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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
L0R|MER INQUIRY
RESTS FOR AWHILE
Committee AdjOurns to Meet in
Chicago in October.
D. w. Ho!stlaw Considered Money Re.
ceived From Senator John Bro
derrick AS Gifts-Henecy
Springs Surprise

The Lorimer probers adjourned hear
ings In Washington to resume proba-
bly, early in October in Chicago, at
the call OF Chairman Dillingham;. At
torney Healy of the committee, an
nounced that the list of witnesses
summoned had been exhausted.
And everybody else," he added.
The last session of the committee
was occupied with the final cross-ex-
animation of d. w. Hols.law, former
state senator of Illinois, who asserts
he received $250O for voting for Lori
Iner.
Holstlaw's statement to States At
torney Burke, in which he said Senator
Broderick offered $500 il he would
vote for Lorimer, was read. s,s
You sail you considered tie $2,500
and $500 you received from John Bro
derrick as gifts?" asked Senator Ken.
yon of Iowa.
"Yes si.'."
You didn't care particularly where
1T came from?" asked Chairman Dill
lingham.
mo, just as soon not know"
IF you considered it gift, why
didn't you tell your friends that some
one thought so much of you as to
make you a large present."
II didn't consider 1t much"
Holstlaw said he couldn't remem-
ber whether he had gone before the
Sagamon county grand jury. Every
question b. the committee failed to
arouse his memory Re was clear
that he was taken before Judge
Creighton, the indictment dismissed.
and his $4,000 check in cash bail re-
turned.
THAT is ai," declared Attorney
Hanecy, ending the cross-examina-
| ton
Everybody in the room sat up in
surprise 1t Lad been expected that
the cross-examination of Holstlaw
would run the same length as with the
other witnesses. Attorney Hanecy
smiled at the sensation he had created.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
SPORTING AFFAIRS.
, oesseess essosssssessssss

The American Olympic committee,
which was appointed to select team
for the Olypmic games at Stockholm,
Sweden, in 1912, will this week send
out circular letter soliciting sub
scriptions to the Olympic game fund.
A total of $4,000 is needed, and the
Amateur Athletic union has made a
subscription of $1,000. Colonel Robert
M. Thompson is president of the COM
mittee, with Julian w. Curtiss as trea-
surer and James e. Sullivan as secre-
tary.
Out at Comiskey ball park in Chi
cago the Hopkins Brothers woman's s
ball team gave a clever exhibition of
how women can play the national past
times. Although beaten by the Cou-
lon Athletics In the afternoon by a
score of to 4, the suffragists played
a dashing style of baseball, which was
unexpected.
At Jefferson, Ind, Tommy Murphy
of New York was given the decision
over Battling Hurley of Boston at the
end of fast ten round bout before
the Tri-City Athletic club. Murphy
was the aggressar throughout.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
DIPLOMATS CHANGED
Lelshman Goes to Germany and O'Brl
en- Gees to Italy.

The reorganization of the American
diplomatic corps involved in appoint
ing successors to DR.. David Jayne
Eill as ambassador to Germany and to
Charles S. Sheriff. as minister to Ar
gentina, both of whom resigned, was
announced when the nominations of
three ambassadors and five ministers
were sent to The senate.
John G. A. Lieshman of Pittsburg
Pa, now ambassador to Italy, is trans
ferred as ambassador to Germany.
Thomas ]. O'Brien of Grand Rapids,
Mich, at present ambassador to ia
pan, is transferred as ambassador to
Italy.
Charles Page Bryan of Chicago, H.,
now minister 10 Belgium, is promoted
TO ambassador 20 Japan.
Lars Anderson of the Di lrict {
Columbia, who has previously been in
tile diplomatic service, is appointed
minister to Belgium.
Jchn Ridgely Carter of baltimore,
Nd. minister to the Balkan sta es, is
transferred as minister to the Argen-
una republic.
John B. Jack, on of Newark, N. j.,
now minister to Cuba, succeeds Mr.
Carter as minister to the Balkan
states.
Arthur M. Beaupre Of Aurora, ILL.,,
now minister to the Netherlands be-
comes minister to Cuba.
Lloyd Bryce of New York, the only
one Of the nominees who is not now
or has not been previously in the dip
lomatic service, is appointed minister
to The Netherlands.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
STATE COMMITTEE MEETS.
Canvasses the Returns and Declares the
Results of the Recent
Primary

Primary
Jarkson.-The Democratic state ex-
ccutive committee met at the state
house last week for the purpose of can
vassing the returns of the state pri-
mary held on August l and declaring
the party nominees.
Chairman G. l.. Lomax presided at
the meeting, and when the roll was
called by Secretary J. b. Stirling it
showed less than a majority of the
members present in person, although
sufficient number had sent in proX-
les to form a quorum. The committee
declared party nominees as follows:
United States Senator-J X. Varda-
man.
Lieutenant Governor-Theo. g. Bilbo.
Secretary of State-Jos. w. Power
Attorney General-Ross A. Collins.
Land Commissioner-M A. Brown.
Revenue Agent-Wirt Adams.
Commissioner of Agriculture-H. E.
Blakeslee.
Railroad Commissioner, middle dis
trict-George r. Edwards.
Railroad Commissioner, southern dis
trict-F. M. Sheppard.
Prison Trustee, middle district-W.
A. Montgomery.
Prison Trustee, northern district
Leroy T. Taylor.
Prison Trustee, southern district
c. c. Smith.
Treasurer-P. S. Stovall.
All other state offices were filled
without opposition, and the nominees
declared at the June meeting of the
state executive committee, the list be-
ing: Governor, Earl Brewer; clcrl;
supreme court, George c. Myers; audi.
tor, Duncan l.. Thompson; insurance
commissioner, T. NJ. Henry; superin-
tendent of education, j. N. Powers.
The only state office for which
there. will be a second primary con-
test is railroad commissioner for the
northern district between Messrs
Scott and Wilson, the former being the
present incumbent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
John W. Gates DEAD;
LONG STRUGGLE ENDS
American Financier Succumbs
in Paris, France.
Deceased Was Spectacular Member
Of the Group of American Mil
enaires Known AS "the
steel Crowd"

John w. Gates, the American finan.
cier died in Paris, France, in the arms
of his wife and son, Charles G. Gates.
The end was peaceful and it seemed as
though he were falling asleep The
usual restoratives failed in the last
crisis. Others present at the bedside
besides the members of the f..mily
were Drs. Gros and Reeves.
An iron constitution and courageous
resistance, backed by every source of
medica' science, failed to save Mr..
Gates. He had battled for weeks he
roically with disease of the kid
neys and when it was believed that he
was almost sure to recover he was
stricken with pneumonia.
Several times the patient was re-
ported to be at the point of death,
but with the aid of powerful stir.u-
lants he rallied.
John w. Gates was spectacular
member OF that CONSPICUOUS group Of
American muitimillionaires known as
'the steel crowd He talked in mill
lions and is popularity believed to have
handled with nonchalance speculative
deals involving big sums. Playing
poker at $1,000 a chip is said to have
been one Of his ordinary pastimes.
Mr.. Gates was born in 1855 on his
fathers farm, near what was then
Turner's Junction and now is known
as West Chicago. He received good
education at Northwestern college,
NapeWille, H., ana engaged in the
hardware business shortly after he
was graduated In 1874, when barely
nineteen -ears old, he married Miss
Dellora r. Baker, of St Charles, H.
In 1906 he met the pastor by chance
in Seattle, it is said and presented
him with a check for $1,000, saying:
'I'll lay you a roll that l still owe you
some interest"
In 1887 Gates became a salesman
of wire and farm fencing, covering the
entire southwest, and in 1880 he or
ganized the Southern Barb Wire COM
pany of st. Louis and the Consolidated
Steel Wire company in 1884 1t was
shortly after this that he became q
market plunger and the world began
to hear of his famous coups.
Gates experience as a barbed wire
salesman were often humorous. His
first employer was lssac L. Elvood,
and it was for Elwcod that he went to
Texas where one of his frs. adven-
lures was with a bunch Of cowboys. He
bet he could put up fence that would
hold all the wild animals they could
drive into II and won the bet with his
barbed wire. In a day there he sold
more barhed wire than Elwood could
manufacture in a month.
Gates was a familiar figure in Chi
eago and was to he seen often in the
older days sitting on the bread piazza
Of the old Hyde Park club.
In 1900 Alexander Jester was indict-
ed IN Missouri, tried and acquitted Of
the charge of numbering young Gilbert
Gates, brother of John W., in 1877.
The defeat in the Missouri court is
said to have been felt lleenly by Gates
and he sought rest abroad
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
CROP LOSS IS GREAT
Unprecedented Decrease Shown In the
Government Report.

July saw big loss in all of the I'M
portant grain and food crops in the
United States, according to the
monthly rebort issued by the federal
government. The net loss, reduced to
figures, totals the colossal sum of
954 100000 bushels, com red to the
figures, totals the colossal sum of
954, 100000 bushels, compared to the
final official statistics of last year
CT this 50G,U00,O GOO bushels is deb.
tied to the corn crop, 309,000,0o0
bushels to oats, S9,00O.000 bushels to
potatoes, 30,O00,00O bushels to wheat
and 23,O00,O0O bushels of barley.
In the great corn states Immediately
contiguous to Chicago is found the
greatest loss. In the seven so-called
surplus producing states there is
loss, compared with last year, of $685..
900, 600 bushels. Southwest of these
Oklahoma and Texas lose nearly 1885,
100000 bushels more.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
SENATOR FRYE DEAD
Maine etatesman Passes Away at tho
Home of His Daughter

United States Senator William P.
Frye is dead at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Helen White, at Lewiston,
Maine.
Senator Frye has teen III for long
tine and he has been at his home in
Lewiston all summer. His illness took
a serious turn about a week ago al
though he rallied somewhat and 1t
was only few minutes before his
death that 1t was realized that the end
was near.
Mr. Frye lad occupied a seat IN the
house or senate since the Forty-Sec.
ond congress. lie was elected sena.
tor to fill the seat vacated by James
G. Blaine when that statesman was
appointed secretary Of state.
He was elected president pro tenn.
of the senate in 1896 and he was a
member of the commission that was
sent to Paris to adjust terms of peace
between the United States and Spain.
He always mantle sted keen interest
in the foreign relations Of the United
States
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
U. OF M. GETS $4,000.
Trustees Must Raise Amount to $4,000
for New Department of
Pedagogy.

Jackson.-That donation of $4,000
has been offered to the University OF
Mississippi by the Peabody fund is a
statement made by Secretary d. J..
Ross. The money offered is for the
erection of building for the estab-
lishment of a department of pedagogy.
A conference was held in New York
between Chancellor Kincannon of Mis-
sissippi university, and the board of
trustees of the Peabody fund. He has
returned with the announcement that
there are some conditions attached to
the offer; that the trustees will obi-
gate the university to collect an addi-
tional fund of $4,000
The Peabody fund trustees will re-
quirc that the building and equipment
cost not less than $4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
BOMB BLAST KILLS TWO
Man Who Planted Explosive Is Vic
tim in ST. Louis.

A Black Hand bomb which eXplod
ed in St Louis, Mo-, on "Dago HIP
killed Mrs. Joseph Lardello an6 a man
who has not been identified, injured
fourteen other residents of two
story brick building, which was com
pletely wrecked. The placing Of the
bomb followed the receipt OF two
Black Hand letters by the owner Of
the building he letters came from
Brooklyn, N. Y, whore the owner,
Tony Romano. resided until seven
ronths ago.
The unidentified dead man is sup
posed by the police to have placed the
bomb in the building. His body was
mutilated. Residents of the district
said they never had seen him before
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
CHANGE DATE OF CONVENTION.
Conflict With Exposition the Cause
Convention Sticks to
GulfpOrt.

Jacksou.-Because of the conflict of
dates with the Gulf Coast exposition,
w. NJ. Wilmington, president OF the
State Baptist convention, has postponed
the meeting to November %. The con-
vcntion will be held in Gulfport, as flrst
agreed on.
The change of the date of the con-
veption was made necessary when IL
became known that the Gulf Coast eX'
position has definitely decided on No
yember to II. The exposition dates
could not be altered because the eX'
hibits from the state fair at jackson
are to be shipped to Gulfport for the
exposition there, and could not be useo
afterward.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
LEAKEsvILLE GREENE COUNTY MISS FRIDAY AUGUST 49, 1911
| STATE NEWS NOTES
Weekly Budget of News Items Gathered by Our
Special Correspondent at Jackson.
ARE CANNING VEGETABLES.
State Insane Hospital Force Busy Saw.
ing Food Stuff

Ing rOOu StuI1.
Jackson.-The state insane hospital,
under the management of DIR. Nolan
Stewart, is furnishing a splendid dem
onstration of the conservation of re-
sources which might well be studied by
the farmers of the country.
All the vegetables necessary for the
consumption of the thousand or more
inmates are raised on the farm, which
is worked by those patients who are
able to do manual labor, and the di-
version is beneficial to them Now the
surplus vegetables are being canned
for use during the winter, and will
materially aid in cutting down the cx-
penses for food during that time
Besides raising wonderful crop
of tomatoes this year over thou
sand gallons were canned and put
away for winter, and now the canning
outfit is being used in putting up
beans.
The idea of utilizing the surplus is
being generally adopted in the state
institutions, the penitentiary manage
ment also having canned a great guam
tity of vegetables and are still at
work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
PLEASED wIsH RECEIVERS WORK
Stockholders Will Get More Than Ex
pectcd-Fees Cut Down to
Minimum,

Jackson.-The affairs of the Missis-
sippi Bank and Trust company OF Jack
son, which was recently placed in the
hands of receivers, will be liquldated
with but little expense to the stock
holders, the depositors will be paid in
full, and the stockholders will realize
more than anticipated, is the announce
men: made by w. j. McGee, one OF the
directors of the bank.
'.1hc affairs of the bank are being
handled in business-like way" said
Mr. McGec. "Strict economy is shown
in every act of the receivers, and they
are cndeavoring to realize as much as
possible for the stockholders after a
settlement is made with the deposit
ors,"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
EGG FAMINE IN JACKSON.
Another Advance in Price of Irish Pc
tatOeS

Another Advance in Price of Irish Po-
tatoes.
Jackson.-Jackson is in the midst of
an egg famine. Housewives report that
it is well nigh impossible to find the
fresh variety except in the rare instances
when they encounter a country wagon
coming to town.
The supply of eggs is so short that
grocers and produce merchants are buy
ing them from Tennessee and Missouri,
and the freshness of this kind is sell
dom guaranteed.
The market price is only twenty
cents per dozen, which is remarkably
low in view of the scarcity of the sup
ply. Ordinarily during an egg famine
the price goes to from thirty to thirty
five cents per dozen.
Potatoes have advanced five cents per
week during the past few days, and now
sell at $500 per bushel. Some grocers
are demanding 81 per peck for large and
choice varieties.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
800 WITNESSES IN CASE
Many viii Testify in the Dynamite
Trial in Los Angeles.

The prosecution at Los Angeles,
Cal, in tie Mcnamara alleged dy-
namiting trial case will summon, it is
said, 150 witnesses and the defense
fully as many. Detectives are to be
sent to all parts Of the United States
to summon persons who are wanted
as witnesses
The men detectives employed by the
district attorneys office are not having
the success in locating those who are
wanted as are the women detectives,
One young woman alone served fifty
two subIoenas in San Francisco and
vicinity, where, it is said, the meI
could find none Of the persons wanted
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
DELTA COMPANY ELECTS.
Is Organized With Half Million Dollars
CaDitaJ

The Delta Farm Lands company of
Deeson, Bolivar county, has been in
corporatcd under the laws of Mississippi
with a capital stock of 100000. The
formal organization of the company has
been completed with the election of the
following officers:
Frank Hayden of Memphis, president; /;
George Vander$unk of st. Paul. Mimi,
vice-presdent; w. p. Markle of Mem
phis, secretary, and Alex Berger of
Jonesboro, Ark, treasurer.
The company some time ago pur-
chased 5000 acres of Mississippi site
lands and its charter gives the author
ization to purchase and exploit 1,0O0,-
600 acres. The most modern methods
of drainage will be used to make the
lands as productive as possible.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
WILL HAVE A BIG FAIR.
Will Be Compelled to Double Space for
Live Stock.

Jackson.-The directors of the Mssis-
sipp State Fair held meeting few
days ago at the fair offices in the old
state house. 1t was one of the most
largely attended meetings yet held.
The financial condition of the Fair
Association is better at this time than
any previous year in its history, and
at the same time more money has been
spent for improvements and additions.
Moreover, more advertising has been
done than in any previous year up to
date, and President Enochs thinks it
safe to predict an attendance of over
100000 during the ten day period this
fall.
There have been so many applications
for space for live stock and swine ex-
hibits that the tentative plan of en-
larging the stalls, hog pens and stables
will not do, the capacity has to be
doubled. A committee was appointed
to assist Mr.. McDonaldein i'll locating the
new stables and stalls.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
Will Hold to End of Term.

Jackson.-It has been persistcntiy
rumored SINCE the day of the primary,
when Attorney General S. S. Hudson
was defeated for reelection by Ross
Collins. that he would resign his Office.
Coupled with this rumor was the name
of several parties, who it was said had
been asked if they would accept the
office in the event of such contmS-
ency. but it can be said with certainty
II az there is no use of any other gen.
tlen.an plumng himself for the place,
fer Hudson will stick.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
Report Shows Cops Are, Active.

Jackson-That the people of Jack
son are peaceful and law-abidng is
shown in the monthly statement of ar
rests compiled by Sergeant Joseph
Shurdlc, of the local police department.
The arrests during the month numbered
142, of which A were for ordinary
drunks and peace dsturbers. The only
prisoner arrested for murder was En-
nett Yeagley, a white boy, who killed
his wife in South Jackson.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
RURAL CARRIERS NEARER PEOPLE
President Taylor Addresses State Con.
vention at Jackson.


vention at Jackson.
Jackson.-With some thirty-five or forty
members of the rural free delivery serv-
ice in attendance the state convention of
the Mississippi Rural Letter Carriers
Association, branch of the national or
ganization, was called to order last week
by President r. G. Taylor, of Crystal
Springs.
After the preliminary business had
been gotten out of the way, President
Taylor addressed his fellow carriers at
some length on the general advancement
of the order. He declared that there
was no branch of the great postal de-
partment of the United States govern
ment that is nearer tse great mass of
the people of the state than the men
i'll charge of the rural free delivery serv-
ice. That fact should be borne in mind
by every member present and by those
present who are non members, and their
influence eXerted to bring every rural
mail carrier within the ranks of the
organization.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
Z, SHOOTS OVER GRUDGE
Cleveland Man Fires Fatal Shots BC
fore His Victims Wife

At Cleveland, Ohio after firing
two bullets into the body of Holman
Gawl in the Gawl apartments, in the
Presence of his victims wife Barthol-
omew Sotak handed Gawl the revol-
yer and said: "'Now shoot me-"
When Gawl did not take it Sotak
shot himself. Both men will die. The
shooting was the outcome of an old
gfudge.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
POPE Plus IMPROVES
Removal to More Spacious Quarters
Is of Much Benefit.

At Rome, Italy, DR.. Petacci ard
Professor Marchiafava visited Pore
Plus early in the day and found his
general condition improved.
This was attributed to the removal
of the patient from his small bed
chamber to more spacious quarters,
which, according to the pontiff's own
expression, affords him the feeling of
being in the open air. The walls of the
room are twenty feet high.
Late in the day an operation was per-
formed on the pope's swollen knee
49,. .nva nli,i.h rSliEs
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
Secretary Ross Optimistic.


Jackson.-Hon. Duncan L. Ross, for
mer member of the Mississippi legisla-
ture from Tishomingo county, now sec
rotary to the University of Mississippi
faculty and general executive officer of
that institution, spoke very encourag-
ingly and hopefully for a gratifying sea-
son during the 191112 term, with an
enlarged enrolment. With the donation
of $4,000 by the board of trustees of
the Peabody fund, which has just been
made, the trustees will be enabled to
very much enlarge and improve the de-
partment of pedagogy, provided they can
see their way to meeting the donation
by an appropriation of $4,000, which
is one of the conditions upon which the
donation is made.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
A. & v. PURCHASES STOCK.
Buys Shares In Mississippi State Fair
Association.

Jackson.-Recognizin the fact that
the Mississippi State Fair as an enter
prise is good thing and growing as
an investment opportunity, the Alabama
and Vicksburg Railroad Company has
just secured from Assistant Secretary
j. NJ Mcdonald two shares of stock in
the concern, valued at one hundred dol
in the past profted largely as result
of the annual state fair, in hauling
thousands of passengers and tons of
freight of all kinds, this is the first one
of the systems centering here to DEM
onstrate its faith in the stability and
permanency of the enterprise to the ex-
tent of subscribing to the capital stock.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
AGREE ON FREE LIST BILL
LaFoIIette and Underwood Are Ready
to Make Their Report.

An agreement has been reached in
Washington between Senator LaFol-
lette and Representative Underwood,
representing the senate and house
conference committee, and this agree
ment will be reported to the full con-
ference with the expectation that it
will be ratified in both the senate and
the house.
No agreement, however, has been
reached on the wool bill and the sub
committee will SO report.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-18
Cotton in Bad Shape.

Cotton in Bad Shape.
Ellisvile-Cotton is in the worst con-
dton in years. The acreage has been
insects are doing great damage. Paris
green is being used to kill the worms
and insects.