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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
BANDIT SHOOTS PASSENGER
LONE RoHBER BOARDS TRAIN At
UNloNrsy Al ON.
j. &. Short of Joplin, Who Resisted,
Is Wounded-Occupants Of Cars
Lined Up and Robbed.

Kansas City, Mo.--A robber,
who boarded Kansas City South
ern passenger train No. at the I'm
ion station, lined up and robbed the
passengers soon after the train left
here early this morning, obtaining
about $500 in money and jewelry.
Jesse e. Short of Joplin, Mo-, one
of the passengers. and the robber en-
gagged in a pistol battle, in which both
were shot, Short dangerously. When
Short was commanded to throw up
his hands, he drew a pistol and began
firing at the robber The man re-
turned the fire, and Short soon fell,
badly wounded. The robber also was
hit by a bullet and he, fearing the
resistance by the passengers was to
become general, jumped from the
train and ran. The wounded robber
left a trail of blood behind, which
was expected to lead to his capture.
The train left here at midnight for
Joplin and the south. The robber at
tracted no special attention as he
took seat in the chair car After
the train had proceeded about three
miles through the east bottoms dis
trict of this city, the passengers in
the chair car were startled by a
sharp command, Throw up your
hands,"
All obeyed at once, and at the COM
mand of the robber they lined up in
the aisle.
After robbing the passengers in the
chair car, the robber ordered the train
porter to lead him through the train.
Entering the observation car, the ban
dit robbed w. j. Scafe of Neck City,
Mo-, of SIC in money and a diamond
ring.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
CUTS IN TARIFF STAND.
Free Sugar in Three Years Provision
Remains in Bill.

Washington.-Al efforts Of the oppo~
sition to disturb the market basket"
reductions in the Democratic tariff bill
failed in the house, despite the fact that
Republican orators sounded warnings Of
ruined industries, enforced idleness and
empty cupboards to follow the enact
ment of the Underwood bill.
Still championing the bill as the great
est that ever abs been written for the
benefit 0 tbs people Of Che country, tlas
Democrats were deaf to the pleas Of
representatives of the beet and caae gu
gar constituencies againss free sugar in
three years; unmoved by the charge that
they legislated into the hands of the
beef trust by placing duties OIL live stock
while free listing their products, and de-
termined to rush the passage OF the bill
at the earliest possible moment.
The first breals from the solid front OF
the majority came, however, when Louis
lana Democrats, led by Representative
Broussard, appealed to Republican Lead
er Mann for share Of time in which to
speak against the gar schedule, and
when Representative Kinkead, a New
Jersey Democratic uttered prediction
that the senate would strike out the
ways and means eommittee's 10 per cent
rates on live stock.
When Representative Sloan of Ne
braska introduced an amendment to in
crease the rate on cattle from 10 to IS
per cent, after 25 per cent amendment
by Fordney of Michigan had been re-
jected, Mr.. Kinkead declared that he
believed that the ways and means COM
mittee had kept the platform pledge TO
the people when they had reduced hive
stock rates to 10 per cent, but he felt
that the committee should have placed
live stock on the free list along with
meats.
81 believe and hope, said Mr.. Kinkead,
"that when it comes back to us from the
senate, the duty will be cut off, and that
every Democrat on this floor will sup
port it."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
LEAKEsvILLE, MISS. FRIDAY, MAY 3. 1913
new ALIEN LAND BILL UP
'INELIGlBLE TO CITIZENSHIP
WORDS OMITTED.
Measure Is Drawn b5 California At
torney General at Suggestion Of
Governor Johnson.

Sacramento, Cal.-The possibil
ity of an amicable adjustment
of the alien land controversy. by
means Of new bill drawn in strict
conformity with the treaty between
Japan and the United States confront
ed the third secret conference OF Sec
retary Of State Bryan with Gov. john
son and the California legislature.
Attorney General u. 5. Webb draft
ed the new measure, at the sugges-
tion of Gov Johnson, and ~ copy was
placed in the hands of Secretary Bry-
an. The term ineligible to citizen
ship" which is declared by Secretary
Bryan to be odious to the Japanese,
is not included, and Progfessive-Re-
publican leaders are confident they
have arrived at solution of the prob.
lem that will receive the Endorsement
of President Wilson.
Following are the principal features
of the new bill:
1. All aliens eligible to citizenship
may acquire and hold land in the
same manner as citizens CT the Unit
ed States.
2. All other aliens may acquire and
hold land 'in the manner and to the
extent and for the purposes pre-
scribed by any treaty now existing
between the government Of the Unit
ed States and the nation or country
Of which such alien is citizen or
subject"
8. Corporations composed of aliens
other than those who are eligible to
citizenship may acquire and hold land
only according to the terms of exist
ing treaties.
4. Present holdings OF aliens, re
gardless of their rights to citizen
ship, are protected.
5. The state specifically reserves its
sovereign right to enact any and al
laws relating to the acquisition OF
holding of real property by aliens.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
CAvE-IN BuRIES 40 MINERS
All Escape From Trap by Crawling
on Hands and Knees Through
Small Opening.

Rouse, Colo.-Forty-nine en-
ployes at the Colorado Fuel and
Iron company's mine at Rouse were
buried alive when cave-in of thou
sands Of tons of coal filed the mine
entries for 400 feet None of them
was killed and all were recovered.
The men were imprisoned for sew
eral hours, but made their escape
through a hole formed by the pecu-
liar manner in which the mine props
and stringers fell beneath the coal.
The hole was narrow and small and
the men were forced to crawl
through on hands and knees.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
WHAT
CONGRESS IS DOING
PRESIDENT is ATTACKED.
de Would Settle in Eight Minutes the
Problems of Centuries.

Problems of Centuries.
Washington.-Rep was de-
scribed as dead, damned and lost for
eyer;" Democracy was accused of rush
ing to "clean its feet in the progresSiye :
party doormat, and the Progressive
party was characterized as ''branch
shoot from the dead Republican trunk"
in the three-cornered tariff debate in
the house.
Representatives Hamilton and Ford
ney of Michigan took up the cudgels FOR
the Republican minority, the latter Bit
terly assailing the sugar schedule and
the free listing Of lumber and wool as
ruinous to American industry. Repre-
sentative Hamilton ridiculed the Demo
Gratis and criticized the president.
with cocksureness of man accus-
toned to instruct the immature mind of
youth" he said, "the president in his
address to congress undertook to settle
in eight minutes problems that have
yexed the minds of statesmen for more
than hundred years
Representatives Hinebaugh of Illinois
and Hulings of Pennsylvania attacked
the Underwood bill on behalf of the Pro-
gressive party. Representative Hulings
declared the bill would not curb monop-
oily nor reduce the cost of living.
though he hoped it would. He predicted
that if President Wilson could convince
the public that the Democratic tariff
views were right. ''the Democratic party
will remain in power for the next TWEEN
ty years
Mr.. Hinebaugh charged that the
pending bill was compromise be-
tween the power of special privilege and
the power of political partnoga, ,e' and he
accused the Democrats and Republicans
of falling over themselves in an at
tempt .to clean their feet ON the Pro-
gressive party doormat."
Representatives hammond Of Mime
sotss and rtet@ Of Massachusetts de-
Tended the bill on behalf of the Demo
cratic ways and means committee, as
serting that it was an honest effort to
tighten the burdens of the people and
that it stripped the tariff of its dis
ordinations and privileges to the fa-
yored few.
New Democrats, among them Repre-
sentatives Aswell of Louisiana. Quinn
of Mississippi and Barkley of Ken
lucky, expressed loyalty to their party
and the bill, and defined the Progress
ives to create discord in the Democratic
party. Mr.. Barkley declared that their
party had been damned and lost for
ever" The debate was kept up until
late in the evening, when the house ad-
journed for the Republicans to hold a
scheduled caucus.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
CENSOR BILL NOT FAVORED
District of Columbia Officials Believe
Full Publicity Has Tendency to
Prevent Crime.

Washington d. C.-The plan adj
vocated by Senator Works of Cali
fornia, to prevent the publication of
all newspaper matter relating to
crimes, tragedies and accidents in the
national capital, does not meet with
approval by the local authorities.
They believe full publicity has a gem
eral tendency to deter the commits
sion of crime.
Following the usual course in leg
islation for this city, the Works bill
to censor the press here was referred
to the district commissioners for q
report. The measure was returned
with an unfavorable recommends
tion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
Delegates to Reunion.

Newton.--A well attended meeting Of
the members of Patrons' Union No. 272,
Confederate Veterans, was held at the
public school building here, with Com
mander NJ. w. Stamper presiding. DR..
]. B. Bailey, adiutant; |. w. Walker,
J. S. Askin, T ]. Reynolds, and NJ. I.
Hand were chosen as delegates to the re-
union at Chattanooga, and Hugh Parker,
w. n. FL. Simmons, NJ. II, Halbert and
w. IA. Clarke ns alternates- Mrs. |. w.
Walker was chosen as sponsor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
VICE ATTACK "PLoT' FAILS
Two Volunteer Attorneys for Girl
Witnesses Forced to Quit IiIl-
nois Hearing.

Springfield. Ill-A "plot'' to at
tack members of the Illinois leg
islative "white-slave' commission and
an attempt by two Springfield attor-
neys to force themselves into the
quiz by acting as volunteer counsel
for girl witnesses featured the last
session.
The plot" turned out to be a hoax,
deputy sheriff having told one OF
the commissions officers that the
sheriff would be On hand and were re-
quested by Lieut. O'Hara to keep or
der.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
TARIFF HITS STEEL HARD.
Schwab Says Business Will Not Be Ma
terially Affected.

Washington.-"T steel industry in
the East viii be hard hit by the new
tariff and business conditions generally
will be unsettled for some time to come,
but my faith in the enterprise and re-
sourcefulness of the country are suffi-
cient to Justify my expectations for con-
tinued prosperity"
Charles w. Schwab, the worlds expert
on steel products, who is the president
Of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation, thus
sounded note of optimism here.
sDo not get the idea that + came to
Washington to fight the tariff" said the
steel magnate. IF I said anything on
the subject it would probably make mat
ters worse. havet estified before sew
era1 congressional committees that if tar
ifs on steel were materially lowered We
would be compelled to a dangerous plan
for enlarfging our plant at Bethlehem
81 have been quoted as saying would
60 out Of the steel business if the conn
try was given tariff such as j. now
proposed. did not make any such
statement, however,, and am not going
to quit am not here to sing swan
song.
s9The business ontlookl Why, I can
not conceive that anything would be per-
mitfed to happen that would seriously
harm general business conditions tilk
have faith in the resourcefulnes* ali'f
enterprise Of tie pecple Of this COUNT Nj.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
TO AID CAPT. SCOTS WIDOW
Great Britain Will Give Annuities to
Explorers Kin, Premier As
quith Announces.

London, England.-The British gov
eminent, according to announcement
made by Premier Asquith, will pro-
vide an annuity of $500 for the widow
of Capt Robt. F. Scott, head of the
British Antarctic expedition, who per-
ished while returning from the south
pole, in addition to her admiralty
pension of $1,000.
The government will also provide
a joint annuity of $1,000 for Capt.
Scotts mother and his two sisters,
and an annuity of $1,000 for the wild
ow and sister-in-law of DR.. Edward
A. Wilson, chief of the scientific staff
of the expedition.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
Free Sugar Hurts Hawaii.

Nashington.-Placing sugar on the
free list would result in the turning of
the Hawaiian Islands over to the Japan
ese, said letter Senator Works had
read in the senate from the Episcopal
bishop of Honolulu. It would drive nine
tenths of the white population, other
than the troops, from the islands, and
leave it in the hands Of the Japanese,
who might be able to exist on the re-
duced profits from work on sugar plan
tations, said the writer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
PANAMA CANAL WORK RUSHED
Mammoth ShoveIs on 12-Hour Shifts
to Finish cuIebra Cut Before
octoher Opening.

Washington, d. CA great many
evidences of a determination to hurry
completion of the Panama canal are
seen in reports from the isthmus.
The nine mammoth steam shovels
digging out Culebra cut have been
put on 12-hour shifts and working at
such a rate should have chanlsel
ready for ships through the most
troublesome part of the canal by the
time the locks are ready.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
STATE FUNDS AMPLE.
Balance Will Be Upset, However, When
School Fund Is Paid Out.

.Jackson.-St Treasurer p. S. Sto-
vail. after several days spent on his
plantation property near Elizabeth, re-
turned and was at bis desk helping to
liouidate the numerous claims for state
funds due on the first of the month
Treasurer Stovall reported ample funds
on hand to meet every demand, with a
good balance over, but this will be upset
when the time for the June distribution
of the common school fund, amounting
to some 100000, is reached.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

Worst of the Tariff Tangle Is Out Of
the Way.

the way.
Washington-T wool schedule was
passed without amendment by the house
in its consideration of the Underwood
tariff bill. 1t went through with little
excitement, its passage causing scarcely
a ripple on the smooth waters OF ths
Democratic tariff program. Tao Repub-
licans concentrated their attacks on the
schedule by presenting blanket amend
naent as substitute for It. This sab-
stitute, prepared by Representatives
Payne, provided rate of IL cents a
pound on raw wool, placed on the free
list in the Underwood bill, and compar-
ative rates based on a duty OF is cents
pound on the wool in the various stages
of manufactured woolens. The Repub-
licans vociferously proclaimed their sub
stitute to be in conformity with the re-
port which the tariff committee made
on the woolen schedule two years ago.
The Democrats as emphatically declared
it was not. Members representing wool
growing states failed to materialize in
the vote on raw wool. The Republican
Substitute was defeated and the Under
wood schedule passed, "A to 1913. When
the silk, paper and sundry schedules still
to be passed, Representative Underwood
hurried the house on after the wool
fight with the worst of the tariff wran-
gle out of the way. The Republican at-
tack on the Underwood wool seheduIs
was bitter.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
FRATERNITIEs FIGHT.
Case Against University of Mississippi
Under Amusement.

Oxford.-The celebarted and long ex-
pected trial in chancery court of the
anti-Greek letter fraternity cases
brought as reuslt of the legislation
prohibiting said fraternities at the Uni
versity of Mississippi came up here be-
fore Special Chancellor Lamb, of Fulton,
Miss. Judge Lamb was appointed by
Gov. Brewer to hear the case because OF
Judge Kimbrough being disqualified on
account cf being member OF Greek
letter fraternity in the university.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

Excessive Loans and Poor Collections
Cause of Failure.

sturgis-The Bank Of Sturgis closed
its doors and the receiver, w. 2. Castle,
of Starkville, whom Chancellor Robbins
appointed, took charge The principal
cause of the banks failure was excessive
loans and poor collections. The officers
of the bank, however, state that they
have the loans well secured and hope to-
Be able to pay all dcpositors in full a.
soon as the notes can be collected.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09

Topeka, Kan.-W. H. Caldwell, who
disappeared from Hutchinson, Kan,
In 1902, leaving wife and three chill
dren. and was declared dead by Kan
sas courts and his insurance money
ordered paid, is to be ''resurrected.
He has been found in Berkeley. CAL
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
A SUPREME COURT RECESS.
No Arguments Will Be Heard During the
Coming Week

Jackson.-No oral arguments will be
heard before the supreme court on Mon
day and Tuesday Of next week, accord
ing to an announcement made by tlat
tribunal The court will hand down the
weekly batch of opinions Monday morn
ing, after which recess will be taken,
and the three members of the bench,
Justices Smith, Cook and Reed will at
tend the annual convention of the Mis-
sissippi Bar Association at Greenwood.
Chief Justice Smith is secretary OF the
association.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1913-05-09
Report on Civil Employment.

Washington. The senate passed the
Dupont resolution calling for report
from the secretary Of war on the num-
Der Of retired officers in civil employ
ment
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-03
MORE LADIES JOIN RACE

CONTINUED from Page H.
the day. The first count will be
made by the judges on "Wednesday
morning.
Enthusiasm over the contest is
greater today than ever before and
bids fair to increase rapidly.
This morning The Sentinel re
ceived from Thomas Cook & Son, the
famous tour managers who will di-
rect the trip to be made by The
Sentinefs guests, d plan of the first
class state rooms on the White Star
Line steamship, the Cymric, on
which plan is designated the berths
reserved for the two young ladies
whom The Sentinel will send to Eu-
rope. The Sentincls guests viii oc-
cupy room 81, one Of the choicest
locations on the vessel. All reserva-
tions of every kind necessary for the
great trip from Boston to Europe and
return have already been made by
Thomas Cook & Son.
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-03
THE FAIR STORE
TEXAS WOMAN VICTIM OF MYSTERIOUS
ROBBERY IN CHICAGO $4,000 MISSING

Mrs. Mills was unconscious when dis
covered and her pocketbook was open.
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-03
:. A Sunday Sermon
BY A LOCAL PASTOR.

sophical-there is one only lead you
may be sure will reach bottom; it's
estimate of the human heart" Be-
ware OF being led astray by those
who teach that sin does not exist.
tcl They are not safe in view Of
the socialistic teachings of the day.
tdD They are not safe in view of
the fact that the family altar has been
largely given up in the homes.
How can the young people be made
safe2 Must they wait until all these
evils are corrected? Emphatically
no.
Over against human heredity is
divine heredity. Every person may
become possessor of the divine ma
ture through faith in Jesus Christ
and that divine nature is more than
a match for human heredity.
teD By following the teachings of
Gods Word, and living according to
His will.
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-03
Eks Viii Choose
Officers Tonight

Grand Junction Lodge No. 575 will
elect officers for the coming year to-
night. w. Richard Dowrey, whose
government of the local lodge during
the past year has reflected credit up
on both himself and the fraternity,
viii be either succeeded in the posi-
tion or reelected. Mr.. Dowrey has
held the honor of being not only the
Youngest exalted ruler in Colorado
but of any city between st. Louis and
the coast
Other lodge Officers viii be chosen
this evening. large attendance Is
anticipated.
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-03
HUERTA TO BEGIN
ACTIVE MILITARY
RULE THIS WEEK
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Mexico City, March 3.-The firm
and energetic military rule promised
by the Huerta government will prob
ably be inaugurated this week.
After eight days of conferences
with the rebels in various parts of
the country, the government is now
disposed to consider as irreconciliable
all those who continue to delay the
definite recognition of the now order
Of things.
Today and tomorrow will be de-
voted to conferences between govern
ment officials and the representatives
of Orozco and other northern rebel
chiefs.
A band of Zapata adherents fired
on federal troop train running from
the capital to Cuernayaca yesterday
and go soldiers were either killed or
wounded.
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-03
OVER
LOCATION OF
PLATEAU SPAN
Citizens Of COIIbTan Want a New
Site for the AtweII Bridge
Over Plateau Creek.

n large delegation of citizens from
the Plateau valley will appear be-
fore the board of county commission
ers this week, and protest against the
reconstruction of a bridge across
Plateau creek at the old site, at At
well crossing. The petitioners will
nave among their number one of the
most capable civil engineers en- the
slope, and endeavor to place the mat
ter before the board in such manner
as to overcome the opinion of certain
engineers who are little acquainted
with the peculiar habits OF Plateau
streams, according to citizen of that
section, who is here today
a mass meeting was held at Mesa
last Saturday to discuss this matter
in an impassive and unpreiudiced
manner, and the sentiment of this
meeting is said to have been unani-
mously in favor of using every legiti-
mate effort to prevent repetition
of the mistake in locating this
bridge.
This sentiment was crystalized in
a petition addressed to the county
board praying that its action in
choosing the lower bridge site be re-
scinded, and setting forth the follow
ing arguments i'll support of this re-
quest:
During the past 4 years floods
have carried out bridge at this site
five times, necessitating enormous ex-
pense for rip raps, etc. due to the
creek shifting course at times of eX-
treme flood. The south pier is in
secure and unsafe. The old site is
below the mouth of Mesa creek. max
ing flood danger greater Another
convincing argument is that the new
site being favored would shorten the
road one-eighth of a mile and the
creek has maintained one channel
there for 25 years.
Four duplicate petitions were
drawn and that Of Mesa was quickly
signed by 60 representative citizens.
II is understood that long list of
signatures is being secured in Moli-
ma, Collbran and Plateau City.
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-03
BIRTH RATE 533
] PER CENT HIGHER
THAN DEATH RATE

Three deaths and / 6 births is the
record made in Grand Junction dur
ing February. January showed sew
en- deaths and 20 births, making a
total of 10 deaths. and 36 births for
the first two months of 1913. 1t is
a record to be proud OF! and it is
doubtful If any city in the United
States of like population can show
as remarkable a record.
The 16 births We're pretty evenly
divided in regard to sex, there being
s boys and s girls. The birth rate
last month in this city was 533 per
cent greater than the death rate.
The daily sentinel., 1913-03-03
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Chicago, March 3.-The police au-
thorities today began an investiga-
tion of the mysterious disappearance
of SAL 900 which was either lost or
stolen from Mrs Mabel Mills, wife of
wealthy San Antonio (Tex) real
estate man.
The woman is in serious condi-
ton at the Evanston hospital, due to
wound on the back of her head
which she received either from a
blow dealt by the robbers or by a
fall. She was found on the doorstep
of Mrs. A. j. Cooper of Evanston