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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1913-12-06
MILLIONS ASKED BY
CONGRESSMEN OF
SOUTH FOR ROADS
Gambler, Stephens, of Mississippi,
And Hefiin of Alabama Present
Highway Resolutions.
Washington, Dec. 8.

Washington, Dec. 3.
Expenditure of millions of dollars
for good roads was proposed in bills
introduced yesterday by Southern re-
presentatives in congress. They call
for varying scopes of work with ap-
preparations to run as high as $780,
100000.
Representative Gambler of Missis-
sippi asked provision for the con-
struction, maintenance and improve
ment of public roads and rural de-
livery routes through the co-opera-
ton of joint action of federal and
state governments, or counties. His
bill called for the appropriation of
$100,000,0o0, of which s2O,0Oo,o00 an
nuaIly would be available.
Representative Stephens of Missis-
sippi proposed highway improvement
by the department. of agriculture in
cooperation with the highway de-
partments of various states. His bill
asks congressional appropriation of
for the present fiscal year,
for the next year, and
every future fiscal year $4,000, 900
each.
An appropriation of $500,00O for
demonstration work on public roads
in the United States was proposed by
Representative Heflin of Alabama.
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Jackson, Miss, Dec. 8.


State Senator G. A. Hobbs Of Lin
coin county was arrested last night
on the street by Sheriff Middleton
of this county on q warrant from
Warren county and an effort is now
being made by bis friends to secure
bond. Lieutenant Governor Theodore
Bilbo and state Senator Hobbs have
both been indicted by The Warren
county grand jury at Vicksburg on
the charges of soliciting and accept
ing bribe money in connection with
the creation of q new county with
Belzoni as the county site. This
information was brought to jackson
from Vicksburg by private telegram
shortly after noon yesterday and it
created sensation. It is said that
Senator Hobbs spent the balance of
the day privatedly with Gov. Brewer
and his stenographer. It was also
rumored that Senator Hobbs had con-
fessed and implicated Bilbo. Senator
Hobbs denies making q confession to
Governor Brewer or others, and has
no statement to make.
RUMORED SINCE 1912.
Ever since the legislative session in
1912 there have been rumors here to
the effect that Senator Hobbs had
agreed with certain citizens of Bel
zoni to get new county bill through
the legislature for something like ST.
900 and that he would secure the as
sistance of Lieutenant Governor Bill
bo Governor Brewer admitted that
he and his detectives had been max
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GONE BEFORE.
T. L. T.

There's beautiful force in the silent air,
Which follows me ever and near,
With smiling eyes and amber hair;
With voiceless lips, yet with breath OF prayer
That feel, but cannot hear.
The dimpled hand and ringlets Of gold
Lie low in marble sleep
stretch my hand for a clasp of old,
But the empty air is strangely cold,
And my vigil alone keep.
There's sinless brow with radiant crown,
And cross laid down In the dust;
There's smile where never shade comes now
And tears no more from those dear eyes dow,-
So sweet in their innocent trust.
All, well, the summer is gone again,
Leaving her same old old song;
But, oh, it sounds like the sob OF pain,
AS it floats in the sunshine and the rain
O'er the hearts Of the worlds great throng.
There's beautiful region above the skies
And long to reach its shore,
For know shall find my treasure there
Those laughing eyes and amber hair
OF my darling long gone before.
Bay ST. Louis, Miss, Nov, 1913.
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COURT ADJOURNS;;
STORES CLOSE FOR
REVIVAL MEETING
Business Houses Locked and Court
Rooms Empty During Final
Morning Service.
Gulfport, December 8.


Practically every business house in
the city of Gulfport locked its doors
between the hours of ten and eleven
thirty this morning, during which
time the final morning service of the
revival meetings at the First M. E..
Church was held. Even court ad-
journed, and jury, lawyers, judge and
officers all found places in the audi
torium Of the church to hear Rev.
Andrews message. Fully eight hun
dred persons were present, record
for morning service.
The closing of the stores and the
adjournment of court is but an indi-
cation of the religious revival which
has swept the city. Under the preach
ing of Rev. John B. Andrews, during
the three weeks he has been in the
city, 538 people have pledged them
selves to the christian life, and it is
expected that tonight, when the last
sermon will be preached, the meet
ings will reach remarkable climax.
This morning Evangelist Andrews
preached on "Why Your Prayers are
Not Answered" Tonight his subject
will be "Stand Fast" and that will
be his final message to Gulfport peo-
pie. Tomorrow morning he and Mr..
Smith, whose music has been an i'm
portant part of the services, will
leave for Pittsburgh, and the most
remarkable series of religious meet
ings in the city in recent years viii
have closed.
The most interesting service yester-
day was the woman's meeting held in
the church at o'clock in the after
noon. Eight hundred women were
present and about forty conversions
were reported.
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LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR THEO. G. BMBO
AND SENATOR G. I. HOBBS ARE INDICTED

ing some inquiries along that line
However, further than to state thai
something would drop before the enc
of the week, he was silent on the
lsubject.
It is stated that negotiations fol-
the acceptance Of the bribe were con-
Quoted partly in Vicksburg and that
the Burns detectives were active with
their detectagraph at the National
Park Hotel in Vicksburg and also in
the Jackson Hotel.
Lieutenant Governor Bilbo is con-
sidered one of the strongest candi-
dates for the governorship and Hobbs
has been a close associate, being also
also connected with Bilbo's present
organ, The Issue.
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DETECTIVE SAYS BILBO
CAUGHT FAST IN TOLLS
New Orleans,

New Orleans, La, Dec. 4.
That Lieutenant Governor Theodore
G. Bilbo is hard and fast in the
clutches of the law was the opinion of
Dan S. Lehon, the Southern represen-
tative of the William J. Burns Detec
tive Agency, Wednesday morning.
Il have handled this case and know
practically every bit of evidence that
viii be used against the indicted
men," said Mr.. Lehon. e see already
that there is . disposition on the part
of sonae to try and excuse Bilbo's part
In the graft It will be remembered
daring tho Vardaman campaign Bilbo
was caught accepting . bribe from
Dalanes but he escaped punishments
Use III nsa4el excuse. DuIaney
gave s:lho SEA ~ 800 account.
When this M pyered Bilbo adj
Eaiitted takine slss ssley. but claimed
he was actsns - s e ective and ac-
cepted IL zaoasy y lad ont who
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BREWER REFUSES TO
COMMENT.

Governor Brewer last night refused
TO comment upon the indictments,
merely stating that he preferred to
let facts in the case speak for them-
selves. 1t became known here yes
terday that the grand jury of this
(Hindes) county, which has just ad-
journsd, had been investigating this
same affair, but if any action was
taken it was not made public.
A significant incident in connection
with the indictments of Bilbo add
Hobbs was the fact that grand jury
was dismissed in Warren county Mon
day and new jury sworn in, the
indictments against Bilbo and Hobbs
being among the first it returned.
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BROWN CLAIMS OYSTER DEVOURING
RECORD-175 IN Is MINUTES

he did they would pay for them. They
counted out hundred, and he fin
ished them in such short order that
the boys began to inquire the present
market price of oysters. On the next
hundred Brown began to slow down,
and at No. rs he fouadered. He said
that he could have eaten the whole
220 if he had a cracker or two, and
left for town saying that he felt fine,
only he didn't care for any more oys-
ters just then. At that, IT'S raw
oysters at one sitting is fair record,
and until further notice Brown is
awarded the bivalve devouring cham
pionship of the Coast.
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Gulfport, December s.

One hundred and seventy-fve
juicy raw oysters, without dressing
or seasoning Of any kind, devoured
by one man in fifteen minutesl That
is the record set this week by E. P.
Brown, we'll known Gulfport dray-
man, and he claims TO have eaten 220
in his palmy days. Harold Bowling
and Will Simpson Of this city were
on the pier watching q fisherman
shuck a boatload OF extra large oys-
tiers. Brown happened to be standing
near and remarked that he could
eat 22o Of those oysters without half
trying, and the boys sFsfi Ssim that if
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were trying to bribe public officials.
Senator Hobbs was the spokes-
man for Bilbo in all the deals and
while we have absolute proof of the
state senator's guilt, we have suf-
ficient on the lieutenant governor to
Jail him.
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B|LBO REFERS TO
BRE EWER AS MONEY
HEARTED DUMMY
Gives Out Statement Following His
Arrest With Senator Hobbs on
Bribery Charge.

Lieutenant-G Governor Theodore G.
Bilbo and State Senator G.. A. Hobbs,
who were on Tuesday indicted by
the Kinds county grand jury at
FVicksburk, were arrested here Tues
day night and yesterday were taken
to Vicksburg on an early train. Be-
fore leaving Jackson Mr.. Bilbo made
up bond of $4,000 signed by Mayor
Taylor, r. E. Remington and P. NJ.
Brady. Bilbo and Hobbs were ar
raigned before the Warren county
court on the charges of negotiating
and accepting bribes and their trials
were set for next Monday. They re-
turned to Jackson on the night train.
Before leaving here yesterday
morning Mr.. Bilbo gave out a state
ment in which he referred to Gov
ernor Brewer as "a dollar-hearted
dummy who had converted the COVER
nor's office into real estate agency
and detective bureau" and promised
that at the proper time when he en-
tered the race for governor he would
give an account Of his stewardship.
He declared that the crooks are back
Of the Indictment.
BREWERS REPLY.
Governor Brewer was asked yes
terday afternoon if he desired to
make any statement in reply: 81 have
no parley to make with any criminal
indicted in the criminal courts" said
the governor. "Just let the facts
speak for themselves"
ACQUITTED AT FORMER TRIAL.
Unlike the legislative investigation
of 1910, when Bilbo, then a state rep
resentatiye, sprang into the limelight
by confessing that he received an
alleged bribe of $640, telephone de-
vice records are expected to prove a
great factor in this incident. Bilbo
was evonerated of the charge in 1910,
maintaining that he accepted the
money to entrap the supposed brib-
ers.
During the 1912 session of the leg
islature an effort was made to create
a new county in the Delta" with
Belzoni as the county site. The bill
failed to pass. 1t is generally
known that it will be attempted to
pass a similar bill in the next legis-
lature. According to charges and
counter charges that have been pub
lished from time to time in Missis-
sippi papers, efforts have been made
to pave the way for passage of the
bill in the next legislature and that
these efforts have resulted in many
secret conferences of men high in
Mississippi politics. Because of this
situation, detectives were employed
Telephone devices, it is known, were
freely used.
The regular grand jury at Vicks-
burg finished it's work December l
and a special body was called into
session December, 2. The indictments
charging Hobbs and Bilbo with solic-
iting bribes were the first returned
by this grand jury.
After Bilbo was exonerated in 1910
he aligned himself with what is
known as the Vardaman faction and
was elected lieutenant governor and
he now is an avowed candidate for
the governorship in 1914.
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HIS KISS.

'Tis only the memory
OF one sweet, lingering kiss
That cast my soul into a spell;
Into an ecstasy of bliss.
| felt his arms steal around me,
His lips were crushed to mine;
0, God, is Paradise SO sweet
Or Heaven so divine?
! know not, but this I know
II all the world were mine,
To feel again that one sweet kiss
I'd all in all resign.
F. F. O.
New Orleans, La, Nov. 20, 1918.
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GEx 6 HARRISON,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,

Will practice in all civil matters In
all State Courts and in all matters in the
Federal Courts in Mississippi,
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Meeting called to order at $40 by Chair
man McGhee.
Roll call Present: r. J. McGhee. A. B.
Hollev, Andrew Hawkinson, w, H. Eaton,
Mitchell Stewart. DR.. p. p. Colgrove.
Absent: J. H. Fleming,
Reading of minutes of previous meeting
by clerk.
Same approved as read.
MI. Fleming took his place at board meet
ing at 8:45.
DR.. Colerove addressed the meeting and
gave an outline of his plans and courses to
be taught in the schools during ensuing
year.
Moved by Mr.. Eaton seconded by Mr..
Stewart that time for opening bids on
work to be done at the various schools be
extended to July 9Th. 1913.
Carried.
Motion by Mr.. HaWkinson, seconded by
Mr.. Holley, that meeting adjourn.
Carried.
Meeting adjourned at 1910 p. m.
MITCHELL STEWART.
Clerk.
Approved July 9Th.
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Resolution authorizing refund Of 3lD1.12
liouor license money 10 Antonija Tram
push, special administratrix OF the estate
of Frank Trampush, deceased. -
BY Alderman Harvey.
Resolved, by the city council of the City
of Virginia, that : .
Whereas, Liquor license No, 6s3 dated
December 18th. 1912. was annulled by ope1-
alton of law on June 18th. 1913, by the death
of the licensee. and .:
Whereas, Such part of the license fee AZ
corresponds to the time such license had
vet to run amounts to $497.22. and
Whereas, Antonija Trampush has been
appointed special administrative OF the e.
tate of Frank Trampush. duceased, who
was the ncensee.
Be It Resolved, BY the city council of the
city of Virginia. that upon satisfactory evil
dence being produced by Antonija Tram
push, special administrative of the estate
of Frank Trampush. deceased. that she is
the duly appointed and duly Qualified spe-
cial administratrix of the estate of Frank
Trampush deceased. the city clerk be and
he hereby is authorized and directed to
draw warrant out of the proper fund in
favor of the estate of Frank Trampush, de-
ceased, in the sum of 1912, the said sum
being the unearned license fee on license
No. 6aa
Moved by Alderman Lundstrom support
ed by Alderman Coffey that the above
resolution be adopted.
Ayes: Aldermen, Harvey, Lundstrom,
Keller, aMoilan, Mattson. McGhee, Coffey,
Mr. e-President--S.
Nays: None.
Adopted July 8th, 1919
Approved July 18th. 1913
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OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF the
BOARD OF EDUCATION. 1.

Adjourned Special Meeting Of 1nde-
pendent School District of Vir-
ginia Board of Education held
July End, 1913.
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The vice president stated to the council
that this was the date set for the hearing
on petition for the vacation of a certain
| alley-way running north and south in
block 81.
Moved and supported that the vice
president appoint a committee of three to
! appraise the valuation of the alley-Way
sought to be vacated in block 80 and that
the matter of hearing on vacation of the
same lie deferred until the next regular
meeting or until such time as the commit
tee to be appointed shall make it's report
Carried.
The ce-president appointed Aldermen
Lundstrom, Keller and Cotfey as the COM
nlittee to make the appraisal of the valua-
ton of the alley-way in block g.
Carried.
James P. Boyle appeared before the coun-
Gil in behalf Of Lynch & Murray Of Eve
leth, who made application for license in
this city to run automobile for hire and
which application is now pending in the
hands of the committee on license.
The license committee reported that it
would recommend that the matter of the
Lynch & Murray license to run automobile
for hire in this city according to the ordin-
ance be taken out of the hands of this
cu,llulittee and placed in the hands of the
council as a committee of the whole.
Moved and supported that the report Of
| the committee be accepted.
| Carried.
! Moved and supported that the appliCa-
! ton Ut Lynch. * Murray TO run automobile
for hire according to application made be
xrAnt>u.
Attorney Mcmahon appeared before the
council in behalf of the local owners Of au-
tnll,o' ilr+ Tor hire alIA OBJECTED to the issu-
;nCe Ut this lceuse On the strength Of hAV-
ing the LEGAL trade protected.
Thr vicepr.siuent ordered aye and
/ nay vote Oh the granting of this license
and the result was as follows:
Ayes: Aldermen Harvey, Lundstro1n.
Keller. NOLAN, Mattson. McGhee-6.
Nays: Aldermen Cotfey, Mr.. Vice-Presi-
dent-2.
/ Upon the foregoing vote the vice-presi-
dent declared the application granted.
Moved and supported that the ordinance
regulating licensing of automobiles for
hire be repealed and an ordinance drafted
i to this effect.
The motion was declared lost.
The report of the poundmaster for the
month Of June. 1913, was read. accepted and
ordered filed.
| The report of the chief Of police of arrests
made from June 18th to July 5th. 1918, was
read accepted and ordered filed.
The meat inspectors report for the week
ending July Sth. 1913, was read, accepted
and ordered filed.
The reports of the clerk of the municipal
court for the weeks ending June 2lst. June
18th, and July 5th, 1913, were read, acCe pied
and ordered filed.
| Chas Spurway made application for
shooting gallery license for lot H. block Is.
and the same was referred to the commit
tee on license.
Application for shooting gallery. novelty
stand and striking machine from John T.
| Hutchins company was denied.
The engineer submitted to the council
an account of $25l.OO against the Great
Northern Railway company for steel cul-
verts constructed along this com pany's
riGht-ofway ON Virginia avenue.
Moved and supported that the city clerk
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Council Chamber

City of Virginia. Mimi. July sth, 1913
Resolution No. 76l.
Resolution relating to vacation of pot
tons OF certain streets. avenues and alleys
of First Addition to Virginia, Minnesota.
BY Alderman NOLAN.
X. solved, by the city council of the city
Of Virginia, that
Whereas. The North Il South Side Land
Company, il corporation, the Buhi-ki1lItr
lev CurpufatiOu, and the InttrStut Iron
Company, CnrIrH alton, and Frank IL.
SChrOtt, filed with the city council OF \ir-
Rnia. Minnesota, on May 18th. 1913 u petit
tinn asking for vacation of portions OF Ger
tain streets, avenues and alleys in the
First Addition TO vi gilliA Ni,lne-t:. and
Offering to ie,iicatr to ehr city crr..i,, road
ways in said Fii,, .\i ii,inn t' Virginia.
And Wh-.."S. the :ity tu,,nri, "n 'ay
18th. 1913, ordered ,nr said petit III IT, De
filed of r-curd with tn city clerk,
And Whereas the city rlcrk has given
due notice by uuI,itu i,"i il tr official pa
per ct the: c,t> o: VIRGINIA once week for
four Weeks, to the eli ct hat said petition
has been filed. and stating in brief its OBJ
ject AMI tn It sail petition u,ld be heard
and Considered 10y tn city council in the
council tll amber in the cry hall building
of Virginia. Nillncs'Ia. al eight o'clock p.
III. on Junt 9Th. 1913
And Whereas tho CITY council, at the
time and place appointed lid duly adjourn
the hearing :,.,i ,".ti'i III a. the regular
meeting ct the. vunnCil o., al. LIST. 1913. and
did said July LIST, 1913, again duly add
journ the same to the regular meeting of
the council on July Stil, 1913. and did at said
last mentioned meeting duly investigate
and consider said matter and give hearing
to all parties in interest appearing before it,
And Whereas, it appears to the city Coun-
Gil proper, expedient aud for the best inter
est Of the city that said petition, modified
as hereinafter described be granted. on the
terms and conditions herein specified.
Now Therefore, Resolved, By the city
council of the city of Virginia. that the fol
lowing described portions of alleys, streets
and avenues in First Addition to Virginia
Minnesota. be. and the same are hereby
vacated and discontinued as follows:
Mesaba Avenue from the north line OF
Balsanl Street to the north line Of First Ad
dition to virginia. that portion of Orange
Street lying between the west line of Pro
p.ietor's Reservation aud the east line OF
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Wyoming Avenue; that portion of Lemon
Street lying between the west line of Pro-
prietors Reservation and the east line of
Wyoming Avenue; all of that certain alley
lying north and south. and all of that GER
tain alley lying east and west in block six
ty-one (61), First Addition to Virginia; all
of two certain alleyslying north and south.
and all of that certain alley lying east and
west in block sixty-two (62). said First Ad-
dition to Virginia; all of that certain alley
lying east and west in block sixty-6ve t65).
said First Addition to virginia; all of that
certain alley lying east and west in block
sixty-six (66). said First Addition to Viz
ginia; all of that certain alley lying east
and west in block sixty-seven (61. said
First Addition to Virginia; the following
portion of that certain alley lying east and
west from the west line of Mesaba Avenue
to the east line of lot nine 90 extended. in
block 'sixty-eiRht (6S'. First Addition to
Virginia; all according to the recorded plat
thereof on file in the Office of the Register
of Deeds in and for the said county of St.
Louis, all of which streets. avenues and
alleys as herein described and are hereby
vacated are marked in red on the attached
plat which is marked Exhibit A and hereto
attached and made part hereof.
Resolved Further. that the value of said
area vacated is hereby fixed and deter
mined at the sum of $2l83.52, which
amount shall be deposited in the treasury
of the city of Virginia before said vacation
shall take effect.
Resolved Further. that u pom payment of
the amount specified by petitioners to the
city of Virginia, a transcript of this resolu-
ton and the attached plat shall be duly
certified by the city clerk, and be filed for
record in the Office of the Register of Deeds
of the county of St. Louis.
Moved by Alderman Mattson, supported
by Alderman McGhee. that the above
resolution be adopted.
AYES: Aldermen Harvey, .Lundstrom,
NOLAN. Mattson, McGhee.-5
Nays: Aldermen Keller. Coffey. Mr.. Vice
Presidents.
Not adopted, July 8th, 1913.
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Council Chamber,

City of Virginia. Mimi, July Sth, 1918,
Resolution No. 76O.
Resolution authorizing the payment of
1900 to the state treasurer for go collected
for liquor licenses.
BY Alderman Lundstrom.
Resolved, by the CITY council of the city
of Virginia, that the sum of $4,000, being
two per cent t2R) of the amount received
by the city of Virginia. Minnesota, for H.
quor licenses issued by it from January LIST
1913, to July LIST, 1918. be and the same is
hereby appropriated for the maintenance
of the State Hospital for Inebriates, and
the city clerk is hereby authorized and di-
rected to issue and deliver to the state
treasurer city warrant on the General
Fund of said city for the above amount.
Moved by Alderman NOLAN, supported
by Alderman Keller, that the above
resolution be adopted.
Ayes: Aldermen Harvey, Lundstrom
Keller, NOLAN, Mattson McGhee, Coffev
Mr.. Vice Presidents.
Navs: None.
Adopted July Sth. 1913
Approved July 18th. 1913
Council Chamber
City of Virginia. Minn,, July 8th 1919
Resolution No. 762.