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The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
ROCKEFELLER NOW
REAL BILLIONAIRE
Oil Kings Wealth Reaches This Mark
With Standards Rise

New York, Oct. 5.-John d. .RSete-
feller, Millionaire, is the way the oil
king could have his cards engraved
today. and everyone in Wall Street
would accept it as a fact
When Standard Oil Of New Jersey
hit .567 a share yesterday tt brough;
the counter value of the stock of
Standard ell as it existed before the
government dissolved 1t as a naughty
trust up to $2,o14 a share, This S2,O14
represents the added values Of each
fraction Of stock in subsidiary con
Germs to which each share of the old
Standards of New Jersey was entitled.
John D. owns 247,692 shares with a
par value Of s24,7ss, 200. The value Of
these holdings at the time OF the dis
solution was S16719410O. The value
today, with yesterdays closing quota
tions as the basis, is $49s,S69,0 ,02S.44
or nearly half a billion. This, with
Rockefeller's holdings in various
banks. railroads, enormous blocks Of
national state and municipal bonds
brings his total up to the. billion mark
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
FINE ToBAcco rs
GROWN AT PAcHuTA

Meridian. Miss, Oct. 5.-J. D. Har-
well, formerly of this city, now deyot-
ing his attention to his large farm
interests at Paehuta, visited Meridian
Tuesday and gave glowing accounts OF
the futureef for tobacco growing in his
section. He said that the outlook was
good and the past crop had been excel
lent, but the community had not yet
caught onto marketing methods and
had some trouble with a curing proc.
ess. He stated that he had about $50
pounds of fine tobacco, declared as
good as any ever raised in North Caro-.
lima, and an expert had told him that
if quantity enough was raised he would
come from New Orleans to bid on it,
naming price at well over 50 cents a
pound, providing the output justified.
Mr.. Harwell declared other crops
around Pachuta had been ruined by the
July storm.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
WOMEN Or SOUTH
TO HAVE WINDOW
U. 0. c. OF MISSISSIPPI PLAN TO
PLACE org IN RED CROSS
MEMORIAL BUILDING.


Biloxi, Miss, Oct 5-Daughters Of
the Confederacy Of Mississippi, under
the leadership of Mrs. A. NJ Kim,
brough, Of Greenwood, are planning to
raise fund to construct a memorial
window dedicated to "the heroic wom'
en- Of the South" in the Red Cross me
mortal building, which will be built
by the government at Washington.
Mrs. Kimbrough, who was recently
ON the coast in the interest of the
plan, states that there will be three
memorial windows, one dedicated tc
the eheroic women of the North,
which will be built by daughters, oi
the North, the second one to Southern
women, and plans are being discussed
for the Daughters of the Confederacy
to unite with descendants lof men who
fought for the Union and have a third
window dedicated to the mothers Of
the nation"
Much interest in the plan is being
shown by the Daughters Of the Con
federacy on the coast.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
OYSTER CROP BRINGS
$4,000 TO STATE
EeuLF REEFS PRODUCE 100000
BARRELS THIS
SEASON.

Biloxi, Miss, Oct. 5-Mississippi's
oyster reefs on the gulf coast have
produced $Ss, s,111.3S in taxes at 5 and
2 cents a barrel during the last two
years, according to report submit
ted BY Governor Bilbo at a meeting
Iof the Mississippi oyster commission
lin this city yesterday.
The total expenditures of the Mis-
sissippi oyster commission during the
two years amounts to $44,p19.S5, sey-
eral thousand dollars also having been
accumulated through licenses to nine
factories, fines, licenses to- schooners,
etc, leaving a balance in the treasury
of the commission of $S,425.5s for the
two years.
The total revenues derived from
taxes on oysters for the past year
amount to $24,452.79 During the year
the state oyster reefs have produced
36S,412 3-5 barrels Of oysters, which
Were taxed 5 cents a barrel, and 117,.
453 1-2 barrels, which were taxed 2
cents barrel.
In the last two. years the reefs OF
the State of Mississippi have produced
| ES52, ,69S barrels of oysters.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
Bill oxI SEXES VESSEL =
WITH LIQUOR ON BOARD

.a
Biloxi, Miss, Oct. 5.-The schooner
Jacob Mooch, owned by Joseph N. O.
o'Rourke, of New Orleans, loaded with
liquor worth $3.50, was seized by Biloxi
officers in the Back Bay early this
morning.
Gus Saucier, negro captain, was ar
rested by Officers R. NJ. Randolph, zu
die Hightower and Peter Bellande. He
was fined $1oO and costs by acting
Judge Louis Goldman this morning
The liquor was taken from the boat
and placed in the city hail. It con
sists Of three barrels of wine, one bar
Tell of whiskey and eight casks OF
beer.
O'Rourke's boat and the liquor will
be confiscated by the city. The boat
is valued at about $1,000. 4
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
Il APPLICANTS PASS
STATE EXAMINATIONS
ONLY ONE WOMAN IN WHOLE
NUMBER TO GET
LICENSE.

Jackson, Miss, Oct. 5.-Twenty-one
of the 96 applicants who took the fall
examinations before the Mississippi
State Board Of Pharmacy, in the state
house yesterday. succeeded in "get
ting by" and will be entitled to Ii
censes, having acquired the required
grades to entitle them to certificates
The members Of the examining board
worked until an early hour today to
complete the big task of grading the
papers, and then gave out the list Of
those who had passed the rether stiff
examinations.
Among the successful applicants was
Miss M. S. Edwards Of Cordova, Ala.
the only woman who applied.
Members OF the examining board
left today for their homes. well pleas
ed with the results of their fall ses
sion
Following is list Of those wht
passed the examinations:
u y. Williams. eftlcKOry; W. >. Lee
Newhebron; D. A. B. Morgan, Canton
Miss M. S. Edwards, Cordovo, Ala; 7
A. Foster, Birmingham. Ala; L. R
Perkins, Birmingham, Ala; G. L. Duna
way, Birmingham, Ala; G. b. Morgan
Birmingham, Ala: J. P. Wick, Birming
ham. Ala; D. T. Webster, Birmingham
Ala. 2. K. Skinner, Meridian; d. K
Skinner, Meridian; l. G. McBeath. Me
ridian; I. J. Wilson, Calhoun City, J
r. Blury, Columbia; w. L. Walker
Houllxa; 5. G. vanzant, Jackson; D. 7
Andrews. Pontotoc; r. 1 Patti, vicks
burg P. r. Larront, Birmingham, Ala.
}. W. Rucker, Como: g. A. Whiting
ton, Rosedale.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
INVESTIGATING CONDITION
OF cHocTAW INDIANS

Philadelphia, Miss oct. Sat the
last session Of congress an appropria
tion of $1,000 was made to send a
man to Mississippi to look into the con
hition Of the Choctaw Indians Of this
section and to make report. Mr.. John
r.. ., Reeve, who was appointed for
this position arrived in Jackson about
a week ago, spent several days here,
went to Louisville, Union, Decatur
and other places to find out how much
land these people own, get the number
iof educable children and all informa
fion that he can to make an intelligent
report to congress and the department
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
STUMPS
AT EXPO GROUNDS
1000 WERE REMOVED FROM MON
DAY MORNING TO WEoNEs-
EVENING; 5000 MORE.

Gulfport, Miss, oct. Sat the close
Iof yesterday the Centennial GROUNDS
had 1000 stumps less than it had mon,
day morning; which means that over
|seO stumps a day had been yanked out
of the ground.
This is a statement made by Pete
|AlIeman this afternoon, who with =
B. Lemon, has undertaken to clear the
grounds at 2O6cents stump. Mf
Alleman said there will probably pt
about 5000 st6mps more to pull.
Messrs. Alleman and Lemon wen
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
CARLOAD OF YEARLlNGs
BROUGHT $2s A HEAD

Pickens, Miss, Oct. 5.-A carload of
yearling steers was shipped to st.
Louis last week by w. M. Dittman,
for which he received $2S per head.
This shipment struck very crowded
market, as the market price, a week
previous was 40 cents higher. Mr.. Dit
man is an Illinois farmer, having mov
ed to this county five years ago. He
engaged in stoe' raising three years
ago, and purchased 100 head Of native
COWS and heifers, headed by a regis
tered Short Horn male. These calves
sent to market we're his own raising
and never got any concentrated feed.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
tMo ooNsHINER in AUTO
ESCAPES THE MARSHAL

70 Hl !. ID q
Philadelphia, Miss, Oct. 5.-Marshal
Ian Welsh chased Leake county
just completed her fourth year Of
Saturday.
The nloonshiner sent letter into
town that he would be here Friday
or Saturday night with 20 gallons Of
moonshine and the news got to- the
marshal and the sheriff. The stranger
had been here only a few minutes till
ihe suspected that something was going
wrong. Before the marshal or the sher
ic had time to capture him he got in
his little Eord, the marshal in another
and the chase was on but the fugi
tive escaped
His name was NOT given out
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
MoccAslN SWALLOWS
A LARGE TROUT

Meridian, Miss, oct. 5.-A new fish
or snake story has been brought to
the city by ]. D. Harwell, of Pachuta
and while there are things about ii
that he himself did not understand, he
told the story for what it was worth,
offering testimony to verify the asser-
tion.
Mr.. Harwell said that last week he
shot and killed one of the largest water
moccasins he had ever seen. Its large
body attracted his attention and he
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
rHvasoAr, OCTOBER : '''''

a Monday morning with . slnl sl,l
: :, expect to keep at i un''l = s,,ulp.
~aar .sar,' ut ! force Of men At T9l.. s..,yy aa
,,.,tne ,,ty Il, and if i becomes ns,, I. tnis
Il. force will be increased sea men en-.
lnls is,,iOr IS addition to the .iDg a,v the
Torh,ns g,onaa otherwise in olear,ns t,ar. arc
ploysq o,,od i will be seen that fnss' lsa CEN
nonlr gropl,p' 100 . men al work On .,.,e ,ns +
nearly nearly, ST. site It the present time. week
'slltl when the crowds come n,.n',inr' nsh, 81.
wp ,litnesg the "ground-oreakiIlds ~ !,
70 .,sas sl. tbey will be given an 81, Il n
eroiso+ attraetiye .rgl these grounds W.T. ~,
nov - ao'ip lime the exposition I 's'ss'
q onen next year. --;
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
MISSISSIPPI NEWS

decided to open the snake and see
what it had swallowed. Imagine his
complete surprise when he found inside
the moccasin large trout, between
10 and IA inches in length. Z inches in
circumference.
Mr.. .Tarwell with others are puzzling
themselves to know how the snake
swallowed as willy an inhabitant of wat
er as trout, which would have made
most fishermen. brag. NJ.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
ROAD ENGINEER NAMED.

Yazoo City. Miss, Oct. Sat a
meeting Of the road commissioners
of Beat 8 today, G. R. Thomas, Of
vicksburg,, was elected as road engi-
neer to supervise the construction Of
permanent roads authorized under 9
recent bond issue. Three hundred and
sixty-fve Thousand dollars will be ex,
pended in building new, permanent
roads, and work will begin in the next
80 days, The bonds have been sold
and the money is now in the bank.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
NEURALGIA PAINS
YIELD QUICKLY
Hundreds Find Sloan's LInIment
soothss Their Aches.


The shooting, tearing. pains OF neu
ralgta and sciatioa are quickly relieved
by the soothing external application
Of Sloan's Linimeilt.
Quiets the nerves, relieves the
numbness feeling, and by its tonic ef-
feet on the nerve and muscular tissue.
gives immediate relief.
Sloan's Liniment Is cleaner and
easier to use than mussy plastsSs and
ointments ard does not clog the pores.
Just put II OMIT panetrates. Kills
pain You Will hnd relief in II from
rheumatism neuralgia, sciatica stiff
meek, tocthache, etc.
For strains sDrains, bruises, black
and-blae spots, SIoanFs Linlment quick.
IF reduces the pain.
1t's really friend of the whole fam
ily. Keus drusgjet sells 1T ia 25e. soc
a31a $l00 boEtf6a
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
MILL RESUMES OPERATION.

Newton, Miss, Oct 5,After being
idle several years. the Newton Cotton
Oil Mill has resumed operation. The
plant was shut down several years ago
because of the scarcity Of seed caused
by boil weeyil infection,
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
TOWN WANTS CIRCUS.

Crystal Springs, Miss, Oct. s.. Crys
tai Springs through its business league
is making bids for Ringing Brothers
show to give two performances here.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05

account it is belio7ed that the output
of the Mississippi reefs will not be
greatly curtailed by the demands from
Alabama oystermen.
The Hattiesburg news., 1916-10-05
GULF PACKERS FEAR
SHORTAGE OF LABOR
THE WAR MUNITIONS FACTORIES
TAKE ALL THE SKILLED
WoRkMEN.

Biloxi, Miss oct. 5TGulf Coast
packers are facing the problem Of get
ting a sufficient number Of laborers
for use during the oyster season this
fall and winter, scarcity OF men for
that purpose being foreshadowed al
the opening Of the oyster season at
the present time. The states reefs
were opened last Monday, but pack
ers viii probably not begin to send
their schooners and other vessels to
the reefs until about October 49,
Usually Bohemians ahd other labor
ers are secured from Baltimore and
other Eastern points each winter for
this work, Manufacturers Of war mu-
nitions are paying big prices for la
bor however, and it is claimed that
there win be difficulty in getting
men to come to the coast. Baltimore
oyster packers win be forced to CON
tend with similar conditions and on
that account the "pack" in the Balti-
more field is likely to be greatly cur
tailed
Gulf Coast packers anticipate the
best season In history for oysters, SO
far as demand is concerned, owing to
the fact that the output from Balti.
more will be greatly reduced on ac.
count OF a labor scarcity and also be
cause Of damage to the reefs. If the
packers in this section can get suffi-
sient labor, the Gulf Coast win boom
his year as never before.
The Mississippi Oyster Commission
VIII make 4 second inspection Of the
reefs on October IL for
he purpose Of ascertaining the condi- |
ion ofAthe oysters. The first inspec-
ION the latter part Of August disclosed +
he fact that the oysters were plentiful (
nd in good condition from Biloxi to
he westward, but greatly damaged in
he Pascagoula section.
Owing to excessive damages in Ala !
anna and Florida reefs, Mobile raw
yster dealers are opeuing Offices IL
'iloxi. Ocean Springs ana at points
oct Of Biloxi These dealers are re-
uirea by law I'd shln their goods only
- a. ~. M 4a =4 x. Il -4.l <x.t.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-14
DIVIDENDS DECLARED

American Gas and Electric Company, regu-
sur quarterly pa per cent. on common, pay
able April l to stock of record March Is; also
regular quarterly ~ per cent. preferred,
payable May ! TO stock of record April IL.
Royal Baking Powder Company, regular
cent on common. payable March 81 TO stock
OF record March 10.
dividend OF per cent, payable in two install;
ments, 8 per cent, May 10 to stock OF record
iApril 20, and 8 per cent. November 10 TO
stock OF record October 20.
Prairie oil and Gas Company, regular quar-
terly OF SO and an extra So per share. both
payable April 20 to stock OF record March 2l:
United Fruit Company. quarterly OF 50 per
share. payable April 10 to stock OF record
American, Brake Shoe and Foundry Com,
pany. regularly quarterly OF per cent. on
preferred and. y per cent. on common: pay psyy
National IIcorice Company, quarterly OF u
per cent. on preferred, payable March 81 to
holders OF record March 81
Sioss Sheffield Steel and Iron Company usual
quarterly OF 1 y per cent. on preferred, pay
able April l 10 holders OF record March 20.
ST Louis, Rocky Mountain and Pacific Con-
pany regular quarterly OF ! Y pei, cent, on
preferrei stock, payable March 3li books
Close March 20 and reopen March 81
American Seeding Machine Company, regular
quarterly OF Ia per cent on preferred and
/ per cent. on common. payable April 10 TO
stock OF record March 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-14

There was very little news in the local
financial district today. The most i'm
portant thing Of interest was the Febru-
ary earnings statement Of the Keystone
Telephone Company, which was issued in
the morning. The statement compared
very favorably with the same month of
the previous year Gross earnings were
Stt7.725. increase, S9006 net. s59,iSS, in
crease, S722, and the net surplus for the
month was s31,730, a gain of $3605. For
the first two months of the fiscal year
gross reached S234,S34 increase, s16,22S ;
net, Si17,s94, increase, SS494, and the net
surplus for the period was S62,98S, In
crease, s6312. The company's common
stock did not sell today, but the preferred
was unchanged at SO.
Announcement was made in New York
by Frank A. Vanderlip, A. Barton Hep
burn and Charles II. Sabin, managers of
the syndicate that underworld the offer
to stockholders of the Midvale Steel and
Ordnance Company OF S25,O00,0OO stock
at $50 per share. that the entire amount
had been subscribed and that the syndi-
cate had been closed.
with this stock out of the way and the
issue of $50, 900 bonds in the hands of
investors. the Street believes that action
will soon be taken to list the stock on the
Philadelphia Stock Exchange. The Street
had a report today that the company is
earning at the rate of $40 share on the
common stock. after the payment of all
depreciation and interest charges. on
the New York Curb the stock was strong
today
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-14
LONDON STOCK MARKET
Disposition to Await War Estimates
Canadian Pacific Rallied

LONDON. March 14.--Although the
Stock Exchange markets were idle today,
the tone Of securities on the whole was
steady.
The gilt-edGe section was hard. There
was. however, disposition TO await the
speeches on the war estimates in Parlla-
ment this afternoon.
Changes In the Home Railway Depart
ment were narrow and mixed. The North
British Railway Company announced an
issue of per cent. debentures, but the
amount was not stated.
Americans showed Improvement in
spots, The feeling with regard to the
group however. was reserved. pending
news from the market at New York and
on the Mexican situation.
a rally occurred in Canadian Pacifics.
Argentine rails moved upward again and
had more healthy appearance
Foreigners were chcckered. Japanese
issues displayed heaviness, notwlthstand-
ing the repayment yesterday of l,125, 1000
Japanese Treasury bills.
Portuguese issues are feeling Germany's
declaration of war against that nation and
were weaker.
Lighter support from the Cape caused
Kaffirs 10 pause. Coppers were in favor.
Rio Tintos were quoted at 6l =. Rubber
shares were duh.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-14
FEBRUARY EARNINGS OF KEYSTONE
TELEPHONE COMPANY WERE coon,
Gross $90O6 Larger Than Same Month Last Year and
Net Showed Gain of $4722-All New Midvale
Steel Stock Subscribed

Stockholders of the MARYLAND ca,
Company will hold a meeting at snarro.,'ll ssesl
Point, Nd tomorrow at noon. for Vws ~
purpose of giving their sanction 70 ,ne he
recent sale of the plant to the BethIsh..es sse
Steel Corporation.
Overshadowing everything elsa =.
Change today was the strength sh,.sH on
in J. G. Brill stock, that issue adva no,,..
Az points before noon. There was -
news forthcoming to account for ar
strength of the stock Along with psns
some activity was shown in Electric s,as
sge and 1t advanced ~ points
Demand for Lehigh Valley Trarsn
common and preferred, caused advanon..
In those stocks, both making new hIvh
records. The common was up ", whi,s
the preferred was UP ~ The earninss
of the company are said to be good. Amer.
lean Gas dropped point. The Februsr,
statement of the Tonopah Mining Com.
pany, showing earnings of S5O,6s5, aeaIn..
$4,000 in January, had no effect on ,hs
company's stock. In the afternoon n ,ois
off small fraction. Just before the Clos
p. r. T. sold down 81.
Cambria Steel touched a new ton nart
late in the afternoon by reaching 81 II on
the sale of 2S5 shares. Later 81 u was MA
for 100 shares. The price is a half abovs
the price which the Midvale Steel ana
Ordnance Company paid for the stock of
the company in taking II over, and the
Street thought that these prices rem
resented Jumping by some one who wa.
short of the stock. Reading was a feat.
ure, advancing a fraction more than thrsa
points.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-14
FOREIGN EXCHANGE

NEW YORK, March t4.-It could not
be learned that any business had actually
ben transacted late yesterday In reichs-
marks at rs 1916. This morning reichs-
marks were reported slight shade bet
ter than the low records mentioned, at
72 lie and 721s.
The causes contributing to the weak
ness in German and Austrian exchange
have been the subject of continued crti
cism and explanation. Briefly, they are
due to an enormous decrease of exports
from Germany, in the face of consider
able imports. These are the specific sup
ply and demand reasons Other influ-
ences which have undoubtedly been re.
sponsible in part have been the construc-
ton placed upon the developments in the
great European conflict. Vienna ex-
change was little better, being quoted
at 1850 and 1858. The extreme low
record for this class was 1906, in Janu-
ary. Sterling rose to 4.76h for demand
and 4.76A for cables. French exchange
was fiat at 5.9OA for cables and sol n
for checks. Other quotations were: Lire
cables. 6.69k; checks, $40: Swiss cables,
5.23 and 5.24; Stockholm, $3.50 and $3.50;
pesetas, 1909 and 1912; guilders. AZ 5.16
and AZ 7.16; rubles, 31M and 31s.
In the afternoon the market, although
as dull as heretofore, was featured by
new low record for reichsmarks which
were quoted on actual figures at TN.
The previous low was established late
yesterday at II 15-16@72. Sympathet-
ically, Vienna ruled easier at 1916.
There was little feature to the other mar
ket beyond dullness. Sterling, notwith-
standing inactivity, held steady.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-14
WHEAT IRREGULAR;
DEMAND ABSENT
Lack of Public Interest in Long
Side of Market-Many
Reports of Damage

CHICAGO, March 14.-After showing
strength, wheat weakened today and ended
irregular. May, after selling up to
S1.OoTs. finished at $1.0Sia, against
s1.Osis at the end yesterday, and July
after rising to St.0SM. closed at S1.07h,
against si.O7a, at the close yesterday.
The low on May was s1.Os and on July,
sf.O7.
An absence Of demand for export and
selling by early buyers assisted the re-
cesston, as did reports of rain in Central
and Western Kansas There was lack
of public interest in the long side Of the
market because Of the overshadowing
weight Of domestic supplies, aud a lack Of
demand from foreigners.
Many reports OF damage TO the crop and
an announcement by the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company that on Friday II
would remove the embargo against grain
for export originating on its lines, helped
the market for n time. There was, how
ever. good deal Of nervousness.
Todays clearanccs were moderate and
arrivals at interior points were double
those Of a year ago.
Liverpool showed no confidence i'm
higher prices and there was free selling
there. Aranitobas declining Cd. Interests
in Great Britain did not apear to be con-
cerned over the news of damage to win
ter wheat in the United States In fact.
they rather expected such reports, and
believed that buyers there could not be
disturbed because of the extent of the
reserves in the United States and Canada,
The belief prevailed abroad that there
would be no Improvement in the inquiry
for American wheat under present con.
dltions.
According to Bradstreet's, the visible
supply In the United states is 73,671,O00
bushels. a decrease of $1,000 bushels for
the week, and compares with 54,772,00O
bushels In 1915; In Canada 1t Is S5,643.0O0
bushels, a decrease OF 100000 bushels for
the week, and compares with 27,605000
bushels in 1915: in Europe it is 75,200000
bushels, an increase of 100000 bushels
for the week. and compares with 61,600.
600 bushels In 1915.