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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
May BQMbARD SMYRNA
Outbreak Of "HoIy War" Viii
Be Signal for italians.

A number of Italian warships have
sailed for Smyrna under orders to
lombard the port at the first sign of
the outbreak of the holy war" re-
ported to have been begun by the Mo-
hammedans of Asia Minor and Tripoli
in sympathy with the Turks.
At almost the same moment 10000
Italian soldiers marched out OF the
capital Of Tripoli to find and fight
Turks and Arabs in the interior.
The movement of the warships was
ordered on account of reports that
agents of the Turkish committee Of
union and progress secretly were arm
ing the Mohammedans in Smyrna. The
Christians there feared massacre.
The consuls of the various powers at
Smyrna advised their governments Of
the situation.
The Italian column leaving Tripoli
city was headed for the Djebel noun
tains. Cavalry patrols had been sent
in advance.
Turkey had issued orders to her
troops in the interior of Tripoli to en-
deavor to harass the Italian column by
guerrilla warfare and to concentrate
the main force at the foot of the Die
bel mountains.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
LEAKEsVLE. GREENE COUNTY Mss, FRIDAY OCTOBER n 1911
PLAN TO BOOST SOUTH.
Finley and Curran Participate in Con
ference at Meridian.

ference at Meridian.
Meridian.-Thcrc was a meeting in
the office of Cliff Williams, general man
ager of the Aississippi-Alabama Fair,
President W. w. linlay, Of the South
ern Railway, President D. d. Curran, of
the New Orleans and Northeastern, ana
other railroad men and prominent lead
ing agricultmists The purpose OF the
meeting was intended to open the eyes
Of the railroad men to the possibilities
of the South, especially Mississippi in
an agricultural way
The meeting had been arranged by
Mr. Williams for the purpose of showing
the railroad officials what had already
been accomplished and what the future
held in store for Mississippi.
Messrs. Finlay and Curran and the
others were intent listeners and the
first mentioned gentleman asked many
questions that showed he was fully alive
to the Importance of the matters
brought before them.
The discussion was led by IT. B. Cur
III VI ~'1NNOAj a. SNitiNiuctii WIZ tAilii
three years or so ago had lived in Hi
nois and had attained fame by being
selected by the government experts to
send display of dairy products to the
great Paris (France) exposition in 1900.
MIR. Gurler gave his views of the
prairie lands of Northern Mississippi
and went into the question of hog rails
ing quite extensively. He declared hogs
could be raised much more cheaply in
Mississippi than they could be raised
in Illinois because Of the fact that they
could range longer-in fact, there was
no necessity for keeping them penned
up for any great period at any time of
the year. as was the case in the North
ern states.
Mr.. Gurler was followed by Prof.
Beeson, of Beeson College, who talked
entertainingly and well of the possibil-
tiles of the poultry business in the South
and gave some apt illustrations of sue
cess along that line.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
LAF0LLETTE ENDORSED
Procresslves Favor Wisconsin Senator
for President in 1912.

At Chicago Monday the 200 delegates
in attendance at the national progress
sive Republican conference at the Ho-
tel LaSalle endorsed Senator Robert
n. LaFollette of Wisconsin for the Re-
publican nomination for president in
1912.
Endorsement Of the Wisconsin pro-
eressiye came in the evening after a
long day of spoechmaking in the
enuncia,;on Of principles which were
in part reported back to the confer
ence by the committee on resolutions.
The platform Of Republican princi-
Pies as embodied in the resolutions
makes no mention Of the tariff, nor
does it INCLUDE the progressive prin-
ci1les of the inititive and referendum.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
Offer Prizes for Farming.

Meridian.-There is a well defined
move on the part of business interests in
this section to offer prizes for the most
progressive farming next year, that Is,
the farmer that raises the greatest mar
ketable variety. This action, it is said,
is necessary for the future prosperity of
this district, as future success in farm
ing will greatly depend upon the diver
sified farmer. The reason for this is the
advent of the boil weevil, which will
greatly curtail the cotton crop in the
next two years.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
GAME LAWS NOT ENFORCED.
Fish, Birds and Squirrels Abe Being
Slaughtered.

Meridian - Following the announce
ment that a move was on foot to asl,
the Lauderdale county board of super
visors to draft laws prohibiting the kill
ing of insect eating birds, startling as
sertions have been made by local sports
men, who claim that they can back up
every word with proof. This assertion
is that notwithstanding the laws pro-
hibiting such things, creeks and ponds
are being lined and dynanited; squir-
rels being killed and slaughtered out of
season, as are also quail. This they
claim is fully covered by law, but as
the law is not enforced and is dead
issue on the statute books, no more law
should be drafted to protect birds or
game unless it is enforced.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

Tol<YC-Speculation now ccntera
on what japan will do if the Pekin
government invites her to put down
the uprising. AT least $4,000 troops
would he required to do this. None CT
the other powers would be able to
land such a large body of men in the
Chinese empire within a reasonable
time. 1t is admitted, however, that if
Japan should agree to interfere she
would ALLEVIATE south China, which is
her best market. 1t is thought, there
fore, that in the fral settlement of the
troubles in south China, the mikado
VIII faycr the demands of the present
roNolutiOnaries.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
Southern Made Money.

JaelSson.-The semi-annual report of
the Southern railway in Mississippi has
been filed with the railroad commission,
and it shows that the operating revenue
in the state Of Mississippi for the past
year was $4S7 75S3.5G and the expenses
$36s,sS which leaves a fair profit on
the business.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
Find Dynamite Package.

Jackson.-Discovery of evidence that
package, supposed to contain dyna-
mite, was received here, is given by
Deputy Marshal Collins as the reason
for putting an armed federal guard
about the freight shed of the Illinois
Central, where 200 strikebreakers are
quartered. The federal authorities claim
to have evidence that dynamite was sent
here. Marshal Collins admitted that he
was not certain that the package con-
tained dynamite, explaining that infor-
nation in his possession leads strongly
to the belief.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
SEEK EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY.
Bigamist, Murderer and Thief Want
Pardons.

JaelSson-Gov Noel has been petit
toned to pardon Charles Ennis, con-
victed at the September, 1911, term OF
Jefferson county of bigamy. Petition al
leges he thought his wife had gotten a
divorce, as he had been served with
summons and heard nothing further,
and when he married again he did so
in good faith, believing his first wife
had released him.
William Holman was convicted at the
August, 1908, term of Winston county
court for the murder of King Triplett,
sets up as reason for pardon that he is
in the last stages of consumption, and
the provocation to kill was great.
Isaiah Hunter, of Wilkinson county
serving two years for grand larceny
has served most of his sentence, and
wants pardon on general principles, be
ing sufficiently punished and having
made a good prisoner.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
States Cash Running Low.

Jacksonville state has on hand and
in repositories the sum of $491, ,741.74.
On November / next the state auditor
is supposed to send out warrants for the
distribution of the Confederate pension
fund which amounts to 100000. So it
will be seen from Governor Noels re-
port that the cash on hand will be re-
duced to less than 100000 when this
disbursement is made.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
H. L. SWIFT DEAD
Brother of Packer Expires of Heart
Disease on a Train.

Herbert L. Swift, of Chicago, the
president of the Sterling Lumber and
Supply company, and brother or Louis
F. Swift, the packer, died suddenly on
a Chicago and Northwestern train
near Milwaukee. Heart disease was
the cause of death.
Mr.. Swift was thirty-six years old,
and leaves widow. Accompanied by
DR.. A. w. La Forde, Mr. Swift was on
his way to Michigan for a two weeks
hunting trip when he was stricken.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
Want a Commissioner.

Greenwood.-A petition is being cir
culated in Leaore, asking the board Of
supervisors for an appropriation of not
less than 1900 for the employment of
a county commissioner of agriculture.
to work in cooperation with the gov
ernment's district demonstrator to adj
wise in the planting and cultivation of
cotton. The United States department
of agriculture has proposed to augment
any appropriation made by the super
visors with donation of $337.50 annu
ally to apply to the salary Of county
commissioner
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
Prominent Woman Dead.

Jackson.-Mrs. America Sample Car
ter, widow of the late DR.. Samuel S.
Carter, for years prominent resident
of Jackson, died at her home Sunday.
Mrs. Carter was a native OF Holmes
county, sister Of the late Senator Sam
S. Sample. She was in her sixty-dfth
year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
wEEvIL EGGS IN STORAGE.
Weevils Do Not Hibernate in Stalks Of
Cotton, But Lay Eggs in Seed.


Cotton, But Lay Eggs in Seed.
Jacksonville statement of r. G..
Cole, Simpson county farmer that he
had discovered the secret of the hiberna-
tion of the boil weevil, and that it does
not hibernate to any great extent, but
perpetuates the species by laying eggs in
the cotton seed, and that the eggs hatch
at the time the seed sprout, and the
young weevil lives on the tender root
juices until it emerges and begins on
the top or crown buds of the plant, ere
ated a great deal of interest among cot
ton men here.
If Mr.. Cole is correct in his conclu-
sions, based upon his study of the wee
vii, the department of agriculture will
have to rearrange its entire method of
lighting the pest-and Mr. Cole had a
sack full of the infected cotton seed to
show that he knew what he was talking
about. Each seed had an egg in it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
CANNON VISITS DELTA.
Former Speaker Of National House Of
Representatives Banageted

Greenwood.-Ex-speaker Joe Cannon
Of the national house of representatives,
who owns an interest in the Roundaway
plantation between Tutwiier and Matt
son, was entertained by S. B. and H. L.
Walton Of Sunnyside in LeAore county
and will remain in this section some
days, the time of his departure not hav-
ing beeu yet announced.
Gov. Noel, Governor-elect Brewer and
Senator Williams were among those in
yited to attend the banquet.
Uncle Joe is properly impressed with
the fertility of the delta lands and
clearly foresees the opportunity and
prospect of great development of the
country, with consequent enhancement
of property values, predicting that the
price of farming land in the delta will
ultimately advance to hundreds of dol
lars per acre.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
HAS PAID $4,000 FINES.
Minnie Winston Has Sold Whiskey for
Twelve Years.

Twelve Years.
Jackson.-A fine of 500 and costs
was imposed on Minnie Winston, no
torious woman who has been before the
courts for selling whiskcy on an aver
age of five times year for the past
twelve years. The woman has been CON
yicted every time she has appeared, and
has perhaps paid more money in fines
10 the state Of Mississippi than any
other individual or corporation in the
state. The woman is said to have paid
out small fortune ior the services Of
attorneys.
According to the figures gathered by
the police, the woman has been arrest
ed on the average of five times year
She has never escaped fine OF $100 and
$3.50. Allowing that the woman paid
a 500 fine for each ofTense, $500 year
for twelve years aggregates the total
Of $4,000. The woman admits that these
figures are correct.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
Prohibitionists Alarmed.

Jackson.-The prohibition forces of
Mississippi are in quite a twitter over
the approaching session of the legisla-
tre, and have been considerably arous-
ed over certain statements to the effect
that it was within the bounds of pos
sibility that an attempt would be made
to modify the statewide prohibition law.
A convention Of temperance people is
being called to meet in jackson some
time in January for the purpose Of com
batting the movement.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

At Chicago Tuesday Chief Of Police
John McWeeny appeared before the
civil service commission to tell what
he knew about the Chicago gambling
and vice situation. Examined by w
w, Wheelock, special counsel in the
police investigation, Chief AlcWeeny
professed Ignorance Of the existence
Of gambling CT the leyying Of vice
tribute by the police.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
ELY'S DEATH SHOCKS =, "a
KILLING of the Famous Aviator Causes
Sorrow at Macon, Ga.

The tragic death of Engene B. Ely,
at Macon, Ca, while starting on an eX-
hibition at the state fair grounds has
cast a gloom over Macon.
The death of Ely brings the list OF
fatilities caused by aeroplane acci-
dents up to 101 In 1908, one man lost
his life; in 1909, four; in 1910, thirty
two and, up to date in the present year
sixty,four persons have been killed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
ORGANIZE PLANTING COMPANIES
Five Big Companies Formed in Delta
Within Three Months.

Wlthln IHIee M0nlNS.
Jackson.-One noticeable fact that is
significant in regard to the next crop year
in the Mississippi delta is the number of
planting companies being organized, with
ample capital to carry on planting opera
tions the next and subsequent years.
The last one of these big planting
companies to be organized is the Empire
Plantation Company, domiciled at Estill
in Washington county, its capital stock
being $250,000.
This is the fifth or sixth big planting
company to be organized within the last
three months to operate plantations in
the delta district
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
SLUGGERS TO PRISON
Guards Take Labor Men to Joliet to
Serve Penitentiary Terms.

William Connors, Andrew O'Connor
and Edward Storgaard, the convicted
Chicago labor sluggers, were taken to
the Joliet penitentiary to begin serv-
ing their sentences.
In fear lest an attempt at rescue
be made the three were taken secret
ly in a closed carriage from the Jail
to the Union depot, where they were
placed on train.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
Observation-Disclosures oe
CRIMES AND CASUAL TIES.
B ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

LEAVENWORTH, KAN Captain
Winired B. Carr of the army scrv
ice sohool at Fort Leayenworth was
found shot dead by a maid, who en-
tered his quarters to clean house. II
is believed the officer. shot himself
An army revolver with one chamber
empty was found near the body Cap
tain Carr vas to have married Miss
Jeanette frances Clark, daughter oil
Major and Mrs. Charles C. Clark OF
Fort Sheridan, I'll.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
Gee cooaao eoe &c c 0 c Q
+: +: GENERAL El.2. )


MILAN, lTALY-9oth tie British
and German ambassadors had a lons
interview with the minister Of foreign
affairs, with the view of concluding
the conflict between Italy and Turkey.
1t is said in official quarters that Tur-
key Must abandon the idea Of even q
threatening demonstration with her
squadron, as that would oblige the
Italian feet tc keep it under obServa.
ton. If Turkey desires peace she
must definitely renounce what she al
ready lost. If that be done now Italy
IS prepaled, considering Turkeys posi-.
tion. to give indemnity Later Italy
would not only refuse to pay indemni.
ty, but would demand it herself.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
pemocrats Decide Jan. 6.

The Democratic national commit
tee will set in Washington on Jan.
8 next time and place for holding
the next Democratic national conven-
ton.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27
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SPORTING AFFAIRS.


BOSTON - Although most critics
agree that Pal Moore of Philadelphia
earned a margin of victory over Bat
Ting Nelson in their twelye-round
bout at the Armory A. A., everybody
that follows boxing hands the Durable
Dane of compliments for his wonderful
milling
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

LONDON - All of the press dis.
Patches from Tripoli must now be
mailed to Malta, as the cable is being
monopolized by the naval and mill
tary authorities Of Italy. Practically
no news is being received direct.
Word comes that more bloodshed
was witnessed at Tripol The cor.
respondent of the Telegraph says that
a native woman was challenged by a
sentry for entering a section Of the
city to which she was forbidden. She
ran away and Immediately the sentry
fired, killing one person and woundinG
four others.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

COLUMBUS, O.-Under the prctoxt
Of obtaining some information con
cerning q marriage ceremony, three
men late at night gained acees S to the
home Of the Rev. Father Victor Sovil-
10 and seriously stabbed the priest
while he was looking over a batch of
papers they had handed him. While
seriously wounded, Il is believed Faith
er Sovillo will recover
BOSTON. MA96.-The Rev. Clar-
ence V. T Rlcheson, pastor of a Bab-
tist church in Cambridge, was arrest
ed as a result of the police investga-
ton of the death by poisoning of Miss
Avis Lennel, a student at the New
England C0ns2rva ory Of Muse. The
arrest was made at the home Of Moses
G. Edmands, father of Richeson's
fancee, in Brookline.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

URCH-Richard Jordan, the
worlds checker champion, died at the
Royal infimary, at the result Of an in
jury in a street car accident. With
out doubt he was the greatest of all
champions, surprising even Wyllie in
his great knowledge of the openings.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

WAsHlNGToN-Mrs. Minnie st.
Clair. an actress who was playing at
a local vaudeville theater, under the
name of Sue Simpson, killed herself
by drinking a poisonous disinfectant
in her dressing room.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

BERLIN-The German foreign office
is informed by an official dispatch
from Hankow that landing parties
from the German warships Leipsig.
Tiger and yaterland, with the assist
anoe Of volunteers from the German
residents at Hankow, have been fight
i1e with a Chinese mob in the streets.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

HUNTINGTON, IND.-sterling R
Dubbs, twenty-four years old, his wife
and their three-year-old child were
killed and George Bechtold was prob
ably fatally injured when an automo
bile in which they were riding was in
collision with a Wabash engine at g
grade crossing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

cHlcAcc-The Chicago White Sox
licked the Cubs, to 2, and thereby
won the championship Of Chicago in
four straight games.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

WActlNGToN-A tribute TO the
government employe is written in the
annual report Of Charles H. WhiDple,
paymaster general Of tire army, in a
pea for an increase Of salary and a
system of retirement when the en-
ploye reaches the age of incapacity.
Referring to the 80 FER cent in.
crease in tae cost Of livirg during the
last fifteen years" without a cores
ponding advance in pay, General
Whipple says the additional pay is
asked not as a reward for services,
but as a necessity"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

RocNAWAY, N. IA large number
of miners were caught by an inrush Of
water at the iron mines at Hibernia,
and thirteen are reported dead.
All were foreigners except the fore
man of the gang. The men were driv-
ing new shaft when it is supposed
they broke into a subterranean stream
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

NEWBERG, NJ. Y.-Goyernor John
A. Dix paid an unostentatious visit to
Mattoawan state hospital for the Grim
inal insane, where Harry Thaw is cor.
fined. Ills visit was without knowl,
edge of anyone at the hospital, it lie.
ing his request that formalities he
abandoned He was taken through
seyeral Of the wards and had Harry
Thaw pointed out to him in one of the
corridors. The governor paused and
looked at Thaw for severa minutes,
and then passed on without making
any comment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

MEXICO CITY, MEX.-Oficial no
tices from the state of Tabasco minim-
ize the danger from the revolution
which started there when eco armed
men proclaimed Reyes as president
and captured two small towns in the
mountains. Nevertheless the govern
or asked Mexico City to- send rein
forcements.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

NEW YCRK-The activity Of tho
New York bureau of encumbrances,
which during the last year has caused
the removal of thousands of encrcach-
ing steps, railings and costly porticos
from prominent thoroughfares, has
taken q new turn with the sending out
Of q dozen large tEucks with instruc-
tions to cart away show cases, boot
black stands, barber POLES, ornament-
al tees and other encumbrances from
the sidewalks of the principal cross
town streets.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

COLUMBUS, MISS. = In a shoot
ing growing out Of a dispute, three
persons were killed near here. VIII
Dent, a negro, killed John Brownlee,
owner of a big plantation. Shot from
the charge spread, killing the wife Of
Dent. Bob Brownlee, brother of John,
then killed the negro.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

2WpON-The Wesleyan mission
aes oooiety Of London, England, has
red a dispatch from Hankow stat
In.. -.at the British consul has ordered
all missionaries to leave Wu Chang,
Han Yang, Hankow and kweng-tse.
The dispatch adds: "The missionar-
les in the concessions and at outside
stations are safe, so far as we know"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

Les ANGELES, CAL.-TaXpayers OF
this country are beginning seriously to
count the cost of the trial Of John j.
and James B. Mcnamara, accused OF
blowing up the Times building, whicl
has been in progress several days and
has proceeded only as far as the eX-
animation Of the first veniremen. That
the trial will last several months and
will involve an expenditure of S500,O0C
is the belief of many.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-10-27

LoeANsPoRT, lND.-A fire from
defective flue destroyed the depot
Office of The Adams Express company
at the Pan Handle station, and many
valuable express packages were burn
ed Bags containing several thousand
dollars in silver burned and water
played on tie fire by fremen scattered
silver dollars, halves and quarters in
all directions.