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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
ADMINISTRATION
RAILROAD BILL
Was Reported To House Today BY
Committee on Interstate Commerce.
Some of its Provisions.
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, April 1.-The admins
tration railroad bill, stripped of many
of its original features, but still pro-
viding for the creation of the court
of commerce and regulation of rail-
way agreements, consultations, se-
curities, rates and routes, all as
amendments to the interstate COM
merce law, was reported to the house
today by the committee on interstate
commerce.
The majority report says it is pro-
posed to centralize existing authority
and jurisdiction of circuit courts in
one commerce court. An inhibition
against the purchase of lease or cap
ital stock of competing line is made
covering both water and rail. The
same person cannot serve ON a COM
peting directorate. Railroads are pro-
hibited from issuing any stock or
bonds except upon application to the
commission.
Common carriers are authorized to
enter into agreements specifying
freight classification and passenger
and freight transportation charges,
Notwithstanding existing laws, includ-
ing the Sherman antitrust law, If
copy of agreement is filed with the
commission thirty days before the
rate or classification goes into effect.
There is a long and short haul pro-
vision prohibiting a greater rate for
shorter than a longer distance over
the same line in the same direction.
Other sections forbid rebates, enlarge
the scope of complaints and authorize
the commission to establish through
routes.
The minority report opposes the
court proposed in the foregoing. The
majority report opposes change in
the law requiring notice and hearings
on restraining orders and opposes the
plan to allow the court to authorize
and legalize consolidation by permit
ting the acquisition of one competing
line by another.
The minority report condemns Man
nernin, which bill was introduced,
saying the executive department
drew up bill and selected sponsors to
stand for it in the house. The minor
ity report also comes out fiat-footedly
against repeal to the provision on
the Act to regulate Commerce."
which forbids application of the act
to intrastate Commerce.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
Other DETAILS
OF BYRD MURDER
Assassins of Planter Invaded His
Plantation Where He Thought
He Was Safe-HorrbIe Deed,
Special to The NeUS.

Special to The NeWS.
Baton Rouge, La, April Zach
Norris, manager of Millard F. Byrd's
plantation, accompanied the remains
of his murdered employer to Baton
Rouge. A large number of Byrd's
friends also came for the funeral.
Mr.. Norris was 200 yards from Mr..
Byrd when he was assassinated The
latter knew he would be killed if he
ever expressed himself, but he felt
he was safe while on his own land
The murderers, however, despairing
of getting shot at him elsewhere,
finally secreted themselves on the
property and shot him down without.
warning. He was hit five times,
thrice in the body and twice in the
head, The last shots were fired after
Mr.. Byrd was on the ground dead.
After the assassination the woods
were set on fire in order to prevent
the dogs from following the trail.
w. T. Byrd, son of the murdered
man, said he expected to be COM
PEELED to go to Mississippi to assist
in settling up his fathers estate. He
has been informed by Sheriff Jones
and others that he will be in no
danger
Anticipating that he would be kill
ed. the elder Bryd sent word to his
son not to come for the body lest
he suffer a similar fate.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
Will ORGANIZE ON
next TUESDAY night
Proposition to Refund Railroad Fares
To Out-of-Town Purchasers viii be
Discussed.--An important, Progress
sive Step.

A meeting of unusual Importance.
and which will mean much for the
advancement of the trade of this city
if its objects are carried out,
will be held in the court
house on Tuesday night, April 5, when
the matter of refunding railroad fare
to out-of-town parties who trade in
Hattiesburg will be discussed by a
large number of the leading mer-
chants of this city.
he object of the meeting is to form
an association of merchants for the
purpose of extending the trade of To-
cal business houses, and to induce
parties from other towns to do their
trading in Hattiesburg by agreeing to
refund the railroad fare of the party
who trades with members of the as
sociation.
Among the merchants of this city
who have agreed to meet on next
Tuesday night for the purpose of
forming this association, are the fol-
lowing:
Hattiesburg Hardware Co., Hatties-
burg Furniture Co., Hall s. Music Store,
n. B. Blount, Yellow Pine Pharmacy,
Calhoun's Bankrupt Store, Hawkins
Hardware Co., The Davidson Co., S. L..
Heidelberg, Bufkin's Drug Store, ]. s..
Turner & Co, Hays G. Field, OFerrall
Bros, Central Hardware Co., Abney
Furniture Co., Deas & Duke, Joe Sell
by S. & H. Katz, J. E. Herman, M. S.
Haisfield, Love Drug Co., Century
Drug Co., E. c. Neelly Co., Owl Drug
Store. Corner Shoe Store, Cotton &
Woodruff and Brown Furniture Co.
The organization of such an asso-
citation, it is believed, will result in
bringing to this city much trade
which has been going elsewhere, and
those merchants who started the
movement are to be congratulated up
on their progressiveness and liberali-
ty. The full details of the workings
of the proposed association have not
as yet been formulated, but the plan
has met with hearty encouragement
and there appears to be no doubt
that the association will be organized
next Tuesday night.
There is not another city in the
state, perhaps, which can offer more
attractive inducements to the out-of-
town trade than this city is in POSI-
tion to make. The schedules on all
the railroads are such as will permit
parties from towns in all directions,
within radius of fifty miles to come
to Hattiesburg, do their shopping and
return to their homes on the same
day, without experiencing any incon-
venience whatever.
The varied assortment of merchan-
disc carried by Hattiesburg merchants
cannot be surpassed by any city of
any size in Mississippi, and the cour-
teous treatment accorded the trade,
the prices, which are as low as con-
sistency with good business methods
will permit, ADDED to the advantage
of having railroad fare refunded,
should result in attracting much trade
which has not heretofore come to this
city.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
RAILROAD ENJO|NS |
THE TAX Collector
GOT HIGHER PRICES
FOR fewer CATTLE
Figures Issued by Chicago Stock
Yards Show Immense Profits
Made by Cattle Dealers.
Special to The Nes0s.

Special to The Neps.
Chicago, April 1.-The American
farmer who shipped his livestock %
Chicago received $S,074,00O more for
1,544,997 fewer head of cattle, hogs
and sheep in 1909 than in the year
previous, according to the official fig.
ures given out by the Chicago Union
Stock Yards Company. Live cattle,
hogs and sheep to the number of 14,-.
491, 1872 were sold by the commission
men to various packers and dealers
for $316.754,000. The increase
money to the farmer amounted to
.026 per cent for 096 per cent less
stock. The farmer received an av-
erage of $21.S5 per head for all kinds
OF stock in 1909 and only $19.1S per
head in the preceding twelve months,
his general average price being near
ly IL per cent greater than in 1908.
In disposing of his cattle through
the stock yards the famer Jared very
well, selling them for an average of
S56.54 per head. The 2,929,605 head
of cattle received in 1909, of which
only 1,662,126 were consumed in Chi
cago, brought the cattle grower a
total of $165,545,OOO; he received
only S164,900,O0O for 3,039 900 head in
the year before. The Stock Yards
Company, the commission men and
the little and big packers have not
shared in these increases.
The Stock Yards, which is entirely
Independent of all the packing con-
Germs, receives its revenue from
"yardage," being a charge for receiv-
ing the livestock, based upon the
number and not the value, and the
commission men, or sellers, are paid
so much per head, whether it sells
for fifty per cent more or fifty per
cent. less in the preceding year.
The Union Stock Yards were in
corporated in 1865 and the charter
hXed in general manner the method
OF operation, providing for a forfeit
ure in case of collusien between the
officials of the yards" and any of
the buyers or sellers. Cattle receipts
have fallen steadily from 3,41O.OOO
head in 1905, of hogs from 7,725,OO0
In 1905 to 6,619,000 in 1909, of sheen
from 4,405,000 in 1905 to 4.441. 900 in
1909. One-fourth of the livestock re-
celved at the yards" is shipped to
other points, there being 1926 buyers
at the exchange representing pack
ing concerns, feeders, ETC., in all parts
OF the world.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
NEGk0 AWARDED
$4,000 DAMAGES
Judge Charged Jury That Color Did
Not count-Previous Charge En-.
treIy Opposite.

Special to The Neus.
New Rork, April 1.-George w.
Grlfnn, negro porter, was
awarded $1,000 damages yesterday
for false arrest and Imprisonment
The verdict, which was against DAN
iel M. Brady, manufacturer, was
given by a jury in the supreme court
here and derived interest from the
fact that on a former trial before
Justice Dugro, the court in setting
aside verdict of $4,000 as excess
I've, laid down the dictum that a
colored man could not suffer shame
to the same extent as a white man
as the result of false arrest
In charging the jury in the pres
ent trial Justice Mccall expressed an
opinion diametrically opposite.
The tribunal OF justice has noth-
ing to do with the color of mans
skin," the court charged "Therefore.
II is your duty to return a verdict on
the evidence without considering in
any way the race or color of this de-
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
REFoRMATORY
FOR OLD MISSISSIPPI.

Jackson, Miss, April MAINLY
through the efforts of Miss Emily
Butt. who has manifested great in
terest in the measure since its in
ception, the juvenile reformatory bill
was passed by the house Wednesday
afternoon by a vote of 5S to 40. 1t
had been favorabIy acted upon by the
Senate several days before, and the
action Of the e<house virtually assures
its enactment into law.
Miss Butt was. allowed the privilege
of the floor to explain the purpose of
the measure. This Is the first time
in the history Of the Mississippi Leg.
islature that sucn an honor has been
granted woman during working
session Of the house.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
TO PROHIBIT THE SALE
OF RAILROAD PROPERTY
Another Case to Determine Powers
Of City Tax Assessor in Making
Assessment of Railroad Property
An Interesting Case.

This morning writ of injunction,
restraining the citW of Hattiesburg
through it's tax collector, from sell
ing certain property of the New Or
leans and Northeastern Railroad
Company located within the city lin
it's and which had been advertised
for sale for delinquent taxes, was
handed to the tax collector by Sheriff
Magruder.
The injunction, which was granted
by Chancellor T. A. Wood, of this
district, prohibits the sale of certain
property of the Northeastern railroad
company, which had been advertised
for sale by City Tax Collector Ben
nett, until the matter shall be tested
in the courts, and the liability of the
railroads in this connection deter
mined by them.
and Northeastern Company was ex-
pected by the city, as a similar poll
cy had already been adopted by the
Mississippi Central road, which re-
Gently obtained an injunction against
the sale of it's lands for delinquent
taxes.
Referring to the city delinquent
tax list which has been published re-
Gently in The News, it will be seen
that considerable amount of the
property of the Northeastern Compa-
ny was advertised for taxes. The
list of property advertised includes
the lot upon which the new passen-
ger station of this railroad now
stands, the erection of the building
not having been begun until after
the assessment was made
AS the case of the Mississippi Cen
tral road, the New Orleans & North
eastern road, through it's local agent,
rendered to the city tax collector a
payment of taxes according to the
assessment of the Mississippi Rail-
road Commission, but refused because
the money rendered was not suffi-
cient to pay the taxes of the compa-
ny according to the assessment of
City Assessor Beaumont.
This makes the third time the city
tax collector has been restrained
from making sale of railroad prop
erty for delinquent taxes, but none
OF the former cases have as yet been
disposed of by the courts, and their
final disposition is anxiously awaited
by city officials and all railroads do
ing business in Mississippi.
The contention of the city tax col
lector is that the railroads are liable
for taxes in addition to the railroad
commissions assessment, on property
which is not used exclusively for
railroad purposes. Tax Assessor
Beaumont claims that the railroads
should be required. the same as an
individual, to pay city taxes on all
such property, and this assessment
was made accordingly, after a CONSUL
tatlon with City Attorney Sullivan.
The railroads contend that they are
not liable for taxes in addition to the
railroad commissions assessment.
and that the city tax collector has
no authority to make additional as
sessment of their property, hence the
lnJunctions prohibiting the tax col
lector from making the sales.
1t is stated that arrangements will
be made for trial of the cases during
vacation of the chancery court, and,
II this should be done, it is probable
that some disposition will be made
OF them within the next sixty days.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
HUNG JURY In THE
ELLzEY MURDER CASE
Special to The Netps.

Special to The Netps. .,s
Magnolia, Miss. April 1.-The case
of E. T. Ellzey. charged with killing
his wife while she was sleeping In
her bed on the night of February IL,
1907, resulted in mistrial and the
jury was discharged this morning.
The jury stood six for acquittal and
six for conviction. The defendant
was released on the same bail that he
was out ON since the former trial
$5.000-aad the case was continued
until the next term of court
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
foul letters ARE
PLACED IN MAILS
People Inclined to Suspicion DR.. Nc
kowen of Sending Nauseating Of
fense of This Character.
Special to The Nea0s.

Special to The Neios.
st. Francisville, La, April IA
number of anonymous, obscene
vicious letters have recently been re-
oeiyed by various persons of Jackson,
La, and vicinity, which are similar In
their general appearance and evidence
of depravity to those that were so
freely circulated in that place prior
to the incarceration of DR.. e. c. Nc
Kowen on the charge of murder OF
Z. X. Judson, who was an inmate OF
the Jackson Insane Asylum.
There are in all about a dozen let
ters in this new series, among those
receiving them being District Attorney
]. l.. Golsan, Deputy Sheriff H. u.
Stirling, Sheriff Hubbs Of Clinton, Ut.
a r.. Holcomb, Capt. billiard Barrow
and Robert Connell Of jackson, and
s. Baney of Gurley. The letters
to the first three named were written
about a week before the others and
were postmarked Jackson, March 20, :
the story being told at the time ex-
cl,lsfvely in The item, The other
letters seem to have been written by
and mailed at the same time and
place as the first mentioned, although,
nothing was heard about them until
now. q a..s ,e1r-z
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
JAPs MUST REGISTER.
BY Union Associated Press.)

San Francisco, April All Japan
ese residents of San Francisco will
be required to register at the office
of the consul-general, the ruling be-
coming effective today. The purpose
of the registration is to facilitate the
collection of accurate statistics regard
ing immigration and emigration.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
SUN EDITOR STATE REGENT.

New York, April Chester s.
LORD, managing editor of the New
YORK Sun, whose term as regent of
tne New York State University ex-
pres today, has been chosen to sue
ceed himself for a term of twelve
years.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
NEW CLUB IN ATLANTA.
BY Union Associated Press.

Atlanta, Ca, April l.-Atlantas s
newest social organization, the Allan
ia Clyub, opens its elaborate quar-
ters today, and is expected to soon
take rank as the leading club of the
city
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
GRAFT BREAKS OUT
IN COLUMBUS, OHIO
Special TO The Ne,es.

Special TO The Neios.
Columbus. o., April L. Judge
John 4. Gale. president Of the Rug.
gles-Gale- Company of Columbus. who
was indicted Wednesday on three
counts for alleged giving bribes to
George E. Woods. appeared at the
court house today to give himself up.
He insisted on going to jail, saying
he would ask no man to 60 his bond.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
SOCIETY BELLE AS cowsoy.
tsy Union Assoe lated. lpre.,,.1

New rork. Aprl. Susan Fish
Dresser. niece of Mrs. George w. Van
derbiit in cowboy attire, and many
other society bellies In other gay make.
ups. are expected to attract big crowds
TO the French Fair opening today at
the Metropolitan Opera House.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
ELEcrlQN ~ SPAIN.

Madrid. April i.---Gsncrd parlia-
mentary elections VIE be held in
Spain this month, and the mpaign
was commenced amid scene rat
excitement today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
MJsT WEAR SHORT HArplNs.

Chicago, April 1.--Wearing Of long
Ihatpins by women in public places is
under the ban Of the law In Chicago,
the ordinance prohibiting the use Of
fhe "gougers" going into effect today.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
ExcAvAroRs WANT INCREASE.
(6y Union Associated Press.)

(5y Union Associated Press.)
New York, April 1.--An increase Of
Is per cent in wages .is the, demand
made today by the Ro knd Ex-
cavators' Union, with which
may effect $4,000 mel tie IN
building operations Il ork as
the alternative II th( tion is
not accepted by the b.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01

Similar TO Former Letters.
some of the new letters are similar
in construction and import to those
which caused the indicrment q DR.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-04-01
rupNR.
THE NEWS

gives the news, general
State and local. Give the
circulation man your sub
scrlption
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-01-01
TEXAS STOCK MELONS
An Opportunity to Try Product that
Promises to BE Valuable.

I am writing this article for the bene-
fit of my brother farmers of our great
Southland. | have been growing this
valuable melon for three years, and it
has proven to be the most profitable
crop that I have grown, in the way of
furnishing green feed in cold weather.
This melon grows very large and many
melons to the vine, some weighing as
high as sixty pounds. ~.
The great value Of this melon is its
keeping qualities. They will keep all
winter, and for hogs, COWS, sheep, goats
and fowls of all kinds there is nothing
that will furnish so much green feed at
a time when it is scarce and with such
little labor. They are about the only
substitute know Of for a silo; and for
table use they are hard to beat; for pre-
serves, hot Or cold sauce they are fine,
and for pies they are more like green
apples than anything | know Of And I
want to say right here if you want plen-
ty of good milk in cold weather, feed
them to your milch COWS.
They have no insect enemy, and they
Will grow among corn the same as
pumpkins They are a cross between
the Florida white and Kansas black
melon, and are adapted to all parts of
the country If any brother farmer
would like to get start of this melon
and will write to me [ will send him
package by mail for I know they will
pay him many times over for the labor
expended. If any one should happen to
write for seed kindlyt send postage.
C. D. PEREGO.
Newton, Tex.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-01-01

inches apart in the drill. Soon after the
corn came up it was barred off with a
common turn plow to check its too rapid
growth and in this furrow thousand
pounds to the acre of 10 2-2 commercial
fertilizer was applied This was allowed
to stand for ten days and then the dirt
was thrown back to the corn, filling the
furrow, and at this time two hundred
pounds more Of the same fertilizer was
applied. Ten days later the middles
were cleaned with a sweep and this fin
ished the cultivation.
Mr. Mccullough says that after the
corn was measured he got at least a
bushel and half more that had been
left by the parties who gathered it, max
ing his total close to 90 bushels.
Next year he says that he will put
up an amount equal to that contributed
by any individual as his contribution to
another contest of this kind-DeFuniak
Breeze.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-01-01
Potash for Sale to All.

Farmers who farm on business prirl-
c1ples and fertilize their soils as manu-
facturer puts money into a plant-for
1nvestment-haven never needed much ar
gument to be convinced that "Potash
Pays" as the German Kali Works puts
it. The trouble for the farmer has been
not only the price but the difficulty of
getting Potash at any price. The manu-
facturers have heretofore absorbed it all.
All this has been changed, and thou
sands of farmers who farm for profit
rather than for mere wages and liv-
ing, will now be able to buy all the
Potash Salts they need, in any guam
tity they want it, of local dealers every
where. And not only this-but they can
get it at lower rates than have ever be-
fore been charged.
vest in plant foods that they themselves
can buy and mix-fertilizers without
filters or make-weights-and put the
cessive profits on filters and mixing
charges into SO much more actual CROP
making fertilizer.
The great German potash mines are
now producing enough potash to enable
the American selling agency to guaran-
tee delivery of all that is required both
by fertilizer manufacturers and by local
dealers and farmers. Ask your dealer
to carry these invaluable salts in stock.
Tell him to write to the German Kali
Works, Continental Building, Baltimore,
for particulars and prices. And we rec
omrnend you to write to them also, for
their Farmers Note Book" and their
valuable literature on fertilizing and cul-
tivation. Mention what crops you are
most interested in. It will pay you to
do it. And see your dealer the next
time you are in town.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-01-01
Good Way to Grub Palmetto.
Newton, Tex.
Editor Florida Agriculturist:

Editor Florida Agricuturist:
Complying with your request, I would
say that in clearing land [ take sharp
axe and cut lines about 2 feet apart,
sinking the axe through the scrub palm
etto and fern roots. Then by crossing
these lines at right angles the land is
cut into little patches about two feet:
square. Now, with a good grubbing hoe
can turn these pieces over, and with
blow knock out the dirt, throwing the
roots i'll pile. I find this is cheaper
than grubbing the palmettoes out piece
by piece I have heard of the use of
some chemical whereby the palmetto is
killed and easily gotten rid Of Have
any Of your readers used the prepara-
ton, or can any one suggest an easier
way then mine for clearing this kind
Of land? CFIAS. 1OOKSTRA.
DeLand, Fla.
The Florida agriculturist., 1910-01-01
A THREE-ACRE FARM
What Dade County Man Has Done in Three Years
on Wild Land.
By D. E. HILLS.

The. United States Government Sub
Tropical Experiment Station is located
here and is carrying on experimental
work which will be Of great benefit to
this part of Florida as we'll as to many
who are located on the Bahamas and
the West Indies. There is very much
to speak Of in this new country, but I
fear my letter is now too long