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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
MAY SETTLE SUITS.
Mississippi Railroad Commission Will
Confer With Companies.

Jackson. - The Mississippi Railroad
Commission met in this city Wednesday
At the present session it is more than
likely that the different railroads filing
injunctions against the rate fixed by the
commissioners on sand and gravel will
make an effort ito get together with the
commission and reach satisfactory set
Element of the matter outside of the
courts.
The members of the commission are
not at all uneasy about the suits filed by
the different roads. They contend that
in fixing the rate on gravel they were
acting within the scope of their author
ity. In view of the fact, however, that
the commissioners try to weigh out exact
justice to both the public and the rail-
roads they will no doubt be willing to
listen to a compromise with the COM
panies.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
TO ADVERTISE STATE.
C.. B. & @. R. R.Will Bring Mississippi
HoemseekerS.

Jacksonville passenger departments
of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
road company have written Secretary of
State j. ~. Power asking that he. furnish
them with maps of his state showing ne
divisions of Mississippi into counties and
townships.
The Burlington, it is stated, will be-
gin an active campaign of advertising
this state and will bring many homeseek-
CTS into Mississippi during the coming
fall Accordingly Mr.. Rugg, the general
passenger agent, has been forwarded a
number of maps by the railroad commits
sion.
The Illinois Central has been doing a
great deal of advertising for this state
recently, and that it is advertising of
the best sort is evidenced by the fact
that the Illinois Central display of Mis-
sissipp at different Northern fairs has
wen several premiums.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
DEALS IN MISSISSIPPI LANDS
GOV. BREWER INTERESTING EAST.
ERIN CAPITALISTS.
Mississippi's Executive Soliciting Funds
in the East to Promote Land-Holding
Corporations-New Law
Will Forbid.

Jackson.-Corporations capitalized az
more than seven million dollars, organ
lied for the purpose of engaging ia agri-
cultural pursuits, have been formed in
the state within the past ten days, ana
will submit their charters to Gov. Brew
er for approval prior to the first of No
vember, on which date the new statute
prohibiting corporations from acquiring
lands for agricultural purposes goes into
effect.
A majority of these corporations are
located in the Delta, and Gov. Brewer has
been directly or indirectly interested in
the formation of several of the fom-
panies. In fact, his present business trip
to the East is to negotiate million dol
lar investment in the fertile farming
lands of the Delta.
Gov. Brewer is also one of the prin-
cipal promoters of syndicate formed in
Wilkinson county, in the southwestern
section of the state, which has acquired
1000 acres of timber lands. His asso-
ciaItes in this deal are r. n Miller, the
wellknown criminal lawyer at Halle
hurst, and G. B. Box, a Memphis CAPT
talist. The cash price paid for the tract
was $4,000. A company viii be formed
to manufacture lumber.
Another notable enterprise formed in
that section of the state is the Gulf
Land and Cattle Company, capitalized
at half million dollars, which will en-
gage extensively in the cattle industry
on cooperative plan, operating in sew
eral counties, among them being Clai-
borne, Jefferson, Amite and Wilkinson.
The company's domicile will be at Port
Gibson. Among the promoters are F. F.
Myles, j. w. Person, Jr, G. B. Hum
phreys, L. A. Smith and j. Nee. Martin.
The Chatham Planting Co. of Wash
ington county, which has heretofore OPP
Grated on capital stock of 100000,
has applied fol charter amendment in
creasing capital to one million dollars.
Another big industry soon TO Apply
for charter is the Honey Island Planting
Company, of Holmes county, capitalized
at one million dollars, with J. r. Watson
and w. A. Pierce, of Lexington, as the
promoters.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
CHARTER PLANTERS CO.
Gov. Brewer Prime Mover in Million
Dollar Concern.

Jacksonville charter of Incorporation
of the Planters Manufacturing Company,
capitalized at q million dollars, was filed
for record in the office of the secretary
of state upon its approval by the acting
governor This is the concern recently
organized at Clarksdale, with number
of the leading men of that section inter
ested as stockholders, including w. P.
Holland, c. w. Leaton, w. K. Herrin,
Charles G. Bobo and dozen or more 9TH
ers as original stockholders. The pur-
pose, as indicated in the charter, is to
acquire and build oil mills, oil refneries,
gins, grist and rice mills, and in manu-
featuring generally. The charter alse
specifies that only such land as is neces.
sary to promote the success of the in
tended activities is to be acquired.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
ACT UNCONSTITUTIONAL
WHITMAN RENDERS
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
legislature Without Power to Leave 1t
Optional With Voters of Counties
to Retain or Abolish Office
of County Attorney.

Jackson.-The legislative act provid-
ing for submission to a vote of the peo-
pie at the November election the question
of whether the office of county attorney
shall be maintained or abolished is I'M
constitutional, according to a decision
rendered by Chancellor Sam Whitman,
Jr., in the chancery court of Rankin
county.
The case will be taken Immediately to
the supreme court on appeal and made
a preference cause on the civil docket for
the middle district when that tribunal
convenes next month.
Owing to the Importance of the ques-
tion involved, and the fact that it in
wolves the election to be held in Novem-
Der, it is believed that the supreme court
will give it an Immediate hearing, as
urged by the attorneys.
Chancellor Whitman held that the
legislative act is in violation of section
33 of the constitution, in that it is an
attempt by the Legislature to delegate a
legislative power to the people. In brief,
the lawmakers sought to make it option
al with the voters i'll each county as to
whether the office of county attorney
shall continue in existence. The decision
of the chancellor means that the legisla-
ture must either abolish the office or
continue the act creating the office in
force, and no optional power can be dele
gated to the voters of the various coun-
ties.
Attorneys for the election commissions
ers endeavored to make the point that
the suit was improperly brought, and
that a taxpayer has no right to institute
legislation of this character. This con-
tention was also overruled.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
POWERS ASKS
AID OF EXPERTS
SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION
ANXIOUS ABOUT SCHOOLS.
ALL SHOULD HELP WORK
Writes to Presidents of I. /. g. C. and
A. & nj. College Asking Co-opera-
tion and Advice for Principals
of Schools.

Jaclxson.-State Superintendent of Ed
ucation Joseph N. Powers wrote to the
presidents of the state schools, the presi-
dents of the Illinois Central and the
Southern railroads, and to the state com
missioner of agriculture and others ask
ing their assistance in the encourage
ment of the work being undertaken in
the county agricultural schools in the
state.
In his letters to these gentlemen MI.
Powers sets forth the fact that the eouE-
ty agricultural high schools had openad
over the state With a full attendance OF
local and boarding students, and that if
the schools are properly administered &C
cording to the original intent of the state
in providing for them they will put the
high school education within the reach
of all the people.
To Mr.. Hightower Mr.. Powers showed
nearly all principals of the agricultural
schools were graduates of the Agricul-
tural and Mechanical College, and he re-
quested the president of the college to
write to these various teachers offering
to cooperate with them and assist Tho M
in any way possible. He made the same
request of II. L. Whitfield, president of
the Industrial Institute and College,
with regard to the industrial department
of the schools.
To President Markham, of the Illinois
Central railroad and w. S. Finley, presi-
dent of the Southern railway, Mr.. Powers
wrote that the work of the schools would
be greatly promoted by the cooperation
of the agricultural experts in the state,
carrying on the demonstration work fo-
these roads. He asked that these men
be requested to give advice and assistance
to the directors of the agricultural depart
ments in the county schools and to watch
carefully the work that is being carried
ON by them.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Reaffirm Faith In the Efficiency Of ths
Levee.

Levee.
The resolutions, embodying the hopes
of the friends of levees, as adopted By
the Interstate Levee Convention, fol-
low:
"The Interstate Levee Association,
representing the tremendous interests
endangered by the floods of the Missis-
sippi river, after many years of expe-
rience and speaking with abundant
knowledge, reaffirm our absolute con-
fidence and faith in the efficacy of the
levee system, as the best, surest and
only protection against the recurring
overflows of the lower river.
I'VE congratulate the residents of the
valley, that after many years the peo-
pie of the United States have at last
reached the same conclusion, and we
welcome the promise contained in the
platform declarations of all the great
political parties, that the floods of the
Mississippi river constitute national
problem, and that the federal govern
ment will assume its just burden, and
shape its legislation in the future so
as to prevent the disasters from these
recurring floods.
''In the advancing civilization of the
past half century, our fellow citizens
along the upper reaches of the river
and its tributaries have obeyed the
Biblical injunction, both to replenish
and subdue the earth, and in that ODE
dience they have cleared the forests, con-
verified water courses, undertiled their
farms; with the result that now the
waters rush down upon us, an overpow-
ering force, which breaks the levees and
pours its torrents over millions of acres
of the richest land in the world. These
floods are not local in their disasters,
bat seriously affect the welfare of the
whole nation. We cannot cope with this
great problem alone, and we believe that
the federal government should assume
that burden.
mo system of flood protection can be
successful which dos not contemplate
the revetment of the caving banks Of
the river, so as to give permanence to
the leyee lines, when constructed. Emil
nent engineers, both of the United States
army and in civil life, have declared
that the whole length of the levee line
can be enlarged to such grade and SEQ.
ton as viii effectively control the
floods of the river in the future, by
the expenditure of about thirty-five mil
lion dollars, and we call upon the fed
eral government TO undertake the COM
pletion of this great work within tho
next five years. To that end. we iii-
sits that the appropriations shall here
after De sufficient to compete the levees
within this period and to properly care
for the continuation of the work 0
revetment1
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Army Worms at Work.

vicksburg.-Where the cotton worms
have been working on the cotton and
paris green has not been spread the plant
looks very much like it had been scorch-
ed by an early frost. Where paris green
has been sprinkled the plant continues
to thrive. 1t is interesting to take a
trip through the delta, and observe the
situation. One field win be showing
leaves and blooms and in an adjoining
plot where the necessary poison was not
spread, the army worms have left their
mark Of devastation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

Topeka, Kan.-The horses disease
which has been prevalent in Kansas
for the last two months, is subsiding
rapidly, due to the vaccine treatment
provided by the State Agricultural Col
lege and preventative measures put in
force by the farmers at the recommen-
dation of state and federal authorities,
according to j. II. Mercer, state live
stock commissioner. The disease caused
the death Of $4,000 horses in Kansas,
an actual property loss Of over two
and one half million dollars
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
WILL NOT TAKE CHANCES.
Will Put Names of Electors on Each
Party on Ticket.


Party on Ticket.
Jacksonville state board of election.
commissioners which met at the state
house advised the county election COM
missioners 60 put on the ticket at the
national election in November the names
of representatives of all parties whether
or not the board had been presented with
a petition from fifty to do so, as is re-
CURED by law.
The state commissioners will give the
Republican and Bull Moose voters no op-
portunity to challenge the vote of Mis-
sdssippi after the November election.
By adhering strictly to the law these
electors of these two parties would be
left off in many counties where it would
be difficult, if not impossible, to obtain
petition from fifty qualified voters, but
if such action will cause the state to be
challenged in November, the few votes
that would be lost by the other two
parties would be bought too dearly by
the Democrats.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Truck Growers Organize.

Jackson.-Commission Blakeslee, OF
the department of agriculture, has been
notified of the organization of truck
growers at Hermanville, in Claiborne
county, there being over twenty truck
growers in the initial meeting. Over
forty acres of truck have been pledged
for next spring, exclusive OF Irish pr
tatoes, and there will be about twenty.
five acres of these vegetables. Other
truck growers have indicated that they
intend to join the association, and an
expert may be employed to be present
in the shipping season and instruct the
growers in the science of grading and
packing their products.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
NEW NEWSPAPER Law.
Newspapers Must Swear to Owners and
Circulation.


Washington.-Attorney General Wick
ersham sent to Postmaster General
Hitchcock written opinion on certain
phases of the new federal law requir-
ing daily and weekly newspapers and
some other publications to present to
the postmaster general semi-annual
sworn statements of circulation, own
ership of their stocks and bonds and
other information, under penalty of de
NAL of the use of the mails.
The attorney general holds, with the
postmaster generals construction, that
it is immaterial whether subscriptions
are individual or in bulk and that the
provision of the law covers the number
of copies of a publication distributed
to certain paid subscribers by any
means. Mr.. Wickersham does not touch
upon the constitutionality of the law
which is part of the postoffice appro-
priation bill enacted at the last session
of congress.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
COTTON MEN COMPLAIN.
Railroads Too Particular in Demanding
Description of Bales.

Meridian.-Cotton men in general are
having an experience with expense bills
this season that is trying their souls.
Everywhere cotton man is seen a gem
eral wall of enguish is heard over the
rules and regulations governing concen-
trated and re-ship cotton.
As has been the case in previous years,
the system underwent an entire change
this season, and to ship lot of cotton
received on the railroads at concentra-
ton points throughout the country, a
regular synopsis of the bale, the rail-
road pro number, the first and second
owner, the weight, tag number and a
history reaching back to planting time
has to be given.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
TELLS POLICE TO CRAFT.
Save Money for the Poor and Arrest
Giver, Judges Instructions.


hicago.-Municipal Judge John R
Newcomer surprised his fellow judges
and officials of the police department
when he told policemen to accept prof
fered brides from peddlers violating the
city ordinances, to be used as fund
to aid the poor during the winter.
Attempts by peddlers to bride police
men have become numerous recently.
'You should have accepted the money
for the aid of the poor" said Judge
Newcomer to one policeman who had
refused bride of SIS. II don't mean
however, that you should have allowed
your prisoner to go. You should haye
taken his money and then arrested him.
I'm the future money received under
such conditions will be given to fund
to help the destitute during the COLI
weather"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
THE GALLOWAY MEMORIAL.
Stirring Appeal in Behalf of a Worthy
Cause.

Jackson.-A stirring appeal has been
issued by special committee of tht
Mississippi conference of the Methodist
church in behalf of the Charles B. Gal
loway fund, which is used to provide
sustenance for the superannuated preach
ers of the conference.
The first Sunday in November has
been set aside by the conference to be
observed by all Sunday schools, and col
lections will be taken for this fund
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

sOnal Saviour ana
instead of going
h o m e detected
and despairing, he
could go saying
with the PsaImist,
Il waited patiently
for the Lord, and
he inclined u1to
me and heard my
cry. He brought
me up also out of
an horrible pit,
out or the mlry
clay; and he hath
set my feet on the
rock and he hath
put a new song
into my mouth,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

shuqualak.-The surveying parties
who have been near here for several
months, trying to locate the best route
for the new railroad from Jackson, Miss,
to Birmingham, Ala, have established
three surveys through the Ellison ridge.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
SUCCESSFULLY coMBArs PEST.
Pike County Planter Brings Sixteen Bales
to Market.

Int OOuAIy 40AlCA OA4tCSA 0oACb
to Market.
Jackson.-Illustlating that the boil
weevil is not an insurmountable obstacle
to making good cotton crop, is the ex-
perience of S. A. Simmons, planter liv.
ing near Mesa, in Pike county. Last week
he brought to Magnolia sixteen bales Of
cotton, weighing 513 pounds each, and
has four or more in the field yet. All OF
this was made on a patch of Is acres.
Mr.. Simmons planted his crop somewhat
late, but carefully caught all-th early
weevils. Then he cultivated fast ana
constantly, pushing the cotton to ma
turity. This result has been obtained in
a section that has been as badly infested
with the boil weevil as any part of the
state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
WILL MEET DURING FAIR.
Kinds County Live Stock Association to
Hold Session.

Hold Session.
Jacksonville Kinds County Live
Stock Association will meet on the fair
grounds on Tuesday morning, October
%, the second day of the fair.
Many subjects relative to the welfare
of stock growers will be discussed by
the members and plans for the encour-
agement of the people in raising more
live stock in the county will be consid-
cred. Addresses will be made by several
prominent stock experts. The members
of the various county live stock associa-
tions viii be invited to be present and it
is likely that matters of statewide in
terest in regard to cattle raising will
be taken up in an informal way.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Rains Improve Crops.

Oxford.-The rains of the past week
have greatly improved crop conditions
throughout the county and cotton is be-
ing picked very rapidly and the yield
will not be as large as that of last year.
The corn crop is better than was ex-
pected that the farmers will gather
enough to run them through the year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

Muskogee, Okla.-Four more farmers
were arrested and confined in the coun-
ty Jail here charged with shooting thres
wealthy planters near Bfiartown, as .
result of the importation of negro cot
ton pickers. Seven men are now held
here for alleged connection with the
shooting.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Fell in Cattle Vat.

Brandon.--While playing with her lie
tie 4-year-old brother, a baby girl, aged
70 IL years, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Percy, fell into q cattle dipping
vat. A negro rescued the little one and
by energetic work the child was resus-
citated and seemed to be doing well, but
the deadly poison swallowed irritated
its lungs, death resulting in few hours.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

Washington teaching OF the
young American how to shoot is to Be-
added to the activities of the war de-
partment, and the various atate militia
organizations, by plan proposed by
acting Secretary of War Oliver, in .
letter to the governors of the variom
states.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
After "Ice Combine"

Jackson.-Attorney General Ross Col
Inns is at work maturing his plans for
getting at what he believes to be a most
pernicious evil, and busting up" an
other trust, or laying the ground plan
therefor Gen. Collins declares that the
Mississippi ice men have effected COM
bination, whereby they have an agree
ment, either implied or bona fde, to
keep out of each others immediate terri
tory.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

Seminary AN enthusiastic citizens
meeting was held at Sanford for the pur-
pose of petitioning the county school
board to establish an agricultural high
school for Coyington county. Many able
addresses was made.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
$4,000 Court House.

Scooba-The board of supervisors Of
Kemper county convened in extraordi
nary session in DeKalb to consider the
rebuilding of a court house. An order
was passed to issue bonds to the amount
Of $4,000 for rebuilding and refurnish.
ing the same.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Will EYett Convicted.

Pontotoc-Will Evett was convicted
in circuit court of this place for the kill
ing of Policy Mullens some months ago,
the jury finding him guilty of man
slaughter, but recommended him to the
mercy of the court.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

Magnolia.-President J. S. Moore ant
Secretary L. Edwin Gill, Of the Pike
County Fair Association, are making sat
isfactory progress preparing for the first
annual exhibition October 81, Novembe,
! and Q.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

Poplarville.- The Pearl River County
Agricultural High School is now well or.
gained and doing good work Tie en-.
rollment, which was 125 at opening, has
gone to 1877 IN two weeks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Memphis and Pensacola Road.

Meridian.-It is understood on good
authority that work on the Memphis and
Pensacola road, which has made sur
vey between Memphis and Pensacola, TIL,
survey running through Meridian, viii
begin during the coming week.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Unique Campaign.

Macon.-Hon. Emmett Cavett, of Ma
con, turned over to the Wilson and
Marshall Club of Noxubee county fine
bale of cotton weighing 499 pounds and
grading good middling as his contribu
ton to the Democratic campaign fund
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Won't Pay Alimony.

Vicksburg. his failure and refusal
to pay $40 month alimony for the sup
port and maintenance of his wife and SIX
children, Joe I. Barker was remanded to
Jail by Chancellor Thomas.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04

at no time did the attendance 40 the
convention reach half that number at
any one session, except during Col
Roosevelt's address.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-04
Face Car Shortage.

Meridian. Superintendent S. E. Elan
agan, of the New Orleans and Northeast
ern railroad, says the railroads are at
present facing one of the most serious
cas shortages in the history of the coun-
try. The car shortage, he said, would
in all probability grow worse instead Of
better.