The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1906-06-07
Tncalculable benefit to Gulfport q,

sentative Bowers bill for the accept
anee of the Gulfport harbor and the
payment of the money to the con'
tractor. This bill, which Mr.. Bowers
has labored with unremitting industry
to secure a favorable committee re-
port on, provides, besides the accept
ance of the Gulfport harbor by the
government that Captain j. T. Jones,
principal owner of the Gulf and Ship
Island railroad, shall be paid $15O,OOO
the amount expended by him in ac-
complishing this great result, also fol-
the maintenance of the harbor. The
first appropriation for this purpose
will be reported at the next short ses-
sion of the Fifty-ninth congress.
The measure acted upon favorably
was considered as an emergency prop
osition in order to impress the public
with the important fact that the gov
ernment will take charge of the Gulf
port harbor and that the stability and
permanency of the project now are as
sured.
The betterment of the Gulport har-
bors, the deepening of the channel
from that port to Ship Island and
subsidiary improvements were inau-
gurated by Spencer S. Bulls, of Gulf
port, who subsequently turned the
project over to Captain j. 7. Jones
for completion under prearranged
terms with the Engineering Depart
ment of the government.
One of the early effects of the Gulf
port harbor passing from private
hands to governmental control will be
the building of two railroads into
Gulfport. One Of these roads is to
be constructed by the Edwards Hines
Lumber Company and the other by the
Goodyear interests.
The House Committee on Ways and
Means has settled the long pending
controversy between Port Arthur and
Sabine Pass, Tex, in their desires to
each become a port Of entry in favor
of Port Arthur. A bill was author
lied favoraibly reported which accepts
the offer Of John W. Gates, made on
behalf Of the Kansas City Southern
Railway, and which gives to the
United States the tidewater canal al
Port Arthur, said to have cost 81 ,30O,-
900. The bill authorizes the secreta-
ry of war to acquire title to this prop
erty, and also to acquire from the
State of Texas the control of the
waters of the port. With these ac-
QUESTIONS accomplished Port Arthur
will become port of entry.
General Funston and General Gree
ly and their associates were so busily
engaged at the time of the Califor-
MIA disaster that they had no time to
pay attention to reports Of heroic
deeds by soldiers and to make recon-
mendations. The general praise of the
troops and officers of the army is
believed by the War Department to
be preferable to an individual COM
mendation, which might work injus-
tice to many deserving officers and
men whose heroism was unknown to
the Department.
The reports Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission of its findings in
connection with the recent hearings
in Philadelphia, Washington and
Cleveland into the subjects of coal
and oil will not be prepared for some
time, and in the opinion of one OF the
Commissioners they may not be ready
in time for presentation to Congress
at its present session.
Army office and privates who
played an important part in fighting
and suffering in San Francisco will
not be singled out for special praise
by the War Department. 1t is con-
trary to the policy of the army to
mark a few men for individual COM
mendation unless their service be such
that it demands instant recognition.
In the Supreme Court of the United
States Justice McKenna handed down
a decision in the cases of the United
States Refining Company VS.. the
United States, holding that the reci-
procity treaty between the United
States and Cuba went into effect Dec.
81, 1908.
Surgeon General Wyman, of the
Marine Hospital Service, in explain
ing the six day quarantine against
Cuba, said that the rule did not ap-
ply to the fve-day regulations govern
ing fruit vessels.
Secretary Wilson declined to post
pone the publication Of the govern
ment monthly cotton acreage report
from June 4 to at the request OF
New Orleans cottonmen.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, vii
ask the senate to force Williams Mel
son Cromwell to answer questions in
relation to Panama Canal affairs.
There is little likelihood of actor
on the Federal Quarantine Bill a