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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25

possible yields are only gotten where
early fall stalk destruction is prac.
tlced and the remaining essential
steps are closely adhered to. AS we
come eastward into Louisiana and Mis-.
sissippi with their woodlands their
greater rainfall, and their greater per-
centage of lowlands, the Importance
and necessity for the early destruction
OF the stalks is greatly increased. In
fact, experienced men seriously doubt
our ability to ever raise profitable
crops of cotton unless this first essen
tial step be practiced Whether this
be true or not burning the stalks is
inexpensive, and will result in in.
increase in yields worth many times
the expenditure. l take it that the
true farmer is not merely after profits,
but after the maximum Of profits from
every acre he plows. Generally speak
ing, the infestation east of Pearl river
during the fall of 1909 has nowhere
reached maximum. and for this
reason fair crops will probably be
made even where the stalks were not
destroyed. But in the fall of 1910 and
In succeeding years all of this terri.
tory will be thoroughly infested and
every cotton stalk should be destroyed
at the earliest possible date.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25
Judson c. Welliver Says Sugar
Beet Has Been Used To Sc.
cure Tariff Favors for Trust

Another sensational charge agains
, the sugar trust is made today in con
nection with the beet sugar industry
and the Mormon church. Judson G.
Welliver, the Washington political
expert. writing in the January mum
Der of Hampton's Magazine, under
the subject, The Mormon Church
and the Sugar Trust" declares:
THE most remarkable partnership
In the United States is that of the
Mormon church and the sugar trust,
for the domination of the beet.suga-
business of the country.
The sugar trust. individuals inter-
ested in the sugar trust, and the
Mormon church, these three groups
working together, control somewhere
from two-thirds to four-fifths of the
beet sugar in the country. The COM
bination absolutely dominates beet
sugar. 1t makes the market prices
of sugar, distributes the territory.
and completely controls tariff legis-
lation.
THE Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
and the Amalgamated Sugar Compa-
ny are the two greatest Mormon beet
sugar concerns. They have a total
capitalization of nearly $4,000, 900
actually issued. Each is controlled
by the Mormon influence. In 1902
the trust bought heavily in the stocks
OF the Amalgamated. 1t was, in fact
party to the organization of the
Amalgamated, the company being
formed to consolidate large interests
and centralize the control of scat
tered sugar factories. These two
companies are managed and operat-
ed by the Mormon church authori.
ties. In 1902 they became the joint
property of the church and the trust.
THE Mormon church manages the
business in the joint interest of it.
self and the sugar trust The trust
people implicitly rely on their eccle-
s1astical allies, and therefore all the
directors of the Utah-Idaho Sugar
Company, but one, are Mormons
Joseph F. Smith is president OF
the Utah-Idaho Company. He is al. |
80 president of the Mormon church.
Of lions Cooperative Mercantile In.
stitution of the State Bank of Utah |
OF lions Savings Bank and Trust
Company. of the Consolidated Wagon
and Machine Company, of the Salt
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25
Some Essential Steps.

| The following essential steps ir
making cotton in spite of the boil wee
VII embody the main features of the
Cultural Methods worked out in Louis
lana and Texas, with some slight mod
ihcations to meet Mississippi condi
lions. Despite the bad season and
millions of weevils, these methods
nave been an unqualified success this
year in Southwest Mississippi, and
every cotton grower in weevil terri.
tory can practice them with the as.
surance of profitable crop of cotton.
These essential steps are as follows:
1. Reduce your acreage. Where a
family has planted IL or IA acres in
cotton let them plant 6 or 8. This
must be done to keep the cotton per-
ssctly clean. we'll worked, and in
growing condition. Boil weevils will
eat up your cotton if it gets grassy.
Remember this.
z. Plant your thinner uplands-
lands that will make cotton quickly.
A rich, rank-growing Late bottom land
is no place for cotton with the boil
weevil. 1t will not make the seed Won
plant on it. These lands should be in
corn, anyway. Even on your warm
uplands it is best not to plant cotton
where the stalk will grow over 3 1-2
or feet high. Be sure to give plenty
OF distance. Air and hot sunshine are
fatal to the weevil.
3. Burn every cotton stalk on your
place before October 18th. Exper.
ience has proven this to be by far the
most important factor in controlling
the weevil. If you do not know the
reasons for this get state and United
States Bulletins and learn them. yon
can destroy your stalks for 80 cents
an acre, and by so doing you are in
suring your cotton crop. If you do not
destroy your stalks you may make
some cotton, but the chances are that
you may not Burn every cotton stalk
by October 18th.
4. Make a fine mellow seed he'd for
your cotton by preparing your land
we'll If this is done your cotton will,
get off in a hurry in the spring. Cot.
ton cannot come up and grow off we'll
In a mass Of clods. Break well and
use the harrow.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25

proved their case. But what good
did it do? They knew only half the
truth. The other half concerning
this Mormon sugar trust alliance l am
now relating.
There was a powerful lobby in
Washington to support the Aldrich
Smoot schedule. Headed by Truman
G. Palmer, secretary Of the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar Association, it in
cluded Henry T. Oxnard, vice-presi-
dent of the American Beet Sugar
Company; c. B. Warren, president,
and F. R. Hathaway. secretary of the
Michigan Sugar Company; and va.
rious others-every one of them a
beet sugar emissary. And everyone
of them was urging in the sacred
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25
SALIENT FACTS ABOUT THE
BOIL WEEVIL BY AN EXPERT

Alabama line in the northern part OF
Jackson county, and during the sea.
son of 1910 every man who plants cot.
ton west of a line drawn from Jack.
son, Mississippi, to Lucedale, in the
southern part of Greene county, will
be more or less affected by the depre-
dations of the insect. Along this line
the damage will be very slight, but
will gradually increase to the west
ward for from 20 to 80 miles, where
the maximum destruction will ensue.
During the year 1909 the eastern line
of infestatio1 south of Crystal Springs
approximately conceded with the l. C.
Railroad. the infestation and damage
gradually increasing to the westward
for 80 to 40 miles, where the depreda-
tions approached maximum. It has
been in this section of the state that
the experiences of the writer have
been gained.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25

season for $3.50 or $500 per acre. and
it will pay you.
Too Little Information.
9. Write to all the experiment sta.
lions in Louisiana and Mississippi
and the U. s. Department of Agricul-
ture at Washington for all their publi.
cations relating to the weevil. Too
few peopel are we'll informed concern
ing this most serious menace to the
South's cotton crop.
The above, in brief, are the essen.
tial steps, as worked out by two years
careful observation and experimental.
ton, in making cotton in spite of the
weevil in south Mississippi. A chain
Is no stronger than its weakest link.
and noe $500 the above essentials
ian be ted. Experience has
proven eEeir. careful, conscien.
ious Of ov1noe will result in from
10 per Do per cent Of a nor.
nal cot Their non-obsery.
nee me failure.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25
The "CuIturai Method"

Years ago in Texas the experts OF
the National Department of Agricul-
ture worked out what is known as the
Cultural Method" of making cotton
in spite of the weevil. These methods
have been very successful in Texas
when closely followed, and in very
favorable seasons some men have
made fair crops without putting all
of these recommendations into prac-
tice. An example of this is the neg
lect of considerable part of the cot
ton growers to destroy their stalks
early in the fall. But it is safe to say,
and the fact is borne out by exper-
fence and experiment. that even in the
dry climate of Texas the maximum
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25

name of the blessed beet, that the
Aldrich-Smoot schedule be adopted.
1.-THE SmOot-Aldrich schedule was
adopted, by close vote, it is true;
but adopted. Every Republican SEN
ator from state where the Mormon
influence is potent in politics-Utah,
Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, i;evada-
voted for that schedule. Almost
every senator from any state where
there is beet sugar factory in which
the sugar trust is interested voted
for it. 1t took every ounce Of
strength that the strange miscegena-
ton Of church and trust could exert,
to save that schedule; but it was
saved"
Hampton's Magazine fer January.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25
Discussion OF Problem With
Special Reierfnce to South
Mississippi
(By B. L. MISS. U. s. Department of
Agriculture)

10y .. L. MOSS. U. >. department OF
Agriculture).
For over two years the writer has
been engaged in the farm demonstra
lion work of the United States De-
,artment OF Agriculture in South Mis-.
>issipri. The nature of large part
X this work has been to demonstrate
p = practical way the best methods
e producing profitable crops of cot
IN undee boil weevil conditions.
Eyhile this work has largely been OF
"a demonstrative rather than an in
! dGAtive character, nevertheless
5sat many valuable facts relating to
Die serious problem have been
earned at FIRST hand. The long looked
~ pest IL now thoroughly entrenched
I Mississippi territory, and for the
Est time we have met it on our own
|il and under our own climatic con-
tons and learned what practices are
Encacious and what are not in the
Eruggle. 1t is the object of this ar
gle to give a brief summary of these
tperiences and observations.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25
Use Of Fertilizers.

l
D. Use sparingly of stalk-makins
fertilizers, either homemade or com
merclal. Nitrogen makes stalk. while
phosphate hastens fruiting. Remem
Der this. and in mixing fertilizers for
cotton, cut down the amount of nj
trogen as low as possible. Put most
of your heterogeneous fertilizers on Won,
corn.
.. Plant an early maturing variety
OF seed. Triumph and Cleveland Big
Boil are both very good. Try both of
them If possible, as different condi.
tons might produce different results
Every man should test for himself
several of the best varieties and keen
those that are best.
Z. Practice rapid, clean cultivation.
Experience has shown that where
hield is allowed to get very grassy
the weevils will ruin it. Rain or
shine, cotton must be kept clean and
growing II you are to make ANYTHING
despite the weevil.
.. Destroy all punctured squares
mat fall. BY doing this you destroy
young weevils that would produce mil. |
ions OF destructive offspring later on
squares can be picked for the entire
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the share.
holders of the First National Bank of
commerce of Hattiesburg, Miss. will
be held in the office of the bank, Tues.
DAY, January II, 1910, at II o'clock
a. m. The directors for the ensuing
year Will be elected and all general
business of Importance will be dis.
cussed and disposed of at this meet
ing.
shareholders please take notice
]. P. CARTER,
President.
r. c. HAUENSTEIN.
Cashier.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25
Must Contend With Pest.

At the outset, let no cotton grower
dude himself with the hope that
oner or later he will not have to
intend with the weevil. Even now
3 pest Is within ten miles of the
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-12-25
TO DOC COOK.

The world at large, good DR.. Cook
May figure-as it likely will
That you are muchly to the rock
Or something even rougher still:
But. Doc. our hand-out hat to you.
For though Sir Peary's fame NAV
shine,
You are, according to our view.
No less an artist in your line.
The world at large, good DR.. Cook.
May peevishly and coarsely call
You every known degree of crook
And fake of monumental gall.
But, Doc, while still the echoes ring
Two crowns await where Fame
aspires-
The first is Peary's-Polar King
The others yours-the King Liars
-Grantland Rice, in Nashville
Tennessean.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-11
DEATH
NOT FAR
AWAY
HARTMAN CONFERRED WITH J.
p. MORGAN REGARDING EF-
Feet ON WALL STREET.
IRy Associated Press. !

Arden. Sept. ll.-One of the Iasz
men to talk with Mr.. Hartman wAE
J. p Morgan, who called at the Hsr-
riman home on Thursday Of last
week
For nearly two hours the two Lead
ers Of American finance sat out upon
the porch in the sun.
II is believed that at this confer
ence plans were laid for the support
of the financial market in the event
of Mr.. Harriman's death. Mr. HaT-
riman knew that he was a dying msr
although he kept that information
from his family and encouraged their
belief that he would ultimately gez
we'll.
The Hartman funeral is still the.
main topic of conversation here. The
little church at Arden cannot begin
to accommodate the crowd that viz
attend the memorial service in TN,
afternoon.
The messages of coincidence suH
continue to pour in. The mail at the
local postoffice has swelled to doDer
times its usual volume.
Little elew to the cause of NL
Harriman's death is given in the
death certificate that was prepared
by DIR. Lyle. Heart failure. superin-
duced by internal complications, is
the cause assigned
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-11

Meeting for men at Y. NJ. c. A.
Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Ad-
dress by w. T. Davis. All men cord
tally invited.
A. c. Newton will go to Denver
tomorrow. in custody of the exhibit
to be made at the Interstate Fair and
also at the State Fair at Pueblo. He
has some choice specimens of fruit
He will be absent about ten DAYS
Today's realty transactions: ID. f.
Barker to f. H. Smith. sixteenth
of section 20, township ., considera-
ton private: Henry NJ. Porter to
Elizabeth Atkinson, lots i3, IA, Is,
block "a. s4S7,5O.
Leon J. Chapman goes to Denver
and other points on the eastern slope
tomorrow in the interest of the Mesa
County Fair. Mr.. Chapman will go
loaded down with some very choice
specimens of peaches. which he will
distribute in box quantities where
they will do the most good. Four or
five special boxes have been prepared
for the newspapers which will be pre-
sented by Mr.. Chapman.
G. c. Price. superintendent of
speed for the Mesa County Fair will
arrive in this city tomorrow from
Ogden. where he has been in attend
ance at the races having come there
from California. On the arrival of
Mr. Price there will be things doing
in the speed matters for the fair He
will at, once take up his duties and
push things. as. hard as possible for
the success of the racing events at
the track. '''
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-11

in that it did not state what treat
ment defendant was supposed to- have
administered.
That the evidence introduced was
insufficient to sustain a verdict OF
guilty;
That section IL. chapter 1885. re-
lating to the state board of medical
examiners, under which the com
plant was drawn, was in direct vio-
lation of both state and federal con
stitutions in that
First, 1t violated article 5. section
2j. paragraph 90; article 2, section
3. and 6, of the state constitution
relating to personal liberty. the right
to defend life and liberty and insure
safety and happiness, and the con
ferring of exclusive privileges on any
class, corporation or group of per-
sons.
Second, 1t violated paragraph ! of
the ith amendment to the federal.
constitution, which provides that no
state shall pass any law denying to
any person the equal protection of
the laws or depriving them of life,
liberty or property without due pro-
cess of law.
After reading the extended motion
ment.
Creates Medical Monopoly.
Al the conclusion OF Judge Wheel
er's argument Attorney AicMullin re-
piled al length vigorously contending
for continuation of the trial.
Closing argument was made by At
torney Miller for the defense. in
which he reviewed the objections,
dwelling briefly on the alleged un-
constitutionality of the law which he
said had tendency to create a mono
poly OF the practice of healing and re-
lieying the suffering in behalf of The
regular medical profession.
Court Grants Motion.
Attorney McMullin urged the court
10 take time to read all the authori-
ties submitted. but evidently the
court did not think that necessary for
he proceeded to announce his decision
on the motion, which in brief was to
the effect that it was necessary for
The state to show that Cross had
rendered some medical treatment for
fee or with the hope of reward. "
He declared that the state was bound
by its own evidence which consisted
in part of receipt which showed
that SIS had been paid for lenese and
that no evidence had been introduced
to show that any charge had been
made for any other service. The
court remarked that. under the law.
person could give all the treatment
he wished so long as no charge was
made for the same.
The court accordingly granted the
motion of the defense, called in the
jury, instructed them to return
verdict of Not Guilty which they
did without leaving their seats, and
discharged the defendant.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-11
GOLD BRICK
SENT OUT
BY COOK
PEARY INSISTS THAT HIS RIVAL
is FAKING ABOUT DISCOVERY
OF THE NORTH POLE.
[By Associated Press. ]

New York, Sept. IA dispatch
from Peary received here says:
Roosevelt will remain here three
or four days. coaling and overhaul
ing. Expect to arrive sydney about
September 3. Do not trouble about
Cooks story or attempt to explain
any discrepancies in his statements.
Affair will settle itself. He has not
been to pole April 21 or any other
time. He simply handed public gold
brick
These statements made advisedly.
and | have proof Of them. When he
makes full statement of his journey
over his signature to some geograph-
ical society or other reputable body.
ii that statement contains claim he
has reached pole | shall be in posi-
tion to furnish material that may be
interesting reading for public.-Rob-
ert Il. Peary."
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-11
RUNS P|TCHFORK
TINES IN SHOULDER

Lester Johnson. a well known
rsnchman OF near rruita. met with a,
most painful accident this morning.
BY the overturning of load of hay.
a pitchfork, which was on top of the
hay, penetrated his left armpit and
came out through the shoulder. He
also received some very severe
scratches, but by far the most seri-
Gus injury was from the tines of the
fork penetrating his shoulder
Medical attendance was called at
once and the wound dressed. it being
very painful but not serious. The
physician stated that, had the tine OF
the fork struck one of the large ar
teries, he would have undoubtedly
bled to death before medical attend
ance could have reached him.
Mr.. johnson was hauling hay from
the. Minton ranch to his home for
feeding when the accident occurred.
The road was heavy, and, in going
over break in the road, the wagon
with its load was overturned with
the painful accident resulting to Mr..
Johnson.
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-11

When court convened this morn
ing argument was resumed on the
objection of the defense to the testi-
mony of ID. ID. Taylor as to the physi-
cal condition of Callie Johnson At
torney Miller contended that it was
not material whether the deceased
was sick or well, and, if she were
sick, he could name a half dozen rep
utable doctors in this city no two of
which might agree as to the ailment
He declared that medical science was
far from being eXact-infact, ii was
largely experimental, anyway. He
also claimed that the principle of
privileged communications would OPP
crate against the admission of the
testimony.
Attorney McMullin for the people
urged that the privileged communi-
cation theory was only applicable to
civil actions and could not be in
yoked in criminal case, particularly
by the defense. He declared that 1t
was essential to prove that the de-
ceased had an ailment in order To
support the charge that the defend
ant had treated her medically.
Objection Sustained.
After extended argument on both
sides, Judge Sullivan ruled that the
evidence sought to be introduced was
immaterial, and sustained the objec-
ton of the de.en5e to which ruling
the people noted an exception.
Doctors Taylor and Stiles were
then called to testify as to their ac-
quaintance with Cross, both denying
that they knew him personally. At
torney McMullin then asked for time
to confer with Attorney McClintock
but the conference resulted in the
calling of the two women witnesses
and Dr. Stiles into conference. The
consultation lasted so long that the
court directed the bailiff to summon
the parties into the court room and
proceed with the case.
Minnie johnson was then recalled
to answer a couple of questions. af-
ter which the people offered the bot
tie of eye-wash in evidence. This
was objected to by the defense on the
grounds that neither bottle, contents
nor Inscriptions had been properly
or accurately identified The court
ruled that such questions were for
the jury and overruled the objection.
Attorney McMullin then an
nounced that the people rested their
side of the case
At this juncture Attorney Miller
for the defense asked the court to
excuse the jury and witnesses until
the afternoon session. as they wished
to argue a motion at length The
request was granted.
He then made motion that the
court instruct the jury to render a
verdict of not guilty on the follow
ing grounds:
That the informat ton did not state
facts sufficient to constitute an of
Tense under the statute cited; :
That the information was deficient
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-11

ID. Grover Rice starts tomorrow on
ten days vacation trip to Denver
and other points in Colorado.
The new management of the Crys-
tai, the popular amusement place,
yesterday installed one of the new
Powers moving picture machines.
G.. C.. Fordyce and Paul Yates. who
have been visiting friends and rela-
tives in the city the past several
weeks from Nebraska University, left
this morning for Salt Lake City to
spend a few days.
The work of grading on the large
hill at the foot of Colorado avenue
for the yard tracks, has progressed
nicely in the past week and opera
tions have been transferred to below
the tracks. an eighth of mile north
west
The Denver News arriving here
yesterday had a two-column picture
of Miss Swisher, leading candidate
for Peach Queen in this county. The
accompanying writeup was quite COM
plimentary but made the statement
that the young lady was but | 3 years
old, whereas she is nearly IL Much
statewide interest is being taken in
the local contest
A. S. Andrew, foreman of the Pu-
eblo Chieftain composing room, is
visiting in the city for few days
accompanied by his wife. He has
been connected with the Chieftain
for a long time and was foreman for
about five years when F.. A. Sherman
of this city was night managing edi-
tor of that paper. This is his first
visit to the valley and he is greatly
impressed with its beauty and pro-
ductiveness.9
The daily sentinel., 1909-09-11
ARE LOOKING FOR
YOUNG BALL
PLAYER
The Police Authorities Believe Him to
be Implicated in the Mysterious
Murder of a Young Wom-
an in Detroit. Mich.
HE MAY BE A MINOR LEAGUER
[By Assoeiated Press. ]

Detroit. Mich. Sept. 11.-When
the investigation into the death OF
Maybelle Millman on Tuesday was
resumed today. DR.. George \. Fritch
was still in custody
Miss Martha Henning and Mrs.
Alice Renaud are understood to have
remained at police headquarters over
night as witnesses, although they
were not detained by the police.
The authorities are seeking a state
ment from a University of Michigan
student, who is prominent in athlet-
les and who is said To be playing bail
with minor league baseball club In
the west.