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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
CANNOT REDUCE
RATES---H00vER
SAYS RAILROADS ARE IN iMPoW
ERIsHED CONDITION AND
NEED HELP.
WANTS WAGES LOWERED
Secretary 5lames Depression On DM
ference Between Price Paid for
Raw Materials and That for
Finished Goods.

Washington.-General freight reduc-
tions are impossible at this time be-
cause of the impoverished state OF the
railroad systems of the United States,
Secretary of Commerce Hoover testi.
fled before the Interstate Commerce
Commission investigation OF transpor-
tation rate levels.
Until rates come down and railroad
expenditures for new construction and
betterments climb up, Mr.. Hoover de-
clared, the economic machine will
pove slowly" He added, however.
that, in his opinion, railway operating
costs, in which connection he mem
toned wage scales, must come down
and railroad credit must be bettercd
before rates can be safely reduced.
Most of the existing economic do
preston is due to the spread" be-
tween the prices received by produc-
ers Of raw materials and the prices
paid out by consumers for finished
goods, Mr.. Hoover declared Railroad
rates, like wages, on their present
basis, increase this gap. he asserted.
giving this increased spread" as the
explanation of the lost purchasing
power of the farm population.
Expressing his belief that an oppor-
tunity to cut rates would be had in
about year. Mr.. Hoover, who was
called as a witness by the United
States chamber Of commerce, said it
would be an economic crime" If rate
schedules were not revised to gvie
basic raw materials much cheaper
transportation as compared with fin
ished and high-grade materials. !.
Mr.. Hoover's view OF railroad credit
brought him into sharp conflict with
Clifford Thorne, counsel for shippers
and farm organizations, who demand
ed on cross-examination whether rail-
road users should be obliged to pay
rates based ION stock securities issued
as bonuses with bonds, created for pro-
moters' profits, and, generally, rep
resenting no investment.
1--WE heard that talk all my life. %
rejoined the secretary, "but the COM
mission is dealing with the future, not
the past. It's rates are based on its
tentative valuations of existing rail.
road property. not by mass OF paper
in the markets which sells for dollar
one day and hundred the next"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
FIVE DEPUTIES DROPPED
coahoma Sheriff Anticipates Salary
Reduction Act.

Clarksdale.-F'ive deputy sheriffs OF
the county force were released here
by sheriff Ned. A. Carledge 'as a mat
ter of protection against the threat
ened action of the Mississippi Legis-
lature with regard to the re-establish-
ment of the fee system in the county
offices. The men released by the sher-
iff are w. M. Robertson, j. III. Burt,
and J. d. Talbirt of Clarksdale. ]. d.
Robinson of Friar Point and w. H.
Carpenter of Lula.
According to Mr.. Carledge, the re-es-
tablishment of the old fee system will
not provide him with. more than
enough funds to keep four deputies
on duty in this county. this being the
number now employed with the re-
lease of the five men.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
RETURN TO THREE CENT POST
AGE ON ALL LETTERS is AD-
voCATED.
TOBACCO ALSO is HIT
Secretary Of Treasury, Reiterating OPP
position to the Bonus, Yet Offers
Suegestions--No Light Wines
and Beers, He says.

Wasbington-Fund to finance q
soldiers bonus must be raised by
means of internal taxes as 1T would be
impracticable to depend upon proceeds
from the refunded foreign debt for
this purpose, Secretary Mellon declar-
ed before the House ways and means
committee.
Reiterating his objections to the en-
actment of bonus legislation at this
time, the treasury secretary said that
tnlaying taxes Congress would have
to tap mostly new sources, as the
ievies now in effect were abnormally
high for peace times. He opposed a
general sales tax, re-enactment of the
profits tax or an increase in any ex-
listing taxes, except possibly those on
cigarettes, tobacco and documents.
New sources of revenue suggested
by the secretary included three cent
first class postage, to raise $4,000
900; an increase in second-class post
age rates to produce $4,000, 900; a
two cent tax on bank checks to yield
S30,0O0,000 and license tax OF 80
cents per horsepower on automobiles,
to produce s100,000,000. MIR. Mellon
estimated that increased documentary
stamp taxes would produce $4,000, 900.
and that an additional $4,000, 600
could be had from an increase Of so
cents per 1000 on cigaretts and two
cents pound on tobacco.
Figuring that the bonus would cost
SAFE. .000, 900 q year for the first two
years the secretary said Congress
where the burden would fall with the
least hardship in order to make up the
deficit OF s125, 5,000. 900 as between the
yield from the specific suggestions he
had made and the cost OF the bonus.
In this connection he called attention
that there had been suggested con-
sumption taxes on tea. coffee, sugar,
and other articles, but he did not ap-
prove such taxes.
As to the use of any part of the
proceeds from the foreign debt. Mr..
Mellon said the time that returns
would be had from that source was
problementical, and that in any event
the ultimate cost to the government
and the country would be greater
than IL direct taxes were laid. He ev-
planned that IL the interest were used
the government would have to extend
its domestic debt refunding opera
tions that much longer at a cost to the
taxpayers. while II the foreign bonds
were sold in the United States the gov
ernment would have to guarantee the
interest and the principal, and even
then the securities probably could not
be sold at par.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
HIah Taxes Prove Burden.

Blue Mountain.-The high cost of
government and the low price of farm
products have been occasioning many
sacrifices on the part of the farmers
of this county to meet their tax obliga-
tions. One local tiler had to sell out
his chickens to get the money to pay
his taxes with on his little farm and
home, and others have had to borrow
funds and to make other, arrangements
to get up the cash before the final day
of rendering up their revenues to the
county and municipal COLLECTORS.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
BELzoNI LEAGUE FORMED.
Women Voters Organize After Mrs
Sanders Talks.

Belzoni Mrs. B. F. Sanders of
Swan Lake, representing the Women's
League of Voters of this state, spoke
to large audience here in the interest
of the league and the organization of
women voters in Belzoni and this
county. She stated the Organization
had three purposes: To foster educa-
tion in citizenship, promote forums
and public discussroas 81 ciuc re-
forms, and to support needed legis.
lation.
At the conclusion of her address a
local organization was affected with
the following officers, to be known as
the Belzoni League Of Women Voters:
Mrs. J. s. Jackson. president: Mrs. N.
B. Legitte. vice president; Mrs. Vic
tor Montgomery, secretary, and Miss
Bette Brooke, treasurer.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
AhTI-cANDv MOVE.
Dentist Wants the Children to be
Given Protection.

Boston.--The sweet tooth that
Graves candy usually means decayed
tooth, DR.. William Parker Cooke, OF
the Harvard Dental School, told leg
islative committee, urging his bill TO
prohibit sale of sweet meats to chill
dren under IS yeras of age, without
written permission of parents. His
statement that over-indulgence in SUI
gar by children was. running their teeth
was challenged by Charles B. Bird, sec
retary of the Massachusetts Confes,
TONERS association, who said that
causes other than candy were respon-
sible for poor dental conditions.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
WOMAN DEFlEs BANDIT.
seizes His Pistol and Recognizes Him
as Nelghbor.

Chicago.-"You don't dare shoot"
Thus spoken Mrs. Julia Patrez OF
Rogers Park to a daylight bandit who
pointed a revolver at her and demand
ed money.
Having defied the bold, bad man,
she grappled with him and captured
his revolver. so he fled defenseless,
His escape was due to the fact that
cartridges in the revolver was acci'
dentally exploded, SO startling Mrs.
Patrez that she lost grip on the out.
law
Mrs. Patrez said she recognized the
bandit as one of her neighbors, whom
the police are now endeavoring to 10
cate.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
UNITED STATES BUDGET HEAD
DEMANDS AID OF OFFICIALS
IN HIS PLANS.
sHowSLACK0F COOPERATION
Fighting Director Pours Forth crihs
cism and Praise, Justifying His
Nickname in Address to
Government Officials

Washington.-Br -Brandishing a broom
in either hand, striding rapidly from
one end of the platform TO the other.
and stamping his feet until the echoes
rang in u. A. Il. Hall. where the arms
conference meets In dignified session,
Charles g. Dawes, director of the bud
get, brought home TO more than 1000
officials assembled In the second busi-
ness meeting Of the government the
Appropriateness of his Hell and
Maria" nickname For more than half
an hour he poured forth criticism and
praise alike on officials of high and low
degree.
Stopping suddenly in the midst Of Q
citation of instances of lack of coop
Grafton by governmental departments
with budget bureau co-ordinate-s.
which instances he described as fly
specks" on the bureaus record Of ac-
complishments. Dawes suddenly shout
ed: "Where are those brooms?"
Three Hrooms Produced.
Three brooms were produced from
under table by an assistant.
There the budget director ex.
claimed, pounding the floor with the
broom that meets navy specifications
And here are brooms that do not meet
those specifications, but sweep just as
well. The navy bought $4,000 OF its
specification br00ms when Ii could
have had 100000 army brooms for moth
Ing"
The budget director went on to say
1t took a months persuasion to make
the marine corps adopt a slight change
In color in order to use 100000 army
shirts and save $4,000 He told Secre-
tary DENLY, however, the record OF the
navy for cooperation with the bureau
was the best of the departments.
AS an instance of cooperation in the
treasury. he declared that when 1t was
found there were IS different purchase
| ing agencies in that department, their
coordination was effected without de-
lay.
| Secretary Mellon Is business
man." he added His fur didn't go
up, or his back arch when my co-ordl-
nators came in"
! Legislative and executive heads OF
the government determine how the
ship SAILS" but the Budget Bureau "de-
termines how far she sails" Dawes
said at another point and added:
"If Congress should decide that gar
bage should be spread on the White
| House steps-much as we love the
| President-it would be for the budget
bureau to advise how the largest
amount could be spread In the most
| economic manner"
! Presiding at the meeting, President
Harding announced that instead OF a
deficit in governmental finances, as was
forecast in December there now were
prospects of surplus of receipts over
expenditures when the books are bal
anced at the end Of next June.
The President further announced II
had been possible to reduce the govern
ments expenditures from scale based
on $4,000, 100000 year to scale OF
$3,974. .0OO.000 and declared 'that even
In It's formative period the budget sys-
tenn has justified its most consistent
expectations"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
See No way To Cut Taxes

Coldwater.-A mass meeting of tax
payers was held at the Bank of Cold
water recently to consider the tax
rate for school purposes in the Cold
water seperate school district. The
present rate is nine mills, and the
meeting failed to disclose any means
of reducing this rate and maintain
the schools at their present high rate
of efficiency.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
DECIDE ON COTTON SPACING.
County Agents Hold Very interest
ing Meeting.

Greenville.-Th farm demonstra-
tion agents of the delta counties have
just held an important meeting here
after an inspection of the Delta Expert
ment Station at Stoneville. Nearly all
of the delta counties were represented
at this meeting of county demonstra-
ton agents and in their meeting two
things were unanimously agreed on.
That only the lands suited for cotton
should be planted to cotton. and that
great care should be exercised in
spacing the cotton in the rows--in Sc
curing good stand.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
wheat . Curiosity.

Caruthersville. Mo.-Dan Hall, \
farmer in the Cooter neishborhood.
last fan planted 80 acres to wheat,
which is now about three inches high
and beautiful sight, and is curios-
fty to many old citizens in the south
part of the county, being the first
wheat ever grown In that section. :
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
KILLED BY A SHARK.

Horrified Spectators See Swimmers
Tragic Death.
London.--While swimming In the
sea at Coogee. a seaside resort near
Sydney Australia, Michael Coghlan,
aged Is years, was attacked by a
shark and fatally bitten says Reu-
ter dispatch from Sydney. His arms
were almost severed.
A returned soldier, Jack Chalmers,
swan to the rescue and dragged Cogh-
Ian from the sharks jaws. Other
swimmers carried Coghlan out OF the
water. but he died on the beach.
Thousands Of horrified spectators wit
messed the tragedy.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
Free Library Il Promo sed.

Caruthersville, Mo.-The educational
department Of the Women's Club, uu-
der the leadership Of Mrs Hugh Tis-
tadt, has launched q movement to es-
tablish q free library, and there is, no
doubt but what the ladies win carry
the undertaking to successful con-
clusion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
cboked 5y Peanuts.

Vancouver, Wash, Quick work ON
the part OF physicians in cutting a
hole in the windpipe Of Pearl Rich
ards two year old and inserting
y rubber tube, to permit her to
breathe until peanuts in her throat
could be removed. saved the life of
the child.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
Alexander, Where Are Your

Biloxi.-Officials of all Mississippi
coast cities and towns are now hunt
ing for George Alexander, Greek,
who jumped bond on federal charge
here recently, and who is wanted in
connection with the finding of the
bodies of two sailors on the shore Of
Gulfport recently.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
Not Pleasure Vehicles.

New York.-A childs sled is not
pleasure vehicle, Magistrate Hating
ruled. He found Jacob E.. Isner and
Harry Yarshinsky. fathers, guilty OF
violating a city ordinance by drawing
their progeny, through Central Park on
sleds, but suspended sentence. Tho
ordinance prohibits all but pleasure
vehicles on the driveways OF the park.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
STARVED LAD cHokED.
Hunghy Young Russian Ate So Raw
enously Commissions Resulted.

Orenburg. Russia.-The danger OF
giving solid food to starving Russians
was illustrated on the platform of
the station here.
When the through train from Tas-
kent to Moscow halted here. a wom-
an singer. one OF its passengers, took
pity on small boy begging at the
car windows. She gave him a part
of a loaf of white bread, which he
began to eat ravenously. Within a
few minutes he went into choking
commissions and within a half hour
was dead.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
British Debt Lower.

London.-A treasury white paper.
issued recently. shows the national
deadweight debt for the current finan-
cial year totals 1855, ,40s, $50 pounds,
or decrease of 246.334,610 pounds as
compared with the previous year.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
FED BY THREE WIVES.
Imprisoned Soviet Judge 10 Saved
Against Death by Starvation.

against SSs&u W SeetveeiSsss
Moscow.-Tangled domestic affairs
OF a soviet judge have just been
brought to light by his arrest by the
Cheka. After he had been taken away
from his apartment where he was
supposed to be living alone, three
young and pretty women called an9
there and each claimed to be ala
wife and wanted to know his prison
address so as to send him food.
The three wives held conference
and agreed to pool their food con-
tributions and leave the question as
to which one was his wife to be de-
termined after bis release.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
Tom kyzar Pardoned.

Brookhaven.--Tom Kyzar, who was
sent up by circuit court for manu-
featuring liquor. arrived home. having
received pardon after serving 10
months OF the year sentence imposed
by the court.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
Or. Tucker Named p. O.

Wyatte.-Dr. c. H. Tucker has just
been notified by postal authorities
that his name has been made postmas.
ter of the Thyatira postoffice.
DR.. Tucker succeeds the late Hon.
Ed Cathey. who was postmaster at
this place for number of years before
his death.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
Miss kearney In Race.

Flora.-The idea seems to prevail
in some quarters that Miss Belle Kear-
ney has withdrawn from the senatorial
race. She says she is determined to
stay in the fight until the last ditch
has been crossed She is now planning
a very active spring campaign, cover
ing the entire state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
United States Barracks Leased.

Washington.-Secr Weeks has
directed that Jackson Barracks, Louis
that state under a revokable license.
transferring the post to the jurisdic-
tion Of the adjutant general of Louis
lana
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10

Savannah. Ga. The Norwegian
steamship Skogheim. loaded with sugar
from Cuba. which went ashore on Os-
sabaw Island. was floated after dis
charging 5000 bags into the sea. Sha
then proceeded here.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
Find Old Roman City.

Marid.-El Imparcial publishes
report from Bantibanez Of the dis
covery there of extensive remains OF
what apparently was once Roman
city.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
FINDS 100000 GEMS.

Taxi Driver Restores Them to Their
Owner.
Chicago A. A. Schlesinger of
New York, wife of the president OF.
the Steel and Tube Company Of Amer
lea, recovered box OF jewels which
she valued at $4,000. Mrs. Schlesin-
ger left the box in q taxicab last FRI
day whom she drove to station. Sam
Mandell. taxi driver. turned the boz
over to the cab company.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10

Floating Debt Of Germany.
Berlin.-Germany's floating debt on
February is announced as 255.67S.-
10000 marks.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-02-10
Composer Dead.

London.-James William Tate. COM
poser and actor is dead. He made one
tour of America.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
HARVARD DENIES RACE BAR
Dean Says University VIII Not Dis.
eliminate AaaInst Any One

Boston. June 2.-One clause in a
statement issued Wednesday night by
Frederick Allen. secretary and publicity
director of Harvard University. on the
limitation Of enrolment there has caused
considerable stir. The clause read:
1T is natural that with widespread
discussion Of this sort going on there
should be talk about the proportion Of
Jews at the college"
Dean Chester Noyes Greenough. of
Harvard. made the following statement
last night:
Harvard will be the same tomorrow
rs it is today Harvard does not wish
to bar any one. but the problem Of too
great numbers is before us and must be
dealt with. If any one said Harvard
was planning to discriminate against
races. he did not get that information
from Harvard"
Within the last decade the number
and proportion of Jewish students at
Harvard has greatly increased. They
are now said to exceed 10 per cent of
the entire number
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
SIX ARE HELD IN $4,000
IN PHONOGRAPH SUIT
Remington Co. Said to Have Made
Machines at Loss Of SAT- Each

NCV'VNtOV w. So'o w ''oNS
Machines at Loss Of $74.11 Each
Making monographs ut a loss OF
S74.11 each was one of the alleged
operations Of the now defunct Reming-
ton Phonograph Company. in connec.-
tion with which six officials and stock
statesmen were held in $4,000 ball for
the Federal Grand Jury at a hearing
before United States Commissioner
Manley yesterday.
G.. Henry Stetson. of Elkins Park.
son Of the late John Il. Stetson, the
hat manufacturer, whose name was
linked with the bankrupt concern, was
discharged. Harry +. Sieber. Of
Merton, vice president of the Ovcrbrook
Bank. another of those involved, was
held in $1,000 bail for further hear
ing Monday.
THE following were held for the
Grand Jury. charged with using the
mails to defraud: Philo Z. Remington,
of New York, whose name was used by
the corporation Lyndon Dwight Wood,
Of Bala, a stock salesman: Marc Il.
Thomas. of Upper Darby; Morris
Pomerantz. Camuc and Wingohocking
streets. a salesman; James S. Holmes.
Of New York. alleged vice president.
and Robert W. Dunlop, of Baltimore.
Assistant United States Attorney
Freedman said the case would be sub.
mittcd to the Federal Grand Jury al
a special session next Wednesday.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-06-02
Two Minutes
of Optimism
Eg0.TO1in Victims
BY HERMAN J. STITCH

Some time ago n New York Justice
d!strbutcd-he really did-to his
"fr!ends" one Of Uncle Sans postcards
which carried the following invitation:
Judge begs to inform his
friends that his portrait painted by the
distinguished artist -, is on exht-
J bition during the week at the celebrated
Ralston Galleries 567 Fifth avenue
The "frends,' thus honored no
doubt immensely enjoyed the ''exhib!-
ton.
. Old Caius julius had slave to stand
behind him as he drove through lines
Of cheering Romans and to whisper:
"Remcmber Caesar. You are but Il
man This detail the learned justice
I overlooked
} The pretty postal epistle in question
> brings to mind the sad case of proml-
nent purist who was committed TO an
institution for the insane-the medical
report on the strength of which he was
confined certified that the patient is
suffering from tenacious delusions, one
: Of which is that he Is a great man
THE mighty (or they who think they
arel frequently flop hard.
! Sometimes they get so they have
brass band and fireworks enliven their
every act and word
We know personally very estimab,e
gentleman Of some position in the COM
munity. who, whenever he has occasion
- say few words, even Of the most
inconseQuential character. in public,
invariably makes 1t point to notify
all the newspapers and news distrib-
uting agencies in the city.
One Of the most difficult and danger
Gus things in the world is to sit on
pinnacle--an immediate result Is usually
loss Of mental as well as physical bal
ance.
Few ordinary mortals can withstand
the limelight. which, as rule, either
blinds or scorches, or does both-and
those of us who are fortunate enough
not 10 be so exposed have much to he
thankful for.
IT has been said that conceited men
will starve their other vices to feed their
ego bump.
This Is q mistakc---a conceited man
never starves any of his other vices.
Rather he feeds them-and feeds
them, and feeds them-tlll he goes
plumb azy-daft-bereft
That Is why our lunatic asylums are
so thickly populated with King Solo
mons, Alcxanders and Napoleons.
II you simply must--why, smoke,
cuss blue streak. watch the windy
corners TO your hearts content. But
be careful never to become victim of
EGO-TOXIN.
For of the conceited man--and con-
ceit--it has been truly said, the one Is
"off, = and the other Is the cause. And
1 the difference between. either and a
paddse al nay b sinply . matter Of
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