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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22
PAY HONORS TO
FIRST TO DIE
CPL. GRESHAM AND PRIVATE EN-
RIGHT ARE AT FINAL REST.
PVT. HAY SENT HOME.
FELL ON NOVEMBER 8, 1917
Thousands MingIe Sorrow and Pride
at Biers OF Soldiers Who Marked
the Beginning of Americas
Great Blood Sacrifice.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-On the night of No
vember 3, 1917, America paid first toll
In the great blood sacrifice she was
destined to make in order that democ-
racy might live. Under cover OF dark
ness, on the memorable night, Ger
many's highly trained fighters raided
an American trench After the re-
pulse, three American youths were
dead on the field---the first of the
doughboys to die in the great war
Three years and half after that
historic trench raid, two of the Ameri-
can heroes were laid away with all of
the honors and pride and sorrow that
q grateful nation can show for those
who had the distinction OF being the
first to blaze the trail to the supreme
sacrifice-the first to show how Amer
leans could die in the war against the
German hosts.
Private Thomas Enright was buried
Corporal James Bethel Gresham was
carried to his last resting place in the
green hills of Locus Hill cemetery.
at Evansville, Ind. The body of the
third hero, Private Merle d. Hay, is
on its way to Glidden. Ia, from whence
young Hay went to his great advent
ure on foreign fields.
Silence-Poignant with memories to
thousands of Pittsburghers of the boys
who marched away 80 gaily In 1917
and 1918, and of some OF those care
less, gallant boys who never returned
Then the measured toll of morning
bells, the dull griend of caisson wheels,
somewhere mothers hushed sob, the
crash Of the volley at the grave, the
sad, sweet notes of taps, the soldier s
last call In paying last respects at
the funeral of Private Enright, Pitts
burgh paused to remember all the
thousands of nations bravest who
died among the wheat fields and poppy
groves Of the lands across the sea.
Comrades who had followed their
buddy" to battle marched behind the
gun carriage which bore his body on
its last journey to St. Mary's ceme
terry. Lawrenceville. Thousands OF
persons who lined the route followed
by the procession came not to pay
tribute alone to Private Enright, but
to the boys whom they knew who died
"over there" The services impressed
not as tribute to any individual, but
as an opportunity to remember every
member Of that vast army Of the dead
that army which made the supreme
sacrifice.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22
PRECEDENT BROKEN
TO GREET HERR|CK
FRANCE TREATS AMBASSADOR
LIKE VISITING MONARCH.
BRAND PRESENT.
COOPERATION IS PLEDGED
Police Reserves Keep Back Crowds
When New Envoy Goes to the
Palace to Present His Gre
dentials.

Parfs.-French precedent as estab-
lished by protocols was thrown aside
by President Milerand and Myron r.
Herric, American ambassador to the
French republic, when Mr. Herrick
presented his credentials to the pres
ident in the grand salon OF the Elysee
Palace in the presence OF Premier Bri-
and, NJ. De Foukuieres OF the French
foreign office. naval, military and tech
nical counsellors and attaches of the
American embassy. rr a as
President Millerand after lauding
Ambassador Herrick's previous serv-
ice as a diplomat. assured the ambas-
sador that France is ready to work to-
wards the establishment OF peaceful
and normal relations between the two
peoples.
II feel sure,' he said, that this SEN
timent is in accord with the aspira-
tions OF the American nation as inter
preted by President Harding in taking
the initiative in an International CON
ference in which France intends to as
sociate itself''
Not only did Ambassador Herrick
override the strict formality hitherto
observed by presenting a fervent mes.
sage and prayer for cooperation in
solving world problems for the benefit
Of France and the United States and
world peace, but President Millerand
ors usually reserved for visiting mon
archs. Instead of the usual cavalry
squadron escort whole company of
the famous One Hundred and Third
Infantry. commanded by sCoi Bezu,
lined the courtyard with colors flying
and bayonets fixed while the regi-
mental band played the Star Span
gled Banner"
In addition platoons of the Garde
Republicaine and exceptional police
reserves kept back the crowds as the
ambassador, seated by the master of
the protocol in all his gold braided
diplomatic glory, drove in a blue and
gold tatecarriage from the embassy
to the presidents mansion.
The ceremony lasted Just under half
an hour. Ambassador Herrick's theme
was one of action instead of words.
He pledged himself to apply his best
efforts to assist in the practical work
which is vital to the solution OF the
problems under which France and the
whole world is staggering.
Demonstration, both moral and ma
terial, as well as prosperity, will come
only through hard. incessant labor and
economy" said Mr. Herrick, "and In
the measure which we respond to that
summons lies the future glory OF
France and the United States and the
peace, Of the world
Prior to the presentation Of the Gre
dentials, Mr.. Herrick paid a call upon
Premier BRAND. accompanied by Shell
don Whitehouse. counsellor OF the
American embassy, and then went to
the embassy. where he started upon
the actual duties of his office.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22
GOV. HARDING CALLS MEETING OF
FIVE RESERVE BANKS IN
WASHINGTON.
NO RADICAL DEPARTURES
Intention Is Merely to Secure Co-ordk
nation-FederaI Farm Banks May
Adopt Mississippian's Sug-
gestion. 1851

Washington.-Gov. Gen. Harding Of
the federal reserve board has wired
the five governors of the reserve
banks in the cotton districts, namely,
Richmond, Atlanta, Dallas, st. Louis
and Kansas City,, to be in Washing
ton for a conference and discussion in
reference to policy as to cotton loans.
1t was stated at the office OF Gov.
Harding that the reserve banks in the
five cotton districts would be repre-
sented at the forthcoming conference.
1t was also stated that it is not the
purpose OF the federal reserve board
to formulate a cotton loan policy, but
to hear from the governors of the re-
serve bank cotton districts as to the
policies which have guided them up to
this time in the matter of cotton loans.
A uniform policy is desired, and il
such a policy shall be evolved the
United States federal reserve board
will approve it.
In announcing this anticipated uni
form policy the reserve banks in the
five cotton districts will also state
exactly what they can do and what
they cannot do in making cotton
loans. Such statement is deemed
highly advisable in view OF the recent
currency OF misleading reports and
comments on the powers and the limi-
the cotton situation. But, as stated.
the federal reserve board has no pol
icy of its own formulation to submit
or suggest at this conference. The
question OF uniiofm cotton loan pol
icy, 1t is expected, will be formulated
by the five governors or representa-
tives of the reserve banks who have
been requested to come to Washington
for that purpose
The federal farm loan board has
decided to test out a proposition
which had been submitted by S. l..
Beach of West Point, Miss, secretary
treasurer of the Clay County branch
OF the National Farm Association to
increase the flexibility of farm loan
bonds.
III is proposed that II the farmers
who have loans secured by mortgage
and held by the local banks will make
application through the usual chan
nels for loans from a federal farm
loan bank, and II approved the farm
loan board will authorize the taking
up of the loan by the local bank, CIV
ing to the local bank farm loan bonds
in the amount of the loans held by the
local bank. In other words, the farm
loan board takes over the loan and is
able to give the farmer the advan-
tage Of a long time loan with the
privileges which accrue under the
farm loan act-the local banks re-
ceiving the exchange of bonds in pay
ment OF the loan agreed to hold the
bonds for given period and not to
sell them below par.
The plan will be. tried out in 4 the
West Point district and il successful
will probobly be extended. Mr.. Beach
has had several conferences with mem.
bers of the farm loan boards recently.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22
BOLT CURES PARALYSIS.

Alarm When Home Struck.
Washington.-Given up by his physi-
clans as hopeless paralytic. Marion
l.. Erin jumped from his bed and
sounded an alarm when his house was
struck by lightning. Erin. who is a
farmer. was stricken recently, and it
was said he would never walk again.
In the intense excitement caused by
the lightning bolt. however. he walked
with alacrity. There has been no re-
turn Of the paralysis, but his physi-
clan expressed the belief that the cure
could not be permanent.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22
Need, Three Billion.

st. Louis.-The city OF st. Louis
must borrow three billion dollars to
meet current obligations until the 1921
taxes are collected in December. 1t be-
came known when City Comptroller
Louis Nolte applied to the st. Louis
Clearing House association for a loan
OF that amount. The city's treasury
balance is only sufficient to meet ex-
penses for 20 to 80 days, it was an
nounced.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22
LIVE AS IN STONE AGE.
Inhabitants Of Renneli island Prinsi
tive Az RAn,ota AneAs4arn

Inhabitants Of Rennell Island Prinri-
tive As Remote Ancestors.
London.-People who are still living
In the manner Of the stone age are
found on Rennell Island, in the Solo
mon Group, Melanesia, according to
DR.. Northcote Deck. a missionary.
DR.. Deck says there are only about
500 inhabitants, and because OF their
isolation. through lack of ships an
chorage, even their dialect has never
been studied.
The natives only had implements
and weapons OF stone and wood when
DR.. Deck first visited the island. They
showed great eagerness to barter
homemade rticles for anything made
of iron.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22
LEAGUE TO ASSIST
ON D|SARM|NG
GIVES APPROVAL AND co-oPERA
TIoN FOR coNFERENcE-MAY
DEVELOP INFORMATION.
vIVIANi PRAISES EFFORT
Whatever Results Acsrue From Wash
ington Meeting May Be Used As
a Rule For Worlds League
Action In September.

Paris-The league of nations is go
ing ahead with its work in connection
with disarmament on the thory that II
will in no wise interfere with the pro-
posed conference on Limitation OF arm
aments in Washington and that 1t
may develop information which would
be of use to such conference. That
was the decision announced at the
opening session of the temporary
mixed commission appointed for the
reduction OF armaments, appointed by
the league, which was presided over
by Rene yiviani of France. chairman
OF the commission.
M. Viyiani, II. A. L, Fisher. the Brit
ish representative; Senator Carlo
Schanzer Of Italy, and the delegates
of the leading nations represented on
the commission were agreed on this
and also were in accord in praise of
President Hardings initiative in pro-
posing a conference on ornaments.
They declared the league could not
but welcome joyfully all deliberations
having in view a solution of the deli
cate and complex general question
which the league was studying object
lively.
Brief exchanges OF views showed the
delegates were impressed with the me-
cessity of proceeding prudently with
the question by stages, since it Is i'm
possible not to take into account the
special situation of certain countries
and the absence of Russia and Ger.
many from the league.
M. yiyiani, in his address opening
the session, after reviewing the his
tory of the commission. said:
After indicating my conception Of
how we should fulfill our mission.
feel no hesitation in commenting on
the great and noble initiative taken
by President Harding few days ago.
We have not been surprised that the
head of the great American nation, so
powerful and so generous, and which
has so often discussed the question Of
disarmament. should have taken the
lead in assembling the various gov
ernments for the purpose of reaching
| agreement. We should be the first to
congratulate such action. and we are
happy to greet this step. We are glad
to be associated in 1t, certain that the
work we are going to prepare cannot
but be taken into consideration by the
governments when we ourselves shall
be gathered next September, having
before us solution of the problems,
I do not say they will be definite. but
they will be precise.
81 may add that the question of dis
armament is so difficult. complex and
delicate that those who discuss II
must meet with preconceived notions
| ignorance and prejudices, and must
overcome traditions and economic diff
ficulties. There cannot be too many
of US who wish to concern ourselves
with this problem. to appeal to public
opinion and to prepare the world fol
this question, that should be solved
and definitely solved.
Such is the spirit In which we mus
work. for truly 1t would not have beer
worth while to have suffered the afro
cious war IL we could not draw fruit
full lessons from the sacrifices OF oul
| sons"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22
May Sell Army Land.

Washington.-Secretary Weeks has
announced after conference with Gen.
Pershing, chief of staff, that decisions
had been reached as to what army
lands could be sold with the depart
ment's approval, the list including
number of defunct forts.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22
CANNOT MoLEsT WIFE.

Judge Issues Restraining Order In Or
voree Case.
New Orleans.--Judge Porter Parker
has issued an order restraining F.
Ralph Michel from molesting his wife,
Mrs. Christina Ballard Michel. pending
the decisio nof her suit for q Judicial
separation. Mr.. Michel was also or
dered to show cause why he should
not pay $500 per month tlimony.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22
MINISTER HELD UP.

Robbed and Tied To Tree by Two
Bandits. 3i p
Fond du Lac, Wis.-The Rev. p. G.
Forseth of New Era, Mich, was held
up by two bandits on a lonely road
near here, ordered from his car at the
point of a revolver. robbed Of money
and jewelry amounting to 330o and
then tied to tree, with a gag stuffed
into his mouth. The two highwaymen
took his automobile and escaped.
The minister had picked up the two
men eight miles north OF Oshkosh.
They asked him to take them to West
Bend, where they said they were to
have work in sight. 49, s q ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22

Des Moines, Ia.--Five hundred chill
dren between 6 and Is years old
marched here in protest against the
price OF Ice cream cones. Their plac
ards read: I'VE want nickel cones
They finished UP on free Ice cream
furnished by newspaper. 's'
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22
TWO euNMgN KILLED.
Running Battle On Streets Won BY
OFFICERS.

Cleveland. Ohio.-Two men were
shot and instantly killed by police
here during a running gun battle.
Two patrolmen stationed at the In.
tersection OF Paramount boulevard and
Baldwin road stopped three men. One
of the men pulled gun and ran. firing
as he ran. Both officers opened fire
and the man was shot and instantly
killed.
Another of the trio opened fire. Ths
officers returned the fire and the sec
ond gunman dropped fatally wounded.
He died while being rushed to q hos
pital The third man escaped
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22
Hardino Takes Cruise.

Washington.-Presi and Mrs.
Harding have left Washington on the
yacht Mayflower for aweek-end cruise
down the Potomac.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22
NEGRO ADMITS MURDER.
Says He and Pal Committed Crime,
Z But Other One Accuses Him.

Petersburg, Va.-Raleigh Haskins.
negro, confessed here, according to Of
ficers, that he and Judge Griffith, an
other negro, murdered Stephen G.
White, postmaster at Harper's Home,
Dinwiddie county. Griffin denied,
officers said, that he had a hand in
the killing. but said that he was pres
ent when Haskins beat the old man to
death with a brick and cut his throat
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22
STATES PLAN FIGHT.
censsrsnes win sssk Reduction on
'i..4s, - a oraInd Hay

sWashington.--A conference of rep
fesentatives Of railroad commissioners
OF all states west of the Mississippi
has been called by 5ohn e. Benton.
general counsel for the commissions.
to be held In Chicago July 10. Plans
for tight before the interstate COM
merce commission for freight rate re-
ductions on grain and hay win be dis
cnssed. 1t was announced.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22

LESSON TExT-Acts s:tsb-D.
GOLDEN TExT-Thou art the Christ.
the Son of the living God.-Mstt 1915.
NIB
About Jesus
TO Jesus
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Getting Ready for . New Career.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
saul Begins His Ministry.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22

Shubuta.--The surveying party OF
the state highway department that has
been surveying the link of the Missis-
sippi valley highway through the Shu-
buta separate road district in the east
part of Beat 2, have finished their sur
vey and left for Jackson, from which
place they will probably 60 te the
delta.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-07-22

Crystal Springs. Boy Scout
patrols under Scout Master Simmons
of Boston are camping on the Chatau-
qua grounds near the lake. The three
patrols are composed of the Bolton.
Madison and Brandon patrols. The
young fellows are having good time.
in the lake and in the exercise of their
athletic stunts.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-07-14

70 on the edge OF his jaw as he reat
II, and then he handed 1t to me.
You may indorse that NO Answer
and file II when you go back TO the
Office" he said shortly, and then ht
went on talking TO Donohue, telling
him how to handle the trains which
were still out and moving to their tie
up destinations.
OF course, read the message;
knew there was nothing private about
II so far as i was concerned, since
It had been given me to put away In
the files. This Is what ! read:
ITO G. Norcross, G. NJ,
PORTAL City.
"Your administration has been a
conspicuous failure from the begin.
ming. Compromise with employees on
any terms offered and prevent strike
at all costs. That done, you are here.
by directed TO wire your resignation
TO take effect one week from today.
''B Dunton, President"
1t had hit us at last; not a decent
request, mind you, but blunt, brutal
demond. The boss was fired. No
word had come from Mr.. Chadwick,
and there could be but one reason for
his silence. In some way, perhaps
through the late boosting of the stock,
the New Workers had squeezed him
out. We were shot dead in the trenches.
i didn't understand how the chief
could take II so quietly, unless it was
because he had been hammered so
long and so hard that nothing mat
tered any more. Anyhow, he was just
standing there, talking soberly to Dom
ohue, when once more the Strathcona
branch sounder began TO click furl-
ously. shipping out the headquarters
call.
Donohue cut In and we all heard
the Strathcona mans new bleat. The
way he told II, II seemed that one
member of the party that had char
tered the special to come to Portal
City had got left, and this man was
now In the Strathcona wire office, bid
ding high for an engine to chase the
train and put him aboard
At first the boss said, NO" short
of, just like that; adding that It
wouldn't be keeping faith with the
strike committee. But at that moment
Hoskins blew in again. and when he
was told what was on the cards, he
took little responsibility of his own.
go to IT, Mister Norcross. If there's
any more money In Ii f'r the railroad"
he told the boss. "I'll stand fr IL with
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the boys" And then to Donohue (:
who'll be runnin' this chaser en-
ginep
"lt'll be John Hogan and the -Four
Sixteen" said Donohue. There's no
body else at that end of the branch"
The arrangement, such as 1t was,
was fixed up quickly. The man who
was putting up the money seemed to
have plenty of 1t. He was offering Ave
hundred dollars for the engine. and a
thousand II 1t should overtake the spe-
cial that side of Bauxite Junction.
/ guess the bleat unraveled itself
pretty clearly for all OF us; or at
least, II seemed plain enough. A min
Ing deal of some kind was on, and this
man who was left behind was going
to be left In another sense OF the
word II he couldn't butt in soon
enough to break whatever combination
the others were stacking up against
him.
In just few minutes we got the
word from the Strathcona operator
that the money was paid and the
chaser engine was out and gone. Kir-
gan had come In to say that our good
natured strikers had thrown a guard
into the shops and were patrollng the
yard, when Fred May showed up, maxi
ing signals to me. heard him when
he edged up to the boss and said:
There's lady In the office, wanting
to see you, Mr.. Norcross."
Holy Smoker said l to myself.
knew II couldn't be anybody but Mrs.
Sheila, at that time OF night, and /
saw seventeen different kinds of bloody
murder looming up again when I
tagged along after the boss on the
trip down the hall to our offices.
The guess was right, both WAYS
around. 1t was Mrs Sheila, and she
had the major with her. And the cir
OF the private office was so thick with
tragedy that II made the very cleo
tries look dim and ghostly. Mrs.
Sheila didn't have bit Of color in
her face, and her eyes had big hor-
ror In them that was enough to make
your flesh creep.
] won't attempt to tell all that was
said, partly by the good old major and
partly by Mrs, Shella. But the glst of
II was this: Collingwood had con-
tinued his booze fight in his rooms at
the Bullard until he had worked him.
self up TO the crazy murder pitch.
Then he had gone on the warpath,
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with II, Mr.. Norcross came down the
platform with the major and Mrs.
Sheila. He let the major help Mrs.
Sheila up the steps Of the coach and
ran forward to cali out to Kirgan :
"Donohue is clearing for you, and
therell be nothing in the way. Run
regardless to Timber Mountain ~
You have six minutes on the specials
time to that point, II you run like the
DEVIL" And then, as he was climb
ing to the cab, he ripped out at me:
Jimmie, you go back and stay with
them in the car. Hurry or you'll be
left 1"
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Found al Church

The absent-minded professor went
to church and returned home TO lunch
triumphantly waving an umbrella IN
his wife.
"Well, my dear" he said, "you see.
didn't leave 1t behind in the pew
today"
Il see you haven't, dear" replied
his wife; "the only trouble is thar Won
didn't take an umbrella with YOU to
church, because it was such a clear
and frosty EVENING""
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-07-14

contrive to get between the train and
the engine. and II I CAM
Mrs, Sheila was on her feet and she
had her hands clasped as II she were
going to make prayer to the boss.
And II was pretty nearly that.
Take mel" she begged; "oh, please
take me. It's my right to goy"
l saw that the chief was going TO
turn Mrs. Sheila down-whlch was.
Of course. exactly the right thing 10
do. But just then the major showed In
"Sheila knows what she's talking
about Graham" he said quIet,S.
"When you-all find Howie. you'll have
a madman on your hands-and she's
the only one who can control him at
such times-God pity heri Take us
both, suh."
] suppose Mr.. Norcross thought there
wasn't any time to stand there arpp.
ing about 1t.
"As you WILL" he snapped at the
major; and then TO me: Break for n
Jimmie, and tell Kirgan to get a car
any car-the first one he can findlr
! broke, and came pretty near break.
ing my blessed neck tumbllng down
the stairs. Kirgan had found his en-.
gine and had picked up yard man
to fire II. told him what was wanted
and in less than no time he had pulled
cut an empty day-coach from the wash.
Ing track. While he was backing in