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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-05

Moaara Editors. II has been Tho
custom for years Ca anrt out tho llisio
long potatoes ErnWn from slips and
thcn bod ou, In tho sprinw for arawp
This plan 10 good. iuss lito the good
old waYs. fua, like the good old
i-hnrso farming. hu, II In out us date
and tao months behind tho up-so.
date methods
Here IL tnY plan: when mY posa.
inoa arc ready Ia dig. En through
mlth mY vice ruttor and ca, tho vines
aud le, shcm 30 IN tho san an8
wIls from twn 'o thfr~ hours. thrn
gather tho largo strong vines and
carry shntn Ga the bank prepared for
ihom. and hank them up iuss likc I
would sh~ potatoes when u IA umo
To bed out my potatoes Tor sra~s
Ia tho sprins. take out mY vines
snd stick them out iassaaa. and be-
fore tho ars~s arc up. ny vines have
iairn root and arc doing nirrlY.
iiy tho nrss ot August have To
;asoos ready for market. and &C. shr
fancy prices Of shc year ln duins
this have more hog to~a and loss
labor from banking and bedding ga
say nothing about tho trouble 90 CO.
ting out dra~a simply prepare all
the early potato ground and AZ ono
settling pot out tho en,lrc patch. and
am dnnr No~ | would Iiho sn hare
ovcTYouo who roads this just Try IL
pots fraF. and then ssse tho results.
together miih the amount saved
You have mo- idea tho sorry. the
hn~lng and tho rcsatlpn ~ wltl save
and the raTilnrss Of foug crop alll
mako you from nifty crnss In onr
dollar ON every bushri YOU hnoa II
IL the ~arty bird that catches shr
wortu Now Try ~
\. N MuDRMAN
Washington Co. Ala.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-12-05
An Acre of Co~n without q liaSrrn
stalk

Your paper IN alsaya good and
most Of tho numbers arc worth the
subscription price for Whole year.
bat your lac, numher mas the best
have ever seen. Keep up tho good
work more horse power. more cat.
tic. better prepared land and better
s~cd. aud tho southcrn farmers will
some day rise up and call you
blessed
had tho qualification thia year If
raising an acre Of corn that did not
have n barren stalk In ~. many ears
were fourteen inches long and some
had - ro@s of grains Figure whas
an acre planted @ith foot rows.
stalks - inches In row and no, n
barren stalk will yield.
This aero VAS. of course. seed
corn patch. SIDNEY JOHNSON.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
COUNCILMEN BUSY FIXING
INDUSTRIAL LIMIT LINES
City Attorney Urges Haste, as su-
perior Court Has Held Old
Ordinance to Be
Invalid

City Councilmen have been notified
by City Attorney Leslie r. Hewitt to
get busy with recommendations as to
Industrial districts. These cannot be
fixed unless every ward is heard from
by the legal department.
The Fourth and Fifth wards are
comparatively free from the necessity
of flch districts, being residential, but
the other wards have strips of various
sizes which are affected by the pro-
posed law.
In his statement to the council yes
terday Mr.. Hewitt said:
at your meeting of March you
instructed me to prepare an ordinance
regulating the erection, maintenance
and operation of factories in the city,
to take the place of ordinance No. 11O1l
Cnew series).
"On March 16 I reported to you
recommending that the matter be re-
ferred to a committee for the purpose
of defining a district within which such
factories may be located, and for the
purpose of determining such other re-
strictions as may be deemed advisable
your attention is now called to the
Importance of acting at once on this
matter for the reason that there S now
no ordinance on this subject, the said
ordinance No. 11017 having been held
invalid by the superior court of this
county,"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
CITYNOT SO POOR
AUDITOR LEARNS
SENDS THRILL INTO HEARTS OF
COUNClLMEN
Nearly $4,000 Still Left, and More
Funds Coming in Before Fiscal
Year Ends with
June

City Auditor w. c. Mushet sent a
thrill of cheer into the city council yes
terday when he told the law makers
"where the city was att in financial
way.
'The council set aside 100000 for a
reserve fund and had 100000 In the
general expense fund to begin with,
said Mr.. Mushet.
You have used S289,319 in actual cash
and have by ordinance set aside $780,
additional. That leaves $89,497 to be
expended between now and July 1.
'No doubt we will use it, said Coun-
Gilman Henry Yonkin smiling.
'Last year we went over with bal
ance of $1S8, 8,000," continued Mr.. Mushet.
July, August and September are dry
months, with no money coming into the
city treasury usually"
Then came the surprise.
''In addition to the $4,000 available,
said Auditor Mushet, "other moneys in
the shape of balances may be available.
Suppose you have appropriated $4,000
for elections, and SO much for bridges.
there will be an unexpended balance.
Then there is $4,000 interest on public
moneys and $4,000 to be paid for fran
chises."
"Then we aren't so bad off," said
Councilman Bernard Healy with an
amen tone. :. ~
"That is bad news at this time.
though" said Councilman Wren, who
Immediately anticipated a raid on the
balance by his colleagues, although his
fondest hopes and Councilman Wal
lace's too had been that the little nest
egg would be allowed to remain undis-
turbed as a balance with which to start
the next fiscal year.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
HEWITT REMINDS HEADS
NOT TO DRAW COLOR LINE
Department Chiefs May Discharge Any
EmpIoye in Probation Period,
but Not for Race or
Color

City Attorney Leslie r. Hewitt yes
terday returned to the city council the
much discussed petition No. 223, from
the Afro-American council of Cali
fornia.
THE said petition does not state in
what manner discrimination has been
made against colored people by any
department of the city" said Mr..
Hewitt.
81 beg to advise you that it is con-
trary to law for any officer or depart
ment of the city to discriminate against
any person on account of race or color.
1.-THE city charter, however provides
that any person appointed under the
civil service rules shall be employed
on probation for a period not exceed
ing six months, and that prior to the
expiration of the period Of probation
the head of the department or office
in which the candidate is employed
may discharge him upon assigning in
writing the reasons therefor to said
commission meaning the civil service
commission.
1.-THE provision gives the absolute
right to the head of the department TO
discharge any person who has not
served the probationary period. but,
as before stated, it is unlawful to dis
charge any person on account of his
race or color
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
WITNESS CORRECTS HIS
PREVIOUS TESTIMONY
Scott F. Sheldon in Oregon Land
Case Says He Made a False
Statement Regarding
Property

During the course of the Oregon land
fraud trial before United States Com
missioner William Van Dyke yester-
day, Scott F. Sheldon was placed on
the witness stand. Sheldon is
a government witness. and while
being examined, testified that, al
though he had not agreed to sell any
land of the Pacific Furniture and Lum-
ber company the first time he went to
Oregon, the second time he went there
he did sell land for the company. This
second occasion was when he went to
make his final proofs.
When up north he had sworn on the
stand that there was no one inter-
ested in his claim.
Yesterday during the course of his
examination he said this was false
statement.
Sheldon explained that Manager
Kerr of the company had explained
to him that he and his wife, that Is,
Mr.. and Mrs. Kerr, had done the same
thing; that it was merely red tape,
and therefore it was all right.
The government believes, it is said,
that Sheldon was wrongfu1ly influ-
enced by the Pacific Furniture COM
pany regarding the land up north, as
were others in the case.
The case will be resumed at 10 a. m.
today.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
BOOM HALF
HOLIDAYS
NEW CONCERNS WANTED THIS
YEAR
CLOTHING HOUSES ARE NEXT
DESIRED
Twenty Thousand Clerks Are to Be
Included In Movement During
the Coming Summer
Months

If the plans of the promoters Of
the Saturday half holiday movement,
of which c. M. Staub, the shoe man,
is at the head, are carried out sue
cessfully, over 10000 clerks of depart
ment stores, shoe stores, clothing es-
tablishments and wholesale commits
sion houses will be enjoying half holi-
days on Saturdays through June, July
and August of this summer.
1.-The wholesale commission houses
will start UP this Saturday April 4,
to give their employees half holiday
every Saturday from 1890 p. m. the
year round" said one who is inter-
ested in the movement.
"It is believed that every year the
dry goods houses will give their en-
ployes a half holiday Saturdays during
July, August and September.
Last year Wood Brothers came over
to this Saturday half holiday during
the summer, and we want the other
clothing houses to join in line this
summer.
I'VE began on July 7, and this sum
mer we want to begin on June Is. AL
ready we are beginning to talk the
matter up among ourselves.
Mass Meetings Win Cause
"The two mass meetings, attended
by 1000 people each, at Simpson audi
torium, in 1907, were the cause of one
establishment coming over to the half
holiday movement, which had declared
1t would keep open Saturdays as on
other days. but people said they
would not shop there If that were
done; and so the half holiday was
given. And this paid the firm, too,
and well.
There were over 10000 employees af-
fected by this half holiday last year,
and If our plans carry we expect to
have over 10000 this year.
"All the big department stores and
dry goods houses like the Broadway,
Lanes, Hales, Jacoby's, the Vile de
Paris and Hamburger's, are going to
join in this matter.
Our hopes for a Successful outcome
are the brightest"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
MASQUERADE BALL WILL
BE REPEATED TONIGHT
Fern Castle, Royal HighIanders, Prom
ises Good Time and Large
Crowd Expeoted--To
Give Prizes

The masquerade ball recently given
by Fern castle No. 479 was such sue
cess that many urgent requests were
made for at least one more this
year. The entertainment committee
acquiesced, and preparations are now
In progress for the grand masquerade
bali to be given tonight at Maple hall,
Fraternal Brotherhood building. In
formation in regard to prizes, ETC., may
754 West Sixth street. Music by
Bridges orchestra.
The attendance at the regular meet
ings is steadily increasing. New life
permeates the castle. The members
turn out, knowing that some interest
ing entertainment is in store for them,
but no one but the special committee
for the evening knows the program.
Last Thursday William IL. Wright, the
dramatic entertainer, gave number of
impersonations. serious and comic, A
drum corps is being organized, and
when they begin practicing tourists In
the neighborhood think thunder storm
is coming.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
VOTE $500 MORE
FOR UNEMPLOYED
COUNCIL MAKES ITS FINAL AP-
PRoPRIATloN
Eighty Heads of Families VIII Be
Put to Work Cleaning the
Streets at $3.50 Day
Each

The city council yesterday voted a
s250O appropriation for the unemployed,
the funds to be expended on street
work.
This will probably be the last money
appropriated for this purpose by the
council, as the announcement was
made on the floor of the council cham
ber that the banks had started loan
ing money in greater amounts now.
hence many slumbering building
projects would be revived.
The lobby was filed with delega-
ton of workingmen who had trundled
wheelbarrows and used picks and
shovels in the Elysian park road de-
velopment scheme, and when Council
man e. A Clampitt made a plea for
them the applause was deafening.
"Only a few days ago we threw away
a chance to take in thousands of dol
lars" said Councilman Clampitt. "We
had money to throw away then. Now
let's find it for these fellows who want
to work"
The Second ward representative had
in mind the request of the wholesale
LIQUOR men to be permitted to do busi-
ness some months longer, paying their
licenses meanwhile, until the validity
of the zone ordinance had been set
tied in the courts.
1t is proposed to hire eighty men to
work through April at $150 day
cleaning streets under direction OF the
board of public works.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
COUNCIL PROVIDES
SHORTHAND MAN
GAMEWELL INQUIRY WILL BE
.IoTED BY REPORTER
Hearing VIII Be Secret, to Guard
City's Case in Prospective liti-
cation Over Fire Alarm
Moneys

CounciImen Wren and Dromgold in
sisted yesterday that the city council
must supply a stenographer II the
meetings of the special committee to
inquire into the Gamewell fire alarm
box purchases are to be conducted in
secret. The third member, Council
man Wallace, was out of the city yes
terday.
'I want to know what really hap
pened there and the people may want
to know too" said Councilman waiter
Wren. 81 do not want to be misrep-
resented afterward."
81 am opposed to a secret hearing,
chimed in Councilman Healy. IF there
is anything wrong let it all come out"
Auditor w. C. Mushet said steno-
grapher should be furnished.
"As to the secretness of the meet
| ings," he continued, lit is done so as
not to jeopardize the city's interests
in the lawsuit which will follow. Why
should the city furnish the other side
with its information? They would not
give us any copies of the evidence IN
advance"
81 don't want to take notes in long
hand" SAID Councilman Dromgold.
City Attorney Leslie r. Hewitt, re-
plying to questions said the committee
irself could not compel witnesses to
answer questions or be present, but the
council, the mayor, the auditor or any
of the mayors boards could do so I'M
der the charter,
The council unanimously voted tc
furnish q reporter.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
FAST TIME PROMISED OVER
Los ANGELES.PAclFIc TRACKS

Fast time to the beaches during the
fleet visit and thereafter is promised
the public by the Los Angeles-Pacific
company. The new large and fast
coaches were tested yesterday and ride
comfortably. The plan is to make the
run to Redondo in forty-five minutes
instead of an hour; while Venice is
to be reached in half an hour.
Ivy Junction was the scene of sew
eral delays for cars yesterday, there
being no connection on the new broad
gauge tracks there with the Redondo
line. In similar way there is no con-
nection at Venice with the Del Rey
tracks. Accordingly passengers were
brought from Ocean Park and Venice
by way of Sawtelle yesterday, while
two transfers were necessary between
Redondo and Manhattan. =
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
HEALTH OFFICE TEMPEST
BREAKS OUT ONCE MORE
Division of Work Difficulty Between
Secretary and Clerks Reaches
Board and Provokes
Discussion

The old disagreement over the di-
vision of work in the health office has
been renewed.
Secretary Hugh M. Love and Clerks
William H. McGill and Henry Sief have
so far failed to reach an amicable un-
derstanding as to what their respective
duties shall be.
Recently when the mortuary office
was moved upstairs in the annex DR..
L. M. Powers sent circulars to all un-
dertakers stating that no interment or
disinterment permits would be recog-
nized unless they were signed by Clerk
Sief.
The financial work, however, was dl-
vided between Secretary Love and Clerk
McGill, and as disiEterments involve
the handling of $40 fee for each dis
il. terment McGill locked up the cash
books for which he is responsible. Be-
cause of this lookup on Saturday after
noon two disinterment permits could
not be issued until Monday, and IN
some way the facts reached the ears
OF the health board.
The health department is the only
section of the city's army which is Of
ficially open Saturday afternoons at the
city hall.
The board decided to suggest to the
clerks that some harmonious system
should be agreed on Immediately sc
that the public service need not suffer
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
FIREMEN'S JOBS
SAFE FOR AWHILE
COUNCIL WILL scRAPE UP $4,000
ON MONDAY
Finance Chairman WalIace's Absences
Prevents Immediate Action, and
Chief Decides to Hold
All Companies

Members of four fire companies were
rot laid off at o'clock last night and
until Monday at least none of the fire.
men need worry about their jobs.
While the city council did not set
aside $4,000 from its reserve for de-
partmental purposes the indications are
that it will do so Monday. Chairman
A. J. Wallace of the finance committee
was absent yesterday, which is the
principal reason why action is laid
over till. next week.
Councilman Walter Wren, who is an
Insurance agent, brought up the mat
ter by saying:
Can the two members of the finance
committee who are here today tell us
what recommendation they will make
relative to the request that $4,000 be
set aside for the fire department? I
don't like the idea of calling report
from committee, but there seems &c
he some urgency about this; and If the
rcembers are willing I should like to
know about the department appropria-
ton. The chief informs me that 1t is
necessary"
'I would like to have our absent
chairman here" said Councilman
Dromgold of the committee.
Councilman Henry Lyon asked Chiel
Walter Lips to make statement ano
the latter said the department was now
cverdrawn $4,000 and If any companies
were to be laid off it was best that 1t
should be done on the first day of the
month.
"There is no danger Of their being
laid off" said Councilman Blanchard
who is also on the committee.
1--WE can't permit the fire department
to close up," said President Niles
tPease.
CITY Auditor Mushet was persuaded
to give a statement of the city's
| finances, which caused Councilman
Healy to say:
"Oh, then we are not off as badly as
we thought"
It is probable that on Monday the
necessary $40, 900 will be forthcoming.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
SENDS WORD TO OFFICIAL
REGARDING FLEET PARADE
REV. w. r. IRELAND WRITES To
SUPERINTENDENT CRAFTS
Rest League Raises Objections to
Holding the Proposed Warship
Display on the Coast
Easter Sunday

The Sunday Rest league has begun
an active campaign against the pro-
posed parade of the warshipS along
the coast on Easter Sunday. Rev. Will
liam Francis Ireland, executive state
secretary, has written to the president
and the secretary of the navy. The
following letter, which is self-explana-
tory, has been sent to Dr. Wilbur
Crafts, superintendent of the interna-
tional reform bureau at Washington,
D. c.:
Los Angeles, Cal, April /, 1908
DR., Wilbur Crafts, Washington, ID. c.:
NV Dear Dr. Crafts-There is a move
ment on foot to have a naval parade
on Easter Sunday. The battleships
will be here on that date. and they are
doing all they can to have them parade
along the coast on Easter Sunday
Should they do so it would be one OF
the greatest disasters the Pacific coast
has ever known for the following rea-
sons:
"First-It will be the means of to-
tally demoralizing the Easter Sunday
services.
"Second-At many of the beach
towns the saloons are open all day
Sunday, and, we have bad results
enough as it is from them without
sending all our people down there on
any Sunday.
"Third-The Christian and moral
people who have proper respect fol
Easter would look upon the parade OF
the battleships on Easter Sunday as a
personal insult by the running rough
shod over one Of our most sacred days
81 have written to the president ano
to Senator Frank Flint. VIII you dc
all you can in washington to head on
this parade?
"Yours for better California.
"WM. FRANCIS IRELAND,
estate Secretary.
U1oro c.o,+b Grand aveuue"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
TO DIVIDE STATE INTO
FOUR BANKING DISTRICTS
Bv Associated Press.

BY ASsOcIdteu IIesS
SAN FRANCISCO, April Bank
Commissioners Garroutte, Lynch, Sher-
er and Vawter have finally decided to
divide the state into four districts for
the purpose of having examinations of
banks more complete and thorough
than heretofore. This is a suggestion
given them by Governor Gillett last
January, and one which after much
deliberation meets their approval.
1t is the intention to place a district
in charge of each of the four commits
sioners and hold each one primarily
responsible for the correct examination
of all banks in his district. The COM
missioners are to put this plan into eff
feet at the end of the present fiscal
year. They expect to make recon-
mendations in the report on needed
changes in the state banking laws.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
POLICE ASK FOR FINES THEY
ACCUMULATED IN COURTS
CHIEF MAKES PLEA FOR $4,000
BEFORE COUNCIL
If Granted, Appropriation Will Avert
Necessity of Laying off Eighty
Men Monthly With
out Pay

Chief of Police Ed Kern made another
plea to the city council, of which he was
a member last term, asking that the
police department fund be made large
enough to pay the men now on the
force, and thus avoid the necessity OF
Iaving off eighty men for the next three
months. He asks for $4,000.
"The department has turned into the
city treasury in police court fines more
than $4,000 so far, whereas last year
in the same period the sum was $4,000
"The department ought to get the
benefit of this money, as the men work
hard to make cases and get evidence;
"The auditor tells me he can ma the
money if the council wills it.
The finance committee, it is believed,
will report on all the department de-
mands by next Monday
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
WESTERN UNION WIRES
CHECK WORK ON P0ST0FFICE
COUNCIL SENDS SECOND RE-
QUEST TO CHOP POLES
Swinging Cranes at New High and
Temple Streets Are Blocked by
Presence of Overhead
Gables

Contractors for the federal postof-
flee building are becoming restive over
the delay of the Western Union Tele-
graph officials in removing their poles
and wires from the corner OF New
High and Temple streets
About two months ago the council
passed a polite resolution asking that
the wire company move its poles and
wires. Not only are they unsightly
in front of a magnificent new struc-
ture. but their presence prevents the
operation of the steel swing cranes
used in erecting the big postoffice.
Apparently the company has done
nothing except in the meantime to ask
for further time.
The inability of the cranes to swing
will delay the building operations and
jeopardize the contract; and, besides,
Councilman E. A. Clampitt is besieged
by requests to, stir up the telegraph Of
ficitls.
Drastic action may be taken if the
company does not take the councils S
suggestion promptly.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
CONFESSED F0RGER is
PLACED ON PROBATION
Conscience Stricken Man Claims He
Passed Fictitious Paper So He
Could Secure Money for
MotherIess Child

C. G.. Adams, 21 years old. was yes
terday placed on probation for two
years by Judge Smith.
Adams pleaded guilty on Monday to
a charge of forging the name of the
secretary of the Randall Graphite
Sheet Lubricating company, where he
was employed as clerk at wage of
$12 a week.
Adams said he became involved in
debts and needed the money, especially
to support a motherless child, whom
he had placed in a home in Wash
ington.
Conscience-stricken after he reached
that state, he gave, himself up to the
officers and asked to be returned to
Los Angeles.
officers who investigated his record
testified to his good reputation and
the secretary of the company which
had previously employed him offered
to place him at work again..
Los Angeles herald., 1908-04-02
SEND SAN PEDRO FRANCHISE
TO COUNCIL, WITH BOND

In accordance with instructions the
citys legal department gave the coun-
Gil yesterday draft of an ordinance
granting to the Los Angeles Railway
company a franchise for a double
track electric street railroad, COM
mencing at the intersection of San
Pedro and Thirtieth streets, running
thence southerly along San Pedro
street to it's intersection with South
Park avenue; thence southerly along
South Park avenue to the north line OF
Slauson avenue.
A bond executed by the Los An
geles Railway company as principal
with the United States Fidelity and
Guaranty company in the sum of $4,000
has been filed, guaranteeing the faith
full performance of all the terms of
said franchise.