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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
FARMERS OFFER PROTESTS
Call Is Issued BY the President of the
National Un on.-Against De-
flation Efforts.

Atlan.a.-A call for all agricultural
interests to meet in Washington Oct.
IL and 13 to protest against govern
ment efforts to begin deflation with
the farm" was issued here by Chas. s.
Barrett, president of the National
Farmers Union j. S. Wannamaker.
president of the American Cotton AS
.sociat'on Harvey Jordan, its secre.
tary, and Chas. A. Lyman, secretary
OF the National Board of Farm Organ
izations.
Referring to what they termed Sec
retary of the Treasury Houston's
policy of artificial deflation.' which
It was declared has forced the market
prices of many farm products below
the cost OF production, the joint stare
ment, after going into explanation of
the situation, concluded:
"In view of these conditions we feel
It an imperative d ty to meet at this
time, both to offer protest against GOV
lr ment efforts to begin deflation with
the farm and tc ts>.e defin te steps to
see that our products at the period Of
harvest are not depressed to point
where we shall have to mortgage our
homes and borrow. funds to enable W
to continue to meet the world demand
for food and clothing"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
IMPORTS GAIN $126,OOO,O 900
First e ght Months # Year Foodstuffs
Imported Are Va a'ued at
~ r S1,366,ooo, 900.

Washington - Foodstufrs to tho
value of s210.000, 600 were imported in
August, figures issued by the depart
ment of commerce show This com
pared with imports of $4,000 900 in
August 1919. Expprts of foodstuffs
for the month aggregated s154,OOO OOO
as against $2Ob, 100000 the same month
year ago.
For the first eight months of the
year, foodstuffs imported were val
ued at 1896 900, 900. as against $780,.
900 900 during the corresponding pc.
riod last year and exports were val
ued at 81. 1.322. .o0O, 900 as compared with
$1.SS2.o0O000 for the first eight
months OF last year.
Imports of crude materials for use
n manufacturing continued to In.
crease last month. aggregating $780,
-Q00.o 900. as compared with $4,000
900 during, August, 1919. The total
for the eight months was $1,412, ,000,-
900 as against 1851. 100000 for the
same period Of the year before.
Exports Of crude materials In Au-
gust were valued at $4,000, 900, an
Increase OF $4,000, 900. as compar ID
With August, 1919. while the eight
months total was $1.277, 900. 900. com
pared with $952.000. 900.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
MOVEMENT UNDER WAY At CHI.
cAGo TO TAKE CONTROL
SSe FROM 5owNERs' HANDS, ~
WOULD ABOLISH COMMISSION
Pevhing, Wood, Taft, Johnson. LandIs
and McAdoo Are Men Suggested
as Members Of the Body
~ Governing the Sport. -'~

6Ehleago. Representatives pf, four
riajor league baseball clubs started a
nrwement designed TO, clean up base
bnri~torever" by taking control OF the
game out of the hands OF men finan-
eiaiiy interested and placing Ii under
Il rciyilan tribunal" to be composed
Gf men "of unquestioned public stand
mG.
VI a letter was sent to every major
league club and dozens of others in
trrested. asking approval of the plan
Which was characterized as means Of
"g>ing professional baseball to the
American people-where 1t belongs
spd taking ownerships of 1t away from
Glitb owners and players"
rne letter was signed by William
yeerh, president of the Chicago Ma
tipnal League club I; Charles A. Comls-
krN president of the Chicago Ameri-
car League club; Rarney Dreyfuss,
president of the Pittsburg club, and
Jphp McGraw, vice president and man
nger Of the New York National League
club.
N proposes that the national COM
mission be abolished, because "In Its
present form 1t cannot be impartial" !"
and: In its place there should be a
tfi:mral whose members would receive
higher salaries than anyone now con-
netted with baseball. General Persh-
iry. Major General Leonard Wood, for
nier President William Howard Taft,
49,. - - -. -.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
GALVESTON HAS
ANOTHER BIG FIRE
SECOND DISASTROUS FIRE WITH
IN WEEK VISITS TIE TEXAS k
CITY.
ORIGIN OF ElAZe NOT KNOWN.
Firer,en Assisted in the Fight BY
Texas Rangers and National
Guardsmen-Fireboats Help IN
Battle Eaze.

Galveyton, Tex.-Fire department
official wcsc re uc,ant to definite }
commit themselves 10 the origin Q
the disasti Gus water front fire wnicl
broke out October 2. tn fire slowly
burned Its way through $4,000 bales
OF Mexican sisal stored in section A o
pier Al. The local firemen we're as
sisted by Texas Rangers and National
Guardsmen, recently brouen mere IL
connection with a strike of longshore.
men. 81 a
This Is the second pier fire In Gal
weston within a week. The last fire
caused loss of approximat ly S2.
100000. Pier IL. where the last fire
occurred. was under lease by tn Cot
ton Centration Company and used az
a general storehousa.
Firefighters confiaed the blaze to
section A, containing 100000 pounds
OF Cuban sugar, which was endan
gered.
Four fireboats help~d the land fire
men In battling the blaze.
In addition to the sisal 10000 bun
dies Of cotton ties, 100 bales OF cot
ton ana a quantity Of sugar was stored
in the pier.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
WILSON MAY NOT GIVE AID
Very Likely President VIII Be Unable
to. Make Speeches in National
Campaign.

Washington.-Th hopes OF man
ayers of the democratic national. cam
paign that President Wilson woufa
make some speeches in behalf of Cox
and Roosevelt have disappeared. A
veto on the proposal has been given
by those close to the president.
In this connection it became known
that the presidents physical condition
was not as satisfactory as ii had been
recently. when his improvement be-
came so pronounced thats his asso-
ciates and friends felt justified in
letting the country know that the dan
ger point in his long illness had virs
tpally been passed.
The president. however, has not SUI
fered any serious setback. He ID able
to preside at cabinet meetings and to
take motor rides frequently. He has
seen many visitors lately and nothing
ID known to indicate that he will
abandon the official activity which he
resumed when his condition appeared
to justify It
At the same time 1t is gathered
the presidents gradual improvement
has been somewhat retarded. and any
undue excitement, such as his appear
ance ON the stump, might and prob.
ably would have serious results.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
british PLOT TO MURDER
| IRISH LEADERS CHARGED
tSlNN FElN CHIEF SAYS THATaHE
HEADS THE DEATH LIST. .s-a--s
Makes Public Papers Gathered by
:, Aids Showing Britain Advocates
a Policy of Reprisai.

=
Dublin.-SensationaE charges that
the government itself was responsible
for reprisals in Ireland and that a
certain number of Sim Fein leaders
were marked for assassination, were
made by Arthur Griffith, founder Of
the Sim Fein organizations, who said
hf was first on the list of intended
victims - 80 - =
Griffith in support Of his statements,
Exhibited to- the group Of American,
faalish and Continental newspaper
slann, TO whom he made a long state
laest pfeferrinG the ,chargess ALLEGED
official documents secured by Sim
1'sts agents. Among these papers was
sn ETHICAL permit alleged to sliave been
sigaed by 8. r. Nevil MacReady. mill
'twry eommander Of Ireland, 1t was
it,ade out to man named Hardy, who
has bad a lifelong Of forgery and Inn
l,risonment, .-and 4who is alleged to
have been released prematurely from
prison on ticket Of leave signed bx.
Ian MaePhefson, as chief secretHry
for Ireland, permitting him to move
hbout freely in sIreland uRhampered
by police Surveillance. in the role. as
Griffith asserted, Of governmental spy.
Although accustomed TO almost daily
sensations. Dublin was greatly excited
over the revelations Of Griffith. which
wev published In one Of the after
hsan papers.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
KY. POPULATION 2,4l6,o13
An Increase Of t2e.10s, or SIS Per Cont
In Ten Years--North Dakota's
Increase tt.2 Per Cent.

washic stof Kentucky's 1920 popu-
lation is 2,416, ,O1s. an Increase Of 1885,
1os. or 5.5 per cent in ten years. while
the ropuiatiou of North Dakota Is
645, 730s an increase of 6S,674, or liz
per cent over that of 1910.
These figures, made public by the
census bureau. show that Kentucky's
rate of growth in the last decade fell
off slightly while that of North Da-
kota- declined $50 per cent, as com
pared with the previous decade.
Kentucky, 14th state in 1910, showed
It's lowest numerical strength since
1S40. its gain in the ten years ending
tiien having, been 91,911. The states
most rapid growth was in the two dec
AIDES, 1790-1S1e.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
SUGGEST CIVILIAN
BASEBALL HEADS
EFFORT TO EE MADE TO PUT
GAME IN CONTROL OF
PEOPLE.
CLEANUP BAseBALLFOREvER
Proposed That National Commission
Be Abolished in Its Present Form
plan Has Approval OF Base
ball Officials

Chicago.-Representatives Of four
major league baseball clubs started a
movement designed to "c-ean up base
bail forever" by taking control of the
game out of the hands of the men fl
naDciaIly interested and placing it un-
der Civilian tribunal" to be COM
posed of men of ''unquestioned public
standing" abolishing the national
commission.
A letter was sent to every member
league club and dozens of others in
terested asking their approval for
the plan which was characterized as
a means OF giving professional base
ball to the American people where
it belongs and taking ownership OF
it away from club owners and play
ers.''
The letter was signed by William
veeck, president of the Chicago Ma
tional league club; Charles Comiskey,
president of the. Chicago American
league club; Barney Dreyfuss. presi-
dent OF the Pittsburg club. and John
McGraw, vice-president and general
manager of the New York Nr.ional
league club. ~ clf
~ 1t proposes that the national COM
mission be abolished because 'in its
present form 1t can not be impartiaP'
and that in ;ts place there should
be tribunal whose members would
receive higher salaries than any one
now connected w..h baseball. Gen.
Pershing, Maj Gen. Leonard Wood.
former President William Howefd
Taft, Senator Hiram Johnson, Judge
X. M. Lands and William Gibbs Nc
Adoo are some OF the men propos I'd
for the tribnnSl, but the lettsr adds
that none has yet been approached
on the subject
The letter declares that such d
plan must be worked out Immediately
if baseball is to continue as the ma
tional game, and points out the
gambling and betting evils revealed
in the past two years. ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
.GKUWlH Of tUUR
STATES SLACKENS
CENSUS FIGuREs GIVEN FOR IL
LIMOS, LOUISIANA, MONTANA
AND NEW MEXICO.
INCREASES SHOW DECLINE
The Respective Relative Increases Are
Not as Large as In Preceding
Decades-Louisiana Pop
.s ulaticn 1,7s7,79S.

!, Washing states, the 1920
populations OF which were announced
the census bureau, ehcwed gradual
.eclines in their. respective relative in
;reases over preceding decades.
Illinois has population of 6,4S6,.
D9S. an increase of S4C50I, or Is per
cent over 1910 The state is expected
to maintain it's rank as the third
most populous state, a though Its
1920 population shows the lowest
relative Increase in the states his
-ory. falling short OF the 1910 per
centage increase by 1.9.
Louisiana, with population Of l.
97,79S, increas 141.410, or S.5 per
cent over 1910 The state showed
9th it's smallest numerical and rela-
tive increases since 1870. It's 1920
rank can not be determined until 9th
er states which ranked directly above
or beneath 1t in 1910 have been an.
nounced.
Montana, with population of 547,-
59S, showed an increase OF 1,54c, or
$50 per cent over 1910. This was the
states largest numerical increase,
but its percentage increase was the
lowest, falling short Of its previous
lowest relative increase of 1910 by
SO. The state ranked 40th in 1910 but
,as passed New Hampshire IN the 1920
rank
New Mexico's 1920 population was
announced "a ago DAT an increase OF
32,946, or 10.1 per cent over 1910.
The figures show the state to have
made the lowest numerical increase
since 1880. when the growth was III
cs1. and the second lowest relative
increase in its history. New Mexico.
-anksd as 44th state in 1910, but
passed Vermont in this census.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
STEAMER sPEEDwELL's sURvIv-
oRs FOUND IN LlFEBoAT AZ
TER TROPICAL sToaM.
FEW DETAILS CT WRECK
Failure Of Wireless Prevents Trans
mission Of Names OF Victims in
Disaster During Terrific
Gulf Storm.

New Orleans.-Twelve members OF
the crew or the steamer SpeedweiL.
lost in the recent tropical hurr4cAAe.
and one passenger wsre picked mp in
lifeboat by the steamship Lake .Su-
perior. according to sw.re.ess informa-
ton
Two persons known to haye been
aboard the Speedwell when she left
British Honduras for New Orleans
still were unaccounted for. Shs car
ried a crew of 10 and five passengers
Thirteen were picked up by the Lake
Superior. four by the Sunoil and live
we're reported dead.
The only pass enger in the lifebOat
picked up by the Lake Superior was
J. J. Schultz of New Orleans.
Captain Charles Johnson of New Or
not in the party aboard the Lake SUI
perior. Passengers other than J. j.
Schultz were Helen Davis, Emily Ny
dett, John Mores and Mrs. E. A. Rich
ardson, all OF New Orleans
AS the wireless message received
from the Sunoil stated two women and
three men were dead it was evident
that only one of the women named A.
passengers could have been saved
The little steamer of only 904 gross
tons sailed from Belize August 26 with
cargo OF mahogany logs for The
Otis Manufacturing company OF New
Orleans. She ran into the tropical
hurricane then raging in the Yucatan
channel and sent out distress signals
She was last sighted the following
Tuesday by Captain Burmeister Of the
American steamship Saramacca- Her
wireless seemed 70 be working badly
at that time. Tue vessel vas 0wnsf
by the speedwell Navigation company
OF Wilmington. Del, and had been
used for the past eight years, in the
mahogany trade. No passengers ever
were taken from New Orleans but II
was the custom OF the charterers to
accept passengers from Belize
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
OFFERS 81 500 GOO FOR SHIP
Four Bids for Purchase OF Former
German Steamer Received BY
Shipping Board

Washington.-Fou bids for the pur-
chase of the former German steamer
Black Arrow-the highest $1,ls0,o0o--
were opened by the shipping board.
but no tenders were received for the
German commerce raider Won Steuben.
which was offered for sale at the same
time.
The Polish-American Navigation
corporation of New York, was the
highest bidder for the Black Arrow.
but action ON the tenders for tho
ship was deferred. Chairman Ben
SON said an offer Of 100000 formerly
had been received for the Black Ar
row and that the ship board had spent
$500 600 in. reconditioning the ship
The Black Arrow is 40S feet long and
has deadweight tonnage Of 1864
Terms Of sale call for 10 per cent
cash. and the remainder In five years
With five per cent interest on deferred
payments. ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
CHARGED wlrA prorlrEERlse.
Thirty-two Merchants indicted on Fed
eral Warrants.

Oklahoma City.zThirty Oklahoma
City merchants and restaurant pro-
prietors were arrested October on
federal warrants charging violation Of
the Lever act The warrants were Is
sued following indictments returned
by the federal grand Jury, which re-
ported sufficient evidence of profit
eering had been found to warrant
prosecution of the merchants.
Two Enid, Okla. merchants and one
at Aanadarko also were indicted and
warrants for their arrests issued. The
indictments included charges OF prof
iteering in the sale Of food, clothing
and fuel.
The defendants we're brought be-
fore q United States commissioner and
released on bonds OF $1,000 each.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08

OF the 32 received in September four
are negro women and seven white
men. Three are life-termers, one for
Aurder, one for arson and one for
rape. OF the. shorter terms. seven
years Is the maximum and three
months the minimum. Thirteen are
up for grand larceny. five for assault
and battery. four for forgery. one for
embezzlement and the remainder for
the various forms of thievery.
While inspecting his plantation In
Yazoo county. Judge Holmes. OF the
United States circuit court, discovered
that James Singleton. one Of his negro
tenants. was operating q moonshine
distillsry. He telephoneds to Jackson
for . prohibition officer. A few hours
later the still was copfiscated and the
negro was arraigned before Commits
sioner Ricketts, and is now in Jail
awaiting trial at the November term
Of the federal court.
sssss
Secretary of State Power issued Z
statement showinx collections of fees
IN his department or the current rear
as compared with last year. The total
collections for, the nine months OF 1920
TO date are s42.s41.s7. showing an In
crease 10 date in nine months OF s72.
514OT. Tnis increase Is partly due
to the new fec bill which went into ef.
feet about April |. but is also due "a
some extent to the enormous increase
In new corporations.
e-s sesss
Jackson. Much interest 10 being de-
veloped in local school circles In the
citixeDs' conference On education q
be held in jackson. Oct. Q.
Washingt,ns Csnsus :. figures an
nounced included Hst.iesurg. 1870
increase | l1sI. q 1871 per cont BROOKE
vtIlA ia
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
CITY HAS IS FIRES IN DAY
Most 'esrlous Among HlaSss Entaiis
4 -<Ss Loss Estimstsd At : q

Birmingham. Ala. = Forty-six fire
alarms were answered by the Birming-
ham fire department Oct. !, most Sc
rions among the blaxes being one at
Powderly. entailinz loss estimated
ut $4,000. the county school house,
several stores and homes being burn
"a. The unusual number Of fires are
attributed to the cold snap and stiff
wind.
The fire department was unable to
respond to the caIl from Powderly.
which II outside the city limits. ~.
cause Of the large number OF alarms
in the city. Besides the Powderiy
school house and four grocery stores,
tbe homes Of four families vsrs
.busnsA.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
GIN OWNERS ORGANIZE.

Merchants Prepare to Protect Selves
Against Nl0htriders.
Birmingham. Ala.-Merchants and
gin operators around Falkville. Nor
gan county. and Hanceville, Cullman
county. have. been scgved by night
riders with notice to close their places
Of business until cotton reaches 40
'cants q pound or suffer loss Of their
property by fire.
No outbreak Of violence has been
reported, although feeling for TIN most
part Il htgh. The, merchants ana gin
owners are staying open az usual.
Guards, however. have been employed
at some towns. and prscaution is be-
Ing nsed to prevent any attempt 4,
maze good threats-
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
FLOUR on a DECLINE.

Minneapolis. continued it,
decline OF the past week. when It drop
ped 50 cents barrel at one Of tho
largest mills here. THIS will reduce
its prize for family patents from $11se
to efl.to barrel the lowest QUOTA
tion Ter that Grade sinos March. 1919
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
DROWNED IN PLANE ACCIDENT

Naval Seaplane PIunges into Lake
Michigan Near Chicago.
Chicago Sidney Pedott OF
Chicago, naval reserve officer. WIS
drowned last week when a naval sea
plane which he was flying plunged
into Lake Michigan two miles off
Lake Forrest. Lieut. A. X Bachelor
OF Saginaw Mich. his companion.
was thrown clear and swan back TO
the wreckage. He made vain effort
to release Pedott's life belt before the
wreckage sank.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08
MISSISSIPPI
GLEANINGS
OBSERVE FIks paEvgNT.oN DAY
Governor issues Proclamation fo'
October Ninth.

Jack.on.-Goy Russell issued a
,rncl ~ 10 for ohser ancs of Fire
Prevention Day and rrges neral oD
ser, aA~4 i a The co-ops- at on Of the
various civic bodies. lis purpose is to
organize and enligh en- the people on
methods CT voting fires. Satur-
day, Octob 8, is the day fixed by the
proclamation. which Follows:
To the Pee pie of NJ ss.s5ippi.
Whereas. tae destruction by fires in
he United States has cost our people
the lives o. mora than 1900 men,
women and chi dre1 ey ry year, and In
addition, more than $-59,0o0,O0O in
uild.nes, toodstuffs and other re-
sources; and
Whereas, this should be the time OF
all times in the history of this nation,
when our pecpla shGu.d be saying and
econQmical because of the great debts
and responsibilities heapsd upon US
by the recent war; and,
Whereas, there are thoIsan O.,
our people crying for homes and there
are none to be had, therefore, |, Lee
NJ. Russell, governor Of the state OF
Mississippi. by virtue of the authority
vested in me, hereby issue this, my
proclamation setting aside Saturday,
October 8, as Fire Prevention Day. and
resp sctfully request all of our citizens
to make proper plans Tor the proper
observance OF this occasion. ! trust
tI,3S oFfo~f ,x,itl hovn tho oaooorotfnn
OF all the civic bodies in our state to
the end that great good may be ac-
complished.
In testimony whereof l have here
unto set my hand and caused the great
zeal of the state OF Mississippi to be
affixed this the Both day OF September,
In the year OF our Lord. 1920.
LEE M. RUSSELL,
Governor.
BY the Governor.
Secretary of State.
The first graduate OF Milisaps col
lege at Jackson to win out In compe-
tition for Cecil Rhodes scholarship
to Oxford Univers England, Is
Frank A. Mitchell. Of Sails. Miss. An
nouncement Of the award OF the 1921
scholarship for Missis ippi was an
nounced ty the state SO ection com.
mittee, composed OF DR.. ]. N. Pow
ers, chancellor of the University OF
Mississippi. chairman. and four former
Rhodes scholars, L. Il. Farley and S.
H. Gaylor, OF Memphis: e. j. Ford, OF
Pascagoula, and A. G. Saunders, OF
Jackson. -
The monthly report of Mrs. o. NJ
Spickard. assistant secretary and reg.
istrar OF the state board of peniten-
tiary trustees, shows the following:
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24

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Fill out and mail, writing your name and address
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-24

The claim Is made. and Justly so, that
velvet, felt and duvetyn make the scalp
moist and dry the hair. while ribbon.
especially in grosgrain. is light and gives
air to the hair.
The Breton hat which Reboux began
on its brilliant career and which Is now
at the height of fashion Is built by
French designers of gorgeous ribbons
There is nothing yielding or supple
about The upturned sailor hat OF these
gay and picturesquely dressed fisher
folk. Rarely Is the ribbon in these hats
used without relief Lanvin runs a
trellis of genuine coral beads over the
surface of the brim. also short and long
lines OF steel bugles such as new frocks
show. Cellophane Is again used as
close embroidery on the brims and blue
and gold embroidery In simple designs
offers Itself when nothing startling Is
desired.
There are chow and Moroccan brick
velour sailor hats. also masses of draped
turbans in these too popular colors. but
the woman who has waited until this
late autumn day to get new hat as
we'll as she who Is ready for her second
choice THROWS n warning hand to the
milliner when these colors are offered.
She Will have none of them.
Tete de negre. smoke. gray marine
blue and black head the list in colors
since the season Is settled. If one
yearns for bright color there Is the
chance to get 1t in embroidery. Surely
no one could desire more than a trellis
Of coral beads