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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18
A HORSE SAVED FEDERALS.
Prevented Soldiers Passing Over Row
of Dynamite Bombs.

Laredo, Textile neigh of rebel
soldiers horse saved Gen. Tracy Au-
bert's entire column of 600 federals from
annihilation near Bustamente on the
march to the border, according to soldiers
who arrived at Nueyo Laredo. The fed
erals were preparing to take short cut
through a canyon when the neigh of the
horse apprised them of danger A re-
connoitering force found a rebel horse
man ready to touch off a string of nine
ty-one dynamite bombs as soon as Au-
bert's forces entered the defle. The
federals were twice badly defeated on
the march, admitting a loss of 125 killed.
Gen. Aubert reported to President HUI
erta the entire country between Saltillo
and the border is unfriendly to the gov
ernment.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18
LEVEE BREAKS
BELOW MEMPHIS.
CREvASSE OCCURRED AT CROSS
ING OF GRAVES BAYOU.
NEAR TOP AT SCANLAN's
$50 Men and $4,000 Sacks Are on Hand
to Hold Stretch Of Low Levee
AL Other Reports Are
Favorable.

Memphis-The main line of the St.
Francis levee broke at 1 o'clock Tues
day morning where "a new line of levee
crosses Graves bayou.
The levee there is large and the Gre
vase is beyond hope of repair until
the water goes down.
The levee crosses Graves bayou at a
point by river some twenty-three miles
below Memphis. 1t is about ten miles
almost due south of Proctor, Ark, on
the Rock Island railroad, and about
four miles south of Kate.
The levee there was built in 1911
and is of soil that does not hold we'll
Reports from there to O., N. Kill.
Tough, president of the st. Francis
levee board, are to the effect that the
water began seeping through the levec
about eight feet up from the base, and
that the seep simply increased in vigor
faster than the fighters on the line
could work in stopping it.
The ievee was up to standard size,
and the top of it was three feet above
the water.
The water will first rush down
Graves bayou into Fifteen Mile bayou,
thence into Blackfish bayou and thence
into the st. Francis river about where
that stream crosses the boundary be-
tween st. Francis and Lee counties.
=. y. is feared that the water may back
up to thS Rock Island railroad, but be-
ing purely bs.ckwater, it ought not to
interfere with tha operation of that
road.
There are some fine plantstions along
the river front that will suffer, notably
those around Horseshoe Lake, BSad-
soc and the Ninety-six Settlement viii
all go under.
However, most of the country where
the water viii 60 along Fifteen Mile
and Blackfish bayous is still undevel-
oped.
1t is probable that the crevasse will
relieve the situation in Memphis and
possibly for some distance above, and
thus lessen the danger of break that
would cut the railroads going west.
The break is almost opposite the Ten
essee-Mississippi state line and will
relieve the pressure upon the upper
part of Maj. Dabney's line, the upper
YazOo
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18
PRESIDENT WILSON WINS.
Fight for Free Sugar in Three Years
Won in Caucus.

ingtOn.-President Wilson won
his fight for ultimate free sugar in the
Democratic caucus by a four to one
vote. The Louisiana men were routed
in their effort to secure protection for
the sugar interests. The bill will be
sent to the senate with 25 per cent
reduction on the present duties, with
free sugar at the end of three years.
The Democratic members of the COM
mittee, including such free traders as
Representative Harrison of New York
and Rainey Of Illinois, stood as unit
for the three year gradual reduction to q
free sugar basis.
Besides this action, the caucus left
open the exact date when sugar would
90 on the free list in 1916. An amend
ment proposed by Representative Hard
wick of Georgia proposed that the time
it should take effect should be May /,
1916, so as to be effective before the
beginning Of the canning season. The
caucus agreed to leave the matter to be
brought up by the ways and means COM
lA1bLCt dltSA dA4 t4kC SSk "a I4A% toA III JILL
has been disposed of in caucus
The overthrow of the immediate free
sugar movement. came at the close of
day Of arguments and the amendment
proposing that sugar should become free
with the operation Of the new tariff law
was made by Representative Hardwick.
It preeipitated the real fight Of the day
and was lost by a vote Of 155 to SO.
After the schedule had been assailed
for hours BY the proponents Of the sugar
planters in Louisiana and the beet sugar
growers, Chairman Underwood vigorously
defended the proposed rates. In his
speech to the caucus, be pleaded strongly
for a united party in support Of the bill
a. presented and he emphatically assert
ed that the sugar adjustment suggested
by President Wilson was . most equita-
bic one.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18
WHAT
CONGRESS IS DOING
CURRENCY PILLS INTRODUCED.
None of Dozen in House Bears Presi'
dents Approval.


Washington. currency reform
bills were introduced in the house
Thursday by Representatives Prouty of
Iowa, Nelson of Wisconsin and Palmer
of Pennsylvania. Congress now has
nearly a dozen bills, covering all
branches of bank;rg and currency re-
form, but none of which bears the in
dorsement of the financial committees
OF the two houses or of President Will
son.
Representative Carter Glass, who
probably will introduce the measure
about which money reform debate will
center in the house, conferred with
Secretary McAdoo of the treasury, who
has been gathering information from
banks upon certain phases of the finan-
cial situation. Mr.. Glass said at the
end of the conference that there will
be no difference of opinion between him
self and the secretary of the treasury
over the bill tina the will introduce.
An effort viii be made in the senate
to have further hearings, particularly
on the subject of the money stlingency
at crop-moving times, and the section
al demands for money. Senator Hitch.
cock, a member of the banking and cur
rency committee of the senate, said he
would ask for hearings at which more
detailed facts could be obtained as to
local demands for money and local
problems that should be considered
when congress finally takes up the
work of reforming currency methods.
Three general bills now are before the
senate. The Weeks bill embraces the
plan of the national monetary commits
sion for national reserve association,
or central bank, through which all
banks will secure their note currency
The Hitchcock bill proposes twenty dis
tinct reserve associations, each with the
power to issue notes to its .yaembes
and to buy and sell commercial paper
The Jones bill proposes sixteen sub
treasury districts, each sub-treasurer
being empowered to issue currency to
banks on approved bonds.
Under this bill permanent national
monetary commission would be estab
lished. The measure would impose q
penalty of ten years imprisonment upon
any person guilty of trying to corner
currency, either directly or through a
"chain of investments"
OF the bills introduced Thursday,
that of Representative Nelson proposes
a national currency board of seven
members, with power to issue treasury
notes through local associations of re-
serve and discount" That of Repre-
sentative Prouty would create new
emergency currency, similar to that
created by the Aldrich-Vreeland law
now in force, but which would be much
more accessible for banks. Under this
measure the emergency notes, in amount
equal to 40 per cent of banks cap
ital and surplus, could be stored in the
banks vaults and put into circulation
with consent of the currency.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18
LOWER VALLEY
READY FOR FLOOD
ESTIMATES AS TO VOLUME OF
WATER ARE DECREASED.
BEULAH is STRENGTHENED
Levees Will Be Raised From Helena
Southward-Falling Cairo to Hell
ena-St. Francis Levees
Show No Breaks.

Memphis.-With the Mississippi river
at st. Louis stationary; with fall of
almost foot at Paducah and slight
fall in the Ohio at Cairo; stationary
river from thers to. Luxora, Ark, and
falling water from there to point
somewhere between Memphis and Hell
ena, Ark, fighters of the Mississippi
river food in the St. Francis leyee dis
trict believe the worst of the food is
past.
The Mississippi river at Helena is
rising at lower rate than was expect
ed, and preparat tions are going on be-
low there for the increased flood en-
pected from the Arkansas and St. Fran
els rivers On both sides of the river
levees will be raised at least two feet
higher and it is believed they will be
held.
BY hard work at Beulah the sinking
of the levee near the old break has been
built up, and every effort is being made
to strengthen it. While the great dan
ger coming during the next ten days or
60 is not minimized, the outlook is re-
garded as materially improved.
1t will take longer time for the
swollen waters to come out of the trib-
utaries through Arkansas and points
west, and this is also regarded as fa-
vorable condition and will probably de-
crease the estimate as to the ultimate
height of the river through the bends be-
low Helena.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18
new SUNDAY SCHOOL
OFFICERS ELECTED
w. p. HAMPTON HEADS MISSrS,
SIPPI ASSOCIATION.
Eight Thousand Dollars Appropriated
for Years Budget and One-Third of
This Amount Raised-Execu-
tive Committees Named.

Gulfport.-The seventh and eighth
sessions of the Mississippi State Sun
day School Convention were well at
tended, although rain visited this Sec
tion last night and today. The confer
ence of county officers and departmental
workers was led by w. C. Pearce, as
sisted by w. N. McLemore, d. s. Brown,
W. H. Patton, C. w. Crook, j. S.
Rea, ]. G. Mcclure, d. G. McLauren, B.
H. Ellis, 2. e. Linton and ID. ID. Davis.
The subjects handled were: Sunday
School Attendance,p by B. F. Lewis,
and 'How to Build and Hold Attend
ance," by ]. s. Riser.
Secretary Long, in the rising roll call
for counties, brought out that very few
counties in the state were not repre-
sented, even at the last day of the con-
vention. Yesterday jackson county re-
sponded with forty-two delegates and
today Harrison county took the lead
Following are the banner counties for
attendance: Forest, Lauderdale, Hal.
Calhoun.
Ihe following officers were elected:
President, W. P L8mpton of Columbia;
first vice-president, Ben M. Foster Of
Hattiesburg; second vice-president, w.
T.. Fountaine of Greenwood; third vice
president, E. I. Edmonds of jackson;
recording secretary, Mrs. W. Fred Long
of Jackson; treasurer, z. d. Davis of
jackson; chairman Of executive com
m;ttee, j G.. Gave4t cf aekaan;
intendent elementary work, Mrs. Sua
Brame OF Jackson; superintendent sec
cndary department, J. o. Van Meter of
Meridian; superintendent adult depart
ment, NJ A. Mott of Yazoo City; super
intendent missionary department, n A.
Drummond of Columbia; superintend.
ent home department, J. M. Cox of
Batesville; superintendent of teachers,
w. K Clements of Hattiesburg; super
intendent temperance, Mrs. Fannie
Clark of Okolona.
Resolutions were offered against the
indiscriminate pardoning Of violatOrs of
the prohibition law. This was opposed
by Delegate C. H. Wood of Moss Point
on the ground that the same was inject.
ing politics into the meeting. After
short discussion the matter was re-
ferred to the executive committee for
consideration.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18
SALONIKA GOES TO BULGARIA
Triple Alliance Will Support Contention
Against Greece.

Vienna.-The powers composing the
Triple Alliance-Germany, Austria-Hun-
gary and Italy-advocate according to
the Neue Freie Press, that, Saloniki
should be given to Bulgaria as compen
sation for the cessiOn of Silistria and a
strip Of Bulgarian territory to Rou
mania. Russia and France, ON the other
hand, are of the opinion that Greece
should have Saloniki, while England ap
pears to favor the view of the Triple Al
lance. 1t was announced a few days
ago that Greece had transferred dt
vision Of her army from the province o
Epirus to Saloniki.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18

Mississippians Prepare for Largely In
creased Flood Waters.

Greenville.-The board of Mississippi
levee commissioners met in special ses-
sion for the special purpose of issuing
certificates of indebtedness to the
amount of s15O,0O0 to secure an emer-
gency fund for the high water fight.
After authorizing the issuance Of the
bonds, the board considered carefully
the statement of the chief engineer ii
regard to the conditions of the leyees.
and then took into consideration the
finances of the board for the high water
fight now being made.
Even after authorizing the issuance
and sale of certificates of indebtedness
to the amount Of $15o.0oO, the fact
was made plain that the big forces now
at work on the levees would exhaust
the entire resources of the board
within few days.
The board, however, resolved to
keep up. the fight until the leyees were
brought up to q top grade two feet
above last years high water.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18
DEALS WITH TARIFF ONLY
President Reads First Message to Sixty
third Congress

Washington.-President Woodrow VIII
son Tuesday communicated his first mes
sage to the Sixty-third congress, con-
vened in extraordinary session. It was
an unusually brief document, dealing
exclusively with the need for a thor
ough, moderate and well-considered re-
vision of the tariff. The president drew
attention to the necessity for an early
reform in the banking and currency
laws, but refrained, he said, from urg-
ing, for the present, any other legisla-
tion that might divert the energies Of
congress ''from its clearly defined duty
toward, the tariff question.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18
LEND MONEY TO FARMERS.
This Flea of Commissioner of Agricul-
ture Blakeslee.

ture Blakeslee.
Jacksonville Bulletin, the periodical
publication compiled and edited by H. E.
Blakeslee, commissioner of agriculture
and commerce, which has been appear
ing quite regularly each month in the
past, after missing an issue or two, Is
again to the front, that for April having
Just come from the press. The Bulletin
is gotten out by authority of the legis-
lature, and is intended for the farmers
Of the state primarily, to whom it il
sent free. It is also sent to the MEM
bers Of the legislature and to progressive
citizens, county officials, especially su-
pervisors three-fourths of whom are
farmers, and carries generally just the
information wanted.
In the current number Commissioner
Editor Blakeslee reads lay sermon to
the public in general on the subject OF
financing the farmers, contending that
If the general government can see its
way to lend money and credit to indus
trial institutions, notably national banks,
a way might be found to extend some
measure of accommodation and encour-
agenlent to @the man with lands that
might be offered as security" It is con-
tended that land is by far the safest
security for credit received that can be
offered.
On the subject Of state aid to farmers,
Mr.. Blakeslee says: sThe state of Mis-
sissippi could float million dollars for
each county in long time bonds at per-
cent. This money could be loaned at 5
Der cent upon land, and the extra in
terest would take. care of all the expense
necessary in handling the loans, making
collections, etc Eighty million dollars
would soon place much more than that
amount on the tax rolls, and increase
the earning capacity Of the farms many
times $4,000, ,000"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18

Providence, R. before q gathering
Of physicians of the state, DR.. F. II.
Friedman injected the vaccine which
he claims is cure for tuberculosis in
90 of the 124 patients at Wallum Lake
Sanitorium, state institution. Friday
be will treat private patients for fees
for the first time in this country.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18
100000 Socialists to Strike.

Brussels, Belgium.-The first active
move in preparation for great gen.
eral strike to enforce the grant of man
hood suffrage in Belgium was made by
the sending out of the country of many
children OF the 300, 900 or 100000 work
ers who win lay down their tools on
Monday, April IA, at the bidding Of thf
Socialist party.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18

Belgrade The Chambers Of Cominercs
and Industry in Servia have declared a
general boycott on Austro-Hungaria
goods. The banks here have decided to
cancel the credits Of merchants dealing
in Austrian merchandise unless Austria
promptly abandons her hostile attitude
toward Servia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18
Morran,s Body Arrives.

New York,-The body of J. Pierpont
Morgan reached New York on the steam
er France in a driving rain Friday aft
ernoon, and at dusk was taken from the
ships mortuary chapel, somber in heavy
velvet ard resplendent in silver and
gold, to motor hearse, which conveyed
it from the pier to the library.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18

Washington.Mrs. Woodrow Wilson
has accepted the honorary vice-presi.
dency of the Southern Industrial Edd-.
cational Association, which has for its
purpose the industrial education Of inn
poverished uneducated children Of ths
mountains of the Southern states.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18

Guaymas, Sonora, Mexico.-The kim
ing here of J. C. Kleslow and w. w Cor.
RE and the wounding Of three other
sailors from the United States cruiser
California resulted in request from
Americans at Mazatlan that cruiser
be detailed to the Pacific port.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18

Aihens.-The Greek destroyer Ke-I
raynos bombarded q military camp 1T
Vourla, near Smyrna, killing eight and
wounding twelve Turks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18

Hickman, Ky.-Although the river
i falling, work il being continued on
Reelfoot levee and the greatest danger
ID now past.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18

Blytheville, Ark-An alarm was
sounded through the northern part of
the county Wednesday night that a
break in the ST. Francis levee was inn
minent at 2arield Point.
A special train was made up and left
at midnight loaded with citizens, who
will go to work on the levee in an eff
fort to hold it against the rising
waters. People are fleeing to places Of
safety.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-04-18
THE WILSON
LEVEE BREAKS
FEAR AT OSCEoLA, LUxORA AND
MOUND CITY, ARK.
DANGER TO WHOLE SYSTEM
Cloudbursts in Arkansas and Heavy
Rains in Upper valley-Second
Flood Is Coming
Stages Are Passed.

Wilson, Ark-The ST. Francis levee
broke at point about opposite this
town at $3.50 Wednesday afternoon.
The break occurred at point where it
was least expected, and in a few aours
a stream 500 feet wiss6 vzk raining
through the crevasse and rapidly widen
ing. No loss of life is reported. The
people had been warned for several days
that break was imminent.
Other weak spots developed Wednes-
day afternoon and night at Mound City,
Ark, at Osceola, Ark, where the water
lovertopped the levee, and at Luxora,
Ark, where boils appeared. 1t was
stated that through heroic efforts work
ers might be able to hold the levee at
all of these points.
Torrential rains, assuming the pro-
portions of cloudbursts, occurred We'd
nesday throughout Central, Northern
and Eastern Arkansas.
Rapid rises are expected from the
Ohio river and the upper Mississippi
tributaries as well, which viii bring
another food on top of the present one,
and fears are entertained for levees be-
ing overtopped or broken through the
entire St. Francis system.
Late reports from Wilson are that
the st. Louis division of the Frisco rail
road had been cut. This will not af-
feet traffic to great extent, as the
line has already been out of use from
the cut at Lilbourn, Mo. The water
from Wilson will eventually cut of
railroad traffic west from Memphis oE
all except perhaps the Frisco railroad.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-25
Mellen TO be ousted.

UNITED Press Leased Wire service.l
BOSTON, Mass, June 25.-Follow.
ing report that Morgan and Com.
pany, their allies and interests and
the Pennsylvania railroad had turned
over their voting proxy to their New
Haven stockholders committee, the
rumor that President Chas. e. Mel.
len, head of the New Haven railroad
system Is to be deposed was revived
today in State street circles. The
next annual meeting is the date set
for ousting President Mellen, accord.
ing to reports today. 1t was pointed
out today that this company is oppos-
ed to Mellen and that with The sup
port of the Morgan interests, as in
dicated by their latest actions. enough
shares will be controlled to effect the
move.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-25
PREACHER REFUSES
TO CLOSE CHURCH
Intends to Hold Services Sunday
Evening While chautauqua
Is Being Held.

LITCIFIELD, H., June 25. The
chautauqua here will be forced to
worry afung wftnout the support "a
the Rev ". w. Thrall, pastor OF the
First Methodist church. In defiance
of request of the management that
he CLOSE down. Sunday night in hon
or of the presence Of a band Of Pueblo
Indians on the chautauqua program
his church will not be dark. II will
not dismiss my congregation, he
said, "to see an Indian dance" The
Rev. Mr.. Thrall is the same who re-
Gently gave a beggar s1.00 for rail
road fare" The minister then follow
ed to watch his man board the train.
When the beggar took the most direct
route to dram shop, Thran demanded
his dollar and got 1t back.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-06-25
owl CARS USING
oUR IA POWER
st. Lc/ Csreet Cars Being Run Now
Power Generated at keo-
kuk by the Water Power
Dam.
TESTS ARE SUCCESSFUL
Full Force VIII be Delivered July 1
and the Present Tests Show
That Everything VIII be
all Right.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service.]
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 25.-Part Of
the full force of $4,000 horse power Of
electric current from the keokuk dam
of the Mississippi River Power COM
pany has already been delivered hero
and Is being used for experimental
purposes by the Union Electric Light
and Power Company and the United
Railways company. The full force
will be delivered July I. But seven Of
the thirty-two turbines are in opera.
ticn at keokuk.
The Union Electric Light and Pow
er company Is making nightly tests
through its overhead and underground
cables. Several thousand connections
were tested Tuesday night, tho crews
working until 400 a. m. Wednesday
Similar tests of the keokuk current
are being made nightly by the Unit
ed Railways company. Several Of the
owl cars have been operated with
this current.