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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
MODEL AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL.
Expenses of Students Less Than 81
for the Term.

Jackson.-Prof. I. c. Bradford, prin-
cipal of the Alcorn County Agricultural
High School, has what is considered by
leading educators the model agricultural
high school of the state, and he is get
ting good results.
This school has been conducted eco-
nomically, and the expenses for each
student, includent board, will not aver
age 81 for the term. He has, through
cooperation of the students, kept the
expenses down to low figure, while
some of the students work Saturdays for
farmers near the school, earning more
than enough money to meet their board
and other expenses each month.
The demonstration farm in connec-
ton with the school is being worked
by the students. The hoins are divided
between work in the field, studies in the
school room and recreation, and the
students are taking great deal of in
terest i'll the work.
Twenty-Five county agricultural high
schools have been established in the
state since the legislature of 1910 en-
acted law authorizing them, which
shows the people of the state appre-
ciate the value of this form of educa-
ton. Not only 'do--tne students make
good progress in their studies, but they
are learning how to farm, and also
horticulture.
The principals of these schools are
trying to arrange a uniform course of
study, and at the close of the school
year some action will be taken along
this line. committee was appointed
some time ago to work out a course, and
this committee will report at the State
Teachers Association, which meets here
in May.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
GEORGE W. JACKSON
IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE.
Creditors May Petition Court
for a Receiver.

The creditors of George w. Jack
son, Inc, of Chicago, one of the
biggest contracting firms in the coun
try, held a meeting to consider the ad
visibility of presenting a petition in
court for the appointment of re
ceyer The creditors include a mum
ber of banks which have made loans
of various amounts. Among these are
the Continental and Commercial Ma
tional bank, the Western Trust and
Savings bank and the firms of Cobe
& McKinnon and Jones. & Laughlin.
Mr. Jacksons Indebtedness to the
Confidential and Commercial National
bank was said to be 100000 and $40.
900 to the Western Trust and Savings
bank.
mir. Jackson had a number OF
large contracts on hand and did not
have enough money to meet some OF
his outstanding obligations" said an
official of the Continental and Com
mercial bank. 'He requested that an
audit Of his books be made to show
that his company was in good finan-
cial condition, following which he de-
sired that temporary receiver be ap-
pointed. You could not consider that
Mr.. Jackson's concern has failed in the
light of these circumstances.
Creditors of George w. Jackson
were assured they would lose nothing
as the result of the move. Colonel
Milton j. Foreman, attorney for the
creditors committee, was the man
who made the promise to those who
have been engaged in business deal
ings with the contractors company.
George w. Jackson, Inc, has not
failed. 1t will not fail and no one
will lose cent as the result of it's op-
erations," said Mr.. Foreman THE
whole thing at stake is to raise
enough ready cash to carry through
the big undertakings which the con-
cern has On hand 1t am certain that
this will be done and that the, trouble
of the company will soon be over"
Ira NJ. Cobe, who had advanced
large sums of money to the company,
declared that as chairman of the COM
mittee of creditors he was able to say
that the committee did not purpose to
begin court action against the COM
pany as yet.
MIR. Jackson is known throughout
the United States as an engineer of
superb abilities ard a contractor who
has accomplished some of the most
elaborate and difficult work of en-
gineering and construction in the
United States and in many cities. His
most recent work in Chicago was the
construction of the Washington street
tunnel.
Mr.. Jackson built the Chicago sub
way. an enormous work, involving
many difficulties. The concrete lake
cribs. q mile and half off shore, at
Sixty Eighth street, near the tunnel,
were executed by Mr. Jackson, as
were the majority of the largest con-
struction projects consummated in
this vicinity in recent years.
For more than a year Mr.. Jackson
has been at work planning a subway
system for Chicago, the cost of which
he had estimated would be $S0,0O0OO0.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
BIG LAND SCHEME.
new York and Chicago Capitalists Take
Over Pine Lands,


Gulfport.-Capitalists from New York
ana lineage are planning to make ar.
rangements with South Mississippi saw.
mill men to place on the market vast
tracts OF the cut-over pine lands of this
section IN manner that will make them
mghly attractive and will result, if the
plan is carried out, in doubling the mum.
Der OF farms. Much work on the plan
mas already been done, it is said, and
when the scheme is complete it will be
one OF the biggest immigration schemes
ever put through in the South.
The plan is to buy up lands or rather
to make arrangements with the owners
OF large tracts of land in South Missis-
sippi to pool their interests and get con-
troll of several hundred thousand acres
OF land, and then give away forty acres
i'll each section. The deed to this forty
acres will not be given to the settler,
however, until he has raised three crops
on the land. The other 600 acres of
the section will be sold on the INSTALL
ment plan. The scheme is to make the
other 600 acres valuable and attractive
by virtue of the proximity of the forty
acres under cultivation. II. A. Camp of
Hattiesburg will act as trustee and
through him the deed to the land will
be awarded. Recently Mr.. Thompson
of New York, one of the promoters of
the scheme, was in Gulfport, and it was
from him that the above information
was obtained.
The scheme will be extensively ad-
vertised throughout the country. At the
Chicago and New York land shows 1000
feet of space will be contracted for. 1t
is also proposed to prepare and exhibit
motion pictures showing the lands and
crops and to appropriate 100000 for
newspaper Advertising
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
KICK ON DRAINAGE.
Protective Association Outlines Its
Campaign.

ksdale.-Two hundred of the
largest land owners in the Tallahatchic
drainage district met here and found
themselves SO unanimously in opposi-
tion to the present Tallahatchie drain
age act and the present administration
of affairs under it that there was no
discussion.
The meeting, under the auspices of
the Tallahatchie Protective Associa-
ton, took further steps to fight to the
end and expressed every confidence of
winning the fight.
I. G. James of Sharkey presided and
stated that the meeting was called
primarily to answer the proposition of
Dr. Fl. w. Crenshaw, president of the
Tallahatchie drainage commission, who
made suggestion for the commission,
the association and the foreign land
owners to each appoint an equal num-
Der of a general committee, which
should try to harmonize the differences
between the commission and the land
owners in the protective association,
and secondarily to decide upon the
future course of the association.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
HARRISON ELECTED
MAYOR OF. CHICAGO
Democrats Also Have Majority
In The Council

BY majority of 1872 Chicago
has elected Carter H. Harrison as her
mayor Charles E. Merriam, his oppo-
nent, was knitted by the Republican
machine men, while the expected de-
fections OF the Dunno Democrats did
not materialize.
Milton ]. Foreman's defeat by AL
bert ]. Tearney for alderman of the
Third ward was the big feature of the
aldermanic election.
In the Democratic wards Harrison
piled up record-breaking majorities. In
the Republican wards Mr.. Merriam's
showing was disappointing. He did
not run nearly as well as Fred A.
Busse four years ago. This was true
In the so-called reform" wards, where
he was expected to sweep all before
him.
Professor Charles E. Merriam, alder.
man OF the Seventh ward and the Re-
publican candidate for mayor. con-
ceded his defeat in a formal statement
issued about s O'Clock.
Il am satisfied with the fight my
friends made" he said. 1--WE pre-
sented the issues of honest and PRO-
9ressiVe government and the voters
have replied. l cor ngratulate Mr.. Har.
rison on his victory and wish him we'll
In his administration"
Along with Mr. Harrison were elect.
ed the other two candidates on the
Democratic ticket. Henry Stuckart
was elected city treasurer and Fran
els D. Connery was reelected city
clerk. For the first time in twenty.
five years both the city and county ad.
ministration are in the hands of the
Democrats.
Carter Harrison will have a coun-
ell strongly Democratic back of him
when he takes his seat as mayor for
the fifth time. That body will stand
Al Democrats to 20 Republicans, a
majority of IL. Six members of for.
mer councils, most of them prominent
members, will be missing from the
new council
The Lincoln park, city bridges and
refunding bond issues went through
by large majorities.
Morgan Park indorsed annexation to
Chicago and Oak Park and Cicero
voted to remain outside.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
COURT HITS RAILROADS
Supreme Tribunal Renders Two I'm
portant Decisions.

The government is upheld and the
railroads ruled against in two import
ant decisions handed down by the
United States supreme court.
One opinion gives vitality to the
commodities clause In the Hepburn
railway act amending the interstate
commerce act; the other holds that
forwarding companies" are entitled
to the rates given for carload ship
ments" in the freight classification
territory east of the Mississippi river
and north of the Ohio river. Both
opinions were read by Chief Justice
White and concurred in by the entire
court
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
OTHER ILLINOIS TOWNS
Results In Springfield, Rock Island,
Moline and Peoria.

In Springfield, ILL.,, Mayor John s.
Schnepp, Democrat, was reelected, de-
feating Roy NJ Seeley, Republican. by
vote Of 6,100 to 1852.
The anti-Lorimer and anti-Sullivan
reformers swept everything before
them, including majority of the com.
missioners, the township ticket and
members of the school board.
At Rock Island in the first election
held under the commission form of
government, Harry M. Schriver law
yer and leader of the so-called reform
movement. was elected mayor over the
incumbent, George w. McCaskrin, by
a majority Of LIPS, after the hottest
campaign in the history of the city.
Andrew Olsen, the mayer OF Moline,
was defeated by s32 plurality by Mar
tin r. Carlson.
Mayor Edward N. Woodruff, Repu-
blican, was reelected mayor of Peoria
by 1900 majority, defeating State Rep
resentative Thomas N German, Dem
ocrat.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14

Lords Vote in Favor of Increase oi
Military Equipment.

At London, England, in the house of
lords the motion made by Lord Rob-
erts was adopted by a vote of 80 to 40.
The motion read: THAT in view of
the altered strategic conditions of Eu-
rope this house views with grave and
growing concern the inadequate mill
tary- arrangements of the government
for the defense of the country and his
majesty's oversee dominions."
Lord Curzon, speaking in support of
the motion, said that he warmly well
coined the idea of arbitration with
America, but it was not from America
that Great Britain ran the risk of in
vasion. He would like to see an arbi-
tration treaty with European states or
combination of states before he
could rid his mind of alarm.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
LEAKEsvLLE, GREENE COUNTY MISS, FRIDAY APRIL A. 1911
STATE NEWS NOTES
Weekly Budget Of News Items Gathered by Our
Special Correspondent at Jackson.
STATE BOND DECISION.
Must Pay Interest on Bonds From
January l. 1911


Jackson.--Judge w. A. Henry Wednes-
day afternoon delivered a lengthy de-
clsion in the celebrated state bond case,
IN which he sustains the contention oil
the governor that the bonds were sold
ut par, as the law directed, and or
derlng that the writ of mandamus ap-
plied for compelling the auditor to issue
ms warrant upon the treasurer for the
payment of the accrued interest on these
bow falling due January /, 1911, be
granted. Judge Henry quoted many
authorities upholding his decision, and
also the common acepptation of the word
par by commercial bodies. A cor,
rect definition of what the legislature
meant by tile word par" he said, solves
the question involved.
was the word par used by the leg
lslature in a sense different from the
common acceptation of the term of com.
mercial usage?'
lie says: is any legal requirement to
be thrown around it that it will re
qulre different constructions The su
preme court of Mississippi in the case
OF Edwards VS.. Hampton ct AL, recently
decided, places upon the coupons a COM
mercal meaning. The dictionaries con-
suited agree as to what par means,
to-wit: Nominal value; face value; the
value expressed on the face or in the
words OF certificate of value, as a boni
or other commercial paper; state or
value of bonds, shares, ETC., when they
sell at exactly the price marked Oh
them, l. e., without premium or dis
count; above par, at premium or more
than the nominal value; at par, at ex-
actly the nominal value; below par, at
discount, or at less than the noml-
nal value"
In summing up, Judge Henry said:
Looking to the commercial accepta.
ton of the meaning OF par taking
the commercial usage of the term as
understood and applied, bearing in
mind the construction placed upon the
words by the legislature of Missi-
sipp, relying upon the authorities and
the reasoning presented by them, the
court has no hesitation in hol ling that
by par on the act of 1916, now under
consideration, the legislature simply
meant the face of the bond itself. The
writ of mandumus will Therefore issue
conanding the auditor of public ac-
counts to issue his warrant to holders
OF coupons due and payable January 1,
1911, for the full amounts stated in
said coupons.
The cant that the state will lose
some eight or ten thousand dollars OF
interest is not received with patience.
Were this true, the state had far better
lose its interest than to lose its
honor"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
Land Owners Ask 3,0O0, 600.

Natchez.-Averring that the construc-
ton of the leyees on the west bank of
the Mississippi river caused the overflow
OF certain lands on the east bank at
different places between Washington and
Adams county, and that TINS is taking
of lands under the. provisions of the
fifth amendment to the constitution of
the United States, claims for damages,
aggregating Sa,oOo,ooO, have been filed
against the United States, the claimants
being landowners on the east bank OF
the river.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Spring Examination of Medicos to Be
Held in Nav.

Jackson.-Dr. S. H. Mclean, secretary
of the Mississippi state board of health,
announces that the regular semi-annual
examination of applicants for license to
practice medicine will be held at the
state house on Tuesday and Wednesday,
May and 10.
Dr. Mclean states that it will be nec-
essary for each applicant to have his ap-
plication on file at asst ten days prior
to the examination, and, in accordance
with the plan adopted last year, must
also furnish his photograph accompanied
by notarial affidavit that the likeness
is genuine.
The purpose of this requirement is to
keep track of all applicants and to pre-
vent the illegal practice of medicine in
this state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
MRS. C. I. YERKES is DEAD
Widow of Former Chicago Traction
Magnate Passes Away.

600 Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes died at
her lesidnece in New York city S71
Madison avenue. She had been Ill for
more than five weeks. Last Nevem-
Der she was seized with an attack of
grippe from which she did not rally.
DR., H. H. Whtehouse, the family ply
sician, said that heart trouble follow
ing a general nervous breakdown was
the cause of death.
Mrs. Charles T. Yerkes was Mary
Adelaide Moore of Philadelphia. Twen-
ty-four years ago she was married to
Mr. Yerkes, who had obtained di-
vorce from his first wife.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
1870 ENTOMBED IN MINE
Explosion in a CoIIiery Near
Birmingham, Ala.

A hundred ann eighty convicts have
been killed in an explosion at the Ban.
ner mines at Littleton, thirty miles
from Birmingham, Ala.
Twenty men have come out of the
mines alive of the 200 who went to
work. 1t is believed the remainder
underground are dead.
The Ranner mines are in the west
ern part of Jefferson county. They
are owned by the Pratt Consolidated
Coal company. Convicts, hired from
various prisons in the state, are en-
ployed in the mines.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
Republicans Win In MIchlaan.

All of the counties in Michigan
from which returns have been received
from the state election went Republi-
can by majorities ranging from 1000
to 1000. st. Joseph was the county
to give the last named majority Only
minor state Offices were to b. ailed.
Eaton county gave a Rep--s hcan ma
iority of 1900; Kent, @,ovO; Bay, q
OVV,' -ri'ledale, 1,0ne- Oakland, 1920.
The state ofncers elected were:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
Scholarships as Prizes.

jackson, Miss.-Through the Missis-
sippi School Improvement Association,
Miss Susie Powell, in charge of this de-
partment, has offered as a prize for the
two best sets of plans for twc-room
rural schoolhouse and premises, two
scholarships at the Port Gibson Female
College, one of the states leading edu-
cational institutions for young women.
The competition is open to the school
teachers of the state, and the plans must
BE- filed with Miss Powell by June 1,
1911. A committee will then be appoint
ed to decide which are the best.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
After tuberculosis Exhibit.

Natchez.-Commttee appointed by
the Adams County Medical Society have
raised the $3.50, to be added to like
amount appropriated by the board of
mayors and aldermen, for the purpose
of securing the American tuberculosis
exhibition for Natchez. The exhibition
will be placed in Institute Hall and
opened to the public on the 18th instant.
The Civic improvement League will CO.
operate with the physicians and the
press in creating interest in the exhibi-
lion
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
TWO PERISH IN FIRE
Blind Mother and Her Son Burned to
Death at Cleveland, O.

At Cleveland, Ohio, two persons
lost their lives and three others were
badly burned in Nfire which destroyed
the dwelling of Henry Marston. Mrs.
Henry Marston, thirty-five years old,
and her son, Henry Marston, aged
seven, are dead. Henry Marston, her
husband, and their two daughters, Al
ice ard Ellen, twelve and two respec-
lively, are seriously burned.
The blaze was caused by a defective
gas mantle. The mother, who was
blind, made no effort to save herself.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
LAND REDEMPTIONS.
Citizens Pay Taxes on Reverted Lands
Along Coast.


Jackson-Land Commissioner Giles
pie did 'land office business during
the past month, breaking the record for
land redemptions. The sum collected
during the past month OH land redemp-
tions alone amounted to $3.50, and nearly
all of this sum came from the two coast
counties of Harrison and jackson. For
the past few years good deal of land
that has been considered valueless in the
coast counties has been allowed to re.
vert to the state, but the people of Har-
rison county particularly seem to have
come to the conclusion that they were
making mistake and are now Fastening
to redeem them, that county alone pay
ing in for the month of February the
sum of $517 in redemption fees.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
COMMISSION FIXES ICE RATE.
Levy Rate on Ice Shipped in Less Than
Car Load Rates.

Jackson.-The Railroad Commission
finished their rate on the ice question.
They have been working for some time
to establish satisfactory rate upon ice
shipped in less than car load lots and
have now succeeded in fixing one that
is in every way satisfactory. The rate
on ice is shown by the following table:
miles and under cents per 100
10 miles and over g. cents per 100
is miles and over 10-12 cents per 100
20 miles and over 15-14 cents per 100
25 miles and over 2O-16 cents per 100
30 miles and over 25-17 cents per 100
35 miles and over 3O--1S cents per 100
40 miles and over 35-19 cents per 100
As miles and over 1870 cents per 100
so miles and over 45--21 cents per 100
rs miles and over 5N-22 cents per 100
so miles and over 7o-23 cents per 100
90 miles and over sO-24 cents per 100
100 miles and over 90-25 cents per 100
with minimum charge for each ship
ment of 25 cents. 1t was furthcr 2r-
dered that the special car load rates as
printed and in effect be approved and
issued by all the railroads in the state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
WILLIAMS IN DAVIS SEAT.
Senator Realizes Ambition of Many
Years Existence.

Washington. = Senator John Sharp
Williams has already realized one ambi-
tion since his promotion to the United
States senate-viz., to occupy the seat
i'll the chamber which was occupied by
Senator Jefferson Davis, president of the
Confederacy and senator from Missis-
sippi. For the last few years the seat
had been occupied by Senator Owen of
Oklahoma, who surrendered it to Sen
ator Williams.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
craIqe L.ippincott Killed.

Mystery surrounds the death of
Craige Lippincott, head of the publish
ing company, who was found dead OF
a gunshot wound in his home in Phil
adelphia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
Prizes for Best Corn.

Ellisville.-The business men of this
city are to give cash prizes amounting to
800 for the best yield of corn to the
acre in Jones county. {.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-04-14
Tate County Fair.

Tate County Fair.
Scnatobia.-If not providentially him
dered, the Tate County Fair Association
will hold about the largest fair in North
Mississippi this year.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-27

Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Fulcher at
tended the carnival at Elkton last
Friday.
Mr.. John TIMBER, of Adams, Tenn.
was a visitor at Cross wilkins Satur-
day.
Misses Ethel. Evelyn and Ida Mae
Wade attended Sunday school at the
Presbyterian church at Fairview
Sunday.
The farmers are again planting
corn after several days, dry weather.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Reeves, of
near Hopkinsville, were in this sec.
ton Sunday.
Mrs. W. c. Brewer, of Cadiz, who
died at that place Saturday night of
cancer, formerly lived here several
years ago. Mrs. Brewer has many
friends here that regret to hear of
her death.
Mrs j. B. johnson spent Saturday
and Saturday night in Elkton with
relatives.
It's time to go fishing, the dog.
wood trees are in bloom.
The roads are getting good again
after several days. dry weather.
Mrs. Hammack and sister, Miss
Allen, of near Pembroke. were visit
ors at Mrs. M. E. Morton's Sunday.
The wheat crop is looking fine
and there is prospects of a good
crop.
Mrs. W. w. Eddins at last report
was no better.
Mr.. james H. Hall at last report
was no better. we are sorry to note.
The people here have mostly got
ten over their colds.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-27
PEMBROKE r. r. 3.

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