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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
COL. SMITH TO CONF EReNCE
Believes II Starter to More Exten-
slve Cooperation by America In
Fixing Reparasions.

Paris.-Col. c. d. Smith, formerly
American member of the Austrian sec.
ton of the reparations commission,
has been instructed to attend the con
ference to be held in Porta Rosa, near
Trieste, April 80, to consider meas.
ures for the relief of Austria, In an
unofficial capacity, according to in.
formation received by the former
American representatives on the
reparations commission here.
1t was learned In official French cir
cles that France had sent an invitation
to the United States to have Col.
Smith attend the conference as he was
one of the initiators.' France has re-
ceived his selection with ratification,
believing this TO be the forerunner Of
participation by the United States in
solution OF the general question OF
reparations.
Cognizance is taken by the Temps
in its-leading editorial OF reports that
a new reparation plan for Germany Is
being transmitted to the United States
through the Vatican. a move which its
characterizes as an attempted diver
sion by Germany to escape payment
to the extent of her abilities.
There is much ado in Berlin con-
cerning the offers which the German
government is reported to have trans.
mitted to the United States govern
ment, says the Temps. fa
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
FLOODS FOLLOW IN
WAKE OF TORNADO
MISSISSIPPI AND ALABAMA sUF-
FER FROM HEAVY TOR.
RENTAL RAINS.
Washouts on Railroads Reported
Red Cross Sends Relief Into
Stricken Responsiveness
see Suffers Loss.

| Memphis.-Torrential rains, follow
ing in the wake of the storm which,
starting in Texas and sweeping a
path across Arkansas, Mississippi and
Alabama and into Georgia, claiming a
total of approximately 100 lives, have
Increased the suffering, particularly in
Mississippi and Alabama. ,hs.
The Tennessee river at Riverton,
Ala. has riven 12 feet in the past "a
hours, and flood warnings were issued
throughout the Tennessee river valley.
Streams in Mississippi were overflow
ing These heavy rains are estimated
to have damaged truck crops 20 per
cent throughout the state, while the
city OF Jackson reports damage Of
100000 to streets and bridges, and
the damage to private property in that
vicinity is around half million dol
lars. Points not affected by the tor
nado, In Alabama and Mississippi,
have suffered severely in the rains.
The Gulf & Ship Island Railroad re-
ports its lines washed out in several
places between Hattiesburg and Jack
son and between Lumberton and Co
.
lumbia.
Many of the storm-swept sections
are still shut off from wire connec-
tion with surrounding country, and
reports Of additional casualties are
slowly coming in from relief parties,
sent out to the devastated regions.
The list of dead and injured, ac-
cording to reports available as soon
as received. Is as follows:
Texas--Avinger, SIX; Atlanta, one,
and probably three near O'Farrell.
Queen City. Cass county, two dead,
three missing, believed dead.
Arkansas-Pike county, one dead,
four probably fatally injured, and 20
less seriously hurt: Yell county, one
dead, two probably fatally injured,
and eight hurt less seriously: Miller
county, 10 whites and seven negroes
dead; 20 seriously injured, number
Of whom are expected to die; Pope
county. three dead, and a number se-
riously injured; Hampstead county.
20 whites and 81 negroes dead IA Sc
riously injured, several fatally. When
reports are received from number
Of sections hit by the storm which
have not been heard from, the number
or dead in the state is expected to ex-
ceed 70. .Urttn s.Y Is aFs.
Mississippi-Five dead at Steen,
one at Stontag. one at Rural Hill, and
one killed In railroad washout near
Moselle. ..,a -efa.su. .a
Alabama Five dead at Cave
Springs, near Tuscumbia, five at
Ralph, Lamar county and one in Dali
las county
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
M0NDELL BELIEVES
SALES TAX DOOMED
~4-fs --.1 ~ks[ s.-et-, ~
PREDICTS LIFTING" INSTEAD o.
A SHIFTING" OF. PRESENT
al TAX eyDRENs,
NO SUBSTITUTES NEEDED
House Leader Declares Objectionable
Features Can Be Eliminated r p.
: Hearings. VIII Start =.
Soon. .-y =. &.

Washington.-Congress will refuse
20 enact sales tax legislation, Repre-.
sentative Mondell of Wyoming, re-
Mr. Mondell also reiterated his preyi-
Gus declaration that there ghould be a
Hitting instead Of a. "shifting'Fof tax
burdens. He Indicated his belief that
Objectionable taxes can be repealed
without providing any substitutes, not
withstanding President Harding's dec
laration in his address to Congress
that relief from tax burdens can come
Cor the present only through. read
5ustment of taxes and that the reve-
nue. from internal taxation must be
Kept up to level Of at least $4,000
000.0 annually for the next two
years. which is approximately what
present tax laws would yield.
There is not going to be any gales
tax" said Mr.. Mondell. There won't
be any for two reasons. First, sales
tax under the American form of gov,
ernment cannot BE- justified save as
= war or emergency measure, and sec.
ond. for the reason that what the coun-
Try needs and is demanding Is lift.
ing and not shifting of the tax bur-
den, and therefore there must be nc
additional taxes" r4 q
VI Representative Mondell declared
chat the floating debt must be con-
sidersd part OF the war debt and fl
nanced as sneh.7 4 He said 1t should be
carried along until refunding opera.
tions are necessary in connection with
1he Victory loan and then absorbed in
y long term bond issue, 1t is on the
question of the disposition Of the
floating debt that there Is "a difference
Of opinion ID to- tie amount of reve-
nue. needed from taxation.
THE time has come, "a said Mr, Mon
dell ina final thrust at the sales tax,
TO repeal -some Of our taxes rather
than TO be cudgelling our brains
searching for 'hewl methods Of taxa
Hon. - ttt
Present Prospects 'areethat the hear
ings before the Senate finance com
mittee on tax legislation will not start
until the emergency tariff bill is out
of the way. I'm !,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
ALDERMAN. FELT HAT; JAIL.

Huntsville. Ala.-Chas. L. Hack
worth, alderman from the First Ward
in the city council, was arrested on a
charge of appearing on the street
wearing q fSlt hats inf Violation of
Mayor Hutchens' proclamation requir-
ing all male citizens to change their
.headgear ,frph felt to ttrawssqn AIfil
15. A great deal of amusement was
created, when Alderman Hackwortn
was marched through the streets in
custody of two policemen, and then
was locked up in the city prison,
where he WAS bat1edI out by a haber-
dashery that lpresented him with ia
nice straw hat.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
Eleven Bodies Recovered

Texarkana, Tex.-At least IL per-
sons are known to have been killed.
more than 80 injured, some probably
fatally, and heavy property damage
caused by tornado that swooped
down upon stretch Of rural territory
near here. a44 s !, 80, 49,.
According to reports triekling In here
over hastily repaired telephone. and tel
'egraph wires, the storm struck east of
here and moved northeast. cutting 4
swath miles wide and 10 miles long
shiloh six miles east. and Trigenta.
villages. seemed to have borne, the
prunt of the twisting wind In this
locality. although because of impass-.
able roads relief parties found 1t I'm
possible to Investigate thoroughiy.s-
Eleven bodiess several of them those
OF negroes, had been brought to Tex
'arkana and the meager reports re-
qeived here indicated a rapidly mount
Ing list of injured No estimate was
available as to the property loss, but
1t was believed 1t would be tremen-
dous.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
FoNTAINE. JONES rs. DEAD
Was Known Throughout MissIssipp
As a Iasyer of Note.

Was Known Throughout MissIssipps
As a Lawyer Of Note.
Rosedale.-Hon. Fontaine Jones, 72.
for many years one OF the leading
members of the Bolivar county bar,
and well known throughout the state,
died at his home in this city after a
long illness. Mr.. Jones had retired
from the practice Of law about two
years ago on account Of his failing
health. Funeral services were held
at the Methodist church, Rev. ]. w.
Robertson, the pastor, paying eloquent
tribute to the life and character of the
deceased.
Mr.. Jones leaves a wife and three
children, Mines l. L. Shelby and Mae
Wagnon and Fontaine JONES' Jr., all
OF whom reside in this city.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22

CNcago.-For q girl of II Helen
EilvSs is quite fashionable. Her
name has been hyphenated twice, but
she told Judge Harry x. rewis "a the
superior court that that was twice
too often. Her name at present is
Helen Audrey Silvers-Hackett-G Green
wood and she asked anulment OF her
two marriages.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
FOUR kiLrEDAsy THAN.
Automobile Struck BY, Passenger. al
Street Crossing. t.D,., 5,

vOwosso, Mich.-Thice persons were
killed instantly and another fatally in.
jtred when their automobile was
struck by, Grand Trunk passenger
tITlin at a street crossing in Perry a
vAlage 16 miles south OF here. MRS.
Fmhk Martin and her two children,
ArfhuE, 3, years .,old, lsnd. Robert "A,
wAfe dead when taken from, the wreck
a&e- Frank. Martin, the Husband and
ffher, who suffered a'fracture of the
skpll and injuries to his spine, died
sSferal hours later - -..A : = (.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
DEMANDS LOWER RATES.
Agricultural States May Carry Bank
FIGHT to President.

Washington.--Sena from the ag-
ricultural states will take their fight
for more liberal credits and lower
rediscount rate at the federal reserve
banks to the president, it was an
nounced by Senator Smith, Democrat,
South Carolina. These senators have
been comforting for several days, Sen.
atoY Smith said, and contend that the
increase in the gold reserve points to
the availability of more credit facili-
ties, which Senator Smith estimated
at $4,000, 100000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
NO NEW CARDINALS NOW.
America VIII Not Get Another Rec
Hat at the June Consistory.

America VIII Not Get Another Red
4 Hat at the June consistory.
Rome--No new American cardinal
win be created at the June consistory.
This has been confirmed at the Vati'
can.
Z South American diplomats are using
their best efforts with the Holy See
for representation of their countries
in. the Sacred College, When Pope
Plus x in 1905 created the archbishop
of Rio Janeiro, Joachim Arcoverde de
Albuquerque Cavalcanti, the first
South American cardinal, 1t was un-
derstood that other South American
countries would have the honor of a
cardinaIate in rotation. 1t was ex-
pected that after Brazil Argentine
would be the next in line, then Chile.
then Peru and Bolivia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
DIscredIt Uniform.

Worcester. Mass.-Two young men
dresser N HmerFe9n~aqsay -saissrsns
have been sentenced to the state farm
to serve indefinite sentences as vag
rants. Both refused to give their
names to the police or tell anything
about themselves.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
VIII Command Cruiser.

washington. - Commander P. W.
FApte, for several years personal naval
atde to former Secretary Daniels. and
atpresent acting ina similar capacity
fot Secretary DENLY, has been. as,
si&ned to command the ecout cruiser
Sklem ofdthe Pacific fleet ss.l}' y -
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
FAvoRs, HIGHWAY PLAN.
Harding Likes Scheme for State Main
tenance Of Roads.


Washington. = President Harding
was said by officials of the executive
committee of the American Associa-
tion Of State Highway officials to have
given approval tosa plan which they
are working out for system Of ma
tional highways. The plan would pro-
vide for expenditure Of federal funds
on the more important interstate and
state roads which would. be maintained
by state funds. The committee was
accompanied to the, White House by
Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace.
The committee is preparing bill
which would amend the present law
SO as to limit the expenditure Of fed
eral funds to seven per cent Of the
total road mileage Of each state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
Cut Farm Implements.

Moline, Ill.-Following reductions IN
the price of steel made ny the Bnited
States steel Corporation, Deere & Co.
NxnnUuncea4sh astisH@stz pAn4nsnt
in the price of plows. cultivators
spreaders, disk harrows, corn plant
ers, hay leaders and grain and corn
binders, mowers, sulky rakes and
other implements
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
shark. start $4,000 Ere.

valdosta, Ga.-.Fire believed to have
been started by sparks from burning
Sawdust dfstroyed ifhk Ysrhouse Of
the Empire ion Cohapady there, to-
gether with about $4,000 bushels Of
peanuts and scottpp seed, cotton seed
hulls and other stock. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
WILL INVITE AAhDINoJ
President Will Be Asked to Review
Fleet at vIralnla Capes.

Washington.--Secretary DENLY will
invite President Harding to review the
Atlantic fleet at sea off the Virginia
Capes when the fleet comes north.
Admiral Wilson'S forces viii leave
Guatanamo about April rs and win
break up off the capes four or five
days later, the individual ships going
to their home yardS for repairs.
This will be the presidents first op-
portunity to review as commander.
in-chief the major division, of the ma.
tion's sea forces, and should he de-
eide to avail himself of it he probably
will make the trip on "a fast destroyer
in order to saver time - la,Si . ~
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
War Trophy sIII h Hou...

1 Washington.-Field guns and other
war trophies captured by the Ameri-
can army during the world war would
be distributed through senators and
representatives to the states in propor-
flon to the number Of troops furnished.
under bill introduced by Chairman
Kahn Of the House Military COMMITTEES.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
WIRE SERVICE PARALYzED.
West and Southwest Suffers Heavily
From Storm.

FROM storm.
Chicago communica-
ton in the west and In southwestern
sections of the country virtually were
paralyzed. according to repotrs re-
ceived here by telegraph companies.
There was no communication be-
tween Chicago and Omaha and wires
were, in q demoralized condition from
Denver southeastward, the affected
area including Dallas, Tex, Little
Rock, Ark, Shreveport, La, Memphis,
Tenn. New Orleans, st. Louis. Nash
vile, Chattanooga, Birmingham and
Cincinnati. a. Sfs
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
SAY ORPHANS HELp.
Boys Said to BE Held in Virtual
Slavery on Farm.

Boys SAID 70 sc HeIu III vrtuaI
Slavery on Farm.
Wichita, Kan.-Authorities at Louis.
lyilIe,f KY, and the State Department
at Oklahoma City have been requested
By NJ. w. Woods, secretary of the
Wichita Social League, to investigate
a story told him by Henry Varble OF
owensboro KY, of orphans being held
in virtual slavery on farm near
Blackwell, Okla, The youth told Mrs,
Woods that he and six other boys,
ranging in ages from 13 to 16, were
sent to the farm by Louisville author
tiles.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
Refuse Lower WAGES.

New. York.TThe Marine Engineers
Heneficial Association have officially
nj Qtified the American Steamship Own.
af&' Association u that AZ its members
vGuld not accept wage cuts Of 20 to
81 per cent and submitted a coanter
ri l$posal that the, wage and working
a eemspt expiTing May 4 be 'contip.
VI In effect with some slight modifi.
c lions.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
FouR DROWN IN AUTOMOBILE.
Three Bodies Recovered, Search for
Girl Continues.

81 Girl ContInues.
Birmingham, Ala. - With three
bodies recovered citizens Of Brookside
and the surrounding community were
continuing their work Of dragging
FivaiMile Creek, between Cardiff and
Brodkside, In an effort to find the
body OF Miss Grace Milstead, II. Of
Pratt City, who was the last victim Of
an d1tomobile which tumbled its pas
sengGrs into the creek.
THO dead, besides Miss Milstead, are
MrfRobert Brown and her two chill
dren Mabel, 10. and williah, sit. THf
bodiNb OF the two children were found
within few hours after the accident,
but hat Of Mrs. Brown was not re,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
Death for u Peasants.

Stockholm.--A revolutionary, court
in Smolensk, after hearing lasting
q fortnight, has pronounced sentence
on $40 peasants accused of having par
ticipated in an uprising, according to
advises received here. Seventy-two
6of the peasants were sentenced to
death and 200 others to long terms of
imprisonment at hard labor.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
Ger. conzale. Back In Mexico.

Laredo, Tex.-Gen. Pablo Gonzales,
former leader of the Mexican army
under the Carranza regime, probably
is in Mexico again, it was learned at
a Laredo bank, where he carried ade-
posit.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
! Would .Repes voastea eatI Law. y

Fashington--Repeal Of the Volsteac
ptphibition enforcement act Is propos.
y in bill introduced by Represents.
- Hill; Republican, Mary1ahd. The
sHect or the repeal, MI. Hill said. ia
} tatement, would pe to leave TIE .sn.
q deement Of the eighteen. amendment
II the police power OF the, states. 81
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
sovlETs NOT SINCERE.
No Helations While Americans Are
Prisoners.

washf4g u t6nM nM- IS bng as Americans
are held as prisoners in Russia, over
lures ixRH thel soyiet government
looking to closer relations with the
United States will receive NO con-
sidefation, 1t was learned IN admin
istration quarters. Y ~.
Through Red Cross ageneres4 and
other mediaries efforts have been
made and continue to be made to res
cue lthe Americans from soviet jails,
navy department announced that %
negotiations would be undertaken
with5the Bolsheviki authorities.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
| L,5o 900 to Loufsv,I,e a ,ws.hvl,,s.

fo0,000 TO Louisville 4 'Nashvltie.F =
Nashington.-TKe Interstate Com.
'atrce Commission certified to the
secretary OF the treasury that $4.750..
600 was due the Louisville & Nash
vile railroad as partial payment Of
the guaranty under the period Of six
months following federal control.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
SO PERSONS KILLED
IN ARKANSAS STORM
tornado Causes Heavy Damage
Cuts Swath Ten Miles Long +,
and Two Wide.

Little Rock, Ark.-Reports received
py the Arkansas Gazette give total
or ~ persons dead as result of the
storm In Southwestern Arkansas.
Twenty-six were said to be white peo.
pie.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-04-22
FoRTY-FivE ALIENS DISAPPEAR.
Men Were Awaiting Deportation Hear.
lnus In Federal Court.

Detroit, Mich.-Forty-five aliens for
whom deportation warrants are held
by federal officers here have disap-
peared,i fts has bSen announced. The
aliens have been at liberty under bond
since shortly after their arrest in the
Department of Justice raids more than
year ago.
Graham guardian., 1921-11-11
ADVERTISER EMIT

Sealed proposals will be received
at the Office of the Board of Directors
Of the Central Drainage District, Cen
trail, Graham County, Arizona, until
200 p. m. on the 26th day of Novem-
ber, 1921, for materials and labor in
quantities approximately as follows:
Furnishing and laying 10000 lin
ear feet of drain tile.
Digging 10000 linear feet of drain
tile trench
Work and materials incidental to a
complete drainage system
Plans and specifications may be
seen at the Office Of the Board of Di-
rectors, Central, Arizona, or at the
Office Of H. l.. Wells, Engineer, SAT-
ford, Arizona.
Information will be furnished pro-
spective bidders at either of the here
in mentioned offices. The bids will be
opened in public and the award will
be made to the lowest responsible
bidder.
The District reserves the right to
reject any or all bids.
Ten Dollars will be required for
plans and specifications.
The Central Drainage District
J. E. NORTON
President
Graham guardian., 1921-11-11
COOPERATION WITH THE PDB-
Lie SCHOOLS NO. 4
Supporting Education

Money for public schools comes
hard in many places. Sometimes 1t
would be easier If it didn't come so
hard, to state paradox. There were
towns that refused to build needed
school houses during the period be-.
fore the war, that now have put them
up at two or three times the cost
that would have been adequate in
1910 Mighty little economy there.
The school appropriation is com,
monty the largest single form of
municipal expenditure. But as the
future of the community depends on
its schools more than any other one
thing, this is only natural and it
should be so.
Many economists oppose making
a reasonable appropriation for
schools, on the ground that the sum
spent is already large. But they fail
to ask whether II is as much as other
progressive communities OF the same
size or wealth are expending. A town
must have schools comparing favor.
ably with its competitors, IL 1t is to
grow and flourish.
A city that has reputation for
good schools win draw newcomers
much faster than one that has not this
distinction, good schools pay for them
selves, by turning out superior
class Of young people who are able
to do better work for the advance
ment OF business and civic progress.
Also they pay for themselves by at.
tracing residents who desire the best
facilities for their young folks.
1t is not enough to simply make lib
eral appropriations for education.
The people must see that the money
Is well expended. The utmost care
should be given to the selection Of
school boards. The brainest and bus
lest people in the community should
feel II a sacred duty to accept office
In this position when called upon.
Self seekers and politicians who at.
tempt to use the schools for personal
or political purposes should be shown
where they belong.
Graham guardian., 1921-11-11
DROUGHTS In ARIZONA
SCHEDULED TO APPEAR in
REGULAR CYCLES, CLAIM

Droughts will occur in Arizona at
intervals from seven to eleven years,
If past performances are any indica.
tion OF what will occur in the future,
according to researches made by
Quincy Handles Of the Sitgreaves
national forest, and DR.. A. Z. Doug
las Of the University Of Arizona. Re-
ports of their Investigations.
Randles discovered evidence of past
droughts in the Sitgreves forest this
summer. He found narrower annual
growth rings on the trees inspected
at intervals of seven to eleven years.
This he said indicated that the years
during which the narrow rings were
formed were periods which were lack
ing in moisture. The Sitgreaves for
est is near Holbrook, Arizona.
Similar conclusions were reached
by Dr. Douglas as a result Of examina-
ton of Juniper trees in Arizona and
the giant SeQucias, or redwoods, in
California. His studies indicated that
the regular cycles of droughts at per-
iods of from seven to eleven years
extended back for at least 1000 years.
Range Conditions Attractive
Due to the excellent grass on ranges
in Arizona cattle are being imported
from Mexico for grazing according to
the regular weekly report of the
United States weather observer at
Phoenix, received a few days ago.
The report in full follows:
Absence of rain is putting range
grass in excellent shape for winter
feed Not only grass but browse is
more abundant that usual and year
long grazing areas promise to with