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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-08-08

The committee appointed to look into
the shortages and discrepancies reported
by the auditors presented their report
as to their investigation. On motion of
of Alderman Blaize duly seconded by
Alderman Edwards that said report be
received, approved and ordered spread
upon the minutes, and said committee be
discharged. Carried.
REPORT.
To the Honorable Board of Mayor and
Aldermen of the City of Bay st. Louis,
Mississippi.
We, your committee appointed by
your honorable body to investigate all
shortages and discrepancies in the ac-
counts of the city officers as appears
from the report of the auditors duly ap-
pointed by the city, beg leave to make
this our report:
On the item charged up to the city
tax collector of $2S.07 we beg leave to
make this our report; The difference
of S2S.07 as reported by the auditors We
find correct and as reported by the
auditors this was clerical error due to
the city secretary at that time and in
no way the fault OF the tax collector.
We beg leave to report that Mr..
Egloff, the tax collector, has !, expressed
a desire to pay same and ask that he be
charged up with this item which We
recommend that the secretary do at
once, in order that this amount might
be held out of the next money due Mr..
Egloff, if not paid sooner.
Your committee beg leave to report
that they have gone. over the Licences
and from the investigation they find
same in fairly good condition and that
all parties that had escaped the pay
ment Of licenses have already paid up.
We beg leave to make this our report
on the dog tax and the carriage licenses,
that the said tags and plates were kept
in such way that it is impossible to
charge up any one with same as there
was no system In the keeping of these
tags and it Is virtually impossible to say
what one officer had or what one officer
turned over to the other. We wish to
say however. that 10 our opinion that
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-08-08

the difference that appears from re port
OF the auditor is not due to shortage in
actual money. but to lack of system.
Now in regard to the report of the
auditor in regard to the fines collected
in the Mayors Court. The report of
the auditors show an apparent shortage
of S153.55 and to which amount they
give the collector of these fines a credit
of thirty-four dollars and some odd
cents, which leave him with an appar-
ent shortage of one hundred and
eighteen dollars and some odd
cents. This item has given your COM
mittee considerable thought for the
reason that we were not able to dispose
OF this matter as we would like to but
from the work we have done we make
this report:
On the case Of $500 as a fine against
E Cudeback, case No. SO, you will
notice that the report of the auditors
show that this case has been appealed,
on examining the records in the Circuit
Court we find that this case was
dismissed on payment OF the cost,
SO you can see that this should be
deducted from the apparent shortage,
The next item that we investigated was
the case of Geo. Little, case No. 200
where fine Of 5000 was imposed, this
is another appealed case. On examining
the records in the Circuit Court we
find that this case was dismissed,
SO this would be another item that should
be deducted from the apparent short
age. The next item thatwas investigated
by your committee was the case of Oscar
Mcdonald, case No. $50 where fine OF
Si.00 is reported to have been imposed,
the report of the auditors show that this
is q case where the defendant was bound
over to await the action Of the Grand
Jury. The docket shows the same, this
is an error and this amount should be
deducted, as no fne is imposed or can
be imposed under the Law where party
is bound over to await the action Of Grand
Jury.
We wish TO make this report on the
case OF jules Labat, case No. 10i fine1
$7.5o and the record shows payment 81
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-08-08
Notice for Publication
Department of the Interior,
U. S. Land Office at Jackson, Miss,

July II, 1914. )
Notice Is hereby given that Elijah j, Frierson,
or Nicholson Miss, who, on June 12, 1907 made
homestead entry No. 030Sl, for the SW Ia Of
oE IA and Sc IA OF SW Ia, Section 13, Town
ridian, has filed notice OF his intention to make
nYe-year claim to the land above described, be-
fore the chancery clerk of Hancock county, at
Bay st Louis, Mississippi, on the 5th day of
September, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses: S. J. Craft of
Nicholson, Miss, w. w. MITCHELL of Nicholson,
MISS, j. N. Kellar, OF Nicholson, Miss, John w.
McCarty, Of Nicholson, Miss.
w. F. CUMMINS, Register
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-08-08

y. S. Land Office at Jackson, Miss,
July 2S, 1914. }
Notice is hereby given that Warner Birl, of
Lakeshore, Miss, who. on August r. 1905 made
homestead entry No. 03l4, for NE 4 of NE Ia,
Section "A, Townships 0 South, Range Is West,
st. Stephens meridian. has filed notice Of his
intention to make five year proof, to establish
claim to the land above described, before the
Chaneery Clerk OF Hancock county at Bay ST.
Louis, Mississippi, on the 18th day OF September,
1914.
Claimant names as witnesses Daniel Ladner,
or Lakeshore, Miss; john TTembie, of Lake.
shore, Miss; James Finley, of Lakeshore, Miss !;
William Butler, OF Lakeshore, Miss.
w. F. CUMMINS. Register
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-08-08
$500, also case OF Willie Dennis, case
No. 131 nne Of $500 paid $1,000. We

$500, also case OF Willie Dennis, casl
No. f3i nne Of $500 paid $1,000. W.
examined those items carefully and hav'
been unable TO ascertain the exac
amount paid over, but from the evidence
before US and the custom that prevailed
in the City Court we be beg leave to re.
port that our opinion of this matter ii
that the fines were reduced by the May
or and the reduction not entered on the
docket.
The next two cases that attracted our
attention and which we investigated
was the cases against Quintini, being
cases Nos. 205 and 214, fine in each
case being s25, we lind that one Of these
cases was appealed and appeal dismissed
therefore in charging Marshal with this
amount was correct but we believe that
the other S25 should be taken off for the
reason that your committee after having
heard testimony is of the opinion that
both cases were compromised on the
dismissing of the appealed case and all
that was paid under said compromise
was $500.
We also examined the other cases
viz: cases Nos. 327, 3S8, 800, from the
examination we have made OF these
cases we know that some of the de-
PENDANTS in those cases worked out their
fine but cannot tell for certain for the
reason that the books do not lead us to
any positive evidence and all the eyi-
dence we have had has been from the
officers at that time.
Taking the matter as whole we wish
to say that we believe that the City lost
no money and that if it did that with
the books in their present condition that
it would be impossible to tell what was
lost and who got 1t, this being due to
the poor system OF books kept. We
recommend change of the present
system and would ask that the Mayors
docket be kept so that one can tell
exactly what happened in each case
without having to go outside for the de-
tired information.
Having made this our report we beg
eave to be discharged,
Respectfully submitted,
RoBT. w. TAYLOR,
F. s. FABRE.
There coming on for consideration the
7erbal request for partial reduction in |
he Jail sentence of Freddie Ansley con-
'icted in Mayors Court July 9, said de-
endant claiming the immediate need of |
medical attention;
Acting Mayor r. S. Blaize hereby re-
nits the balance of the Jail sentence to
'e served by Freddie Ansley, he having
erved % days Of the 80 days sentence
nd paid bis fine and costs. Reason
or this that the said Freddie Ansley
leeds medical assistance.
Moved by Alderman Edwards seconded
y Alderman Taylor that the board ap-
'rove OF the action of the Acting May
r, and that they hereby consent to |
aid Jail sentence being remitted. Car
led. /
The bids to supply the city with feed
rom August 1st to November 7th, in
lusive for its stock were in number, as
ollows:-
" MoDoro15. 4
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-08-08

July 27 1914.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph Oliver
1913, made homestead entry, No. 05950, for w.
IL OF NV IA and NV Ia of SW IA, Section 2,
Township s, Range Ia w, ST. Stephens me-
ridian, has filed notice Of his intention to make
Communication proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before the chancery clerk
Of Hancock county, at Bay st. Louis, Miss, on
the 9Th day OF September, 1914.
Claimant names as witnesses Emile Koenenn,
of Fenton, Miss; Louis Netto, Of Fenton, Miss. !,
Forest Garr1ga, or Fenton, Miss; Luther Cam
eron, Of Fenton, Miss,
W. F. CUMMINs, Register.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-08-08

W. "A. McDOnalQ;
White oats, per bushel. .............s As
Molasses feed, per sack .......... / 35
Yellow corn, per bushel......... "a
Wheat bran, per cwt.............. 25
Timothy hay, per cwt............ 1 10
Alfalfa hay, per cwt. l 90
A. Scafide & Co.;
Crescent molasses feed, 100 lbs..S 1 35
Yellow corn, per bushel. ........... S715
Western oats, per bushel .......... AZ
No. 1 timothy hay, per ton...... % 90
No. / alfalfa hay, per ton ......... % co
Ballard wheat bran, 100 lbs...... / 20
On motion of Alderman Fabre duly
seconded by Alderman Edwards the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted
Whereas the bid of w. A. Mcdonald
for molasses feed at S1.35 per sack, corn
at 84c per bushel, white oats at 45c per
bushel, wheat bran at $t.5 per cwt,
timothy hay at S1.10 per cwt and al
falfa hay ats1.00 per cwt, being the low
est bid it is therefore ordered that the
contract to furnish the city with the
above feed for its stock from August 1st
to November 7th inclusive, be and is
awarded to w. A. Mcdonald.
Appoved in open board this, the tst
day OF August A. d. 1914.
Attest: L. B. CAPDEPoN, Mayor,
4. F. O'BRIEN, Sec'y.
On motion of Alderman Blaiz duly
seconded by. Alderman Taylor that one
light be placed on ST. John street 400
feet from Nicaise avenue, and one on
Easterbrook street 400 feet from Nicaise
avenue going west. Carried.
(To be concluded next week.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-08-08
Notice of Trustees Sale

By virtue of the authority conferred upon me
trust made by Jos. GaLriga and Melissa Garriga
dated March 10, 1912 to secure q GER
tain Indebtedness to LIN. Mauffray, and assign
ed by her to the Merchants Bank, OF Bay st.
Louis, Miss, and which deed OF trust is record
ed in Volume o, pages 303-4. of the Records
OF Mortgages and Deeds OF Trust in the Chance
cry CLERKS office OF Hancock county, Missis-
sippi, /, undersigned, will on
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-08-08
On Monday, the 3rd Day Of August. 1914,

sell at public outcry to the highest bidder for
cash, before the front door of the court house OF
said county and state, wIthia legal hours, the
following described lands:
North-Quarter half of the southeast quarter
section 2. township T. south of range Ii west
Hancock county, State OF Mississippi.
Said property being sold to satisfy the debt
secured by said deed OF trust together with
costs. the conditions OF said deed OF trust
having been broken, and the trustee herein hav-
ing been requested to foreolose by said assig :
nee. GEO. r. REA, Trustee.
& July 8 1gld.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-08-08
CHANcERy SUMMONS NO. 1894.

The State of Mississippi.
To Mrs. T.. J, Henderson,
You are commanded to appear before the
Chancery Court of the county OF Hancock. in
raid Stafe, on the fourth Monday of October A.
D 1914 to defend the suit In said court OF Mrs,
Margaret Ansley Picket, wherein you are de-
This the soth day of May A. p. 1914
seal a. al. KERGOSIEN,
Chancery Clerk.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-08-08
Notice for Publication

Department of the Interior, J
U. S. Land Office at jackson, Miss,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1914-08-08
Notice for Publication

Department Of the Interior, J
U, S. Land ONCE, at jackson, Miss,
July 81 1914
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
FACTS ABOUT THE JAPANESE.
Many Queer Customs in the Land Of
the Mikado.

Many things in Japan and China
Even in travelling the japanese do
things differently than the way we
do. In reckoning the matter. we find
that person from the United States
will go West to reach the far East,
but the remotest West, from the
japanese viewpoint, is the country
that is first reached when sailing
due East.
Railroad travel is cheaper than in
the United States. A first class fare
on the Government lines costs only
three sen q mile, or / IL cents IN
Uncle Sans money. The japanese
are restless people and are con
stantly going somewheres. In the
old days it TO be afOOt or by kag0.
Now they go by rail. The japanese
trains are arranged on the European
plan, Of first, second and tn I'd class
compartments, usually transverse, but
occasionally longitudinal. The first
class carriages are not very much SUI
periOr to the second in comfort,
though costing more, but over 80
per cent of the Japanese population
travel third class While there are
double railroad tracks the trains are
run so as to pass on the left side in
stead of the right, as IN the United
States. Street cars do the same
thing, and persons meeting pass to
the left
Everybody smokes on the Japanese
trains, women as we'll as men, but
their tobacco is mild and the bowls
of their pipes so small that they hold
but little of the weed compared
with ours
In the Mikado's realm men are
beasts of burden, and horses are sell
dom seen. When they are they ap-
pear with their heads refined down
instead of up their noses being on a
level with their knees. Bullocks,
wearing shoes Of mattock straw. are
oftener used than horses. The pro-
duct of the copper mines in tn" in
terror, employing 10000 men, is haul
ed twelve miles TO the city of Nikko
by bullocks hitched singly to low
wheeled cars, each carrying half a
ton of the metal
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
Beet Sugar for ENGLAND.

The first attempt on an adequate
scale to establish the manufacture of
beet sugar as an English industry
is being made at Sleaford. in Lincoln
shire and the project has aroused
the greatest interest among the agri-
culturalists of the district.
A company has been formed for
the erection Of factory in the town,
and the enterprise is so well advance
ed that already $50 farmers in the
neighborhood have contracted to grow
between them 1000 acres Of beets
for five years for supplying the fac
tory This movement is one of ma
tional Importance. seeing that the i'm
mense sum of 500, 100000 as shown
by the board of trade returns for
1908. represents the value of a years
imports of foreign sugar into Eng
land.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
An Elsc>ric Ferryboat.

The electric ferryboat crossing the
Rhine between Godesberg and Nieder-
dollendorf accommodates 645 pas
sengers, besides vehicles, and is pro-
PEELED by two screws, each coupled
directly with a thirty-horse power
series wound motor, making 300 revo-
lutions per minute. The storage bat
terry of 100 cells has a voltage of
about 800 and a capacity OF 335 am
pere hours The actual crossing time
is about four and one-half minutes.
and after eight trips in each direction
the battery is recharged at Codes
berg. The same battery feeds three
auxiliary motors on the boat, one
used for pumping and the two others
operating the landing bridge.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
FORMER KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP.
Among Them Merchants, Writers and
A Great Evangelist,

Marshall Field was a commercial
traveller 60 were John Wanamaker
and Tom Murray. So also were
Dwight L. Moody, the great cVangol-
list, and Richard Golden, the English
statesman and writer.
Ex-Governor Frank Black of New
York followed the ROAD with his sam
pie cases before beginning his legal
and political career. Walter d.
Moody, one of the chief executives OF
the Chicago Association of Com
merce, was for 10 years road sales
man. This list might be extended
almost indefinitely.
Occasionally the commercial travel
err leaves the road to enter one OF
the professions. Milton j. Foreman,
one of the leaders Of the Chicago
bar, president of the Chicago Charter
Association, alderman, and a power
in local politics. was a star hat sales
man and took his law books on the
road with him until he was we'll
grounded in the rudiments Of the
profession.
Then the fact that his calling as
q travelling salesman gave him prac-
tically six months of clear time each
year permitted him to attend law lee
lures and almost complete his work
as a law student without interfering
with his business on the road. Again,
when he was ready to enter the lists
as a practising lawyer he had the the
advantage Of ample capital and a
wide business acquaintance.
Another commercial traveller took
a course in the University Of Chi
cago after he was married. here he
became interested in EgyptolOgy and
later, between his regular commercial
trips on the road visited Egypt and
studied the ancient ruins at first
hand This brought him into print
in a series of travel articles and he
found that he could write and write
well. Later he drew upon his en-
perience as a commercial traveller
for literary material and scored a
success.
He resolutely withstood all temp
tation to be drawn away from the
road. His work kept him in touch
with the world of affairs and one day
his alert eye caught sight of the OPP
pOrtunity to start novel business
enterprise con the side His road
partner" became his actual partner
in the new enterprise.
Their work for their respective
houses took them where they most
needed to go in the interest of their
private venture. To-day one OF these
men draws d salary Of $4,000 and
the other little less than that,
while their private venture probably
yields them more than they earn
from their regular calling.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
The Danger From Rabid Animals.

According to the Berlin correspon-
dent of the Lancet, 405 persons were
officially recorded as having been bit.
ten by rabid animals in Prussia in
1909. The animals intlicting the IN.
iuries are described as 100 dogs, )
cats, horses and other homestead
ed animals. In 10 cases the patient
contracted the disease from other
persons. OF the total number of per.
sons bitten 374 (92.1 per cent? re
ceived Pasteur treatment. There
were 10 deaths in ALL eight of the
dead having been treated by Pas
tours method, so that among 374
persons treated in this way, eight
C2.13 per cent? died. and among 80
persons not treated in this way, .
(6.25 per cent? died.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
DIG UNDER RAILROAD TRACKS.
Gophers Cause Endless Trouble and
Expense for Southern Pacific.

Little gophers and moles are the
cause of endless trouble for the Sou
thern Pacific company, and continual
expense, especially in the Willamette
Valley. where the land is rich and
the gophers and moles like to live
and dig. Foreman Strawn is rails
ing portions of the track near Eugene
an inch to two inches, and other sec
ton foremen have to do the same in
other sections.
The gophers burrow holes under
the track, carrying the earth out to
the right of way and neighboring
property. Thus undermined. the
track gradually sinks. Not only will
the track in places have to be raised
this summer, but next fall when the
rains comes the holes will fill with
water and cave in. During January
and February section crews continu-
ally work on the mushy spots in the
tracks caused by the little under
ground animals.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
MINERAL WOOL CLOTHING.
Scientist Says We Shall One Day
Find Clothing Dirt Cheap.

A famous scientist, whose speciality
is electricity, and who has given to
the world many notable inventions,
now tells lis that we shall one day
find clothing dirt cheap for the
reason that the sources of mineral
wool are practically ineXhaustible,
and a process is nearing perfection
by which it will be robbed Of it's
"scratchinoss." be spun, woven. dyed
and withal turned into the nattiest
kind Of garments.
Mineral wool is produced by turn
ing a jet of steam through liquid
Stag from furnace Under the in
f1uence of the steam the hot Stag is
blown into fine, white threads 1t has
been used as nouconductor of heat,
for covering steam and hot water
pipes, for the most part The scien-
fist claims that it will make the
finest of clothing for winter on ac-
count of its remarkable warmth.
since it will retain the heat of the
body, thereby tending to keep a per-
son warm.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
WANTS GIRL STATE-NAMES.
Reverend Urges Patriotic Americans
To Name Children After States.

The Rev. DR.. Henry Van Dyke ur-
ges patriotic Americans to name their
children after the States and the Ma
ton He commends, in this respect.
the South Americans, who use CO.
lumbia, America and many attrac-
tive Latin derivatives of famous
names connected with the history of
the Western World. The President
of Ecuador has three daughters, and
they are called America: Quita. the
feminine of the capital city of Ecua-
dor, and Castillo, after the ancient
race from which the Latins are proud
to derive their origin Years ago
Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, In
diana and other euphonious names
were popular for girls. Now such a
name seldom is heard. A decline of
patriotism and State pride, thinks DR..
Van Dyke.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-11-17
THE AMERICAN CONQUEST.
At Panama We Are Preparing the
TROPICS for the White Man.

"The advances in tropical santa
ton in the last fifteen years have
shown that the white man can live
in The tropics with as good health
as he can in the temperate zones.
This has been demonstrated" writes
Assistant SUPERINTENDENT Gorgas in
the Medical Record. "by both of our
military occupations of Cuba and by
our occupation of Panama.
"The white man can protect HIM
self against disease in the tropics
at no greater expense than he would
have to undergo in order to protect
himself against cold in the temperate
zones. The returns for this labor
are many fold greater in the trop-
les than in the temperate zones.
81 think therefore, that the ten
dency in the next few centuries will
be for the white man to drift to the
tropics, and | dare predict that by the
time the year 1914 is as old as is
the present day the Norman conquest
of England, localities in the tropics
will be the centres of as powerful
and as cultured white civilization
as any that will exist in temperate
zones.
Il believe that the debility from
which the man has suffered in the
past at Panama and in other trop1-
cal countries is due to malaria prin-
cipally and that if he protects him
self from this Infection he will rar,oir
vigorous and strong in the same de-
gree as he will in temperate eli
mate, and as a reason for this belief
! advance the condition of the Ameri-
cans in Panama.
81 am inclined to think that in the
future the construction of the Pana-
ma Canal will be known less as
great commercial accomplishment or
engineering feat than as the first
demonstration that the white man
can flourish in the tropics"