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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
DOES NOT APPROVE SCHEME
PRESIDENT HIGHTOwER OF FARM.
ERS' UNION SPEAKS PLAINLY.
Certain Stock Selling Statesmen for Spec
ulative Schemes on Cotton Are
Using His Name Without
Authority.

Hon. G. r. Hightower, six years presi!
dent of the Mississippi Farmers Union,
president of the Farmers Warehouse
Company at the present time, and presi-
dent-elect of the Mississippi A. & M. Col
lege, issued a statement to the effect
that he was being quoted as approving
certain schemes to control the cotton
crop, which involved certain speculative
features. The latest report came from
Alderman, in Choctaw county, where
agents of the concern were trying to sell
stock and were using Mr.. Hightower5
name literally.
i have never given my endorsement
to any such scheme" said Mr.. High
tower, 'fand never will. Anybody who
SO quotes me is not telling the truth.
The only plan have ever given an ems
dorsement to as one that would possibly
control the cotton crop, is that practiced
by the Farmers Warehouse Company Of
Mississippi, which has just been endorsed
by National President Barrett of the
Farmers Union and the state presidents
of the eleven cotton states. That plan
is my own, and it is the gradual market
ing of the cotton directly to the user by,
the farmer through his agent, the ware
house system, which he owns, and there
is no speculative feature in it."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
CELEBRATE GETTYSBURG
John Sharp Williams Makes Stirring
Speech-Honors Blue and Gray.

Washington.-The feature of the
meeting of Union and Confederate dele
gates from all the states to formulate
programme of the fiftieth anniversary
of the battle of Gettysburg was an inn
promptu address by Senator John Sharp
Williams. Senator Williams was inn
pressive in his reference to the memoir
able charge of Pickett's Virginia, North
Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee. and
Mississippi gallant troops. Southern
ehivalry and courage, he said, were
visited upon Gibraltar as tempestuous
as ever stirred the Mediterranean.
In the national military parks he
wanted to see true Confederate history
of that memorable conflict taught in
monuments to Southern heroism. South
ern soldiers were just as true as Ameri-
can soldiers. Both sides, he said, were
actuated by patriotic intent, pure pur-
pose and heroic devotion to a con-
ceived duty. The women and children
on both sides were as brave and as true
as the men in arms.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
ROADS MAKE GOOD PROFITS
ACCORDING TO REPORT TO RAIL.
ROAD COMMISSION.
Gulf and Ship Island Clears Over $4,000
a Month and the Mississippi Gen.
trail Does Well-So Do Two
Phone Concerns.

Jackson.-Several of the public sers.
ice corporations have made their report
to the state railroad commission Of bus
mess done during the quarter ending
March 81, and in each instance there
seems to be good, healthy volume OF
profits.
The Gulf and Ship Island reports that
during that quarter its total revenue
was $5o3, ,S41.s2. For the corresponding
quarter last year it's total revenue was
$512, ,2SO.98. It's total operating ex-
penses were for the last quarter 1884,
1896; for the similar quarter last. year
1864, ,S48.1S.
The net operating revenue-the cold,
hard cash, the velvet-the profit, there
fore, for three months operations OF
the Ship Island road was $149,353.77;
last year it was $157, 7,432.80.
The Mississippi Central railroad also
does tolerably well, considering it IS q
small concern. The report for the last
quarter shows that its total receipts
were $193, $3.50. It's total expenses
were $685. ,OO7.O0, leaving a net oper-
ating revenue, or clear actual profit of
$50, 2,Oso.3s.
Two highly diverting reports are filed
by the native homegrown or wild va
riety of telephone company. One is the
Little Spring Telephone Company" of
Franklin county. This concern admits
having a capital stock of $400. It's to.
taI receints for the ouarter were S157 so
and after operating expenses were de.
Quoted, there remains profit of $3.50.
Also the report of the -. Q. Byrd
Telephone Company of Ollie, Miss" is
received. The report does not disclose,
or anything else much, except that thu
total receipts of the concern for the last
quarter were $120 and the net earnings
were $92.S0 which beats the Little
Springs company.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
PASSED NIGHT I'm WATER.
Charles Dixon Drowned, John Farrar and
Sam Jones Escape.

Rosedale.-John Farrar, plantation
manager for Walter Sillers, and two ne
groes, Charles Dixon and Sam Jones,
while rowing in skiff at the dixie near
the break south of Beulah, were caught
in strong current and the skiff was
thrown against tree and sunk and the
.nree occupants swan to a nearby mass
of driftwood, where they remained in
the water all night, till about IL o'clock,
when the drift began to break and it
was necessary for them to swim to a
tree rs yards away.
Farrar and Jones reached the tree
safely, but when Dixon had almost
gained the goal he sank and was
drowned. Walter Sillers and party
of searchers found the men, both totally
exhausted from their experience.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Beef Prices Higher.

New York,-The highest price since
1882 was reached by the beef whole
sale market here today when it sold at
13 1-2 cents pound in bulk. 1t is said
to mean from l 1-2 to cents pound
increase for. prime meats at retail. The
primary cause of the high prices, the
wholesale men say, is the continued
scarcity of cattle. Small retail dealers
continue to talk of ruina tion of their
business because consumers are greatly
curtailing meat purchases.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
S,OOO,OOO GIVEN
FOR EDUCATION
$250,oo0 FOR KNAPP COUNTRY
LIFE SCHOOL.
SOUTHERN SCHOOLS ON LIST
$33, 100 Provided for Professors Of
Secondary Education in State Uni
versities of South-Negro
Schools Provided For.

New York.-Nearly 100000 was
contributed to the cause of education by
the general education board, founded
by John d. Rockefeller, at its meeting
here. OF this sum $7oO,o00 was appro-
priated for distribution among FIVE col
leges, the largest contribution of $780,
900 going to the George Peabody Col
lege for Teachers of Nashville, for the
establishment of the SeagsAA A. Iapp
School of Country Life.
Aside from the college appropriations
the sum of $4,000 was set aside for
demonstration work in agriculture in
the Southern states, for professors of
secondary education in state universi-
ties of the South and to aid the work
of negro education in the South. The
demonstration work appropriation is
$685. 900
The miscellaneous appropriations
were:
For professors of secondary educa-
ton in the several state universities of
the Southern states, $33, 100.
For supervision of negro rural
schools in Kentucky, North Carolina and
Virginia, $4,000.
To three negro schools-Hampton In
stitute, Tuskegee, Ala, and the Spell
man Seminary, Atlanta, Ga.-the sum
of $4,000.
What may be regarded as the boards
most important appropriation was that
for the establishment of the Seaman
A. Knapp School of Country Life. The
late DIR. Seaman A. Knapp had been in
charge for the past ten years of the
farmers cooperative demonstration
work in the South In connection with
this gift the following statement was
issued:
"The general education board recog-
nizes that the George Peabody College
for Teachers at Nashville, Tenn, prom
ises to render conspicuous and perma-
nent service in the promotion of popu-
lar education throughout the Southern
states. 1t also recognizes that the Pea
body education fund during its long
y SAI Vi SGIflC6 GO Tile COutu udS DCcu
largely instrumental in bringing about
the promising conditions which call for
just such an institution as this en-
larged college for the training of teach
ers. 1t further recognizes that the af-
fliation of this institution with Wander
bilt University will greatly enhance
the value of both institutions. The
board has, therefore, watched with
sympathetic interest the progress of the
new movement.
"The general education board has
been interested in the promotion of prac-
teal farming in the Southern states and
in the development of an efficient sys-
tenn of rural schools. The George Pea
hody Coll1ge for Teachers proposes to
train leaders for rural schools; not for
the traditional rural school, but new
school, which shall meet the needs of
an agricultural population.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
LEAKEsyILLE, MISS. FRIDAY MAY 81 1912
CAN RAISE CORN CROP
CONDITIONS EXAGGERATED IN
FLOOD AREA, MKAY SAYS.
With Good Seed and Proper Cultivation
Corn Planted as Late as July IS
Will Make Good.

Jackson.-Speaking of the corn plant
Ing outlook for overfowed lands, j. +.
Mckay, field representative of the de-
partment of farmers Institutes of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
faculty, made the following statement:
"There is an idea prevailing among
many planters in the Mississippi delta
that corn crop after the waters recede
from overfowed lands is not SAFE
Statements are made that this is due
to insect pests. | have taken pains to
investigate this matter among various
farmers in the bottom lands and con-
clusiOns reached from a number of in
quiries are that this is tradition not
well founded on fact or experience. We
found that no one could speak from
their own experience that it was disas-
trous to plant late corn on these flood
lands, but the almost invariable reply
was that they made corn and in most
cases they made better yields.
"There may be exceptional cases
where the insect damage is very great,
but the use of few more seed, of
good, sound corn, and of rapid cultiva-
tion, there is no doubt of splendid re-
suits and it is often attended with no
more hazard than an early spring crop,
which they very often suffers heavily
from cut-worms and other insects.
1T would be extremely hazardous to
attempt late cotton crop under boil
weevil conditions, the corn proposition
being far more promising. All kinds of
feedstuffs and grain are high, and
promise to remain so. Corn can be sue
cessfully planted as late as July 10 to
Is. The lands are very fertile, the
weather warm, and growth would be
rapid. If we should have an early fall,
corn brought to maturity can be ripened
in the shock by cutting.
CAS- to variety, a good, native corn,
or some sound seed corn from the CEN
trail states can be used. It is not strict
ly necessary to have Mexican June yarie-
ties. These corns have some qualities
that recommend them, as they viii stand
more adverse conditions than ordinary
varieties. The fact is, there is a little
craze on for Mexican June, somewhat
like the ideas mentioned.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
WILL GET BACK TAXES
eavy Assessment Against Howard Es-
tate at Biloxi.

eavy Assessment Against Howard Es-
tate at Biloxi.
Biloxi.-Back taxes on an assessment
$4,000, 900 are to be collected from the
rank T. Howard estate according to a
,tice received by the city tax collector
Biloxi. the tax collector having been
fcialIy requested by Writ Adams, state
venue agent, to notify this estate that
Iese back taxes are due.
The assessment is for the years 1906
-Os-o9. and the amount of taxes to be
lied on the estate is in proportion TO
B tax levy for each of these years.
The city taxes alone, If this collection
made, will amount to about s2o9, 900.
il said that the claim of the revenue
ent win be based on the ground that,
hough the greater part Of the Howard
ate Is located in other states, the fact
st Mr.. Howard claimed to be a citizen
Biloxi, all the taxes were due TO be
d in this state, except where it was
ewn that the taxes had been paid in
ae other state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
LAWMAKERS EXPENSIVE.
Mississippi Legislature Cost State More
Than $4,000.

Jackson.-The total expense of the
1912 session of the Mississippi legisla-
ture amounted to STA, ,075.O9, according
Ito a detailed statement and printed by
orders of the auditors department. Ac-
|cording to this statement the expenses
Incurred by the house amounted to $82,-
e92.30 and Of the senate $31,782.79. The
salaries of members amounted to $685.
$50 and the senate salary list to $685.
'l79.70.
The contingent expense account of the
aouse was an even $4,000 and of the
Senate $7,467.44, the senate expense be-
ng proportionately much greater than
hat incurred by the house. On the mem
Rership average the senate contingent
und amounted to $165.94 per individual,
yhile that of the house was less than
alf that proportion, or $73.52.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
PROBE MERGING
OF Three ROADS
RESOLUTION OF STATE RAILROAD
COMMISSION.
TWO TRUNK LINES INVOLv WE'D
Commission Will Prosecute the Corpora
tions if 1t 10 Found That the
Laws of Mississippi Have
Been Violated.

Jackson.-At the meeting of the state
railroad commission, Commissioner Ed
wards, from the middle district, intro
duced the following resolution, proposing
TO 60 after two of the big trunk line
railroad companies doing business in the
state; and there may be considerable
rafting of dry bones before the litiga-
tion is disposed of:
'TWhereas, it has been concurrently
reported to the members of the Missis-
sippi Railroad Commission that the
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
Company has heretofore sold, conveyed
and disposed of its property, rights,
franchises, etc., to the Illinois Central
Railroad Company, and also that the St.
Louis & San Francisco Railroad Com
pany has by purchase acquired the
rights, property and franchises OF the
New Orleans, Mobile & Chicago Rail
road Company; and,
whereas, if said acts are true, the
same would be in violation of the laws
of the state of Mississippi; therefore,
be 1t
Resolved by the Mississippi Railroad
Commission, That at an early date. and
as soon as practicable, these matters be
investigated as to the foundation and
truthfulness thereof, and that if, upon
investigation, it is found that the
merger, consolidation, sale or purchase
has been effected in either instance, that
this commission prosecute the corpora
tion or corporation so offending in the
manner provided for by law"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Plan Road Building.

Grenada.-At the meeting of the board
of supervisors of this county steps were
taken to secure the services of one of
the most competent civil engineers In
the South to survey and lay off the
public roads of this county. One of the
county's most progressive citizens as
sured the board that if that body would
give the engineer official approval that
he would pay all expenses incurred in
using him. The spirit of road improve
ment is very manifest in this county.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
OPPOSED TO HIGHEk RATE.
Rating Bureaus Proposed Advance Re.
sented by Public,

Jacksonville amendments issued by
the Mississippi Inspection and Advisory
Rating Company to apply to dwellings
in second, third and fourth-class towns
and to country dwellings in Mississippi
are being much commented on, not only
by the public at large but by the in
surance fraternity. While it is generally
conceded that the losses on dwellings, in
the state is very much greater than is
necessary, the record of the companies
keeping specific record of town of differ
ent classification, would indicate that
the losses in such cities as Meridian,
Jackson and Vicksburg are greatly in
excess of losses in third and fourth-class
towns.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
/. c. Sued for 500. GOO.

Summit.-Will Cartman and JohX
Traxlor have entered suit against the
Illinois Central Railroad Company, each
for $5o,ooo damages for false imprison-
ment on account of having them arrest
ed and imprisoned on the charge of hav-
ing assassinated John Hill, near Summit,
last November, at which time Henry and
Gabe Williams, also negroes, were se-
riously wounded, the supposition being
that the negroes were waylaid and fired
upon by strikers in the McComb shops.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
ON LIVE STOCK DISEASES.
Mississippi's Agricultural Commission
Has Bulletin for Distribution.

MlSS1SSlppIS AGRICULTURAL Commission
Has Bulletin for Distribution.
Observation-Disclosures of Agricul-
ture Blakeslee, ex-officio chairman of the
Mississippi live stock sanitary board, has
just received from the printers q pam
phlet containing in convenient and com,
pact form the laws, rules and regula-
tions governing the determination of
contagious diseases of live stock in Mis-
sissippi. This is for free distribution
and may be had for the asking
Among the features of this work is
map of the state SO arranged that the
reader may tell at glance just which
counties have been cleared, which have
been partially cleared, those in which
boards of supervisors have provided
funds for start, and those which have
taken no steps for the eradication OF
ticks or for coming with stock diseases.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
$4,000 Frfom Beer License.

Jackson.-State Auditor Thompson 10
in receipt of the report of the sheriff and
tax collector of Warren county, in which
that gentleman informed the auditor
that for the month of April, 1912, he
had collected $13, $50 in privilege taxes.
Of this amount, $4,000 was collected
for license on near-beer joints, there hav-
ing been twenty-six licenses taken out
in that county to sell the limitations OF
the stuff that made Milwaukee famous.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
So, 100, 900 Judgment.

Washington.-The supreme court af.
frmed the Massachusetts, judgment by
which Albert s. Bigelow, of Boston, was
directed to pay the Old Dominion Cop
per Mining and Smelling Company
"a. 100000 as secret promoters profits.
sThe suits growing out of the transac-
ion have probably attracted more at
ention than any other strictly corpora
ON cases in the last decade.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Runaway Kills Child.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-A runaway
team tearing down the street while a
boy years old held to the lines and
tried in vain to stop the frightened
horses was spectacle that chilled the
blood of the spectators. The wagon
was overturned and the child was in
stantly killed. He was Harry Mckee
son of a wealthy citizen.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Miss Orr Made Trustee.

Jackson.-No woman in Mississippi is
better known and more beloved, espe-
cially by the women of the state, than
Miss Pauline V. Orr, of Columbus, who
has been honored by selection as one of
the trustees of the new college for
women, which is to be an adjunct to
the University of the South at Sewanee.
For twenty-five years Miss Orr has held
the position at. the head of the depart
ment of English of the Industrial Insti-
tute and College at Columbus.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31

Columbus.-There will be NO dearth
of music at the state encampment which
is to be held here next August. As has
already been stated there will be two
of the Mississippi National Guard bands
in attendance and efforts are now be-
ing made to secure regular army band.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Gen. Young Honored.

Louisville, Ky.-The honor which re-
Gently came to Gen. Bennett II. Young
of Louisville in his election to the post
of ommander-in-chief of the United
Confederate Veterans was celebrated in
a reception rendered by the generals
Kentucky friends.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Open Giant Causeway.

Galveston, Tex.-More than two miles
in length, costing $2,0oo,ooo and requir-
ing two years to build, the Galveston
causeway, connecting Galveston Island
with the mainland of Texas, was form
ally opened up by one of the most spec
tacular programmes ever carried out in
the country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Pretermit Press Meeting.

Yazoo City.-For the first time in
AZ years the Mississippi Press Asso-
citation will hold no convention this
year. Generalization due to floods has
rendered it undesirable to hold the
gathering at Natchez, as first intended,
and other obstacles which have since
presented themselves have caused Presi-
dent Anderson and Secretary Mcclure
to call off the gathering altogether.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Rebuild Railroads.

Vicksburg.A general rush order has
been issued to all of the subordinate of
ficials Of the Yazoo & Mississippi VAL
ley Railroad by Superintendent and
General Manager S. s. Morris of this
road, requesting them to get the ep~ire
Valley road system opened up for gem
eral resumption Of. traffic.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
May Go to University.

Jaekson.-H is currently rumored
that Commissioner Albert H. Whitfield,
former chief justice of the supreme
court, and for fourteen years MEM
Der Of the tribunal, viii be rendered
law professorship at the University
Of Mississippi at the close of his term
as commissioner.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Twenty Thousand Cattle Dipped.

Jacksonville work of eradicating
cattle ticks in Kinds county is proceed
ing splendidly, according to officials in
charge of the work, and since spring
opened and the rains ceased, over 10000
head of cattle have been dipped out of
the sixty-odd thousand.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Money For School Distribution.

Jackson.-Gov Brewer has not yet
concluded the formalities Of the 100000
loan he recently negotiated for the state,
but says it will be arranged and the
money win be on hand in ample time to
meet the June distribution Of the com
mon school fund.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Road Will Be Built.

in this city it begins to look like the
new line Of railroad up in the northeast
corner of the state is going to be built.
Thus far the promoters of the Mem
phis, Columbus & Pensacola, as the road
10 called, have met with only three re-
fusals to grant right of way.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
House Adjourn Iune Is.

Washington.-The house is holding to
its programme for adjournment about
June Is, although no understanding
has been reached with the senate lead
ers. who are not oDtimistie
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
JUDGE ]. C. LoNcsrREEr DIES.
Was Member of Celebrated Longstreet
Family of Georgia.

Chicago.-James C. Longstreet of
Jackson, Miss, died at the Mercy hos
pital, where he had been for the past two
weeks under treatment for serious
heart trouble following an attack of grip
and bronchitis.
No man in Mississippi WIS more re-
spected and beloved and no one in the
state could have more easily secured
high public Office.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
ole Daughters Busy.

sulfport. No buster convention ever
ted Gulfport than the assembling of
twelfth annual meeting of the
|s;asippi branch Of the International
|sr OF the Kings Daughters.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Cabbage by Carload.

Hazlehurst.-Cabbage is being shipped
from this point in car lots by local grow
ers. The stock is of excellent quality,
but the crop has been cut down by the
rains
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Big Lumber Shipments.

Gulfport-Lumber shipments through
the port Of Gulfport for the month Of
April amounted to 2s,576, 900 feet board
measure.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-05-31
Complain Of Bad Roads.

Gloster.-The rura. route mail larriers
are complaining bitterly of the wretched
condition Of the public roads in this seq
tion, in this and Wilkinson counties.