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The Caucasian., 1913-12-14

aKNERAL vIcToRIAHo HUERTA
CxAPuLTEpEc CASTLE, OFFICIAL RESI-
DENcE OF MEXICAN EXECUTIVES.
can take care OF myself, but asleep
Il Is different suppose some fellows
who don't like me will get me some
day, but want them to do It when
am awake"
Huerta has rarely occupied Chapulte-
pes castle, official residence of Mexican
executives. since he became president
IA says 1t is ''too lonely on top OF the
nock" to suit him.
Besides, It isn't proper for a man
40 bad as they say am to venture
= near heaven he said. I'D better
etay down below. where / belong" he
added sarcastically
There Is Indian blood In him, as
there n Ia ex President Pornrio Diax
although It does not show so conspic-
uopsly In bis features. he is more ac-
tive and nervous than Diaz Unlike
Diax. he has the advantage OF training
in the Chapnltepec Military college.
hut. similar to Diaz. who gained his
experfence In war By actual experience
% the f1eld. Huerta II good lighting
mar. because II was born in him to
right II Is instinct In him to take
what he wants peace4bly II he can.
bnt hy fighting II be must
Hnerta did coed work for Diaz in
Yaqui campaigns In Sonora Although
far some reason he fell from grace
With nlax. It was Huerta whom the
Old general summoned to safeguard
him to Vera Cruz two years ago, when
be Ned before the triumphant Madero
Huerta fought well for Madero. too
but he was. too bloodily ruthless to suit
Madero. 50 after Huerta had van
Quixhei Orozco In Chihuahua a year
aE4 last spring Madero shelved him.
bat was mistake on Madero's part.
Flghting Is the only thing Huerta
knows. His contempt for Madero fat
Tened on every manifestation of mercy
Which Hadero evidenced toward his
eneIntea His contempt for the United
states y bred from virtually the same
cause He doesn't think Wilson Is
dxhting man, that he wants to fight or
that be VIII fight. and consequently
Huerta has poor opinion OF him and
his government.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14
Huerta at Close Range;
Some Side Lights
Qn Ills Characteristics

NJ one Interested in studying
~ HHerta at close range, writes
correspondent in Mckee
City, may easily do so about
O'Clock any afternoon at El GIobo, a
cafe In Avenida San Francisco, frs-
quented by him In other times and
which he still visits as informally as
II he were In humble station. The
acafe stands midway between the Ma
HtQal palace and the head of the
street. By courtesy 1t is called tea
room II has an efficient bar attach
ment, which accounts for its popular
ity. The place is quiet and the lights
always shaded to degree grateful to
Huerta's decrepit eyes. Occasionally he
patronizes other cafes in the neigh
borhood, although El Globo remains
his regular place. One Of the cafes he
never visits is around the corner in
the Avenida Cinco de Mayo, where the
Reyes -Mondragon plot against Madero
was hatched last winter.
There Is reason to suppose that
Huerta anticipates violent end. The
other day, when the French minis
ter called on him and was leaving by
the door through which he had enter
ed, Huerta halted him and pointed to
another exit
when l left home to try my for
tune,' he said, "my mother, who was
an Indian, said to me:
My son, we are very poor. l have
no money to give you, but / can give
you some good advice. Never 60 the
same way twice
And / never do. And so they new
er catch me-"
There was probably truth in that re-
mark. His cabinet meetings are never
held twice in succession in the same
place The ministers are summoned
at his whiIn to the palace, to his home,
to one of their own residences or to
cafe for consultation. 1t is even said
that he has never lain himself down to
sleep twice running in the same place.
AWhat Is the use in taking chancesw
be once explained. "When am awake
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14

~
UNITKD STATES MARINES READY TO LAND
FROM BATTLEsHIP.
out Diaz 1t was reported that he would
soon take steps to revoke the Diaz
concessions to the Pearson group,
which might have resulted to the ad-
vantage OF the Waters Pierce Oil COM
pany. and hence to the Standard Oil
company, by throwing open to them
some Of the oil lands then held by the
Mexican Eagle company which took
over large part Of the Pearson con-
cessions
Lord Cowdray, formerly Sir Weet-
man Pearson. is the dominant factor in
this company. Its president is En-
rique C. Creel. formerly Mexican am.
bassador at Washington. governor of
chihuahua and right hand man Of
Porfirio DiaZ.
Before Madero. the foe of the Pear
son party. was killed the Waters Pierce
company split off from the Standard
Oil group and became actually indie
pendent of the Rockefeller interests
through the settlement of pending Iiti-
cation between them by the sale of all
the stock. a majority. that had been
held By the Standard OH company ta
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14

POSTMASTER GENERAL EURLESON
rHE pos'roFFInE DEPARTMENT AT WASH
INGfrOE.
In the United States and authorized
CONTRACTS for not exceeding eight years
for the. establishment of general
postoffice ander a postmaster general
and assistant provided for the pun
ishment Of those pbstructing the mails
and for the negligence of ferrymen
and fixed the salary of the postmaster
general at $1,000 per annum and his
assistant at 81 900.
The postage on each letter for dis
tance not exceeding thirty miles was
9 cents and for any distance over 40
miles 25 cents. Punishment was pre-
scribed for OBTAINING. delaying or Sc
creting letters by fne not exceeding
$500 or imprisonment Of not over six
months, or IL any letters containing q
banknote. bill of exchange, ETC.. were
taken the punishment was death, as
was the case for robbing the mails Of
any carrier Newspapers were to pay
l cent for less than hundred miles
and 1h cents II over, and for the de-
tention. delay. embezzlement or de-
struction OF any paper fine of not
over $50 was provided
The number Of postoff1ces had by
this time increased to eighty-nine. the
amount Of postage from $37 600 to
$4,000, but the increase in mail routes
was only about twenty-five miles
The service rapidly expanded. and In
1900 the number Of postoffices was
903 and the post routes had increased
to nearly q 900 miles.
There were over 24OO postoffices by
1910. and the post routes covered over
$1,000. miles. but the amount of post
age had decreased
There were 2T54 postoffices 100
years ago. 1913, in the eighteen states
aud a number Of historical characters
were recognized by a number. Wash
ington was the name given to thirteen
of them. There were six Franklins,
seven Waynes and .Ieffersons There
were FIVE Hamiltons. Harrisons. Jack
sons, Madisons and Montgomeries and
four Morrises
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14

SCENE In MEXICAN OIL DISTRICT.
an account of these companies and or
oil concessions in Mexico has pc
culiar interest at this time.
The Pearson lEnglish) concessions,
which were very extensive, were
granted by Porfirio Diaz. One of the
chief American interests in Mexican
oil was the Waters Pierce Oil compa-
ny. which until recently was the
Standard Oil subsidiary operating In
Texas, the southwest generally and
Mexico. The Waters-Pierce company
before Its fight with the Standard Oil
company and the severance OF its rela-
tions RS subsidiary was almost en-
tirely marketing concern in the
United States, but In Mexico.it had re-
fineries at Vera Cruz. Tampico and
other places.
When the revolution against Porf1rio
DiaZ was started 1t was known that
Francisco Madero was favorable to the
interests of the Standard Oil company.
then represented by the Waters Pierce
OF company After Madero had driven
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14
Remarkable Growth Of
Postal Service
And It's Early History

T shia aiINe % che sesr che posi-
sl service % this country is
sept very busy indeed. and the
parcel pose system recently
inaugvrsteA adds vsre considerably
% che burden % work Think Of the
thousands - Christmas presents
Ghicb will arrive az their destinations
On this waS! Yhink again. too. Of the
~housands % Christmas cards which
ere beginning 20 Augment the regular
mails. The growth Of our postal serv-
ics certainly In unprecedented.
There Is no branch Of the general
government or that Of older countries
which has grown more rapidly than
our own postal service, over which
Postmaster General BurIeson has SUI
pervision. with an army Of employees
numbering thousands.
The present service was established
soon after the constitution went into
effect. and in its first year the number
Of postofiices was but seventy five, and
its mail route was less than 1000
miles, over which the mails were car
ried by horse. stage and sailing pack
ct At present there are over 10000
postoffices. the number having been
reduced from nearly 10000 within the
past few years through the establish
ment Of rural routes. The number of
original postoffices IN 1870 was in
creased by 1873 to over 2.I3O
In 1775 the Continental congress es-
tablished postal system of its own,
to the head Of which Franklin was ap-
pointed. but soon after he was called
on for diplomatic duties abroad. His
son-in-law. Richard Rache. took his
place.
Under the constitution congress had
the power to establish postoffices and
post roads. During the Continental
government the receipts Of all the post
offices did not exceed $4,000 and in
1850 $4,000 hess. Sept. Il, 1889, con-
gress passed an act for the temporary
esta tablishment OF the-postoffice and for
the appointment Of postmaster gen.
eral, with clerks and deputies.
Feb. 20. 1892. an act was passed es-
tahlishing postoffiees and roads with
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14
DISAPPEARANCE OF CASTRO.
VenezueIa's ExPresident Has Not
Been Heard From For Montho

VenezueIa's Ex-President Has Not
Been Heard From For Montho.
The entire disappearance from pub
lie view Of General Cipriano Castro is
beginning to alarm his friends ana to
aEitate his enemies. For months moth
ing has been seen or heard of the man
who was only too wont to keep him
self In the public eye. Information re,
esiyed frsm his adherents in Caracas
and Coro tends to show that the
''storMy petrol Of South American pol
ities was himself victim Of his at
tempt to overthrow the government Of
President Gomez in Coro, Venezuela.
on July % last This resulted In fail.
urs, and all Of General Castro's lead
ers were captured and imprisoned
Cipriane Castro Is reported to have
landed in Coro from small steamer
on the night Of July "a. accompanied
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14
MRS. MARTIN Il. aLYNN.

MRS. MARTIN 81. HLFNN.
hostess. Mrs. Giynn is regarded as ca
pable of sustaining the most charming
traditions of gubernatorial hospitality.
State officials feel sure that the pres
ent winter will see return of the
gayeties that marked the Dix admin
istration. Mrs. Glynn is favorite at
Albany. She is type of Irish beauty
with black hair, blue eyes and brilliant
coloring She has Irish wit, too. and
beneath it all is a basis of solid New
England intellectual training. supple
mented by years in which she has read
the hooks which Mr. Giynn has read
history, politics. art, the drama and
verse.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14
TO SAVE MRS. wakefield.
Connecticut Stirred by Fight to Keep
Widow From the Gailows.

Connecticut Stirred by Fight to Keep
Widow From the GaiIows.
Connecticut women, especially the
suffragists of khat state. are making
every effort to save Mrs. Bessie ].
Wakefield from tt.e gallows. Mrs.
Wakefield was convict<d as an accom-
plice in the murder of'&er husband.
Thousands of names have Aeen signed
to petitions. but it is douBt1l that
these efforts will be successful.
Governor Baldwin has been urged
to intervene, but he has declared that
he is powerless to do so over the head
Of the board Of pardons. of which.
however. he Is member.
The governor himself, therefore, can
not commute Mrs. Wakefeld's SEN
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14
MRS. GLYNN AS HOSTESS.

Nsw York's Capital Looks Forward 20
Revival Of Social Gayeties.
with the prospect of dances, dinners
and receptions at.what is again known
A. the executive mansion. where Mrs.
Martin Fl Glynn now presides as
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14
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THE THIRTEENTH BRIDE.

Miss Jessie Wilson, Alo~ Aers. Saw,
>ias erohen che Spell - Jhirteen
Yhe thirteenth white House bride
Miss Jessie NoodroO WilsoS. ssoO
Mrs. erancio B. sayre. csrtainIs SCENE
to haze broken tie snlNck9 spell! chat
popular superstition attaches to che
snml'0r thirteen Yho wedding dag vac
ouspiciOus end tie sun shone upon the
bride. Ne snyar! % go01 luce; che ~
ssmblsge oas . brilliant oss. tho csre
OonO passed % Oithout = Aitch. ana
~hen the groom ana bis beautiful
bride started awe! 90 tGeis Aones-
moon journee every one presest ae she
~stblink ceremony felt AhaA u SoS1
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14

~ In Mexico are at tue bottom
OF all the trouble in that country. that
only material interests are involved in
the Mexican issue and that If armed
Intervention should result the war that
would follow between the United
States and Mexico would likely go
down in history as the oil war"
This IL an overstatement of the case.
for there are other important issues at
stake besides oil concessions and in
terests, but undoubtedly oil has played
an important part in stirring up the
troubled waters of Mexican politics in
stead Of playing its part Of calming the
storm. The conflicting interests of GER
tain British and American oil compa-
MES in Mexico have for some time
been a matter of discussion as being
intimately bound up with the course
Of events in the sister republic. Hence
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14

tence. He can vote as an individual
for such action as a member Of the
board of pardons. The board can also
vote. under the law. to commute the
sentence; hence the governor cannot
save Mrs Wakefield by his individual
act, but simply In using his influence
as member ex officio of the board.
II Mrs Wakefield is executed she will
be the first woman put to death In Con-
necticut since 17S6.
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14
Oil In Mexico IS a Source
OF Trouble and Contention
The Story % she coae Some Great Companies
eessions IN Sistee 1bat Have Opposing
Republic Insesests

FRENCH newspaper has recen<
"a ly declared that the conflict
ing interests Of oil possessions
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14

T shia ai1Ne % che sesr che posi-
" sl service % this country is
sept very busy indeed. and the
The Caucasian., 1913-12-14

ny enc Interested in studying
~ HHerta at close range, writes
correspondent in Mckee
The sea coast echo., 1913-12-13
A TRIED AND PROVED GUARANTEE
Man Bought Bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone.
Then Took II Back and Asked for His
Money and Got 1t.

A man recently tried out the guar
antee which Power Drug Store gives
with every bottle of Dodson's Liver
Tone. He bought bottle and then
went back to the drug store and said the
medicine hadn't helped him.
This druggist justreached into his cash
register and took out half dollar, the
price of the bottle of Liver Tone,
and handed it back to the gentleman.
But he didn't take the money, He own
ed up that he was just trying the guar
antee and, as matter of fact. ne had
found Dodson's Liver Tone the best
remedy for constipation and biliousness
he had ever tried. "Why," he said,
my wife wouldn'tbe without a bottle
in the house for anything. It's the best
thing in the world for the whole family.
and the medicine that prefer to take
or to give to my children for a lazy liver"
Power Drug store sell Dodson's Liver
Tone and guarantees it to start the liver
without violence. 1t is taking the place
OF calomel everywhere. 1t you buy a
bottle and don't find this pleasant-tast-
ing vegetable liquid the best thing to
start lazy liver, he will hand your
money back, with smile.
The sea coast echo., 1913-12-13
Correspondence Sea Coast Echo.
Gulfport, December

LII S01 " IISCIuUSE Ss
Last night a deal was consum
mated by which the State Bank o.
Gulfport and the Bank of Commerce
viii consolidate, the CONSOLIDATED
institution to be known as the Bank
of Commerce. Today the State Bank
j viii do its final days business and to-
morrow morning the transfer to the
Bank of Commerce will take place.
The consolidated bank will retain the
capitalization of 100000 which the
Bank of Commerce now has, but will
have assets which total $3.50, 900,
making it one of the strongest institu-
tions on the Coast.
The business viii be carried on in
the Bank of Commerce building, and
the State Bank building will be used
for an office building for the present.
I. w. Miner will continue as cashier
of the bank, and George P. Hewes,
formerly cashier of the State Bank,
will be associated with the consoli-
dated bank and will look after the
banking needs of the former patrons
Of the State Bank. The banking room
will be enlarged to half again its
size, and new safety deposit vault
will be constructed in the additional
room.
w. A. White, George Northrop, F.
S. Hewes, Jr, George ?. Hewes, f. B.
Hewes, J. I. Ballenger and J. I. Ford
will be among the prominent Gulfport
men who will be associated with the
consolidated bank. For the present
the officers of the Bank of Commerce
will continue the officers being R. R.
Perkins, president; Nat Owen, vice
president; S. A. Tonlinson, vice presi-
dent; I. W. Miner, cashier; L. 3.
Joyce, assistant cashier. Tie direc-
The sea coast echo., 1913-12-13
BANK OF COMMERCE AND STATE BANK
GULFPORT CONSOLIDATED

tors of the Bank of Commerce vii
also continue to serve until the end o.
the year, when it is probable that
some of the new men connected witt
the consolidation will be elected te
a place on the directorate.
The consolidation was completed al
eight o'clock last night, after hanging
fire for several days. 1t is believed by
Gulfport business men that the con-
solidation will be wise move, for it
will give Gulfport the two strongest
banking houses on the coast between
Mobile and New Orleans, and will
facilitate and economize banking in
the city. The men who are connected
with both banks are of the highest
interity and business ability, and by
joining forces will make Gulfport the
banking center of South Mississippi.
I. w. Miner, for three years cash
ier of the Bank of Commerce, will con-
tinue in that capacity. He is only
twenty-eight, today being his birthday,
and is probably the youngest cashier
of bank of such size in the state.
But he has shown himself an able
banker and has the implicit confidence
of the entire community. Before
coming to Gulfport, he was cashier of
the Pascagoula National Bank, never
having held any position with a bank
other than cashier.
Gulfport residents will be pleased
to learn that George P. Hewes, cashi-
er of the State Bank, will not retire
from banking, but will be associated
with the Bank of Commerce hereafter
He will look after the interests of the
former patrons of the State Bank un-
til the first of the year, when the new
election of officers and directors will
take place, aid he will be tenrdered an
official position.
The sea coast echo., 1913-12-13
BOND LUMBER CO.
TO SUSPEND
viii Be Closed For Repairs Until
First of Year-Optimism In
Lumber Markets.

Lumbermen have made public tn
following interesting statement con
cerning the market in Mississippi:
Further curtailment of output thru
the shutting down of more milling
plants until after the holidays, with 9
perceptible increase in orders and in.
quiries, mark the general features OF
the lumber situation at present in
Mississippi.
Among the big mills to suspend op-
erations this week was the Bond Lum-
Der Company at Bond, which will be
engaged in making repairs until JAN
uary l, 1914, or later, unless the mar
ket takes an unexpected turn for the
better meanwhile. The Bond company
has but a small stock on hand.
In spite of the dullness which has
recently characterized the trade, a
general spirit of optimism prevails
among manufacturers. The large num-
Der of rush orders indicate that ma
terial on hand in northern and eastern
yards is barely sufficient to supply i'm
mediate needs, and with the passing
of the Christmas season general
buying movement is expected to set
in that will start off 1914 well for the
banner year which it is expected to be.
Prices are about the same that they
have been for several weeks, but bet
ter prices are not the present objec-
tive of manufacturers, who are inter-
ested in seeing buying increase, which,
of course, in turn, will mean an ad-
vance after a period.
The car shortage is not so serious
as it has been. This, of course, is due
in part to the fact that so many mills
have suspended, and orders for ship
ments are not sufficiently heavy to
impose a burden on the railroads even
at this season.
The sea coast echo., 1913-12-13
State of Mississippi
Hancock County.

Hancock County.
| Be it remembered that a regular
meeting of the Board of Supervisors
| was begun and holden in and for the
County of Hancock and State of Mis-
sissippi, at the Court House thereof,
in the City Of Bar se2oais. on the
first Monday of December, A. d. 1913,
same being the 1st day of said month
and the time and place for holding
said meeting.
The following members were pres
ent, to-wit: Wiley Smith, President;
H. S. Weston, N. T. Mauffray, j. E.
Smith and Jos. L. Favre, associate
members; E. Van Whitfield, sheriff,
and A. A. Kergosien, clerk of said
board.
The report of John Craft, county
superintendent of education, was read
in open board, approved and ordered
fled
The report of prisoners by the
sheriff was read in open board, ap-
proved and ordered filed.
The report of N. T. Mauffray, a
committee appointed to inspect the
County Home, was read in open board
approved and ordered filed.
Ordered by the board that the fol-
lowing amounts be allowed and paid
out of the General County fund as
per bills on file, allowed and approved,
to-wit:
Sam Melito, sundries, Sec. 315 Code
1906 ......... ..... so
E. Van Whitfield, sheriff, stamps
for office Sec. 315 Code, 1906 s8.01
R. L. Breath, sundries for jail, Sec.
315 Code 1906 ...... -. 1886
Paul Mollere, labor on C. H.. $500
E. Van Whitfield, conveying Adie
George to insane Asylum. .s28.83
N. t. Maufray, / day comm. to in
spect County Home ......... $500
Sam Breard, janitor services S. /.
Chapter 142 1908 ........S2 $500
Sam C. Ladner, treas, salary, Sec. 8
CHIP 1872 acts 1910 $500
Mary Mars, keeper Co. Home, Sec.
1866 Code 1906 ..........s s32.0 90
John Craft, stamps and fund office,
315 Code 1906 $3.50
A. A. Kergosien, stamps and sun
dries, 315 Code 1906. .S6.8S
E. Van Whitfield, victualing pris-
oners S. /. Acts 1908. .s81.60
E. Van Whitfield
j. A. Breath, J.'P., fees where state
failed S. 2182 and laws II. s1s.s5
Geo. D. Barnard 6 Co., records and
stationery ......... S64.70
Gulf Coast Progress, road summons
and receipts, 326 Code 1906. $1,000
Gulf Coast Progress, stationery for
Supt., 326 Code 1906 .-..... $3.50
Gulf Coast Progress, pub. proc. B.
S. End quarter ....... ..... So 100
Ordered by the board that the
County Superintendent of Education
be allowed and paid out Of school fund
as pro rata salary for Nov. 1913, as
per bill on file, to-Wit
John Craft, pro rata salary $4,000
The petition Of Mary A. Favre ct
al, praying for change N the pub
lie road at Kiln, Miss, as follows:
Commencing at the s. 3 corner Of a
parcel Of land known as the Carlisle