Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-01-20

GENERAL NEWS,
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cordlng to present plans, there will
be offered at par to stockholders an
amount of the new stock equal to 10
per cent of that at present outstand-
ing, or approximately SAL 100000. The
money VIII be used in refunding a
few securities that mature this year,
in so-called relief freight lines de.
signed to make the operation of the
New York terminals more efficient.
and for minor improvements along the
route from this city to Pttsburg.
Vice President of the United States
Sherman and party of his friends
were held up by a Maryland officer
just beyond the District of Columbia
line because their automobile was not
provided with a Maryland license for
1911 The vice president informed
him that it was government machine
in which the party was driving
The officer who had stopped the par.
ty apparently was not inclined to rec.
ognize the plea as sufficient A supe.
rior, however, quickly arrived and
recognized Mr.. Sherman. That was
enough. The party was allowed to
proceed
A resolution for amendment to the
constitution of the election or sena.
tors by direct vote of the people was
reported favorably to the. senate by
Senator Borah on behalf of the com
mittee on judiciary. The report ac
companying the resolution was a vol
luminous one, containing many of the
arguments of those who favor the
election of senators by popular vote
The resolution is expected to pro-
woke a prolonged debate in the senate
and there is not much prospect OF
action until the ocean mail bill and
the Lorimer bribery cases are out OF
the way
The plans for the immediate con
solidation of the National Grocery
company and Western Grocery COM
pany are under consideration. 1t is
said the capital of the combined COM
panies will be $10,000,000. F. l. Let's
resident officer of both companies
stated that their earnings in the last
year had been the largest in history
The National Grocery company oper-
ates fourteen or fifteen houses in the
principal cities of Michigan and Indi-
ana. It's capital is 81 100000 of pei
cent preferred and $2,OO0,0OO common
which pays 2 per cent.
A Gordon of New York city police
men is standing guard outside the
closed east side banking house of Cletc
Sciandone, on One Hundred and Sixth
street, as the result of demOnstra
tion by several hundred frantic for
eigners who had placed their savings
on deposit there. 1t was feared an al
tempt would be made to blow up the
building. The banker is gone, the po
lice say, since Monday. He had beer
in business for five years and had won
the confidence of the uptown Italians
until his depositors numbered more
than 5000.
At Washington, D. c., Secretary OF
State Knox and Gen. Juan e. Paredes
special minister from Honduras
signed a convention providing for the
negotiation of loan by American
bankers to the government of Hon
duras. The loan is for the purpose
of refunding the debt of the republic
which amounts to slightly more than
$10,000,C00. The text of the treaty
will net be made public until the sen
ate has ratified it. The treaty vii
also have to be ratified by the cen
gress of Honduras, which is now in
session.
Judson Harmon has been inaugu
rated at Columbus, Ohio, as governor
of Ohio for the second time with the
severest simplicity. There was no in
augural address. The oath was admin
istered by Chief Justice w. T. Spear
Parading of soldiery and everything
which usually makes the Inauguration
a function were omitted The govern
or then returned to his private office
and went to work Atlee Pomerene
was sworn in as lieutenant governor
and on Wednesday will be elected as
United States senator.
A riot occurred in Chicago between
fifty men and women garment workers
on their way to work and score o
men who were attempting to dissuade
them from reporting for work
In the fight bricks, bottles and stones
were thrown at the workers, windows
of an Erie street car were smashed
and the crowd of rioters was not dis
persed until a patrol wagon loaded
with policemen arrived on the scene
Atlee Fomerene, attorney at law and
lieutenant nt-governor-elect, was nomin
ated for the United States senate tc
succeed Charles Dick. by the joint
Democratic caucus OF the Ohio legisla
ture. The election will be made com
plete next Wednesday, Pomerene re
ceived As votes. the exact number re
quired for the nomination. There
were eleven men in the contest.
The house has passed the Sulloway
general pension bill, which grants pen
sions ranging from $12 to $36 month
to all soldiers who served ninety days
in the United States army in the Civi
war, or sixty days in the Mexican wal
and who have reached the age of e.
years The bill adds about $45,000,00t
a year TO the pension roll.
Grand Rapids Central League fran
chise has been sold by Bert Annis ol
South Bend to DR.. Harley Parker OF
Chicago. The consideration, while
not announced, is said to be $4,000
The sale of the franchise does not
include any players on the Grand
Rapids reserve list.
Thousands of records were Destroy
ed in fire in the Office of the United
States pension agency in the pension