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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
STATE WINS ONCE MORE.
chancellor McCoo's Decision Is A.
frnned by Supreme Court.

Jackson.-The state wins arother
round in the celebrated lumber trust
case styled the Grenada Lumber Com
pany vs. the State, which has been on
the books in one shape or other for
tIle past three years. This is the Eti-
gatlon growing out of the proceedings
initiated by former Attorne y.G General
X. V. Fletcher, in order to dstermine
wheeaer the organization known as
the Retail Lumber Dealers Associa-
tion OF Mississippi and Louisiana was
or was not organized and operating in
restraint of trade and competition,
and the! efore contrary to the antitrust
laws OF 1906. The law of the case was
settled by the supreme court more
than year ago, when the action Of
Chancellor Lyell in rendering a de-
cree in favor of the state was af-
firmed, and the case remanded for
such further procedure as might be
deemed necessary. This was the
ruling that certain specified sections
of the constitution and bylaws of the
association We're clearly and unmis-
takably repUgnant TO the provisions of
the statute governing combinations, il
mercantile or industrial relations with
view to restricting traffic.
With taat principle settled, the next
step was to determine the question Of
penalty incurred and the manner OF
procedure necessary to collect that
same penalty. Proceedings were in
stituted in the chancery court Of
Holmes county, on behalf of the at
torney-Seneral, and there, TOO, the
state secured the decision. But pend
ing a determination Of this contro.
versy quite a number of the firms or
individuals who haa been associated
together in the outlawed organization
took advantage of a settlement propo-
sition ard paid into the attorney-gen-
erals department the sum of $500
each, which has been held pending the
ultimate determination of the question
whether the chancery court had the
power to enforce the penalty clause OF
the statute.
Tuesday the supreme court handed
down an opinion affirming the decree
of Chancellor McCcol, and remandinS
the cause back for TIE necessary pro-
cedure. 1t remains only for the state
to show that tne resisting firms or in
dividuals who were associated to-
gether in this fight were bona fide
members OF the clustered organization,
and were parties to the adoption of the
Objectionable and alleged repressive
constitution. That they are liable to
such penalties as the law prescribes is
the gist of the supreme courts de-
cree.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
INsPEcTs CONVICT HOSPITAL.
Governor Finds Several Prisoners In
Pitiable Condition.

PitiabIe Condition.
Jackson.-Gov. Noel inspected Oak
ley farm and the hospital thereon Fri
day. He found 1853 inmates Of the wo-
mans department and hospital, which
adjoined, Al women, three of whom
are white, end 106 hospital invalids,
IA Of whom are white, one of these
apparently lunatic and eight others
being afflicted with tuberculosis. The
hospital presents a sad spectacle,
some of its occupants being blind,
some without legs CT arms and others
totally incapacitated physically, being
merely charge and expense. While
all have committed crimes and the
state would probably be better off
with them there, supported, than at
large, it excites wonderment to con-
ceive how crimes could be committed
by such decrepit and afflicted Great
ures.
The tuberculosis patients were
given open air and good treatment,
especially. The other quarters were
crowded and not sufficiently lighted Or
ventilated. The hospital can turn out
an average working force of about 20
and cultivate about GO acres of land,
producing vegetables and foodstuffs,
but not enough for their own use.
This lack, however, will be more than
supplied by the trucking operations OF
new camp under Sergeant McNeal,
just established which will make a
speciality of truck and tobacco grow
ing and of foodstuffs, and could prob
ably furnish light employment to some
Of the invalids who are now useless,
but who could prune, stick, handle
and gather vegetables.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
HIGH PRICE OF PEANUTS.
Farmers are Paying From $1.25 to
$3.50 Per BusheI.

Jackson.-Mississippi farmers are
paying from $1.25 to $150 per bushel
for Spanish peanuts for planting pur-
poses, and seed peanuts are being
shipped into the state in carload lots.
Five car loads of peanuts from Vir-
giia passed through Jackson enroute
to points in the southwestern coun-
ties, consigned to planters who have
made up their minds that they cannot
grow cotton in spite of the boil Wee
vii, and have determined to give the
peanut crop trial udring the coming
season.
The prices charged for such pea
nuts is much larger than many farm
ers expected to pay, but wholesalers
say that the seed supply is short, and
the best varieties cannot be obtained
any cheaper.
According to a conservative esti-
mate, not less than 10000 acres CT
Mississippi land will be devoted to
peanut growing during the present
year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
REDUCE CANE RATE.
New Orleans Great Northern Railroad
ENCOURAGES Planters

Jackson.-That the New Orleans
Great Northern railroad is doing it's
very best to develop its territory and
lead the people on toward a substan-
tial and self-supporting system of ag-
ricultural and industrial endeavor is
demonstrated by the latest move
which has been made. On the initia-
tive and impulse of the officials of the
system, without official Intervention
or persuasion by railroad commissions
or commercial organizations, the COM
pany has decided to put into effect
within the next thirty days, reduc-
tion of more than thirty per cent on
Louisiana seed cane to be shipped to
points along the line, both in Louis
lana and Mississippi, from their re-
ceiving point at New Orleans. The
purpose is to encourage the farmers
to take hold of and push this industry
and grow cane to be sent to mill and
refinery, which it has been demon
strated can be effectively done all
along the line from Lake Providence
to Jackson.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
SCHENK JURY DiSAGREES
MistriaI in Famous Poisoning Case at
Wheeling, w. Va.

Unable to agree upon a verdict, the
jury at Wheeling, W. Va, in the famous
case of Mrs. Laura F. Schenk, tried OIL
charge Of poisoning her husband,
John o. Schenk, was discharged by
Judge Jordan. The case will now te
reGocketed and probably tried at the
GeXt term of court.
AS soon es the jury was discharged,
it was announced that they had stood
II for acouittal and l for conviction
in almost every ballot taken.
When the jury was discharged Mrs
Schenk appeared much relieved and
when she was informed that the jurors
had stood II to for acquittal she was
delighted. Mrs. Schenk was admitted
to bail in the sum of $4,000 several
weeks ago. but now that the jury has
disagreed, her attorneys will ask the
court to follow out the usual custom
of reducing the amount OF bail by half.
If the reduction Is granted, bail will
be furnished and she will be released
from Jail scon.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
OMAHA FIRE IS FATAL
One Man Meets Death and
Others Are Injured.

One persons is dead at Omaha, Neb.,
and five others are in serious
condition from the effects of smoke as
the result of fire in the Millard ho-
tel. Three hundred guests were
asleep in the hotel when the fire broke
out and many barely escaped with
their lives.
The dead: Thomas J. Field of Sioux
City, formerly professor in the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, suffocated by
smoke and died on the way to hospi-
tai. The injured: B. j. Greedy, Chi
cago, overcome by smoke and uncon-
scious in hospital, condition serious:
T. J. Campbell, pipeman, overcome by
smoke; e. ]. Strahl of Linden, Neb.,
right leg broken w. H. Stevens, sales.
man, overcome by smoke, condition Sc
rious; John w. Cathcart of st. Louis,
overcome by smoke, condition seri.
ous
Every piece of fire apparatus in the
city was sent to the scene by Chief
Salter shortly after the first alarm was
turned in and within an hour the fro
was under con troll. There were a num-
ber of thrilling rescues.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
SPORTING AFFAIRS.
essesesososessssssssess ;

Willie Hoppe, the champion billiard
ist of the world at 1871 and 1872 game,
who was reported to have decided to
leave the profession and enter bust
ness with his father-in-law, denies
the truth of the story. Hoppe says he
does not know anything but billiards,
and as he makes abort $4,000 year
in pursuance of his vocation, and does
not understand the clothing business,
lie will remain in his profession. He
expects to visit Paris this coming fall
and play match games with some of
the leading biliardists of France.
Battling Jim Johnson was awarded
the decision over Jewey Smith in the
eleventh round of the bout which was
arranged ten days ago in London.
Smith hurt his arm by falling heavily
upon it, and the referee gave the fight
to Johr son.
Abe Attell, featherweight champion
of the world, and Billy Allen, feather
weight champion of Canada, boxed 10
rounds before the Syracuse Athletic
club. Attell had the better of the ar
gument
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
LOFTY WITH
CANADA is URGED
TAFT Submits Agreement to Con-
Igress With Message.

The reciprocity agreement with
Cahada was submitted to congress
with special message from the presi
Gent urging its prompt enactment irtc
law. The agreement was presented
concurrently to the Dominion parlia.
ment in Ottawa and within few days
bill will be introduced in the legis.
lative bodies of both governments de,
signed to make the terms of the agree
ment effective.
On the basis of dollars and cents
canada seems to have little the bet.
ter OF the agreement However. Presi
dent Taft points out in his mes sage
that the benefits to the United States
cannot be computed in this way.
The agreement was received with
mingled emotions in the house and
senate and it's fate at this time is un.
certain. The New Englanders are dis.
appointed with the agreement and the
greatest danger of opposition seems
to be from that quarter. Senators
Lodge and Crane of Massachusetts. de-
cline to comment upon the agreement,
but Representative Gardner, Senator
Lodges son-in-law, came out with a
statement against the agreement.
President Taft said in his message:
This trade agreement if entered
into will cement the friendly relations
with the Dominion which have re-
suited from the satisfactory settle.
ment of the controversies that have
lasted for century and further pro-
mote good feeling between a kindred
peoples. 1t will extend the market for
numerous products of the United
States among the inhabitants of a
prosperous neighboring country with
an increasing population and an in
creasing purchasing power. 1t will
deepen and widen the sources of food
supplies In contiguous territory and
will facilitate the movement and dis
tribution of these food stuffs."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
INQUIRY RESUMED
BY DANVILLE JURY
RumorS Of Indictments in the
Illinois City.

The grand jury at Danville. ILL.,.
which is investigating the alleged
election corruption in this county re-
sumed Its examination of witnesses
Rumors of indictments are rife.
Hardy H. Whitlock, who soon after
he was pshered out of job of hostler
in livery stable into the office of
sherln few years ago, fired the ma
ton by heroically repulsing mob
storming the Jail, by strange slip of
fate is the principal cause of the pres
ent scandal.
A shortage of $3S,O00 in his accounts
as county treasurer, the last office he
held, aroused Vermilion county. Much
CT it is said 20 have gone to buy votes
last November. The latest report is
that lot only he, but his assistant,
ore of the leading young men of Dan
vile, has been indicted
Conditions are no worse than they
ere in other counties in the middle
west, and better than they are in
some" declared Judge Kimbrough,
who is in charge of the grand jury.
when tie present grand jury was
imp2neled | considered it good one
30 go into the sit.ation Rather than
summon a special grand jury, I in
structed it to go ahead, and it will do
So Any instructions the jury may de-
sire | will give and outside of that l
have nothing to Say"
Foreman Isaac woodward of the
jury makes no secret of his intention
to force matters, and is said to have
declared that those who refuse to
make statements or facts it is believed
they know will have a chance to
change their minds behind the bars.
City Attorney Jones has repudiated
the interview of Saturday in which he
was quoted as admitting he bought
votes. This interview was sent out
through the usual news agencies and
puDnshed in nearly every afternoon
paper in the state. In a signed state
ment Jones says:
"No such statement was made by
me to any one, nor have any of my
friends, political or otherwise, advised
me to pursue such a course There Is
no confession to make. These news
paper stories are products of a fertile
imagination Ur newspaper correspon-
dents, who are ever seeking the SEN
sational. | have told no one what I
viii testify If summoned to appear be-
fore the grand jury.
1.-The alleged confession credited to
Sheriff Shepard is fabrication. pure
and simple, and is a great injustice to
him."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
$4,000 JEWEL THEFT
Burglars Enter the Residence
of William ThaW, Jr.

The residence of William Thaw Jr.,
at Pittsburg, Pa, was cleverly robbed
of jewels valued at $4,000 while the
family was at dinner. Included in the
valuables ;s pearl necklace worth
$4,000, the property of Mrs. Thaw.
Mrs. Thaw had been in the closet
where her jewels were kept half an
hour before dinner with a view to Sc
lecting those she would wear. Only
her maid was in the room, and after
locking the door as usual Mrs. Thaw
Joined the family in the dining room.
She was absent about thirty minutes
and upon her return went to the closet
for the pearl necklace. The door was
locked, but when she looked for the
necklace it was gone. Hastily open
ing the other cases she discovered all
had been emptied of their contents.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
A DEMONSTRATION TRAIN.
Ship Island Road Joins in Campaign
of Education,

The Gulf and Ship Island road is
taking an active part in the crop di
versifcation campaign in South Mis-
sissippi, and the effort to educate
farmers in the modern methods of ag.
riculture.
The Ship Island will run special
demonstration train over it's lines on
February 18th, stops to be made at a
number of stations, and addresses de-
livered to farmers.
State and federal agricultural ex-
perts will be aboard the train and de-
liver short talks at the various stops
on agricultural problems of especial
interest to South Mississippi.
The schedule of the train is now
being arranged, and will be announced
within the next few days. The speak
ers will deal especially with the cul-
tivation of peanuts, sugar cane, up
land rice, general trucking, etc.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
AUTHOR PHILLIPS DEAD
AssaiIant GoIdsborough May Have
Formed Grudge Over Writings.

David Graham Phillips, of New York
city, novelist and magazine writer,
who was shot six times as he ap-
preached the Princeton club by Fitz-
Hugh Coyle Goldsborough, a former
Harvard student, who Immediately at
uerward committed suicide, is dead
at Bellevue hospital, New York
A theory that Goldsborough harbor-
ed a grievance against Phillips be-
cause of the latter's characterizat ton
of violiIist in a recently published
novel gained credence among the mem
bers of the dead mans family. While
not protesting to know whether Phil
lips had known Goldsborough, mem
bers of the family admitted ''unpleas-
ant relations" had existed between
the two men, because of Phillips writ
ings.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
100000 in Automobiles.

.-Mississippians, it is said,
have invested over $1,000,000 in auto
mobiles in the last three years, while
nearly half this amount was spent for
the bubble wagon during the year
1910, according to estimates given ou.
by state officer, who seems to be in
position to know whereof he speaks.
He is making his estimate on the
basis Of what he has seen in the lar
ger cities and heard from many of
the smaller ones, to say nothing of
the machines owned by farmers in all
parts of the state. The price of these
machines ranges from $500 to $4,000,
and but few of them We're ON the per-
sonalty rolls turned in this year by
the assessors.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
LAFOLlETTE REELECTED
Legislature Meets in Joint Session and
Ratifes Its Choice.

Senator r. Nj. LaFollette of Madison
was reelected by the Wisconsin leg
islature for a term of six years, be-
ginning March a next. The two houses
met in joint session and ratified the
election.
Senator LaFollette received twenty
four votes in the senate and fity-nine
in the assembly, total of eighty-three.
Charles II. Weisse of Sheboygan Falls,
the Democratic nominee, received four
votes in the senate and twenty-seven
in the assembly. John c. Kleist. the
Socialist nominee, received two votes
in the senate and twelve in the as
sembly, a total of fourteen.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
MARITIME IS VICTOR
Democratic Senator Elected from the
State of New Jersey.

At Trenton, N. j., James E..
MARITIME, Democrat, was elected United
States senator for six years from next
March to succeed John Kean, Repub-
lican.
The house and senate met in joint
session and the balloting was quickly
over, the result as announced being
forty-seven votes for MARITIME out of
a total of seventy-nine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
WAR OF WORDS IN HOUSE
Caused by Hitchcock's Demand for
BaIIinger-Pinchot Report Probe.

Mr.. Hitchcock of Nebraska sprung
sensation in the house by demanding
an investigation of the irregular pro-
ceeding" which has resulted in delay
of forty-nine days in getting the re-
ports of the Ballinger-Pinchot inves-
tigating committee printed and into
the hanIs of members Of the house.
An acrimonious debate followed, in
which Speaker Cannon took an active
Part, resen:ing what he termed an i'm
piled criticism of the chair.
The house by an almost unanimous
vote ordered an Investigation by the
committee on rules into the suppress
sicn of the reports from the Ballinger-
Pinchot investigating committee.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
Acquitted of Murder Charge.

West Point-The case of the state
of Mississippi against II. B. Johnson
and three sons-Walter, William and
John, and Frank Cockrell, charged
with the murder of J. w. Valentine,
which has created a great deal of in
terest in Clay county by reason of the
prominence of all tle parties, came
10 a termination by verdict of not
guilty as to all the defendants.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
Issues Hookworm Bulletin.

Jackson.-Dr. w. S. Leathers, gen.
eral fed agent of the Mississippi
state board of health, has just gotten
out another very interesting and in
structive heal h bulletin. The board
Las issued two bulletins and one
health circular. the bulletin last Sep
tember deaing with tuberculosis and
that for October with the hookworm
disease, these having been specially
prepared for the use of the teachers
of the state. The health circular is a
brief synopsis ON the hookworm, for
general distribution. Ten thousand
bulletins on tuberculosis and some
thing like 10000 circulars and about
10000 on hookworm disease have
been distributed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
BIG LIVE STOCK SHOW.
The State Fair Management Is Busily
Engaged.

Jackson. - The Mississippi State
Fair is at work making up the cata.
logue, getting in correspondence wit 4
various enterprises i'll the state, book
ing shows and amusements, etc. Many
reservations for space have already
been made which shows that the in
stitution is becoming more and more
popular each year.
Farmers, stock breeders, implement
and machine people, and those who
are contemplating taking part in the
coming state fair can communicate
with the secretary for any informa-
tion desired, SO that they will be pre-
pared to take care of all patrons.
The management especially de-
sires to get in touch with the live
stock breeders of the state, in order
to make the stock show of the 1911
event tho greatest of its kind ever
held in southern state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
CAPTAIN BARR DEAD
Noted American Yachtman Expires
Suddenly in England.

American yachtman, died suddenly OF
heart failure at Southampton, Eng.
Captain Barr had been in this coun
try since last spring, when he brought
over his last command, the schooner
Westward, built by the HerresEo ifs for
A. S. Cochran of the New York Yacht
club. With the Westward Captain
Barr won many trophies at the regat
tas at Kiel and Cowes last summer.
His success as skipper of the de-
tenders of the Americas cup gave him
high place in European yachting cir.
cles, from which news of his ur expect
ed demise called forth many expires
sions of keen regret.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
ROAD is NOT ON MARKET.
Col. J. T. Jones Will Not Sell Gulf &
Ship Island.

Col. J. T. Jones has no intention of
letting go the Gulf & Ship Island rail-
road, according to statement given
out by r. E. Powers, treasurer of the
road. And what is further, there
seems to be no foundation for the re-
port that the Louisville & Nashville
has been negotiating for the purchase
of the Gulf & Ship Island.
That this line would make a good
feeder for the Louisville & Nashville,
there can be no doubt, but Colonel
Jones has too many interests at Gulf
port to even consider sale of his
road to company that would, to
some extent, at elast, destroy those
interests.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
Packing Plant for Meridian.

Meridian Meridian may have a
packing plant within the course of the
current year. The cotton farmers in
this part of the state are preparing
to combat the boil weevil, which is
destined to reach their section this
season, and the meat packing plant
will be one of the moves to assist
the farmer in his fight for success.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
Gen. Guerrero Killed in Battle,

News received in New Orleans from
Puerto Cortez, Honduras, by wireless
say that Ceiba has been taken by
Bonilla's forces. Commandant Guer-
rero was killed and twenty of his men
wounded The fighting lasted three
hours. The Tacoma landed sixty sail
ors at night. The Hornet is at Truxil-
10 and the American gunboat Marietta
at Ceiba.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
Stockholders Get Dividend.

Canton.-At a meeting of the stock
holders of tle Madison County Fair
Association the secretary's report
showed a nice balance in the treasury,
whereupon the stockholders declared
a dividend of 10 per cent. on all stock.
This is the first dividend ever de-
clared by fair association in Missis-
sippi.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-02-03
Prepare WeeviI Fight.

Itta Bena.-An enthusiastic bill
weevil meeting was held here by
Messrs. j. w. Willis and G. H. Afford,
who have charge of the farmers CO.
operative demonstration work in the
state. The farmers in this county are
making preparations for the coming
OF the weevil, and feel sure they will
have no trouble with them. Every
year heretofore corn has been shipped
III here, but this past year most of the
planters have raised all their corn.