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Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
LAND PRIVILEGE TAX
CASE is Reversed
SUPREME COURT DECIDES LOWER
COURT WITHOUT JURISDICTION.
MERIT OF THE LAW IGNORED
COnstitutionality Not in Question, De-
cides Tribunal, as No Overt Act
Has Been Taken by Officials
to Put 1t Into Effect.

Jackson.-In the supreme court Chief
Justice Smith handed down the opinion
OF the court in dealing with the some
what noted litigation brought about by
the act Of the legislature in 1912 plac-
Ing a privilege tax or occupation fee
OF 20 cents an acre on holders or occu-
piers Of timber lands in the state in
excess Of 1000 acres. In order to fore
stall the state auditor and treasurer,
who are the officers charged under the
act with the duty of enforcing its pro-
visions, in May, 1912, a number of bills
were filed on behalf of different persons
and corporations affected to enjoin the
officers from taking steps to levy and
collect the tax provided for in these
bills of injunction, which are all identical
In terms, the validity of the acts and
the manner of their passage, by alleged
Justification of the records, journals and
tampering with the clocks, is vigorously
presented to the court. .
The suits were filed in the chancery
court of Kinds county and were fully
argued before Chancellor Lyell, who, in
general terms, held the acts to be I'M
constitutional and granting the %injunc-
ton. From this decree the attorney
general took an appeal to the supreme
court.
In commenting on the case, Chief JUS
tice Smith declared that the question
before the bench was not that of consti-
tutionality, but Of jurisdiction. With
out passing on the merits involved in
the controversy, the court held that as
the state officers sought to be enjoined
had taken no overt steps toward enforce
ment of the provisions of the act nor to
"lcvy and collect" the tax provided for,
the court below was without jurisdic-
ton. For this reason the case was or
dered reversed and remanded.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
HIS EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY.
Mississippi's Oldest Lawmaker Hale and
Hearty.

Extraordinarily was the eightieth
birthday Of the nestor of legislation in
Mississippi, Col. H. M. Street, OF Me,
ridian, former speaker of the lower
house, and, for more than forty years
one of the most conspicuous figures in
the public life of the commonwealth.
Although he is now at the four-score
mark, Col. Street is still hale and hearty,
in the full enjoyment of all mental and
physical faculties, and bids fair to last
for a goodly number of years to come.
The legislative service of Col. Street
dates back to the year 1869, when ne
was sent to the lower house from Prem
tiss county, and served by continuous re-
election from that county until he moved
to Lauderdale county in 1882. That
county also sent him to the lower house,
and throughout his period of legislative
service he was an acknowledged leader.
The Lauderdale legislator also served
as a member of the constitutional con-
v~ention of 1890, and was one of the
leaders in that historic body. He was
three times elected speaker of the lower
house, the last time in 1905.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
LEVEE A MEETS.
Much Business Is Transacted at the
Semi.Annual Session.

Greenville.-The Board Of Mississippi
Levee Commissioners met in regular
semi-annual session here. The semi-an-
nuaI report Of Secretary and Treasurer
J.. Pink Smith gave in detail the receipts
and Expenditures of the board from June
80 to date, showing a balance on hand
OF $lGj,64}.06. Chief Engineer W. j..
Shackelford was authorized to advertise
for bids for 100000 yards Of levec. En-
largcment work on the Bolivar county
front at Bolivar, Catfish Point and
Eutord. Chief Engineer Shackcliord and
an attorney were authorized to take
steps TO secure the right of way for n
proposed mud lcvee on Greenvillc's front.
The coming high water and the condi'
tions OF the Beulah lcvee were given
careful consideration and prompt steps
taken to put up sle gaps in that new
leyee ut once.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
DEMAND ON TREASURY.
State Treasurer Turns Loose Money as
Fast as Received.

State Treasurer p. S. Stovall has been
busy for the past few days paying war
rants for the pensions of the Confederate
veterans of the state, The treasurer is
retiring these warrants just as fast as
he receives funds.
The treasury has been rather empty
for the past few months and Mr.. Sto-
vail has been hard pressed to make pay
ments of those things absolutely neces-
sary without seeing the bottom of his
cash drawer.
The treasury will be the richer in Feb
ruary by a great deal from the payment
of taxes but at that it will be necessary
for the governor to negotiate another
l~oan,of approximately 100000.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
T T SEASON OVER.
Crop in the State Not Up to That Of
Year 1911.

Jack5on.-Thc cotton season in Missis-
sippi is practically at an end, and receipts
ut interior market points have been
steadily declining since the Christmas
holidays.
In the northern counties of the delta,
where a bumper crop was raised last
year, some picking is still in progress,
but the staple has greatly deterioratel
because of exposure to the heavy rains,
and the planters We're unable to secure
sufficient labor to Earvest the magnih-
cent crop, This condition, however, il
true only of the counties in the north
crn portion of the delta.
Buyers in Jackson have almost cleaned
up the supply in the surrounding coun-
try, and the season has been far from
satisfactory, Receipts at the local com,
press up to the closing hour amounted
to 1926 bales, against 1915 bales Oh
the same date last year.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Banks Earn Is Per Cent.

Jackson.-State Auditor Duncan l..
Thompson has prepared a composite
statement showing the condition of 332
state banks and 81 national banks in
Mississippi.
The statement shows that the aggre.
gate resources of the banking industry
in Mississippi on December Is amounted
to $l1t,539,359.07, an increase of $12,.
23i,069,64 as compared with the com-
posite statement prepared on June Z,
1911. This is u net increase of about
10 per cent for n period of eighteen
months, although the number of state
banks in operation decreased from 3l2
to 332 during this period.
Undivided profits of the state and ma
tional banks on December Is were 3d.
3ls,412.44, indicating that size the melon
now being sliced among stockholders on
the business of 1912. This indicates net
earnings of nearly l3 per cent, but many
of the banks put goodly sums to surplus
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
ISSUING ROAD BONDS
MPASSABLE COUNTRY ROADS WILL
BE REPAIRED.
Need of Better Highways Brought Home
to the People, and Many Counties
Preparing to Raise Funds.

Jackson.-With country roads rendered
welluight impossible in many sections
OF the state by the heavy winter rains,
boards Of supervisor, are waking up to a
realization Of the Importance OF having
public highways that can b. easily trav-
eled twelve months in the year and it IS
likely that the number and amount Of
bond issues floated in 1913 for highway
improvement will even surpass the
splendid record of 1919.
The good roads movement is unqucs-
tionably getting A strong hold on the
people OF Mississippi, and contracting
companies engaged in this character OF
work are keeping their eyes on this
state.
In the county of Copinh a special cleo
ton will be held in the First district on
February ] to pass Oh the question OF
issuing bonds in the sum OF $4,000 for
good roads. The %neighboring county Of
Adams has floated an issue Of $780, 600
for the same purpose, and will award
contract for the construction work next
month. Smflower county has given no
tice of intention to float $4,000 in
bonds for Districts Nos. 2 and 5. In
Hancock county a $4,000 issue will be
sold on the first Monday in February,
TO be used in the construction of roads
and bridges, On the anne date Mont
gomcry county will sell a 100000 issue.
Nc,hoba county has arranged for a
100000 issue and may increase it to
S15O,O0O.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
WAREHOUSE COMPANY IN BAD
WHAT BOOKS OF THE CORPORATION
SHOW.
Company Had an Annual Income Of
$4,000 and a Salary List Of $751;
O00-Fifty-One Branches in
in Mississippi.

Jackson.-Sinc involuntary bankrupt
cy proceedings against the National
Warehouse Company were filed in the
federal court in this city several weeks
ago, some surprising disclosures have
been brought to light through an audit
OF the books of the concern.
The balance sheet sows that the gross
income of the corporation, organized for
the purpose of putting the cotton crop
of the South in the control of the farm
ers, was only $4,000 per annum, while
the salaries alone amounted to over
SIS 900 per annum. In other words, the
company was running $4,000 per annum
behind its gross income. The salary
roll shows that the former president was
paid a salary of $500 per year.
The company owned or controlled 81
cotton warehouses in the state, on which
a valuation of $4,000 was placed. 1t
is estimated that the warehouses were
not worth 80 per cent of that figure,
and they are worth a great deal less
now. Some of them received no cotton
whatever last year, and several ware
houses at important interior market
I points did not show receipts exceeding
100 bales for the entire season.
Fictitious values were also placed on
two realty holdings of the concern, one
of them being an ancient brick building
on South State street, in this city, placed
on the inventory at 100000, when in
fact it could not be sold for $4,000 on
the local realty market. Similarly, a
lot in Hattiesburg is on the inventory
at $4,000, when its real value is below
$4,000.
In view of the showing made by the
books, creditors of the concern are at
loss to understand why the officers OF
the National Warehouse Company are re-
sisting the bankruptcy proceedings, UNI
less it is for the reason that they desire
a receiverhsip of their own choosing.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
WOULD SELL TO GOVERNMENT
RIPARIAN LAND OWNERS ASS0CIA.
TON HAS PLAN.
Estimates That After First 20 Years
Land Would Produce $50 Per Acre
Every Five Years-Commit-
tee to Washington.

Natchcz.-In the absence OF the of.
fccrs of the Riparian Land Owners AS
ISOLATION, whose lands lie on the east
bank Of the Mississippi river, between
Brunswick, in Warren county, and the
southern state line, members would have
nothing to say about the report sub
mittcd by the acting chief engineer,
practically recommending the purchase
OF the lands that could not be protect
ed by %leyces, suggesting $40 an scre as
the average value OF said lands.
In the petition addressed to the Mis-
s%issippi River Commission, the associa-
ton stated that the owners OF these
lands expressed a willingness TO sell to
the federal government at an average OF
$19.l2 per acre, there being S6,286 acres
involved, the total value at the above
rate being 81 ,6j0,447. Some Of this land
is capable Of producing a bale OF cotton
to the acre. In 20 years all OF this land
could produce cottonwood timber that
would be mcrchantablc and would pay
$50 an acre.
In the resolution attention was called
to the fact that "if the government
should pay $35 an acre for the open cul-
~tiyatcd lands Of the east bank, they
would eventually pay a profit of $50 an
acre. aad every five year, after the first
90 the timber could be cut and net the
same price-$G0 an acre.
Capt. John +. Jenkins, secretary of the
association, said that a committee will
be sent to Washington to appear before
the senate and house committees in be-
half Of the association.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
APPORTION SCHOOL FUND.
The Rate Per Capita for the Year Is
Sl.93134.

Jackson.-The account sheets of the
January apportionment, 1913, of the
common school fund of Miss ssippi, as
compiled by State Superintendent of
Education ]. N. Powers shows that the
rate per capita for the year is $1.93134.
According to the report there are
1886 educable children in the state,
divided as follows. Whites, 81 1893;
colored, 425,967. The total a%ppropria-
tion for the year is $1,424,Oss, of which
two-thirds is distributed in January, d.
eided between all of the schools in the
state.
The total amount to be expended on
the schools during the first six months
OF 1918, according to the January appor-
tionmcnt, is $949,392.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Farmers Will Diversity.

Hickory.-There is greater activity
among the farmers in this section than
in many years before, The cry OF hard
times is not heard so much and as the
boil wecvil has done so much harm to
the cotton crop, the farmers are turning
to other products. Several farms are
now being prepared for truck gowing,
and some of the famers are now busy
looking after hot beds and preparing to
break land for early vegetables, Toma-
toes will be planted and other vegcta-
bles which will meet the market more
fully.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Contingent Fund Exhausted.

Jackson.-The governors contingent
fund for 1912 has been practically ex-
hausted in the payment of rewards for
escaped prisoners and fugitives from jus.
tice, and, before all claims are settled,
will be closed out. There is another
$4,000 for the current year, but that
sum has been found inadequate. The
demands on tile fund are many, and some
Of them heavy, so that $4,000 does not
give the governor all he needs, espe'
cially in the employment of detectives
which is often necessary,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM
Prominent Doctors Best PreseHP-
tlon Easily Mixed at Home.


This simple and harmless formula
has worked wonders for all who have
tried 1t quickly curing chronic and
acute rheumatism and backache. From
your druggist get one ounce OF Toris
compound lin original sealed PACKAGE
and one ounce Of syrup Of s~arsaparilla
compound. Take these two ingredients
home and put them In q half pint OF
good Whlskey. Shake the bottle and
take a tablespoonful before each meal
and at bedtime" Good results come
after the first few doses. If POUR drug
gist does not have Toris compound In
stock he will get 1t for you in few
hours from hts wholesale house. Don't
be Influenced to take a patent medi-
cine instead of this. Insist on having
the genuine Toris compound in the
original, ~one-ounce. sealed. yellow
package. This was published here last
winter and hundreds Of the worst cases
were cured by 1t in q short time. PUB
llshed by the Globe Pharmaceutical lab
oratories Of Chicago.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Bilbo Made Attorney.

Poplarville.- The board of aldermen
elected as city attorney Lieut.-Gov. Thco,
G. Bilbo, at u salary of 500 per year,
a reduction of 800, as the office has
heretofore paid $500 per year,
The board Of supervisors also elected
Lieut.. Gov. Bilbo as their counsel for
the next year. The salary has not been
fixed, but it Is rumored here that the
board will fix it at 5000 per year, a
reduction of 500 from what it has been
in the past.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Will Fight Tax.

Jackson.-The tax measure adopted at
the 1912 session of the legislature that
will be vigorously fought at the next
session is the transfer tax, imposing \
special p~rivileg of one dollar per $1,000
on all real estate transfers filed for rec
ord in the chancery clerks office.
There is no possible way OF avoiding
this tax, as the statute provides that i
must be paid to the county tax collector
before the cnsnecry clerk is permitted to
file the deed for record.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Approve Tick Eradication.

Hozlehurst,-Tick eradication, which
was carried in the general election, was
approved at Il meeting of the county
board of supervisors. The board passed
an order to build five dipping watts in
each district, the dipping to be under
government supervision. There ara
something like fifty watts owned by pri.
vate individuals in the county. With
these and the county dipping watts, the
stock of the county can be freed easily
from tick pest, and the government quar-.
antinc against cattle shipment to North
arm noints will be lifted.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24

Lowndes County Will Assist in Erad'
icating the Disease.

Columbus.-Dr. D. D. Gill, hookworm
specialist of the state board of health,
appeared before the county board of SUI
pervisors and presented the plan Of the
state in cooperation with the various
counties in the work of exterminating
the hookworm and enlightening the gen
eral public along modern and scientific
laws of sanitation. DIR. Gill, in a lucid
and succinct way, laid before the board
the plan of the campaign, stating that
an appropriation Of $500 from the coun-
ty would insure a thorough and most
scientific campaign lasting from four to
six weeks, the work to be in charge Of
specialists, who would deliver lectures
and diagnose cases. After hearing DR..
Gill the board allowed the necessary
$500.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
BANKS MAKE REPORT.
Shows financial Condition of 81 Ma.
tional and 332 State Banks.

Jackson.-State Auditor Duncan l..
Thompson has prepared a statement
showing the condition of 332 state
banks and 81 national banks in Missis-
sippi.
The statement shows that the aggre.
gate resources of the banking industry
in Mississippi amounted to $111,539,.
593.07, an increase of $12,234,069.64 as
compared with the statement prepared
OF June 7, 1911. This is a net increase
of about 10 per cent for a period of
eighteen months, although the number
of state banks in operation decreased
from 342 to 332 during this period.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Liberal Contributors.

Clinton.-The people of Clitnon are
liberal in their contributions to benev-
olence. The ministerial students of Mis-
sissippi College raised $1,000 to equip a
ward to be used free of charge for the
ministerial students of the college. Not.
w%ithstanding the fact that the people of
this community had already subscribed
about 100000 to the Mississippi College
endowment fund, yet they came across
in the muniticent fund of a thousand
dollars toward the $4,000 needed for
buildings and equipments of this new
| enterprise,
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Governor Guys Land.

Yazoo City.-Goy. Earl Brewer and s.
Castleman, a prominent business man
and financier of Belzoni, invested practi-
cally 100000 cash in a Yazoo county
plantation at a trust sale at auction.
This plantation is located in the west
ern part of Yazoo county, and was for
merly known as the Voolfolk place. 1t
contains 5000 acres and is one of the
finest in the state.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Will Inspect Militia.

Jackson.-Lieut. Mcclellan, the United
States army officer on duty with the
National Guard of Mississippi, will take
up the work of appraisement and in.
spection of the headquarters, stores,
equipment and rank and file of the mi
litia organization in the state during
February.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
CAN PLACE NAME ON BALLOT.
Ruling of Court Destroys Power of
Parties.

Jacksonville opinion of Assistant
Attorney General George H. Ethridge,
holding that an elector has the right to
write the name of a candidate on a
ballot, together with an opinion of the
supreme court touching on the same
point, virtually destroys the powers Of
political executive committees specifying
a time limit in which candidates can get
their names printed or the official bal
lot.
This ruling by the supreme court and
assistant attorney general means that a
candidate can appear in the field the day
before election if he sees fit to do so.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Railway Loses Big Case.

Brookhayen.-Mrs. Jack Winslow, the
young widow of a brakeman killed on
the Mississippi Central railroad, was
awarded a verdict for $25,0C0 against
the company in the circuit court. This
is the largest verdict ever given against
a railroad company in Lincoln county,
one for $4,000 having bccu given sew
eral years ago, Winslow was killed
while on duty at Vanilla, falling be-
tween the cars while his train was
switching at that place.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24

Joseph Ettor, addressing The I4tA
Falls strikers. cracked a timely Joke
Let US emulate the irmness OF tn
millionaire class" he said. Our nh
~lionaires, you know, swear on al tht
beginning of each year, and nfallibp
keep their pledge"
Jaw. whata do they swear ohT 9
striker incredulousIy demanded.
They swear of their personal prop
erty eaxi" was the reply.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Privilege.

you sometimes contradict yourself
In your speeches"
II know It," replied the positive can
didate. "And l want you to under
stand that l am the only mar in our
party who dares attempt such .
thing"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Death at %0rphanage.

Virgie Lewis, n sixteen-year-old girl,
who had been an inmate of the Meth
odist Orphanage for the past three years,
died in the hospital ward of that insti-
tuition. Miss Lewis was one of the bright
est and most lovable girls at the or
phanage. She came here from Perth,
Jefferson county.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
CARTER GETS POSITION.
Farmers Union President Will Manage
the Potosi Plantation.

Jackson.-By arrangement with Gov.
Brewer mutually satisfactory to all par
ties, T. W. Carter, president of the
Farmers Union in Mississippi, and also
official head of the National Warehouse
Company, now in receivership, and which
has been carried by creditors into the
bankruptcy court, has been rendered a
position with a large planting and land
concern in the delta, which owns tho
Potosi plantation.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
False Alams.

They say that Wombat is q gen.
ius."
Nothing to that story, It's a
canard. / loaned him a dollar once
and he paid me back all right
enough"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Fair Will Enlarge.

Columbus.-The Mississippi and West
Alabama Fair Association, organized
about ~ years ago and under whose
auspices twelve annual fairs have been
heid in Columbus, viii be rcorganized
sano enlarged.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Motor License Law Upheld.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES state motor
license law has been upheld by the su.
preme court of the state. The court ruled
that the state was entirely within its
rights in making the collection.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
McAllister Gives Up.

Cantun.-W. s.. McAllister, who es.
capped from the insane asylum at Jack.
son, surrendered to ex-Shcrilr, S. +. Me
Kee and expressed himself as being will.
ing to return.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
Mind Reader.

First Straphanger - Look out!
You're treading on my feetl
Second Straphanger-Beg pardon!
I also prefer to ride in a cab.-Judge.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24
words Of the Aviator.

$50 you took q flyer in the stecA
market"
YES" answered the regretfulloo&
ing man, "and hit an air pocket"
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small, s~ugArcoAteA
easy to take Is candy, regulate and inviguS
ate stomach, liver and bowels and sure 60
stipasiOa. ADV.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24

To prevent Malaria is far better than
to cure It. In malarial countries take a
dose of OXIDINE regularly one each week
and save yourself from Chills and Fever
and other malarial troubles. Adv.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24

The man who consults a beauty
doctor evidently has a leaky brain
box.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1913-01-24

Turn on the back-biter and say n
to his face.