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Greene County herald., 1914-01-09
DETECTIVE TELLS OF
DELTA COUNTY FIGHT
:. HUMPHREYS coRRoBoRATEs
TESTIMONY OF S. J. TAYLOR.
EVENTS IN STATE CAPITAL
Deings of the Various Departments of
the Government Of the Common
wealth Reported for the Ben
eft of Our Readers.


Covering wide range of subjects,
the legislative committee spent busy
time in delving into affairs that con-
cerned the state and public institu-
tions. Three witnesses were before
the committee. all of them being exam
ined on different subjects. One of the
most important witnesses of the day
was Luther Humphreys, a detective
employed in the Jackson police depart
ment, who corroborated Mayor S. j.
Taylor about the rumors concerning
the use of money in connection with
the new delta county bill at the last
session of the legislature. Detective
Humphreys testified that Mrs. M. L..
Turnage named SteEhen Castleman
as the man who was most likely to
contribute toward corruption fund.
Land Commissioner NJ. A. Brown
came before the committee and ex-
planned that he intended no reflection
upon Gov. Brewer or Attorney-General
Collins in his previous testimony con-
corning an alleged shortage of J. Nj.
Smylie, assistant land commissioner.
Gov. Brewer appeared before the
probers and explained in detail his
purchase of milk and butter from the
state insane hospital.
Luther Humphreys, detective en-
ployed on the Jackson police force,
testified concerning the rumors and
reports about the use of money in con-
nection with the new delta county bill
During the session of the legisla-
ture in 1872" said Mr. Humphreys,
Mayor S. J. Taylor sent for me and
asked me to ss,nse &, the capitol. When
arrived at the capitol the mayor told
me that Mrs. M. L. Turnage, postmis-
tress of the house of representa- .atives,
had said to him that she had reason
to believe that money was to be used
on the new county bill. Mayor Taylor
went with me and introduced me to
Mrs. Turnage and told her to put me
next. Mrs. Turnage introduced me
to several members of the delegation
that was here from Belzoni, and
talked with some of them. They asked
me to help them to secure the passage
of the bill, but they did not offer me
any money.
Mrs Turnage told me that Steve
Castleman was a banker from Bel
zoni, was a very rich man, and that
Castleman was the man that was most
likely to hand out the money. She
went on to say that Castleman was a
very smooth duck kept watch on
the situation for several days, but
nothing tangible developed"
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09
HE REFUSED TO GIVE EVIDENCE.
Detective Lehon Said He Must Have
Consent of the Governor

Detective Lehon Said He Must Have
Consent of the Governor
Jackson. Declining to answer
pointed questions propounGed to him
by members of the legislative investi-
eating committee, Dan S. Lehon of
New Orleans, general manager of the
Southern division of the Burns De-
tective Agency, refused to furnish the
probers any information concerning
the case of Lieut-Gov. Theodore G.
Bilbo and Senator G. A. Hobbs. Mr..
Lehon based his refusal to answer
the questions on the ground that he
was employed by Gov. Brewer as an
individual and not as governor, to in
yestigate Bilbo and Hobbs and that
it would be breach of confidence for
him to divulge the information that a
client had paid him to obtain.
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09
GOV. FERRIS IN STRIKE ZONE
Ferris Says Hearings at Houshton VIII
Be Open to public.

Houghton, Mich.-Gov. Woodbridge
N. Ferris, accompanied by his staff, ar
rived here. The governor comes to
the copper country to make first
hand investigation of conditions here
and to use his influence in settling the
strike of miners which has been in
progress for six months.
In a brief interview the governor
said: From now on everything gained
in the way of information will be open.
Every hearing will be public, and rep
resentatiyes Of both sides of the con-
troversy will be allowed to be pres
emf,
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09
MAKE STRONG PLEA FOR FUNDS
Mississippi Sheriffs Asked to Aid State
Finances.

MISSISSIPPI SherIrfS ASKED TO Afo state
Finances.
Jackson.-State Treasurer P. S. Sto-
vail and Gov. Brewer have joined in
an urgent call to the sheriffs and tax
collectors of the state to meet finan-
ciaI situation promptly, and in this way
keep the states promise to pay from
going to protest. On January 10 the
state of Mississippi will owe to banks
in the city of New York the sum of
$615, 900, principal and interest on a
$500, 200 loan authorized by the Iegis-
lature in 1912, with which to meet
current expenses of state government,
not covered by receipts from the regu-
lar six mill tax levy, privilege taxes,
penitentiary operations and other
sources of income. Treasurer Stoyall
hopes to have the cash in hand by
time of maturity of the note, but in or
der to emphasize the need of haste
has sent to each sheriff an urgent plea
to send in their collections
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09

The holiday recess of Millsaps Col
lege, OF Mississippi College at Clinton,
of Belhaven Collegiate Institute here
and other higher educational institu-
tions closed Saturday, and Monday the
routine of classroom and study hall
and lectures was resumed. The re-
opening Of Millsaps College was unac-
companied by any exercises or NOR
malities, the students merely return
ing to the regular round, and. as re-
ported by members Of the faculty, with
an increased enrolment.
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09

Reports from the home OF Senator
James X Vardaman, where Mrs. Var
daman has been quite Ill with an at
tack of appendicitis. are to the effect
that that popular lady is now conva-
lescent and hopes are entertained OF
her speedy restoration to health. Her
daughters, Mrs. Albert Farley, Jr.. OF
Birmingham. and Miss Minnie Varda-
man, have been with her and viii re-
main until restoration is complete.
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09
new WORKERS
WANT BIG BANK
BANKERS GIVE VIEWS TO CUR
RENcY COMMITTEE.
WOULD BE BIG AS OTHER 7
vanderIip Is DoubtfuI-Adviser Of
House Currency Committee Op-
poses Plan for Enormous In
stitution in New York.

New York.-The task of setting up
machinery to put in motion the new
banking system of the country was
taken up here by the federal reserve
organization committee, consisting Of
Secretaries McAdoo and Houston. On
this committee, under the new law,
devolves the responsibility of mapping
out regional reserve districts and To-
eating a bank in each. To aid it in
reaching it's decision, the committee
began here series of hearings which
will be continued three days more in
New York and subsequently in other
financial centers of the country.
A number of New Ycrk's leading
fnanciers were heard 1t quickly de-
veloped that it probably would be i'm
possible to satisfy both New York and
the rest of the country. Frank A..
vanderlip, president of the National
City Bank, said he thought the COM
mittee would find it impossible to work
out a plan that would fulfill all re-
qdirements.
at presents almost an insolvable
problem" said Secretary McAdoo
when Mr. Vanderlip had given his
opinion as to the manner in which
the regional reserve districts should
be drawn up.
Il think that is what you are fac
ing said Mr.. Vanderlip. 'Tt is one of
the most difficult problems l think
that | ever faced. Oversight and con-
troll spell the whole story of this law.
If we get the proper oversight and
control, the law will work in spite of
it's defects. If We do not, it will not
work.
The majority OF tEese heard sa-
vored the creation in New York OF
that it would absorb 40 to so per cent
a regional bank of such magnitude
of the $106,000,00O capital available
for the entire system of the country.
Such a district would include New
York, New England, New Jersey, Del
aware and part of Pennsylvania.
Secretary McAdoo suggested that
such a huge bank mere would over
shadow the other banks of which, ac-
cording to the law, there must be at
least seven. The reply was made that
a bank of such size was needed here
in order that it might command the
respect of European bankers and hold
its own with the great individual
banks in New York.
Mr.. Vanderlip's idea was that the
Importance of New York banks would
give them such a position that it was
of comparatively little moment how
much territory outside the metropoli-
tan district was included.
DR.. H. Parker Willis of New York,
who was adviser of the banking and
currency committee of the house OF
representatives while the currency
bill was before it, was the chief op-
ponent of the plan for the creation
of huge bank here. DR.. Willis said
that to allot to the New York district
40 or so per cent of the working cap
ital of the system would be out OF
harmony with the purposes of the law.
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09
PURCHASING BUREAU INDoRssD
Accountant Makes Strong Recommen'
dation to SoIons.


Jackson. THE creation of a state
purchasing bureau with the view OF
preventing waste and extravaganza
in the management Of public instl-
tutions is recommended by r. G..
Cranch one of the accountants en-
ployed by the legislative committee.
Mr.. Cranch has made this recommen-
dation in his report on the audit OF
the books and accounts kept in the
office of the secretary of state. Dis
cussing the proposed purchasing
board Mr.. Cranch makes this sugges-
tion TO the lawmakers:
''If it is economical and advanta-
geous to the state to buy printing,
coal and water jointly for several de-
partments, it is only reasonable to
extend joint buying to cover larger
field. The state makes purchases ag-
gregating an enormous sum of money
in the course of a year. and large
part of this sum is expended i'll pdr-
chasing at practically retail prices.
The saving to the state through the
employment of a skilled buyer to
work in conjunction with the BOARD
of Public Contracts would be many
times the cost of maintaining a joint
purchasing bureau.
''The adoption of this plan need not
interfere with the present appropria-,
tion system. The various institutions
and departments would simply inform
the purchasing board of the chief
items required for their use, the
quantity needed and the dates of de-
livery desired.
1.-THE purchasing bureau would tab
ulate these requirements on sched-
ules showing the requirements of the
state for the following three months,
or for longer periods. thus getting
definite information on the exact
quantities which must be purchased.
with this information at hand, the
joint purchasing bureau could secure
quotation sheets from a iarge num-
Der of the best dealers, ana through
the size of its orders, and the pre-
cision and accuracy with which the
business could be handled, would
save to the state a great deal of
money which is now lost through
paying retail prices and losing cash
discounts not to mention the money
lost through inadequate com s1titiy :
bidding.
when the bids were awarded each
institution would be advised of the
cost of their supplies ordered through
the joint purchasing bureau, so that
they could arrange to send checks i'm
mediately on receipt of goods Ito the
purchasing bureau) thus making sure
of the saving of the cash discount.
"a purchasing bureau such as de-
scribed would naturally have charge.
of the securing of all commodities the
demand for which was sufficient to
justify collective buying. Il list of
such articles could be compiled and
sent out to the various departments
and institutions, which would indicate
to them that no supplies should be
purchased direct from dealers, except
those not shown on the authorized
list of the joint purchasing bureau.
1.-THE requirements for the commod-
tiles handled by the joint purchasing
bureau would be standardized, thus
making it easier to compel contrac-
tors to maintain the standards set by
samples submitted"
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09
WILL BE TAKEN TO BOSTON.
Leroy s. Kicker Arrested in Missis-
sippi-Embezzlement Charged.

Leroy s. Kicker Arrested in Missis-
Observation-Disclosures Charged.
Columbia. .-LeRoy s. Kicker, wanted
in Boston on the charge of embezzling
$1,000 a year ago. while he was en-
gagged In plumbing and steamheating
transactions with the municipality,
was arrested here by g. W. Gardner,
representing the Pinkerton Detective
Agency Of Boston. Kicker, who was
representing the Standard Loan COM
pany Of Birmingham. Ala. here, is
penniless. He was without sufficient
funds to pay his hotel bill. Kicker,
who was known here under the name
dr. r. G. Hall. did not deny his Identity,
and says he will 90 back to Boston
without a requisition
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09
YEAR 1913 WAS A LUCKY ONE
No Great Catastrophe Marked the
Years Events.

New York.-Taken all In all, the
year 1918 has been happy and rather
fortunate one for the world in gem
eral. It was not marked by any great
catastrophe, such as the San Francisco
earthquake or the Titanic disaster; it
saw the end OF the wars in the Bal
kans, it witnessed the inauguration Of
Democratic president In the United
States, followed by genuins tarih re-
duction without financial paaic.
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09
Fight oyster Scheme.

A recommendation by the State Oys-
ter Commission in favor of leasing the
barren waters of the coast to oyster
producers will provoke bitter fight
at the coming session of the legisla-
ture. The citizens of Pass Christian
are opposing the leasing scheme, and
have given notice that they will fight
it to the slast ditch. Pass Christian
is opposing the leasing of barren bot
to be scheme ON the part of the cor
to scheme ON the part of the cor
porations. and especially the so-called
oyster trust, to gain possession of the
oyster industry of the coast. II leas-
ing law is passed, citizens g Pass
Christian claim. the alleged oyster
trust will proceed to lease all of the
available bottoms and thereby secure
absolute control of the oyster indus
try Five thousand persons are en-
ployed in the oyster industry on the
coast
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09

Tacoma, Wash. In the worst fight
of the Tacoma smelter strike, mum
Der of mems heads were cracked. The
fight started when armed deputy sher
IFS, escorting workmen to the plant
which had been closed because Of the
strike, we're attacked.
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09

Wesson. Capt. ]. G. Lyell. vice-pres-
ident and general manager of the Bank
Of Nesson, made a business trip to
New Orleans this week with the view
of establishing banking connections.
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09
New Industries Formed.

The following new corporations
have been formed in Memphis during
the past few days, and VIII shortly
submit their charters to the governor
for approval:
Bank of Silver Creek, Silver Creek,
Lawrence County; capitalized at SIS.
900. C. H. Bowlds. E. H. Smith, and
others.
Bank Of Commerce, Meridian, Lau-
derdale County; capitalized at $780,
900. G. w. Schamber, J. w. McCor-
kle, G. w. Simpson. and Others.
Amite County Bank, Gloster, Amite
County: capitalized at $4,000. c. E
Bates, ]. T. Breede. w. L. Tatum, and
others.
Farmers Exchange Bank. Gloster.
capitalized at $4,000. c. E. Woodfin
Henry c. Smith, and others.
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09
MORGAN COMPANY QUITS
MANY CORPORATIONS
FIRST PRACTICAL STEP AGAINST
INTERLocKING DIREcToRATEs.

New York.=The withdrawal of ]. P.
Morgan & Co. from more than score
of great corporations and the state
ment shortly afterward by George F..
Baker, an almost equally dominant
figure in American finance, that he
soon would take similar action, gave
Wall street generally a thrill that al
most brought trading on tfe stock ex
change to halt.
While it probably is true that many
prominent bankers had information
foreshadowing this momentous move
toward ending interlocking director
ates, the public and brokers had no
advance knowledge Of what was tax
ing place in the inner councils OF the
greatest of all American houses of
finance. Wherever telephone and
ticker flashed the news about the
street, groups of men gathered to dis
cuss what was the all-absorbing topic.
Mr. Morgan, departing from his
firms traditional policy of silence,
made a public statement announcing
the withdrawal of five members of J.
P. Morgan & Co. from directorships in
27 corporations and the intention to
withdraw from more.
The statement reads:
THE necessity of attending many
board meetings has been so serious a
burden upon our time that we have
long wished to withdraw from the di-
rectorates of many corporations. Most
of these directorships we have ac-
cepted with reluctance and only be-
cause we felt constrained to keep in
touch with properties which we had
reorganized or whose securities we had
recommended to the public, both here
and abroad.
"An apparent change in public senti-
ment in regard to directorships seems
now to warrant us in seeking to re-
sign from some of these connections.
Indeed, it may be. in view of the
change in sentiment upon the subject,
that we shall be in a better position
to serve such properties and their Sc
curity holders if we are not directors.
We have already resigned from the
companies mentioned and we expect
from time to time to withdraw from
other boards upon which We feel there
is no special obligation to remain"
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09

There win be held In this city
conference Of prohibitionists from all
over Mississippi. According to Dr.
G. w. Eichelberger, superintendent OF
the Anti-Saloon League, the prospects
are that there will be several hun
dred in attendance.
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09
REBELS MADE GAINS
IN OJiNAGA BATTLE
BELIEVED FEDERALS MAY CROSS
BORDER IF HARD PRESSED.

Presidio, Tex-After withstanding
bullets, shells and shrapnel poSred in
on them from the rebels, the Mexican
federal army at Ojinaga, Mexico,
Wednesday night still was entrenched
within the village, but in the opinion
of military experts with small hope OF
keeping back the attacking force.
Gen. Ortega's army of 6,000, scat
tered over the surrounding hills, after
driving the 1000 sederals from all their
outposts and into the shelter of the
adobe buildings and inner trenches, al.
sundown were beginning to advance
their artillery with view of demollsh-
ing the horse corral and other loop
hole buildings where the bulk OF the
federals were housed.
Many federal officers. incl 4ien.
Marcello Caraveo, commander oI vol
unteers, were reported killed or
wounded. Much of the rebel cavalry
fire was of no effect, but when Gen.
Ortega put field pieces into action the
outlying adobe houses crumbled into
heaps of dried mud, leaving clearer
range into the hear of the settlement.
The number of dead and wounded is
not known, but losses were not be-
lieved to be heavy as most of the huts
had been abandoned by the federals
for safer positions.
Fear of summary execution should
they be captured by rebels was said
to have prompted six of the eleven fed
eral generals in Ojinaga to arrange for
crossing the river at a point remote
from Presidio.
1t was reported to the American
troops that those generals, including
Pascual Orozco and Ynez Salazar, al
ready had been across the border.
Salazar and Orozco were mentioned by
Villa as two of the federal command
ers who would suffer the severest
penalty.
Vera Cruz, Mexico.-A federal troop
train was blown up with dynamite,
10 miles southeast of Mexico City on
the main line of the Inter-Oceanic
railway connecting the federal capital
with the coast.
Only three men out of the fifty sol
diers and the train crew escaped with
their lives from the dynamite explo-
sion, according to the report sent In
by the engineer who fed from the
scene of slaughter to telegraph sta
~
Greene County herald., 1914-01-09
Official Washington seemed to ap-

Official washington seemed 10 ap-
prove the action of J. P. Morgan &
Co. in severing connection with other
corporations, but it was not believed
it would prevent an attempt in con-
gress at the present session to enact
legislation to prohibit interlocking di-
rectorates.
There was a general impression that
while the action was step in the
right direction, it did not signalize the
breaking up of the so-called money
trust.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-03
NOVEL TIES FOR USE
OR ORNAMENTS

\ combination rubber and porcelain
spout is made to be used on tea or
coffee pot that has the spout broken or
badly clipped.
This spout nozzle has p collar Of a
high quality OF rubber. which imparts
neither flavor nor odor to the beverage :
and it may be had In two sizes, the
smaller being of rubber alone. for use
on a Clipped lip spout; the larger. CON
sisunS OF ruDter tube with porcelain
!ip. for the repair OF Il broken spout.
Satin roses are much in evidence in
tho new favor containcr and place
the dainty Parsicnne is seen in the
latest costumes in greater numbers
than ever She favors Gaby in head =
dress having feathers of great length
projecting from her couture.
some very handsome bronze baskets,
lined with silk and trimmed with rib
bon and tiny roses, arc seen. one OF
i'ohs for women are a, new fad.
These fobs hand suspended from a
black satin ribbon around the neck
Their purpose is to show the wearcr's
we'll shaped hands, and to give her
something to tumble when she talks
Fob -attitudinisins" is the dcscrip-
tive phrase used to designate the grace :
iui ways III which woman must
handle her fob.
The favoritc woman's fob is a hollow
square oil amber mounted in gold al
though II may be OF bone, OF Jade. or
even OF turquoise. Some women wear
two fohS, one hanging In front OF each
Sncuider--t these are silk strings with a
pear drop o; bone or amber at the end
10 simulate Japanese paper ones They
are OF figured chiffon in rich tints
some Of the latest parasols are made
These ornaments are SAID 10 he ac-
tu"l AIDS to meditation; something TO
Keep the fingers in graceful occupation
while You are talking
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-03
BIRTHDAY OF KING
WILL BE CELEBRATED

was grcat-grandson of Sir Thomas
Trollope, fourth bnronet of the limo.
and all the early part Of his life wax
saddencd and embittcred by Hines. ,nd
S'r"i'ehed circumstances. as well rs
by the humiliations and dlsappoipt.
ments resulting therefrom. In Wow of
the wealth of the head of the for,lv
IL may be said In excuse that its NOM
ocrs arc very numerous. and that tba
novelists kinsman. Sir John Troi,one
PROBABLY thought that no had done
quite enough for Anthony when ne 90
cured for him an appointmcn, -; -
department OF the I'ostmaster- Co.,
In London. III
The Trollopes arc n Durhamsh,r.
ia'hi'H OF great antiquity and can boast
OF strain or royal blood In their
VEINS. Sir John Trollopo having On
tanned n considerable amount m LA
eu property through his marriage vith
Elizabeth Plantagenet. n,,,,rni
daughter or Edward ". william TroI.
rope purchased In 1861 the manor OF
80 near Stamford. in Lincoln
shire' which IL stili the principaI coun
Try seat OF the head OF the family 81
mis son was created baronet in 1eT
inc seventh baronct. Sir John Tro,Iona
"'A raised to tho peerage lust for,y
seais ago In recognition OF poIiticaI
even Aebt-
Hnthony Trollope. tho novelist, used
|" INSIST upon very ancient and ro-
, ".n.'iS origin OF his family. DECLARING
Nm, ms ancestor. when hunting win
v imam the Conqucror in Tho N.,.
r"rcst' once killed three wolves ond
NE NE nrotnotly dubbed by the King with
the nickname. "Trois Iouns. I,I ~
woives). which was afterward,
runted into Trollope
present Lord Kesteven. second
Roc, W. n.s me- served through tho
locl "ar. az lieutenant colone, -
ep'nmand OF the machine gun batte,,aa
q, me ieomanry division. The hstr ,s
us ."odetn peerage and ancient bnro.
10y - MS nephew. Thomas c,ar.u
iroliope- There was duk.do,,
neS'eVen during tho eighteenth CO..
tarE. but II belonged to the Ber,ie
ever with the Troilopes
NopSf'eht' 1914, by the Brentwood
Company