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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
SLAYER CHEERED FOR
KILLING BAD MAN
DAVIDSON SAYS HIS CRIME WILL
BE BENEFIT TO SOCIETY.
EXPECTS TO GO TO CHAIR
"He Never Worked, But Robbed Work.
ers," Says Slayer-Parting Between
Davidson and His Wife
Was Pathetic.

New York.-Proclaimin that he had
committed murder which was great
benefit to society, Philip Davidson, the
man who killed Zellig j. Alberts, Big
Jack ZeIig,' went to the Tombs to await
the coroner's inquest to be held next
Wednesday morning.
The statement was made by the inof-
fensive looking produce dealer without
the slightest attempt to appear as a
bravado.
i realize that | will have to forfeit
hny life in the electric chair, but the poor
people of the East Side will no longer
have to suffer through tnat fellows dep
relations" he said quietly.
With stoicism that has never before
been witnessed by the police officials at
headquarters, Davidson parted with his
wife before be was sent to the Toombs.
"Girlie," he said slowly, as the wo-
mon threw her arms over his bulky
shoulders, Il am afraid l will have to
leave you. / killed Jack Zelig. He never
WofNSu3 diiu Always TODDeu nara WOTka
ing people. He robbed me- | have rid
the East Side of one of the worst men
that ever lived. arm going to the eIec-
tric chair for it, but people will be glad
Zelig IS gone. Dear gil, this may be
the last time I may ever see you. But
if don't come back to ycu, l guess
your relatives will take care of you. I
am sorry and l nm not sorry for what
did. Now. goodbye, and don't you
worry"
There was demonstration. when Da
wilson was taken from the Mulberry
street station for arraignment before the
coroner. A large crowd of workingmen
and women of the neighborhood who be-
Acse u, law and order were on hand to
see the man who had Killed Big Jack
Zelig." With trace Of shame on his
face. he hurried down the stairs between
two policemen.
"Good for you, young fellow, good for
you; you ought to get a medal for what
you did," they shouted after him.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
BOLD BANDITS
HOLD UP TRAIN
BLOW TWO SAFES IN KANSAS CITY
SOUTHERN CAR.
Rich BOOTY WAS SECURED
After Safes Blown to Bits While Crew
of Car Held at Points of Pistols,
Three Men Escape Into the
Mountains.

Ft Smith, Ark.-One of the boldest
train robberies in the history of the
Southwest took place when noFthbeund
Kansas City Southern passenger train
NO. 4, en- route from Port Arthur, Tex,
to Kansas City, was held up and robbed
by four masked men three miles north OF
Foteau, Okla. Two safes in the express
car were destroyed with notroglycerine,
tile bandits es,'a ping. with eonsgerabl /.
booty, including money and registered
mail, the amount of which is not known.
The passengers were not molested. The
men boarded the train at the Frisco
railway crossing, mile northeast of
Poteau. Two men with drawn revolv-
ers We're seen to enter the express car
at this crossing by William West, boy
who resides nearby. Young West called
to the passengers, There's robbers on
the train,2 but no one paid any attention
to him.
One robber kept pistol pointed at
the engineer and fireman, who remained
in the cab.
Emerging from behind the trunks, the
bandits tackled second safe contain
ing packages and valuables for deliv-
cry at Kansas City and beyond. When
they applied the match to the fuse they
again took refuge with the express mes
senger and baggageman. Between the
first and second explosions Messenger
Kerr protested that the seconu safe was
too near the trunks. Get on the other
side,' said one of the bandits, as he
drew his revolver and marched the men
to the other side of the car.
The robbers forced Kerr and Williams
to turn their backs upon them while
they were working at the safes, both Of
which were blown into bits. One safe
went through the roof of the car. The
men scooped up the money and valuables
into flour sack after they forced the
express messenger, the baggaeman and
j. B. Sersk, head brakeman, to leave the
car.
There are various reports as to the
amount of the loot. 1t is said bank
at Heavener had 81 900 aboard the train.
Bloodhounds have been sent here to the
scene of the hold-up.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
q AMERICAN MARINES KILLED
Seven Are Wounded When Rebel Strong.
hold Is Attacked.

Washington.-In gallant assault
American marines and bluejackets drove
the Niciraguan revolutionary leader, Gen.
Zeledon, and his forces from Coyotepe
and Barranca hills, near Masaya, after
thirty-seyen minutes of fighting, but in
the action four privates of the United
States Marine Corps were killed and a
number were wounded.
The victory of the Americans opened
the way for the Nicaraguan government
troops to assault the town of Masaya,
which they took from the .revolutionists,
and the starving inhabitants were re-
lieved.
Rebel losses were heavy. The govern
ment forces lost 100 killed and 200
wounded. Gen Zeledon, the rebel, escaped,
but later was cornered and killed by q
troop of federal cavalry. One thousand
American marines and bluejaekets under
Lieut.. Col. Charles G. Long are moving
on the city of Leon, the remaining rebe
stronghold.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
$150,ooo For Aviary.

New York; gift of $15o,oo0 by Mrs.
Russell Sage in behalf Of the birds Of
North America ives announced recently.
Mrs. Sage has spent approximately this
sum in the purchase of Marsh Island,
southwest of New Orleans, with the in
tention Of dedicating it in perpetuitg as
a refuge for wild birds. To this end she
will place the control in whatever hands
viii best accomplish her object, either the
federal government or the state,of Louis-
lana or some association organized Cor
the purpose.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
CORN CLUB WORK AT FAIR.
Many Splendid Premiums Arranged for
This Feature.


Jackson The Fair Association has
fully appreciated the splendid work be
ing accomplished by the Corn Club Boys,
and since the inception of the movement
four years ago, has offered and paid lib
eral premiums to encourage them to even
greater effort. Their exhibit has been
featured in every way possible for the
purpose of bringing foreibly to the atten-
tion of visitors what they were doing.
The result has been highly satisfactory
from every standpoint. Interest has in
creased from year to year.
This year it will be given more atten-
tion than heretofore. A large section of
the Agricultural building will be set
apart for their use. 1t will be nicely
arranged and decorated in advance Of
their exhibits. Prof. K. II. Pate has vol
unteered his services as superintendent
of this department. He has been active
in the Corn Club work since the first
organization and is in position to make
of it one of the most attractive and i'm
portant of the State Fair.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
NOT LOYAL TO U. S. FLAG
New Jersey School Involved IN Dispute
With Canadian Boy.

Cedar Grove, N. 1.-The local board
of education has an unusual problem tc
grapple wit, in the refusal of Leofric
Temple, high school pupil, to join his
class in pledging allegiance to the Amer
ican flag. A standing rule of the board
of education provides that pupils must
announce their allegiance or leave the
school.
Frederic Temple, the boys father, was
formerly AN artillery officer in Canada.
He declares that the rule of the board
is an outrage and says he viii not al
low his son to swear allegiance to the
American flag until the boy is 81 years
of age and can decide for himself. Its
ridiculous" he said, ito ask boy whose
father owes allegiance to the British flag
to pledge himself to the American flag
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
CONTRIBUTIONS To
CAMPAIGN FUND
ARCHBOLD AND MORGAN GAVE
100000 EACH.
BLISS RECORDS ARE REAs
Crane Will Be Asked About $50, 900 Sail
to Have Been Paid to Wilson Pre-
Convention.

Washington.-Fou contributors oil
100000 each from John ID. Archbold of
the Standard Oil Company, j. P. Morgan
Co., FL. c. Frick and George j. Gould
were made to the Republican national
campaign fund of 1904, according to rec
ords Of the late Cornelius n. Bliss, which
passed through the hands of George K.
Sheldon, treasurer of the 1908 Republ-
can committee, who testified before t.e
seuate committee investieatigg csl,aAaikn 4
expenditures.
Mr.. Sheldon said Mr.. Bliss give him a
detailed statement of the 1904 fun Is;
that he noted. three large contributions =
that he was positive no record appeared
of the $1O0,O00 Archbold contribution
having been returned. With equal pos
itiyeness he swore that the records
showed the disputed Edward II. Harri-
man fund of $4,000 had been received
by Mr.. Bliss for the New York Republic
can state committee headed by b. b.
Odell, Jr. That fund of $24O,0o0 was
raised at the request of B. B. Odell, said
Mr.. Sheldon, and turned over to Lis
committee in its entirety. Mr. Bliss
records showed it was entirely apart
from the funds spent by the national
committee.
Mr.. Dixon charged the committee with
concentrating its activities upon the
Roosevelt funds and ignoring the finan-
cial activities in behalf of all other can
didates, Republican and Democratic alike.
Committee members heatedly denied
this, declaring that arrangements for the
investigation had been left entirely in
the hands of Chairman Clapp, a strong
supporter of the Progressive national
candidate, and that managers for all can
didates had been subpoenaed to testify.
Published statements of Gov. VIII
son and Senator LaFollette that they
did not receive $4,000 contributions
from Charles r. Crane, testified to yes
terday by +. H. Hooker, will result in
the calling of Mr.. Crane as witness.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11

Carthage-All is quiet over the Dip
ping vat question in Leake county now.
In beat 1, where several watts had been
blown up, the people are all helping to
rebuild and all are dipping their cattle.
The people have not only learned that
this is the best thing we have ever had
for our cattle, but it has been discovered
that the solution in which the cattle are
dipped is panaeea for all skin trouble.
This was discovered by barefooted boyS
wading in the vats with the toe itch.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Railroad Farms to Be Inspected.

Demonstration farms OF the Illinois
Central and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
railroads will produce a bale of cotton
to the acre and 125 bushels of corn per
acre, IS the confident prediction of Gen.
John A. Webb, industrial and immigra-
tion commissioner of the system for Mis-
sissippi. The two roads have - demon
stration farms in Mississippi and are try
ing to help the farmer solve all questions
by showings them what intensive cult
va+ion will do.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
The Big Fair.

8
acKson.-The fair season is in full
blast throughout the South, many no
table events have been held during the
past thirty days, and more are to follow
during the next few weeks.
All of the county fairs held in Missis-
sippi this year have been excellent, and
the same is true of the district fairs,
like the event to be held at Meridian,
where three or four counties will ex-
hibit their choicest products.
The well-informed Mississippian, how
ever, is waiting for the State Fair to be
held in Jackson October 21 to 26, know
ing it to be the event that is well worth
while.
There have been other fairs in Missis-
sippi this year, and Others are yet to
come, but the big show is the show to
be given in Jackson.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Ice Merger Alleged.

Jackson.-With q view to expediting
the investigation which he has started
in order to determine whether the ice
men OF Mississippi are really in COM
bination in restraint of restriction Of
competition, as is alleged is the case,
Attorney General Collins viii call in to
his aid the several district attorneys of
the state, as well as the county prose
cutting attorneys, who are required to
assist the district in all investigations
for violation of statutes in any way
possible when called upon.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Plan New Charity Home.

Jackson-The outlook for establish,
ing in Jackson a working girls and wo-
mans home, not as a charitable insti-
tuition, but as a practical utility, which
will be supported after the expense of
establishment and equipment has been
met, by revenue derived from the ex-
pected inmates themselves, is reported
by the ladies in charge of the prelim-
mary arrangements to be fairly prom
ising.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11

Meridian.-There is a general and
growing belief in this section that the
cotton crop is going to be far short Of
last year and predictions are already be-
ing made that the Meridian warehouses
will not receive more than $1,000 bales,
against log, 900 last. season. The short
ness is attributed to the boil weeyiL
Or the other hand, some farmers claim
that they viii make as much, if not more
cotton, than last year, although the pick
ing Is somewhat later than last season.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Would Better Health.

Cleveland, O.-"Better Parents fol
Better Children" was discussed by DR.
Helen 6. Putnam of Providence, R. l.,
at the concluding session of the Ameri
can Association for Study and Proven
tion Of Infant Mortality.
According to vital statistics" DIR.
Putnam said, "the United States meas
ures with the inferior half of the thirty.
one civilized countries, although leading
them all IN national wealth. The infant
mortality rate has been called the most
sensitive test Of civilization"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Cotton Moves Fast.

Greenwood. = Greenwood's comPresses
and warehouse figures evidence the fact
that the cotton is being moved consid-
erably faster than at this date last sea-
son. Up to the first of October, 1911,
there were only 1000 bales of new cot
ton marketed in Greenwood, while the
total of new cotton for this season
shows the handsome increase of 1881
bales of new cotton, there being 4,713
bales of cotton on hand at the ware
houses and compresses in Greenwood.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Youth Invents Seed crusher.

Jackson. Clifford Orr, Yazo City
youngster, who has barely passed his ma
jority, has invented labor-saving ma
chine that promises to revolutionize the
cotton Gil. industry.
The machine is an automatic seed
press, or crusher, operated without any
form OF human labor, and completes in
twelve minutes a process usually re-
quiring two hours in present-day OF
mills.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Rev. James H. Whitfield Dead.

Brandon.- After an illness of week
Rev. James Fl. Whitfield died at his
home here. For forty years he had been
superintendent of the Baptist Sunday
school and was member Of that church
since early manhood. He wss a good citi-
zen, kind neighbor, consecrated Chris
tian and a Jealous preacher.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Goulds Live in Europe.

New York.-Frank ]. Gould, with his
wife and three sisters, arrived from
France Friday and both Mr.. and Mrs.
Gould made statements regarding their
plans for establishing permanent res
idence abroad. Mr.. Gould said:
81 intend to abandon America as a
residence and in future shall make my
him in France. | have disposed of all
my property in America"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Daring Soldier of ,61 Dies.

Harrisonburg, Va.-John Snyder, Con-
federate veteran who dropped dead here
soon after eating hearty breakfast,
was the soldier who first struck match
to Piedmont, W. Va, during the war.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
HOG CHOLERA CHECKED.
Commissioner Doesn't Receive As Many
Orders.

Jackson.-C Commissioner of Agriculture
Blakeslee is of the opinion that great
deal of the hog cholera in this State has
been effectually stamped out. In the
past few weeks calls for the hog cholera
serum sold by the department of agri-
culture have fallen off considerably and
there have been very few cases of this
disease reported.
During the summer this preparation
was ordered and taken out as fast as the
commissioner could obtain it, and from
reports received it seems to have proven
itself highly effcacious in treating this
dread hog malady.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Reward. for Killer.

Jackson.-r The acting governor issued
\ proclamation wherein he offers re-
ward of $200 for the arrest and convic-
tion of the party or parties who killed
w. w. Tubb in Monroe county.
The courty has offered a reward of
$4oo, which, taken with the reward of
fered by the state, aggregates 5000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Cotton Men Busy.

Meridian.-Secretary L. s. Atkinson
of the Mississippi Cotton Association, re-
Gently organized and composed of cot
ton buyers and sellers throughout the
state of Mississippi, has announced that
he has taken up with the Interstate
Commerce Commission, expense bill cot
ton shipments, from this and other teri;
tory in the state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Live Stock Meeting.

Natchez.- Edward Hortsman, veteri
nary surgeon representing the United
States department of agriculture in the
campaign for the eradication of cattle
tick in Adams and Jefferson counties, is
arranging for big meeting of live stocl
men at the court house in this city.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Woodmen to Attend Fair.

Jackson-Fully 1000 Woodmen are
expected in jackson on Woodmen's Day
at the state fair, October %, on which
date the monument to the deceased
members erected on City Hall Square will
be dedicated with appropriate ceremonies,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Pellagra Decreasing.

Meridian Although pellagra caused a
general alarm in this section several
months ago, by reports of numerous
cases and rapid spread, physicians state
at the present time that the disease has
diminished to great extent and that
they were meeting with some success in
its treatment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11

One Convict Admits That He Was Much
Mistaken.

Jackson.-Petition has been received
at the governors office for the pardon OF
]. w. Tedder, sent up from Sunflowef
county in 1909 to serve a life term for
the killing of neighbor named Cole
man. The petition recites that Tedder
believed Coleman had been stealing his
cattle, and one night, discovering Cole
man by di1n freligit engaged in skin
ming some animal, and believing it II
be one of his cattle, he fred % him aud
killed him. Afterwards he discovered
that Coleman had been SHINING rAs
<sSon
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
Lefore Assessment.

Greenwood. final footings of the
Lefore county personal assessment roll
for the year show the handsome increase
of $1,$57 ,304, the grand total for this
year aggregating in even figures $780,.
334, while that of the past year war
Sc. .253. .O3O.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11

ElIisviIle.- Ernest Reddock, young
farmer, living west Of this city, has prob.
ably broken the corn record for this
county. On one acre of ground Mr.. Red
dock haa just harvested 206.43 bushels
of corn.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-10-11
COUNTY FAIRS

The following address was delivered
by e. Fl. Afford, expert agriculturist, Of
Atlanta, Ca, at the county fair at Bay
Springs, Miss, on October 5th:
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-11-16
NEGRO DIES AT THE
AGE OF liz YEARS
'UncIc Adam" Gar,in, Popular Old
Coart Horse Servant, Passes
Away At Sheridan.

Sh sridan, Ark, Nov. 15.-"Uncle
Adam" Garv n, colored, died here
Wednesday night at the age of 112
years. He spent the greater part of
his life in Grant county, hav' ng been
brought here slave before the Civil
War. He assisted in clearing the
ground where the court house now
stands and has been ianitor Of the
court house since the first one was
built until one week ago, when he
made his last tr down town. Until
about four years ago Uncle Adam"
W til his daughter, bore the dlstinc-
ton Of being the only negroes in
Sheridan, since that time there has
been one other firmly here. Uncle
Adam" had a host of friends among
the white people Of this place and
was never known to give them any
srouole. He never forgot to bow
nd re- Sc his hat, even 10 the smallest
child. A large crowd of white peo-
pie at, ended his funeral.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-11-16
DEATH TOOK TWO
WITHIN A FEW HOURS
Mrs Daniel Holland and Daughter,
Miss Johanna, Pass Away After
Arrival Of Pine Bluff Rel
atiyes.

Mike Holland, 'cf the Brookhill Ho-
tel, returned yesterday from Toledo,
Ohio, where he was called to attend
h g mother, sister and father, who
were critically i'll. Fl S brother, for
mer Jailer Jack Holland. was also
called to Toledo and is still there at
tending his father. Mrs. Holland
md her daughter died shortly after
their arr val and MI. Hsi1and is still
quite sick The Toledo Blade has
the follow ng account of the sad
deaths:
when Death came to the Holland
residence st ia Avondale avenue,
Friday night, for Mrs. Daniel Holland.
"a, it also cut short the life of Miss
Johanna Holland, whose devotion tt
her dying mother had occasioned a
collapse in health. Mrs. Holland died
at 1852 y. m. and IN four hours Miss
Holland followed the parent.
Mrs. Holl, nd was i'll for several
months. She was enc of the pioneers
Of Toledo. She was res dent of this
city for &C years end for 40 years
was {, member of st. Patrick's par
ish.
Mrs. Gland leaves five sons and
one daughter. All were home when
the mother and sister lied. The sons
are: Michael and John, of Pine Bluff,
Ark; Jeremiah, Dennis and Timothy,
who reside IN Toledo. The other
daughter is Miss Nellie Holland, who
les des with her parents.
Mrs. Holland and her daughter
died in the house in which they have
resided for 40 years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-11-16
CONTRACTORS FINISH
FIFTH AVENUE WORK
LEVY AND LEVY TURN THE
STREET OVER TO THE COM.
MISSIONERS TODAY.
Main Street Work Will Begin As Soon
AS New Rails Are Laid South
Of Sixth.

Levy and Levy, paving contractors,
yesterday completed the work ct
paving West Fifth avenue and will
today turn the street. over to the
commissioners. Judge G. NJ. Pailpot,
NJ. +. Bloom and Fred Senyard. The
last of the worfi of paving the three
blocks lat the extreme West end Of
the avenue was done yesterday aft
ernocn and the street opened for
traffic from one end TO the other.
Fifth avenue was paved with asphal-
tic concrete. The contract of Levy
ana Levy called for eighteen blocks
OF pavement and notwithstand 'ng the
fact that the work was delayed at in
ervals because of the shortage of
cars with which the material was
brough here, the job was done inside
the time limit.
AS soon as the Pine Bluff Company
begins the work of laying new steel
ON Main street, South of Sixth ave-
nue., the paving of that street VIII
commence. Levy and Levy also
have this contract and they are
anx GUS to begin eXcavating that the
paving work may be we'll under way
before bid weather sets in. The Of
ficials of the Pine Bluff Company
have announced that the work of re-
placing the old tracks with new steel
will begin Monday and 1t is expected
that the paw ng contractors will
proceed with their work as soon is
the street car rails are placed N the
first block