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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
VIII Be Some Crop.

Jachson.-"One hundred mflllOu
bushels of corn In 1917 to celebrate
the one hundredth anniversary Of Mis-
sissippi," is the slogan adopted by the
state demonstration forces and corn
club workers in their fall campaign.
According to Assistant State Agent
G. A. Cobb, the prospects are that the
1917 corn acreage will be greatly in
creased and II properly selected seed
is planted hundred million bushel
crop can easily be realized. with
good Seed" he continues, IAN increase
in yield Of from to bushels to the
acre may be expected the first year.
y In this connection Mr.. Cobb is send
ing out the following helpful sugges-
tions on selecting seed corn in the
field this fall:
The seed stalk should be from to
10 feet tall.
The base of the stalk should be
large and somewhat flat.
The blades of the seed talk should
be broad and long.
from the base to the tassel.
In all prolific varieties there should
be at least two fully developed ears
to each tassel.
The ears on the seed stalk should
be well placed, one on each side of
the stalk, about four feet from the
ground.
The seed ears should be borne upon
short stout shanks four to five inches
long that permit the ears to hang
down.
The stalk from which seed ears are
to be selected should not occupy more
than normal room, should not stand
at the end of skips nor at the end OF
a row. Select stalk that has fought
its way and won.
Every stalk in the vicinity of the
seed stalk should be we'll fruited. If
barren or weak stalks stand near a
normal stalk, the ears from the normal
stalk will not be suitable for seed.
Be careful to select stalks that are
free from disease and that do not stand
near diseased stalks.
It will be noticed in going through
the field that those stalks that ''lay
by" last, or that remain growing de-
spite wet or dry spells, are the ones
that bear the heaviest ears. This per-
sistent quality is certainly to be de-
sired.
Every seed ear should be snugly COW
cred by the shuck.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
BRIDGE FETE INCORPORATED
Reuslnp csiebratlon Being Arranged
Upon Opening Harahan Bridge
For Traffic.

Memphis, Tenn.-With the compile
ton OF the Harahan Bridge, spannirx Z
the Father OF Waters, connecting for
train, automobile. vehicle and foot
traffic, the states OF Tennessee and
Arkansas across the greatest bridge
In the United States, monster and
spectacular celebration Ia now being
planned.
At recent meeting of the Harahan
Bridge dedication cabinet in Memphis,
Mayor Ashcroft pledged official CO.
operation In making the affair credit
TO the city. The cabinet appointed May
or Ashcroft to head the reception com
mittee.
More than 40 heads Of subcommit-
tees and members of the executive
committee, which is planning the cele-
bration, met yesterday afternoon In
the Business Mems Club Chamber of
Commerce. The work to be done by
each of the subcommittees was dis
cussed Thoroughly.
II was determined to Incorporate the
project in the name of 1.-THE Harahan
Bridge Celebration, Ino."
The committee was informed by
Henry G. Loeb, chairman of the
finance committee. that funds needed
to defray certain preliminary expenses
had been arranged for.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
eEvEN UNION TRADES IN GYM
PATTY WITH STRIKING CAR
employees MAY QUIT.
10000 WILL BE AFFECTED
Longshoremen, Brewery Workers, Ma
y ehinists, MoIders, Printers, Bar
tenders, and Stage Employees
Are Included.

New York.-A general strike OF
longshoremen, brewery workers, ma
chinists, molders. printers. bartenders
and stage employees in sympathy with
the unionised carmen who quit their
places recently, was decided upon at
q meeting of the heads of their unions
according to an announcement by
Hugh Frayne. state organizer of the
American Federation of Labor.
According to State Organizer Frayne
approximately 750. 900 men and women
are enrolled in the unions that were
represented at the meeting.
Before sympathetic strike can be
declared, however, it was explained by
the union leaders, 1t will be necessary
for them to call mass meetings of their
respective unions and put the propo-
sition to a vote Of the members. The
delegates at the meeting assured Will
liam B. Fitzgerald. organizer of the
carmen's union. that their members
were willing to fight to finish, NOR
ally, physically and financially, in the
interest Of trade unionism."
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
TENNEssEANs TO BORDER
Texas, Indicates Movement
Soon.

Nashville, Tenn.-Adjt.-Gen. Rogan
Friday received from headquarters OF
the eastern department of the United
States army at Governors Island cop
les of special orders directing two of
ficers of the National Guard of Ten
nessee to proceed to Ell Paso, Texas.
at once, and report to the command
ing general of the southern depart
ment of the army. The issuance OF
these two special orders is construed
to mean that the Tennessee troops are
soot te follow TO the border. These
officers will be in charge Of the pre-
liminary arrangements for the recep-
tion of the Tennessee troops. 1t is be-
lieved orders moving the troops to the
border will be forthcoming at once.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
Lexse Contract Let.

Clarksdale.-,After making vain
effort for the last two or three months
to let levee contracts for the bulk of
the work for the Yazoo- Mississippi
Delta levee board, contract was let by
the board about 100000 yards at n
cents per cubic yard, thus saving the
taxpayers practically 100000.
The bid was accepted on condition
that certified check for $37,500 be
fled with the treasurer Of the board
in I'VE days as earnest that they would
make q surety bond within Is days.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
NEW COTTON NAMED
BEARHILL PROLIFIC
The 6oiis Are Larger and Withstand
RavaGes Of Boil WeevlI--Larrer
Acreage VIII Be Planted.

Jackson.-John Richards, a Kinds
county farmer, exhibited In the city
Saturday five stalks of cotton raised on
his farm eight miles west of Jackson.
which bore AZ bolls per stalk. The
cotton was in good shape, only slight
traces of the boil weevil being notice
able on close examination.
Mr.. Richards has four acres of this
kind Of cotton and says that he will
pick nearly bale per acre. The plants
exhibited are known as the Bearhill
Prolific. originated by farmer of
Amite county, Mississippi The new
plant was made by grating two kinds
of short staple cotton grown in South
Mississippi, with the result that the
bolls are much larger than the usual
short staple, and the locks are longer
and finer.
This is an unusual specimen for
Kinds county, as the average number
Of bolls to the stack in this section i
much lower than At. Mr. Richards
has had great success with this new
specimen and will plant larger crop
next season.
With the opening Of the bolls in the
cotton fields, the work of the weevil
in this county is easily observed The
insect has caused considerable dam
age to crops here, but the farmers Of
the county will not suffer as much as
last year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
ELECT BOTH UNITED STATES
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
RETURN TO G. o. p.
ELECT ENTIRE STATE TICKET
Next Legislature VIII Be Republican.
Contest Close In Only One Dis
trlct-RepublIoans Through
out Country EIated.

Portland. Me.-Maine Republicans,
reinforced by returning Progressives,
won a victory, at the Monday cleo
tions. They elected a governor, an
auditor, two United States senators
and four representatives in Congress
and, wrestling control of the state
house Of. representatives from Demo
orats, will be able on Joint vote OF
the legislature to elect the other state
officers not chosen by popular vote.
Carl r. Milliken led his ticket, de-
feating Gov. Oakley C. Curtis, Demo
crat, who sought reelection, by .
plurality of approximately $4,000.
The vote was heavy, as had been
expected, for the campaign had been
waged with determination not seen
In recent years. The country was
searched out for speakers of national
prominence. and the greater number
Of these battled on national issues.
The fight was particularly hot for the
two United States senatorships and
the four places held by Maine in the
lower house at Washington. National
defense, the tariff and the eight-hour
law for railroad men loomed large in
the speeches.
The Progressives, who two years
ago cast 1925 votes, returned large
ly to the Republican party. The
closest fight was for congress from
the Second district, where Represen-
tative Daniql J. McGillicuddy was der
feated by Wallace H. White, Jr., by
500 plurality.
Throughout the campaign, in which
q number OF men from all parts OF the
country, and drawn from Republicans.
Democrats and Progressfves, partici-
nated, national issues were kept to
the front.
For the first time the two United
States senators were elected by pop
ular vote, and the Republicans made
q determined effort to win the one
seat in the senate and the single seat
In the house of representatives held
by the Maine Democrats.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
AUDITORS DEPARTMENT cHEcK~
ING COUNTY RETURNs-sEv-
ERAL COUNTIES MISSING.
PERSONAL VALUES BOOSTED
sixty-Four Counties TO Hear From
Before Accurate Totals Can Be
PubIIshed-Genora Fund VIII
Be Greatly Augmented.

jackson.
OF the IT county personal assess
ment rolls which have been 80 far re-
ceived and examined as to accuracy
OF footings BY the auditors depart
ment, ten of them shsw an increased
valuation above those returned year
ago and seven decrease. The aggre-
gate of increases shown for the ten
counties was t725.274, while the sum
total Of depreciation was $425, ,29B, a.
nearly 100000 to the good, which
may or may not signify anything. The
counties reported were
Carroll-Total for 1916. $sss, ,451; foe
1918, 1896, ,4s5; decrease, $23.034.
Choctaw.-Total for 1916, $47o.i50:
for 1915, $50S.435; decrease, $32,18B.
George-Total for 1915. $324.124; for
1915, 1881, ,631; decrease, $57,507.
Franklin-Total for 1916. $685., ,754:
for 1915, $6S3.61S; decrease, $47,864.
Grenada-Total for 1916, $1,173,4 ,433;
for 1915, s1,1O3, APO; increase, $75,o1S.
Itawamba-Tota for 1915, $565. .6s6:
for 1915, $550,546; increase, $4,000.
Jackson-Total for 1916, $949,74u:
for 1915, 1870, ,090; decrease, $20,350.
Lafayette-Tota for 1916, $1,136,r
sS2; for 1915, $1,o17,s2s; increase.
$119,153.
Perry-Total for 1916, $656,2s7; fm
1915, $617, 1851; increase. $38,426.
Pontotoc-Total for 1916. $780,, ,21ss
for 1915, $S6o.470; increase, $S6,74S.
The aggregate Of loss for the nvs
counties showing . decrease. as givsa
above. is 1859 while the aggregate
of gains for the same number IL 1884,.
AT, a net gain of 39S,488.
There are 64 counties yet to report
and be adjusted, and 1t IL impossible
even to forecast just how the total win
show in the balance, as some of the
poorest counties. as well as some that
come up strong with the personally
roll, are to be heard from. In THAI
list are Kinds, Lauderdale, Harrison4
Holmes, Lowndes, Lincoln. Pike, va
zoo, Attala, Clay, Bolivar, Coahoma,
Jones, Forrest and others, whose con-
tributions to the general fund in the
past have helped materially In keeping
the wheels of government going.
AS fast as these rolls are received
and their footings inspected and veft
fed by the auditors stan. they are
sent to the state tax commission.
where Chairman Duncan L. Thompson
is always ready to take them in hand
and stury the figures and valuations
as made final by the assessors anf
boards of supervisors.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
CONGRESS ADJ0URNS
Wilson Expresses Regret That More
Railroad and Labor Laws
Are Not Enacted.

Observation-Disclosures of the
first session OF the sixty-fourth con-
gress at 10 O'Clock Friday morning.
without hitch in the plans of senate
and house leaders. was quickly fol-
lowed by a general exodus of members
Fastening homeward for rest or the
national political campaign.
While the closing saw the presi-
dents legislative program mainly CON-
pleted, some things wait to be con-
tinued at the winter session, notably
the remainder of the presidents pro-
gram Of railroad legislation, which
was partially enacted to prevent the
threatened strike.
Corrupt Practice Bill Withdrawn.
The senate began its closing session
at am, upon passage OF the emer-
gency revenue bill. At the outset gen
ator Lewis sought to have passed the
Spanish war widows pension bill.
Senator Hoke Smith announced that
such measure could not pass for sew
eral years If he could prevent 1t.
Senator owen then addressed the
senate on his corrupt practices bill.
In Withdrawing the bill Senator Owen
said that the Democratic party had
broken its platform pledges relating to
such an act, but charged that Re-
publican filibuster was responsible for
the dilatory tactics which had prevent
ed q vote.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
No Supplies To Poland.

Washington-King Georges reply to
the appeal of President Wilson to all
the European belligerents for an
agreement permitting the shipping OF
relief supplies into portions of Poland
occupied by Teutonic armies was de-
livered to the president by Sir Cecil
Spring-Rice, the British ambassador.
1t is understood to follow the position
already laid down by the allies, that
Germany's insistence upon the right
to feed her garrisons on Polish pro-
ducts makes it impossible for them to
allow supplies to go into the country
through their lines.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
THE COTTON CROP NEGLIGIBLE
Jones County May Not Exceed Total
Of 500 Bales.

Ellisville-The failure Of the cotton
crop In Jones county becomes daily
more apparent. Jesse Walters, who
lives in one of the best farming sec
lions OF the county, says that from 25
acres he does not expect to gather
more than one bale. T. w. Collins.
who presided over the good roads mass
meeting in Ellisville, said in his open
ing address that in his judgment
there would not be 500 bales of cotton
raised in the entire county. This Is
due to the storm. excessive rains and
the boil weevil.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
FIELD INSPECTION DIVISION OF
ANIMAL INDUSTRY DEPART
MENT GETS BUSY.
WILL ONLY TAKE FIVE YEARS
Most Destructive and Expensive Pest
Of the south-Transnits Texas
Fever and Causes Cattle To
Die BY Thousands.

Washington, D. C.-Because of the
spirit of cooperation among the peo-
pie Of the south in the work of eradi.
eating the tick which transmits Texas
fever to cattle, this destructive and
expensive pest should be eliminated
from the territory Of the United States
within the next five years, according
to the field inspection division of the
bureau OF animal industry of the Unit
ed States department OF agriculture,
Enthusiasm in the fight against the
pest is running particularly high In
several of the II ticklnfested southern
states and these commonwealths will
free their territory within the next
year or so. the division predicts. In
eight Of the states, 1t is believed, the
work will be completed within four
years.
For Mississippi probably the most
accurate prediction can be made. The
legislature of that state recently en-
acted law requiring that all counties
now in the quarantined area shall
eradicate the tick during 1917. The
people showed their interest in this
step Immediately, and nearly all the
infested counties already have appro-
priated funds for the building Of dip
ping vats in preparation for the state
wide eradication campaign.
Statewide eradication legislation
also has been enacted in Louisiana.
As result. that state can expect to
be free OF fever ticks by the end Of
1919.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
MAKING GOOD MExIcANs.

Mexican Bandits Who Attempted To
Hold Up Train Caught and Hanged.
Laredo, Tex.-Twelve bandits were
captured by government troops and
hanged to telegraph poles and several
other outlaws lost their lives when
they attempted to hold up passen-
ger train on the Mexican National
lines at Gonzales junction, just south
of San Luis Potosi, according to word
reaching the border.
The soldiers. who were aboard the
train, drove off other members of the
band.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
Miners, pemands Granted.

Muskogee, okla.-The increase in
wages demanded by the coal miners
of Oklahoma were granted at q meet
ing of the Oklahoma Coal Operators
Association held here.
Thirty-seven of the forty-two coal
producers in the state, representing a
production of 100000 tons Of coal
annually, or about 95 per cent of all
the coal mined in the state, were
present at the meeting. Scale com
mitteos were chosen for the purpose
of handling the wage negotiations.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
TEUTON SHIPS ARE MOVED
kron PrInx Wilhelm and PrInz EIteI
Frederick Are sent To
Philadelphia.

Washington. D. C.-Because space Is
needed for new ships in the Norfolk
navy yard. the navy department has
announced that the German auxiliary
cruisers Prinx Eitel Frederick and
Kronz Prinx wilhelm. which were in
termed there some time ago, are to be
moved to the Philadelphia yards. The
crews OF the two vessels were taken
along.
United States warships are acting
as conveys. assuring them safe pass
age.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
cottonseed Needs Special Care.

urg.-Railroads in this SEQ
ton have issued special instructions
to agents and conductors regarding
the movement of cottonseed, which
will become general within short
time. The seed, the officials claim.
will contain large percentage of
moisture this season, and must be
moved promptly and unloaded in or
der to avoid overheating.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
WORD ABOUT PETRoLITE.

Washington Expects Communication
From Austria Soon.
Washington. - Secretary Lansing
says that another communication
from Austria-Hungary regarding the
attack by an Austrian submarine up
on the American oil tanker Petralite
Is expected shortly. The United
States has demanded an apology, pun
fshment of the submarine commander
and reparation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
PRoHIsITIoNlsTs TOUR
Special Train For Hanley and LandrIth
Leaves For the Coast.

Chicago. = The Prohibition party's
special train, with Governor ]. Frank
Hanley of Indiana, candidate for Pres
ident, and Ira Landrith, candidate for
Vice President, and other party lead
ers on two months coast-to-coast
speaking campaign of the country, left
Chicago Friday.
The special train will travel 5000
miles and make nearly 1000 stops be-
fore the trip ends at Indianapolis No
vember s. One month will be spent in
a trip to the Pacific coast and another
month in tour through the Eastern
States.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
Body Guard Of Jefferson Davis.

Gulfport-Ben Williams. once body
guard for Jefferson Davis. president
OF the Confederacy. and who was Pres
denu Wilson's caddy when he played
golf at the Country Club here two
years ago. died here. The negro was
well known over the country because
Of his history, thousands Of postcards
bearing his picture being sold.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
Wilson signs shipping Bill.

Washington.-President Wilson has
signed the shipping bill. 1t author
ICES government organization Of cor
poration or corporations with capital
ization of not more than $50,0O0,000 to
buy or lease ships and put them in
trade.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
SOLDIER BOYS HAVE PARA
New York Guardsmen III With Dis
ease Are Sent Home on New
Hospital Train.

San Antonio, Tex.-The outbreak of
para-typhoid in the camp of New York
guardsmen at Mission, Tex, has pre-
sented the new hospital train here an
opportunity for test trip. Army Of
ficers do no. regard the para-typhoid
outbreak as serious. Thirty-s.x cases
have been reported.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
To Reclaim Blo Tract.

Greenville-The Black Bayou Drain
age District was organized here with
J. Allen Hurst Of Greenville, w. d.
Attsrbury of Estill and L. G. Hays of
Hollondale az drainage commission
sr, the purpose being to drain the
Black Bayou basin near Greenville
and place in cultivation more than
$4,000 acres Of land
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
PENSIONS ARE RAISED.
Widows, Of Civil War Veterans VIII
Get $40 a Month.

Washington.-A bill giving to wild
ows of officers or enlisted men who
served in the Civil or Mexican wars
or the War of 1872 and who have
reached the age of 70 years, pensions
OF $40 month instead of the present
$12 a month, has been passed by con-
gress.
Widows OF Civil War soldiers drop
ped because of marriage to another
person are restored to the roll by the
bill.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
NEUTRAL POLICY WINS.
Alleged Anti-Wilson Move Is Voted
Down BY Suffragists.

Atlantic City, N. 1.-THE National
American Woman Suffrage Associa-
tion has reaffirmed its policy of nom
partisanship as an Organization toward
national political parties and defeated
by an overwhelming vote an attempt
to place the association on record as
in favor of supporting national candi-
dates who pledge their support to
the proposed equal rights. amendment
60 the federal constitution.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
Reunion Of veterana.

Belmont.-The F. M. Boone Camp
OF Confederate Veterans met here in
their annual reunion. Some 1000 peo-
pie were present to witness the old SOL
diers march. Only few are left OF
this camp. and they are almost toe
feeble to march to the drum beat.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
KAISER AT BATTLE FRONT.
10 Watching Fierce Struggle For Pos
sess(pn Of combIes.

Paris.-Emperor William, accord
ing to La Liberties correspondent al
the front, is watching in person the
fierce struggle going on for the pos
session of Combles. The chief gain OF
the big battle. the correspondent says,
was that Of the French generals
(Micheler's) forces, who reached the
railroad running from Roye to Perone
and hold 1t for distance Of ~ miles,
with the result that the German line
of communications behind the Somme
are now entirely in the hands Of the
entente allies.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
scaldina Water Proves Fatal.

Clarksdale.--L. c. Mackey, Jr., only
two years old, met death as the result
Of falling into tub Of scalding water
while his nurse was scrubbing porch
at the family residence near this city.
Immediately after the accident he was
taken to Memphis for treatment. but
died In hospital there.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
CAPT. PoINpExTER DEAD.
Well Known Mississippi Man Passes
Away In Virginia.

Jackson.-Capt. George Poindexter,
an attaohe of the General Land Office,
Jackson, died at Wytheville. Va. Capt.
Poindexter was living in Bolivar coun-
ty, Mississippi, In 1861, and entered
with the famous Moody Battery, which
was the only Mississippi battery in
the Army of Northern Virginia. He
was in command of this noted battery,
and as its commander made much OF
its reputation for gallantry His re-
mains were laid to rest at Lexington,
Va, his native, state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-09-15
BIG STORM IN CHICAGO
Buildings Are Flooded, Considerable
Damage Done BY Lightning
and a Child Killed.

Buildings were flooded
and considerable damage done by
lightning in the wind, rain and thun-
derstorm In Chicago.
A child. . years old. blinded by the
downpour, was struck by an auto
mobile and killed. The gale imperiled
many small ships on Lake Michigan.
Life-savers were kept busy through
out the evening.