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fHE REVEILLE TELEPHONE NO 25 THURSDAY, FEB 11,19 6 H. H. CRISLCS UBSCRIPTION PRICt S2 PtRYtAR Entered at the Postoffice at Port Gibaon.Miss. as second-class mail matter CORRECTS THE REVEILLE. The following letter from Prof. T. M. Wade, superintendent of the schools of Teusas parish, atrd a constant reader of the Reveille, was written prior to the break iu the levee which will cause the He takes fljoding of his parish, the Reveille to account for its high water statement, which, bow ever, was intended for the Missis sippi delta, aod was made from reports of others who profess to known more about the river than does the editor of the Reveille. We are glad to publish Prof. Wade's letter, for if our former statemeut be true as regards the Mississippi side of the river, it was misleading. St. Joseph, La., Feb. 13, 1916. Editor Reveille: In your issue of the iotb, under Last Trains Run Today you say, "The river has reached the highest stage öd record, with nearly an other foot of water in sight. The crest of the river is now an aver age of about tweqty feet above the adjacent country in the levee dis tricts, and a break would be disas trous. You have made au error iu say ing the water is about twenty feet above the surrounding country in the levee districts. The river stands at seven o'clock this morning at Vicksburg 53.8 feet above extreme low water. Bank full stage at this point is 43 feet. Danger line is 45 feet. A stage of 53.8 feet means just 10.8 feet above the bank full river and 8.8 feet above the danger line. From this you will see that the river is just 8-8 feet above, oo an average, of the country in this levee district, which extends from the Red river to the Arkansas line, and not twenty feet as you state. The river at this stage is very is dangerous and the people 1 here are "making an heroic fight to hold the levee against this unusual stage of the river. If the weather is good they have a good chance of hold ing these levees against the water. As you know the engineers have contended that the river would scour cut the bottom by the unus ual rapid current if the levees could be held during one high water period. Up to this time none of the levees on the Missis sippi River have given away aud the crest of the river is moving down about fifty miles per day. When the levees were down after a crevass or two, this crest moved down about 35 miles per day. You will see that velosity of river has increased by bolding the levees about 43 per cent, never see the current as rapid it is now here in front of St. Joseph. In order to keep the record straight I would tbaok you to make this correction. >1 or I have as Your Very Truly, THOS. M. WADE. Congressmau P. E. Puin has bad a change of heart on the ques tion of preparedness. From bitter opponent of the president' policies, he has become an ardeDt supporter. He claims to have been converted by the president's speeches. Whether be was in fluenced to make the change by the announcement that Judge Cu trer would oppose him in the coming primary on an adminis tration platform has not been stated. However, since Mr. Quin's conversion, Judge Cutrer has withdrawn from the race. Mr. Quin announced bis change of views in the following manner : "It is with no feeling ot humili ation that I announce a complete change of conyiction in regard to preparedness," said Quin. "I am [taking this step in the face of ser lious opposition from my constit* luents among whom the majority [opposes the president's program. am convinced that I am in a bet 1er position to judge the best step |o take on this question, and I be lieve those of my constituents who low are opposed to the party plan irili change tbeir minds, just as I for clerk rants "A, B. L. a s bave done, when they analyze the ! I various speeches made liy the President on his recent tour of (be Middle vVest. "It is bard tor me to decide that the country is io danger. The ar guments presented attempting to prove that this county is iu no danger of attack sounded reason* able to me. I have gonjj into them with the greatest of care aod even if I bad not done so. I am willing to take the word of Mr. Wilson that we are in danger aod that we should carry a reasonable amount of national insurance. We wonder if Mr. Quin is cer tain that the majority of bis con stituents oppose preparedness? of atrd iu the takes /* its The lower bouse of the legisla ture repealed the law exempting six per ceut money from taxation two weeks ago, but last week that body recousidered its former action and reinstated the exemption clause. We are convinced that the exmeptiou of six per ceut money has done more to help the poorer classes than almost any other leg islatiou. It was contended, when the question was first being dis cussed, that no six per cent money was being offered. The only reas on the lending money at this rate bad not become general was be cause of the unsettled financial conditions, and the consequent lack of coDfideoce. Even the banks were refusing loaus at eight per ceut. But now that confidence is returning aod business becom iog more stable, the law will have its first test. bow from to than Prof. the was say, an The the dis say feet in 53.8 43 A 10.8 and line. the an this from line, is are the of per of the Secretary of War Garrison has resigned from the cabinet, on the ground that be and the president are not in accord on the question of preparedness. Mr. Garrison believes in radical preparedness— the German type. Mr. Bryan be lieves in the other extreme. Mr, Wilson strikes a happy medium It is well that they parted com pany. Both branches ot the legislature liquor law, have passed the new the most drastic yet passed, prohibits consumers Mom receiv ing more than one quart of liquor at a time and this quantity must □ ot be received at shorter intervals than two weeks apart. The topers who are in the habit of consuming from one to two gallons per week will find the new law very incon venient. It Port Gibson residents do not enjoy the poor mail service which the high water has imposed. We get but one mail a day, and that a very uncertain oae. The railroad should give us a morning train from Harriston. It would bring the mail from the north, via Jack son, eight or ten hours earlier than we get it now. or to ly, at of and he law the for on the tain or are as what be and Ing taxes, of to - • 55» town as BOARD OF ALDERMEN The Board of Mayor and Alder men met In regular session Feb. 7. 1916. Present, Mayor Smith, Al dermen Guthrie, Person, Bailey, Gordon and Jones; absent, Aider man Wharton. The minutes of the last regular meeting were read and approved. H. M. Titche appeared before the board and asked that a reduc tion_of the valuation of the prop erty of A. Titche be made from $4500 to $4000 which., on motion, was granted and a warrant allowed Mr. Titche for amount overpaid on said assessment. A communication from Mrs. Watkins and others asking a re duction of the valuation of the Manse property from $4000 to $3000 was read and, on motion, was not agreed to. On motion, the mayor and clerk were authorized to issue a warrant for $720 for interest on bonds when coupons are presented. On motion, J. T. Drake elected city attorney for the year 1916 at a salary of one hundred dollars per annum. The action of the mayor and clerk in issuing the following rants in vacation was approved: "A, it. Addison, salary, 2 months , . B. L. Green, same a s was war 1A » • • the ! a., j. Rice, same. I M. K. McLeod, same . * . K. J. Richardson, same . . Mrs. A. B. Sanders, same . Miss Rila Brown, same . . Miss M. Naasson.same . . Miss M. Neild, same . . . Mrs. J. N. Brashear, same P. G. Bank,bond. « 0° 55 oo 222 22 100 00 100 00 the of ar to no aod am Mr. aod cer , . 100 00 . , 120 00 . . 20 00 interest coupons 432 00 Ed Willis, work. Richard Killian, sustenance 3 60 I 00 The treasurer reported as fol lows: TREASURER'S STATEMENT Bal. on hand, Jan. 3,1916 . , Receipts: General taxes. Street taxes. Privilege taxes . Pines and costs. Impounding. Inter st on dailv balances . Tuition country children . W. W. Hl E. L. cols. . . . Trausfer arcs and hydrants Transfer coal . 9 3.°*8 14 9 4.756 50 154 75 18 75 28 90 2 00 69 35 50 937 38 299 50 48 45 9 6,260 (j, 9 9,288 81 Expenditures : -, General fund . . that that dis rate be the 9 I.175 79 W. W. &E. L. lund .... 1,525 43 721 80 68 60 School fund Street fund . . Fire fund . . . Bond fund . . . Sinking fund . 41 60 43* oo 20 00 9 3.985 ** On hand Feb. 7,1916. General fund . . . . . . -I W. W. aud E. L. fund . . . 2,273 67 School lund 11 46* 564 60 671 94 516 27* Street lund . . . Fire lund .... Bond lund .... Sinking land . . 1.312 30 l,oc8 81 9 5.303 59 9 9.288 81 R. U. HASTINGS. Treas. »Deficit which report was received and filed and ordered spread on the minutes TJhe Supt. of the E L. & W. W plant reported as follows : SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT. « To Collect: Lights. Water. Arcs. Hydrants. Incandescents . Sale coal Total to collect . . . Expenses: Fuel. Salaries. Lines and mains . . . . Machinery repairs . . . Plant expense. Building repairs . . . Tools. Office. Total expense . . . . . . . 9 616 00 ... 270 70 . . . 185 00 . . . 90 00 . . . 24 50 ... 27 50 -5x213 70 9 430 26 250 00 6 37 116 38 20 17 4 35 3 50 2 00 I f has the -3 833 03 To collect above expense . . 9 380 67 H. D. BROWNLEE, Supt. which report was received and filed and ordered spread on the minutes. The marshal reported as follows: MARSHAL'S REPORT be General taxes . Fines.and costs 34756 50 28 90 2 00 18 75 133 00 Mr, Impounding . Privilege taxes Street taxes . 34936 15 A. A. MADDOX, Mars-hal. which report was received and filed and ordered spread on the minutes The finance committee reported as follows: It REPORT OP FINANCE COMMITTEE We beg to advise that we have checked the marshal's hooks since the date of the last audit, April 7* 1915, and find the following: Collections including fines and costs, all taxes, impounding, aud a few items from sale of sacks, etc Turned over to Treasurer up to Feb. 5, 1916. 510,575 68 10,559 68 Skowing a difference of.. $ We beg to advise that in check fng the hooks we find this short age to have occurred as follows: Amt. of cash received between Jan. 4 to Jan. 7\ 1916. Amt. deposited to Marshal's account Jan. 7,1916 . Difference . . Again: Amt. of ca'h received between- Jan. 8 to Jan. 12,1916 .... Amt. deposited to Marshal's account Jan. 12, 1916 6 00 of es ers a $ 74 50 73 50 .. .5 I OO $ 261 63 . 256 63 Difference $ 5 00 Mak.ng a total shortage between cash received and cash deposited to Marshal's credit $6 go. This money was collected by either the clerk of the Board or the marshal and the shortage was reported to the Chairman of the Finance Com mittee by the marshal on Jan. 7,' 1916 and Jan. 12, 1916 respective ly, on the days they occurred, with reqnest that his books be audited at once. We find that some requirements provided by the Charter are not complied with, viz: the charging of the marshal with all taxes, etc., and crediting him with them when he makes his final report. We re commend that this be done as the law directs. Again we find that the general fund does not get credit for the work done by the prisoners on the streets or elsewhere. .When the prisoners do work for any cer tain department, that department should be charged with the amount or work done and the General Fund credited with it (as all costs are charged up to General Fnudj, as it is now it is impossible to tell what the costs of operating the streets, or any other department in which the prisoners work, is. We recommend that new books be provided the tax collector for impounding,recording street taxes, and privilege taxes and for keep Ing a list of parties liable for these taxes, as the present books are out of date and it is almost impnssihie to keep a correct record with them We also recommend that the T ' M town officials' books be audited at 4 c. a. is and the that ing tben to he L- A. Port A. A. C. H. 0° least once a year by an auditing oo 22 00 00 Co. or an Auditor. Respectfully submitted, J to PERSON, H. R GUTHRIE. Finance Committee, which report was, on motion, re Crived and filed and spread on the minutes. The chairman of the finance 00 00 00 00 60 00 enmmtltee reported as follow«: ANNUAL STATEMENT—Ending Sept. 30,1915. EXPENDITURES 14 F >r Plant Fuel. Lubricating oil and waste Building repairs ......... Machinery repairs. Repairs to lines and mains Repairs to tools... .T ....... . 94496 48 .. ns 70 . 873 03 . 1842 50 34* 90 108 03 Plant expense—sundry supplies 19500 Office exp use Insurance. - 59 »5 I. 62 15 1575 00 . 3048 05 ,. 4 50 21 62 (j, Interest. salaries. Sundry labor Water meters 81 -312741 ix I1129 99 Street Expenses Expense firemen—fire, hose, etc 899 10 Office expense.. Salaries—marshal, night wach man,clerk, members of board. 102-I ** etc . 2440 00 Mayor's fees. „ General expenses (this includes $3824.04 rental of arcs and hy drants and 9*50-00 interest on school bonds, also water for sprinkling streets.. Expense School No. 1 Expense School No; 2 ..... 162 50 506t to . 1813 82 . 3500 20 20 00 59 Kedemption ot bonds Loau Warrant, dne P. G. Bank.. 1500 00 81 -316629 69 W 3*9370 80 In addition to the above amount $1129.99 ex pended on the streets, there was 375-oo, making total expended on streets 31204 99. The $75.00 represent sale oI road machine 10 J. L. Parvis. Mr. Purvis paid lor the machine in work done on the streets, and, as no warrant was issued, the amount does uot appear in the statement in figuring the balance in the bank. KBCBIPTS Light. a ater. Arcs and hydranta (rental paid by town lor street lights and fire hidranls, also includes water lor sprinkling streets).. 3824 04 Fans..... Sale small supplies, plant 35198 58 . 2785 ** 70 58 50 2 01 9II863 35 General taxes Street taxes... 3X047X 14 695 40 . 497 80 , 450 08 Road taxes, county. Poll taxes, county.. Privilege taxes. f 954 *5 Taxes—State dist. school (und. 1962 00 Fines and costs. 393 50 46 88 94 53 03 Impounding... Tuition county children. Part payment on piano, school. Ain't borrowed P. G. Bank,loan warrant due Jan. i, 1916. 67 5 00 500 OO 316070 58 3*7938 93 3 *839 48 Amount in bank October 1,1914 330778 41 29370 80 50 90 00 75 00 Less expenditures. Amount in bank Oct. 1,1915.... Bank's balance. „ . Less outstanding warrants: No. 260. No. 1355. No. 1987... 3 1407 6i 3 1410 11 3 50 15 50 150 •3 * 50 3 1407 61 Baîançe.... .. v . PROFIT AND LOSS STATEMENT — Ending September 30.1915. ASSETS E. L. & w. W. Plant, Stock ol supplies.... H. D. Brownlee...... 340456 33 7* 3*1 33 8 *4 $40785 90 Stable and street account, Port Gibson Bank.. •3 498 iS . 1407 61 -342691 67 LIABILITIES Bond issues...... Loan warrant to Port Gibson B nk, due Jan. I, 1916. ... Profit and loss account to Oct. 531200 00 68 513 « II575 89 i, 1914 68 $43289 00 00 Loss for fiscal year.. This 1 ss is composed of the following: Loss plant... Profit town proper .. Net loss..-.... Only one bond of $20.00 was redeemed during the past fiscal year. No bonds mature in 1916, of *uy consequence, but in 1917 bonds to the amount ol several thousand dollars mature and some preparation should be made for their re demption. which report was, on motion, re ceived and filed and ordered spread on the minutes. The Co Supt. of Education re ported which report was, pn mo tion, received and filed. The chief of the fire department reported one fire and one alarm during January and gave list of names of firemen which was al lowed. On motion, ordered that all tax es not paid on or before March i, 1916, shall be charged with dam ages and advertised and sold for taxes. The disposition of street prison ers was referred to the street com mittee with power to act. C H. Phillips was elected night policeman for the year, or such portion as his services may be sat— isfactorv, at the salary of $50 per month 5 597 33 5 903 *7 ■ 305 94 5 597 33 50 50 OO 63 63 00 T ' M Rea * salar y c. a. Gordon, saury J. T. J. -J. H. S. Jno. H. N. W. A. B. M. H. J. T. A. H. A. J. S. T. H. Ordered, that when requisition is made for a light at any certain point in town, that the request shall be referred to the street com mittee as to whether a light is needed or not at that special point, and if they decide a light is needed then the street committee shall make requisition on the electric light committee for a light, and If the electric light, committee thinks that the street committee is mak ing requisition for too many lights tben the matter shall be referred to the mayor and board for final Settlement. Ordered that the following bills he allowed: L- A. Smith, mayor . . Port Gibson Bank, rent A. A. Maddox, salary . C. H. Phillip 1 «, salary . New tion, your 35c. I 75 « 12 50 , 75 «> 50 00 I 40 00 5 on S oe , * t* • • M #. CAST0R1A T St T sjiT For Infants and Children. Mothers Know That Genuine Gastoria Always Bears the Signature • — ALCOHOL 3 PER CENT. ANfegetable PreparatfonforAs similating tteFbotfandltegu ting die Stomadis aadBowels HI of Infants /Children Promotes DigrattonJQrerfM' ness and RestTontains neükr Omum-Morphine nor Mineral. Not Narcotic. Of. AKjptifMBcSitwnnm BrnfkmS*i m Ki ftti r In Mi Ulf I htd* fill;, *£r. wmmTtm 1 Use Äperfect Remedy forCowflpt ttoh , Sour StoradtDlarrboea Worm»jC«Tvulswnsfeven», Itfy» and LOS S OF SLE EP. . hcSuralT signature of ' » For Over Thirty Years V < CffiVTATK COMMSJt NEW YORK. A(b months old J5 D0SEV-J5 Cents CASTOR» Exact Copy of Wrapper. THE CENTAUR «CM PART. NEW VORR CITV." Something for Nothing. Tö get started with you we make you the following of fer: Send us $1.50 for 1,000 Frost Proof Cabbage Plants, grown in the open air and will stand freezing, grown from the Celebrated Seed of Bolgina & Son and Thorbom & Co., and I will send you 1,000 Cabbage Plants additional Free, and you can repeat the order as many times as you like. I will give you special prices on Potato Seed and Potato Plants later. We want the accounts of close buyers, large and small. We can supply all. Atlantic Coast Plant Co., YOUNGS ISLAND, S. C. White House Cafe JUST OPENED In Kaufman Building, Opposite Postoffice All the delicacies of the season. Excellent place to get a good, cheap lunch. Lunches sent out to residence. Special attention to ladies^ Jurors and all others attending Court especially invited, LEON PENNISI, Prop. JULIET FEATHERSTUN (Pupil of Rudolph Lundberg) Voice Culture & Deep Breathing Terms, 50c. a Lesson J. M. Jones, salary . . . . , T. T. Bailey, salary. J. W. Person, »alary . . . . Miss M. B. Gordon, rent . . -J. L. Brown, winding: clock H. A. Marschalk, salary . . 5 » 5 00 5 00 5 00 ; 4 58 . . . 10 00 « • • II 29 . • . 13 50 . • • 22 00 . . • 13 85 . . . 100 00 S. J. Russell, salary ..... Jno. Welborne, salary .... Alonzo Ward, salary. Isom Somers, same...... H. D. Brownlee, salary ... Tom Butler, salary. N. E. Hawes, salary. Randall WaUins, " Thos Jackson, " . . W. W. and E. L. Plant, area, etc.. 299 50 •• coal • . 40 oo . . 45 00 . . 55 00 . . 30 00 »7 5« 842 71 Southern Coal Co.,coal .... Interstate Electric Co., sundries Woodward Wight Co., bale waale .... 12 47 John H. McGowan & Co., sundries ... 85 76 A. L. Ide & Sons, sundries 4 07 5 03 16 McCord Mfg. Co., postage B. J. Robinson, sundries . M. W. Danton Co., tape . 12 93 2 30 Claiborne Hardware Co., sundries .... 34 80 Albert Fox, work. H. D. Brownlee, stamps, etc .... Cumb. Tel. Co., phones.. . J. G. Joseph, sundries ....... Mary Murray, witness.. T. M. Rea, sundries ......... A. A. Maddox, impounding .... Miss. Printing Co., sundries .... Chas. Page, sweeping office . . . H. Frishman, blankets .... A. H. Marschalk, rent feed room . . J. B. Allen, corn and hay.. S. Bernheimer St Sons, oats .... T. B. Helm, work. Bock's Department Store, sundries ... 1 60 H. M. Titche, tax refund Firemen . . .. *5 3 53 2 82 8 05 I 50 *5 I 00 I 00 i 00 I *5 65 84 04 13 35 * 75 5 00 50 50 The Board then adjourned. THOS. M. REA, Clerk. Liven Up Your Torpid Liver. To keep your liver active use Dr. King's New Life Pills. They insure good diges tion, relieve constipation, and tone up the whole system—keep your eye clear and your skin fresh and healthy looking. Only 35c. at your druggist. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTOBIA At the » 4 00 00 00 Star 58 00 29 Market Beef, pork, mutton, Swift's Premium breakfast bacon, Swift's Empire break fast baconv Swift's Country Style pure pork smoked sausage Swift's mince meat, Swift's Premium Ham Swift's Wiener sau sags, home-ground sausage. 60 TO THE STAR MARKET. For... CAR SERVICE Ring Eddie Gradick Telephone 43 Prompt and satisfac tory service guaran teed. 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