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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
SHIPPING BOARD WtTHDRAWs
PROPOSAL FOR NAVAL
RESERVE.
VICTORY FOR UNION LABOR
Organized Labor Denounces Title v"
az Move to Make Strikes or Walk
outs on American shlps
Impossible. III

Washington shipping board
has definitely abandoned its plan, pro-
vided for in the proposed ship subsidy
bill, for a naval reserve In the mer-
chant fleet OF 10000 men and 5000 Of
ficers, to cost more than $S.000,000A y
year.
Under pressure from the Interna-
tional Seamen's Union, directed by An
drew Furuseth, and the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor, directed by Samuel
Gompers, the shipping board has with
drawn the proposal for the naval re-
serve.
This section of the bill, known as
little "" has been denounced by or
ganized labor as a move to make
strikes or walkouts on American ships
impossible, and plan to make way
for the open shops on ships and lower
wages for seamen, by providing naval
reserves to act as strikebreakers.
Commissioner Meyer Lissner of Los
Angeles, chairman of the shipping
BOARD committee which is handling
the hearings before the Joint senate
commerce and house merchant marine
committees on the bill, announced the
withdrawal OF the naval reserve clause
from the bill.
Labor does not seem to understand
the provisions OF Title VIZ said Liss-
ner to the committee. Because of
labor's opposition to this clause the
shipping board desires, after confer
ence with President Harding and Sec
retary of the Navy DENLY, to announce
to the committee that 1t withdraws its
advocacy of the naval reserve section
of the bill.
'The navy department has another
naval reserve bill before congress
which takes care Of the question:"
This is regarded as victory for or
ganized labor in its fight against the
bill.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
Women STAGE pemonstratIon.

Washington.-Sever thousand wo-
men, including numerous delegates to
the Baltimore convention OF the Ma
tional League of Women Voters, and to
the convention here of the League OF
American Pen-Women, staged dem
onstration before the home Of former
President Wilson, Cheers OF the wo-
men brought Mr.. Wilson to the door
and upon requests for speech he de-
clared that while he appreciated the
compliment very much he felt he was
not strong enough to make q speech" !"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
Preparing For Greater Business.

jackson. Illinois Central Rail-
road Company is making heavy pur-
chases of new equipment, indicative
of the fact that the company believes
prosperity is ahead and that revival OF
business will shortly result. Equip
ment mortgage agreements have just
been filed here for record in the office
of the secretary of state, one of which
covers $50 refrigerator cars and the
other $50 refrigerator cars and 1000
drop,bottom gondola cars.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
INJUNCTION TO
STOP LEvEE PAY
YAzoo-MIssIssIPPI DELTA LEvEE
BOARD ENJoINEp eY PROM
INENT OWNERS.
FAILED TO ADVERTISE WORK
Landowners Would prevent Major Dab
ney and Others Being Paid, Al
Ieaing Levee Board Failed
to Advertise for Bids.

Clarksdale, Miss.--A bill OF COM
plant asking for an injunction restrain.
ing the payment Of salaries OF the con
sulting engineer. Maj. T. @. Dabney of
Yazoo- Mississippi delta levee board:
General Superintendent of Mainte-
nance B. R. Bagley, General Foreman
Lee Trimble and Paymaster C. 8. Lon
gino. and the payment of expense
money connected with recent levee
work near Tunica at the point where
an emergency developed about two
weeks, was filed in the chancery court
here in the names Of w. H. Ellis and
j w. Henderson, owners of land and
personal property in the district.
The members of the board against
whom the bill is filed are President L.
G. Franklin, ]. F. Burrow, E. T. Wool
folk, G. T. Thomas. E r. Walton, E.
". Catoe, w. F. Stubblefie1d. T. w.
Foster, e. M. Page, R. L. Walton, w. L.
Bankston, A. e. Dugger and j. l..
Campbell. individually and as the
board of levee commissioners for the
Yazoo Mississippi Delta.
The act under which the bill has
been filed has nothing to do with this
being the legally constituted board of
this district and its authority to act as
such. 1t simply sets drastic limita-
tions on the board in that the commits
sioners cannot employ Maj. Dabney as
consulting engineer, q paymaster, book
keeper and foreman of maintenance,
nor can the board make purchases of
material for emergency work without
first advertising for same. The bill
of complaint will be amended in its
provisions with. reference to the levee
board b bDokkeeper
The bill of complaint sets forth that
the levee commissioners of this dis
trict, "on or about March 9. 1922.
hired, employed or appointed the fol-
lowing officers, agents and employees
of the said YRzoo-Mississfppi delta
levee district, for the term of two
years next ensuing from and after
March 9, 1922: Mai. T. ]. Dabney, con
sulting engineer. at yearly salary OF
$4,500; B. R. Bagley, general superin-
tendent of maintenance, at a salary OF
$2,4O0 year; Lee Trimble, foreman Of
maintenance, at salary OF $3.50 Q
year; c. S. Longino. as paymaster, al
salary Of $1,000.
! Complain nts further allege that
they would t'how to the court that the
defendants. citing in their capacity a.
members OF he levee board. did dur
ing the mont Of April enter into GER
tain contraits for work in connection
with the alter ion. maintenance or re
pair OF certain of the levees OF the
/ IYazoo-M Mississip I delta levee district
and purchased, r contracted TO pur
chase. materials a excess Of $500 in
value without ha, ug first advertised
the work by inserting notice Of the
letting of said wos by contract al
least once each weo@ for three consec
utive weeks In nss paper OF genera
circulation publishe in the domiciIs
OF the board Of leve commissioners
nor newspaper Of ge-eral publication
published in the city 4 Memphis o.
New Orleans. La, a. s-quired by law
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
ALL POWERS WILL TAKE ACTIVE
! PART IN THE WORK OF RE
l5 CONSTRUCTION.
WAR DEBTS MAKE TROUBLE
Differences Between England and
France Develop When Question
Comes Up, But Matter Is
Left to Committee.

Genoa.-The powers have prepared
the preamble of the magma charta"
for Russia; it outlines how Europe will
give practical financial and economic
help to permit that great country's res
toration and reconstruction.
Across the Asiatic litoral, Japan
promises to contribute her portion of
money to assist in the reorganization
OF Russia, and although the United
States is not mentioned in the pre-
amble, 1t is wide in scope to take, in
the whole world, for it's trainers voice
the conviction that once confidence is
felt that foreigners can normally en-
gage In enterprises in Russia the banks
of all countries will willingly advance
funds to their citizens to invest in
Russia.
Great Britain and Belgium, as we'll
as Japan. to lesser degree, are plac-
ing credits at the disposal of enter
prises in Russia; France will provide
railroad material; Italy will help by in
land water transports, and all will par
ticipate in an International consorto-
rum.
The subcommittee on Russian af-
fairs has already adopted article of
the document, which Is directed
against propaganda by the Bolsheviki
or attempts to change the existing
frontiers. This has chief reference to
Bassarabia, now annexed by Rouma.
mia. An arrangement also was reached
on the momentous question OF the ma
tionalization OF private property.
Apparently soDe compromise ON the
project has been devised by the jurists
whereby the soviets are able TO adhere
to their great doctrine Of nationalist
tion and simultaneously satisfy the for
eign governments and peoples by
granting the use of the property, In
stead OF admitting actual ownership.
The text of this article has been kept
secret, but it will come up again Mon
day for consideration.
Differences developed between Eng.
land and France ON the question of
Russia's war debts, France insisting
that Russia recognize them in their en-
tirety. though ready to scale them
down later. The question was left to
committee.
On the questions of war debts, Eng
land proposed that the percentage
whereby the war debts were to be re-
duced could be decided by the supreme
court of the United States. During this
discussion, M. Barthou said France
was willing to grant facilities for pay
ment such as moratorium, and was
even ready to consent to reductions at
later date: meanwhile France de.
manded unqualified recognition by the
soviet of the war debts.
| When his attention was called to the
tact that reductions had apparently
been promised in the note of April Is
to the soviet, M Barthou pointed out
that the soviet has subsequently
changed its position and therefore the
powers had the same right. NJ Bar
thou was ready to favor many differ.
ent concessions, but wished to call at
tention to the fact that the govern.
ment could only recommend, while par.
Lament must decide.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
IS Skulls Found.

Berlin.-The stockholders OF Ham
burg were impelled to pause and med
itate the transitory nature of this
worlds glories when masons repairing
the Exchange Building nnearthed hui
man skulls in the courtyard. Thirty.
five craniums seemed to indicate the
activity Of q Germany Landru, who
had chosen the stock exchange as the
place best adapted to finish off his
victims.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
Would Block Attempt to Reciassify
Rates.

jackson on--Commercial organizations
throughout Mississippi will likely be
asked by the traffic bureau of the
jackson chamber of commerce to get
behind the movement to block any at
tempt on the part Of the railroads to
reclassify rates applying to traffic in
this state, 1t is claimed any increase
in rates whcih. it is said, would result
from a feclassif fication, would be detri-
mental to the business interests Of the
state.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
Accused bx Hia WHO.

& Kansas Cty.-Although announcing
chat they placed little credence in the
the statement made to them by the
wife of Robert Carroll. that her hus-
band had been implicated in the muir
ders here some time ago OF o. ".
Dodge. local financier. and Miss Flor
ence Barton. society girl, the police
were making thorough investigation.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
NEWS AND VIEWS
The
STATE CAPITAL
BY F. r. Birdsall


Information received from Washing
ton City and sent out by correspond
ents from Jackson that the Supreme
Court of the United States has held
that the finding of still on any land
makes the owner of the land prima ia
Gle guilty and entails not only jail
sentence but forfeiture of the lands
to the federal government, has caused
great CONSERVATION throughout Missis
sippi Under that decision, stills clan
destinely operated on the lands of
other people, secluded in jungles and
without their knowledge or consent,
not only forfeit their property, but
jeopardize their liberty.
Elnathan Tart, superintendent of
the Old Soldiers Home at Beauvoir,
has requested the Daughters of the
Confederacy of Kinds County to ask
the board of supervisors when they
meet in Jackson, on the first Monday
in May, to appropriate $1,000 toward
the erection OF a soldiers hospital, at
Beauvoir. The press of this city and
county are warmly supporting Mr..
Tariffs request and the efforts of the
4 Daughters OF the Confederacvy and 1t
is reported that the Daughters of the
Confederacy in the 50 counties of Mis-
sissippi are active in this matter.
The popularity of the Livingston
q Park beyond the city limits in the
4 western suburbs of Jackson, has De-
come so great, that the street railway
has asked and obtained permission
from the board of supervisors to ex-
tend its line for quarter OF mile TO
accommodate the public. A magnificent
ZOO has been organized at the park,
which attracts children by the thous-
and, and men and women in unlimited
numbers last summer. took a plunge
IN the artificial lake there.
An unprecedented event took place
4 in Jackson ON the ninetieth birthday
of John Hart, when 30 OF his devoted
/. friends in all walks Of life attended a
reception given in his honor by his
daughter, Mrs. M. A. Lewis. Mr.. Hars
has lived in jackson since 1851, and in
the toasts drunk, and not in a Barmaci.
dian sense, either. he was eulogized
as a patriot, soldier, financier and de-
voted citizen. The company adjourned
ten years ago, to attend his ninetieth
anniversary.
Two constitutional amendments are
to be ratified or rejected by a majority
of all those voting at the congressional
election November Z. One places the
trunk lines of highways in Mississippi
under exclusive control OF the state
highway commission and leaves the
board Of supervisors in control of the
local highways.
Field Representative of the Kiwanis
Club. International, Waldo E. Bailey
with headquarters in Jackson, states
that Mississippi has II clubs and over
TAO clubs in the United States ant
Canada. The Louisiana and Mississip
pi Kwanis District Convention will
meet at Gulfport August S-9, and {
very large attendance is anticipated.
One of the things that vexed the
legislature was the dipping vat prob
lem, which was debated fiercely il
both houses. The senate passed a bill
allowing counties to vote out from
under the quarantine and dipping law
of 1916, but the house killed the bill.
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Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
To seek 0. K. Of nonus ami.

Washington.-The senate's bonus
bill will be laid before President Hard
ing before any further steps are taken
by the finance committee, Senator
Watson, Indiana, has announced. Wat
son. McCumber and Smoot will seek
his approval OF their compromise"
bonus plan.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
Transsers AdmiraIs.

Washington.--vice Admiral Albert
p. Niblack. commanding the naval for
ces in European waters, has been or
dered home to take command OF the
Sixth naval district at Charleston. 3.
Carolina. He will be relieved in Eu-
rope BY Rear Admiral Edwin A. An
derson. now in command at Charles.
ton.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
Wilson Fund subject to Tax.

Washington.--Co Contribution to the
Wilson endowment fund are subject to
government tax, Commissioner OF In
ternal Revenue Blair has announced.
Blair's ruling was made public by Sem
ator Glass. Of Virginia.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
FIahtlna begun in Chin.

seking.-Fighting began recently at
Chang Sintien. IL miles southwest of
Peking. Heavy artillery firing is au-
dible in Peking.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
FLOODS DAMAGE
GRAVE TO FARMERS
EIGHTH FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
TELLS OF DELAYS IN
REPORT.
FLOODS WORST IN YEARS

Mississippi Valley Farm Operations
Have Been Seriously Retarded-Re-
port Optimistic on Business Out
look--Easng Money Slim q
uIates Manufacturing. tf 8
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-05-05
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
SlllIldaySchool 4
Y Lesson

(By Rks r. b. tllZW Elk. D. De
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
bible Institute Of ChicagoD
couvrg-hf 1879 Western Newsesper union-~-
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-22
The Ohio Fight.

COLUMBUS, o.. July 22.-Ohio vot-
ers will again face the wet and dry is
sue at the statewide primaries on Aug
s, and the results are expected to be of
national interest because Ohio is the
home of the ti-Saloon league and sew
eral national wet organizations.
Because of the efforts of those opposed
to prohibition to have congress enact a
law permitting the manufacture and
sale Of light wines and beer. chief inter
est will attach to the nomination of con-
gresSmen.
Both the vets and drys are busy try
ing to obtain pledges from the eandi-
dates, who are more numerous than ever
before in the history of the state. Con
greSsmen are to be nominated in the %
districts of the state, and in some dis
trictS there are more than score OF
candidates.
Because of the drys efforts to main
tain strict law enforcement laws on the
statute books, considerable attention
also is being paid to prospective mem
berS Of the legislature.
Although there win be no direct wet
and dry referendum at the August pri-
maries, two of the candidates for the
governorShip nomination-both Repub-
licans-have announced platforms favor
| ing light wines and beer. They are G.
Homer Durand, Coshocton attorney for
mcrly connected with the liberal forces
| in Ohio. and j. w. Durnell of Columbus.
Both the vets and the drys already
are claiming the next Ohio congressional
delegation.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-22
the proposal, at the April election in
Personal Fight in Minnesota.


ST. PAUL, Mimi, July 22.-There
are no surface indications that prohibit
ton viii be an issue in the congressional
elections in Minnesota next fall. and it
did not enter the party nomination con-
tests June 10.
Congressman A. J. Volstead, father of
the prohibition enforcement act, has a
contest on his hands for reelection in
the fall, but had no opponent for the Re
publican nomination in the primary.
Rev. @. j Kvale of Benson, who OPP
posed Mr.. Nolstead in the June primary
and fall election two years ago, has
been endorsed for the congressional post
by the Democratic and Farmer-Labor
district conventions. and is expected to
file as an independent.
Two years ago Rev. Kvale obtained n
majority in the primary over Congress
man Nolstead. contesting for the Repub-
lican nomination, but the clergyman was
disqualified on the courts finding that he
had violated the co rrutppartc cmfwyp
rad violated the corrupt practices act.
He ran as an Independent in the fall
election and was defeated by narrow
margin. Rev. kvale announced at that
time that he was IAN ultra dry
None of the congressional candidates
has vet made any declaration on the
prohibition issue. except in the cases
where it has been declared dead is
sue.
In the senatorial! contests. Senator
Frank =. Kelloggs stand is known as
dry" Mrs. Anna ID. Oleson of Clio
quet. sensational nominee Of the Demo
Gratis. is ayowedly dry"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-22
GOOD BEAR STORIES
FROM BIG FORESTS
Ranch Mule Beats Fire Crazed Bear In
Fight-Mother Bear Beats
ForeSter's Auto
PRINCE GEORGE. B. C.. Julr e.

PRINCE GEORGE, B. c., July %
Two amusing bear stories, both
vouched for by reputable eye-witnesses.
are going the rounds here. Forest fires
in northern British Columbia during the
past month have had peculiar effect
upon some of the wild animals of the
woods. judging from some of the stories
brought in 10 Prince George.
4 fight between fre-erazed bear and
mule in which the bear was worsted,
occurred at l.. Mason's ranch, at Bed
nesti. B. G.. The forest fire routed the
bear from its lair. and in its dash from
the flames into the open country it col
lided violently with jaek-mule. The
bear was promptly stretched out on the
ground by a double tattoo from the ca
pable hind hoofs. and the mule calmly
resumed it's interrupted grazing.
Thoroughly angered. the bear picked
itself up and cautiously approached the
mule from a different angle. The huge
paw was brought down with resound-
ing thwack on the mules ribs. This was
unfortunate. The hoofs were again
brought into play. after a quick accur-
ate maneuvre for position, and the fight
was called off so far as the bear was
concerned. Mr.. Mason. who had wit
messed the unusual encounter, dashed to
the house for a rifle to finish the bear
. should any life be left. Before he could
get back to the scene. however, bruin
managed to get groggily to his feet and
return to the less exciting environment
of the forest fire.
A fire patrol ranger is sponsor for an
other bear story. While making a sur
vey in the mountain district. he came
upon a young cub suffering from severe
burns on feet and body. The yOungster
was whimpering from the pain and THE
[ &, Nv
his car and there made it fast with some
rope.
The patrolman started on his jour
ney only to discover that the mother
bear had appeared and was in hot pur-
suit. As the track ran uphill at this
point the bear, making long strides
gained steadily and the need for strategy
was clearly indicated. The forestry
book of Instructions does not cover sit
uation such as this, but the ranger was
resourceful and decided that the best
plan would be TO throw the cub over
/ board. His attempts to mite the Knot
| on the lashings which secured the young
| ster to the machine. however, proved
| futile purSuer and pursued came to :
/ vet sleeper grade, with the advantag:
all with the former. Finally, with one
mighty effort the old bear threw herself
on the back of the car, holding on by
| her claws and paws.
This is where the forester decided tC
retire in favor of the enemy. He dove
off the car, and regained his feet in time
/ to see ii continuing. it's journey east
ward. with a mother and child happily
reunited az its passengers. Later the
automobile was found run down and
everything intact except the side of the
seat where the cub had been tied. the
old bear having torn it out to release her
offspring.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-22
AMERICAN PACKERS
SELL GERMANS MEAT
May Break High Prices Large Con-
tract for Frozen Meat From
Argentina

BERLIN. July 22.-American frozen
meat promises shortly to release Ger
many's army of bread-winners from the
ring of high prices which has for some
time prevailed among the retail butcher
shops of Berlin. Local dealers are being
inundated with offers from packing firms
in the United States, and Hugo SHINES
the Industrial magnate, has contracted
with the Argentine government for de-
liveries on a large scale. Representa-
tiVes of wholesale dealers in Argentina
also are reported to be negotiating big
contracts here.
With shops charging 100 to 100 marks
per pound for roasting meat and pro-
portionateiY high rates for other cuts.
the German laboring- man or the middle
class worker finds it too expensive t.
have meat in his menu more than twice
a week, at the most, on his wages of
four to five thousand marks monthly.
1t is estimated that frozen meat from
the United States can be delivered in
Hamburg at 90 marks n kilogram At
this rate. a pound would come to some
40 or 30 marks in the retail shops of
Berlin.
The situation has become so different
for MANY of the poorer Germans that
they have resorted in some places to
consumers buying STRIKES" Shops
till night have been obliged to close ex-
cent for two DAYS 4 week. The effect
has been keenly felt in the Berlin stock
wards. where reduced consumption has
forced 500 employees out of work within
the last few weeks
One of the causes of high prices is said
to be the necessity for wholesalers and
stockyards to buv livestock at prices
'-'oted on the hoof They have FOUGHT
this practice for years, claiming that
30 per cent of an animal is lost for
profit"Nle retail in buying it according
to live weight rather than TO the pound
age after slaughter
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-07-22

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