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Lower coast gazette., 1913-10-25

hamlet in the country, as well as in all
sections of the larger cities. Our man.
ufacturers have for a number OF years
been developing a foreign market for
their output, and have had such sue
cess that our rolled oar packages have
become a familiar sight in many parts
of Europe.
One large manufacturer whose bust.
ness abroad is very large, operates tive
mills in Canada, from which they sup
ply their Canadian and European
trade. In addition to these mills, they
operate another in Hamburg for the
same purpose.
Oats for the manufacture Of rolled
oats are chiefly grown in the north.
ern States, and are known in COM
merce as number one and number two
white oats. Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa
and Wisconsin furnish the bulk OF
these oats.
Lower coast gazette., 1913-10-25
FoREIcN NEWS.

President Huerta of Mexico, has de.
creed an increase of SO per cent. in
import duties effective October 18th.
This increase added to the per cent.
ordered last July makes the total ad.
ministraion IS per cent. Business
feared bankruptcy as a result of the
continually increasing confusion.
There has been no change in the
relation between Mexico and the
United States. On Monday United
States Ambassador Page at London
made formal inquiry as to what was
construed in Washington as an un,
sympathetic attitude towards the
United States by Sir Lionel Garden,
the British Minister to Mexico. The
basis for the inquiry was a contiden,
tial report to the State Department
at Washington. What particularly
~displeased both President Wilson and
Secretary Bryan, was the ~presenta-
ton by Sir Lionel, Of his credentials
Lower coast gazette., 1913-10-25

the very day after Huerta had pro,
claimed himself dictator. inquiries
made of the British Foreign Office to
learn whether Sir Lionel's p~resenta-
ton was done by his orders or with
approval.
Francisco Villa, reformed bandit
leader, is holding forty-three Germans
as hostages at Torren against an at
tack by Mexican Federals. The
German Government has made strong
demands to the Mexican Foreign Office
to insure their safety.
Austria on October 18th, served an
ultimatum on Servia, demanding the
immediate evacuation of the points
in Albania occupied by Servian troops
after the recent conflicts between
them and the Albanians.
On October Goth, Servia notified
the European powers that it's troops
will withdraw Immediately behind the
Albanian frontier fixed by the London
Peace Conference.
Lower coast gazette., 1913-10-25
said Roger, trying to keep the tremble
out of his voice.

said Roger, trying to keep the tremble
out of his voice.
Two feet outside the room they
found a wall of sand, and on their
hands and knees they began to dig
Roger with the shovel, and Fred be.
hind, thrusting the earth backward.
1t was not long, however, before Roger
had to give the shovel up to Fred, and
thereafter they took turns more and
more frequently till the shovel seemed
to have grown huge and heavy.
Finally, when Roger, painting and
dizzy, turned in the darkness to put
the shovel into his brothers hand,
Fred did not move. He was lying limp
| and exhausted on the floor of the pas
sageway. Then all hope seemed to go,
and Roger let the shovel slip from his
hand. The air was giving out in the
tiny space. Roger felt Skip brush
against him, and then everything be.
came blurred in his mind, save that he
thought he could hear Skip digging
and digging.
The next thing that Roger knew he
found himself sitting up and looking
at a small round hole of light, and lis
tening to skip's excited bark, as the
little dog made the opening large and
larger. A breath of fresh air came in
and Roger filled his lungs. Fred stir
red, and a moment later both boys
were crawling out into the sunshine
and the open air.
Sand was in their nair and down
their backs; it filled their pockets ani
covered their clothes and sifted dowr
in little streams with every step they
took, but they were happy as they
gazed, at the blue sky, and the tree!
and the gr;ass-covered ground. Little
Skip was dancing around them, bark
ing in his old gleefui way, as if
were only an everyday part of a dog
work and play to save his maste
from sand-banks and caves.-Yolth'
Companion.
Lower coast gazette., 1913-10-25
WHY, INDEED?

"A certain captain had been lecturing
his new recruits at some length on
The Duties of a Soldier" At last he
bought the time had come to find out
Just what he had accomplished.
Casting his eye over the room, he
ixed on Private Murphy as his first
7ictim. Private Murphy" he asked
why should a soldier be ready to die
Tor his country??.
The private scratched his head for
a while; then ran ingratiating smile
lifted across his face. "Sure, cap.
tain," he said. pleasantly, you're quite
tight. Why should he?"
Lower coast gazette., 1913-10-25

Belair, La, Sept. Both, 1913.
To the Honorable President and Mem.
bers of the Police Jury Of Plaque.
mines Parish, Pointe-ala.Hache.
La:
Gentlemen:
/ herewith respectfully submit my
report as Health Officer for the Parish
fof Plaquemines for quarter ending
September 30th, 1913.
Lower coast gazette., 1913-10-25
The Sand Cave.
BY G. H. Ernst.

When the Old Home Week came and
Roger Mason and his brother Fred
went to visit Uncle Frank in Easton,
they took, the little w~ater-spaniel,
Skip, with them. He was just as inter.
ested as they in looking out of the car
window at the trees and brooks and
meadows flying by. Easton was the
pr~ettiest little village they had ever
seen. Over every street tall elm trees
arched, with their branches %interlaced,
and right in the center of the town
was a red covered bridge that made
a hollow plunkety-plunk sound under
the horses hoofs as Uncle Frank
drove through; but what drew Fred,s
and Rogers attention was a huge
clay bank that they could see oily a
short distance away. It was marked
here and there with rows of holes, IL
and out of which birds were flying.
The boys had never seen a sand.
swallows nest before, and it seemed
very strange to watch the birds sud.
denly dart out of the bank and sal.
off into the sunshine. They were an
xious to go nearer, and after supper,
Uucle Frank took them out to the cliff,
and lifted them up, and let them put
their arms into one Of the holes. At
| The farthest end they could feel a
warm nest and three baby swallows.
It was all so peaceful and quiet In
the glow of sunset, with the birds
twittering as they came back to their
homes, that the hoys never dreamed
that any danger could come in such a
pleasant spot; but it did come, and in
a way that Fred and Roger never for
got.
It was one day after Uncle Frank
had helped them to make a harness
for Skip, and they had taught him to
pull a little express wagon that the
brothers were left alone to amuse
themselves through a long afternoon.
THE clay bank!!" shouted Fred, and
they ran swiftly toward it; Skip raced
along like a tiny horse with his wagon
At the foot Of the cliff they found 9
shovel that somebody had left when
carting away sand.
Roger picked it up, and said, eLet's
dig a cave" and five minutes latel
they had found a soft place in the
Tank, and were digging away with al
their might.
pvgyaa The a eaye s. gEe gHzt quits ra aRR ! ia nst *
GUY UuI a olnuan oqudIc IUvu1 al tne
back in which they could stand up. In
side these walls the light was dim
but there was always the square o.
sunshine at the entrance that made
them feel as if they we're standing IN
twilight looking toward a lighted win
dow.
Then suddenly, without any warn
ing, something happened that changed
these things completely. and drove all
thoughts of play from, their minds
The square Of sunlight that had seem
ed their only connection with the
world of flowers and birds, was blot
ted out, and at the same moment there
came a Earring sound that died away
with Skip's frightened yelp, and left
a strange silence.
Fred reached out for Roger, and fell
his brothers hand cropping for him.
what was that" they asked each
other. They both knew the answer
The sand had caved in and had made
them prisoners.
Anyway, we've got our shovel
Lower coast gazette., 1913-10-25
NATIONAL NOTES.

William Sulzer, impeaehed ex-gov
ernor of New York, was nominated
for the Assembly or State Legislature
by the ~Progressives Of the 9th AS.
sembly District which is part of tn.
East Side of New York City. His
chances of success are very good as
Sulzer has many friends among the
Jews and the Jews form the mos
part Of the voting population of the
Sixth District.
Mrs. Emmeline Pankhurst, anarchis.
tic suffragette Of England, was or.
dered deported by q special board Of
inquiry composed of immigration Of
ficials. She appealed and President
Wilson after a consultation with Viii
son, the Secretary Of Labor and Com.
missioner General Caminetti, she was
ordered released and allowed to en-.
ter, complete her lecture tour and re
turn to England.
The trial of Thomas Watson edi.
tor and once Populist candidate for
president, was begun at Atlanta with
Federal Judge Foster of New Orleans
presiding.
Mr.. Watson Is charged with print
ing and sending through the mai.
copies of magazines containing OBJ.
scene quotations alleged to be ques.
tons asked of penitents by Catholic
priests in the confessional.
A fire in East st. Louis destroyed a
grain elevator and much grain stored
therein valued at 100000. Burning
embers were scattered by the winds
and the heavy rain that fell alone pre-.
vented a more disastrous fire.
Secretary Of Var Garrison will go
to Panama to inspect the Canal.
1t is rumored that serious charges
have been made against Judge Paul B
Johnson, of the Twelfth Mississippi
Judicial District. The charges con-
tain numerous specifications of tyran.
ny in Office and abuse Of the authori.
ty and powers Of a Judge. Judge
Johnson Is from Hattiesburg. He
was appointed by Governor Mel three
years ago.
The accounts of all Mississippi pub.
lie institutions are being Investigate
ed.
Both North and South experienced
untimely low temperatures on Sunday
and Monday of this week. Cane Dene,
fitted thereby in Louisiana. Snow
fell in Chicago and in Tennessee,
North Carolina, Northern Alabama,
Georgia and South Carolina.
The eastern shore of Maryland and
Baltimore experienced one of the
worst wind and rain storms in years.
The water from the sea backed up in
to the streets of the small towns and
fishing villages. Great damage to the
Lower coast gazette., 1913-10-25
LATEST NEWS.
STATE, NATIONAL AND FOREIGN
STATE NEWS.

The State Conservation Commission
adopted new rules for the protection
of the Louisiana oysters.
The regulation regarding the right
Of fishing oysters from the natural
reefs and bedding grounds of this
state enacted on September 80, 1913
has been amended and will read as
follows:
Oyster water bottoms of the State
OF Louisiana are divided into three
districts as follows:
District No. i shall comprise all
OF the oyster territory extending from
American Bayou the South to the Lou.
isiana-Mississippi boundary line on the
north and from the Chandeliers sounds
o. the east to the zone where the
water becomes too fresh to support
oysters on the west. This is known
as the Louisiana Marsh.
District No. 2 shall comprise all
of the oyster territory lying east OF
the Mississippi River and south OF
American Bay.
district No. 3 shall comprise all
of the oyster territory lying west of
the Mississippi River to the Texas
Line.
Since District 1 comprises almost
all the oyster propagating grounds OF
this state it is ruled that any person,
firm or corporation, domiciled in Lou
isiana and engaged in the canning o.
raw shocking business may fish oys
tiers from the natural reefs or bedding
grounds leased by them within Dis
trict / from the state only on the con
dition that they shall lease from the
state under the provision as set forth
in Act 1S9 of 1910, water bottoms
within the first district as follows:
Zone thousand acres OF water bot
toms If operating 16 to rs boats fol
which licenses must be obtained.
Seven hundred and fifty acres when
operating II to Is such boats.
Five hundred acres when operas
ing six to ten OF such boats.
1.-TWO hundred and fifty acres when
operating from three to six such
boats.
"Ons hundred acres when operat-
ing from one to three such boats
can fish oysters from this district un
y, II or he has effected the neces
sarv lease and it is also provided tina
oil a~pplcations for licenses and leas
90 shsi be made within 60 days from
the pen season for fishing oysters
whsh begins September LIST.
Lower coast gazette., 1913-10-25
NO TIME FOR PLAY.

Ten year-old William came home
one day in a regrettable state of disor-
der and a somewhat bruised face.
20 Willie! Willie!" exclaimed his
mother, shocked and grieved. "You
have disobeyed me again! How often
have l told you not to play with that
naughty Johnson boy"
Mamma" said William, In utter dis
gust at this feminine reprimand, "do
| look as If l had been playing with
anybody"
Lower coast gazette., 1913-10-25
Short History Of Oats.

No one knows when we first began
eating oats. History and tradition
give us the notion that oats as a nour-
ishing diet have been used as a food
from the beginning Of mans time.
In comparatively modern periods,
Europeans have been very fond of
their oats products, more particularly
the inhabitants Of Scotland and Ire
land. The man from Scotland with the
: - Of his country. .hred iphi-
S Would hardly think he haai-s
WeH servvu uv- ~.vanranI without a lit
tie oat meal porridge for a starter.
The sons and daughters of Erin have
always been welded to their oat meal
porridge and potatoes, and to this day.
whether in the land Of their birth or
abroad, they have the hankering for a
dish of oat meal porridge. Among
the laboring classes of Scotland and
ireland, 1t is not a small dish of oat
meal that is consumed as q side dish.
1t is often the substantial meal. And
a big pot 1t takes to make porridge
for a family of fair size. The English
farmer likes his oat meal porridge,
too, and on occasion makes this food
the important part Of a meal. So, too,
in the manufacturing districts, oat
meal has a host Of friends.
Americans, in the early history of
our country, were not given to the
full use of oat meal. They had form
ed the habit Of eating corn meal, and
knew little Of the preparation Of oat
meal and oat meal foods.
The country miller who ground the
farmers grain was quite expert at pre-.
pairing a grist Of corn meal for the
table. And he would do well in grind
ing a mixed grist Of corn, corn cobs,
oats and buckwheat for the pigs or
cattle but he could not do a real good
job of grinding oats for the table.
That had much to do with the fact
that but little oat NEAR was used in
the country during it's early settle
ment. AS the country grew and man.
ufacturing interests were developed
the larger mills paid attention to the
making of cat meal and as a natural
consequence the demand Tor this pro-
duct grew and improved methods Of
manufacture followed as a matter Of
course.
The great improvement in the pre-
paration of oats came when the roller
process was substituted for the old
grinding methods. With stone grind
ers there Is more or less grit from the
stones that gets into the meal. Any
other form Of grinder is bound to veal
away as a result OF the great friction
necessary in such process.
With the modern roller process this
is avoided. The grain is rolled or
mashed SO that 1t has all the qualities
of a finely ground meal, without the
impurities that get into the meal as
a result Of grinding.
When the oats made by the new
process were first put on the mar.
ket, the product found favor with the
public at once, and continued to grow
until an enormous demand was Great.
ed. And this demand is greater to-
day than ever, and in all probability
will continue to grow. Particular peo-
pie al over the country who have been
eating bulk oat meal, are learning that
the modern package rolled oats is
superior in every way as a food prod.
uct, and once the new style product
is tried, the old style oat meal is dis.
carded.
The modern American oat product Is
now found in practically every little
Lower coast gazette., 1913-10-25
Plaquemines Parish Police
Jury Meeting.

A regular quarterly meeting Of the
Police Jury of the Parish of Plaque.
mines took place this day, with the
following members present:
Present: J. B. Fastening, A. Leo
pold, q. A. Schayot, DR.. Geo. B.
Hayes, Dave Withan, C. Grabert, Fred
Bayhi, Joe Bernard.
Absent: 1. S. Lothrop, Thomas
Brophy.
On motion of Mr.. E. A. Schayot,
duly seconded, the minutes OF the
asst meeting were read and adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Bernard, the fol-
lowing reports were read and adopt
ed:
Pointe-ala-Hache, La, Oct. 9, 1913.
To the Honorable President and
Members Of the Police Jury for
the Parish of PlaQuemines:
Gentlemen:
l herewith beg to submit this, my
report for collections during quarter
ending September 80, 1913, as fol.
lows:
Month Of
July, 1913 Gross. Com. Net.
Parish Licenses. s317.5 so $15.S8 $501.62
Month of
August, 1913.
Parish Licenses. ESQ 10 2.si
Month of
September, 1913.
Per Capita, or
Road Tax -. 400 20 $50
respectfully submitted,
FRANK C. MEYERS,
Sheriff and Ex-of1cio Tax Collector
for Plaquemines Parish.
Sworn to and subscribed before me,
this 10th day of October, 1913,
Pointe-a-la-Hache, Louisiana.
ERNEST ALBERT,
Clerk of Court, Etc.
Pointe-a-la,H ache, La, Oct. 10, 1918.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of the Police Jury of the
Parish of PlaQuemines:
Gentlemen:
l herewith submit the following re-
port as Treasurer of the P%laquemines
Parish Road District No, l, tO-Wit:
July 10th, 1913
Balance on hand. $4,000
To the credit of the following
funds:
General Fund. -. 1888, OS1.49
Sinking Fund.-. 4,508.6O
$42, $4,000
Paid out as per vouchers .$21,716.24
October 10th, 1873
Balance on hand. 5000. .$20,S73.85
To the credit Of the following
funds:
General Fund. .$19, 365.25
Sinking Fund.-. 1,508.60
$20,S73.85
Respectfully submitted,
JOS. SAYOIE,
Parish Treasurer.
Pointe-ala-Hache La, Oct. 10, 1918.
To the Honorable President and Mem
bers of theiPolice Jury OF the Par
ish of Plaquemines:
Gentlemen:
/ herewith submit. the following re-
port as Parish Treasurer, to-wit:
July 10th, 1919
Balance on hand. Observation-Disclosures
To the credit of the fol-
lowing funds:
eneral Fund. -. $10.389.T
Road Fund. ....... 1,56O.92
$11, 950.69
August 10th, 1913
Received from F. G. Movers
For month of July, 1913
Parish Licenses Of 1913.. 301.62
September 5th, 1913
For month Of August, 1913
Parish Licenses of 1913. 2.37
October End, 1918
For month Of Sept, 1913
Per Capita or Road Tax. $3.50
Total amount received. .$12,258.48
Paid out as per vouchers. 3,526.65
October 10th, 1913
Balance on hand......... $S,73l.S3
To the credit Of the following
funds:
General Fund. -. $7,566.51
| Road Fund. 1862
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Some Tall Tales

When the Kentucky troops were start
ing for the war of 1912 they came across
two pigs in the middle of the road man
fully engaged in a game of fisticuffs.
fighting for the supremacy, and fighting
hard, says the Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The troops stood off to see fair play and
were much pleased when the smaller of
the two pigs came off more than conquer
or. They gave him an apple to show their
appreciation of his valor. This his pig
ship so appreciated that he threw eau
ton to the winds and followed the army
to the war and back again, and died as
he had lived-a pet-and his body was
never converted into bacon, but was
buried like that of a soldier. This story
carried out the theory of Col. II. Martin
Williams. the reading clerk of the House
of Representatives, who maintains hogs
are among the most intelligent of ami
mails instead of being, as generally
thought, the most stupid.
Ballard Thurston, president of the Sons
of the American Revolution and a grand
son of Bland Ballard, the famous scout
and Indian fighter. gave an interesting
talk on the evolution of the flag, and told
us more things about ourselves and our
flag than were ever dreamed of In our
philosophy. 1t seems that We came very
near having the rattlesnake instead OF
the eagle for our embed That was
South Caroina's suggestion. The snake
was to have had 13 rattles and was coiled
ready to strike. and the motto was to
have been Don't Tread on Me-
Miss Willett Forsythe, regent of the
Jane McAfee Chapter of the Daughters
of the American Revolution, told interest
ing stories of Jane McAfee, mother of the
McAfee brothers. who came with her boys
to Kentucky from Virginia and shared
all the perils of their venture. She also
told of Jane Hamilton Davies. once cap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
Prince Edwards Sweet Tooth

When the Prince of Wales went to Ger
many to visit mis- relations a silver box
was placed in one of his portmanteaux,
the contents of which have since become
famous among the people he is intimate
with, says London Life. The box con-
tained three pounds of peculiarly deli
cous sweetmeat which was the invention
of the chief chef at Buckingham palace.
The sweetmeat is called ''loofer'' by the
young princes, and is the favorite sweet
of the royal family, and is frequently
served with dessert and at afternoon tea.
Some of the princes more intimate
friends have had an opportunity of tast-
ing "loofer." and it's fame as a sweet of
wonderfully delicious flavor has spread
wherever his royal highness has visited.
The silver box has been returned to the
chef at buckingham palace, with re-
quest that it should be refilled with the
sweetmeat
Prince Albert, who has just been visit
ing Canada on H. M. S. Cumberland"
on which he is a cadet, is healthy.
sportive youth of IS. During his visit he
had quite festive time and along with
about 60 of his fellow cadets amused
himself for a couple of hours near Place
Viger Station Montreal, by smoking
cigarettes playing leap frog and chatter
attracted by the smart uniforms of the
cadets.
Like his brother the Prince of Wales,
Prince Albert is somewhat shy in society
and although democratic in many ways
has decided antipathy to being inter-
viewed by journalists. and answered the
questions reluctantly. and In such low
voice as to be almost inaudible, that were
put to him by enterprising reporters dur
| ing his Canadian visit. He was also
| greatly distressed by the attentions paid
to him by photographers. "If I turned
| to the right the prince Is reported to
have said, there were scores of people
with their cameras focused on me, and
| every time | tried to evade them many
| more would be in position in another di-
rection. For that reason I tried as far as
| possible TO keep aloof, but that did not
help me to any extent. as they still per-
sisted in swapping me no matter what
| position l was in"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-08-24
JAKE DAUBERT SPURTS
IN LEAD OF NATIONAL
JACKSON MAINTAINS LEAD OF
SIX POINTS OVER COBB.
M'DONALD FALLS DOWN IN
NATIONAL LEAGUE

Chicago. August 2s.-Jake Daubert
of Brooklyn, almost reached the top
among National league batsnen this
week. Earl Yingling, Broolklyn's
pitcher, is ahead of Daubert, but Ying-
lings average of 1878 has been held in
only 2S games. while Daubert has
played in 105 for per cent of .S57.
Walsh of Philadelphia, is tied with
Daubert in average, though his games
number only rs.
Charlie Mcdonald, Boston, has drop
ped to fourth the lowest he has
ranked since early in the season. but
his average for 81 games is only 3
points under Dauberts and Walsh's or
.S54
The next four league leaders are
Hyatt. Pittsburg. .349; Cravath, Phil
adelphia, .S45; r. Miller. Philadelphia.
1888; VioX, Pittsburg, 1881.
Six points separate Cobb from Jack
son in the American league. The Geor-
gian is trailing with 1856. while Jack
sons average for 113 games is .S91.
Other leaders include Speaker, Boston,
1863, Henriksen. Boston, .351; and the
Frenehman Lajoie, Cleveland, .a43: Ba-
ker. Philadelphia, .S39 leads McInnes,
Philadelphia, .337. and Eddie Collins,
Philadelphia. 1893.
Below are the averages of the Ma
tional and American leagues up to the
games of Thursday: