The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-22
PENNSYL YLVANIA MAN MAKING FARM PAY WELL IN MISSISSIPPI Has Splendid System of Keeping Tenants Satis-
 fled and Efficient JACKSON DOCTORS
 WANT CLEAN CITY Anthrax Among Cattle in State Is Spreading Is Dryer
 Than Ever in History.
 Tigers Are Cautious
By F. E. FRANTZ

Wesson, and a big farm a few miles out from the railroad on Pearl river, on which he has gone to farming in way that will hold his labor and bring success in short while. He has cleared up his farm from one end to the other, built fences, cut ditGhes, circled his hillsides, built tenant houses, set out fruit trees, and made the worn out old place blossom like the roses in a very few months.
 While in Jackson day or two since, Mr Miller was asked about his farm ing operations and how he liked the
 south. He replied that he was de- lighted with the country and with the people, among whom he expected to spend the balance of his days. This is my first year at trying to farm in this section.'' he said, but I am feeling my way carefully, using my head as well as my muscles, and so far l feel very much encouraged, though the long dry spell has curtailed my old corn crop no little Cotton, what little I have, is doing nicely, and if the boil weevils are not too bad this year, l will make enough for them and myself to pull through on.
 My idea is to make the farm self sustaining, and in order to do that, I am convinced my labor must be sats- fled. 1 have compelled each family or squad on the place to make a good, big garden, and from that garden they are now getting their daily food, or most Of it. Each one is compelled to keep at least one good COW, 10 hogs and plenty of chickens They are raising corn, cotton, peas, peanuts, hay, sugar. cane for molasses and enough tobacco to carry them through a year. l find that tobacco does about as well here as in Pennsylvania, and see no reason Why every farmer should not raise at least enough for himself.
 Mr. Miller was the first man in his town to enlist for the war with Ger many, and is holding himself in readi- ness to answer the call at any time, or as soon as the Second Mississippi is ordered to Jackson.
 AN INTERESTING CASE
 Six or eight months ago national bank examiner dropped down to Jack National, finding Arthur Muh, one of the clerks. short about s1s,0O0. His mother and sisters mortgaged their home and paid the shortage with the understanding. they say, that there should be no criminal prosecution. How ever, the federal court sent him to the Atlanta prison for five years. Now the mother and sisters appeal to the chan cery court to cancel the notes and mortgages they gave to reimburse the bank and the guaranty company. Chan cellor Russell spent week hearing the case and now has It under advisement.
 DOCTORS START MOVEMENT
 The example set by Memphis and other larger cities in their efforts to abolish what is known as the restricted dis trict." may be followed by Jackson in the near future, the physicians having adopted the following resolution at this weeks meeting of the Central Medical society: Resolved, That the Central Medical society indorses any movement looking to the abolition of the restrict ed district in Jackson, and that every effort be made to aid those who are unfortunate by virtue of such action, if taken by the city commissioners.
 BIG OFFER FOR COTTON
 Ed Brown, delta farmer, who spent a day or two in Jackson this week, states that he has been offered 35 cents a pound for the first 100 bales of cot ton that he gins this fall, but was afraid to accept for the reason that he 
 last year at 32 cents. may bring even . better price this year. Mr. Brown states that the cotton crop in his sec ton is fine and that the boil weevil has not interfered with them seriously this season.
 ANTHRAX IS SPREADING
 During the past week pr. Barger chief of the bureau of animal hus- bandry. department of agriculture, and pr. Chadwick, secretary and chief in- spector for the state live stock sanitary board, have been called to various parts of the state on account of outbreaks of anthrax in herds of cattle, horses or mules. Two or three weeks ago sev- eral cases developed in the coast coun- ties and many head of stock died be- fore 1t was gotten under control by vaccination. Since that time the dis ease has spread in almost every direc- ton. and the veterinarians have had their hands full for sometime. vacci- nation in time has been found safe and sure prevention, and all farmers are being urged to take every precaution possible.
 JACKSON IS DRY NOW
 Since the "bone-dry'' law went into eff feet the price of the outlawed fluid has gone so far skyward that the blind tigers of the Capital City are doing very little business The old topers about town are not able to pay s4 for . quart of rotten booze, and those who are able will not he robbed in any such manner. The tigers find the stuff mighty hard to get. Vicksburg, or the island in the Mississippi river opposite that historic town, has been the source of supply. free boat run ming from the city to the island. The boat has stopped hauling liquors to this side, and the tiger who gets it must cross the turbulent stream in a skiff and then dodge the officers by landing be- low the city. It's too risky, they say.
 WILL BUILD SOME SHIPS 7
 The indications are that trio of cit isens of Gulfport, Miss, are prepar- ing to take over government contracts for building ships. no less than nine charters for shipbuilding corporations ha wing been filed with the secretary or state during the past four months three or them this week. The capitol stock of the first was but 5000 the second S5o.0o0, but gradually the capital of the corporations has been gradually increased until the three last filed were S2lOO00 each It is worthy of note that all these companies are incorporated by the same three men, B E. Eaton, Henry Paggio and D. R. McInnis Gulf port is the outlet for the products of the greatest pine region on earth