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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30
President Declares Special In
teTests Are Busy.
USING MONEY WITHOUT LIMIT
Newspapers Filled With Paid Adver.
tisements Intended to Mislead
tile Public Judgment.

. Washing ton, May 27.-President
Wilson told correspondents that he
believed thu most extraordinary lobby
ever gathered by special interests to
overcome legislation was now mus
tered at tho Capitol against the tariff
bill.
The president said he had no doubt
that a few so called lobbyists were
there on legitimate errands, but that
the great majority were occupied in
a systematic Misrepresentation of
facts. While the president believes
that the dob by" opposition is concen-
trated against free sugar and free
wool he is llot apprehensive that it
will be succe ssful.
The preside mt made it clear that he
believed scientific business methods
and efficiency would overcome tariff
cuts and that Louisiana would not
only be able to continue in the sugar
industry, but v 'ould do SO profitably.
The president later issued the fol-
lowing stateme mt:
Il think that the public ought to-
know the extra lordinary exertions be-
ing made by tn lobby in Washington
to gain recognition for certain altera-
tons OF the ia riff bill. Washington
has seldom SEEN so numerous, so in
dustrious or so 1nsidious a lobby.
"Money Without Limit"
"The newspap ,ers are being filed
with paid advei :tisements calculated
to mislead the j Judgment not only of
public men, but also the public opin-
ion of the count :ry itself. There ia
every evidence that money without
limit is being 81 'ent to sustain this
lobby and to crea te an appearance of
a pressure of public opinion antago
nistic to- some OF the chief items of
the tariff bill. sxA vE-eets~'z'-ls,s-
1T is of seric, is interest to the
country that the people at large
should have no lob by and be voiceless
in these matters, while great bodies
of astute men seek to create an arti.
fetal opinion and t. , overcome the in
terests of the publ, for their private
profit.
"The government in all it's branches
ought to be relievell from this intol-
cradle burden and this constant in
terruption to the cal1 n progress of de:
BATE"
Darwin P. Kihgsls ", president OF
the New York Life Insurance COM
pany, appeared befc 're the senate
finance subcommittee; working on the
income tax section of the Underwood
tariff bill, to discuss T rovisions relat-
ing to insurance c9mpa MES
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30
THE PREACHER WHO COMPLAIN
ED TO THE MAYOR

In the June American Magazine
Mayor Brand Whitlock Of Toledo,
Ohio, writing his "reminiscences, has a
good deal to say about preacher who
complained to him about the non-en-
forcement of the law after he was
elected to office. In regard to this
preacher Mayor Whitlock says in part:
"He had little code of conduct con-
sisting Of few perfectly simple and
obvious negatives, namely, men should
not use tobacco, or liquor, or attend
theatres or circuses, or play with color
ed cards, or violate (that is, do any
thing pleasant on) the Sabbath day.
And whenever he saw people doing any
of these things it was his duty to dis
suade them from doing them, and if
he could not dissuade. them, then it
was the duty Of the authorities to force
the people to stop doing these things
by sending policemen after them.
Poverty was caused either by drink, or
by id]eness, though usually by drink,
and if the saloons were closed, drink
ing would cease t.n.
the condition of the working men in
the cities he had literally no notion. He
knew they worked, and that working
made them tired, Of course, just as it.
made farmers tired. He saw no differ
ence between the labor in the agricul-
tural field and that in the industrial
field. That men who had been shut up
in dusty factories for six days, work
intentlv at whirling machines, under
the bulb Of an electric light, felt, when
they came to the one day Of rest, that
they would like to go outdoors and
breathe air, and have some relaxation,
some fun, had never occurred to him.
That they had to work so hard too,
that stimulants were perhaps a neces-
sitv, never occurred to him, lust as it
had never occurred to him that when
one of these workers left home there
was no place for him to go unless he.
went to a saloon, where there were
lights and warmth and companionship.
End above all liberty: or to A 1chaa sl,..
theatre OF in the summer to a baseball
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30

The Old Settlers association Of
Stearns and adjoining counties will
meet next Tuesday at St. Cloud and
promises an excellent program. Any
person in these counties prior to the
Indian outbreak of 1862 can become
members upon the payment Of 81,
which includes badge and dinner. These
associations do much to preserve the
history Of the territory in which they
cover, besides furnishing one Of the
few opportunities to swap reminiscens-
es, which is very dear to the cold
timer.'' go ..Llx1
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30
AGED MAN ADMITS Staying
Killed Poor Farm Inmate at Duluth
With Cuspidor.

yes, I've said it, that I killed the
man. I'm sixty-four years old. You
can do what you like with me. I don't
care; I won't live to be more than
seventy years anyway" ~'""~sss -1~
This was the confession of Peter
Perelli to Judge Dancer in district
court at Duluth when he pleaded
guilty to charge Of manslaughter in
the first degree.
Perelli, because he had been called
"Macaroni," hurled an iron cuspidor
at Michael Lenovitch, fellow inmate
at the poor farm, March 26. The
blow was fatal.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30

The Northern Minnesota Develop
ment association, which meets at
Hinckley June S and 6, has issued
it's program and it contains a mum"
Der of prominent speakers. Among
them are Jos. H. Chapman Of Mime
apolis, Geo. D. Mccarthy, political
editor of the Duluth Herald, Dean
Woods Of the state agricultural school,
G. H. Warner of Aitkin and President
Cyrus M. King of Deer River.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30

Announcement was made at the
Odin club, Minneapolis, Monday eve,
ming that Former-governor John Llnd
has been honored by King Gustave OF
Sweden by an appointment as COM
mander Of the Royal Order OF Aasa.
This is recognized as high honor.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30

Today throughout the nation there
will be honor done the army veterans
who have passed beyond and special
reverence accorded the ever-lessening
number among the living. 1t is we'll
that the busy hum Of industry pause
for time that the citizen OF the
present might take lesson Of the valor,
self-denial and unse]fishness shown by
those who went to battle for a prin-
ciple. ~...~r
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30
STAYS WOMAN AND HIMSELF

Jealousy Given as Motive for Double
Tragedy
Leonard Erickson, twenty-four years
old, shot and instantly killed Mrs.
Elizabeth Rogers, t]lirty-eight, at East
Grand Forks and then turned the re-
volver on himself. He died within a
few minutes.
Jealousy is the cause given by
officials for the rnurder and suicide,
which occurred irA the kitchen of the
home of Mrs. Rogers, who is divorced
and whose husbg md is supposed to bts
at International Falls, MINI. She
was a halfbreeii. @51 n
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30

Congressman Lindbergh has been
selected by progressives to act on the
banking and currency comm1ttee: LUIS
is no doubt to the congressman 8 hklng'
as he has taken a special interest IN
this line of work, as is generally
KNOWN
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30
SKULL FRACTURED IN MATCH

Zbyszko, Polish Wrestler, 10 seri'
ousIy Injured.
Montreal, May ,26.-Stanislaus Zby-
szko, the Polish wrestler, is suffering
from fractured skull and other in.
juries as a result of plunge from
the ring to the floor and alleged fou}-
ing tactics used by his opponent, Con-
slant lie Marin, in match here.
While his condition is serious it is
not believed that his injuries will
prove fatal. The big Pole, however,
will be out of the running for some
time.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30

The jury reform bill, for which
President Wilson campaigned in New
Jersey recently, has been passed ?y
both houses Of the legislature. 1t IN
effect takes away the right OF the
sheriff to select jurors.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30

Chas. s. Reed, the new superinten.
dent of the st Cloud reformatory, will
take charge of the institution June !,
vice F. L. Randall, who goes to Mas
sachusetts, where he has accepted the
craftsmanship of the prison board. The
new superintendent comes highly rec
commended from the state Of Washing
ton,
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30
GUSTAFS0N FOUND. GUILTY
Convicted Of Murder of William Dar-
ling in Minneapolis.

ing III minneapolis.
Gust Gustafson, on trial at Mime
apolis on charge of having murdered
William A. Darling, was found guilty
Of murder in the first degree. Life
Imprisonment is the statutory penalty.
The crime occurred the night of
March %, when Darling went out of
the house where he roomed on Nicol-
let island to look for a man whom
his landlady thought she saw prowl-
ing. AS he approached a shed in the
rear he received bullet through his
body and died shortly after reaching
hospital.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30

game. And he could not nderstand5
why these men resented his suggestion
that they give up all these things, and
instead do as farmers do on Sunday,
or as they pretend to do, that is, stay
indoors, or, if they 60 out, 60 out to
attend church. -
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30

The Duluth Herald issued an "In-
dustrial' edition the Goth Of 81 pages,
portraying with cuts and subject mat
ter the industries and possibilities of
Duluth and the tributary country, in:
Guiding the Guyana range. The Herald
is noted for its several large and in
teresting issues, but this one outdoes
them all, ~ 1911 "a
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30
PASTOR DIES At AGE OF 1o4
Rev. John Greer Passes Away In st.
Paul Suburb.

Kew. Jonn Greer Passes Away IN st.
Paul Suburb.
In the death of Rev. John Greer at
the home of his daughter at Merriam
Park, the state of Minnesota lost
another of it's pioneer residents.
While his relatives have no record OF
the exact date of his birth he is be-
lieved to have been 104 years old.
Rev. John Greer was for many
years one of the best known Metho-
dist Episcopal ministers of st. Paul
and vicinity and during his early
residence at 1nver Grove he did a
great deal of missionary work among
the Sioux and Chippewa Indians. He
talked their language f1uently, and
frequently held services in their
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30
CHARGE BLOCK IS BANKRUPT
Creditors Of Former State Treasurer
File Petition in Duluth.

File Petition in Duluth.
A petition to have julius H. Block,
former state treasurer and at one time
sheriff of Nicollet county, adjudged a
bankrupt was filed in the district
court at Duluth by G. c., Madison
of independence, NO.; D. X. Hutch
craft of Iron Mountain, Mimi, and w.
E. Judson, Duluth. They say that be-
cause security they have been given
on notes aggregating $1,000 has been
turned over to a st. Paul firm not
named in the petition the notes have
been made insecure.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30
GOMPERS HAS A RELAPSE

Family Arranges to Go at Once to His
Bedside.
Washington, May 27.-News was re-
ceived here that Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, who has been i'll with mas
toditis at Atlantic City, had suffered
relapse.
Members of the family and the fam
lily physician arranged to leave for At
lantic City at once.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30
FRIDAY, MAY 80, 1913

Bass season is open and the angler
is now in his joy trying to induce the
gamey little fish to bite.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1913-05-30
A.. K. FlNSE:,TH is STRICKEN
Former State Senator and Food Corr
mission, n Dies at Kenyon.

A. X. Finseith, state senator in 1874,
1876, 1878, 1856 and 1883 and state
dairy and Good commissioner under s
Governor Merriam il 1891 and 1881
died at his home in Kenyon Of paral.Y-
sis. He was seventy-seven years III
age. 81. Hi j.5 s5. III Il
Mr.. Fin seth was one Of the pionee Is
Of that section Of Minnesota.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-02-08
MCGRA1H Vote for Your FavOrite School
Opening Of White !"
Wednesday, February 12fh
McGRATH

Our Opening White will prove interesting every
White Materials embrace sucha wide Of fabrics that exhibition
will include extensive array whamost manufacturing point Of
this country Europe contributing share display. We have
carefully searched every for the best Of values be obtained We feel
that efforts will approbaon and that you attend the
Opening Of White"
SPECIAL VALUESW be very much evidence the Opening
of White Wednesday February 2h Special prices that afford
values that duplicate later the ot hopwo
but es clean goods arriving house) Note the list special
values Offering Just how much will be- and make
point to attend the Opening Of White
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-02-08
TROUBLE AT MT. MOR|AH.
Difference Between Pupils Results in
Trustees Being Summoned
II Are Expelled.

4 T.
An unusual and out of the ordi-
nary school disturbance took place
atsthe Mt. Moriah School yesterday
morning. Misses Rubye Apple
white and Rubye Miller are the
teachers at this school.
Bob Hart and Archie Albritton,
two small boys, became involved in
a dispute over a knife owned by
one of them.
Herbie Albritton and Ernest
Hart. larger brothers Of the two
boys involved, took up the dispute,
Hart wrenching a board from one
of the desks and knocking Herbie
Albritton insensible.
The trustees of the school were
summoned to settle the dispute, ex-
pellinG the two Hart boys and send
ing the AIbrittons home. The
father of one of the boys who was
directly involved, and a trustee of
the school. assumed authority for
the Board; and. it is stated, ex-
PEELED nine other boys although
without the consent Of his col
leagues.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-02-08
Seemed to Have Hit Popular Chord The Num-
Der Of Answers Received and Interest
Shown Exceeded Expectations
FOUR HAVE $3.50 GOLD PIECES EACH SOME or THE GOOD GESSES
THE ADS WERE NOT As EASY is THEY IOOEED--THE
NUMBERS WITH CORRECT NAMES.


whom The Leader turned over all
kkne replies. had more on their
hands than they had expected, but
these accommodating gentlemen,
Mr. w. d. Davis. cashier of the
Brookhaven Bank & Trust Co., who
has reputation for always "hold-
ing his own." and Mr.. Chas. D.
Smith, the jeweler. with ''informa-
tlon. accommodation and atten-
lion." as his motto, both buckled
down to the task and selected the
winners as given above.
The advertisers With Their Correct
Names and Numbers.
The 26 advertisers on the page,
With their numbers were:
No. 1-Brookhaven Bank & Trust
90. We solicit your deposits.
No. 2-CommerciaI Bank Near
" three quarters of a million de-
pnsits.
No. S-Merchants & Farmers
Bank Courtesy. Reliability, Lib
erality.
No. 4-Smith. The Leading Jew
eler. Information, accommoda-
ton. attention.
No. 5-Holcombe-Stamps Drug
Co.. Have you seen our new foun-
tain?
No. 6-Aylward's Popular Price
Store. You can get it for less
here.
No. Hoffman Bros Station
cry 4 Books. Our fountain is our
feature.
No. 81. F. Erwin-"The Fix
II man Repairing. Gunsmith,
locksmith. bicycles.
No. 8. Prize Drug & JeweIry Co.
The Rexall Store.
No. 1O-F. B. Moodie-Hard-
ware. We sell all the stoves and
= eF cent of the paints sold In
BEookhaVen.
No. 1.-The ''Picto'' Theatre.
The new Picture Show. Where
the Favnrites are seen. "
No. 12- Underwriter's Agency.
Insurance. We protect you against
loss.
No. 13-Jno. McGrath & Sons. -
Progressive. Popular. Patriotic.
No. 1.-The Racket Store. Visit
our crockery department. Most
complete in the city.
No 15-Crystal Ice Co. Piper,
Red Ash and Tradewater Coal.
No. 16- Penn Garage-.Over-
lanu Autos. Complete garage
facilities.
No. lit. c. Barge. Dry Goods
Coutluusd on Four,h Page.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-02-08

Z u y
bride Of less than three months.
The lynching occurred at five
o'clock. Williams was taken from
the county Jail and hanged from
the limb Of nearby tree. No shots
we're fired.
An effort was made to organize
another mob and lynch the two
negresses who confessed to witness
ing Yesterdays crime. hut cooler
judgment prevailed.
Williams lived in a cabin about
one hundred yards from the home
where the crime occurred. he was
employed at local mill, and feiRn-
ed sickness yesterday morning, and
was excused from work for the day.
About 1890 a. N. Williams left
his cabin. The two negresses claim
to have seen him drag the body of
Mrs. Williams out Of the back door
of her home, down the steps, and
place it In an old pit beneath the
Kitchen.
The negro, according to their
statement. then went back to his
own cabin, washed the blood from
his hands at a hydrant. He then
entered the house occupied by these
two neRresses and, according to
their story, told them that if tEey
said anything about it. he would
cut their throats. For this reason,
they claim, the negresses did not
tell the story of the crime when
first arrested.
Mrs. Williams. the victim Of the
negro brute at Houston. was sis
ter Of Rev. w. E. Farr, now pastor
Of the Baptist church at Columbia
and former pastor at Bogue Chitto.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-02-08
LET JUSTICE Be DOME
is SIMILAR TO. SIMMONS CASE

The foulest affair ever known in
Kinds county is being brought to
hight by the arrest of a man, H. M.
Forbus, on the recognizance of his
daughter, who charges him with
assault. 1t seems the girls in the
Forbus home lived in constant
dread of the father, the mother re.
fusing to speak for fear of losing
support for the children. of whom
there we're nine. ranging in sage
from 2 to 19 years. The eldest. q
daughter lately married, was out.
rageously treated by her father,
her husband severely chastIsing him
when he learned the truth. Forbus
is in jail and Sheriff Middleton il
investigating.
Unless law metes out justice in
Mississippi and that with all posi-
bic dispatch, crime is going to
overcome all inducement to our ad.
vantage and advancement Of what
ever character. and the moral, law
abiding element is going to be con-
trolled.by the criminally inclined.
The law-breaker gets a grip on
the situation every time be escapes
| his deserts. When things get SC
tangled up and complicated in Ger.
tain cases that human sympathy
and eternal justice are confonnded
to the advantage of deep-dyed vii.
Iains every time, crime begins to
multiply and increase. and the very
foundation of civilization begins
to weaken and decay.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-02-08
WOMANCHOKED TODEATH
A Dastardly Crime---Mas a Bride Of
Only Two Months Negroes
and White Suspects.

Houston, Miss, Feb. 6.-Choked
and beaten to death with blunt
weapon, the body of Mrs. John Cliff,
ton Williams. aged 20, a bride OF
two and half months was today
found in an old pit beneath the
kitchen of the Williams home. The
unknown murderer had robbed the
body of a diamond engagement
ring and had gouged several dia-
monds from a brooch. Three ne
groes and two white men. suspects,
have been arrested.
Mrs. Williams was known tc
have been preparing dinner be.
tween 10 and IL o'clock this morn
ing. circumstances show that
after she had been killed, the as
sailant dragged her body from the
living room through the house and
out Of the back door. where it was
thrown beneath the house and the
door to the pit closed.
Wnen Mr.. Williams arrived for
dinner be found the house closed
and empty and the shades drawn.
He telephoned to the residence oi
Mrs. Farr, his wifess mother, bui
received 10 information OF Mrs.
Williams.
Leaving the telephone he discov-
erred trail Of blood which led him
to the grewsome tnd in the Kitchen
|pit.
The news of the murder spread
rapidly and crowds began search
Of the countryside. BIoodhounds
were secured and Immediately took
up trail which led to a nearby
railroad crossing, where IT was lost
Excitement il still high toniqhI
and 9 lynching is fully expected ia
follow the arrest Of the murderer.
Mr.. Williams is deputy chancery
clerk Of this county.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-02-08

i
The Leader is recognized as the
best advertising medium in this
part of the State, but the replies
received in the guessing contest Of
the Who il. Who" page issued last
Saturday doubled, trebIed and
qUadrupled even the expectations
of the editors. They came sinsly,
doubly and in droves. so many in
fact that the postoffice employees
'tare glad it's over. too much
mail" for The Leader.
The man who insists in the most
strenuous way that advertising
does not pay" should be convinced
by voluminous evidence in the re-
turns on the who is Who, page
that ADVERTISING DOES PAY
that The Leader Is READ. in fact
allowing the average of five MEM
bers to family the paper is read
by about 5000 people twice each
week.
The judges of the contest, to
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-02-08

Because of their correct answers
which missed the prize by the mar
rowest margin on account of other
stipulatlons. The Leader has decid-
ed to chow its appreciation of the
following named contestants by
presenting each a six-month's sub
scription to The Leader: Mrs.
e. N. Shaw. Mr.. j. Fl. Reynolds,
Miss Vivian Sauls.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-02-08
Feb. Z. 1913.
Mr.. Paul M. Hobbs,
The Leader,
Brookhaven, Miss.

ME. EduI 10. nODpS,
The Leader,
Brookhaven, Miss.
Dear Sir:-We have examined
all the papers of answers submitted
IN your WHO is Who" contest
published in your issue of Satur-
day, the 1st instant, and we have
found the winners to be Mrs. P. j..
Cassidy, A. Sinclair. Jack Turn
bough and Tom Bleecker.
We beg to state further that the
answers on two other papers were
correct as to the advertisements,
but the four persons named above
won over the other two papers on
account Of neatness, completeness
of answers, general appearance.
etc.
We are sending all the papers to
you herewith.
Yours respectfully,
w. D. DAVIS,
CHAS. D.ASMITH.
The Semi-weekly leader. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1905-1941, 1913-02-08
Our Household Sale
is announced for
Wednesday, February 12fh


Offering on that day splendid values marked down at prices
that when seen will easily convince you that il is question
OF missing fine opportunity NOT TO buy
OUR SALE OF
Pillow Cases, Towels, Damask,
Bed Spreads, Crash, Domestcs.
Sheets,
and special price on 94 and 1914 Sheetnqs will make
some attractive values for fhe home needs
We will also offer close stock of LACE CURTAINS
at sh greater reductions than have before m and while there
are not many each pau still the designs pretty the goods fresh
and the prices will simply astonish you
lts safe you that going sell some GOOD THINGS
on this date and the find to come and see
for yourself
REENBERe deliver the Post here all goods bought in
our Dry Goods Shoes Clothing Departments sold regular prices
Free of Parcel Post Charges!
Visiting our store on his dafe you will also get glimpse
INTO some OF our New Spring Novelties in Shoes and
Ladies Spring Dress Fabrics, Laces Embrodefes, ETC
A. c. SEAVEYG SONS
BROOKHAVEN, MISS.