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The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
CUTS SCHOOL APPROPRIATION.
Agricultural and Mechanical College Bill
Meets Opposition.

Meets Opposition.
Jacksonville house was thrown into
turmoil over the appropriation bill for
the maintenance and support of the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College at
Starkville. Early in the session bill
was introduced carrying an appropria-
tion of about $Sso,o00 for the support
of the institution. The appropriations
committee took hold of the bill, made an
investigation OF the workings and ex-
penditures of the college, held hearings
and then whitfield it down to about $780,
600, or reduction of 100000 from the
estimates. After the measure had thus
been cut and pruned it was brought into
the house aud Chairman Morrison called
it up for passage. A battle royal then
began. Those who favor small appro-
priations, went after it with amend
ments, with the view of further reduc-
ing the appropriations.
Chairman Morrison, in his statement
to the house, said that the committee
had cut out or reduced all of the items
that the college could stand, but the OPP
position forces thought the institution
could stand more, and they slashed
away at the bill, with the result that
most of the proposed expenditures We're
further scaled down.
This aroused considerable feeling among
the members of the house, which mani
tested itself when the roll was called on
final passage.
Sixty-nine affirmative votes, or a ma
jority of all of the members elected, are
required to pass an appropriation bill.
On the lineup the supporters OF the
amended bill could not muster but 63
votes. Six short OF the necessary 80,
while 81 votes were cast against the
bill.
| A storm of applause swept over the
hall when it was announced that the bill
had failed to pass. What the attitude
of the senate will be toward the bill
when it reaches that body is sub
ject of considerable speculation.
The house passed three other appro-
priation bills, namely, $4,000 for de.
fraying the expenses of the farmers
institute workers of the Agricultural
and Mechanical College, an appropria.
ton Tor the support OF the branch ex'
pertinent station at Holly Springs and
an appropriation for the support of the
State Institute for the Blind at jack
son.
A provision was inserted in the APP
preparation for farmers institute work
STIMULATING that no part of the money
should be expended for tips to walters,
shoe shines, drinks, hair cuts, tickets to
shows, etc. This was to prevent further
scandals. An itemized statement from
the farmers institute workers, submit
ted on demand of the legislature, dis
closed the fact that some of the states
money had been spent in that way in
the past.
The state of Mississippi will not be
represented at the San Francisco exposi-
tion. Last week the senate passed a
bill providing for the appointment of a
commissioner to 60 to San Francisco
for the purpose of selecting site for
an exhibition building. The bill was
called up in the house and indefinitely
postponed.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
ASK PERCY TO RESIGN.
Renewal of Bitter Political Warfare in
legislature.

Jacksonville legislature adopted a
resolution demanding the resignation of
United States Senator Leroy Percy. The
vote in the senate on the adoption of
the resolution stood 26 yeas to 10 nays,
and in the house Sc yeas to 80 nays. A
copy of the resolution was ordered sent
to Senator Percy at once.
The debate in the senate that preceded
the adoption of the resolution was the
most sensational in the Legislative his
tory of the state. Fierce fractional feel
ing was aroused and the most intense
bitterness was engendered. All hope for
political harmony in the state was
thrown to the winds.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Newton County Enters Fight.

Newton.-Some time since the an
nouncement was made that the county
in Mississippi accomplishing the most in
the way of tick eradication for the year
of 1912, would be given prize of a
fine bull. One of the provisions in MAX
ing this offer is that the county must
have live, active association. Newton
county has just begun this work, forty
watts having been ordered made by the
board of supervisors. DR.. H. B. Leonard,
Of Aberdeen, has been in the county rep
resenting the national government,
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Mixed the Orders.

A local doctor once sent his man
with box of pills to patient, and a
hamper containing six live puifets to-
be left at the house Of friend On
luckily the messenger bungled over
his errand. and took the hamper to
the patient and the pills to his mas
ter's friend Imagine the consterna-
ton of the patient on receiving along
with the fowls the following prescrip-
tion:
Two OF these to be swallowed
every half hour"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

The total average monthly cost OF
each pupil enrolled in these schools is
less than $500 per month. These
schools have total enrolment of six
teen hundred pupils at monthly cost
of $9,592 per month or S75,135 per term
of eight months. This means that the
state is carrying the high school to the
people.
There are sixteen hundred pupils en-
rolled in these nineteen high schools.
The total value of buildings and grounds
is more than S269,O00.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Sunday School Convention.

The Thirty-Third Convention of the
Mississippi Sunday School Association
will meet at the First Baptist Church,
Jackson, April 3, and s, 1912. Re
duced rates on all railroads. Free en-
tainment. Write to E. J. Ellzey, chair
man entertainment committee, jackson.
DR.. Hamill, DIR. Shepherd, w. A. Brown,
W. N. Virgins, e. 0. Excuer, w. A.
Roper and E. J. Morgan, will be among
the visiting workers and every white
school in the state should be represented.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Retort to the Point.

DR.. Mary Walker, who long Sxessed
in mems attire. had been lecturtpg in
certain small country town. ~ she
walked down the main street one aft
ernoon an impudent urchin cahedr aft
er her:
Say. are you the Mary that had
little lamb?"
mo-" answered DR.. Walker, but
your mother had little jackass -
Lippincott's Magazine.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

The Thirty-Third Convention of the
Mississippi Sunday School Association
win meet at the First Baptist Church,
Jackson, April 3, and s, 1912. Re-
duced rates on all railroads. Free en-
tainment. Write to E. j. Ellzey, chair
man entertainment committee, Jackson
DR.. Hamill, DR.. Shepherd, w. A. Brown.
W. N. Virgins, f. o. Excuer, w. A.
Roper and E. j. Morgan, will be among
the visiting workers and every white
school in the state should be represented.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Whites and Blacks Fight.

Amory.-Will Saunders and his five
brothers, John, Thomps, Word, Kirby
and Kirgus, white men, living about one
half mile of Becker, three miles south
of Amory, and Dave and William West
brooks, negroes, living in the same neigh
borhood, engaged in shooting scrape
near Becker, exchanging 20 or 80 shots
with pistols and guns.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Benton County Leads.

Jackson.-Benton county will be to
the fore in the Boys Corn club work in
1912 if the plans of County Superintend-
emit NJ. L. Hardin are carried out. Al
ready 90 boys are enrolled in the club
and instructions preliminary to the start
of the work have been given. A list of
40 other names has been forwarded to
Washington for approval by the depart
ment of agriculture so that the club will
likely have about 100 members.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
M. 4 2. Road.

Bowman. surveying crew of the
Memphis and Pensacola Railway COM
pany, consisting of sixteen men, have
been in camp at this place since cross
ing Coldwater river. The road will prob
ably be ready for business in the next
sixteen months.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Pass University Appropriation.

The senate passed the University of
Mississippi appropriation bill, carrying
a total of 14,955.97, which is $2s, 900
less than the same bill carried in 1910.
The bill was passed without a speech
being made or negative vote recorded.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Hon. A. c. McNair Dead.

Jackson-Hon. A. C. McNair, of Brook
haven, one of the leading members of
the Mississippi bar, died at his home at
that place last night after short i'll
mes. Mr.. McNair was about So years Of
age, and for the past TWENTY-FIVE years
has been one of the recognized leaders
in the legal affairs of the state.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Railroad Bill May Be Defeated.

The bill introduced during the early
session of the legislature to compel
railroads operating in Mississippi to
equip all freight and passenger trains
with full complement of men, will
probably be defeated in the committee
room, according to rumors that have
emanated from a reliable source.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Beauvodr Accepted.

Senator Eddins offered concurrent
resolution accepting the title to Beau
voir for the state from the Sons Of
Veterans. The resolution authorizes the
governor to carry out the details. The
resolution was adopted by unanimous
vote.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

The French government asks for an
appropriation Of s4.4oo,ooo for military
aeroplanes. Those who imagined that
the aerial navief would reduce the
cost OF peace Insurance may have
to revise their ideas.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Her Idea o, ! Chicken Farn,

Every little actress in New Ys6k has
Long Island chicken farm. A we'll
known leading lady recently decf,1ed to
follow the way Of her sisters. she
secured a lease ON good bit OF prop
erty and then sought out a renstable
poulterer.
Il want she said firmly. "a thou
sand hens and:-iess firmly-"a thou
sand ROSTERS"
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

Who says the fiipinos have not at
iained high degree of civilization!
Manila is grief-ftricken over the de-
parture Of the Troops for China. The
best baseball tedm in the city went
With them.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

"Thehe lie no telling woman's age
after she passesI 49," sagely epunci'
ates a contemporary. On the con
trary, every friend she has cheerfully
tells It ON her.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

No man is hefo to his stenosraph
or. 80 say the Organized women ste
nographers of Chicago. For self-pro
lection then. wei shall have to hire
male stenographHrs for whose opin
ion we don't gav&a hang.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Bishop Murrah Returns.

Jackson.-After an absence in the
Orient and in other foreign lands since
last summer, Bishop William Bolton
Murrah, of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, has returned. Bishop
Murrah followed practically the same
route and visited the same fields of mis-
sionary activity as were visited by
Bishop Galloway on his twelve months
cruise a decade ago.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

One Of Alaskals most popular vol
canoes IL In violent eruption. II it Is
assisting to temper the atmosphere In
ats vicinity 1t is likely to make itself
dearer than everEto the hearts Of the
Alaskan people.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

A California by % years of age
has married lady OF So. We hope
she will be good enough to refrain
from spanking hm In case she hap
pens to catch hinH stealing jam.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Baptist 0rphanage.

Jackson.-The report of the Mississip-
pi Baptist orphanage for February shows
total cash contributions of 81, 1915. APP
plications for admission are coming in
thick and fast, but the institution can
not receive any more children at pres
ent, except those in the direst need.
There are now 22O children in the Or
phanage.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

A child years old in New York has
mad HIS income raised from $4,000 per
year to $4,000. thus permitting him
TO support his guardians in the style
TO which they alleged that they have
been accustomed
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

Silk stockings Ore no longer consid
cred fashionable An Washington. Has
that any possibleHconnection with the
crusade the women Of Washington are
waging against high street car steps1
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

A woman in d wa laughed SO long
and SO hard at Al 3oke that they had to
send for three d8ctors to .chloroform
her. This oughtfto be sofls encour-
agement to those acknowledgements
Of the community. the jokesmiths.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

The car ordered the Punishment OF
Bishop Hennogenes and he went to
Zhirovitzky monastery In private
car. That's better than Siberia and
walking
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

How tickle is humanity. In summer
We kick about the high cost OF ice.
and in winter We trample 1t under
foot
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Bishon Hoss at Millsaps.

Bishop E. E. Hoss, of Nash
vile, generally regarded as the ablest
pulpit orator in Southern Methodism,
has accepted an invitation to deliver the
annual commencement sermon at Mill
saps College on the 9th of June.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
INSPECT "THEIR TOWN.
New Orleans Lumbermen Bought Pearl.
haven for $4,000.

haven for SIS, 600.
Brookhaven.-Ernest M. Loeb and A.
Marx, of the firm of Haubtmann, Loeb &
Co., of New Orleans, who paid So, 900 in
cash for the village of Pearlhaven, for
mer base of operations of the Goodyear
syndicate before they removed to Boga
lusa, La, were here looking over their
purchase. A great deal of interest has
been attached to this purchase ON ac-
count of the probable location here on
this site of the Homochitto Lumber
Company, newly incorporated million
dollar lumber concern.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

Paris authorities have order Ray
nond Duncan to wenr more clothes IN
public. Evidently Raymond labors un.
der the impression that all the worlds
a bathing beach.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

The coming towers on the battle
ships outnumber and outrank the Gu
polas on the temple Of peace at The
Hague.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

A Buffalo wom6n says she can't live
with her HUSBAND because he is bald
It must also be That his ears are too
small to afford good hold.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

A Boston minister tells men to vots
as they pray. With a good many OF
them that would be never until they
are about to die.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

Is scientist haq inquired out that >
- travels 4s,00t miles in collecting
the material tori pound OF honey
What beautifq price basis for
new trust!
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

The Denver man who travelled 5000
miles to take unto himself wife can
hardly be said to be the victim of
I'D year proposal.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

They call 1t the United States OF
China, but the states are about az
firmly linked together as mess OF
chop suey. ~
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

Labouchere. the English editor Of
Truth. left ten million dollars. II that
1s the result of Truth, what is the use
Of so much lying?
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

Itty Gordon tells US that It costs
1900 week to be beautiful, and yet
Few women are complaining about the
high cost OF beauty.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

A Baltimore man has been on the
operating table "A times. He must be
the fellow who casts the scattering
vote.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

A doctor told woman's club how
to make a child sick" His talk could
be spread ,usefully for the benefit OF
grown-ups.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

A Harvard professor advocates .
course in aviation at all our universe.
ties. just as II the average college stu.
dent is not fiightysenough.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
Strikers Sentenced.

Oxfora.-In the United States court
here Judge Niles sentenced Dewitt
Walker and ALI Mcmillan, Illinois Cen
trail strikers, to Jail for four months
each for contempt of court.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

A wealthy soap manufacturer sd-
dressed the hobo convention at Gin
cinnati and escaped without scratch.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

The man who pays $4,000 for q
Bible does not expect to get $4,000
worth Of reading out OF 1t.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14

A fireproof building is always fire
proof as long as there Is no fire In the
vicinity.
The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1912-03-14
wrestlers may win In straight falls.
but aeroplane racers. never.

Automobiles would be even more
popular If they did not smoke.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-17

uty stars anyhow Every third or
fourth man that comes up here
brings a newspaper attorney with
him and expects leniency."
Judge TOrrison bitterly resent
ed this speech by Navigate. He
said so. He explained how he felt
about it. He showed how peeved
he was that any one working for
the city should ask any Of HIS
and the mayors friends should be
punished.
Brown is free. Miller is await
ing a jury trial. Navigate is pom
dering over the difference be-
tween judges and justice.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-17
AVIATOR LOST

A search is being made for
Aviator Albert J. Engle, who
started for Grant Park from Clar-
endon ave. beach this morning
and has not been seen since. 4
It's feared that Engel who
was driving hydroaeroplane,
may have been blown out over
the lake and met with an accident.
Wireless is playing important
part in the search.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-09-17
TORRISON MUST LIKE THE
NEWSPAPERS

NEWSPAPERS
The DeSplaines street court
was treated to the unusual spec
tacle of a municipal judge repri-
handing a city prosecutor for try
ing to enforce the law today.
Frank Brown, of 449 Wells
street, a non-union Record-F1er-
aid newsboy, drew revolver on
Sam Miller, of 1889 West 18th
street, World newsboy, in front
of the Northwestern station.
Possibly, it was only the
prompt disarming of Brown by
policemen who happened to see
the act, that prevented a tragedy.
When Brown was brought be-
fore Judge Torrison in Desplaines
street yesterday, an attorney for
the trust newspapers took his seat
on the bench beside Torrison, and
Brown was discharged.
When Miller saw the news
paper attorney sitting beside the
judge, he promptly demanded a
jury trial.
William Navigate, city attor-
ney, today demanded that Brown
be punished for drawing a revol-
yer, with what apparently was in
tent to kill.
''The county jail is full of fell
lows like Brown" Navigate said.
''They are given the right to car
~ a gun as special deputies, and
then they use them-to settle
their own feuds.
"On behalf of the city 1 demand
that Browns license as a special
policeman be revoked and that he
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-02
HAD AN EVIL EYE


John O'Hallihan, twenty-five years
old. and William Johnson. thirty-four
years old. were held In $500 bail each
on a charge OF petit larceny in the
FlRtbush police court They went
out to the Prospect Park ZOO the
other day and climbed over into the
Enclosure where the deer are. After
that they made a personal cali upon
the ~peacocka. Passing from Enclosure
70 inclosure on a series Of friendly
calls they arrived az the pen where .
number OF turkeys disport themselves.
That bird there O'Hallihan said.
pointing a nne bronze turkey gobbler.
has an evil eye"
Johnson looked. and II seemed 60
20 him also. The turkey was regard
Ing them with something like maiev-
olence in Its fixed gaze. They To-
tired. II charged them. They Be
came 30 confused that they could not
get out of the Enclosure. The bird
chased them round and round and
round the pen. and as they ran. hold
ing on 20 each others hands and gasp
Ing with fright and their exertions.
they discussed the situation.
There ID only one thing 10 do"
said OHallihan. land that IL to face
this thing courageously. bird or devil
or whatever II may be. and get those
eyes covered MP. Its power Ia An its
eyes"
II don't care" Johnson painted.
The things gaining on us" And he
sank down exhausted.
O'Hallihan Is 9 bold man. SO h3
faced the Infatuated turkey. After a
desperate battle ne flung bis coat
over its head. With Is eyes covered.
just M he had expected. the power
FOR evil ceased. He clutched II tight
ly by the neck. and took II out Of
the park to finish II. When Detec-
tive Muss Of the park squad arrested
him on a petit larceny charge the
creature was already dead.
: John O'Brien OF the ZOO force II
going TO pickle the turkey 90 II VIII
keep. and introduce II as evidence IN
court. The police say that O'HaIIi.
han and Johnson were drunk when
they had their battle with the bird
Brooklyn Eagle.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-02

Sealed bids will be received AZ
the office Of the city clerk OF the
City Of Brownsville. Texas, up until
II O'Clock noon. Jan. 4th 1912 fos
the following public work.
The laying or about 740O feet OF
twelve inch water pipe.
The taking up and relaxing or
about 100 feet Or eight inch pipe.
The taking up and relaying Of
about e.i0O feet OF four inch pipe
The contractor to furnish all labor
and material necessary except the
pipe which will be furnished by the
city.
Each Trcrosal to Ne accompanied
BY a certified check for the sum OF
$4,000 as a guarantee that II bill
n accepted q contract viii We cnfer-
ed into and its performance properly
secured.
Plans. specifications and bidding
sheets ear be obtained from the city
engineer.
The right Is reserved to reject any
and all bids.
BY ordet or the City Council.
n. KOWALSKI. Mayor.
L. ID. PUEkTE City Clerk. 2s-cl
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-02

THAT beam might have been y
steam shovel down on the Panama
canal once upon a time" said a man
the other day as be watched a big
beam being strung into place on the
new municipal building Il wouldn't
be a BIT surprised to know that most
OF the steel work IN that big building
was originally steam shovels. engines
or car wheels down ut the canal
When Uncle Sam took charge down
there he gathered into a heap some OF
the machinery used by the French
and sold II to q Brooklyn junk man at
auction for s11 q tor. He resold II
to the steel corporation for sl2 a ton.
There was about 100000 ions :
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-01-02
PROTECTION or KING
Fortunate British Younerter 10 to Be
Maintained and Educated at
Monarch's Expense.

A smart little lad, who had come
all alone from Newcastle, in the north
on England. walked down the gang
way OF a steamer and proudly set foot
the other day for the first time in
London. He was Francis Campbell,
eight years old. chosen BY the king
from hundreds Of other English boys
90 be the kings scholar ut the Royal
Merchant Seaman's Orphanage at
Enaresbrook. He was met by an ON
cial and escorted to the Essex home.
where, 70 use the formal phrase. ~the
king has provided for his maintenance
and education"
The arrival OF the kings small pro-
ltege at the Merchants Seaman's Or
phanage Is the sequel to q tragedy OF
poverty that often darkens the lives
OF seafaring families.
Young Campbell's father was chief
engineer OF the IS. Weybridge. Bo-
fore he had opportunity TO make any
provision for his wife and i've chill
ldren he died OF pneumonia. due 70 ex-
poeure 10 hard weather. The widow.
reduced 10 the utmost poverty. strug-
lgled bravely IN q back street OF Gates
lhead-on-Tyne.
The last boy nominated by the king
20 the o~rphanage had gone out into
the world 10 make his own living.
There was a royal vacancy. and after
going carefully into the particulars OF
many sad cases the king commanded
that little Francis Campbell should be
brought from Gateshead-on-Tyne to DO
given. at the kings own expense. q
fair chance in life.