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The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
TAFT WILL PUSH SUIT
ACTS ON RECOMMENDATION OF
ATToRNEY-GEN
Railroad Merger Case Will Go Be-
fore Expeding Court Provided
by Antitrust Act.

Washington, ID. C.-The president has
pending suit against the Union and
Southern Pacific railroad companies,
looking to a dissolution of the merger,
and today concluded to deny the appli-
cation of Judge Lovett, Mr.. Harriman's
successor, for dismissal of the suit.
Soon after Judge Lovett, with num-
Der of influential railroad people, APP
pealed to the president to quash the pro-
ccedings before Judge Vandeventer's
court in Salt Lake City, Mr.. Taft, fol-
lowing the course that had been adopted
in the case of the famous New York,
New Haven & Hartford Railroad Com
pany when similar appeal was made,
referred the matter to the attorney
general for examination and report.
In the New England case it was found
that, owing to the action taken by the
state of Massachusetts, and the insig-
nificance of the governments interests,
it would be best to abandon the prose
cution of the railroad, and this was done.
But Attorney General Wickersham
reached very different conclusion in
this Pacific railroad merger case, and he
handed TO President Taft voluminous
report, the conclusion Of which justified
the president in the announcement chat
there was good case against the rail-
roads, following the decision in the
Northern Securities litigation. There
fore, the proceedings at Salt Lake City
will be pressed.
The status of the case at present is
this:
The government has put in it's testi-
mony. The defense must begin in April,
when the usual evidence in rebuttal must
be submitted thereafter. Then the case
will 60 to that novel tribunal of four
judges provided for by the antitrust
act, known as the expediting court, and
doubtless in the end will come before
the supreme court of the United States,
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
Street Got Thirteen Votes.

Two ballots were taken by the sena-
torial caucus Thursday, with no mate
rial change in the result, and the dead
lock is as firm as before Senator Ander-
son withdrew from the contest. Varda-
man fell to 20 votes ON the first ballot
and dropped to 6S on the second. Speak
er Street got 13 on the first ballot, and
fearing that this might prove unlucky
for him, one of his friends switched, and
on the next whirl he got only IL. There
were no Withdrawals announced, and
the casting of the twenty-eighth ballot
was proceeded with. The process pos
sessed the usual interest to the Occur
pants of the crowded galleries, but these
citizens who are looking on at the game
are becoming rather base, having be-
come accustomed to the procedure after
some twelve days of repetition.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03

New York.-It may be that DR.. Cooks
former secretary, Lonsdale, who took his
papers to Copenhagen, has sworn out
warrant for his arrest. Lonsdale has
big bill against Cook for services and ex-
penses. When reporter called at the
home of DIR. Cooks brother, William L.
Cook, in Brooklyn, Mr.. Cook was read
ing, he declared, the latest of three epis-
ties from his brother, DIR. Cook, in as
many weeks. DIR. Cook is in Europe,
but the brother would not say wnere
William was also positive that Mrs. Cook
is with her husband, and that she has
not deserted him as "false friends" would
have the public believe.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
Cotton Men Co.nnerats.

Atlanta, Ga.-A meeting to organize
the National Cotton Products Associa.
tion has been called for Atlanta on Feb
ruary 10. The call says the purpose OF
the new association will be:
For the purpose of concentrating the
heretofore scattered efforts along the
line of the government to improve agri-
culture, by means of states, press, col
leges, railroads, experiment stations, in
dustries and individuals, into one great
cooperative movement through which
alone we can hope to achieve the highest
results and secure enduring prosperity"
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03

With food products of all kinds ex.
tremely high in price, the people of
Long Beach, l.. l., may account them
selves fortunate in experiencing a
visitation of whiting, also known as
frost fish," which were cast upon the
beach recently in such numbers that
the coast for five miles was solid
ridge of fish. Residents along the
beach gathered as much as they could
eat Immediately and pack away for
future use, and then hauled tons of the
fish to their gardens and farms to en-
rich the soil. The whiting is one of
the best food fishes of the winter sea-
son. and the surfeit at Long Beach
would have made many a lover of fish
happy If 1t could have been shared
without expense that would have made
the distribution profitable.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
Farmers Day in Legislature.

Wednesday was strictly agricultural
legislation day in each branch of the
assembly, the farmer and the farming
industry being the main thing in the
minds eye of the legislators, individ-
ually and collectively. In the senate
the Franklin County Agricultural High
School bill stirred the fires of debate
throughout the two hours session, but
was finally passed by good majority
of 81 to 2. The measure passed sub
stantialy as it came from the commit
tee, leaving it discretionary with the
county boards to provide separate
schools for the separate races, and regu-
lating the matter of petitioning against
establishment. The house passed three
measures affecting the interests of the
agricultural classes, the first being the
"hog and hominap bill, which gives prizes
for best products of their farms in the
way of corn raising and live stock breed
ing, as well as horticultural products.
The fact that the bill passed without q
dissenting vote indicated the attitude
of the house on that line. The same
body also passed two branch agricul-
tural experiment station bills, locating
one in the prairie belt and another in
East Mississippi, the trustees of the A.
& M. College being clothed with the re-
sponsibility of locating and starting
both.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
FEAST WITHOUT MEAT.
Washington 8 ,ciety Danes Boycott
Big Dealers.

Washington, d. CA score or more
of smart society women of Washington
were treated to ''meatless luncheon"
by Mrs. John b. Henderson, chairman
of the advisory board of the Women's
National Anti-Food Trust League at
Boundary Castle. at an executive meet
ing of the advisory board held at her
home.
After the meeting, which decided to
carry the fight further and boycott the
big dealers in favor of the small dealer,
Mrs. Henderson gave the committee a
lunch without meat, and cheaply in these
days of high food prices. They sat down
to a menu consisting of an umber of
articles, which Mrs Henderson claimed
could be served to a family of six for
considerably less than dollar, cooked
in most delectable manner by Mrs.
Henderson's French chef
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
THE SEINE IS RECEOlNG
BUILDINGS WHOSE WALLS UN.
DERMINED MAY COLLAPSE.
New Crevices in Streets of Paris.
Dozens of People Have Disap-
peared in Fissures.

Paris.-Slowly, very slowly, the swol
len waters of the Seine are subsiding,
bringing a sense of relief to the desc
lated and distracted city.
The danger of some great calamity,
such as has been predicted, now seems
over, although the situation continues to
be critical at many points within the
city, particularly in the neighborhood of
the st. Lazarre station, where the en-
tire streets and solid blocks of buildings
threaten to sink through the crust into
the waters beneath.
The effect of the removal of the water
pressure has been to weaken foundations
generally, and this causes the greatest
anxiety. Besides, there will be thousands
of acres to be cleared or repaired when
the water has receded, and there is also
the possibility of an epidemic breaking
out II is generally believed that the
breaking of the dam at Gennevilliers APP
preciably FASTENED the climax by releas-
ing an immense amount of water, but
the consequences below are appalling.
Gennevilliers and Colombes, having 30,-
| 600 inhabitants, are completely sub
| merged, the water reaching the tops of
the houses in the lower section, while
the flood is backing up into the very
heart of Asnieres.
Figures as to the number of persons
affected by the flood in the valley of the
Seine are pure guess-work, but certainly
10000 people have been driven from
their homes to the hospitals and other
buildings which have been placed at the
disposition of the refugees.
There have been dozen instances
where persons have disappeared in crew
ices suddenly opened under their feet or
have been swept away in the sewer
floods Many pitiful stories are told of
the rescue of half-starved persons who
had been imprisoned in their houses. A
number of persons have become insane
through fear and suffering.
One sailor who had engaged in the
work of rescue until he reached the limit
of physical endurance became crazed,
jumped into the Seine and was drowned.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
State Has Fat Treasury.

The receipts of the State treasury
passed the million-dollar mark Saturday,
the exact amount received up to that
time, according to the books of Audi
tor Smith, having been $1,07S, S,590.56, eX-
elusive of the settlements of four sher--
ifs for December tax collections, whose
reports have been received, but whose re-
mittances have not yet been credited,
amounting TO an additional $28,55S.44,. ,.
and which will run the total up to ST.
1O7 149 Besides this, it is certain that
more than $4,000 will yet be turned in
by Secretary Yerger, of the prison
board, in settlement for cotton sales,
etc.
The estimate of Deputy Auditor ID. l.
Thompson, made several months ago,
placed the total January receipts at ST.
126, ,7S2.11, and present indications are
that this estimate will not be far
wrong The balance in the State treas
ury and in the sixty-one State depos'-
tories Monday morning was $936,363.35,
according to the books of Treasurer Ed
wards, only a small portion of this be-
ing actually in the strong box at the
capitol.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03

China would be better off If its
emperor could disabuse his mind of
the foolish notion that he represents
God on earth, and is of too fine a sub
stance bodily and otherwise to be
more than looked at, If even that, by
the common people, says Brooklyn
Citizen. For, after finding from his
own observation how little real differ
ence. except in opportunity, there is
between the common people and the
uncommon exceptions, he might be
convinced that his own position would
be safer with community that had
something to do with its own ordering,
and thus be willing to enlarge the lib
critics of the new provincial assem-
blies elected recently.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
.ACKSON.
RIOT RULED THE CAUCUS.
Mr.. Bird Wanted to Dissolve the Body
by Formal Resolution.

by Formal Resolution.
Galvanized from condition of apa-
thetic indifference which has charac-
terized the senatorial caucus and the
monotonous roll calls for the casting of
ballots, the democratic caucus floor was
transformed into bedlamic scene for
nearly an hour this afternoon. 1t was
the natural consequence of what would
be expected to follow any radical or
advanced movement, such as the formal
resolution to dissolve the caucus, intro
duced at the outset by Mr.. Bird of Law
renee county.
There was a period of perfect quiet,
an ominous stiffness, while the clerk
read the following resolution, which Mr..
Bird sent to the desk:
Whereas, the federal statutes require
that the Legislature, in the election of q
United States senator, take one ballot
each day in joint assembly; and
Whereas, every member of this dem
ocratic caucus is a member of the legis-
lature, and that a meeting of this caucus
once each day takes up unnecessary
time, impedes the progress of legislation,
and entails an extra expense to the tax.
payers of the state; therefore, be it
"Resolved, That this caucus be now
dissolved"
Mr.. Bird then made few remarks in
support of the resolution, declaring that
it was conceived in the interest of nobody
and represented no side or faction, and
that he was entirely responsible He
was in favor of doing away with the
caucus and let them get down in open
session and vote viva voce and stop this
temporizing with the situation before
them
Then the storm broke 1t was started
when Mr.. Gibbs, senator from Yazoo,
took the floor and attempted OF make
himself heard, and for time it seemed
as if every voice in the galleries and on
the floor was trying to speak out at once
and from varying angles of view points.
The motion to table having prevailed,
and quiet being restored, the formality
of balloting was taken up, the storm
having subsidized, and it was as though
nothing out of the ordinary had oc-
Cured.
The next feature was the withdrawal
of Judge Critz from the race, which was
announced in brief speech from Sena-
tor Hibbler of West Point, who in pass
ing thanked the caucus for the courtesy
and consideration shown him. 1t was
known that Judge Critz would withdraw,
and with this in view he was given a
lattering complimentary vote on the
first ballot
Thirty second Ballot-Vardaman 63;
Percy, "a; Alexander, 26 Critz, "a;
Kyle, ID; Byrd. IA; Street, 3; Whit
field, |.
Thirty third Ballot-Vardaman, IL;
Percy, SO; Alexander, 30; Byrd, ls;
Kyle, Is; Street, 3; Whitfield, l.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
Stirling Becomes Bank President.

There is considerable speculation as to
who will fall heir to the office of attor-
ney-general, which is the most important
matter now before Gov. Noel, owing to
the tender of his resignation by Attor
ney-General j. b. Stirling, who has been
chosen as president of the First National
Bank to succeed the late DIR. S. S. Car
ter. The position may be given to As
sistant Attorney-General George Butler,
who, it is understood, would accept the
portfolio if rendered, or the governor
may appoint former State Senator II. Ii.
Elmore, of Lexington, former asso-
ciate in practice with Gov. Noel.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
STANDARDIZING COTTON.
Department of Agriculture Sample
on Exhibition in Congress.

Washington, d. C.-The exhibiting Of
samples of cotton as recently graded by
the department of agriculture in its
efforts to standardize that staple was
discussed today by Representative Scott
of Kansas, chairman of the committee on
agriculture. He told the house that by
the 1st of next September Secretary Will
son hopes to have his new system OF
standardizing cotton adopted by all the
selling agencies.
In the place of "innumerable classes"
of cotton upon which prices had been
predicated, Mr.. Scott said he believed
the world would eventually adopt the
nine classes into which various grades
of cotton had been divided by the de-
partment of agriculture,
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
STEAMSHIP TIPPING.

As a ship nears land after a trip
across the Atlantic inexperienced trav-
elers are always in a ferment in re-
gard to the proper tips to give their
various stewards. OF course, one may
give what one chooses, and, no matter
how small. the amount will never be
questioned by the recipient, though his
looks may mean much may say.
however, that it is customary to give
the table steward about three dollars
Your bedroom steward should receive
not less than two dollars, the steward
that polishes your boots of morning
one dollar, and your bath steward
two dollars. In the very large boats
In which there are lifts that run be-
tween the e and A decks. saving you
the climb of five flights of stairs,
should your cabin happen on E deck, it
is now customary to give a 'pourboire'
to the boys who operate the cars. II
is advisable. by the way. to engage a
position for your deck chair and indi-
cate the time at which you desire to
take your morning tub at the time
when you engage your passage.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
Death to Travelling Jag.

You must not get drunk on passen
ger train, according to bill introduced
in the senate by Mr.. Leftwich. The
Leftwich bill is intended to strengthen
the prohibition law. Briefly stated, ii
provides that person who becomes in.
toxicated ON board passenger train
within the limits of this state shall be
put off at the first station where a stop
is made and turned over to the author
tiles for punishment in accordance with
the statutes provided for men who ae
quire stationary jags.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
Sold More Than a Gallon.

Cairo, Ill.-Selling more than one gall
lon of liquor at time caused the arrest
of Potts & Perkins, saloon keepers, on
warrants charging them with violating
the restriction in the retail license issued
to them by the city of Cairo The po-
lice have been instructed to keep tab on
both wholesale and retail liquor dealers
to see that they do not infringe on each
others rights. This is the first case of
its kind
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03

Football remedial legislation is
talked of in several states. The fatal
ity attending the game this season has
shocked and alarmed college authori-
ties and families of players. Either a
way must be found to play the game
with more security to life and limb
or aroused public sentiment win de-
nand its abolition. Established as it
is in the national sports. it is hardly
worth the sacrifice of human life for
its continuance.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
Hopes for Coal Lands.

Washington.--John A.. Ballaine of
Seattle was introduced to the president
by Senator Jones of Washington and
briefly explained the proposition made
by him to TIE senate committee ON ter
ritories to pay a royalty of so cents
per ton for the coal to be taken from
the government lands in Alaska. The
president only commented that he hoped
congress would some day make provision
for getting at the immense stores of coal
in that far-away territory.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
The landing at Vancouver, B. C.. /.

The landing at Vancouver, B. c., OF
consignment of 116 barrels of eggs
from China reveals the alertness oi
the Chinese for commercial opportuni
ties. Eggs have ruled at high prices
throughout the year. and if it is posi-
BILE to get them from China without in.
ordinate loss through decay in ship,
ment, there may be movement from
the far east that will put out of busi-
ness those who buy UP the product so
freely that eggs remain firm and high
even at the season when the hens are
the busiest
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
Seek Experiment Station.

The agricultural experiment station
epidemic, which had already sprung up
in almost every other section of the
state, has now spread to the coast coun-
try, where there exists soil and eli
mate in many respects peculiar to that
immediate vicinity and differing from
that around any of the existing stations.
although the Mcneil station, in Pearl
River county, is only few miles from
the coast. The demand for this new
coast station comes particularly from
Gulfport, whose business interests are
combining to have it established in that
vicinity.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
Dr.. Mccormick NAV Speak.

Dr. S. II. Mclean, secretary of the
State board of health, is looking for
ward with interest to the expected visit
OF DR.. j. II. Mccormick, the hygenic
demonstrator of Louisville, expert of the
American Medical Association, who may
be here during the next fortnight. DR..
Mccormick made a distinct impression
here last year when he lectured to an
audience at the First Methodist church,
and it is expected that the Legislature
will adopt joint resolution during the
next day or two, inviting Dr. Mccormick
to address the joint assembly.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03

Twelve or fifteen years ago the
American automobile was hardly
known, and those desirous of purchas-
ing high-grade machines had to buy
them abroad and import them. To-day
the best autos in use are of American
make. the capital invested in automo-
bile manufacturing aggregates hun
dreds of millions of dollars and the
business is increasing rapidly. The
Wrights, like Zeppelin, have capital
lied their success, and find any
amount of American money ready for
investment in their own and other
schemes of aviation. A company in
which the brothers are interested has
a capital of $1,0O0,00O, and doubtless
others Oh equal or larger amount will
be started. There are still many
problems to solve in connection with
aerial navigation. But the business
assuredly has become commercially
possible.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
WILL PRESERVE ORDER.
Oklahoma Justice Will Preside With
Loaded Revolver.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-When Justice
of the Peace Beal opens his court to hear
the case of G. A. Rodenser VS.. Frank
Muskowski, he will have loaded re-
volver on his desk, with which to pre-
serve order. This is his announcement.
During a former hearing of this case
Rodenser called Judge j. II. Beatty,
counsel for Muskowski, liar, and Beat
ty resented it by hurling an inkstand
at Rodenser.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
AGAINST APPROPRIATION.
Representative Douglass Would Give
More to Agriculture.

Washington, D. C.-Representative
Douglass, of Ohio, protested to the
house against the appropriation of II
per cent of the revenues for the army
and navy and only 2 per cent for agri-
cultural purposes. He proposes saving
$1O00O,00o by authorizing only one
battleship this year and giving half of
that amount to promote agriculture.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
Make Cocaine Sale a Felony.

If a bill passed by the lower house o.f
the state legislature is adopted by the
state senate, the sale of cocaine in Mis-
sissippi will hereafter be regarded as
felony instead of misdemeanor, as at
present. The bill provides a penalty in
the state penitentiary of ten years.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
Two Reports on Frat Bill.

The house committee on education,
which reported favorably, by major
ity vote, the Russell "anti-fraternity"
bill, which proposes to abolish from the
University of Mississippi and all other
schools or colleges supported in whole or
in part by the state the time-honored
Greek-letter fraternities, was met by
minority report, signed by Messrs. Curd,
Frierson and Cox.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
New Apportionment.

Representative Yates of Marion coun-
ty introduced the expected constitutional
convention bill, which he believes has fa-
vorable chances for passage at this ses-
sion. The bill provides for the calling
of constitutional convention in No.
vember, the members or delegates to be
chosen at the polls during the summer,
and the specific object is for general
legislative reapportionment of the State.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
BURNED TO A CRISP.
Widow and Baby Meet Death in Bottom
of Canyon.

Dalhart, Texas.-Plunging 100 feet to
the bottom of Blanco canyon and then
burned to a crisp with her baby amid
the debris of wagon that contained
all her household goods, was the fate
of Mrs. S. r. Break, widow, near the
little plains town of Floydada. Mrs.
Break was moving across country in a
heavy wagon.
The horses became frightened and
backed over the precipce. A stove in
the outfit set fire to the goods and a
can of gasoline exploded.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
County Treasurer May Go.

The senate passed the bill which has
for its purpose the doing away with
municipal treasTers, providing in lieu
thereof municipal repositories. 1t IS the
same principle in effect as governs the
state and county depository legislation.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
Favor Income Tax.

A concurrent resolution was presented
by Mr.. Dorroh, of Noxubee, for the
purpose of indorsing the proposed six
teenth amendment to the federal consti-
tuition authorizing the levying of an in
come tax, which it is expected will pass
easily.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03
Greeks Still in Fight.

The several Greek letter fraternities
at the State educational institutions
have prepared lengthy address to the
Legislature, setting forth strong argu-.
ments why the Russell bill, which seeks.
to abolish these organizations, should
not be passed.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03

"The average Nicaraguan soldier
shoots in the air" laughs New Or
leans writer. In few years all ma
tions will be doing that--if flying ma
chine development continues.
The Iuka vidette., 1910-02-03

A wanderer calling himself the king
Of tramps has arrived in this country
The American police are no respecters
Of kings.