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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
RAILWAY MERCER IS
HELD TO BE LEGAL
Opinion Handed Down by United
States Circuit Court.
Federal Judges at ST. Louis Upholo
Control of the Southern Pacific
by the Union Pacific Rail-
way Company.

The merger of Southern and Union
Pacific railroads is legal. according tc
an opinion handed down by the United
States circuit court of the Eighth dis
trict at ST. Louis.
Judge Hook filed dissenting opin
ion, in which he expressed the belief
that the governments petition was
well founded and should have been
granted.
Tie majority opinion of the court
was written by Judge Elmer p. Adams
The case will be appealed to the SUI
preme court of the United States.
AID MERGER.
The governments suit in equity
against the Southern Pacific Railway
company and the Union Pacific Rail
way company to enjoin the continued
control Of the former by the latter
was filed at Salt Lake City Titan, On
Feb 2, 1908 The bill charged 2onspir.
acy and the formation OF a combina.
ton in violation of the Sherman anti.
trust act, passed by congress to PRO.
tect trade and commerce against I'm.
lawful monopolies.
The defendants named in the case
were the Union Pacific, the Oregon
Short Line, the Southern Pacific, the
Oregon Railway and Navigation com.
pany, the San Pedro, Los Angeles and
Salt Lake company, the Atchison, To.
peka and Santa Fe, the Northern Pa.
cific, the Great Northern Railway the
Farmers Loan and Trust company,
Edward II. Hartman, Jacob H. Schif,
Otto II. Kahn, James Stillman, Henry
H. Rogers, Henry G. Frick and William
A. Clark.
Since the suit was begun Mr.. HaT.
riman and Mr. Rogers have died, and
Robert S. Loyett, successor to Mr.. Har.
riman in the railway system, was by
stipulation, made a defendant. After.
ney General Bonaparte and Assistant
Attorney General Purdy retired from
office while the suit was pending.
Hearings were held in many cities OF
the country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
CUT SALARIES or EDUCATORS.
Board of Trustees Makes Many Changes
at States Institutions.


Jackson.-The new general board of
trustees Of the four big educational in
stitutions of the state of Mississippi,
the University, the Industrial Institute
and College at Columbus for the girls,
the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege at Staikville for the bays, and che
Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege at Rodney for the negroes, held
its meetings at Browns Wells, a resort
near Hazlehmst, at which a general cut
was made in the salaries of those en-
ployed at the state university.
Dr. Alfred Hume, vice-chancellor and
who holds the chair of mathematics, has
had his salary cut from $2,700 to 81 500.
DR.. Brothers of the department of eco
monies and sociology has found his chair
abolished. DR.. Drame, teaching civil and
mechanical engineering, has also had his
department abolished. A number of the
assistants to the heads of various de-
partments have been abolished.
1t is also learned that the board lei
out President Rowan of the negro A..
and NJ College, has fired Prof. Tanner,
the truck farmer, and Prof. Patton, tie
farm demonstrator.
In the other institutions there have
been no noticeable changes and the OF
der of things has not been greatly in
terfered with.
1t is also learned that number of
changes will be made in the faculty ut
the Industrial Institute and College. Sew
eral teachers have been granted leave of
absence and two or three have resigned
and the faculty will have number OF
new members when studies are resumed
next September.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
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WATERWAY BILL KILLED
Measure, with Referendum Attached
Defeated in Illinois House.

At Springfield, Till, Friday a refer.
endum, resubmitting to a vote of the
people the question of spending the
S2o,cO0,000 bond issue, was attached
TO the administration waterway bill
by the house at l a. m.
Introduced and supported by the Ad-
hins anti-waterway men as last 70.
sort to defeat the purpose of the ad-
ministration measure, the house adopt.
ed the amendment by vote of II yeas
10 SO nays.
When the house reassembled the
waterway bill was defeated. The vote
was rs yeas to so nays, two less than
the required majority.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
"BoYs UF 'ss" WILL MEET.
Spanish War Veterans in Camp at Gulf
mort ATor4ek x


port, August 8.
Jackson.-Capt. J. O. Fuller. acting
commander Of the Mississippi depart-
ment of Spanish-American War veter-
ans, as senior vice-commander. during
the physical disability of Col. John B.
Mcfarland, department commander, was
in conference with some Of his comrades
here in regard to the best time at which
to hold the annual encampment OF re-
union. Those in conference with Cant.
Fuller were Gen. Arthur Fridge, Cant.
Edgar n. Cohey and Ma. j. 0. s. San
der5, who went over the subject gen
orally. The intent and purpose of the
veterans is to arrange the time SO that
the date viii not conflict with the dates
that may be fixed during July for the
general state encampment of the Ma
tional Guard at Vicksburg The result
of the conference was that Saturday,
August be fixed as the date of assem-
bly,, at Gulfport, which had been pre-
viously decided upon, continuing through
the 9th and 18th, and notice will be
sent to all camps in the department ac-
eordingly. The railroads will give a rea-
sonably low rate of fare to and from
Gulfport, and this will be an added in
ducement to the "boys of '0s" to make
the hike to the city by the sea.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
DlEGEL JUROR is DROPPED
Charge Made that He fss Eecn Seer
in Company of Defendant.

Some bitterness at Columbus, Ohio
growing out Of the trial of Rodney j.
charged with abetting bribery Of lesis-
lators, came out when Diegel sought
to have arrested Claude Caudell Of
Cleveland, detective OF the II. ].
Bradbury service Police were unable
to find Caudell when they went to a
hotel in search of him on a charge of
perjury, based on his testimony in
court that he had seen Diegel in COM
pany with ]. w. Berry, a talesman.
The latter and DisEel both asserted
that they were not together nor had
they talked OF the trial, hut Judge
Kip!ead thought it best to drop Berry
from the jury box.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
L0RlMER INQUIRY BEGINS
Cyrus II. Mccormick and Former Gov
crEcr Yates Arc Witnesses.

Taking of testimony in the new Ior-
liner inquiry has been resumed at
Washington.
Cyrus H. Mccormick, president OF
the International Harvester company,
and former Governor Richard Yates CT
Illinois, were the witnesses on call.
Mr. Lorimer himself was in Washing
ton, but his attorney, Elbridge Hanecy,
was not present.
Mr. Mccormick on the stand told how
Clarence Funk, general manager of the
harvester company, confided the story
Of being approached by Edward Hines
for n contribution to the Lorimsr fund.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
Students to Hold Reunion.

Bay st. Louis.-At meeting of the
officers of the st. Stanislaus College
Alumni Association to discuss plans Tor
the annual reunion on Sunday, July 2,
the Brothers generously offered the use
of one of the large dormitories to the
former students who will arrive on Sat
urday evenings train. An elaborate
banquet has been planned for the occa-
sion. A very enjoyable feature OF the
reunion will be boat ride OH the bay
after the banquet. A large gathering
Ia expecten
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
Going to Meridian.

Meridian.-Meridian has attracted the
attention of another large corporation,
which has selected the metropolis of
the state as headquarters for the dis
trict. Mr.. w. r. Edmundson, district
manager of the Western Union Tcle-
graph Company, who has charge OF the
company's interests throughout the state
Of Mississippi, will take up his head
quarters and residence in this city dur
ing the latter part Of this month, mov-
ing from Jackson where the headquar-
fnrs nrp my. located
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
Want State-Built Roads.

Jackson.-Among the forces who are
leading the campaign for statebuilt
highways by state convicts, and who
will be heard from when the legislature
of 1912 assemblies, are the members of
the Meridian Board of Trade. As any
remedial measures must come from the
legislature, the advocates of good and
better roads are putting in their blows
where they expect them to be most ef-
fective, and that is before the primaries,
in which the ultimate winners must sue
coed in their ambitions.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30

Jackson.-While most of the Missis-
sippi school teachers are either taking
their wellearned vacation or else en-
gagged at some one or other of the sum-
mer normals, there is one of the profess
sion who is buster than ever, namely,
Miss Emily Butt, of Jackson High School
faculty, in the interest of juvenile re-
formatory, and is laying the wires for Il
vigorous campaign before the next leg
lslature.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
Encamrment Prelim;naries.

jackson = Adjutant General Arthur
Fridge, after comforting with Major
George Hogaboom relative to state en-
campment preliminarics, states that
there will be no special detail of Of
ficers and men designated, as has been
advance of the encampment date, for
the purpose of preparing the grounds
and environments for the occupancy of
the troops. All this work will be at
tended to by Major Hogaboom, with such
hired assistance as may be necessary.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
$4,000 Methodist Church.

Jackson.-The work on the magnifl.
cent new West Capitol Street Methodist
Church which is being erected by the
congregation at a cost of approximately
$4,000, is progressing rapidly. The
contractors report that the structure
will be ready for occupancy about tie
first of November.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
Judge Roane Abandons Bench.

Jacksonville resignation of Judge
w. A. Roane, presiding magistrate of
the circuit court of Oxford, has been
presented to Gov. Noel. The resignation
is to become effective September l, 1911,
at which time Judge Roane leaves for
Atlanta, to become general counsel of tie
Columbian Woodmen.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
Veterans Reunite.

Scooba.-The United Confederate re-
union of the veterans of Noxubee county
was held in Shuqualak and $50 veterans
were in attendance. Never was there
more cordial reception and genuine
welcome given veterans in any county
reunion than was manifested by the
people of this town.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30

]. Proctor Knott, one of Kentucky's
most noted statesmen, is dead at lie.
banon, Ky. lie once represented his
district in congress and was q govern
or OF the sSate. He was in his eight
tsrond vr9r
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
For Experiment Station.

Vicksbug. application has been
made to the various state trustees to
establish long-needed branch agricul-
tural experiment station near Vicksburg.
Those interested in the project offer to
donate about 224 acres of fine land upon
which the station can be located.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
Killed by Motor Car.

Wiley Berry, farmer, aged fifty
two years, was run over and mortallY
wounded by a motor ear on the Gulf and
Ship Island road near Newhebron. The
car was occupied by officials Of the
road.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30

ne above results are put in round
numbers because full returns are not yet
IN for the last shipment, but in the main
we believe they are correct
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30

STATE NEWS NOTES
Weekly Budget of News items Gathered by Our
Special Correspondent at Jackson.
MONEY IN TOMATOES.

Tabulated Statement Showing Acres
Crates and Cash Received for Crop.
Centreville.-Our town is just closing
very successful toamto season. To
stimulate further endeavor in this direc.
uon the Centreville Business League pub
fishes the following results OF some oi
the growers:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-30
EDGAR 8. Cooke Not Guilty,

Edgar S. Cooke, on trial in Cincinna-
Il. O., was declared not guilty OF EN-.
bezzling $4,000 from the Big Four
Railway company. The jury was out
about two hours.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
KANSAS TOP les
Life Terms for Robbers.

Topeka, Kan.-Bank robbery an0
house burglary will each be made an
offense punishable by life imprison
ment, if Representative Watson OF AL
len county has his way in the legisls
ture this winter. He is now preparing
bills of that kind. AS it is now the
sentence for each offense is not Sc
we're enough to discourage such crimes
when robber enters dwelling
house or a bank for the purpose OF
stealing" said Watson, "he goes pre-
pared to commit murder, if necessary.
He is worse than the average murder
er for the reason that he doesn't know
who his victim will be. He even does
not know how many people he will
kill"
Secretary of State Denton will use
his influence to help procure the pas
sage of the proposed laws. He says
that they should be enacted by all
means; that such laws are needed tc
stop the reign of terror now existing in
Kansas.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
Church Charges Dismissed.

Ellsworth, Kan.-Upon the advice OF
Attorney General Jackson, the case
against Byron l.. Church, president OF
the Hollywood, Kan, bank, has been
dismissed. Early in March the Holy
rood State bank was found to be short
$4,000. Fay Thomas, the defaulting
cashier. had disappeared. Byron
Church was arrested few days later
in Kansas City, Kansas, and charged
with embezzlement. The defalcatioD
in the Hollywood bank had been going
on for ten years, but the banking de
partment continued to put its .. K.
on the books until Thomas disappear
ed. Mr.. Church gave $4,000 cut OF
his private fortune to help make the
losses good and the directors and
others added the addition $4,000.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
CITIES THAT HAVE GROWN FAST
Oklahoma City Heads the List with
an Increase of 538.7 Per Cent
in Ten Years.

Washington, D. c. twenty-five
cities in the United States have more
than doubled their population in the
last ten years, according to figures re-
Gently given out by the census bureau.
Of this number 10 are west of the
Mississippi river.
The municipality which has in
creased most is Oklahoma City, which
has grown from 10,037 in 1900 to a
present population of 64,2O5, an in
crease of 53S.7 per cent. Muskogee
stands second in the list with a
growth of 1912 per cent
Other Western cities that have more
than doubled their population are
Pasadena, Cal; Seattle, Wash;
Spokane, Wash; Fort Worth, Tex; Ell
Paso, Tex; Portland, Ore; Oakland,
Cal; San Diego, Cal; Tacoma, Wash;
Dallas, Tex; Los Angeles, Cal. Wich-
tia, Kan, and Waterloo, la.
One of the many cities of the South
which has grown wonderfully in the
last ten years is Birmingham, Ala. In
1900 Birmingham was an overgrown
town of 38,415. Now it is city OF
1865, an increase of 245.4 per cent.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
Wife Kent Her Word.

Salina, KAN. A. Michaels, a far
mer near here, was cleaning his gun
while his wife was cleaning house.
'Jf you don't keep that powder and
your hunting materials out of the way
IN throw them in the stave," the wo-
man told her husband. "All right. toss
it in" replied the farmer. Almost H.
stantly there was an explosion ana
Mrs. Nichaels, who had taken her hus-
band at his word, was badly burned
sbout the face and body. The stove
was wrecked.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
MORE WAGES FOR TRA|NMEN
ON ALL WESTERN ROADS THEY
GET 10 PER CENT INCREASE.
The Raise Becomes Effective at once
and Will Amount to $5,ooooo0
Yearly.

Chicago. brakemen,
baggagemen and fagmen on all rail
roads west of and including the llli-
nois Central were granted an increase
in wages aggregating $5,000,0O0 a
year. Since 1903 members of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and
Order of Railway Conductors have
been conceded total of 35,000,000
more wages in the United States and
Canada. The locomotive engineers on
the western roads were given an adj
vance of nearly 100000 week ago.
Adding this increase to the increas-
ed wages paid to locomotive engineers,
fremen, machinists, bolermakers,
blacksmiths, carpenters and other
shop men, tracKmen, telegraphers,
freight handlers and office employees
the total amount given during the past
seven years Dy the railroads is esti-
mated to be $150,O0O,00O All rules
asked for were waved by the conduc-
tors and trainmen in consideration of
the offer of money. Every employe
affected by the advance will know just
how much he viii receive by adding
10 per cent to his present wage. The
new wage schedule went into effect
yesterday and the advance will be
paid the first pay day.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
Destructive Fire at Junction City.

Junction City, Kan.-The u. D.
building, occupied by the Pegues,
Wright dry goods store, was totally
destroyed by fire. The loss will be
$4,000. The fire started in the base.
ment and was beyond control when
discovered. A detachment of soldiers
from Fort Riley with the posts fire
did efficient work. The Western
Union office on the ground floor OF
the building was also completely burn
ed out. The fire started from de-
fective furnace.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
Wants State to Get Fees.

Topeka, Kan-State Auditor Nation
has recommended that the legislature
require all state charitable and educa-
tional institutions to turn in all fees
collected. He says the institutions go
to the legislature and let enough d.
rect appropriations to run them and
use the fees besides. The records
show that more than 100000 is col
lected annually in fees by the institu-
tons IF the institutions were COM
PEELED to get along on their direct APP
preparations, which are plenty large
enough" he said, land the fees they
collected turned into the state treas
ury, it would help solve the question
of increased taxes"
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
MAY RE-O|STRICT STATE
DURING COMING YEAR
NEXT SESSION OF LEGISLATURE
LIKELY TO TAKE UP WORK.
10 the Result of Changes wrought by
Census-Senatoria Districts VIII
Undergo Greatest Revision.
Western Counties Sure to
Be Gamers.

Topeka. Kan.-It is probable that
there will be an entirely new llS' OF
senatorial and representative districts
in Kansas at the next election. Thele
is no platform pledge to this, but as
the constitution requires redistrlct-
ing every five years, the session fol-
lowing the census, and as there rave
been some wonderful changes in the
population of the state, is seems GER
tain that there will be some changes.
Several bills are already in the
course of preparation to change TIE
districts in both the house and the
senate The house districts We're
changed two years ago and the re-
Enumeration made confusion in the
primary and election. Several mem
bers sent back their certificates 70 the
secretary of state and demanded new
ones to show their real districts. They
had been elected as members OF the
old district and did not know OF the
change If the newly elected mem
bers insisted on their election from
the old numbered districts standing
they would be representing people IN
a different county from the one they
live in.
Under the proposed change there
will not be many losses in representa-
tives or real changes from the appor-
tionment of house members made TWO
wears ago. The western or central
counties may be given one or two ad-
ditional representatives but there VIII
be some big changes in the senatorial
districts. There are half a dozen
western and central counties that
have a larger population now than
some of the counties that have sena-
tors of their own. The big districts
in the western half of the state are
sure to be divided. The Thirty-eighth
district is entitled to two full sena-
tors now and by rearrangement OF
the Thirty ninth district will get Two
instead of one, and some Of the Cen
trail Kansas counties now attached to
others will get a senator and some DIS
tricts of three and our counties can
be divided. and some Of the counties
that have senators alone can be at
tached to others There can be b1t
40 senator's. The present basis OF reb-
resentation of the senatorial districts
Is $500, and it is expected that the
new apportionment measures will fix
the basis at about $4,000.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
RHODE ISLAND MOST CONTESTED
Census Shows Population of 50s.5 Per.
sons to the Square Mile
Nevada Less Than One.

Washington.-Rho Island has
508.5 persons to the square mile, thus,
according to census bureau figures,
leading the list OF states in the mat
ter of density of population. Nevada,
with only seven-tenths of person to
the mile, finds place at the lower
end of the table giving these facts.
Second in the density list is Massa-
chusetts which supports 41S.S persons
to the square mile. New Jersey has
1917, Connecticut 231.3 and New York
1912. The other states possessing
more than LOO to the mile are:
Pennsylvania, III; Maryland, 1903;
Ohio, III; Delaware, 1903, and Illinois,
1907.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06

Topeka, kan.-E. ]. Hoover of Wich'
tia WAS elected president of the Kan
sas State Horticultural association at
the annual meeting here. The other
officers elected for the nsuing year
are as follows: ]. r. Treadway, La
Harpe, vice president; Walter Well
house, Topeka, secretary; o. F. Whit
ney, Topeka, treasurer. Walter Well
house was elected to this third term
as secretary. That is the only salarled
position in connection with the society
and the secretary is really the man
aging officer.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
whitoomb Is Rhodes Scholar.

Topeka, Kan.-Phiip Whitcomb,
son of George W. Whitcomb, local at
torney, was awarded a three years
Cecil Rhodes scholarship at Oxford
college, London, England, at a meet
ing of the Kansas scholarship commit
tee. Four other contestants, two from
Baker university, one from Kansas
university and one from Washburn
college, which is also Whitcomb's alma
mater, had passed the examination.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
Want Benefit of Barnes Law.

Wellington. KAMA meeting of the
members of the school boa DIS of Cald-
well, Conway Springs, Belle PLANE,
Oxford and Mulvane, all towns in this
county maintaining schools with reg
ular high school course, was held here
to take steps to have an act passed
by the incoming legislature extending
the benefits of the Barnes law to this
county which is now exempted from
its operation by virtue of having a
county high school. 1t is understood
that great pressure will be brought TO
bear on the legislature to make the
provisions of the Barnes law applica'
BILE to any county which may vote fo'
its adoption.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-01-06
10 Luck for Wife.

Coffeyville, Kan.-Awakened early
in the morning by the screams of his
wife, DUSTY" Bales, an employe of the
Deering smelter, jumped out of bed,
caught up a rifle and shot and dan
gerously wounded Mrs. Bales, who was
in an adjoining room with her cloth
ing on fire. Mr.. Bales, not thoroughly
awakened, believed her to be bur
slar. After extinguishing the flames
he rushed for aid. Mrs. Bales was pre-
pairing lunch for her husband to take
to his work when her dress caught
fire.