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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CRIMES AND CASUALTIES
seooooo so 200 sese.

d. K. DeIfartler was shot and
killed on Lake st. Clair by posse Of
Mount Clemens deputy sheriGs. The
shooting occurred within a short dis
tance or the cabin where De Hartiar
shot ard seriously wounded Deputy
Sheriff Matthews. OGlcers pursued
De Haltier from Mount Clemens,
Mich, to the Canadian marshes and
the fugitive in his sailboat had re-
crossed Lake St. Clair and had almost
reached his home again when the
posse overhaulad him and fred the
fatal volley after he had first oper ed
fire
An explosion of a large tank car in
ST. Louis, Mo-, filed with gasoline
killed four persons and injured ten
others, four of them perhaps fatally
The car was standing on the Wabash
tracks at the plant of the Bell Oil com
pany. The dead: Mrs. Emma Daliyitz,
a railroad watchman and two pedestri-
ans. Clothes were blown off their
bodies and all were found 100 feet
from the car. Four OF the injured at
the city hospital, according to the at
tendants, cannot live because CT the
extent Of their burns.
Sick and entirely alone in his home
at Vicksburg, Mich, John Sell, a
Prubsian farmer, aged about seventy
years, was burned to death when his
small house, four miles southwest ~
here, caught fire and was destroyed
Neighbors who saw the fire from a
distance thought it was q straw stac,;
burning and did not discover that
Sells house had burre ed until several
hours later.
After they had mortally wounded
Chief Of Detectives Harry j. Noble Of
the Bellevue division of the Nickel
Plate railroad detectives, at Bellevue,
O., two train riders were captured
after running gun battle by George
Schwartz and Henry Eickels, Nickel
Plate firemen of Fort Wayne, who wit
messed the shooting and gave chase
With Noble's revolver
~ IcSsSliSOA liGiu NA Tie ~ ~ lOI u
railroad plunged to destruction in a
rocky gorge, $50 feet deep, through the
collapse Of the Blaauwkrantz bridge,
near Cape Town, in South Africa.
Twenty-one passengers were carried
down with coaches and are supposed
to have been killed, though 10 de-
ails as to the casualties have been
received.
At South Omaha, Neb., Mrs.
Annie Matushek, twenty years old,
forced her two-year-old 10y ana four
year-old girl to drink carbolic acid and
then swallowed dose of the drug
herself. Both children are dead and
the mother is dying. Domestic
troubles caused the tragedy.
Near Raleigh, North Carolina, Reub
Brown and five children on a farm in
Bladen county, North Carolina, were
burned to death while asleep. The
fire originated from the explosion of
an oil lamp.
Max Tstlebaunl, five years old, was
burned at the stake by little compan-
ions playing Indian" in Boston.
Mrs. j. II. Num- and eight children
burned to death in their home in south
west Roanoke, Va.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
RECIPROCITY PASSES
i4ores ADOPTS the Agreement by {
Vote of 256 to e9.

The Canadian reciprocity agree
meat vas passed by the house by a
vote CT 26G to SO, and President Taft
thereby scored a substantial victory.
The bill received 45 more votes than
it Gid at the last session, the vote Oh
the former passage having been 221
to 92
Seventy eight Republicans voted
against the measure. SiXtyfour Re
pUhlicans upheld the hand of the pres
ident. Eleven Democrats deserted
their rarity organization by voting
against the administration bill report
cd by Chairman Underwood, the Dem
ocratic chairman CT the committee on
ways and means.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
BURN HISTORIC MANSION
Sicard Residence Sacrificed to Furnish
Moving Picture Film.

The historic Sicard mansion at New
Rochelle, N. Y, which was built $50
years ago by Huguenot family, and
the scene of many festive meetings of
aristrocratic society in colonial days,
is mass of blackened ruins. 1t was
sacrificed to furnish spectacle for a
moving picture film.
The site Of the house was recently
purchased for rev Episcopal church
and the mansion, offered at auction,
was bid in by moving picture com
pany. With the permission Of the
city authorities the company set fire
to the house in order to obtain series
of realistic pictures of the rescue of
child, village bucket brigade in ac-
tion, and a mourning family viewing
the ruins. .-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
WOULD ANNUL SENATE
Berger Offers Drastic ResoIu.
tion In House.

Victor Berger, the Socialist mem.
Der Of congress, in a resolution he in
troduced not only proposes to abolish
the senate but aims to strike from the
hand Of the president the veto power
and take from the courts authority to
inyalidate legislation enacted by the
house Of representatives.
All this is offered as an amendment
to the constitution, which, If petitioned
for by per cent Of the voters of each
state, shall be submitted to general
referendum.
THE senate has run its course"
said Mr.. Berger, after his threatening
document had been dropped into the
hopper on the speakers desk. ut
must some day, as with the British
house OF lords, yield to the popular de-
mand for its reformation or abolition"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
PLAN BIG RESORT.
Iuka Springs to Offer Cooperative
Scheme.

Iuka.-Work is being pushed forward
rapidly on the extensive club resort to
be known as the Tishomingo Country
Estate, which was conceived by j. Cary
Thompson, of Birmingham, Ala. 1t is
Mr.. Thompson's idea to provide large
country estate to be handled on CO.
operative basis where Che people Of the
South can bring their families and enjoy
a vacation. Modern convcniences are
planned, and in addition visitors will
have access to the waters of the Iuka
mineral springs.
The Tishomingo Country Estate, while
similar in some respects to projects in
North Carolina and in the state of New
York, stands alone from the fact that
it is both Il summer and winter resort,
being located in the extreme northeastern
part of the state of Mississippi, and is
the highest point in the state, the alti-
tude ranging from GOO to 700 feet above
the sea level.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
PRISON CHIEF QUITS
Cornelius V. Collins Resigns After
Office Is Investigated.

C. v. Cclloins, New York superintend-
ent of prisons for thirteen years, has
resigned. Collins had supervision over
the four state prisons-Sing Sing, Au-
burn, Clinton and Great Meadows
and of the Matteawan and Dannemora
hospitals for the criminal insane.
Soon after Governor Dix assumed
Office ne requested Superintendent
Collins to resign, but the superintend-
ent refused. The governor then or
dered an investigation of the state
prisons AS result alleged irregu-
laritios in the purchase Of supplies
were developed, but no charges were
preferred
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
WANTS REFUND OF COTTON TAX.
Governor viii Recommend Action by
Next Legislature.

Jackson.-Gov. Ncel will include in his
message to the incoming legislature next
January the recommendation to induce
congress to adopt legislation which will
have rs an effect the efund to the cotton
producing states of the $68,ooo,ooo direct
cotton tax fund collected between 1862
and 1867.
Gov. Noel is in receipt of a letter from
Gov. Donaghcy of Arkansas, accompany
ing a copy of concurrent resolution
just adopted by the Arkansas legislature,
mcmorializing the congress to enact re-
funding legislation. The resolution asks
Mississippi and other states to adopt
similar resolutions, and the matter is of
ficially before the governor to be sub
mitted upon the assembling Of the next
Mississippi legislature.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05

SPORTING AFFAIRS.
c eoosoosooeosessseoosea.e,

In New York city, in one min
ute and forty seconds of the second
round had elapsed Referee Charley
White Prevented One Round Hogan,
the California lightweight, from re-
eeiying sure knockout at the hands
Of Champion Ad Wolgast in sensa-
tional battle at the Madison Athletic
club in Harlem.
Near Louisville, KY, in the box
sts!l CT his favolite horse, the body
of John Hall, known all over the coun.
try as one of the best trainers from
the west, was found at Douglas Park.
Hall lad not been suffering from i'll.
ness and his death was surprise to
his friends
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
The w. c. T. U. Is Active.

Jacksonville Mississippi w. G. T. U.
has just closed an important session at
Corinth. A large increase of members
and accession of unions was reported.
Among other action affecting the future
of prohibition sentiment and knowledge
in the state, it was ordered to ask of
the committee in charge that a course
of study on the effects of alcohol and
narcotics on the human system be in
troduced into the state normal at Hat
tiesburg, by which the teachers of the
state may be trained as experts in sci
entifc Temperance instruction
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
ENTOM8ED MEN DOOMED
No Hope for the Twenty-Three Miners
at Elk Garden, w. Va.

Near Elk Garden, w. Va, with
the dawn Of day rescuers still fighting
to save the twenty-three men entomb-
ed by the Ott mine explosion declared
it impossible they were alive
There is not believed to be one
chance in thousand that any will be
taken out alive. The cause of the ex-
plosion has not been determined. All
but one of the entombed miners are
Americans.
Later in the day the bodies of fifteen
Of the miners were brought to the sur
face.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
scRIaE ACCUSED OF B1GAMY.
James C. Bennett Says He Can Dis
prove the Charge.

Jacllson.-James G. Bennett, for the
past year and half local editor of the
jackson News, and one of the most
widely known newspaper men in tAt
state, has been arrested on an indict-
ment found by the Yazoo grand jury
on a charge of bIgamy. The charge was
laid before the Yazoo grand jury by a
woman of Columbia, S. c., who is I'M
derstood to have claimed marriage with
Bennett and subsequent abandonment of
herself and child.
Scarcely month ago Mr. Bennett was
united in marriage at Yazoo City to Miss
Alice Woodward, who was principal Of
one of the Jackson city schools.
Mr.. Bennett expresses confidence in his
ability to disproye the bisamy theory
and to show that it is case of coaniv.
ance to eXtortion or blackmail
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
Fighting the Cattle Tick.

Natchez-Dr. Hortsman, government
expert in charge of Adams and Jetfer-
son counties, has received a letter from
the cattle tick eradication bureau in
Washington, congratulating him on the
progress made in this district and prom
ises that if it is maintained the quar-
antine will be raised this fall. There
are now 14o cattle dips in the two coun-
ties and stoekmen are dipping their stock
regularly. According to DR.. Hortsman
this is all that is necessary to have the
nl1nr 4 n inc rnnnnvel this fall
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
Fine Program Prepared.

Gulfport. THE annual field meet OF
the Mississippi Intercollegiate Track
ASSOCIATION and the Mississippi Inter
collegiate Oriental Association, which is
TO be held in Gulfport May IL and IL,
promises TO be most successful and will
be attended by an enormous crowd
Special trains will be operated from New
Orleans, Mobile, Jackson and other
points. A splendid program of field
events has been arranged. There will be
hurdle races, long distance runs, high
Wmping, pole vaulting and many other
sthletie features.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
Exports Show Increase.

fpOrt.-Carefully compiled figures
have been prepared by Secretary Carlo.
vitz TO the Gulfport Commercial Union
show that at the present rate of in
crease the total shipments of lumber for
the year 1911 viii far exceed those of
1910. Interesting comparative figures
are shown by Mr. Carloyitz's report.
With respect to these same miscellaneous
exports it is shown that for the first
three months of the current year they
amounted to $2,035,0s3, as compared
with only ,567 for the first three
months of 1910.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
TEN HURT IN CRASH
Buffalo Street Cars Collide and Two
Persons May Die.

1T Buffalo, N. Y, Friday, ten per-
sons were injured, two of them fatal
ly, in a head-on collision between two
trolley cars in the shadow Of viaduct
on Swan street.
Arthur Moon, aged forty-eight, a
conductor, has a fractured skull, and
MIS-. Ray Collins, fifty years old, has
a broken back Claude Hall, a mo-
torman OH one Of the cars, was placed
under arrest pending further investi-
cation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
ARRANGING NEW DELTA.
Captain of Regular Army to Come to
Jackson.

Noplaru VI heSuldI Army u COiAc W
Jackson.
Jackson.-Lieut. J.. N. Coffey, on de-
tached service with the Mississippi
National Guards, has just received let
ter from Gen. r. X. Evans, chief of staff
division of militia affairs, in which Gen.
Evans states that he will in short time
detail a captain of the regular army for
duty in this state.
This is in compliance with an act Of
the last congress, which authorizes an
increase of 200 in the regular army cap
tains. One or more men will be allotted
to each state, according to the strength
OF the state troops, and while Lieut..
Coffe. will be under the new officer, he
will retain his present position and con-
ncction with the Mississippi National
Guard. The detail is to be made in
order to better train and perfect the
state troops for active service.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
Call Telnplar Conclave.

Vicksbug. g.-Frederick Gordon Speed
acting grand recorder of the command
ers OF Mississippi, Knights Templar, has
sent out the following circular letter;
The fifty-frst annual grand conclaye Of
the grand commandery Of Knights Tenn
Plar in Mississippi viii be held at Clarks.
dale, May 16 and II. Hamasa Temple,
Ancient Order of MOBILES Of the Mystic
Shrine, viii hold ceremonial session
at Clarksdale, May 49,"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
Maj. j.-Cen. Montgomery Issues Orders to
the Committee

Maj. j.-Gen. Montgomery Issues Orders to
the Committee.
Jaekson.-M Maj j-Cen. w. A. Mont
gomery, commanding the Mississippi
division, United Confederate Veterans,
has issued the following general order
addressed to the Wonan's Monument
committee:
"You are requested to meet at Little
Rock, Ark, on the 18th day of May,
1911, at the headquarters Of the Missis-
Hippi Division, U. C. v, 10 o'clock am,
and have report of progress made in col
lection of funds, plan of building the
monument and other information you
leem necessary to be given to the veteran
association. All staff officers and others
interested in this grand and noble work
are asked to attend the meeting"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
Anti-Boll Weevil Rally

Columbus.-The second great Lowndes
county anti-boll weevil rally was held
here. Five hundred planters of this
and adjoining sections were present.
Many advanced pupils from the high
school and several score of young women
from the Industrial Institute and Col
lege were here. Addresses were made
by r. S. Wilson, state agent of Missis
sipppi and Alabama, representing the
Farmers Cooperative Demonstration
Association, a branch of the United
States agricultural department.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
Phones Earn so Per Cent.

Jackson.-The quarterly report of the
Clay County Telephone Company pre-
sents II somewhat unique feature, in
that the net earnings are almost 90 per
cent. of the gross receipts. For the
three months endiag March 81, the re-
ceipts amounted to SIS fiat, while the
only item of expense was SLIGO, which
was by way of taxes, leaving net bal
anee of $16.40.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
PATENT wEEv1L ExrERMINAroR.
Mechanical Hades Invented to Kill
Cotton Bugs.

Louisville.-J. X. Armstrong of Louis.
vile and L. Starnes of Mathiston have
Just returned from Washington, where
they placed before the patent Office a
new mechanical contrivancc in the shapl
of wecyil exterminator, which, if sue
cessful in accomplishing what the in
ventors claim, will be blessing to the
farmers whose lands are infested with
the pests.
The contrivanee is constructed in
such manner that when the weevil en-
ters the trap, he is wheeled by revoln
ton into another receptacle which, by
some fixed means, ignltes and destroys
the insect by blaze of fire.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
GROWTH OF STATE BY VALUES.
Land, Personally and Railroad Assess
ments Show DEVELOPMENT of State.


ments Show Development of State.
Jacksonville land assessment of Mis-
sissippi rs shown by statement just
issued by the state auditor, for 1910,
is 1921 ,s69,5ss, an increase of $1oo,oo0,-
600 since 1900, when the assessment was
$131,315,s21.
The personally for 1910 was $110,713,-
772, against $57,4O0,33s in 1900, or an
increase of over $5o,000,O00, while the
assessment of the railroads shows a
gain of about S22, 100000 in 1910, over
1909. The total land, personality and
railroad assessment for 1910 was $685.
6o5,644, against $e15,765,947 in 1900,
or an increase in the total assessment of
nearly $20o,O00,o00.
The polls have also shown a steady
growth, but not in proportion to the
property values of the state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
ELS Convention.

Notwithstanding to advices re-
ceived by local members of the frater-
nifty, the. annual convention of the
Mississippi Association of Elks at
Greenvile on May 0 and 10 is going to
be the greatest ever held by the or
ganization both in attendance and elabo
rateness of program arranged for the
entertainment of the visitors.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
Waqe War for Health.

Yazoo City.-Yazoo City is waging
war against the enemies of health, and
while dealing with immediate conditions
and educational campaign is being made
with the school children. Under the
auspices of the state board of health,
Dr. Stingily is here with an exhibit on
tuberculosis, typhoid fever, malaria and
hoollworm.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
Woodall Aga1n Carfr-ad.

Brool,haven.-SheriG e. c. Smith re-
turned from Junctioa City, Ark, with
Robert Woodall, under sentence OF life
improvement. Woolall escaped from
the Lincoln county Jail during the Sep
tember, 1910, term Of court, where he
was convicted for an attempted criminal
assault.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
Rccing at State Fair.

Jackson.-The outlook for good racing
with plenty of high-stepping entries as
feature of the 1911 fair season in
Mississippi was never more promising, &C.
cording to Assistant Secretary and Man
ager j. NJ. Mcdonald, of the State Fair.
There are some who would rule out the
race track features altogether as being
not altogether consistent with the agri-
cultural and industrial characteristics
which pertain to these expositions, but
these appear to be in the minority.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
Tupelo Passes Bond Issue.

Tupelo.-An election to determine
whether or not the city would issue
$4,000 in bonds to raise funds with
which to improve the electric light plant,
build a city hall and pave certain streets
was held here and the bond issue car
ried by vote of 301 for to 13 against.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-05-05
Peanut Day at Maguona.

Magnoia.-Tuesday, May ?, will be
Peanut Day in Magnolia, ana Prof. W
r. Beattie, assistant hortieulturaliss Of
the United States department. Of agri
culture, will address the citizens of the
town and county on the subject Of pllat
ing, cultiyating, manufacturing and
marketing peanuts and their produotl
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-13
Choosing wife by Her Voice.

a man has won for his wife tele.
phone girl whose voice pleased him.
II every unmarried man only realized
II there In a deal more good common
sense In marrying a pretty voice than
In marrying a pretty face, n the
pretty face can have all the accom-.
panying characteristics necessary to
feminine perfection the man who wins
this paragon il quite as lucky as the
girl who wins goodness and wealth
combined In u husband. No girl ever
has denied that II might be an easy
matter TO fall In love with this special
combination, but the men 20 right on
seeking beauty as the first requisite.
hut q pleasing voice! Soothing un.
der all circumstances. One can turn
ones back on face not quite up 10
the ideal, but who ever gets away
from a voice? Leastways every hus.
band claims he cannot get away from
the" voice, so why not look for one
with the note Of music In It's tones?
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-13

Our first season IN the Coat bust.
ness and our second lot viii he In
Saturday. Pretty good for beginners.
isn't itY KREEK 4 IlAsSEss.
Sam Davidson Is putting up u
neat cottage for Mrs. &. W. Hit on
the lot Just west Of the residence Of
her daugh,er.in.law, Mrs. Maggie
Howell.
Our Blanket business j. so big
that We are IN q position to buy at
the right figure. Aud We will sell
you cheaper than any one In Oregon.
KREEK 4 lIAsNEss.
Miss Norma made her appear.
ance at the home of Louis Stalcup
and wife. Thursday, October ), 1911.
She Is a dandy and weighs IL pounds.
Her grandfather, Zen Crouser, Is
tickled to death.
A DC Jardinere for a Dime, Sat.
urday, October II, = to Ppm Don't
miss these sales. There's big value
Y ding to some one. Watch our north
window for something special every
week. Inspect our new arrival OF
Velvet lined Underwear and the
Prices will suit you. The Variety
Store for Popular Prices.
Marion T.. Dick and Henry Deg.
low, of Forbes, have returned from
the Missouri State Fair at Sedalia.
They report the exhibits OF ev'
cry kind as tirst-class. Mr., Dick en-.
tered two kinds Of small grain, one OF
wheat and one Of spelt. lie was
awarded two prizes the first on spelt
and second on wheat. We congratu'
late the young man on his success,
The Holt County sentinel., 1911-10-13
The Revival.

Evangelist Small IS continuing his
good work at the Christian church,
the past week, and the auditorium
has been taxed to its utmost to ac-
commodate the crowds that seem to
be eager to hear this great expounder
of Gods word. Forceful and earnest.
he holds his audiences without an In.
dication whatever of being weary.
Thus far there have been some tif,y
additions, and the interest does not
seem to abate in the least.
Ills subjects for the coming week
will he:
Friday evening, October IL: Tent.
ing Toward Sodom." a sermon espe-
cially to the young.
Saturday evening, October IA:
Your own salvation"
Sunday morning. October Ii: 1.-THE
study Of the Plain Mans Book"
Evening: The rrodigal That Never
Came Home"
Monday evening, October III: "The
Dying Grain of Wheat"
Tuesday evening. October Il:
"Life's Supreme Question.
Wednesday evening, October II:
Can I Certainly Know That ! am
Saved; and llowY"
Thursday evening, October ~:
Farewell. Sermon to Converts"
Friday evening. October 20: Evan
gelist Small will give his great s'er.
eopticon Lecture on Ireland, and AT
the close VIII marry a young couple
in old country style. This will not he
binding unless the persons 80 desire.