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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
UNUSUAL SUIT AGAINST 1. C.
Man Asks Damages for Finger Hurt by
Passenger

Jaekson.-A new line of complaint
against a railroad company is involved
in a civil suit which has just been filed
against the Illinois Central Railroad Co.
as representing George p. Bomar, the
plaintiff and injured party. The point
is, that this defendant corporation must
show why it should not be adjudged as
due the plaintiff, for damages alleged to
have been sustained through having the
end of the little finger of the left hand
mashed-~eif, while plaintiff was a pas
senger OH one of the Illinois CentraPs
trains, for Pickens, in Holmes county.
When the train reached that station, he
his way to the coach door for the pur-
pose of alighting The train had
stopped, or was nearly stopped, and the
plaintiff stood with his hand on the
door-facing, waiting for the fagman to
put his little stool in position. While
so standing, as averred in the declara-
tion, the door leading to the platform
was suddenly and without warning or
knowledge closed to, and in closing the
finger of plaintiff was caught between
that and the facing 1t is shown that
the cause of this sudden shutting to of
the outer door was due to the fact that
some one had just then emerged from
the toilet, the door to which swings
across the radius of the outer door,
thus forcing the man coming from the
toilet to close the platform door.
Plaintiff contends in his declaration
that such arrangement should not be-
and that it is due to careessness and
lack of due care and caution on the
part of the railway officials that these
doors are so constructed as to swing
across each other. Accordingly, he has
brought suit for actual personal and
punitive damage in the sum of $2,500
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
MAC VEkGH BARES
CUSTOMS FRAUD
Secretary and Marshall Field
Expose Hat Importers.
ROW Importers Beat the United States
Government Out of Millions Of
DoIlars-other Frauds
Are Reported.

How many importers beat the United
States government out of millions OF
dollars has been revealed by Secretary
Franklin MacVeagh. The story OF
the frauds, which has just been made
public, sheds light on the devious me.
thods whereby Panama hats have been
imported under such small imposts
that dealers were unable to meet com.
petition unless they bought Of dis.
honest houses.
The revelations came when a docu.
ment was made public showing the
testimony of Secretary Macveagh be.
fore the house committee on expendi
lures in the treasury department. The
Panama hat scheme was exposed by
the aid CT Marshall Field & Co. OF
Chicago.
This firm year and half ago
made its first importat II of hats
from Peru. An invoice was received
along with the goods and by means
of rhis the duty was computed al va.
loren at Chicago and paid by the
firm. Shortly afterward another in.
voice for the same goods was received
from the firm in Peru. making the valu.
alton so per cent higher
Marshall Field & Co. Immediately
cabled to Peru for an explanation.
The exporters replied that the first in.
voice was intended merely for use at
the custom mouse, the second one car
rying the right price. The message
added: What everybody does"
The American firm, however, de.
clined to be a beneficiary OF the
scheme. 1t took the second invoice
to the custom house and paid the rest
of the duty. Then it communicated
with MacFeagh. An investigation
followed and large sum of money
was recovered from importers who
had proftcd by the fraud.
Secretary MacVeagh told the COM
mittee that the system of ad valorem
duties had been responsible for under
mining the customs service with graft.
AS an example he cited the experience
Of Marshall Field & Co., which, so
long as there was an ad valorem duty,
had to keep out of the glove import
ing business.
''They had to buy their gloves in
New York." said Mr.. MacVeagh, be
cause they are quite above any fraud,
and they would have to enter their
goods at what they actually cost
The other people were perhaps not so
scrupulous, and the trade at any rate
all went into the hands of a certain
set of importers"
The secretary defended himself for
his stringent reform of the passenger
luggage abuse, for which he has been
criticised, asserting that if he had
let the Outrageous conditions on the
passenger docks remain it would have
been hopeless to try to rehabiltate the
rest of the service"
He asserted that the passenger
frauds were most barefaced, adding:
Numerous persons bought tLeir way
right accrCss the docks and our men
stood with their hands behind their
backs. 1t was the foulest mess you
could imagine"
Not only sugar but other kinds OF
| merchandise, he said, had been un-
der weighed at New York.
He defended the action of the treas
| ury apartment in reversing the duty
to preserve railroad ties, on the
ground that it aided greatly in the
| work of conserving the country's tim
ber resources.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
ATWOOD FLIGHT ENDS
Descends at Governors Island
after Flying 1,265 Miles.

Carrying a suit case, but bareheaded
Harry Atwood made the trip to New
York from st. Louis by areop,ane
He took off his cap to bid good after
noon to Yonkers as he flew down the
misty Hudson, and the cap planed into
the river.
He descended at Governors Island
at 2:35 p. m. after doing the final
jdmr from North Nyack, thirty-one
miles, in forty-two minutes. In cover.
ing the 1,2G5 miles from ST. Louis he
was in the air twenty-eight hours and
lime minutes. II is the longest jour
ney ever made by a man in the air
Harry Atwood went to Boston by
train. He conceded that railroads are
dangerous, but had to take the risk
because he had agreed to fly at the
meet in Squantum this afternoon. He
I'D not go to Sheepshead Bay, and
there may be a roar or two from citi.
zens who wafted for him there on
Thursday and got rain checks when
he did not appear, but young Mr.. At.
wood says his conscience is clear
Just what tie unprecented trip
means to Atwood in cash he did not
know. When ne got to the Knicker-
locker hotel $4,000 was handed to
him by Victor j. Evans, a patent at
torney of Washington, who offered
that prize because he thought the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
hadn't done the right thing in merely
taking Atwood out to lunch when he
few from New York to the capital.
Then there is 81 500 that was paid by
a st. Louis newspaper on the day he
sra'ted east, and there may be some
thing coming fer exhibitions at eight
towns along the way.
But" says Atwood, "you must know
that l paid $4,000 to my managers at
Lyons the other night in order to be
relieved from my contract. oh, got
very tired of flying just to suit some
body elses financial convenience. My
net profit is so little that hate to talk
ahcut It,"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
MEET DEATH ON PIXIES PEAK
Dallas Couple Perish from Cold While
Climbing Mountain.

At Colorado Springs William F.
Skinner and wife, prominent and well
to-do citizens of Dallas, Tex, met
death on the slopes of Pixies Peak
while attempting to walk to the sum
nit and their bodies, frozen stiff, were
found by merest accident
When about half way up they were
Wv yertaken by a storm of rsin, hail and
snow, accompanied by high winds
They were insufliciently clothed and
were bennmbed by the cold and ex
hausted by the climb and sat down
to rest. Death probably resulted from
heart failure.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
SPORTING AFFAIRS
Observation-Disclosures

Carl Morris, the Oklahoma white
hope, with his wife and trainer, Con
Riley. has left Tulsa, Okla, for New
York to join his manager, F. b. Uter,
who is there completing arrangements
for Morris coming bout with Jim
Flynn. According TO Morris statement,
the bout will take place in September.
His sparring partners will be Joe Jean
nette, Joe Cotton end Al Kubiak.
When the Pirates return to Pitts
burg from their eastern trip Sept. 2,
Hans Wagner will resume his place at
short, declared DR.. G. F. Berg, the
Pirates physician, after examining
Wagner's ankle, which was injured in
the game at Brooklyn. DR.. Berg re-
moved the adhesive plaster bound
about the ankle after la was hurt and
no Inflammation oh swelling.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
BIG PLANTERS COMBINE.
A Six Hundred Thousand Dollar Cor
poration in Delta.

Jackson.-The tendency of the plant.
ing interests in the Mississippi delta
to get together and consolidate their
holdings, to be operated by machinery
ana with labor saving devices, such as
traction engines, pulling gang plows, two
horse cultivators, and such other de.
vices, is manifested again by the forma-
tion of the '1ssaquena Planting Com
pany," domiciled at Greenville. Miss,
and capitalized at six hundred thousand
dollars. The incorporators are f. N.
Robertshaw, Lee A. Bell and Hugh C.
Watson, three of the largest planters in
that section.
The charter gives the company broad
powers and the right to manufacture
cotton if it so desires. 1t is apparent
that the planters of the delta have con-
cluded to operate their holdings as any
other highly organized business is oper-
ated, with great attention to the de-
tails and the embracing of every OPP
portunity to stop waste and institute a
money and labor saving economy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
BLACK HAND TO CROWDER.
Letter From Italy = Threatens jackson
Executive With Death.

Jackson.-From the classic old city on
the banks of the Tiber to the classic cap
ital of the state of Mississippi on the
banks of the romantic Pearl, is far cry
geographically, yet not too far for the
international postal service to bring
what purports to be deep-dyed and
bona fide black hand letter, from Rome
to Mayor A. C. Crowder, of Jackson
The mayor received a missive which has
been puzzling him not little. 1t is
postmarked "Rome, Italy, Aug 49," and
addressed in royal purple hued ink to
"IIs Eminence, the Mayor of jackson,
Mississippi, North America
Inside the envelope is a sheet of paper
which carried the dogmatic legend,
"Rome, the Seat of the World in one
corner, and opposite, the awesome an
nouncement, death Perpetual"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
ROOSEVELT NOT IN RACE
Says He'll Esteem Move to Name Hin,
for President a Calamity.

Former President Theodore Roose-
velt in a letter to Alexander p.
Moore, editor of the Pittsburgh Lead.
er, says:
81 must ask not only you, but every
friend have, to see to 1t that no move
ment whatever is made to bring me
forward for the nomination in 1912.
should esteem it a genuine calamity
If such a movement were undertaken"
The Leader has been advocating the
nomination of Mr.. Roosevelt for presi
lent in 1912.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
Prepare Handbook of State.

Jackson.-There is no buster or more
active man in the state of Mississippi at
this time than L. L. Davis of Natchez,
secretary-manager of the Mississippi
Land Development Association. Mr.. pa-
Wis is actively engaged in getting TO-
gether some practical data for use IN
compiling statistical handbook OF MIS-
sissippi, which is to be gotten up in told
er form, so that it can be carried in the
breast pocket without inconvenience. Ii
is his purpose to make it complete, ccn
densed and reliable.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
WIDOW DRIVES 1000 MILES
Chickens and Household Goods Almost
Fill Buggy, 20 Babies Feet Protrude.

With four children, the oldest four
years, driving in a one seated deapli-
dated top buggy, Mrs. Sarah Connor
passed through town on 1000-mile
trip from Moose Jaw, Canada, to
Wheeler, S. d.
A coop of chickens was in the buggy
behind the seat. The clothing and fix
ures of the family filled the vehicle
half way to the top. The feet of the
children were thrust out of the sides
and front.
The woman's husband died five
months ago. Failure of the crop oblig-
ed the family to leave the homestead.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
CEN. GEORGE CHAPPELL DEAD
Former G. A. r. Commander and In
ventor Of White Light Burner.

General George Chapel. eighty-one
years old, former commander OF the G.
A. r. in Newm York state, Is dead at
his home in New York city. He was
tie inventor Of one Of the FIRST burners
by which a white light could be obtain
ed from ke. osene.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
A LITTLE OBJECT LESSON.
Mississippi Farm Land Sells for Over
$100 an Acre.

Jackson.-As showing the way land
values in Mississippi are advancing up
wards, may be noted the sale just made
by j. w. Stanley, of Clay county, who
has just sold his farm five miles from
West Point, to Judge R. L. Maupin, re-
Gently of Mobile, for $100.50 per acre.
The land is now in cotton, but is next
70 the great alfalfa farm of B. III.
Strong, who took the prize for the world
at the St. Louis exposition for alfalfa
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
Inventory of Relics.

Jackson.-Dr. Dunbar Rowland, di-
rector of the State department. OF ar
chives and history, is making an inven-
tory of portraits and relics in the Mis-
sissippi Hall of Fame. The work is very
important in historical circles, and mucli
care will be exercised in preparation OF
the list
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
Fitzgerald for Congress.

Vicksburg.-E. A. Fitzgerald, of the
Vicksburg Herald, it is said, is to be-
come a candidate for congress from this
district for the seat now occupied by
| l. w Collier
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-09-01
Missing Woman Found.

missing VIZ oman Ounu.
Corinth-Sufering from aphasia, Mrs.
w. w. Castleberry was discovered war
dering around within quarter OF mile
Of her home, from which she had been
missing forty-eight hours. After being
taken to her home her power of speech
partly returned. With difficulty She
said that while the search was in prog
ress she saw certain of her friends, but
was unable to articulate and make her
self known. Physicians here are puzzled
over the case.
Hugo Meyers Pardoned.
Jackson.-Governo Noel has issued a
pardon for Hugo Meyers, young white
man who has been serving two-ycar
sentence on the Rankin farm on a
charge of receiving money under false
pretenses. Meyers was sentenced from
Clay county, where he was employed ms
collector and agent, and it was one
of those old cases of carelessness in the
handling of other peoples money. The
petition for pardon was widely indorscd,
among other signers being the judge and
district attorney and all the court OF.
ficials.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-24

line and after some fatal fumbling
got the ball on the 20-yard line. Can
aGy made good gain, but on account
of fouling by his team lost yards.
Meharry lost the ball on an incom-
plete forward pass. Talladega gained
Is yards by line plunging mainly by
McNeal, but the four yards more,
when Meharry held her and took the
hall. She then raced her backs
through tackles for six yards then lost
2 yards. On a kick she gained 80
yards and recovered the ball through
her opponents lack of football un-
derstanding. Then Brown, her gal
liant tackle, made a beautiful forward
pass to Madison, left end, which
netted the first touchdown. Bass
kicked out to Matison for try-at-goal.
Zubar missed goal. Meharry 5, Tai
lGdega, 0.
Meharry kicked to Talladegas' To-
yard line, and on the next play was
penaIized yards for off-side. Tai
ladega by the same play she had been
using gained firt down and after
wards lost the ball and Meharry forth
with agined yards around tackle
and then lost the ball. The first quar-
ter closed with the ball in Talladega's
possession on her 35-yard line.
Second Quarter
Talladega lost yard after yard and
Meharry got the ball, and through
fine work of Cochran, Canady and Zu
bar gained 20 yards. Then lost
yards. Here the ball was given tt
> Cochran, who carried it to Talladegat
1-foot line, but with three chances t.
carry it over for touchdown Meharr!
feiled, for the Talladega line cement
ed itself and became impenetrable
The defense here was wonderful ant
she took the ball from Meharry ant
kicked out of danger and then hell
/ Meharry for downs, who proceeds
forthwith to reciprocate. Gettin
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-24
DAYTON NOTES.

Last Sunday was quarterly meet
ing at the NJ E. Church. Rev. Cox,
presiding elder, preached. Rev. G. w.
Cane, pastor of the M. E. Church, and
Rev. Cox visited Morgantown Tues
day. Mr. Lee, who has been very sick
with the fever, is slowly improving.
Mr.. Eli Brown, who has been con-
fined to his room on account of rheu-
matism, is able to be up. Miss Es-
tella Franklin, of College Hill, who
went to Knoxville few days ago to
have her eyes treated, has returned
greatly relieved. The Ladies Aid So
ciety met last Monday at the home Of
Mrs. L. M. Marsh and had very nice
meeting.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-24
RIVER SIDE (cAL.) NOTES.

Once more the home of Mr.. F. d.
Thomas, the barber, is frightened
with bright-eyed, smiling girl. Miss
Kingdom Drexel Thomas. At pres
ent mother and daughter are doing
nicely. Mr.. Thomas is doing fairly
well in health and has a nice bust
ness, a barber shop and picture gal
lery.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-24
oRLINDA NOTES.

Everything is moving along nicely
pertaining to the church work here.
The revival closed with the good sue
cess of thinty-one conversions. The
death angel took from our midst re-
Gently little L. j. Turner, also little
Arvelia Payne Mr.. Eleve Randolph
and Miss Nora Holland, of Price
Mill, KY, were married at the home
of Rev. j. w. Croker Rev. Crocker
officiated. Mr.. Perry Wright's re-
mains were brought from Indianap-
oils, Ind. on the 18th. He had under
gone an operation there, which caused
his death. Rev. j. w. Crocker is
visiting near Gallatin, attending the
Minister'S Meeting. Prof. G. w. Hamp-
tons school was visited by Prof. j.
H. Kelly, of Columbia, Tenn., who de-
livered grand address to the school
and several patrons and friends.
Among those who enjoyed the noble
lecture given by Prof. Kelly were Prof.
j. E. Baird, Rev. l. N. Payne, Mr. Jno.
Yates, Misses Annie and Mollie
Brown, Lucy House, Cornovia Young,
also Leland S. Croker, Mrs. Carrie
Williams.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-24
DIR. AND MRS. A. F. BRYANT TO
VISIT NASHVILLE.

DR.. and Mrs. Bryant, of Taulsa,
Okla, are expected in the city this
week and Will remain until after
THANKSGIVING. While here they will
he the guests of DR., and Mrs. Bandy.
It will be remembered that Mrs. Bry-
ant was formerly Miss Corinth Peter
sen and finished nurse training here
some time ago. Dr. Bryant is prod
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-24
ALIENS CREEK NOTES..

Rev. ]. w. Thompson, of Columbia,
arrived here Saturday. He was met
by the Sunday-school. The Rev. Mr..
Thompson will pastor the A. M. E.
Church. Miss Ethel Ross has closed
her school in Nashville, where she
has been teaching. She left Monday
for Nashville, where she will enter
Fisk University. Mr.. Andrew Greer
and Miss Jennie Brooks were married
Saturday at the home of the bride
The Court of Calanthe of this town
are planning for a Thanksgiving en-
tertainment.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-24

Fisk-Meharry Game by quarters in
the Foot Ball Extra of the Globe next
Thursday Save five cents for this
extra. You know how it was last
year-in Fisk or Meharry colors.
Phone Globe Office for the number
you want. Main 1889.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-24

within striking distance, Zubar tried
for field goal, but missed by inches.
Then the second quarter closed.
Third Quarter.
Talladega must have been the re-
cipient of inspiration during the 10
minutes rest for when the third quar-
ter opened the Alabama boys came
out singing their war song. Meharry
kicked So yards. Talladega wa
thrown back yards, but on beauti-
fully executed forward pass gained
IL yards on an end run. She gained
10 more then more through line,
and it showed that she had found a
weak spot in Meharry's defense, but
the doctors braced up by some fierce
smashing of Canady, deadly tackl1ng
of Brown, while Cochran was every
where f1anking and turning and now
ing down, Talladega was forced to
give up the ball. Then Zubar hurled
Cochran through the line and around
tackle for yards; again s yards ana
then II, but the others called upon
could not deliver so Meharry had to
kick Talladega proceeded lmmed1-
ately to lose the ball on forward pass.
After losing 8 yards and again 10 on
forward passes, Zubar tried for place
kick but missed Talladega kicked
out from 25-yard line. Meharrp gained
20 yards and then lost the ball. Talla-
dega gained yards through the line,
/ got 5 yards for Meharry's off side
play then kicked and the third quar-
! ter was over.
Fourth Quarter.
The story of this quarter is the
story of seasawing and fumbling I'M
til Meharry got to Talladega's 20
ward line, where Zubar kicked field
goal, and within the last few minutes
Lawless, right end for Talladega, did
yoeman defense, but Madison got away
tc beautiful start with Canady and
Zubar interfering, and ran 45 yards
to a touchdown, but as the goal was
not kicked the game ended Meharry
IS, Talladega, O.
See the Nashville Globes Foot
Ba. Extra next Thursday Full re
ports of the Fisk-Meharry game by
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-24

Nashville Globe will get out a Foot
Ball Extra on Thanksgiving Day.
Look for it. Save a nickel for the
full report of the Fisk-Meharry game
next Thursday. Phone the Nashville
Globe Office for the number you want.
Main 1889.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-24

uct of MeharrX The friends of DR..
and Mrs. Bryant will be glad to well
come them to the city.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-24

/ quarters. Phone your order to the
Globe Office for the number of copies
you want. Phone Main 1889.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-24
Fourth Quarter.

See the Nashville Globes Foot
Ba. Extra next Thursday. Full re-
ports of the Fisk-Meharry game by
quarters. Phone your order to the
Globe office for the number of copies
YOU want. Phone Main 1899.
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-24

See the Nashville Globes Foot
Ball Extra next Thursday. Full re-
ports of the Fisk-Meharry game by
The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1911-11-24

within striking distance, Zubar tried
for field goal, but missed by inches.
Then the second quarter closed.
Third Quarter,