes from which
they get their school funds, and ii
there was a law that each county
raise its own school funds, paying
into the state only sufficient money to
meet government expenses, it is be
lieved conditions would be different
But this would require a constitu
tional convention, as would almost any
other plan of raising sufficient funds
to conduct the state. government. Stu
dents iof political affairs in Mississippi
do not see how it is possible, under
present conditions, for the state to &c
many more years without constitu
tional convention, and already there is
ak of the Legislature calling one al
the next session.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
is SINK WITH SHIP
Steamer valeria Meets Disaster In
BaItic-AIl Believed Lost.

The small steamer Valeria, from
Reval, Russia, to Hamburg foundered
in the Baltic sea.
Four bodies have been washed to
shore and it is supposed that the en-
tire crew of sixteen perished.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
STORM SWEEPS OVER CUBA
Great Loss of Life and Damage to
Property Reported.

A disastrous cyclone has struck the
island of Cuba, being severe at Ha-
vana
The velocity of the wind is appa1l-
ing. The custom-house warehouses
are flooded and the, roof of the main
building has been blown away.
Wire Communication with the inter-
ior is cut off and the situation outside
this city is not fully known.
The town of Batabona is reported
under water to depth of many feet.
A large number of lives have been lost
there, according to the reports.
A report from Regla, across the haF-
Dor, says that many persons have been
killed there.
1t is rumored that a great number
of sailors and longshoremen have been
drowned in the harbor in Havana.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
UPROAR AT 1. C. MEETING
Deputy Sheriffs Appear with Subpoe-
mas for the Directors.

With the annuaf meeting of stock
holders invaded by deputy sheriffs
armed with subpoenas for the direc-
tors of the Illinois Central road in a
$10,000,000 damage suit" and Attor-
ney Maxwell Edgar making sensation
al charges of mismanagement and cor
ruption against the officials of the COM
pany, the session in Chicago was
thrown into an uproar.
The praecipe in the suit was filed in
the circuit court in the name of Mrs
Jeanne Edgar, wife of TIE attorney,
who owns two shares of Illinois Cen
trail stock. The defenants named are
the principal directors of the road. A
resolution demanding investigation Of
the charges of corruption was present
ed by Edgar but was voted down
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
Money for Good Roads.

The county of Kinds has floated a
100000 bond issue to be used in the
construction of eighty miles of good
roads leading into the ciy of Jackson.
Work on these highways will be COM
menced after the 1st of January, and
when they are completed the roads
leading into the capital city will un.
questionably be the best in the state.
Bond issues aggregating over ST.
100000 have been fioated by the va.
rious counties during the past eight
months, to be used in improving high
ways.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
SENATOR DOLLIvER BURIED
Senator Cummins, Governor Carroll
and Other Officials at Funeral.

The funeral of Senator J. P. Dolli-
yer was held in the city armory at
Fort Dodge, Iowa. Senator Cummins,
Governor Carroll and other officials
were present In the absence of Rev
Frank Gunsaulus of Chicago the eulogy
on "Dolliver the man. was given by
C. M. Stewart, of Evanston, Ill
President w. F. King of Cornell col.
lege, Mount Vernon, spoke in behalf
of the Methodist educational institu-
ton for which the senator did SO much.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
Raptists Meet at Greenwood.

The 100000 members of the Baptist
Church in Mississippi are looking. for
ward with intereset to q the annual
state convention, which will be con-
vened in Greenwood, on the I'd of No
vember The various Baptist associa-
tions of the state are now winding up
their years business and preparing re-
ports to be sent to the convention.
There are fifty-six of these associa-
tions, and a majority of the number
have leld their annual meetings,
while the remainder will do so before
the close of the month.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
Witnesses Threatened.

Jackson.-Threatenin letters are
being posted at the homes of wit
nesses in the Permenter case in Win
ston county, and many persons are in
fear of being assassinated G. W.
Sharpe, father of Miss jamie Sharpe,
who was murdered, fearing to remain
in Winston county, where factional
lines have been tightly drawn, has
removed to Kosciusko. Feeling is
still running high, and a dozen or
more persons interested in the case
with the Sharpe family have received
notes warning them to leave the
county.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
NEGRO's VICTIM is IGNORED
Citizens of Cairo Erect Monument
to Miss Anna PeI!cy.

AT Cairo, ILL.,. a monr ment ded-
icated to Miss Anna Peiley, who was
killed by the negro, James, was un-
yelled in local cemetery in the pres
ence of several thousand citizens.
The monument is of granite and
weighs six tons. More than 1000 peo-
pie subscribed to the fund FOR its erec-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
Appoints Delegates.

Jackson. Noel has an
nounced the appointment of B. w.
Griffith of Vicksburg; c. H. Williams
of Yazoo City, and J. B. Sterling of
Jackson, as delegates to the National
Conference on the Monetary Situation
connection with, the .Thirtieth Annual
Conference Of the Academy of Polit-
ical Science, in the city of New York,
on November Hip. The conference
is intended to represent the different
points of view and diverse interests
of the various sections of the entire
country a. -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
Urge Breeding Berkshires.

Jackson.-Jay D. Baker, of Stark
vile, president of the Mississippi.
Berkshire Breeders Association, mas
given out a notice to the effect thai
there will be meeting of this organi
zation in this city Novmber 2. This
is a comparatively new organization
but its membership comprises some 0.
the most successful swine breeders IL
Mississippi, and they are found in ev
cry part of the state. It is understood
that the Black Berkshire Is genera
favorite among the breeders in the
SIafp
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-10-28
WANT NEW PAY BASIS.
National euardsmen Ask for More Lib
eral Allowance.


Jackson-Officer of the Mississippi.
National Guard have launched a move
ment to induce the members of Con
gress from this state to support a bill
that will be offered at the next session
of congress providing pay for nationa.
guardsmen,
The pay proposed is as follows:
General and staff, 5 per cent of pay
allowed. in regular army; other off
Gers, Is per cent; company officers, 2t
per cent; enlisted men, rs per cent.
The regular army pay is as follows:
Brigadier general, $4,000; colonel, 81,
900; lieutenant colonel, $3,5OO; major
$4,000; captain, $2,4O0; first lieuten
ant, $4,000; second lieutenant, $1,700;
non-commissioned officers, $40 to sos
per month; privates, SIS to $25 pei
month,