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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24

-
WELL" said Smith ~ he walked
into my once, i've wound up all my
business interests"
"What forr said ~ rose to
greet the man I had known In my
home city years before.
$50 could offer myself II I'm worth
having. I've got to get into the game.
Anything useful and human. I'm
ready for marching orders"
worth havingT echoed. You've
/ dropped like 4 God-send. We've got
the biggest msn-sixed job you ever
tions. You're going straight with the
Home Service. Something useful and
human Why. In Q week this thing
win be gripping you 20 that you'll eat
and sleep It'll"
The Home Service Section Of Z big
Red Cross chapter was In session. A.
Smith and ! arrived they we're discuss
ing the problem Of 4 soldiers wife and
six children found living in two tene-
ment rooms In q building that rad been
condemned because Of q leaky roef,
AAkVoAuy hSOA INV A9SA VI 4lS
They had sold most Of their furniture
piece BY piece for current living sx-
psnses. The children had ne change Of
clothing. There was no income and, BE-
cause Of the methsr's condition, no PCS
eibility Of one, except the expected allet-
ment and allowance, which even whom
10 came would not entirely meet the cost
Of living in the city. The Home Service
worker had given 4 generous sum Of
money to meet the urgeAt needs, and
now the committee was planning to
rent better quarters, move the faui-
", secure medical and nursing atten-
ton for the woman, eutat them all
With clothing and furniture and keep
regularly In touch with the family.
III.
In Smiths next case the Home Sorv-
ice Section and the tuberculosis society
had arranged hospital care for Q man
discharged because Of tuberculosis
contracted "in the Line Of duty"
Some attorney had told him he would
get compensation for him on q Afty-af-
II baais, but the lawyer-msmhsr Of the
Home Service Section helped him M
out the proper form which the Red
Gross ONCE supplied and assured him
that no discharged soldier or soldiers
beneficiary should ever pay for col
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24
MRS. W. W. BALL
NEE POLLY FARLEY BALL |

Mrs. W. w. Ball. Nee Polly far.
ley Ball, DIED at the family home in
Bali community in southern part OF
Greene County. Miss, on Friday
morning at about Z o'clock. Nay II,
1918, having walked out into the lot
where her son Knox Bali was and
began to gasp for breath and came
near falling before he caught her and
called for help. She had soon passed
out from heart trouble. She was
along towards seventy years old
and besides her husband, w. W. Ball.
is survived by one living brother,
Pete Farley four living sisters:
Mesdames Jim and Bill Cooley, Mrs.
Louana Breland and Mrs. Thomp-
son four living sons, viz: Ed E. Ball
and Knox Ball of that vicinity. Cal
vim Ball of Rlchton aud Pool Ball of
Delhi, La, and three living daugh-
tiers, namely. Mesdames Elisha Phil
lips and Phillip Helveston of lover
Greene County, and Mrs. ] Il.
.Bearry, recently of LeakesvilIe,
Miss, but now of Delhi, La The
remains were buried Saturday alter
noon at the Pine Grove Methodist
church graveyard.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24
hThe%
COURTS
u q u u r
CIRCUIT COURT MAY TERM 1851

Our last weeks report
brought the court to Thursday
morning at which time the work
of selecting a jury out Of the spe.
cial venire of 100 was begun in the
ALEX MILLER MURDER CASE TRIAL
c. P. Smith Geo. l. Williams
T. T. Williams ]. l.. Prentice
W. I. Pope Curtis Kittrell
Wiley Brown Joe Henderson
T. r.. Jones ~ J, A. Smith ~
j. w Preston H. W. Webb
This brought the time to $40
p. m. when the court adjourned
till Friday morning, when work
was resumed at $3.50. At $3.50 a
ruling adverse to the motion for
peremptory instructions by defend
ants attorneys was rendered. The
state put one more witness back on
then, that. is Henry Brewer, son of
Neil Brewer. After some quizzing
the case was then closed. The law
yers were then given an hour to
prepare their instructions and the
argument began at 6.1O with CASH
dy opening for the prosecution.
He closed at 6.52. Breland started
at 6:55 and closed at 7:25. Then
the supper intermission aftet which
to a crowded court auditorium
that night the argument of counsel
was concluded Alderman going on
at $40 to 8; Tally 8 to 1910 and
Martin Miller, the Dist. Atty. from
10:20 to l1:08. The jury then re-
tired and returned a verdict Of
Not guilty" shortly after IL o.
clock that night.
A motion for change of Venue in
the w. c. Melton murder case
was argued
SATURDAY MORNING
and overruled after which till 5:45
that afternoon testimony was heard
FROM citizens picked from different
parts Of the county relative to such
defendant securing a fair trial,
which resulted in the Judge ruling
that fair trial could be had in
Greene county from showing.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24
GRAND JURY REPORT.

To Hon. r w. Heidelberg, Cir
cult Judge. We, the grand jury OF
Greene County, Mississippi, for the
May term Of the Clrcuit Court there
of beg leave to submit this, our Anal
report.
We have examined AZ witnesses
and have returned seven true bills
and referred one matter to the JUS
tlce of the Peace. 1t is our pleasure
to report that from our investiga-
otius very little crime is being com
mitted in our county.
We find that the public roads and
|'brldges are in need OF repairs, and
in some localities we recommend
that the Board of Supervisors have
the work done speedily.
We have examined the county Jail
and find that the same IS splendidlv
kept.
We have examined the report of
the Clerk OF the Board of Supervisors
certifying that ne had examined the
accounts, dockets and records of the
County and District officers, and
have approved the same.
We find that the various Justices
Of the Peace are not fully complying
SECTION 27aa OF the CODE Of 1906
wherein 1t is provided that they re-
port all fines imposed, Etc. We find
that they are fully reporting all fines
collected, but fail to report all fines
imposed. We, therefore especially
recommend that hereafter they fully
comply with the above mentioned
section Of the Code in order that the
Clerk Of the Board of Supervisors
may properly keep his accounts.
We thank yogr honor for the able
charge given, which has aided US SO
much 10 our Investigations apd de-
liberations.
We also thank our most efficient
District Attorney for his able Coun-
sci. and also the other County officers
for the prompt mannerin which they
have performed their respective DIV,
ties,
And now having finished our la
hors We respectfully asked be dis
charged.s
Respectfully submif5ed
1T. THOMAS. Foreman
IL, d. CLARK 4 hE'
". 1. TQsNEk ( Clerks ar
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24
CIVIL DOCKET.

IN Dantzler Lbr Co, Us c L Kit
trell and ] Perry, assumpsit, from
previous terms.
r A Turner VS. Standard Export
Lbr Co.. assumpsit, from last term.
Continued End week oy consent
Hattie Moore Huff ct al VS. Bear
Greek Mill Co, corporation, appeal.
ed to Supreme court and remanded,
settled LIST week, agreed verdict for
plaintiff.
S S Green vs Beasley 4 Beasley,
attachment and gsrhishment, from
last term, ON End day, End week
judgement for pltf for $3.50; pltff
taxed with cost incurred by him;
def taxed with balance of cost and
RECEIVERS bal of money, context of an
swer contd--each side pays own wit
nesses.
Dorsett Bros & Co VS. VIM Clark,
replevin--from last term, 1st day
End week and V for Deft.
] c Woodland vs. VIM Clark, at
tachment, from last term. End day
End week, contd account illness Mr..
Woodland
Bear Greek Mill Co VS. H G Lister.
eiectment, from last term, End day
2nd week, contd by consent.
R s Henderson VS. Bear Creek Mill
Co, assumpsit, from last term, 1st
week settled and dismissed at Pitts
cost. =
Chas H Harris. minor by CHI.
harris, his father aud. next friend VS.
Rear Greek Mill Co, damage. settled
LIST week.
Geo. 9 Ehenam & Co VS. State Line
Hardwood Lbr Co. assumpsit. by a.
greement venue changed to Wayne
County. s.
Luke Woods, principal, Abner
fairfield John Bolton, Catherine
fairfield, Henry fairfield, sure
ties forfeiture on bail bond at
term for 500 dollars-Continued
End day. End week.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24

~< SS.BSnD8oon 81 MDUH
anco.
A member Of tie wensns uniferu~n
corps drove a. In her machine eut = :
camp whore there are 5000 men.
Here We met the Red Cross Hamo
service man. We didA't take his d.
we just watched him. One nenenf
he was helping man to M cut lupl,-
cate allotment blanks; the aext u
was arguing the merits Of insurtns =
the limit; the next he was vfr1nr :
nome Service Stol1en to visit Z nan,a
family; nsxt he was going with : -
who had received q traaic teleera4
from hsns to see the commanline -
Ger about leave ef ahsense: then =.
was speeding eA His way q poer faaIev
oiscAargsd because Of pernansat II
Juy; tAsA We saw him talking . :
solder and girl wife at the hesteaar
house; aAl ~ the shadows fell he We
ciesste1 with worried chan, wAe w.
telling hin abent an inDanline -.
gaos fsfselssars and IN expected ~.
v.
Later the same evening We Nv ~
stand up u the Liberty tAsatsr anl
his eyes Slowing with the service -.
turs In his eva mind and his veaao
ringing with tie csaytctien Ct his evn
entAusiasn, tell theusanA yeunr H.
lows what Hsne Service IL. He paine.
ed homes made happier by Home Derv.
ics-told q friends for Aghtsrs' fnns-
LEE found BY the Red Cross-,ictureA
devoted Home Service workers mt
Ing the country's battles this side ~
trenches. When he ended some fellew
struck up Keep the Home Fires Dur1-
ing"
We were silent for long while a
the way home, Smith ana I rinallv
Smith broke cut:
Can I Dc III The sert Of thine--
camp service you call lit Why. tAata
whore want to beat the point q
hrst contact with those living preA-
lens. Pershins was right when -
said, The thing most nsedful to ~
American hshtins fsrcss over,sas =
anything and everything that WIN CO.
tribute to the msrals Of the men -
service
Home Ssrvice-I see it now
means morale, When can 1 20 10
work.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24
SECOND WEEK.
MONDAY MORNING

court opened at about the usual
hour. Judge Heidelberg who went
home for the Sabbath was back on
the bench, and Dist. Atty. Miller
who had spent the Sabbath in the
Northern end of the county had re-
turned and all other officers at
their posts including the stenogra-
pher. III
This day was devoted chiefly to
the trial of the case of replevin of
Dorset Bros. and Co. VS. VIM.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24
w. SIS.

Misses Mvra Cooper and Ada
Downing the daughter and niece re-
spectvely of Mr.. W. H. Cooper, the
Govt. Tick Inspector for Greene Co.,
arrived last Friday having spert the
term just closed in the Clark Co, Ag-
riculturaI high school near Quit
man.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24
w. s.. {

Lawrence Williams and wife ar
rived in the mid-week coming to
attend the marriage of his brother
Clayton Williams to Miss Bertha
Green on the 23rd. Lawrence's
good lady is to stay over several
days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs, j. M. McLendon of Hillman,
while he goes back after the we'd
ding tomorrow Thursday to his
job at Moss Point in the ship-yards
where he gets 81. Is day as ship
carpenter on the LIST. and second
decks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24
Ivarfy.ar OF the balance Of the day
and were out till ilf.es :: ;.
wrpsrsbif 8:

ohN we're out bifA - ..
!. wEDsrsIlt ::
Fat 2:lQswhen they were brQught,:.in
on order Of the court. hayingSrepoft.
ed thenselves.several times;d disa-
greed. They we're discharged and q
mistrial noted and. case continued
till next term. The major part OF
this day was devoted to the trial OF
the two Browns and s. /. Church
we'll IN the school fraud funds case.
which resulted IN sn acquittal with
jury out but short time. The court
recessed late wedneday afternoon
till Friday morning at8:30 when the
regular panels of both petit juries
and the 100 special venire in Melton
case will report and that interesting
trial begin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24
STATEMENT
OF the Financial Condition OF the
Bank of Leakesville

Located ct Leakes Vile In the County OF
Greene. State of Mississippi at the close of
business May TO- 1918. made to the Board OF
Bank Examiners.
RESOURCES
Loans and discounts salooes 81
Overdrafts. secured
unsecured sss
Hopds. securities. ETC.. 1888 70
Warrants. Estate, County, MunicipaD
Guaranty Tund with State Treasurer 10000
Banking house and lot 10000
Other real estate owned 1.O35 81
Furniture and fixtures s.oc0QQ
or reserve funds 1855 50
Other cash items sl4 "A
Cur rency 1898 90
Gold CQip 600
silver coin niekels and cents 44679
TOTAL s2g.saeso
LIABILITIES
Capital stock 100000
SURPLUS FuRd 10000
undivided profits. less amount paid for
interest; taxes and current EXPENSES 4,sl2.ss
Individual deposits. subject to check l74sis%
Time certificates of deposit li4620sl
Ca shiers checks outstanding 246 So
TOTAL 3s7,sse.se
l. b. w. Mole 3D. Cashier do solemnly swear
nai'ciai coiI 1tionof Hank Of 'GesiSssviile' 10.
GATED at I1idkesyille ins <ile Coupss al Greene
State OF mississippi atthe olasB 81 business
on sas i952 aSS q Magsls 70 tne BEST Of my
c con & x sas s'' B. " MoIrSp Cashier
Egs(s "a Il {; Dorsett
State Of Mississippi 81 st.isS
County Of Greene
swoa s.s WE sse 4. before me By B;w
q D QocHa<Az1r f,Annecrl- clerk
NJ cqmmissiop expires Oct, u 1918.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24

Tyra Beard wrote his brothers a
card recently mailed in France stat
ing that the ship on which he sailed
had arrived there safely, so we pre-
sumo they will soon be getting let
ter mail from HIM on the battle
front.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24
REWARD OFFERED FOR srRAYEp COW.

" REWARD OFFERED FOR STRAfED COW.
One dark brown Jersey COW neith-
err marked nor branded both horns
slipped, one horn broke half ia two;
left April April 10, 1918 Reward
paid for anyone penning the COW,
a, advising.
- H T..-cooLsr, =
Turner Lbr. Co Richton, r. / Miss.
ADVERTISEMENT
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24
MSS.

E. e. Todd was over from McLain
to court Monday. He tells us that
he has not been able to do anything
scarcely since Christmas having suf-
fered as an after-effect from a spell
of Rosaolio, and that his wife is in a
poor way on health having been down
off and on for several months. Also
that her father, Frank Breland of
Beaumont, is confirmed invalid and
but little hopes of his ever being a
we'll man again.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24

All the men in both above set of
names are WHITE. NOTE that there
are II names assigned to each camp,
but there is actually to be sent
only 10 to Camp Pike and ID to Camp
Shelby, the extra number being sum-
moned to be sure to have enough as
there are nearly always. a few who do
not appear for differing reasons.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24


After argument for the third
time, believe it was, on motion by
the attorneys---the jury being sent
out temporarily this time--- at 8 EOS
the Judge granted Peremptory In
structions infavor of the Defend ami
as to Possession of the saw mill
but overrnled that part of the mo.
tion looking to damage, upon claim
of malicious and oppressive re.
plevin by the plaintiff. The right
however, given Clark to present
new-suit on different basis for dam:
ages claimed,
The Civil Docket was completed al
9:25
TUESDAY MORNING -ee-s
The case of W. c. Melton, murder,
coming up on call, special venire oil
100 jurors was orderly .draWn, The
envelopes into which, the 100 names
were drawn tn the Alex Miller case
were first cleared of the IL who sal
on that panel and then dumped back
into the Jury-box unlocked in open
open court and stirred thoroughly
to mix with the remaining names IN
the box to which OF course there Is
five compartments, one for each
beat. The names were then drawn
and lists made OF them Identifying
each name by beat number as in the
Miller case and summons to issue re.
turnable Friday morning when the
difficult task Of selecting another
| jury for murder, trial will have TO bf
gone over again same se.in the Mil.
lescase. aud will likely Jake aaIl 81
that day probably throwing tbs
trial proper to come Saturday.
The Gibbs blgamy case consumec
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24

The Herald has a nice letter for
publication from Homer Turner, son
of Bodo Turner, written on Apr. "a
Somewhere ia France which we
will present next week, as we are
crowded to the gun-wales this week
with Circuit Court and other stuff of
pressing nature.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24
LIST or sEltCTMEN
Called For Saturday May rs, 1918

FOE CAMP PIKE, LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
Virgil M. McLendon Leaf, Miss.
Wilson v. Beard Leakesville, =
webb Dickens Edith
william F. Dearman Leakesville
Lawrence E. Prime Richton sfs
Arthur Breland Nicely
Leon Lyles McLain
Emory L williams Leakesville
Isom M T valley Richton
Ole Masin Mahoba
William G. Brent Leakesville "
Henry E. Mcdonald
James Lonnie Ball Bexley +"
Oscar G.. Rounsaville Leakesville
Jelly Frank Boxone State Line
Edward G. Roberts Leakesville Z"
Thomas E. Beard
Jonathan T.. Williams Fruitdale Ala.
William H, Davis Richton Miss.
Abraham Carlisle
Emory G. Moody Nicely .
FOR CAMP SHELBY, HATTIEsBURG MISS.
William l.. Moody Nicely Miss.
Webster Ball LeakesvilIe "
Thomas B. Byrd Nicely
James NJ. Beard Leakesville
Lee Buckalew RcLton
E. w. Breckenridge Leaf
Worthy A. Stanford Edith
Jesse Walton Roberts Ricbton "
Hub Box Ieakesviile
John l.. Turner Burbank Ala.
Rufus W. Parker hucedale Miss.
John Wesley Mizell Leaf
Joe Horace Moody Nicely
Claud.L. Breland Hiwannee
Albert L Coaker Leakesville
John Cooley Merrill
Earnest E. Bexley McLain
Sam r. Hathorn Nicely
John Marshall Turner Richton "
George Writ Neel Leakesville
Eli Knox Cowart Leaf
All the men in both above set of
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24

Our last we ek's report
brought the court to Thursday
morning at which time the work
of selecting jury out Of the spe-
cial venire of 100 was begun in the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1918-05-24
Bank Statements.
STATE MENT
of the Financial condition of
Bank of McLain.

located at McLain, In the county OF Greene
state OF Mississippi at the Close Business
May 10TH 1918, made to the Board OF bank Ex-
HmlnerS 49,.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-11
OIL PROMOTER Is
HELD FOR MURDER
Returns Home Unexpectedly
and Kills Man He Found
Visiting Wife.
international News Service .

International News Service:
CLEVELAND, O.. Jan. 11.-FOr-
NAL charges Of murder were lodged
this morning against Elmer Hupp,
wealthy oil promoter. who late last
night shot and killed Charles L.
Joyce, also wealthy. Hupp returned
unexpectedly from a business trip
to Chicago and found Joyce in his
home at Lakewood. a fashionable
Cleveland suburb. Joyce lived at
Bratenahl, a district known locally
as the millionaire colony" which
although located within the city
limits, is a separate municipality.
He was connected with a New York
clothing firm.
Hupp's wife and 13-year-old
shooting The dead man was 35
years old.
Hupp left home last Tuesday. ne
told the police. expecting 10 90 70
Kansas City. on reaching Chicago
he changed his mind and returned
10 Cleveland without informing his
wife OF his change in plans.
On his arrival st his home ne
hurried 10 his wifes apartments.
There. the police say. ne found Mrs.
Hupp. an unusually attractive wOm-
an. eight years younger than her
husband who Is 40. He asked her
IL she was alone. She said he was.
Hupp told the officers 70 whom
ne gave himself up that he heard y
noise i'm the attic and had started
70 climb the stairs when he met
Joyce. The husband immediately
opened fire. three bullets taking ef-
feet in his victims body. Joyce died
instantly Following the shooting
Hupp called the police and gave
himself Up.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-11
German Run1or "Factories"
Spread Lies IN u. S. About
Entente Condition and Peace
Series of Ingenious Lies Are Circulated in Effort to
Counteract Effect of PreSt Wilson's
War Aims Address,
War Aims Address

International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Jan. H. Pro-
Geran propagandists, working their
rumor factories overtime, have
spread "A series Of most ingenious
stories broadcast to eounteract as
much as possible the effect OF Pres
Wilson's announcement of war aims.
These fabrications are for the most
part half truths. They are designed.
officials said today, TO bring war
weariness to the United States be-
fore its troops have really entered
the lists.
From the highest official sources
the international News service today
is permitted to tell as much Of the
whole truth as is indeed needed TO
show the utter absurdity Of the
various stories.
Here's Batch of Lies.
The latest batch OF German fab
ricated propaganda included the fol-
lowing statements.
That it has become necessary for
the United States 20 stop all over
seas troop movements because OF
, the extremely critical food situation
abroad necessitating use Of all cargo
space for foodstuffs.
That all movements Of munitions
overseas has had to be halted be-
cause of the same state of affairs.
That the German U-boats were
concentrating their efforts on the
larger cargo vessels and that many
more were being sunk than former
ly and the truth about these sinkings
was withheld.
That the food situation in the en-
tente countries was worse than in
Germany and because Of this a COM
promise peace would be welcomed
by the entente peoples
That Germany was ready to make
peace on most liberal terms" and
would use Pres't Wilson's war aims
as a basis for negotiations with the
entente through neutral countries.
Here Are the Facts.
Here are the exact facts secured
from war, navy. state departments
and shipping officials who know
them and who point out the absurd
lity Of the made in Germany cam
paign Of misrepresentation:
The United States is continuing
its overseas movement of troops i'm
accordance with its previously ar
ranged schedule Already it has
"over there" one-third more men
than originally was planned 70 have
on foreign service by Jan. Is. This
has made it possible 10 utilize GER
tain transports for supplies for the
American eXpeditiOnary forces To
establish a needed reserve in France
Shipment OF military units has not
been stopped nor even checked.
There has not been a single mu-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-11
WOMAN PROBES WORK
AT TRAINING STATION

CHICAGO. Jan. 11.-CuriOsity
concerning the affairs Of the Great
Lakes naval training station. Is as
signed today as the reason for the
arrest of Miss Helen Bishop. II is
alleged the woman enticed many
Jackies from the station % her
apartments and questioned them
concerning affairs at the naval
training cam ps. She viii be turned
over TO the federal authorities
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-11
ASKS SENATE To
APPROVE SPEECH
Sen. Lewis Opens Way to Air
Peace Views by IntrOduC-
ing Resolution.
Internat-onaI - servIce

International News Service.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11.-Dednite
opportunity OF the senate 70 air It's
peace views was given today when
Sen. J. Hamilton Lewis. OF Illinois.
introduced q resolution in the sem
ate asking approval OF the peace
message delivered Tuesday
The resolution provides that "the
senate VIII cooperate with the pres
ident In every way consistent with
its duty 10 the public TO obtain
the acceptance of the terms pre-
sented by the president or such
other terms as VIII serve the objects
set forth by the president. as will
bring peace consistent with the well
fare Of the United States and justice
20 the contending parties.