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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
ROCK ISLAND SELLS BONDS
Company Will Bridge the Mississippi at
Memphis.

New York.-An issue of $20,000,00o
S per cent gold debenture bonds has
been sold to New York banking house
by the Chicago, Rock Island and Pa
cifc Railway Company. The proceeds
will be used for terminal additions and
betterments by the system and for re-
funding purposes.
New terminals and bridge across the
Mississippi river at Memphis and addi-
tions to the company's terminal proper
ties at Omaha are among the improve
ments planned, according to the COM
pany's announcement, which further
states that for period of two years
the management will not avail itself
of the privilege of selling any of the
company's first refunding mortgage or
other bonds, retaining them in the treas
ury as they become issuable as mar
ketable assets.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19

Capt. Sol. Jacobs of Gloucester,
who is known as the "Mackerel King, .
said at a recent fish dinner:
The successful fisherman is the
man who can take advantage even OF
adverse things-head winds, storms,
blizzards, and so on.
In a word. the successful fisherman
is like the little boy who entered the
poulterer's shop AID said:
rs it true that there's turkey
trust, sir?'
Yes, my boy, am sorry to say 1t
is true there is turkey trust, the
poulterer replied.
Then. SIR the little fellow went
on, ma says will you please trust her
for plump young turkey of nine
or ten pounds ?v-Los Angeles Times.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
Seize Train for Supplies.

Jetmore, Kan.-Citizens of Jetmore
got tired of waiting for the Atchison,
Topeka & Santa Fe railroad to open its
snowbound tracks. Their food supplies
became exhausted. The citizens had
mass meeting and the sequel was the
seizure of Santa Fe train that had
been snow-stalled between Jetmore and
Larned. The train crew tried to fight
off the invaders. Nevertheless, the train
was taken, the tracks were cleared and
the drafted locomotive and ears run
to Larned, where supplies were pnr-
chased and brought to Jetmore.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
WHISPERED CHANGE
IN PRICES OF MEAT
MOyER WALKS INTO TRAP SET BY
THE PROSECUTION.
Armour's Penciled Notations Regarding
Business of Other Packers Can Not
Be Submitted

Chicago. - Henry F. Meyer, whose
brain has for twenty-five years been the
workshop in which Armour's "test costs"
and other statistical trust paraphernalia
has been concocted, took the stand as
government witness against the beef bar
ons Wednesday and told how a whis-
pered order to Figure hides a little low
err sent the price of beef skyward.
The packers used to write down their
orders to him and sent them in a letter,
he said, but after the Grossup injunction
against the beef trust Arthur Meeker or
Jerry" Pratt used to come around and
whisper the. orders in his ear when there
was no body looking.
Asked why he was told at different
times to raise or lower the allowance
for hides, Meyer thought several mo-
ments, and then answered.:
Sc that the cost would be higher or
lower"
'The cost of what?' asked District At
torney Wilkerson.
'The dressed beef cost, of COURSE an
swered Meyer without hesitation, and
the admission which the government
has tried to wiring from every witIess
was out at last.
The government has contented that by
making little or no allowance for the
by-prodpcts, the packers charged all
their operating cost. to dressed beef and
thus sent the price of beef-...p or down
to suit their whims and carried off their
profits in handling the by-products. y
Meyer described the system by which
he kept at his finger-end the profit on
every steer and the profit of the entire
business every day.
He then fixed the date when the pack
ers allowed 81 as killing charge, grad
ually raised the figure until during the
Pullman strike it reached $3.50, and
then subsided to the present figure,
$2.75. He remembered that at one time
no allowance was made for hides.
The Importance of this statement II
seen when it is known that the govern
ment will try to prove that right up to
the present time each packing house
made the same identical changes in by
product allowances which Armour made,
and made them on the same day.
Judge Carpenter ruled out of evidence
the memorandum written by Pratt to J.
Ogden Armour in 1904 relative to the
business of Armour for the past week,
and Armour's pencil notations on it re-
garding the business of the other packers
for the coming week.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
To RELIEVE SUPREME COURT.
May increase the Number of Judges to
Six.

The question Of increasing the size Of
the supreme eorrF is an absorbing topic
in the house. Tie court has been over.
worked for several years, and the lost
legislature stfemE ted to Tighten the bur.
daa of the judges by creating supreme
court commission. This plan proved un-
popular and many members of the pres
ent senate and house are pledged to vote
for a bill repeating the act of 1910. It is
conceded on all sides that something
must be done to relieve the overworked
court and various solutions have been
suggested.
Mr. Harwell of Lauderdale has reached
the conclusion that the court should be
increased to six members and the work
divided. He introduced the following
constitutional amendment to carry out
mis- idea:
The supreme court shall consist of six
judges whose election term of office and
salary shall be provided for by statute,
and four of whom shall constitute
quorum when convened and when passing
on capital felony cases. And In all other
felony misdemeanor cases and in an civil
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
soLoNs OFFER UNIQUE MEASURES.
Bills introduced Covering Almost Every
Known Act


Jackson,-In the flood of bills intro
duced in the lower house of the Missis-
sippi legislature Wednesday were several
unique measures.
Luster of Claiborne had the temerity
to propose dog tax. Everett of New
ton wants to bar corporations from en-
gaging in agricultural pursuits. Locke
of Pearl River proposes constitutional
convention, Anderson of Forrest wants
to exempt dealers in coffins from tax
alton, and also exempt dentists from
privilege license.
Several bills fixing common school ap-
preparation from $1,5oo,o 900 to $780,
600 were introduced Genin of Hancock
wants to give constablcs the same fees
as sheriffs, and Mr.. Pittman of Pontotoc
proposes an amendment to the constitu-
tion limiting suffrage to white citizens
only; also an amendment providing for
the initiative and referendum. Rush of
Jones proposes a statute making COM
pulsory the reading of the Bible in pub
lie schools each morning. The same
author wants to prohibit bulls and male
hogs from running at large.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
ITALIANS SINK
TURKISH GUNBOATS
ITALIANS WIN A DECISIVE VICTORY
IN THE RED SEA.
When Ships Take Fire Sailors Jump Into
Sea-Turkish Gunners Show In
competence.

Rome.-Seyen Turkish gunboats were
sunk and large numbers of Turkish tars
were drowned or killed in the first i'm
portant naval engagement of the Turco-
Italian war, according to an official ac-
count given out here.
The battle was fought out on the Red
Sea. The Turks were preparing to con-
vey military expedition which was to
cross Egypt and join the Turkish forces
in Tripoli.
The number of Turkish sailors who,
wees-drowned was .aet giveIl out. sAfi 80 !.
the Italian ships had batfeefrSd th5 turk
ish war vesselsfwith broadsides of shells
and projectifes, the Turk tars swarmed
into the sea. Great numbers of them
We're picked up by small craft from the
Italian gunboats
The division of Italian cruisers which
has been securing the coasts of the Red
sea in search of Turkish war vessels and
ships conveying contraband destined for
the Turkish garrison in the Yemen prov
inee in Arabia, encountered the flotilla
of Turkish gmboats and 1T once opened
fire.
The Turks replied, but their feeble
armament succumbed to the superior
weapons of the Italian war vessels. The
fight was stiff but soon ended in the
victory of the Italians.
The commander-in-chief had received
orders to destroy or capture the Turkish
gunboats, as advices had been received
that they We're transporting from Arabia
Turkish troops destined to reinforce the
Turkish army in Cyrenaica by way of
Egypt.
As soon as the Italian warships Pie
monte, Garildaldino and Artighere en-
countered the Turkish gunboats, short
distance out of the bay of Klmfda, they
sent shots across their bows and called
on them to surrender.
The Turkish vessels gave no sign of
compliance. The Italians Immediately
opened terrific fire, throwing in hail
of shells from their broadsides.
The Turkish gunners replied feebly,
but did not succeed in striking the Ital-
ian vessels.
During the brief combat the Turkish
gunners displayed utter incompetency.
their small guns being fred wildly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
REFUSE TO RAISE SALARY.
Bin to Pay the Chief Executive $500
Killed In the House.

House bill No. 46, increasing the sal
ary of the governor to $500, was called
up by Mr. Johnston of Coahoma who adj
yoeated its passage and said the gov
efaer should be paid as much as con-
gressman, that it was not enough as it
noy stood, and that the governor was
called upon to maintain an establish
ment more than private individual and
had many demands made upon him.
MJ. Tate of Pike opposed the bill
Mr.. Owen of Union opposed it. Mr..
Gavett of Noxnbee opposed the BILL
Mr., Edens of Monroe opposed it, and
wafen he exclaimed, Lets not increase
the salaries of anybody at this session" !"
he was applauded. Mr.. Evans of Leake
opposed the bill also.
The bin was then placed upon its
passage and overwhelmingly defeated.
The vote on the bill to increase the
governors salary was: Yeas, "a; nays,
104.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
Accused Falls Asleep.

Noblesyile, Ind.-While the mother
in-law told in court her story of how
he had murdered his wife, Harry Hiatt
dropped asleep in the prisoners box.
The witness, Mrs. Albert Voss, said
Hiatt, who had been separated from
his wife, came to the Voss farm, took
his baby in his arms, walked into the
barnyard, where Mrs. Hiatt was, and
fred three bullets into her body. He
then put his child on the ground, re
loaded his revolver and walked away.
Hiatt's plea is insanity.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
SIX KILLED, FIFTY INJURED
Pennsylvania Flyer Strikes Carriage
Near Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Five women and
one man were killed when the carriage
in which they were riding to church was
struck by Chicago-New York flyer on
the Pennsylvania railroad on the Lin
den avenue grade crossing at Torresdale,
twelve miles from this city. The loco
motive of the on-rushing express hit
the carriage squarely, tossing it high in
the air and throwing its occupants ahead
on the track. The women landed in Il
heap, and. before the train was brought
to stop all but the last car had passed
over. their bodies, mangling them hor.
ribly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
Dog Tax Bill.

Fifteen years ago, if any member o.
the Mississippi legislature had displayed
the audacity to introduce a dog tax bill
it would have been necessary for him to
take the next train out of the state.
Nowadays, such bills come and go at
each biennial session without creating a
riot or even causing comment. They
generally come during the first few days
of the session, and get to an easy death
in the ways and means committee room.
To Mr. Luster of Claiborne belongs
credit for showing the temerity of pre-
senting dog tax bill.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19

There will be nice fat job for som
hustling Mississippi lady if the legisla-
ture passes house bin No. IS, introduced
by Representative Womack, of Lincoln,
and which relates to the employment OF
children in mills, factories and manufac-
turing establishments. The law, as sug-
gested, is similar to the law which was
passed by the Louisiana legislature in
1908. 1t is a drastic measure, 50 broad
in its scope as to prohibit children nm
der certain ages from appearing on the
stage.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19

Both Houses Adopt Report Clearing Up
Charges.

The joint legislative committee on con-
tingent fund expenses, that has been en-
gagged investigating the accounts of ex-
Gov. Vardaman, against whom charges
were preferred, submitted a lengthy re-
port Friday. The committee completely
exOHerates Senator Vardaman.
Both houses adopted the report of the
enyamittee bgy large majorities.
e was charged that while governor,
~ NaEdaman had misappropriated or
sasalsed moneys in the contingent fund.
Heads u state institutions, including
the state university, were questioned by
The committee. The report sets forth
lat the charges were unfounded
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
Tax Commission Measure.

Senator Potter introduced one of the
most important bills of the present state
legislature, which is measure to Gre
ate a state tax commission in Missis-
sippi. This bill provides for commits
sion of three members to be appointed
by the governor The chairman win
hold office for six years, one associate
for four years and one for two years.
The salaries of the commissioners il
So, 500 per annum. Five county tax
commissioners are also provided for, one
in each supervisors district, and in every
county in the state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
BOMB THROWN AT YUAN
Two Soldiers and Hofses Were Killed
by Explosion.

by Explosion.
Peking.-A bomb was thrown at Pre-
nier Yuan Shih Kai's carriage Monday
morning. Two soldiers and the horses
attached to the carriage were killed.
Yuan Shih Kai has been repeatedly
warned that attempts would be made
against his life. Friends have urged the
premier to capitulate and others, fear
ing his assassination, arget rhhx;a to take
refuge in tho fsze;;gss~s tssions at
Tien Tsin.
The revolutionaries have more than
once threatened Yuan with dynamite.
The premier, however, informed Sir John
Jordan, the British minister, that he
did not fear assassination. A guard of
twenty-five cavalrymen usually escorted
his carriage through the streets of Pc
king.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
TRIED TO FREE BIG LION
Would-Be Liberator Sent to Psycopathic
Ward.

New Yolk-One Brano Fulberg start
ed panic among the sightseers at Cen
trail Park when he jumped the guard
rail of the lions cage ani slipped the
catch ON the door of Blslnarck's home
and begaa to open the door. A police
man heard roar, a clang of steel and
leaped over the rail just in time to slam
the door in the lions face.
Fulberg explained in police court that
Bismarck had not been fed in seven
years and that he intended taking him to
the Waldorf for square meal. He
was sent to the psycopathic ward at
Bellevue
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
Banqueters Talk Reciprocity.

Berlin. Reciprocity between Germany
and the United States of America fur
nished the keynote of the anniversary
banquet Of the American Association of
Commerce and Trade, held here. Ludwig
Max Goldberger, who is privy councillor
and a leading member of the imperial
German consultation board for CONNER
cial measures, declared that the time
was ripe for real and liberal reciprocity
between the two nations.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
THE FINANCIAL PROBLEM.
May Be Necessary to Make Bond Issue
of 81, 500 600.


How to increase the appropriations
for common schools and pensions, and
at the same time maintain a policy of
strict economy, is one of the several
troublesome questions confronting the
Legislature.
The present appropriation for COM
mon schools is s1,25O,oOo per annum,
not including the poll taxes retained in
the counties where collected, which
makes the total allowance about ST.
100000. A bill is pending in the lower
house to make the common school al
lowance 81, 100000 per annum
The pension Appropriation is S250,c00
yearly, and the proposition is pending
10 make the annual allowance for this
cause $50O,000, owing to the large in
crease in the number of pensioners.
IF these two plans Are carried out
it will mean an increase of Se90,000 in
the volume of appropriations, and rem
der it practically certain that the fnan-
cial budget win be greatly increased
over that of 1910.
While no figures have thus far been
prepared, save those set forth in Gov.
NoePs biennial message, conservative
members in both bodies are of the opin-
ion that the states financial quandary,
and the treasury deficit that has existed
from time to time during the past eight
years, can be wiped out only by author
izing q bond issue of about one and
one-half million dollars and thus put the
state on a firm financial footing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19

I'm SO worried about the present
sent to- Aunt Sarah" she says. 1T
only cost 49 cents, and I'm afraid
left the price mark on the thing when
I sent 1t"
I'm worried. too," says her friend.
"I got one that cost $50 for my uncle
and I'm afraid didn't leave the price
mark on it."-Life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
CONTRIBUTION HURT CHURCH
Contributors Stopped After John S. Ken
nedy Gave $1,000. 600.

New York~Because John s. Kennedy
bequeathed 50 800, 600 to the church ex-
tension committee Of the New York
presbytery, most Of the contributors
have stopped their annual payments,
leaving the presbytery poorer than ever
and not sure that it would not be better
of if the big gift had not been re-
ceived The committee reports the
liquidation Of sa5o,0oo Of church debtA
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
VIOLENT STORM ON ATLANTIC
Record of Wrecked Ships and Suffering
Men Appalling.

Washington storm-swept Allan
tic coast is piling up a record Of wrecks
of ships and suffering of men that prom
ises to eclipse the havoc of all previous
rigorous and severe winters on the East
ern seaboard During the past fortnight
---and the end is not yet in sight-the
revenue cutie rs patrolling the coast
have been called into activity more thar
ever before IN their history,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
KILLS HIS FATHER-IN-LAW
Was Then Killed by the Dead Mans
Son.

Tampa, Fla.-Incensed because his
wife from whom he had been separated
six months, received young man caller
Sunday afternoon, w. d. Moore shot and
fatally wounded his father-in-law, j. r.
Robinson, at the Robinson home in Ar
cadia, near here, and was instantly
killed by Robinsons son. The son, John
Z Robinson, is wounded, but not seri-
puslyy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
Ran in the Family.

Mrs. Jenks-Mr Ellington is such
nice man, and not at all shy. that
really can't understand why he re-
mains a bachelor.
Mrs. Tolker (absentmindedly) )-Oh.
l presume it is hereditary. His father
and grandfather before him were
bachelors probably-Judge.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-19
Sounded Natural.

How many men does he employ p.
He isn't an employer. He works
on salary like the rest of us.
That's queer; I thought he must
be the boss; just heard him telling
another man that he hadn't taken q
vacation IN twelve years"
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-12-12
NIGHT OF TERROR
TWENTY-EIGHT RESCUED FROM
STEAMER ATLANTIC AFTER
NARROWING EXPERIENCE.
SHIP HELPLESS; LIGHTS OUT
Terrific Storms at Sea Cause Liners
La Lorraine, st. Paul and Minneton-
ka to Limp into the Port OF New
York in Battered Condition.

Baltimore, Md, Dec. 10.-Twenty-
eight passengers, after drifting about
the bay during Saturday night and
early Sunday morning in helpless
ship without lights and hidden in the
fog from other bay vessels, were res
cued from the disabled steamer At
lantic of the Eeastern Shore Devel-
opment and Steamship company be-
fore dawn and brought to Baltimore
by the old Bay line steamer Virginia.
The passengers, including three wo-
men, were transferred to the Virginia
by means of small boat. The crew
OF the Atlantic remained with the
vessel, which was towed to Annapolis
The accident was due to a leakage
Of boilers and the long anxious wait
Of the passengers, from early in the
evening until 4:30 o'clock in the morn
ing, was made more perilous because
of the fact that the st6ppage of power
cut off all lights on the disabled yes
sci, leaving her drifting in the path OF
bay boats in the foggy darkness
New York, Dec 10.-Combating tur>
ouiChS WEALTH. oil LIE way dCIO5S tLC
Atlantic the steamers La Lorraine, st.
Paul and Minnetonka came into port
Sunday all showing marks Of the
damage done by the giant sea.
Plymouth, Dec. 10.-The American
liner st. Louis from New York ar
rived here Sunday almost two days
overdue. The delay to the boat was
which broke adrift and wrought havoc
in the engine room during the fierce
storm last Wednesday.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1912-12-12
SANTA FE IS HELD UP
BANDITS GET $4,000 IN GOLD in
A CALIFORNIA TRAIN
ROBBERY.
Express Messenger Knocked Uncon-
scious as He GrappIed With
the Robbers.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Bakersfield, Cal.-Robbers broke
into the express car of Santa Fe Train
No. 81, that runs between Bakersfield
and Taft, beat the messenger into
insensibility and escaped with $4,000
in gold coin.
The gold, which had been shipped
from the First National bank of Ba-
kersfield to the First National bank
of Taft was in two sacks in the
strong box of the express car. One
sack held $4,000 and the other
$4,000
Express Messenger Marvin Handy
is unconscious at the Taft hospital
and little details of the robbery have
been learned from him. None of the
train crew or passengers knew of 1t
until the train arrived at Taft.
Messenger Handy stated, during a
semi-conscious spell, that the two rob-
bers boarded his car when the train
pulled out of Maricopa. He pulled the
bell cord to notify the crew and then
grappled with one of the men. He
was struck over the head and shout
ders with revolvers in the hands Of
the two bandits and finally lost con-
seriousness.