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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18
PORK FAMINE
END OF HIGH PRICES NOT IN
SIGHT, SAY PACKERS.
Two or Three Years Will Be Neces-
sary to Supply Deficit in
Supply of Hogs.

Chicago.-It will be Il case of king
Hog" again within a short time, if the
predictions of spectators in the live
stock market and men OF the inside Of
things at the yards come true.
Hcss had a spectacular rise Monday.
After brisk" trading they went up to
1920 per 100 pounds, and became the
subject of general conversation in pack
ing house circles. 1t is declared by the
bulls that the price will rise still high
er and that the country is on the verge
of one of the most serious pork short
ages it has ever experienced.
Prices are the highest known since the
Civil War. In September, 1882, hogs
brought $3.50, but that was not the gen
eral price. They sold in some places then
at less than 50.
A coterie of Eastern men, it is as
sumed, swooped down on Chicago Mon
day and took the majority of the hogs
in the market from under the noses of
Armour, Swift and other big traders in
P~ackingtown. From now on it will be
battle between the West and East over
the pork market, and the East has drawn
first blood.
The crux of the situation" said one
dealer in the yards, lis simply this:
There are no hogs in the country, CON-
paratively speaking. Prices are bound to
go up, and l think it is only a matter of
a short time before hogs will be selling
at $40 or more. The general market is
the highest since the Civil War.
why, hog was only $500 in 1909,
and it was S375 in 1897. There were
plenty of hogs in the country and the
market went so low that the farmer
wasn't making enough money to raise
the mortgage on the old homestead, or
anything else, for that matter. Natural
ly enough he quit, and that is responsible
for the shortage at the present"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18
TRAINS CRASH; FIVE DEAD
Eight Fatally Injured and Twenty
Badly Hurt.

Macon, Ga.-Five persons were instant
ly killed, eight seriously injured, and a
score slightly injured, when passenger
trains No. 2 and No. 5, on the Georgia
Southern and Florida railroad collided
head-on, nineteen miles below Macon, be-
tween Wellston and Bonaire.
Roth engines, the mail and baggage
cars and two day coaches were com
pletely demolished. The trains were not
running at a great rate of speed, but
they met on a curve and the engineers
had little nance to prevent the acct
dent.
The wreck occurred in a dismal swamp,
and passengers describe the cries of the
injured and dying as most pitiful. Sew
eral hours elapsed before medical aid
reached the injured. Many women pas
sengers bound the wounds of the injured
with banda es torn from their clothing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18
RIVERS AND HARBORS
BILL CARRYING $40, 355,276 IS
REPORTED TO THE HOUSE.
Projects Already Under Improvement
Aggregate $3.50, OF, 4OO-Other
Projects Garry $97, 54S, 600.

Washington, D. C.-Waterway prof
ects throughout the country, at the cost
of $42,355,276, of which 81, 2O6,4 3O is for
continuing contracts, are approved for
in the rivers and harbors appropriation
bill, which was reported to the house
Friday by the committee on rivers and
harbors.
The $1,000, 900 outside the cash APP
preparation is for expenditures which
may hereafter be made under the con
tinuing contracts system. The bill is
theoretically an annual budget, although
no regular rivers and harbors bill has
been reported since that approved on
March 2, 1907.
All the projects already under inn
prOvement aggregate $252,017 400, in
Guiding the Mississippi river from Cairo
to the head of the passes. There are
further projects favorably reported by
the engineers, but not yet adopted by
congress, amounting to $87, 54S,6O0, or a
total of $339, 566 200, including the prof
ects provided for under the present bill,
which would leave 1927 100000 yet I'M
acted upon, if congress adopts the pres
ent measure.
The total amount required to complete
adopted projects, except the Mississippi
river, foots up $40, 500, 100, and for the
Mississippi river $17,5O1 $50 from the
mouth of the Missouri to the mouth of
the Ohio, $18, 500, 900 thence to st. Paul
and $59,55O from ST. Paul to Minneap-
O1iC
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18
Reflections.

The beautiful home was crowded
with people assembled to honor the
distinguished guest.
But the explorer soon tired OF the
attentions, and as he leaned his arm
against a pillar, he allowed himself to
be transported back to the scene of
his triumph.
Such a waste he mumbled, au-
dibly, staring into space, such waste.
such a waste"
Why SO many stout aides left the
house in indignation, the hostess was
unable to learn.-Sunday Magazine OF
the Pittsburg Dispatch.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18
The Fight Against tuberculosis.

Interest in the anti-tuberculosis cam
paign now being waged throughout the
United States is evidenced by the fact
that in the year 1909 1853 new anti-tu-
b~erculOsis associations were formed.
1873 tuberculosis sanatoria and hOspit-
ais were established, and 81 tubercu-
losis dispensaries were opened. Com
pared with previous years, this is the
best record thus far made in the fight
against consumption in this country.
During the year 1909, 43 more asso-
Citations for the prevention of tubercu-
losis were formed than during the pre-
vious IL months, and 60 more hospitals
and sanatoria were established. On
January l, 1910, there were in the Uni
ted States 1874 anti-tuberculOsis associ-
atoms, 1856 hospitals and tuberculosis
sanatoria and 265 special tuberculosis
d~ispensaries.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18
Cannot Sell Colored Vinegar.

Little Rock, Ark.-In an opinion hand
ed down by Attorney-General Norwood
he holds that it is a violation of the Ar
kansas pure food law to sell vinegar that
is artificially colored. He also holds it
a violation of the law for any person to
manufacture or for any person to sell or
offer for sale any vinegars made from
materials especially chosen to impart a
color and taste similar to that of cider
vinegar unless the package is distinctly
marked by a label which states the true
nature of the article.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18
NEW YORK BRIBE SCANDAL
Albany Trembles at Extent of the
Investigation.

Albany, n. Y.-The two elements
startlingly fraught with dynamic forces
that may blow the lid off of the Aids
Conger scandal in spite of the manifest
disposition of the senate to hold it down.
One of these will afford Governor
Hughes an opportunity to demand that
the legislature as a whole make a search
ing inquiry into the rumOrs that are now
filling the air of Albany regarding the
manner in which the state government
has been shamelessIy used by a coterie
of powerful politicians in the matter of
the acquisition of lands for the enlarge
ment of the forest reserve domain.
The other will point to the fact that
at least one of the men who shared in the
profits of the rapacious bridge trusts
debauchery of the Legislature III 1901, as
testified to by Senator Ben \. Conger and
Deacon Hi Moe, is still alive and that
if the names of the two lead men ac-
cused of taking a bride to perpetrate the
outrage are to be brought out the name
of this live man also will be exposed.
1t is realized, of course, that if the
suppressed names should pop out a verit-
able Pandora's box would be opened and
a flock of evils of long standing in state
affairs would escape to shame some men
of high repute. Counsel for Aids are
awaiting the fight sign of the Conger
counsel of an intention to expose these
men, while the latter are equally as
anxious to learn if it is the purpose of
the prosecution to make the exposure.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18
Watch Comet in Balloon.

Boston.-Charles J.. Gliddcn, president
of the Aero Club OF New England, plans
an ascension in the balloon Massachu-
sets next May in company with Prof.
+. c. Pickering of Harvard and some
other astronomical authorities to observe
the antics of Halley's comet and to OBJ
tain the photos of the celestial wanderer.
Mr. Glidden believes that some interest
ing data can be obtained on the comet
and some excellent photos taken at an
elevation of three miles.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18
BEEF TRUST RESENTs CRITICS.
Retailers Have Unduly Boosted Meat
Prices, Packers Claim.

New York.-The so-called beef trust"
%resenting the criticisms to which they.
have been subjected, propose to submit
to the grand jury, when it begins its in
v~estigation, a list of prices showing the
advance of prices made by them in the
last few years. The packers assert that
for every advance of one cent made by
them the retailers nave boosted the price
four, and in some cases six cents n pound.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18
IN FLORIDA.
Small Village Is Wrecked and Is Are
Hurt.

Tampa, Fla.-News reaches here of a
terrific hurricane in the middle section
of the state. A small village three miles
north of Lakeland was almost wrecked.
The station was blown from its founda-
ton, telephone and telegraph wires were
blown down, and crops badly damaged.
Twenty-Five persons were in the station
when it was blown from its foundation
and j number were painfully injured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18
FR1AR LANDS TO SUGAR TRUST
Colorado Representative Attacks the
Sale as Illegal.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Martin
(Democrat) of Colorado introduced a
resolution declaring the recent sale of
$1,000 acres of friar lands in the Philip
pines, which he alleges to nave been made
to a representative of the Havemeyer
sugar interests" to be a violation of the
law, denouncing the department of JUS
tice for unfolding it and demanding an
investigation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Holland is a little hamlet in Vir.
ginia which does not amount to much
in itself. But it is a sort of store
house and shipping point for the crop
of peanuts which is one of the prin-
cipal sources of wealth in that local
1ty. So when fire destroyed most of
the town and $4,000 worth of peanuts
went up in smoke, it was a calamity
of considerable proportions. And
doubtless the attendants at the cir,
Gus n the habitues of the peanut
gallery" will have cause to mourn.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18
STAMP NO MORE ENVELOPES.
Government Will Stop Accommodating
Business Men.

Washington.-The government will
probably discontinue the practice of
printing stamped envelopes with the add
dress of business firms in the corner.
1t is stated that the house committee
On postoffices and postroads vii. include
in its regular appropriation bill for the
department a provision declaring that
the practice shall cease.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

An esthetic couple in New York are
I'm trouble because they insist on
dressing themselves and their young
o in ancient Greek costume and so
going abroad in modern American win
ter weather. This shows what diff
culties attend the attempt at practical
study of the classics and classic cos
tunes in these days of what the
ancient Greeks themselves would like
ly call foolish fashions.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

A Peoria judge has decided that a
man has a right to punish his wife If
she refuses to have his breakfast
ready for him at four a. m. Forum
ately, the rest Of the world does O
follow the Peoria example In the
matter OF wives. husbands, breakfast
hours or judges.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

At a special meeting of the board of
Mississippi levee commissioners w. j.
Shackelford was elected chief engineer
of the board, to succeed Capt. Charles H.
West, who resigned to accept member
ship on the Mississippi river commission.
Mr.. Shackelford has been an assistant
engineer under Capt. West for several
years.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

A st. Louis man is seeking a d.
vorce because his wife has not spoken
to him for five years. Wait. Perhaps
he has reason to believe she intends
to break her long silence.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Once again some western doctor
arises to say thet the use of apples
as a diet will eliminate the desire for
liquor and tobacco. But think of the
awful apple habit that would be Gre
ated in place of the othersi
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Prof. Lowell has lot told Us wheth
er Halley's comet was looking pleas
ant when he took it's picture the othel
day.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Fine winter weather, but a little too
much of it.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Golf balls are going up in price and
there threatens to be much privatior
on the links.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Pigs are suggested as pets for chill
dren. They are particularly charming
in the form Of breakfast bacon.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

A cargo Of silk valued at 81, 900, 0OC
was recently shipped from Japan tc
this country. The cost Of living is
likely to go on increasing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Uncle Sans ~battleships are display
ing too great a fondness for the mud
banks of the Delaware.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Like all well-regulated great fairs
The Berlin exposition of 1911 is prepar-
ing to ask for a postponement.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

For the leading nations Of the world
to go bankrupt on Dreadnoughts is a
costly way of providing themselves
with a worlds peace court.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

In addition to life belts lake steam
ers should carry a complement OF
skates.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Very likely the st. Louis Judge who
wept when he sent two embezzling
bank clerks to prison did not have
any money in that bank.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

New York wants to make Fifth av
enue the greatest highway in the
world. Broadway, it is claimed. Is
the greatest buyway.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Oleomargarine is in wrong when It
is artistically colored and boxed up
and shipped as cheese.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Emperor William would like to stop
the people from DESERVING the farms.
He might establish some rural I've
pfennig moving-picture shows.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

A Missouri professor claims that
Shakespeare used slang. But he never
interpOlated a Observation-Disclosures
h~e-did-say" song in any Of his produc-
tiOns.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

II the monorail car is to be a COM
mercial success it should hurry to the
task before the airship pre-empts the
field.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Hon. H. F. BIakeslee, State commits
sioner of agriculture, Prof. f. R.. Lloyd
and a. A. Garner, OF the agricultural de-
partment of the y. & NJ. College at
Starkville, spoke to the farmers of La
fayette county in the interest of the corn
club. At the conclusion of the ad-
dresses a corn club was organized and
much interest was manifested in the
growing of prize corn.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Several other things besides college
football need reforming.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

You can hardly blame the man who
turned to the sporting page expecting
to find there the news of the British
political campaign.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Scranton, Pa, wants special men
ton because of a lei that lays eggs
worth $500 a dozen. Out west they
merely give such news a line In the
miscellaneous market reports.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

There is a prospect that the earth
will step on the tail Of the comet.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Now a French warship has gone on
the rocks. Some of the navies Of the
world do not seriously miss war.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Wall street reports a brisk demand
for money. Sometimes Wall street
news has a wonderfully human and
universal note,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

From a rough description of its
operations, we conclude that the gyro-
scope train is safe from spreading Of
the rails.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Feet are growing larger" Another
reason for the increased cost OF r. iV
ing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

The Columbus, Mississippi & Western
Alabama Railroad Company, the con-
templated line from Winfield, Ala, to
Columbus, Miss, via Vernon, Aka, will
soon be in shape to announce their plans.
Charles F. Sherod, president of the com
pany, will give no plans he has in mind.
There is every good reason, however,
to believe that he is affiliated with some
of the largest railroad systems in the
country and the line is everything but
built.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Then, again. if 500. 900, 900 was sent
down into Central America to secure
peace. think of the fighting there
would be for each man to get his
share of it!
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Lake Michigan resists all tempta-
lions to become a skating rink.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

The merchants and business men of
Meridian propose to encourage farmers
of that section to get out of the OIL
rut and produce their foOdstuffs for man
and beast at home
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Lincoln's birthday was celebrated by
the students and faculty of the A. & NJ.
College at Starksville with appropriate
exercises. This celebration is in keeping
with the resolutions of the faculty some
time ago to the effect that the birthdays
of Lee, Washington and Lincoln, three
of the greatest Americans, would be Gel
ebrated with suitable exercises.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Circular letters are being mailed out
to the &lrmers of Warren county, di-
recting them as to the formation of
boys corn clubs, which are to be started
with a view of improving crop conditions
and giving the planters a better I'M
derstanding of corn and other planting
the coming year.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18
%HOSPlTABLE MAN.

Our master is a charming man.
Every year he admits one of US to his
table"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

The supreme convention of the indie
pendent Order of Beavers is the ext
public occasion at present occupying the
attention of a number of Nicksburg
member of this order, the dates for
the three days meeting here having been
finally decided upon for May II, 13 and
IA. Last year there We're eight States
represented at the convention, and from
what can be learned of the coming Vicks-
burg gathering, Dam No. A, Vicksburg,
is to have delegates from that many
States, and the convention here will very
likely be one of the best the order has
ever had.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

The Greenville EIks, known through
out the United States as the Cotton
Pickers,' have laid plans for creating a
bigger sensation at Detroit next July
than they nave ever done at any of the
previous national conventions of Elks.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

The completion of the boys corn clubs
of Lafayette county brought a large
crowd of farmers, school teachers and
business men together at Oxford. P.
+. Garner delivered an excellent address,
instructing the boys on organization and
preparation, and Prof. f. R. Lloyd, of
the A. & NJ. College, spoke on fertilizing
and drainage.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Nine times in ten when the liver i nQht De
8omach and bowels are nsht-
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1910-02-18

Three hundred thousand dollars is the
consensus of opinion among the insur-
ance men of the property damage and
loss to buildings and stock in the fire
which started in Kuhn Bros store at
Vicksburg.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-24
ROOSEVELT TURNED DOWN.

The action of the republican state
central committee of New York in
turning down Roosevelt for
temporary chairman of the
republican state conventionN next
month was a surprise. The fact that
he was a candidate for the position
is a greater surprise than the COM
mittee's action on it. He has avoid
ed political interviews since his re-
turn from abroad and few expected
that he would this early thrust him
self into the tick of the political fight.
He issued a statement soon after the
action of the committee was announc-
ed, which merely said in SUBJ
stance that he would have taken the
temporary craftsmanship If he had
been chosen. That something has
been started no one doubts. Thus hui
initiated Roosevelt will seek revenge.
That he measures his blows and
lands them with telling effect is
we'll known. That he will come back
at his opponents with all his force
is to be expected. He is about to
start on a western trip on which he
Is scheduled to make several speech
es In which it is said he will vigorous
ly espouse the cause Of the progress
sives. We may soon look for some
furious fur flying.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-24

V
Congressman Pickett has announc-
ed that he is opposed to the re-elec.
ton of Cannon as speaker. The pro
gressives need not take any comfort
in his declaration however or throw
their hats up in the air. He is as
much stand-pat as ever and makes
the Cannon announcement because it
is the popular thing Just now. He
may get the credit for opposing Can
non but he will not support a pro-
gressive for the office. His vote will
go to Congressman Smith of Council
Bluffs who was all but defeated for
denomination at the recent primaries
by Attorney General Byers.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-24
WHAT ARE RoosEvELTs INTEN
IlQNS2

What is the political significance
Of Rooseyelt's renewed activity in
politics? Will his stand for progress
sive principles bring him into open
conflict with the administration? II
seems inevitable and some political
Observers go SO far as to say that he
is adroitly laying his plans to capture
ture the Republican nomination fol
the Presidency two years hence. He
may feel that the people viii demand
the privilege of giving him second
elective term. He never underesti
mated his political Importance and
popularity and we must expect sur:
prises now that Teddy" is on the
Job again.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-08-24
AND THE WAR CLOUDS LOWER.

AND THE WAR CLOUDS LOWER.
The friends of President Taft, when
they defeated Roosevelt by vote of
20 to Is for the position of temper
airy chairman Of the New York state
convention, were quite likely history
makers as we'll as members of the
New York republican state committee
Theodore Roosevelt is not going to
ait down quietly and permit such i'm
digndties to be heaped upon him. He
knows that one word from Taft would
nave given him the coveted positions
and he knows that Taft refused to
speak that word. Roosevelt knows
that the President has no use for him
Or his policies, or his friends. Roos-
evelt knows that he has no choice
left, except to fight or surrender to
his political enemies, and everyone
knows that he is not going to surren-
der. He is not gutter.
The chances are largely in his fay-
or Of his shooting 1t out" with the
President and that the conflict will
be history maker. 1t may change
the political alignment Of all parties
z The democrats lost out in 1896
because the conservative section o
the party stood closer to standpat
tepublicanism than it did to the hope
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