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OGALUTSA: LOUISIANA. THURSDAY. JNE 17, 1915. IWER 26
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iE AITTENOEO BYLAR[ NUMBER Of MERICHANIS'
t promises to be )i f rte
attended meetilIn' of the city
Sin history of 1C,,:,dlu a will
ld next WednesdIy a ftern on
the City fathers w'!! discuss
-Pal ownership. of rhet sewer
waterorks; improvll U of the
purchasing of thti school
and the erectioH, of a city
No definite action will be
towards these improvements
purchases but the business and
*nal.men will be given an
ty to make suggestions
state their views. Following
IISION OF FRLNK CSE Will MOST LlKELY
IE ANNOUNCEO DURINGTHE PRESENT WEEK
anta, Ga., June 14.-The testi- -c
y for and against Leo M. Frank, ;,
bh w1 presented at his trial on d
charge of murderiog Mary Pha h
and in subsequent co0rt pro- s
,was exhaustively reviewed t
Gov. Slaton at Monday's ses- t,
oft the hearing on Frank's ap
tion for commutation of his
sentence. Shortly after 6 r
k the hearing was adjourned I
SWednesday, When it is re
Wm. Howard. will complete E
argument in behalf of Frank 8
the case then finally will be E
to the governor. E
tor Dorsey, in a four-hour t
t today against commuta
undertook to convince the
of Frank's guilt on the
y of other witnesses than I
Cooley, the negro, who was I
rET UP UNTIL
ST AGAINST HALL
Session Of Legisla
ture Adjourned At 2 A.
M. Tuesday Morning
Bhton Rouge, June 15.-When the
of the extra session of 1915
at 2.15 o'clock Tuesday morn
the drop of the curtain found
Duncan Buie, of Richland, on;
of the House still protesting
Inhibitions against an extension
the office of Gov. Hall and others
under his administration,
A bare quorum had dwindled
to a small corterie of last
and, at the psychological
t, the Hall forces challenged
roil call. The toll showed that
were less than one-third the
p in the House.
tely there came anni
motion, to adjourn and,
the roar hnd shrieks of cat
and hoots-and flying spit
the speaker's gavel dropped
thl work of the session was
1 OUR HELP WANTED
b quite necessary for the citi
o Bogalusa to donate gener
to the Fourth of July Celebra
F- d, as the expense of getting
plane here from Michigan
as much as originally esti
There is not enough money
Sto take care of the expen
and as a record-breaking
iLs expected, those who will
*by the bringini in of these
Should argument their orii-i
ption.
devote a li:tle time to.
which means so nmuh
sa, and advise Mr. J. A.
" , Treasurer. of the
received.
ie Gill, of Bogue Chitto.
ib the city to make an ex
- t with her brothers. Dr.
and Grady Gill.
this ession a mass meeting will be
called when every resident of Boga
lusa will be given an opportunity
of knowing every detail in connec
tion with the contemplated im
provements.
A large number of the business
men of the city have expressed
their views in this matter. They
all agree upon several of the im
pr, vements and this meeting will
be a splendid time for all to state
their views, why the city should or
should not own the schools and
other buildings.
convicted as an accessory after the
,murder. Eliminating Conley's evi
dencte Mr. Dorsey sought to show.
how incidents and circumstances
surrounding the crime as testifiedI
t , pointed to Frank as the perpetra
tor
Mr. Howard also relied upon the
record to show Frank's innocence.
He declared that the trial of the
murderer led from the "murder
notes" found beside the girl's body I
and which Conley testified he wrote i
at Frank's dictation, The attorney
attacked Conley's affidavits and
testimony and asserted that his 1
story was 'a cunning invention of
Conley's own mind, contrived to i
save his own life and to place the I
n)ose of the,law around the neck
of another."
EXCLUSIVE SHOE STORE TO
OPEN 1OORS NEXT SATURDAY
Bogaltisa first exclusive shoe store
will throw its doors open on Satur
day. The new store is a chain of
the "Royal Blue Store" and E.
A. Quick is president. J. T. Harmon,
an experience shoe man of Laurel
Miss., and Geo, Going ofNew Orleans
are stock holders in the new concern.
Selz Schawb Co., are recognized as
one of the largest shoe manfacturers
in the country and their line will be
h mndled exclusive, embracing all
lines which range from $1.50 to $7.00.
The public is invited to attend the
open which will be held Saturday.
Free souvenirs will be given.
The new store is located in the
Sherman building on Columbia St.,
where extensive inprovements have
been made.
Will Leave City.
W. S. and R: C. Mason, accom
pinied by their families, will leave
Bogalusa within the next week for
Sunburst, N. C., where they will
make there future home. Their
father, W. G. Mason, has located
there and is well pleased with the
new field. Their many friends wish
them happiness and commend them
to the people of North Carolina.
Birthday Party.
Mrs. Nick Breuser. of Ave C. en
tertained abou't 2( little folks Satur
day afternoon compli aeatary to her
daughter, Miss Jane Caroline, it be
ing her fifth birthday The decora
tions for the occisij were very
pretty and the clil dn were given
one of thet most enj yable parties
of the season.
Grand Jury In Session.
i The grandjtvI' Washington
SParish has been session at
Franklinton this ek and has
' been investigating s veral offenses
and about the usual umber of bills
are expected to be ed.
I.
iUST ON ICKHAM, OF COMMELCIAL IANIK NOTA1IET , iETSý
PAROLE AFTER SERVINC YEAR AND HALF OF TEN YEAR TERM
Before the people of Bogalusa,
Angie and Mt Herman had time to
forget about the clever manipula
tions of Huston D. Bickham who
was sentenced to serve ten years in
the state penitentary for receiving
money into insolvent banks, the,
announement was made that he
had been paroled. Bickham was con
victed at the January term of the
Washington Parish Criminal court
in 1914 and served less than one
year and a half of the time, his
parole going into effect last Monday
morning. The announcment of his
parole was unexpected to Bogalusa
people.
Bickham was president of the
Commercial Bank of this city.
When the doors were closed it was
stated that approximately $50,000
had been misappropriated here
while $30.000 each had been mis
appropriated at Angle and Mt Hor
man. Bickman was reputed as not
only being clever but one of the
most congenial and refined men in
this part of the state. Many in
MOSI EXCITING GAME OF BALL PLAYED THIS SEASON
WHEN LOCALS "BLOW UP" AND VISITORS GET THREE RUNS
The most interesting game of h
baseball played on the local dia- b
mond this year was played Sunday
afternoon, when after eight innings
of perfect ball playing the local "
team "blew up"and Kentwood was c
permitted to make three runs,
resulting in a score of 4 to 3 in i
favor of thelocals.
The ninth inning brought the l(
fans to their feet and caused the
visitors to almost yell themselves
hoarse.. The fan that did not enjoy d
this game or get his moneys worth is
indeed hard to please Until the ninth
inning there was nothing that would t
make the game sensational. Boga- j'
lusa played fine ball until the ninth. t
The fielding was perfect, the stick d
work was timely and the visitors s
were unable to get a man further r
than first base, and the only to
be retired on a double. Givhan and
Stapleton scored in the third. In E
the sixth Stapleton scored again
and in the eight inning, Bankston
wanted to show the fans and visi-.
tors what he could do in the way
of hitting and knocked a home run
to center field, the bal? not going
over the fence. It is said this was
the longest drive made at the park
this season. In the ninth inning
Rankin fumbled an easy one and
this was followed by two or three
similar plays by the locals and re
sulted in exciting times. Rankin
saved the day by catching a visitqr
at home plate which would have'
tied the score, then struck out the
next man while another runner was
on third. It was a thriller and the
Kentwood team was satisfied with
making the three runs, even though
lit was a donation by the locals.
STRIKE OUTS
, AND FOUL TIPS
Manager Freret must be given
credit for being the hardest worker
of the local team. He was kept on
the jump all the time.
Givhan proved to be one of the
fastest players ever seen on an
amatuer team. He is there with the
S"stick" work too.
Stapleton is a valuable man. He
1 works every second of the game,
S uses his head as well as his feet
and arms. He made half of the
runs for the locals.
Mason was signaled to steal home
when no outs were recored. He
followed instructions as far as he
could and was caught at the plate.
When they get better than Ran
ikin they belong in the big league.
He has speed, "twisters," a level
.9
tetesting stories are being told in
connection with his "high finance"
here that were not brought out at
the trial.
While in Bogalusa Bickham lived,
rather a quiet life, He lived well
and a little extravagant. It is said
that the manner in which the in
stitutions were conducted, connected
with the amount of bad loans was
directly responsible for the failure
of the banks. Bickham, it is stated,
did not leave the Parish with any
large amount of money, those being
in position to know state that the
amount would not exceed $15,000.
The liquidators of the banks have
paid about 25 percent of the
alleged $110,000 misappropriated
amount, and another 10 percent
most likely be paid before the
affairs are closed.
Bickhamr is a native of Hackley,
6a., but'it is hardly expected that
he will visit this part of the parish
for any length of time during his
parole.
head and certainly can swat the
ball.
Hardin, the Umps from Kent- ti
wood caught a foul tip with his
chest. That a bone was not fractur
ed is considered lucky, indeed. He
never said a word or let out a
"grunt." He should belong on the J
local team.
Kentwood sent a delegation of
about 60 fans with the team. They
done their part of the rooting.
It was said that Rankin had a
bad' arm and that Stapleton has
just gotten out of the hospital. If
they can play better ball than they
did Sunday we would not like to
see a team like Kentwood at their
mercy.
Bankston showed the fans how
easy it was to knock a home run
and never sent the ball out of the
park. And then the fans showed
him that they appreciated his work
by making a nice collection for
him.
This was the second game that
Kentwood has lost this season.
Editor Durkin, of the Kentwood.
New Era, was in attendance to see
that the boys played the right sort
of ball.
A number of ladies attended'the
game and they were among the
most enthusiastic fans.
The grand stand was taxed to its
sapacity. Bogalusa has adteam that
i deserves the support of every citi
zen. Your attendance and rooting
_ means a lot to the locals. Lets
fill the grand stand every Sunday
And now Bankston wants to
know why Harry the Tailor did not
ooTer a hat for the first home run.
r Fair decisions and no wrangling
was one of the features of the game
Mason is a "bear" on first. Made
e two doubles and never missed an
opportunity. He done some timely
hitting too.
The outfield had no chance t
show how good they really were.o
It is saidget they are as strong as
the infield. If this be true lets get
the Pelicans back here and "show
i hem up."
e If we could forget that ninth
well it would not be fair to Kent
e wood. Now they will want to come
Sback and show that they can beat
us.
And C. J. Wade is some score
. keeper but the players will have to
el keep out of his way.
DEVICE PATENIED FOIlR EMOVING OF STUMPS
FROM CUT OVER LAND AT CASE OF S4PER ACRE
Ambrose and George Moore, two
New Orleans men, inventors of a
mechanical stump cutter,announced
last week that they had per
fected their machine to a point
where it would reduce the cost of
clearing cut-over pine lands from
$22 per acre to about $4 an acre.
The device is said to remove
stumps at a cost of about 10 cents
each by a process of reduction to
shavings through a double set of
auger knives revolved under high
pressure.
Recent tests with 120 horsepower
have shown that a 30-inch diame
ter stump can be reduced and
CHEAT SOUTHERN SHIPPED MORE LUMBERII
MAT THAN ANT MONTH IN PLAI IEAi ALILF
The Great Southern Lumber Com- a
pany reports that they shipped o
more lumber during the month of ri
May than during any equivalent b
period throughout the last eighteen t,
months. t
Orders for Yard and Shed stocks t
are being received in very satisfac- a
tory numbers, and the demand for a
the upper grades seem to be better v
than at any time since the first of c
the year. t
A spirit of optimism is prevalent c
JACK WHEAT KILLED
BY ITALIAN YOUTH
Four Shots Fired-All Of
Which Took Effect-Died
Instantly
Jack Wheat, age about 53 mar
ried and the father of two children,
was shot tour times and instantly
killed by Tony Madonia an Italian
age 21, shortly before six o'clock
Saturday evening, at the store of his
father at the extreme south end of
Columbia street. Following the
shooting, Madonia left the store and
has apparently made his escape.
There were no eye witnesses to
the shooting but according to the
information given to the police
t Wheat, who conducted a near beer
establishment, rented his building
Sfrom the Madonia and that when
e the elder Madonia presented Wheat
.t with a bill Saturday. there was a
dispute over the account regarding
some putchases which were made
e by' nrois *.at the Madonia store.
e Wgrd followed and Wheat is said
~to have struck Madonia, the latter
leaving ;the place end reporting the
:s affair t6 friens o
lt .ter in t;7 ay Wheat is said
i to have gone to the Madonia store
g where he mane a small purchase
s from Tony. The pfevious trouble
Y between Wheat and Madonia senior
was discussed, Wheat is reported as
:o saving "that your father did not
t treat me right." Todiy is alleged to
°' have said" that I think he was
right." Perhaps other words fol
lowed but the only witness to the
e affair, a negro woman, left the store
at this point argument and
n few second~ 'ater the report of
y revolvq shots were heard and
when persons rushed to the place
.they found Wheat dead, with four
t bullet wounds in his body. Young
.oi Madonia took all the money from
s the cash drawer, left his revolver
t and went in the direction of Pearl
river.
The shooting was reported to the
Spolice a short time afterwards and
San effort was made to overtake
e MIadonia but it was unsuccessful.
t Jack Wheat was well known to a
majority of the residents of Boga
. 4usa and has been located here for
to several years. He resided in Rich
ardsontown, leaves a widow and
cleared out to a depth of 18 inches
below the soil in a few rninutes,
and that the rich pine shavings
can be mechanically blown into
sacks, where they can be p~rserved
and baled for treatment in-pro
duct plants.
It is estimated that through this
process products valued at about
$47 in the aggregate can be li
tained
There are approximately 6,jO0,
000 acres of cut-over pine lands in
Louisiana, and the promoterssojf
this invention state that all of this
'could be cheaply and quickly clear
jed by this machine.
among the yellow pine saw-mill
men in this territorxy Satisfactory
orders in good volume are being
received for railroad and car ma
terial with prices stronger by 50c
to $1.00 per M than they were
thirty to forty five days ago. While
the number of new cars being built
are not up to normal, the amount
of cat repairs being made by the
various railroads, throughout the
country, is exceedingly heavy, and
they are using satisfactory amounts
of Yellow Pine in this work.
two small children. He came to
Bogalusa from Mississippi where he
has a number of relatives.
The Madonia's came to Bogalusa
from Lumberton, Miss., and little is
known of them. Excitement ran
high following the shooting and the
elder Madonia was sent .out of tLe
city, fearing that further trouble
might result.
The remains of Jack Wheat were .
taken to Mississippi where the
funeral services were conducted
Monday.
3,o00,000 FiT, OF LUIlBE
OESTROYED AT MAINEVILLE
Fire pat the plant of the St. Tam
many Lumber Co., located about
two miles from Mandeville, des
troyed between three and four mil
lion feet of lumber Monday night,
valued at $40,000 to $50,000. The
Inill property was saved by a
change of the wind and a light rain.
The origin of the blaze is unknown.
Insurance to 'the amount of about
$ 20,0'0 was carried on the lumber
Feauty Leaves Cl
W. J. Fenerty for 2 years the
e clerk at the Pine Tree Inn has r
signed his position and returned to
r his home in New Orleans. ' Mr. -
s Fenerty was one of those pleasant'
t clerks that makes you feel at home
and takes the "chill" out of hotel
s life. He has a large number of
friends, not only with the traveling
epublic but in Bogalusa who will
e regret to know that he has left the
I city.
if r
S Nag.Wumps vs Social Lins.
g The ball game between the Mug.
Swumps and the Social Lions
Sscheduled to take place at the ball
I park next Saturday, will no doubt
prove that ball players are born
and not made. It is expected that
an extra force of men willibe at the
e park Saturday morning to put it in
. shape for the fray, such as putting
extra feathers in the bags, hive a
.plentiful supply of talcum powder
Son hand, and plenty of pink ribbaons
to decorate the bats. A good gamer
Id is expected.
