The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1910-03-04
GENERAL NEWS.

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Amassing a fortune of 100000 by
toll as a farmer, only to lose it
through the irregularities of relatives,
is the story of Byron l.. Church of
Hollywood, Kan, made public through
the old mans arrest on a charge Of
wrecking the Bank of HolyrOod. Max
well Church, his son, and F.. w.
Thomas, a nephew, are being sought
by officers on complaint of the state
bank commissioner.
The heaviest blow yet struck the
beef trust by way of punishment for
arbitrarily raising the price of meat
and poultry, came in Jersey City, N.
J., when the grand jury of Hudson
county filed a blanket Indictment
charging a criminal conspiracy in re-
StraiEt of trade. Six corporations, in
Guiding the parent organization, the
National Packing Company and q in
dividual directors, were named in the
conspiracy charge.
Tie curfeW bells rang for the en-
tire negro population of Memphis by
order of Edward II. Crump, Memphis
Boy Mayor" All members of the
biaSh ave oh nv SlISSlS d1tSl IL
O'Clock We're arrested.
Testimony by Louis D. CLAWS in his
charges against Secretary Ballinger
II the general land office, was again
cGrroborated when Horace T. Jones,
special agent of the land office, took
the witness stand before the Ballinger-
ptnchot Investigating committee. Mr..
Jones proved to be as good a witness,
Il not better for the prosecution than
Mr.. CLAWS himself.
Il Following the publication of a SEN
sstional statement alleged to have
been made by John j. Murphy, presi-
dent of the Central Labor union of
Philadelphia. a warrant was issued for
him, charging 'inciting to riot" The
statement attributed to Murphy was
that "a general strike should be called
Immediately. 1 think it is inevitable.
There are men in the northwest who
can shoot as straight as any trooper
who ever drew a breath"
New York detectives are searching
for five men who rode all over that
city to find Jacob Greenthal, a former
political worker, and who then stabbed
him and all but severed his tongue
G.eenthal is said to have talked too
freely.
Charles Smith. a painter In desper.
ate straits, told New York physicians
he was SO hungry that he allowed
himself to be knocked down and run
over to get the price Of a meal. A
woman whose buggy ran over him
gave him five dollars.
Sheb Williams of Paris, Tex, is ia
Kansas City. Mo-. to claim the body
OF Clay Clement, the actor and play,
wright. following an agreement made
many years ago.
England is beginning to send shoes
to this country. Hitherto the trade
has all been the other way, but the re,
duction of the duty from % per cent.
to ten per cent. has changed the situ.
alton. Since February ~ separate
consignments from Leicester have
come in to the port of New York.
Attorney General Wickersham. act.
ing on instructions from President
Taft. has directed the United States
attorney at Philadelphia to report at
his earliest convenience whether there
has been any interference with the
United States mails during the strike
OF the street car employees.
Senator Aldrich won his fight In
b senate committee on interstate
commerce to keep out Of the admins
tration railroad bill a proviso that viii,
limit the jurisdiction Of the
court Of commerce to the " now
conferred on circuit courts of the
United States. 9
A golden chalice studded with lew.
els. contributed by parishioners. i.
soon to grace the altar OF st. Panl.s
Catholic cathedral in Pittsburg, Pa.
The senate has agreed upon Thurs
day. March 3. as the day when q vote
shall be taken Oh the postal savings
bank bill.