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The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-09-05
CLOSE ALL OYSTER
REEFS EXCEPT 2
Frank H. Lewis Re-appointed by
Gov. Brewer as Commissioner
For 5-year Term.

The annual election of officers Of
the Mississippi Oyster Commission
occurred at Gulfport Monday witt
the following result: Duncan Minor,
Of Ocean Springs, president; F. S,
Hewes, Jr., secretary; A. E. Lewis,
chief inspector; A. Perusett, assist
ant inspector, and R. j. Ladner and
Charles Wentzell, deputies.
The following reefs were closed
until further action is taken by the
board: Pass Christian, Pass Marian,
Telegraph, Henderson's Point,
Square Handkerchief, Waveland
and Bay.
The following reefs are open: Cat
Island and the state reef at Biloxi.
The object in closing these reefs, it
is understood, is to allow the young
oysters to grow. They are now too
small for marketing.
The commission has planted 81
766 barrels Of oysters and IA, 762
barrels of shells this year, princi-
pally on the Pascagoula, Biloxi and
Bay St. Louis reefs.
Frank Lewis was appointed Oys-
ter Commissioner to succeed himself
by Governor Brewer for term of
five years.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-09-05
NOT EVEN GOOD
FOR SNAKE BITE
Judge Barrett Directs Grand Jury
To Be vlgiIant Against Sellers
Of Blind Tiger Liquors.

Gulfport, Miss, Sept. 4.-Circult
court opened here Monday morning
with Judge T. H. Barrett on the
bench. In his charge to the grand
jury Judge Barrett took occasion to
say that blind tiger liquor was not
even good for snakebte and that
those engaged in that nefarious busl-
ness should be held in check, and
sweepingly ordered the vigilance OF
the grand jury.
Judge Barrett called the attention
Of the jury to the fact that attorneys
had obtained money under false pre-
lenses, which was an offense punish
able by law, and that if a lawyer
had told client that he could acquit
him because he stood in with the
Judge and prosecuting attorney, that
attorney was guilty of perjury and
should be dealt with accordingly.
Judge Barrett also called to the
attention Of the jury that certain men
had been impersonating officers in
the county and that they should be
handled accordingly.
The case of E. M. Barber, promi-
nent Harrison county attorney, for
mer legislator and vestryman,
was taken up Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Barber is charged with conduct
unbecoming an attorney.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-09-05
TAKE INTEREST IN
IMMIGRATION
Southern States to Make Strong
Bid to Distribute I'm
migrants.

Much interest is being shown by
the citizens of this port in the coming
immigration conference to be held
in New York Sept. IL and IS, when
the Southern States will make strong
representations to the steamship
lines and railroad companies hand
ling immigrants to divert the tide of
immigration Southwark, making
New Orleans the distributing point
for labor into the States of Louisiana,
Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas and
Tennessee, where thousands of
acres Of land are awaiting tenants.
/ In this section of the state the cut
over lands are attracting wide at
tention on account Of their adapt
ability faT pecan orchards, satsuma
orange groves and general garden
truck, as well as stock and poultry
raising.
!. has been announced that Gov
ernor R,geAe4 VIII name delegation
VI representative citizens to attend
the meeting. immigration Inspector
Martin Turnbull, of this port, is
actively engaged in arousing proper
interest throughout the state. TIE
importance of the conference is rec
ognized by the farmers and manu-
facturers of the state, and there is
no doubt that a large delegation will
leave for New York at the plapet
time.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-09-05
WANT STATION
ON COAST TO
SHOW FACTS
rrFnRT TO HAVE AGRICULTURAL
EXPERIMENT STATION
ESTABLISHED.
MOVEMENT IS DEFINITE NOW
Would Abolish Station at Mcneil
Coast Can Reach Markets
Earlier in Spring and
Later in Fall.

Jackson, Sept. 4.-The Leglsla
ture will be asked, when it meets in
January, TO abolish the agricultural
experiment station at Mcneil and
establish a coast experiment station
al some point on the coast, for the
purpose of developing the vegetable
and trucking industry in the south
ern part Of the State.
Two legislative committees have
examined the Mcneil experiment
station, and neither of the commit
fees is satisfied with it. Farmers in
the country adjacent to Mcneil, i is
said, are taking no interest in the
the station. This is partly due to
the fact, it is alleged, that the Mcneil
station has been experimenting with
crops that are generally known to
be improbable in that section. The
station, it is said, has been expert
menting largely with cotton, which is
All unproftable crop in south Miss
issippi.
The coast people contend that if
fine apslature will sell the Mcneil
station and invest the money in
vegetable and truck demonstration
farm at some point near Culfport it
will aid in the establishment of an
industry that will bring millions of
dollars to that section of the country
between Hattiesburg and the Gutf
coast. The coast people point out
that they can put vegetables on the
Northern markets 3 weeks earlier ii
the spring and a month later in the
fall than other section of the State.
This will give them the benefit OF
the top market price.
The coast folks claim that they are
more in need Of an agricultural ex-
pertinent station than the Delta.
The land in the delta, they say, will
produce any sort of crop without
fertilizer; in fact, a fertilizer factory
would starve to death in the Delta,
if it had to depend upon1the patron
age of the farmers in that region. 1t
requires no demonstration to show
tie Delta farmers that they can pro-
duce anything they wish to plant,
the coast citizens claim. They know
what the land will do when properly
cultivated.
The coast residents say they need
demonstration farm to "show the
Mssourans" from other sections
what their country can do.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-09-05
|YAz00 CITY HOPEFUL
ABOUT RAILROAD
Paper viii keep Pumping" About
New Line Promoted by
MI. Seaver.

1t has been sometime since the
Herald has had a line about the
| Yazoo City-Carthage Railroad" re-
marks the Yazoo City Herald of
August 20. This was not because
we had lost interest; but because
the project had apparently gone to
that sleep from which there is no
awakening. But far from it. There
are yet signs Of life. and so long as
there Is the paper proposes to keep
pumping air, just as seamen do,
when they discover their vessel has
sprung leak. they start the pumps
working.
For some months Mr.. w. @.
Seaver, promoter Of the Yazoo City
Carthage road has been silent.
Silently he dropped into Yazoo City
last week. While here he reported
that as yet he had Nothing foi publi-
cation, and no notice Of his visit was
made, in difference to his request.
Getting down to Pascagoula, where
the waves from the Gulf wash the
sands upon the Mississippi Coast,
Mr.. Seaver did speak of his trip aud
the prospects Of his proposed road.
As will be noted from the following
taken from the last issue of the Pas
cagoula Democrat-Star, Mr.. Seaver
has BY no means given up hope or
abandoned the project and so long
as this is true, why should those of
us who are so anxious for the road
to be built, give up. Let us remem-
Der Rome was not built in day;
and so it may be finally said Of the
Yazoo City-Carthage Railroad.
Here is what Mr.. Sesvef said OF
his last visit 81. and Of his prospects,"
The paper then reprints recent
news item in the Democrat-Star.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-09-05
WANT C0NV|CTS ON
STATE ROADS
Boosters Ask Legislature to Use
Prisoners to Improve
Highways.

Jackson, Sept. 4.-The autoists
who attended the good roads booster
meeting here departed for their
homes after adopting resolutions
favoring a great central highway
from the northern part of the STATE
to the coast, to be connected with
the county seats of all counties, the
resolutions concluding with the fol-
lowing paragraph:
Resolved further, That this
great central highway should be
provided for at the next session of
the Legislature"
There is no doubt great impetus
has again been given to the cause
of good roads, and the chances are
stronger than ever that Mississippi
is going to put several hundred con-
victs to constructing highways In
the not distant future. There has
been a demand that convictS be put
to work on the roads for several
years, but the Legislature so far has
turned deaf ear to the proposition.
The number of convicts has increas-
g heavily the last few years and as
they became crowded ON the farms
the Legislature ordered the purchase
of additional lands SO that all comers
might be accommodated With work.
The idea has been to make cotton
and corn for sale in the markets OF
the world and to turn just as much
money into the States strong box
as possible. But sentiment grows
that such is not the purpose of
State prisons-that is, just to make
money-and helsafter the Drawn
and muscle of 1900 convicts is going
to be diverted. There is no doubt
that the farms can be operated on
one-half or one-fogrth!l Y! the lappt npw
USED, thus permitting the use Of 500
or 1000 conviets on the public roads.
the remainder being retained on the
farms to make bread and meat and
some cotton for their support with.
out additional expense to the State.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-09-05
NEWSPAPER WOMAN
TO PORTO RICO

To be the first and only woman
in the State of Mississippito receive
government appointment to teach
in the schools Of Porto Rico in the
honor that falls to the lot Of MISS
Mary Hobbs Of BrookIlaven, who
sailed Saturday afternoon ON the
Ponce for San Juan.
Through the efforts of Senator }.
X. yardaman, Miss Mary Hobbs,
Brookhaven, was selected as teacher
in the Porto Rican school. Miss
Hobbs is a daughter Of the limented
B. T. Hobbs, Of Brookl,aven Leader,
one of the most honorable and high
" respected newspaper men OF the
State. Her appointment has met
With hearty approval throughout the
State,
Celebration q Success.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-09-05
DEAF BRIDGE MAKER
BIDS IN PRINTING

Gulfport, Miss, Sept. Al, G.,
Ford, a bridge contractor, who is
slightly deaf, was present when the
calnty printing was sold at public
auction by John J. Murphy, clerk Of
the Board of Supervisors, and Mr..
Ford bid it in at S494. As result
of this new advertisements will lave
to be published and the sale made
over,
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-09-05
Celebration q Success.

The Firemen cleared about SsS
Labor Day.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-09-05
Invents New Stump Borer.

J. T. Patterson, q Wsegins, has
inverted a srump-boring machine,
which is said to be more efficient
than any one on the market. The
machine is run by gasoline power.
and is mounted on a four-w..eefed
wagon. Mr.. Patterson says as
nlaur stumps can be bored in day
as can be covered with the gasoline
wagon A public demonstration q
this machine w'ii be made in the
near fulule.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-09-05
Retain Commission Form.

The voters of Laurel decided to
retain the commission form Of govern
ment by a majority of II. Only
$50 votes were polled. this being
less than half Of the normal voting
strength Of the city.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1913-09-05
TANNED TROPICAL WINDS IN WINTER
COOLED SEA BREEZEs IN SUMNER
Jackson County, Mississippi
Gulf Coast Lands
Secure Cheap NOW In The Year Around Health Resort
Winter and Early Spring Truck.
rECANS, ORANGES, MELONS, BERRIES,
SUGAR CANE, CORN, POTATOES.


When the Panama Canal thrown open o the commerce Of The
during 1915 land the Gulf Coast will double and
treble price, Already the trend of migration being diverted from
Pacific Coast to the healthier and productive land along this
Jackson County. Mississippi bordering the Gulf with bath
ing boating hunting and fishing the around has for
take first premium.
Some Advantages.
of the nations best trunk lines of railroad, between the
largest rorts and best local markets the Gulf states New Or
leans, La Mobile Ala The sea southern boundary and
the safest deepest land locked abo the open
inside bar any south of Norfolk Va The bar IS hard clay, and
mel more than any other between the Rio Grand and Key West aess
for deepening and maintenance than any other all that
interior opened for traffic July 1910, others chartered the
Pascagoua is bright with promise of greatness
Competitive freight rates. raj and water and nearnes to great
trade make the location almost ideal
Jackson County in 1912 had death Of only IL per thou
sand and birth rate Of 152 per thousand Not death from
oss and pneumonia almost nsnown WITH $50 miles Of Pine forests
to the noward and salt to the southwark and freedom
from noxous fresh water swamp make health conditions as nearly
Ample RAINFALL 63nches annum, very evenly distributed
growth of all vegetation without need Of expensive irrigation
Rains nearly all Of short Duration with sunshine Immediately before
and after only average of twelve days annum in which the
days in the year temperature high
go degrees nor as low as 81 degrees July the hottest month aver
83 degrees January the codest 81 degrees Sun
strokes or heat prostJaton absolutely unknown
Water and Field Sports
Quail rabbits and wild turkeys resident game In
early winter uncounted myrads wild ducks and visit the
waters of this favored section. "
The second important ncome ts commerce
shipping ice packed fish into the interior variety all kinds from
the peban mit Through the line of founders bass red fish, sheep
pano included hundreds shipped annually
together with thousands Of gallons of luscious oysters from the waters
of the county M "
survey of tie greater portion Of the county nearly all of which is
sand Ia of made famous trucking and potato soil
Norfolk Va through the heavier Portsmouth and Scranton soils to
cin
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-11-19
TO NOMINATE PINDELL
FOR RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
Secretary of State Bryan Issues State
ment Declaring Such Action
Will Be Taken.

Washington, Nov. 14-President
Wilson declared his intention Wednes-
day of sending Henry NJ. Pindelfs
nomination as ambassador to the SEN
ate at the earliest opportunity The
nomination probably will be made to-
day.
Secretary Bryan, acting for the pres
ident, issued statement in which be
declared the offer of the ambassador
ship was made direct to Mr.. Pindell by
President Wilson.
''The Enthusiastically to Russia is
vacant" said Secretary Bryan's state
ment, "and the president has for some
time been DESTROYS of filling it by an
appointment which would be entirely
worthy of the great dignity of the i'm
poFtance Of the post.
knowing Mr.. Pindell personally,
his character, his ability and his ex-
ceptional fitness for the duties of such
a place, he offered him the appoint
ment. Mr.. Pindell did not seek the
appointment 1t was rendered him
without any solicitation on his part,
not only, but without any knowledge
or anticipation on his part that 1t
would be offered to him.
I'm response to the offer he simply
stated that he would be glad to serve
the administration in any way In
which the president thought he could
serve it successfully, but that he did
not feel that he could conscientiously
obIigate himself to serve the ordinary
term of a foreign appointment, be
cause he did not feel that he could
leave his business so long. The presi'
dent asked him to accept it for as
long a time as he could stay and be
consented
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-11-19
TO TEST TERMINAL TAX LAW
One of Two Suits Attacking VaIidit'
of Law Is Barred on Assessment
Made in Milwaukee.

Madison 1.-Two suits have been
started to test the validity of the law
passed at the session of the legislature
two years ago, which permits railroad
terminals to be taxed locally. Some
time ago Attorney John A. Murphy of
Superior notified the tax comission
that sumit would be started by the
Great Northern road to test the valid
ity of the law, claiming that the as
sessment of these properties locally
destroys the rule of uniform taxation.
Word has just been received by the
commission that the Northwestern
railroad company intends to test the
validity of the same law on similar
grounds
The basis of the latter suit is the
$268,000 assessment levied by the city
of Milwaukee on merchandise docks of
the Northwestern company there.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-11-19
1914 RAIL WAY TAX
ABOUT S4,500,OOO
ASSESSMENT OF LINES IN STATE
BEING CONSIDERED BY COM
MISSION AT CAPITAL.
RATE AND VALUATION HIGHER
Growth and Increase in Business, To-
eether With Advance in Basis
Of Computation, Means
Big Figure.

Madison-Assessm of the rail
roads of the state in preparation for
the levy of a tax to be collected in
1914 is being considered by the state
tax commission and the preliminary
assessment of the railroad properties
probably will be made within a couple
of weeks.
For the year 1913 the railroads were
valued for taxation purposes at $685.
253 900 and the resulting revenue was
$3.50, 4S6, or at the rate of $11.S3 on
each $1,000 of valuation. 1t is expect
ed that as a result of the natural
growth and increase of the railroad
business of the state that the valua-
tion now being made will be materi-
ally larger than year ago. But
whether this is so or not the railroads
will be called upon to pay a much
larger tax than ever before for the rea-
son that the rate must be much higher
The rate of assessment used to de-
termine the railroad tax is the general
average rate prevailing in the state
upon the real and personal property
of the state, and as the excessive levy
just made by the secretary of state
will force a higher general tax the
railroads must stand their share of
the increase. And it is probable that
the total amount which they will be
called upon to pay in 1914 will be in
the neighborhood of $4,500,000.
After the preliminary assessment is
concluded the railroad companies will
be given an opportunity to be heard,
and then the tax commission will
make a final assessment and deter
mine the rate and the amount to be
levied against each corporation.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-11-19
WRITTEN NOTICE is NEEDED
Mo Conviction Likely Otherwise and
Every Person in Community
Comes Under Law.

Madison-In an opinion to Dist.
Atty. T. P. Avel of Monroe county
Atty.-Gen. Owen holds that in order
to convict person under section 1856
of the statutes, which forbids the sell
ing or giving of intoxicating liquors to
a posted person, it is, necessary that
written notice be served. The law
originally applied only to saloonkeep-
ers, but was amended later so as to
apply to all persons. Inasmuch as
written notice is required, the attor-
ney general points out that it might
be necessary to serve notice upon ev-
cry person in the community in order
to make it effective.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-11-19
FIND II MORE BODIES
OF SHIPWRECK VICTIMS
Sixty other Men Believed to Have
Perished in Gale-Many Yes
sells Long Overdue.

Detroit. Mich, Nov. 14.-Reports
from points along the Canadian shore
of Lake Huron point to a heavy loss of
life and shipping in the recent storm.
Seventeen bodies have come ashore.
On vessels overdue and unaccounted
for are at least sixty other men, who
are believed to have gone down.
Sighting of wreckage was reported
from points along the shore from the
500 to Hopghton. Seas were still run
ming dangerously high and expeditions
by life-saving crews were made with
the greatest difficulty. The frozen
bodies of the sailors washed ashore on
the Canadian side near Goderich are
believed to be those of men from the
crew of the Regina, Canadian Pacific
freight ship, or the Charles S. Price,
which is reported lost.
There is some reason to believe that
these two vessels collided, that the
Regina is the craft lying bottom up
ward eight miles northeast of Port
Huron, Mich, and that the crew OF the
Price abandoned the vessel for life
boats and lost their lives in them as
the result of the bitter cold and ex-
posture to the waves.
At Buffalo a message from the miss
ing lightship No. 80, inscribed on wood
and signed Williams" was picked up.
1t reads: "Good-by Nellie; ship break
ing up fast" Presumably the message
was left by Capt Hugh M. Williams,
who commanded the lightship. No
bodies of the crew have been recov-
cred.
Cleveland, O., Nov. 14.-Efforts to
free this city from the threatened food
famine and from the coal shortage
caused by Sundays blizzard continues.
From Wellington 1900 gallons of milk
arrived shortly after noon, and thus
insured a supply for many of the 1900
babies who had been without milk for
more than SO hours. Public and pri-
vate charity undertook to relieve 1000
| families.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-11-19
CHARGE PLOT TO BLOW MAIL.
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Twelve IN
New York.

New YORK.
New York, Nov IA dynamite
nlot in which the striking drivers are
alleged to have planned to blow up
the United States mail wagons dur
ing the recent strike, was disclosed
when IL officials and agitators OF the
union we're indicted by the federal
grand jury. Seven of the men lndlct-
ed. including Louis Terry, president
of the union, were arrested and fur-
tber arrests are expected.
The grand jury investigation was
begun after five sticks of dynamite
had been found in the union headquar-
fers at Harley's hall.
Federal officials said they had as
covered q plot to assassinate EDWIN
NJ stanton. assistant United statues
district attorney and nephew OF
senator O'Gorman, who has been III
charge of the investigation. The men
we're indicted on the charge OF enter
inc into a conspiracy to obstruct the
United States mails.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-11-19
Badger Democrats Rewarded.

Washington, D. C-Arthur Mulber-
ger, Waterfowl, Wis, who was secre-
tary of the Woodrow Wilson league in
Wisconsin before the Baltimore con-
vention, has been appointed special at
torney in the bureau of corporations,
for work in connection with trust in
vestigations. Daniel J. Boyle, Apple
ton, member of the Democratic state
central committee, has been made a
special agent for the census bureau.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-11-19
FIND FUNK AccusER GUILTY,

sr nonahue Convicted of Con-
spiracy and Fined $4,000 by Jury.
chicago. Nov. 14.-Attorney d. Do ido
hoo of this city, who brought SzS'ooo
alienation suit against Clarence .
Funk in the name of John G. Hennlng'
was found guilty of conspiracy to de-
go Mr. Funk by a jury in Judge
D., court Wednesday. He escaped
a prison term, being sentenced 70 ; p~y
. 50 900 fine, the maximum the jury
could order collected
isaac stiefel. private detective, Wno '
- norl,ed ND part of the case against
Me-, Mn Eunk was found not guilty OF the
n - charge on which Donahoe was
convicted.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-11-19
ACCUSES TOWN OF PLOT.
Man Who Secured Strikers@Confes
sion Tells of Four Sayings.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 14.-Maj.
Charles G. Townsend, who secured the
arrest and the confession of the seven
strikers to the killing of four mine
guards at La Veta Saturday in state
ment declares that it was conspiracy
in which the whole town Of La Veta
took part
when the actual. shooting took
place. said Townsend, the lnhab1-
tants of the little town occupied van
tage points on house tops and neigh
boring hills to view the slaughter.
The guards were shot down without
warning and did not see their assall-
ants until they were mortally wound
ed .