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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23

The senate and house committees on
universities and colleges returned from
Oxford, where they investigated the
state university. One of the senate COM
mittee is authority for the statement
that nothing wrong was found at the
university. The committees found that
the charges against Chancellor Kincan-
non and Secretary Ross were groundless.
The committees viii no doubt give the
university clean bill of health, but
certain recommendations in regard to
the handling of funds, improvements,
ETC., will be made.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Mississippi
Legislature
REFERENDUM IS FAVORED
LAW INCLUDING INITIATIVE AND
RECALL SEEMS A CERTAINTY.
Retrenchment Is the Order of the Da,
and Appropriations Are Being
Slashed.

Jackson.-The Mississippi legislature
took the first step toward engrafting the
initiative, referendum and recall into the
laws of this state. House bill No. 175,
known as the Mott bill, giving qualified
electors of any municipality in the state
the right of the initiate, referendum and
recall, was passed by the house.
The Meridian commission bill, provid-
ing for a commission form of govern
ment for Meridian and embracing the
recall feature, was passed by the senate.
The vote in both houses was decisive
and indicate that both bills will be-
come laws. The initiative, referendum
and recall bill was rolled through the
house by vote Of So yeas to 81 nays,
while the Meridian bill was skidded
through the senate by a vote of 81
yeas to 2 nays. This is the first time
that an attempt has been made to pass
such law in Mississippi.
The spirit of economy stin dominates
the house. That body slashed two APP
preparations heavily. The bin appro-
priating money to defray the expenses
of summer normal schools was cut from
$4,000, which was asked for, to $4,000.
The bill providing money for the con-
tinuation of cattle tick eradication work
under the live stock sanitary board was
pruned down from $4,000 to $4,000.
The appropriation at the last session
for this work was $4,000. The bill
passed is reduction Of SIC, 900 from the
last appropriation bill.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
REVISION OF CRIMINAL LAWS.
Governor Favors Appointment of Com
mission.

The following message was sent to the
legislature by Gov. Brewer, which is sug-
gestive and significant:
Gentlemen of the Mississippi Legis-
lature:
Il desire to call your attention to the
great necessity for . reformation OF the
criminal laws and procedure OF this state,
and in my judgment the best and most
systematic way to do this would be the
pass ge statute ssSs 1ias1ig the gov
ernor to appoint three able criminal law
yers to revise the criminal laws and pro-
cedure. This can be done at small cost
and will greatly facilitate the bringing
OF the guilty to their just deserts.
81 again reiterate that I do not be-
lieve there is anything that can do more
to advance the moral welfare, the indus
trial development and aid us in the
march to higher civilization than a
splendid code of criminal law and pro
cedure that may be plain and easily en-
forced"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Distribution of School Land.

The official list for the distribution OF
the school fund has been completed. The
amount to be distributed is two-thirds
of the appropriation made for 1912,
which will amount in round numbers to
$949,393 on a basis of 1904 educat-
able children. State Treasurer Stoval
states that he viii have plenty of cash
to meet the drafts expected, as the
treasury balance at the close of today's
business was 5,097.66, leaving a
balance for other demands of $405,-
1856.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Report Chinese Uprising.

London. The Peking cabinet i
alarmed over reports OF serious upris-
ing which is threatened in the district
around Mukden, Manchuria, according ia
q Peking dispatch to the Daily Tele-
graph. TO add to the alarm Of the cab
met, there are further reports that ths
Japanese authorities in Manchuria, con-
tending that China is now without =
government, are secretly dispatchins
Japanese troops in plain clothes to assist
the bandits to occupy and fortify Tien
Ling, north of Mukden.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
NEW YORK LOSING ITS GRIP
New Orleans and Other Towns Make
Foreign Trade Gains.

New York--New Orleans, Boston,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and San Fran
cisco are far outstripping the metropolis
of the country in attracting trade oppor-
tunities of South America and prepar-
ing for new trade with the opening of
the Panama canal, declared John Bar
rett, director-general of the Pan-Amer-
lean Union, in an address at the Repub-
lican Club luncheon. New York City
seemed too absorbed in its own "mag-
nifcent egotism," and too comfortably
resting in the cozy corners of trade 50
be alive to the opportunities in the
South American continent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Raise Medical STANDARD.

The house passed bill designed to
ea;se tie standard ~, se n eslg u gse-
fession in the state. The bill was known
as senate bin No. 95 and provides among
other things that all applicants to prac-
tice medicine must possess preliminary
educational qualifications and diploma
of college or medicine degree from a
medical college. The measure was bit
terly fought on the floor OF the house,
but it was finally passed by vote of
sc yeas to 43 nays.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
MISS, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY %, 1912
SHORT CROP WEEVILS
Big CROP COTTON
UNUSUAL CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
RESPONSIBLE.
ideal Conditions Such as Prevailed in
1911 Can Not Be Expected
Often.

ngton.-Reduction Of boil weey.
tls IN the cotton belt during 1911 un-
loubtedly had an important bearing on
the production of the record cotton crep
in the opinion of w. p Hunter, of the
department. of agriculture's bureau of
entomology. In report on the move
ment of the Mexican cotto nboll weevil,
Mr.. Hunter says:
During 1911 the boil weevil was
greatly reduced in numbers throughout
its entire range. This resulted from a
combination of climatic influences ex-
tending over a period Of about three
years. The insect was exterminated in
about $4,000 square 5niles in ,gorth,
western Texas and Western Oklahoma.
Undoubtedly these conditions had an
important bearing on ~7e large crop Of
1911.
The recurrence of TIE climatic cond-
tions which did so muA toward reduc-
ing the numbers of boz weeyils can be
expected only at verT infreqenut in
tervaIs, says Mr.. Hunta
with the return Of Aasons favorable
to it, the boil weeyil Fndoubtedly will
regain all of the lost territory and multi
ply to the same extent S it has in the
past" lie continues. st must not be
supposed from the situation in 1911 that
there is any hope for permanent re-
duction. On the contrary, it is necessary
for planters to continue their fight
against the pest according to the plans
detailed by the department Of agricul-
ture"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Modify LIQUOR Laws.

There is before the legislature now a
bill which draws close line of distinc-
tion between the absolute letter of the
statutory prohibition law and its appli-
cation to circumstances which might tend
to commercial and industrial develop
ment. This is the bill which proposes
to legalize the development of alcohol
by the utilization of sawmill waste, and
to encourage the manufacture of the
same within the state, not for sale in
the state, however, but for shipment
beyond its borders.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Report on Railroads.

The railroad commission reported in
accordance with the Senate resolution for
valuation of all railroads and public serv.
ice corporations in mississippi, together
with amount Of state taxes paid by them
from 1909 to 1911. Total value 1909,
S51,479,041; 1910, s51,Oo2,2s4; 1911,
s50,001, ,449. State Tax 1909, S30S, ,874;
1910, 1921, ,195; 1911, ss00,o0s.
Totals $l52, 1927 for value and
$3.50, ,07s.60 for taxes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23

Pittsburgh express train, west
bound, on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road, was robbed by masked highway
man while climbing the eastern slope OF
the Allegheny mountains on what is
known as the Seventeen-mile grade,
forty miles west of Cumberland, Md,
and the occupants Of Pullman looted
Of about 81 900 in cash and jewelry esti-
mated at about the same value. The
robber climbed on the rear Pullman
while the train was in motion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
CARMACK LAW HELD VALID
Initial Carrier Liable for Damages In
Cured in Shipment.

Washington.-For the second time the
supreme court of the United States de-
clined to declare unconstitutional the
"Carmack amendment to the interstate
commerce law passed by congress in 1906
and making railroads on which shipments
originate liable for loss or damages In
Cured to the goods during any portion
of the route.
The decision concerned shipment
of mohair from Uvalde, Tex, to Lowell,
Mass, over the Galveston, Harrisburg
and San Antonio railway. The Texas
state courts not only upheld the law but
declared that state courts as well as
federal courts would enforce it.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
WILL PLANT LESS COTTON
Alabama Planters Fertilizer Purchases
Greatly Decrease.

Montgomery Ala.-Indieating that
the cotton acreage in this state viii be
materially reduced this season, figures.
compiled by the state department Of az.
riculture show that one-half million
less fertilizer tags have been sold this
year as compared with the sales mada
mp to the corresponding date last year.
Last year j 100000 tags had been sold.
while the number issued this year IL
1000 900.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Stone County Created.

The bill creating the county of Stone
has passed beth houses. The new coun-
ty will be formed from territory taken
from the northern part Of Harrison, the
southern portions Of Forrest and Perry,
and the western end OF George. Virgins
viii be the seat Of government OF the
new county.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
C0NFEDERATES PLAY PART
Will Assists in Celebration of Battle Of
Gettysburg.

Philadelphia Confederate veterans
are to have a big part in the celebration
of the fiftieth anniversary of the battle
of Gettysburg.
Col. Beitler, secretary of the Penn
sylvania commission, reported that the
event is looked forward to with eager
anticipation in the South. He has just
returned from Southern trip.
According to Col. Beitler, it is prac-
tically certain that all of the Southern
states win name commissions and make
appropriation for the transportation of
their veterans to Gettysburg and their
participation in the reunion exercises.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
TRIPLE MURDERER HANGED
T. L. Odom Killed Three Men Who Had
Testified Against Him.

Mobile, Ala. Lawrence Odors. the
triple murderer, was hanged here at
6:19 Monday morning.
When asked to say his last prayer, he
requested that his five-year-old daughter,
Hazel, be brought to him to remove the
black cap. He mounted the gallows sto-
ically and laughingly asked to see his
wife.
Odom was convicted of killing Charles
Goland, Joseph Stokes and David Cart
man, the latter 16-year-old boy. They
had been witnesses against him in police
court on a charge of cruelty to dog.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
SMOTHERS HER INFANT
Mothers Way of Showing Sympathy for
Relative Results Fatally.

Columbus, On an agony Of sym
pathizing grief for her relative, Mrs.
John T. Smith, whose little son had
been drowned in the Scioto river, Mrs
Clinton Law clasped her own infant so
tightly that it was smothered to death.
Following the recovery OF the body of
their son, John T. Smith and his wife
were reunited after an estrangement last
ing through two years.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23

The child labor bill, prohibiting the
employment Of children under IA years
Of age in mills, factories or canneries,
was called UP and passed by vote Of
81 to 0. It amends that section of the
law Of 1908 that fixed the age at 10
wears.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23

Jackson.-Governor Brewer notified
the senate Of the re-appointment Of Ad-
jutant General Arthur Fridge as head
of the National Guard of Mississippi;
of the reappointment of Prof. J. r.
Dobyns as superintendent of the Deaf
ard Dumb Institute, and of the reap
pointment OF NJ. E. Denton, as chaneel-
lor of the Seventh Mississippi District.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
THREE CHILDREN BURNED


Chickasha 0kla.-Tlsree children
ranging in age from six months to four
years were. burned to death in fire
at the farm home of Tom Friend.
The children were asleep in the houss,
the mother WAS in the barnyard milk
ing and the father had gone to the field
and the house was burned to the ground
and the three children eremated before
the parents were aware Of the fire.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23

Magnolia. The present grand jury
broke the record for quick work by re-
turning two indictments into court with
in one hour after assembling for work.
One of these indictments was against
Tony Huggins, a white man, charging
him with the murder of D. Howard
Civi, a merchant in McComb City
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23
Townsend Succeeds Fisk.

Detroit, Mich.-The war department
has appointed Colonel c. Med. Townsend.
engineer corps, U. S. A., president of
the Mississippi river commission, to sue
eeed Colonel Walter s Fisk, retired.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-02-23

Albertville, Ala While enraged with
a mule Jim Bedine threw heavy stone
Mt the ANIMAL missing it and striking
bis son Ia the head, killing him Instantly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-23
MOOSE ORDER is
TO BUILD HOMES
Expenditure of $5,O00,OOO Is
Authorized to Establish
Several Institutions.

Kansas City, Mo, Aug. 23.-Resolu-
tions authorizing the expenditure of
$5,000,000 to establish institutions for
the benefit of members were adopted
by the Loyal Order of Moose, in ses-
sion here yesterday. The institutions
Will include:
A vocational and trade school for
children, home for aged and infirm
members and a home for orphans and
members of the lodge, to be built on
a tract of one thousand acres of land
at Anderson, Ind, general sanitar,
ium to be built in the west and tn.
berculosis sanitarfum to be erected in
some city with suitable climate.
Plans for the Moose university
home, as the Anderson institution is
called, have been under way for three
years The trustees are George w
Scott, Davenport, Iowa; John Hays
Hammond, New York; c. w. Vail, Chi
cago; John ]. Lentz, Columbus, Ohio;
f. ]. Henning, Milwaukee and d. G
Reid, New York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-23
MAYOR, ACCUSED,
STILL REFORMER
Breaks Deadlock of Councilmen
on Question of Continu-
ance of Saloon.

Chicago, Aug. 23.-By a single vote
won their fight last evening against
the saloons in the city council. The
single vote was that of the saloon
keeper mayor, who is allied with the
reform band of Virginia Brooks, but
is charger with acceptfngra bribe. If
the mayor had been waiting trial in
jail instead Of in the cityR hall the
reform forces could not have won.
Three times the eight aldermen lin
ed up four and four on the important
reform measures. Three times the
400 people that filled the hall almost
TO the roof and the 300 outside split
the air with cheers for each side
Three times the mayor stepped up
to bat and cleaned up the bases for
the reform team with his deciding
vote.
/ The council revoked the licenses OF
Henry Foss, James B. Monahan, c. A
| Tally, Con Moore, Mike Pasczak, Bee
/ Burke, and Edward Donnelly. The re
: form element cheered. Then the mo
: llOll dS enter gu lJdl lllC lllOllCN lOl
the licenses be Teturnd TO the saloon
keepers. The first of the non-Teform
aldermen voted a loud No"
The reformers held a hurried con
sultatiOn. Then they saw their oppon
ents were trying to create a case il
court that would undo the councils
labors, and they surged into the figh
with a vote in favor of returning the
money. II was another tie and tht
mayor again broke it.
The last big vote was on the appli
cation of Harriet Brennan to run wha,
she called a rooming house. The re
formers "bOOed" vigorously at the ap
pellation, and on a similar vote the
woman was denied her license.
The Carrie Nation" band that haC
rallied TO the hall with Miss Brooks
prepared 10 march to the Ievee distric
if the council refused to drive it out o
existence. Cheered again. They al
most went wild when the mayor order
ed the city marshal 10 close up all tht
seven places Immediately and see non,
were opened.
We will have a clean town now,
said Miss Brooks rriumphantly.
We're not through with our worl
yet" she continued. We still have Il
settle the mysteries of those death
in the disorderly houses. We hav,
learned of another. girl named rs
ther Harrison, kidnapped from he
home in Indiana Harbor and brough
TO Foss' place. She died there on Jul,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-23
BRIBERY CASE IS HALTED
Assistant Prosecutor Charles F. VIII
kins of Detroit CoIIapses.

Detroit, Mich, Aug. 23.-The pre-
liminary examination of Alderman
Louis Brozo, charged with bribery,
came to a dramatic and unexpected
halt late yesterday wnen Charles 7.
Wilkins, special assistant to Prosecut-
ing Attorney Shepherd, collapsed in
his chair.
Walter J. Brennan, who had been
testifying as to how he claims he
trapped Brozo was forgotten and the
court room was in turmoil. 1t was
thought the attorney had sustained an
apoplectic stroke and was dying, but
a physician soon restored conscious
ness to the lawyer. When he recov-
cred Judge Stein adjourned the hear
ing until this afternoon.
1t was stated that overwork and loss
Cf sleep, added to a recent illness,
caused the assistant prosecutor to
break down.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-23
MIKADO TO HAVE
MILLION FUNERAL
Yoshihito, New Emperor, Com
pletes Formahties for Ac-
cession to Throne.

Toxic, Aug. 23.-Yoshihito, the new
emperor, today completed the formali-
ties connected with his accession to
the throne, when he read an edict say
ing he expected to follow in the foot
steps of the late emperor, obeying
guidance of his ancestors.
An appropriation of S750,000 to COW
er the expenses of the funeral Of the
late emperor was introduced in the
diet. The remainder of the cost of
the funeral, which will amount to ST.
100000, will be borne by the emper-
Or's private purse.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-23
2 and was buried secretly. No burial

% and was buried secretly. No burial
permit ever was issued.
I'VE find the death certificate was
signed by DR.. Andrew Hoffman, who
signed others for which no burial per
nit was ever issued. We want an eX
planation, and think we will get it.
Miss Brooks was followed to her res
idence by a cheering band of women
and a number of men, pledging them
selves TO join her in her next crusade
The mayor stayed with the city mar
shal until the crowd dispersed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-23
OPPOSE PAYING LORIMER
Senate Committee Votes Against Civ,
ing Him S35 600.

Washington, Aug. 23.-The senate
committee on appropriations yester-
day decided against making an appro-
priation of $4,000 for the benefit of
William Lorimer on account of the eZ-
penses incident TO his two trials. The
bill as reported included an approprt
alton Of $1,000 TO pay additional sal
ary 10 certain senate employees for eX-
ira work incident to the Lorimer
trials. As a rule the position taken by
he senate committees generally pre-
walls
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-23
KiSACONFE FESSION
FROM 4 HIGRERUP
Attorney Whitman Claims to
Have Statement Which Will
Bare Grating.

New York. Aug. 23.-While not com
mitting himself. it is known District
Attorney Whitman expects to offer
a complete confession from man
higher up in police circles whose story
will lay bare the graft system and in
yolye many others who prohted oy
blackmail on gambling and disoTderIy
houses.
It is reported Louis Rosensweig
lefty LOuiel. wanted in the Rosen-
thai murder case, has been located n
a small western city near the Rocky
mountains"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-23
bEECHER RAY is
GIVEN PROMOTION
Nomination Gives Him Rank of
Lieutenant Colonel-Torbet
Named at Chicago.

Washington, Aug. 23.-President
Taft sent to the senate the nomination.
OF Major Beecher Ray to be deputy
general with the rank OF
lieutenant colonel. Rays political ac-
tivity in 1908 has been a subject of
investigation. Taft also
sent TO the senate the nomination Of
Lewis Torbet to be naval officer OF
customs at Chicago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-23

that went back from Washington was
Damn the merit, get the indict-
ment.'
Penrose asked, Can you say wheth-
re the 100000 contribution was ever
returned or any suggestion made that
it should be returned?"
No" answered Archbold. mo such
suggestion was ever made TO me-"
Penrose requested that ArchboId be
instructed to search his office files for
all documentary evidence bearing on
the case, particularly for the receipt
said to have been received from Bliss
for the 100000. He also requested
that Archbold request his associates
at the board meetings which consider
ed the contribution question in 1904
TO hold themselves at the disposal OF
the committee.
THREE MEMBERS DEAD.
William Rockefeller, who is in pre-.
carious health, is about the only mem
ber of the board besides myself who
was present replied ArchboId.
Three members of the board. Rog
ers, Tilford and Barstow, died in
1909" The standard man turned sud
denly TO Chairman Clapp. They wor
ried TO death" he declared Archbold
agreed TO make a search for the pap
ers and to produce them, if available
upon his return from Europe in about
three weeks. He leaves the United
States tomorrow.
When Archbold finished severa
members of the committee conferred
on the advisability of inviting Roose
welt 70 testify. Penrose wants the
committee TO subpoena Roosevelt
Archbold's testimony was regarded Of
such Importance that it was determin
Continued on Page Five.)
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-23
Booth Body Lying in State.

London, Aug. 23.-The body OF the
late General Booth lay in state today
in Congress hall at Clapton. Ali ma
rions and creeds we're represented in
the many thousands who paid the last
tribute.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-23
OPPOSE A TAFT APPOlNTEE
Charges in Senate Cal! Choice for Fed
erai Judge Lobbyist

shiagrCn, lug. 22.-rrutests, al
leging that c. ". Howard Of Beling-
ham. wash, whom President Taft has
nominated 70 be federal judge for the
western district Of Washington. has
been a lobbyist and supporter Of Tudge
Cornelius Il. HaUford, Sho.a Ea was
named to succeed, were flea vi.n &. .
senate by Senator PoinGeHte-. II is
said the nomination viii not be con
firmed ~ this session.