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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
RIOT IN AN OHIO CHURCH
Cleveland Pastor Scores His Rebellious
Faction.

Cleveland, O.-Scores were elected
from the church and arrested and chill
dren were trampled on by yelling men
and women during riot at st. MichaePs
Church. Men and women, yelling and
hooting at Rev. Paulus, pastor of the
church, were taken out as fast as forty
policemen could handle them. Outside
mob of three or four hundred parish
toner's fought for entrance.
The trouble, the elimination of dis
cord that has existed between warning
factions of the parish for the past few
months, following the appointment of
Rev. PauIus, reached an acute stage
when the pastor scored the rebellious
faction in his church and read letters
Of the same tenor from Bishop Farelly
and the apostolic delegate at Washing
ton.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
Income Tax Bill.

House Bill No. 522, by Mr. Mott, the
income tax bill, was called up by Sen
ator Wiley Sanders, who urged that it
be disposed of.
Senator Reed was asked to make an
explanation of the amendments proposed
by the committee.
He said that the committee decided
to strike out the word gross" in sec
tion 1 and to define Income" The
committee presented the definition pro-
posed by Senator Clements which is as
follows:
I'm computing incomes, the necessary
expenses actually incurred in carrying
on any business, occupation, or profes-
sion, not including remuneration to the
taxpayer for personal supervision of the
support and maintenance of his or her
family, shall be deducted from the gross
income or revenue; and the word in
come as used in this act shall be deemed
and taken to mean gross profts;' pro-
vided, that no reduction shall be made
or allowed for any amount paid out or
contracted for permanent improvements
or betterment made to increase the value
of any property or estate, or for the
increase of capital, capital stock, or
assets.
"In estimating the gains, profits and
income there shall not be included in
terest upon such bonds or securities is
sued under or By virtue of any law
of this state, or of the United States,
the principal and interest of which are,
by the law OF their issuance, exempt
from taxation"
The committee decided to tax all In
comes over So, 500, whether from revenue
from property, or from salaries or earn
ings from personal effects, and it IS sug-
gested to strike out from section 2 the
words supon which an ad valorem tax
has not been paid and to insert the
following:
"When the income is derived from
property upon which is paid an ad va
loren tax, the amount of the ad va
loren tax paid shall be deducted from
the income"
The amendments were adopted and
the bill was then passed, 20 to 8.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
NEGRO LODGE SUIT ENDED
$500 Damages Awarded Against Stringer
Organization.

Jackson-Hon. G. G. Lyell, chancello-,
decided the injunction suit pending be-
tween negro lodges which has been very
fercely litigated for some time.
The faction of the Stringer Grand
Lodge of Masons obtained charter for
the organization of another grand lodge
of Masons and one for colored fra
ternal insurance organization. The old
organization sued out an injunction to
prevent the organization and operation
of the new concerns. A motion was
made to dissolve the injunction and for
damages for its wrongful issuance.
The chancellor decided that the in
junction should be dissolved so far as
concerns the new fraternal or benefit
insurance association, and awarded dam
ages in the sum of 5000 against the old
organization and the sureties on its bond
for wrongfnll5 suing out the injunction.
AS to the new Masonic ASSOCIATION
the court sustained the injunction.
Therefore, the Stringer Grand Lodge
and the Masonic Benefit Association con-
nected with it will continue as hereto
fore, and the new benefit insurance asso-
citation recently organized will 90 ahead
with business.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22

Columbus.-In recent issue OF the
Manufacturers Record there appeared an
article which shows the fertility of
Lowndes county soil and demonstrates
the fact that with proper fertilization
enormous crops can be grown.
The articles show that one acre of
land on the plantation of J. i. Slaugh-
ter near this city yielded 1850 pounds
of seed cotton. This seed cotton yielded
1904 pounds of lint, which sold for an
average of 1-2 cents pound, or
S137.24 On the same land Mr.. Slaugh-
ter raised 1855 worth of cabbage. Total
income-from the one acre of land was,
therefore, S492.24, which did not in
clude the value of ninety bushels of
cotton seed of high quality
This remarkable showing is attributed
to the fact that for several years Mr..
Slaughter has been building up the fer
tility of his land and has been care
fully selecting his cotton seed.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
MUST KEEP PACE
WITH GERMANY
CHURCHILL ASKS $220, ,427 900 F0T
NAVAL IMPROVEMENTS.
IS LESS THAN LAST YEAR
Recommends Four and Three Dread.
noughts Alternately for Next Six
Years-DoeS Not Believe Ger
many Will Be Offended.

London Winston Spencer Churchill,
first lord of the admiralty, introduced
the naval estimates for the coming
year in the house of commons. The APP
preparations called for amount to $780,
427 900, decrease of $1,535,O0O from
the amount spent last year.
Mr. Churchill accompanied the intro
duetion with a promise of an augmenta-
tion or retardation of British naval
construction to correspond with Ger
many's naval programme. He said he
regretted the necessity of referring
specifically to Germany, but continued:
"The Germans are a people OF robust
minds, whose strong, masculine good
sense and high courage do not recoil
from and are not offended by plain,
blunt statements of fact if they are
expressed with courtesy and sincerity.
Mr. Churchill said that it would be
necessary for Great Britain to con-
struct four and three dreadnoughts
every year alternately for the next six
years
IF we are now, as it seems, to be
confronted with the addition of two
new German ships in these six years,
we propose to meet the addition upon
the higher ratio of superiority by lay
ing down four additional ships in the
same period"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
DELEGATES TO REUNION
MISSISSIPPI TO BE WELL REPRE-
SENTED AT MACON.
Maj Gen. Henry and Members of His
Staff Are Busily Engaged With
Preparations.

Jackson.-Mississippi viii send a large
delegation of Confederate veterans to
the annual reunion to be held at Ma
con, Ca, from May to 9, inclusive.
Elaborate preparations for the jour
ney to the Georgia city are being made,
and theplans are more business-like than
heretofore formulated for the annual
gathering. Maj.-Gen. Patrick Henry,
commander of the state division, and
Adj.-Gen. John A. Webb have arranged
for train service, and every possible pro-
vision will be made for the comfort of
the veterans who make the journey.
In a general order issued from state
headquarters Gen. Henry announces the
appointment of Miss Elma Jones, OF
Crystal Springs as sponsor, Miss Rosalie
Parish, of Mayersville, as maid of honor.
as chaperon for the state division.
The various local camps and brigade
commanders will also announce sponsors,
maids of honor and chaperons within the
next few days.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
BOIL WEEvIL TO Be GENERAL
CHIEF ENTOMOLOGIST GIVES AD-
VICE TO FARMERS.
Every Section of State Will Be Infested
This Year Except the Extreme
Northern Counties.

Jackson.-The Mexican boil wecyil
win generally preyei in all parts OF
Mississippi during the coming cotton
season, except in the extreme northern
counties, according to Dr. W. u. Hunter,
chief entomologist of the United States
department of agriculture, bureau OF
plant industry
DIR. Hunter says:
Although the poll weevil has un-
doubtedly been affected to consider
able extent in certain territory, Il is
not at all evident that the setback it
has received will be OF material bene-
fit to the planters in the greater por-
tion of Mississipip's infested aera. The
only region in Mississippi in which the
cold weather has had any important
effect in reducing the numbers of the
weevils is in the northern counties
which became invaded for the first time
in August, September and Ofiober OF
the past year. This territory comprises
the counties north of Leflore and Web
ster. In this region but little damage
is to be expected during the year 1912
IN the remainder of the state, which
includes many of the largest cotton
producing counties, the weevils are un-
doubtedly present in considerable mum
bers.
IF the spring months are wet, that
is favorable to the weevil, and at thu
same time causing the crop to be back
ward in development, by the first OF July
the weevils will breed in such large
numbers as to destroy a large portion
of the crop. The number of weevils
passing through the winter is no more
important, from the standpoint of pro-
ducing crop, than the conditions of the
spring and the early summer.
My opinion is, in brief, that the only
territory in Mississippi which VIII enjoy
reduction in the number of weevils IS
of limited extent; that territory will be-
come reinfected during August of the
present year. The planters will have
only portion of one year of grace to
prepare for the invasion that is certain
TO reach flGem 4 al o. The main in
tested portions of the state the circum-
stances do not warrant any dimunition in
the efforts toward fighting the weevils-
Even III the limited territory where
weevils will be scarce it would be part
of wisdom for farmers to redouble their
preparations"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
DR.. WILEY RESIGNS
AS CHIEF CHEMIST
HAS BEEN AT ODDS WITH DE-
PARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
WILL WORK INDEPENDENTLY
Wiley Says He Has Been Harassed
and Embarrassed in Work-Could
Not Enforce Pure Food Law.

Washington.--With one blast
against his superiors in Office, who he
declares deliberately mnzzled him SO
that he could not effectually warn the
people against poisonous and polluted
foods, which plainly violate the law,
and which with official sanction are
sold everywhere in the United States,
DIR. Harvey Wiley sent in his resigna-
tion and retired from the bureau of
chemistry Friday.
1t il understood he viii remain in
Washington, where he will have a
laboratory of his own and will be able
to pursue his work as he sees fit.
DIR. Wiley will also devote his vast
energy toward the creation of ma
tional board of health, over which he
hopes a cabinet officer will preside.
He will also continue his work upon
the lecture platform.
A scene quite unprecedented in
Washington official life marked the
close of DIR. Wiley's somewhat feyered
administration. With tears streaming
down their cheeks, hundreds of women
clerks, many employed in other sec
tions of the department of agriculture,
filed in to say goodbye. So crowded
were the elevators leading to Dr.
Wiley's office that numerous women
walked up four long flights of stairs.
In statement, DIR. Wiley reiterates
that in further effort to restrict the
operation of the pure food law than
they have already done, his colleague
in the department of agriculture
plotted, through false charges, to forci-
bly, separate him from the public SER
vice, and he was only saved by the
timely Intervention of the president.
s'After the president and a commit
tee of congress had completely exon
Grated me, naturally expected that
those who had made these false
charges would no longer be in posi-
tion which would make repetition of
such action possible. | am still left to
come into daily contact with the men
who secretly plotted at my destruction.
For the past twenty-nine years 1
have endeavored to discharge these
duties according to the dictates of my
oop aoinnco
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
STATE NEEDS MORE REVENUE.
Revenue Bill Requires Syndicates to Pay
Privilege or Occupation Tax on
Lands Held.


Jackson Conspicuous among the
events of Mondays session of the legis-
lature was the consideration of the
principal revenue bill, which provides
for an increased tax levy from 6 to
6 IL mills. In his presentation for
the necessity for this increase, Chair
man j. ID. Stennis, of the ways and
means committee, stated that there had
already passed one or the other branch
of the legislature bills making appro-
priations aggregating $7,S00,o00, with
upwards of S5O0,oO0 still to be pro-
vided. 1t can be safely assumed that
the bulk of the appropriations for this
session will go between $s,200,ooo and
$s,40O, 900.
Against this increase there had been
figured an income of $7,4O0,000, which
included the additional privilege taxes
provided for, and at the present 6-mill
ad valorem rate. The penitentiary is
expected to turn up at least 100000
short OF last year, by reason of the
boil weevil and other hindrances to
crop-making.
In view of all this, it will be neces-
sary to raise the revenue from
some source, or face 100000 or
100000 deficit.
In this connection Representative
Morrison, of Grenada, chairman of the
appropriations committee, made an
earnest and impassioned appeal to his
colleagues to meet the issue squarely,
and trust the people to see the neces-
sity for tax levy raise.
1--WE may dodge, duck, twist, squirm
as we viii, but the evil day has come"
dramatically declared the distinguished
Grenadian. "Shall we dodge or shall
we meet the issue like men? We have
done the work, we have spent the
money, and it is not for us to try and
evade the issue. To borrow is but to
put off the evil day, and we will meet
the accumulation of it all in 1914. Let
us make this Tax IL mills, wipe out
the deficit and get square once again
with the world" declared Mr.. Morrison
amid an impressive silence.
Mr.. Morrison was willing to justify
his belief in the wisdom of the amend
ment fixing it at Z 1-2 mills, being one
and a half mills higher than it has stood
for the past twelve years. The house
did not agree with him, tabling the
apendnmlt rs T
Stirring addresses were heard on each
side of the question, but the arguments
of the 'slow tax element were the more
effective, and the half mill was cut out,
the proposition being defeated by
vote of 90 to 4s. The tax levy under
the bill as it passed the house and went
to the senate was carried out at six
mills, with a section added authorizing
the governor to borrow as much as
$5O0,OO0 with which to meet expected
deficits.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
MOTHER OF EIGHT MURDERED
Suspicion Points to Negress Whom She
Had Threatened With Arrest.

Newport News, Va.-Mrs. Ida Vir-
ginia Belote, widow and mother of
eight children. was found murdered at
her home at Hampton. Va, by her
l3-year-old daughter, Harriet, upon re.
turning from school.
A trail o. blood through the rooms
Of the lower floors, overturned furniture
and broken erockery showed that the
death struggle had been a terrific one be-
fore the woman was rendered uncon-
scious by blows on the head and a towel
stuffed in her mouth.
Investigation by the police led to
the discovery that Mrs. Belote had
threatened to have Virginia Christian, a
negress, arrested for the theft, and the
woman was arrested. Later purse
identified as belonging to the dead
woman was found on the negress and
bloody waist was found in her room
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
81 KILLED IN EXPLOSION
Woman Seven Blocks Away Probably
Fatally Hurt.

San Antonio, Tex.-At least SO men
were killed and more than so injured
when the boiler of locomotive No. 7O4
exploded in the shop yards of the
Southern Pacific Railroad here. The
property loss will approximate 100000.
Among the shrieks of the injured
after the explosion arose the roar of
flaming oil from the feed pipe through
which the oil-burning locomotives fill
their tenders. This pipe had broken
and ignited.
Pieces of boiler iron weighing from
small fraction of pound to seyera3
tons were hurled through the air as
far as six blocks and houses a dis
tance of half mile were damaged by
the force of the concussion.
Mrs. B. S. ellis, in her home seven
blocks away, was severely if not fatal
ly injured when the front end of the
locomotive crashed through the roof.
demolishing three rooms and continuing
through ground floor of the house.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
Live Stock Appropriation.
State Don't Want Beauvoir.

A concurrent resolution coming from
the senate, proposing that the state
accept deed to Beauvoir, former home
of President Jefferson Davis, title to
which is now in the Sons of Veterans
OF the state, was brought up.
Mr.. Morrison said this move had here
tofore been voted down, and he was not
in favor of the institution being un-
loaded on the state to be perpetuated
as white elephant after all the old
veterans had passed away.
Several of the old veterans themselves
were against the proposition, and the
house very decisively voted the propo-
sition down, and Mississippi stands in
the unique position of refusing to accept
a gift.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
Slo,ooO.000 Wage INCREASE.

Boston, Mass. Wage increase aggre-
eating more than S1o,ooo,OOo, win go
into the pockets of the New England
textile workers during the next twelve
months, according to authoritative est
mates OF the results Of the present mp
ward trend Of wages in cotton and wool
en- mills. On the basis OF an annual pay
roll Of $79, ,o00, 900 in the woolen mills
the increase there will amount to S.
100000, while cotton mill operatives
will receive an advance Of $4,000, 900.
Fully 275,ooo operatives win share ii
the raise by April l.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
ENGLAND WATCHING
The UNITED STATES
NAVAL CLASH IN EASTERN WA
TIERS NOT IMPOSSIBILITY.
ENGLISH ADMlRAL'S OPINION
Admiral Bridge Says the United States
Should Be Certain of It's Naval
Strength Before Becoming
Involved

London.-The situation in China is be-
ing keenly observed here, and the news
that the United States has ordered a
cruiser squadron rushed to the Philip
pines has attracted marked attention.
This move is taken to define the atti-
tnde of the United States government
toward an attempted partition OF China
by Japan and Russia.
AdGiraf sir JypetS :. 'dgc, foTiHss sii-
rector of naval intelligence in the Brit
ish admiralty, in discussing the dispatch
of cruisers to the Philippines by the
United STATES indicated his belief that
naval clash in far Eastern waters is
not out OF the question. He thought
the United States should be certain of
its naval strength before becoming in
volved
Il am quite certain that the dispatch
of American cruisers to the Philippines
lin itself-wouldn't have much effect.
sSuch squadron would make very
little difference in the balance of naval
power unless there is big American
fleet already in the Pacific, and | be-
lieve there is not.
.Of course, if there is going to be
trouble it is not unnatural that the
United States government should wish
to protect the property and lives OF
American citizens. A squadron of Amer
lean cruisers, however, could not prevent
any partition of China, and | think that
the expressed opinion and attitude of
the United States government would
have much more effect.
"The American warship must always
be considered factor to be reckoned
with, but this time it appears to be a
question of numbers on the spot. The
American Asiatic fleet is very small, and
the squadron of armored cruisers would
not do much to adjust the balance with
other fleets
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
Lockley Is Captured.

Macon.-Herman Lockley, the young
man who killed McCrarey at Scooba
about six months ago and who has been
at large, was captured at the home of
his father, P. L. Iockley, three miles
south of here. Charles Linsley, farmer
living several miles south of here, cap
tured him and was taking him to Scooba,
the place of the killing. He was advised
here to deliver him to the sheriff for safe
keeping, as feeling might be so high at
Scooba that it would not be safe for
him there. Linsley win get the stat
utory reward, and the father Of Nc
Crarey offered $3.50 reward.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
Mississippi
Legislature
REAPpORTIONMENT BILL FAILS
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI WANTED
NEW SENATORS.
Fatal Error Discovered in Proposition,
and South Mississippi Must Wait
Two Years For Relief.

Jackson.-Hopes of score of South
Mississippi legislators for legislative
Teapportionment, which would give to
that section of the state three new SEN
ators and increase the strength of the
senatorial branch of the legislature from
forty-tive to forty-eight, and giving the
section south of the Alabama and Vicks-
burg railroad line twelve instead of nine
senator's, as now, appear to have gone
glimmering. What looked like GER
tainty for this increase, faded away
when, on the floor of the senate Senator
Anderson called attention to a palpable
error in the drafting of this resolution.
This resolution was a house substi-
tute for the Mounger resolution, which
had passed three readings in the SEN
ate, and which was replaced on the
house calendar by the Qmn resolution.
The Mounger resolution proposed to in
crease the legislature by nine repre-
sentatives and four senators, giving to
South Mississippi the four additional
senators and six representatives, and to
the delta section three more representa-
tiyes. The house, however, would not
stand for this, and hence the substitute,
that might have been all right had it
not been for clerical oversight in
drafting the resolution.
Instead of declaring that the ques-
ton should be forthwith submitted to
the people for ratification or rejection
at regular election to be held in No
vember, the resolution as drawn de-
clared that section 255 of the consti-
tuition shall be amended and stated
by Senator Anderson, when the measure
came up in its place on the calendar,
the placing of the b sse tatiar .amon < the
enrolled and finished measures as it
stands would be doing vain thing. In
order to save the legislature from per-
petrating such a blunder, it would be
IN order to move that it be indefinitely
postponed. There was nothing for it.
except to concede the point, especially
since both the chief justice and one of
the associates of the supreme court had
agreed that, as the proposition stands
now, it would be an amendment, or an
attempted amendment, of the constitu-
tion by the Legislature, without first
submitting the matter to the electorate.
So, his effort to give the lower part of
the state some measure of fair and pro-
portionate representation must lie fallow
for at least two years.
Live Stock Appropriation.
The appropriation bill for use of the
State Live Stock Sanitary Board for
the years 1912 and 1913, after b@ng
sent to the second conference commit
tee was adopted by both houses of the
legislature. 1t appears that the bill is
sadly lacking as to financial provisions
and will place the Live Stock Sanitary
Board in an embarrassing position should
hog cholera become prevalent through
out the stae, situation that is in no.
wise remote according to recent reports
from several counties.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-03-22
Lonqshoremen Dissatisfied.

Gulfport While there has been no ac-
tual strike among the longshoremen
here, many are not working and the
reason given is that form Of require
ments gotten up by the longshoremen
some time ago and submitted to the
stevedores has received no recognition
or attention J. II. Duff, delegate
from the international Longshoremen,
is here from Mobile and says the men
have not declined to work, that they
are simply keeping away from the pier.