The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1913-09-19
"zEKE" GAMBLER IS
ABOUT TO Win
LONG Fight
FAVORABLE REPORT EXPECTED
ON ToMeIesEE RIVER PRO-
JEcT AFTER IA YEARS WORK.
MISSISSIPPIANS GET PLUMS
Speech of Representative Stanley, Of
Kentucky, During Currency Debate
Will Long Be Remembered-csusti
Arraignment of Mondell, Republican.
MISSISSIPPIANS GET PLUMs
(By F. D. Lander. .Ir.}

Washington, Sept. 1s. Members OF
the Mississippi delegation are await
ing anxiously the report q thr board
of rivers and harbors ensfneeSs ia
the proposition to put locks and DANA
in the Tombigbee from Demopolle,
Ala, to Columbus, Miss, thereby AZ
fording year-round navigation from
Columbus and neighboring points t.
the gulf.
The entire Mississippi delegation
accompanied citizens from Columbus
and Mobile when they appeared before
the board recently, and it is certain
that the impression made on the
board is the most favorable that has
yet been secured.
Representative Zeke Gambler, who
has been fighting for the project for
fourteen years and has made the lit
tie stream SO famous that he is call
ed "Tombigbee Gambler" by his cob
leagues in Congress, introduced the
delegation. The project has received
the unanimous endorsement of the
four engineers who made the prelimi-
nary investigation. but was held up
by the board on the ground that there
Is not sufficient commerce to Justify
the expenditure of about $2,5OO,o 900.
The hearing was to have consumed
one hour, and other delegations weir,
waiting their turn, but the engineers
became so interested in the project
and were evidently so surprised af the
amount of commerce that can be made
to exist with year-round navigafion.
that the Mississippians were given
two and a half hours. There are so
many requests for rivers and harbors
improvements, however that consid-
erable anxiety is felt by the entire
delegation. 1t is certain that If the
project is approved by the engineers.
the item will be incorporated into the
rivers and harbors appropriation bill,
as both Representatives Gambler and
Humphries are influential members of
the rivers and harbors committee,
both having resigned committee chair
manships to retain their places on this
committee.
The delegation is also beseiged with
letters from home asking why the gov
ernment does not proceed with the in
stallation of the new free delivery
routes that have been promised Mis-
sissippi. In practically every district
in the state from one to five new rural
routes have been granted by the post
Office department but they cannot be
installed until spring because the post
office appropriation bill will not be
formally passed until the regular ses-
sion.
Mississippi Highly Honored.
Mississippi was highly honored
early in the week when the President
sent to the Senate the. name of Res.
William Hayne Leavell, of CarroIton.
Miss, to be minister to Guatefp, la.
DR.. Leavell is Presbyterian psinsster
and for many years was Stationed II
Meridian. He had the endo ssme..t
, of the entire Mississiprl Hcsegss on
Senator Williams being Especial act
i've in his behalf,
Another high once ~ent 70 = Mis-
! sissippian whsn secretsty of Com
: merce Redffsld appoipsed william L
3 Austin, formerly Il Newton, Miss, t,
d be chief clerk ii the bureau of cen
n sus. Nh. A1atih has not been in tn
Il civil sesvice many years, and his pre-
n molten srsn the bottom TO his presen
5 position ht saasry Of g., soc is remark
d able for al civil service employe. H
L eraduatedMt the University Of Missi
sippi.
The currency bill made much fasts
progress through the lower house tina
IN did the tariff bill. TAss9 bate ON ii
bill has been. for the most Dart, dl
y. and uninterestinA Tie pemoera
o were unified anG al 81 kste mu,