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Railors of the n'avy sire lI w (ili,'gd -
wear Iajamai. Thiy'll ih.. i i % Iu Ba
valets n. xt. 1.,.'li
'Pe'ace' rlhymes with (; .e"' lt
(re."ce tray have' g',iic out of the4,, "." l li
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poetry Iur-lchs " lalt
The mn' loI t the wIi,rtii1i anhd th. :;e
woltridi hl', it th. Iurr'orf, aid it's .l.retly
all yc'url' i., ,kih Mi h rilln
'he' rt n ani d ii I mat tEUr Far- t li,
d_-erih . ar,' , Fginl ing to feel the r iit t(
!prinng 55it rtiehik. d 'ork:
An I iregnoi mnul a ai . entte'ncefd t(o I,.'dt r
prison f(or i,' hty yVar. Ii, oulght to(
be a good life insterancet' rak. S
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A it I III11 Wia w ftit ed, t' - for .,,, I
twatinir hiLe Fn wit i fl piok'r I tual 1i'
ly !' th ntl g is at, n(,t with. ,-;;:h 4,
. - Ine 5.
Tourirrtn are iouring :i:t(, ('aliforila (t.h;.
lpe.4c.ti r g Io tiod (criugll ', anid they /, t
have to acce('( t pr'nl' e I iit C i d. I i. t
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Men iaid Iilitinn int I 'nahylon back 1et( (:f
to 21.30 It. (' Wonder I they bad to, .
theatric'al tarsa ini thiuse dayi? to rl
A Cleveland man tie"tified that he
was paid $::.0Itll xt year to do nothing.
Must have bee'n a poliltical Job 'ra
APeing a Turklih leader is an occu- theI ir"
pation that the insuranlce companies cnlrlla
would classify as extra hazardous. ijg re"
-at Ir
A girl goes away on a visit expect- at lid
Ing to find a prince and comes back pal rad
with a new way of fixing her hair. pal t
Kansas City girls are reported to hid I
have the smallest feet in the world.
Most make Chicago feel rather jeal
ouis. Ii:.
King Menelik of Abyssinia. who P. (.
was "dead" once before and has since the
been dead in the news, is "dead" Smitl
agan. ecI
spin' 1ledge
A Frenchman is to put In a knap (iah
sack a gale that will tip over an aero- S. L.
plane. It might also be handy In a well.
hold-up. to. I
A Louisville alderman seeks to have rate;
the date put on all eggs. They should
be engraved. Ink fades after a few
decades.
wife
Telephoning between New York an' time
lan Francisco is to cost $18 a minute. ton.
Stll, the old adage remarks that talk that
Is cheap. ter i
cape
Mngland will not let women practice Mrs,
law, and at that they probably would ort
have something harsh to say about nigh
thi wigs. ing
A Prenchman has invented what
he calls "cold light." Probably copy
lag the cold, gray dawn of the morn- beet
lw after. ric
Gro
Thus far no way has been discov Hr
eyed to make the parcel post shake re
down the furnace mornings and carry of t
oueat the ashes. lan
d
A Chinese lecturer advises Amer*
can women to adopt birdseed as a
beakfast food. Ought to be fine for
peratic prims donas.
"Don't let a lack of money stand Int th
the way," advises a New Jersey mn- ca
Ieter to young persons considering Wi
matrlmony. The advice is unnece- for
ai7. They don't.
I More baby carriages were sold dur- "
ag the last year than ever before.
And still they prate of race suicide!
It is stated that it costs $500 to be the
presented to the English court. In of
this country it can be done as cheap gri
ly as $1 and costs. we
A Denver woman wasu just granted dh
e ber divorce from her dead husband A!
No woman likes to be married to a
dead one, of course.
SA Harlem dentist foughtwith his qu
wife when she refused to get up and u
start the Are. Evidently they had a Ia
hot time despite its absence. In
A St. Louis walter bought a hotel Ct
o tips he had saved. If he's wise,
he'll get a job in his Institution u ta
waiter, and Ineure himself against any rI
peoalIbilIty of failure. a
SA Californat painter left a note be
fue oommitting suicide in Palermo
eipltainig that he desired to die in
Italyt. Milght understand it If It were
Oshcshk or Keolukk or Montevideo.
bat Plermo- b
Now lawyers are debating a to
what ostitutes a fair fee. In the
Ipt to ouatsders, It ha appeaed
Ia be atl one eoald et.
ave will put an end to poverty." i
ca. a outhern man. Maybe but Iu
it takes eomethina beside hugo and
Mome to msnatain ove.
ein saet by mal got loose in a
iaa piaeito postocee. and for
awbik it looked a Ui the Iadvocates of
the mailr sa general eUrer weore
A Chiag werno says that whes
h' husband stays oat all night, she
guea to ie ls brt akast Odd1
(t he bhold want say.
mea deo Cosras was refused a
S tea io a Now Tcst hotel b
o- sh WOS is Ihabi.bit. What
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wa~:gcs~ ~ ha er gbse
t o'f
1 , ,tiltl t l ,l
a : 1tit, i
I hair. '
t he Johh
all cornerf ,- that a
l.aul.! 1 h:.r.,. . C'omlpanv K of thi s nyed
t,,a 3te . Inilt rieturned ni 14 r ,ay . f E" Y,,
I,1" (,idde.r, wihere it 31:,( hst ir orlr'r4" refln-.d.
Ivy tOh E ! tllllldtit 3i;\1't . r ni3 4 ro' | l1't Sahtlrda; l
14 :1la4 3 , a 3o 4 4(48dvi 1ot that place firmn- r.
Thle ;llate enlll t appar o h Ior1t ' ort it
3rely Iv -exaggerated with r"'3'ard to {( y at
tllh- Imimin3 e n e (of tro ll e' An illl 's- r , talli"ll
ttlpatio wiltl I c h i f I td 1 13 In" l,14i 'r fO .int
the' r,0 n |(3 l . A I'. lhTiI 'r 'n. t, .pn . 4 n+ t' I.
:den:t t tt lirot3.t rht'oo 1f '. 43 "r,
S rk +i. I:a- nlt t n -''n nl r ar I
.1..t1 1 r I,3I444 ..iT11 4.'e . n' I3,-,3.J l1"(':,
Schooner May is Stranded.
1 33- 'I y "! h "' ' . ' ' r % I ,34l/,'I
11 S 434 .. l1I , I -. 3
i ngj 4 I .ti, 1 r f' , t.'l,' ; ' 'ri iti t 3 i tl"o
.the I( a( l ; IC't IS' * a. 3 3 (;. " I.l l
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to 3 r,, ,43,4 mvt~ 4313 ru,8 1 th out 333 341344
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ý,'fe t u hoIaurd
Sc'ool Contest Held. I13( 1r
F rl 3 kliito(n 'The two societi4 ( 'f ut an"
the. Fr;t t i klinkliliton high s(-ti(ol. tl4' il ir ( ltet .
Sbarins and the Indians. held th4'irm uthe
co('(3tlts 1'rhid.y preilrato'ry to s l(, t or- t at
ing ripresentatives for the1' Stal e i et cr er'
at Itatoi n Itougl4 April -5 and 'tI. A I d l
c tparade wasll given throluglh the prin' Itnr
pal trleets of the town. aind 104 high that s
e.hoo l studentsl alppeared mounted iln ti
ithe p~arade'. land dressed in iarbarian te
i. stnd Indian cos(.tumes.
Ruston Lodge of Elks Elect. Mo
us ton -- Rusto.n Ilodge N u. 1134. B. telt
o P. (). Elks. hlave t.let(id officers for 4a4
e the ,enduing year as follows: R: . anJ.
d" Smith. exalted ruler; L. A. Mashaw.
esnte'lmet leatding knight; W. S Rut- with
ledge. e. te'l'4nl(.d( loyal knight; iL. C. ofer
at Gaha an, esteemed lecturing knight ure
r S. I.. Itlurktdale. beiretary; 1. l . Itra3s
a well. trasurer . . J. Kihneman, tiler;
1i. I. Warren. grand representative Sht
to (;Grnd Lodge: C. W. Perkins, alter- know
NOe hate; J. Ht. Mays, trustee. acqul
mid - -- shoot
few Woman Shoots at Man. defer
lake C(harles.-Mr. Anna Houston. so di
wife of Arthur L. Houston. fired four was
ans times Saturday night at W. E. Coving- harm
ute. ton keeper of a local garage, claiming
tlk that the latter was attempting to en
ter her home unbidden. Covington es- Ne
caped uninjured. Both Covington and tiat
ie Mrs. Houston are under arrest, the Mon
ld former charged with entering in the pock
ut night time and the latter with shoot
ing with intent to kill. Hon
M. L. Wilson Made Principal. 5Rc
D'p ponaldsonville.-"M. L. Wilson has
0 been engaged as principal (f the ag
ricqitural department of the Oak
SGrove Agricultural High school at a
k Hope Villa, to succeed W. C. Abbott,
se resigned. Mr. Wilson Is a graduate her
of the agricultural course of the louis- vert
iana State University. lie has enter- She
mer * d upon his duties. chae
as To Erect Three Bridges.
for lafayette.-The street committee
was authorized to get estimates for L
d io tiling the main ditchts, to build three tert
mno concrete bridges ;.nd to buy land from the
csl Willie Lewis a4nd Mrs. W. . Huff frol
eCe for the iurlose (of widlening street8. in
The ('Civic League was granted $75 to tWo
assist in carryIng out Iplai:s for clean- o'1
I due 'p day.
! Jury Panels Drawn.
i'olnte-aIla-llache.-At iv l-eting of I
o be the jury rcommissiloners '4f the parish aid
V nof 'laquermines thie p4n'l of twenty lla
heap grand jurorsr and thirty petit Jurors nei
were drawn for the aplproaching crim- pal
inal session of the Twenty-ninth ju- st
nted dical district court, to btegn at the vi
and April term of court.
Stow May Prove Fatal.
West La;ke.-As the result of a
blb quarrel oer bu14iness mailtters at West an
Sand Lake (;e3,rge Ripley assaulted James It
bad lakor with a heavy stick. inflicting ni
i43uries wh:kc.h may prove fatal.
hotel Consirderab:s Hcnduras Rice Planted.
wise. Crowley.-Several farmers report
io 5 that they have consideratble Honduras
a any rice plan',ed and are now turning their o
attention to the cultivation of the
lapan crop.
termo Proposed Syrup Mill Progresing.
ie Morgan Clty.-The $30,000 syrup
iwere mill is under organization now in the
Iideo hands of B. O'Brien. The plant will l
be located at Rhoca, two miles east b
of Morgan City. c
m Covington Wanta Commission Form.
Covlington.-Following the example
of the citizens of several small towns a
srty," in the State. the question of changing
s, but the government of Covington to the
1 and commission form is being agitated and
a meeting has been called, at which
time ¶he question will be discussed. '
m la a
d for Bucket Brlgade Saves Cottage.
hte of Ablte Springs.-Fire on the roof of
twere w small house Saturday was quickly
put o-at by neighbors. Tlhe damage
was suall.
atwhen ----------- --
Hl is at a Thg ofl the Past.
Pete Duok km resovered teen hs 1
eamslege of typhlid feer ad i .
edad a ss aladatg amgos hs eM fl sn 1
et te he 5i teseesS their eusgrstml~
L A Th i, tilse who zoesogu hIm mm
pobmissl . rs he wa U Pe
i me -el etrol; mori ;
4,rns m i b Mm mm-d W ho
-***** a.- m w . -.
a * 0 ha a. da !W
Orleans Sugar.
Ted extre inIly dull %1 Tlld Iy totr
a dl i :. . for Ito i .' . w c r I . I;
larr I l'r:', . wi r, * " ' . e T, I
tit ul. '.. Sm111 it nlTll l ,V . l t Ta I n dtod
ti. r i l i T itlI '" .rr IT ' ' ,lo . ii d , b i ut
thlie jobltlint bi c.tl .,11as narro;s Inrr l
its that ailr iadly wit- d froiml f irtl !,ands.
(ITS Tlolil, ~-"i's lt 'r;' I gtl v n dill.lll iI,
t ilo ofterlli' , bilT ;iv. ; .ii tla l' r ic t
1petitioln Iolinved ~,l ,ar, were i llair
dimanl, lbut ite inqliry wias mainly
i1 the wiiy o(f 14 stiay cti rl 'lra t 'hl'
ranigedl ruled steady aiil unielhinge'l'd
New York reported a iir iI, denliilld for
refi'n; el. with all tilS, l u it hangedi from
Saturdaysi quotations l ts were
firmer. with a .sale of l(, I.ict hiig of
P'ortl {iro i lt ari- to the lt'led ral Iom011
pllly a it :t 61+' for lpro mipt .ip ent.l
establishing the 41iot lultat il n 4
plilnt, o li r L t i., I lli.e ' T i, week
Srelipti l tel.m h;1t iarr. is l' llf ig r ailid
4 4(I ( 1 :.. 4l r
I Morgan City Elks Elect.
! 1o:'4:t.i (',ty I ," 1, , . ' 4,V',i off
i, I t r. 4 , t a li:'t I .' to ll tlt';lT : tity
e'1 . ',ili-' Vy Oelf .l 1 I:i'lfl'll, (" t1'5. CX
.i, ri er, II ,. .liohe . .'letemOR'(I
;e,;, ,ing k!nitht; . 1 I (I 1:rictl, etle n -
i i tl i'l kit l It t. l'. c . I; '" Explos
1'i ', to"r i . i lht , IIrher. sec Tram
Sret I' I \1. ti( to- r, treasurEr.
i d . I' li ldone r., 1T , I; . l' I Ly Ic'i . 1
" tl r- p lat r e f r ! i ntr' , l.l . l i u sl l I ' l l * It1t0i
I ett . it li''r 'ntall tiivi' I(. it' le ;raiil d
S i.hi'e, tIiu.r-.nl A. I'itii . t, a ltI( .Irnat'. fi v Ii,
it iti Ira
Quiet in Lumber Camp. ((I ,ri
Lake 'hal"e Reports S frot 1 toe fifT
It ider Monday i tate thll at tit', excite l hrIa
Ie t of Sundalily hii- ra(' tally died die, ar
i,ut anild thait ll tIrouble mll ay be ilntili n llih:
ir palet. Arthur 1,. E-mlllrson l, prei ten. Th-.
rlif the IBrotherhood of Timler W',rk ;tlongs
Srl, lia. t whosl retq etl t l I.eui te .llt t iVGov tug Al
A erllr Btarr'lett ordered I rfepJps to I I rescue'
tidder, decideid ilt to hold any meet 'et on
ijug as at first intenided and may leay h Stlate' s
that section until the i:reselt fe eling and r
n dies away. de('k
tu- ings
Robbers Blow Bank Safe. miles
Monroe.- Cuttilng all telegraph and of the
B. tPelihone wires to aid thtln in their
or etape, robbellrs early Sunday morning kinstiol
j hi'w the safe of thi lIsatroli State plate
banik at ltastrp. I4., iatd got awaly poid &
ut- with $5,.41t40 The blank officers have told
(. offered a reward of $1l.41t for the cap that k
it lure of the robbers. of d
as- witna
er; Harrel Fired Shot; Freed. was
Ivi' Shreveport.-- L. 1). Iarre ll, well Chin
,r- known young (citizen of Vivian, was the E
acquitted Monday of the charge of Tb
shooting to kill Will Cantrell. His have
defense was that when he shot he was are i
on, so drunk he did not know what he dead
our was doing and had no intention of checa
ig- harming anybody. pany
Ing mite
en- New Orleans Rice. whic
a New Orleans.-Sales of rice con meni
and tinue light. Market steady. Receipts Chin
the Monday: Rough, none; clean, 600 and
the ockets; millers, none. Sales: Rough, of . t
650 sacks at $3.75; clean. 400 pockets bodl
Honduras at 2 %f5%cc. Quotations: cove
Rough, none; clean. Honduras 41%i@ O 1
5%c, Japan 3%t4c. I fully
has pect
S Liquor n Raid; Wife Jailed. Al
OakAlu
t Lake Charles.-Mrs. Preorno, who for
at was arrested last week at the time of diff
uate her husband, charged with selling in- crel
s- toxicating liquors and who was se- .
ters verely fined, was arrested Monday by sh.
Sheriff Henry Reid on a similar por
charge. and
I ten
Carrier Examination Held. ear
for Lafayette.-An examination to de- mal
bree termine who shall be mail carrier for Sta
rom the new rural route Ino be established i
uff from l.afayettc April 1, P11:'. was hel be
*ets. in the postolffve Friday. There were (,o11
4t twenty applicaliti. The route will ill- sh
lean' eide Mouton .Vwithi1 114441 parts of tht wil
Sixth aidi First wards.
Town Sues for its Fees.
of )onaldsonvtle'.--The town of Donn tb'
arish aldsonville hai, filed luit aLinilnst A. the
ntiy lateau. indivitdually and ldoing lusi- i
ors ness as the "Westerrn i'erfune Cor* le
rim- pany', for $5 1"licene 44d $14i con- t
t jul- stable's fee, in the dstrict court for t
4.the violation ol the Ila.nse law. ni
Found Deld on Sidewalk.
Alexandria.-Tom Blretinan, aged 65,
of a was found dead o0 a sidewalk at Tenth
West and Madison streets Suudiy moatning. h&
town. w
n.ted The man woads well o wnround
report $150,000 Fire at New Orleans. '
r ua New Orleans.--Fire of unknown C
te origin Saturday caused a loss cf $154-.
000. The Fair, a dry goods store, was
among the buildings destroyed.
yng p Deputy Sheriff Arrested.
S Lake. ('barles.-Deputy Sheriff W.
ll B. Thomas was arrested Saturday at t
ast his place of business in Goosport,.
charged with violating the liquor law. a
Form Cottonport.-Henry Chenevert, the
e son of Mr. Abel Chenevert. had his
tos arm brken whle cranking an auto
mobile.
te New Roeds.-After being two weeks
wi without moving pictures New Roads
sed will have two moving picture estab
Ishments from now ua.
roff of ML Herman.-A stick of square tim
uuikly ber fell on Hollis Fortinberry's foot
.=daae Saturday and broke it in several
places. He was helping to load Umber.
yw ey window, uckT I'll bet a fel
low oesld enSt yoer ribs.
"oCeamt my ribe " repeated Duck.
I bleag. u In't me tell eU imlethta&r
Chartle. Os Medays I Set iato the
tetlomraly tub aad my wife uos me
oer a wesbpar." l PtM
- * l agig a hee all we: to pe.
ma .o -g a -age
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300 TONS DYNAMITE EXPLODES; MANY KILLED 1RACIC I
Explosive Was Being Loaded on I Lieute
Tramp Steamer at the Time-Over Unt
$500.000 Property Damage.
' It:,!tin ore '1. c1 - "Thr .ee h l1,1 I', ! t nl ;:1 I
,of i~h y itit l litI"g l. fIIwt l tit t ! i' hilt lla'
'(tMlier" h iarbor orl w ort l c rii rut Ir ll tt-l p 1t a
'ed Friday. tinioitantlc (ucli ! mi 1r t) sl h .i' I
three sc. re orne, lmi e of wtoh Inalm ) m n.ho
Ildie. and hlllaling cl..Itrill Lion to half it pAIl
million dollars worth ,, plrop rtl !t'gr!.a
'rht Alutn 'hiil alnd a lo;i titil'li "w Sat. urd
aloingside hler wt r ;i:isiihilat tli. th e I f l1'
itug Atlanti., iewhich twil, wiient to hi i-u
+ rescue of the imprlii ed 'ri ';alntiit. tas ir
set on fire and Ilter sank; tihel't I.l Iland.
' States ccllier .lai- ;il. jusi.t ('c mll'ted "( ti
and ready for trial. was raked ito her iere
deck and hlir arrr ridledll, and unild IIles
ings in Italtinmore and t( ow'ns liany quart
miles away were rocked by the force tamii
of the terrific exiplosion disapI
S lThe causell of the disaster is un cri-al
known, biut federal authorittles have ' lir
e instituted a thorough investigationl Ito ade
. place the blame. ,xcited survivors with
-. told conflicting stories. solie insistiing ove
l.that a negro stevedore ctaused the cx- weath
plosion Iby jamminlig a pike into a c'ars sitisi
of dynamite. This is denied by eye- 4it1
wiltnesses, who declare that smoke died.
was seen pouring front the Alum friint
hII (htne's hold several minutes before 'of
s I the explosion occurred. alone
of The bodies of many of the dead and f
s i have been recovered and sixty injured guide
-s are in the hospitals. Estimates of the "'TI
tle dead included thirty stevedores and base
of checkers of the Joseph R. IFoard ('om- madet
pany, employed In transferring dyna- hours
mite from a barge to the vessel. Six r
which was bound for Panama; eight to pr
n- members of the crew of the Alum of (it
its Chine, six men on the collier Jason
o0 and the captain and several members e
th, of the crew of the tug Atlantic. Many
Uts bodies, it is believed, never will be re- The
is: covered from the icy waters. Gr
0 Of the injured a score are fright- t
fully maimed. At least fifteen are ex
pected to die. Al
British Consul Frazer descriled the ress
Alum Chine as 269 feet long, with a Sion
riof Iforty-foot beam. It was built at Car- garr
of diff. Wales, in Ititl5. Most of her the
in- crew were from C(arli f. fent
ge-l For a radius of many miles the moa
by shock of the explosion was felt. He- war
liar ports came early from many cities T
and towns where windows were shat- fier
tered and it was at first reported an ( day
earthquake had done much damage at incl
de- Baltimore. It was said that the entire Ser
for State of Delaware had felt the shock. on
bed It was feared Sparrows Ioiirt had it)
telsl been destroyed. hut the dlamagst was '
ere confined to a stevere stinking uilt and the
in- shattering of pr;l' ttcally all of the can
the windows of the vil!~ge. bat
Irrigation Canal to ee Built.
Orange. Toex.--Arranl'gemntts have led
been practically completedl whereby ta
o A the Chambers irrigation sc.nal. which As
is to be ilone and a quarte'r iii!'es in to
hom. length, will he conitruIcte'd bIy mnanis h
(oin- of the ordlnary sctlihoop and sliovel ill- th
stead of dIredges oin acc;i(ort of he tt I
f scarcity of dredIscss since' th begin- 1
ning of the drainal;ge ilova.int :e t :fa ung tli
he gulf co.:.~t low lands. le
S th,
i 65, Pure Water Supply for West. p!h
-enth West. Tex. --Superintende'nt Ingra
ning. ham of the city water works says in,
the work will soon begin in slking the hai
ulld- artesian well 4(0) leet deeper than it ca
'ound now is. This will make' the present Ie
well 2.(00 feet deep, wlich it i3 be -
lieved will enable the compaHny to fur- lr
nish the extra deGmand fur water
nown caused by the growth of the city. ce
w15,as Lettuce Shipments Pay Well. m
San Benito. Tex.-('ash returns
from a pre-cooled shipment of wet let- ti
tuce, which consisted of 722 crates Is
and hampers, and after paying all ex- F
f W. peases of commissions, etc., amounted a
ty at to $94.25 net to the growers. This
sport :igures a trifle over $1371n, per pack- r
r law. age, is what growers netted recently. u
, tbhe Hard Cider Under Ban in Texas.
id his Austin, Tex.-Hard cider has been
uant put under the ban in Texas, following r
a ruling by the attorney general, whot
says that no more of the old beverage
w'eeks shall be dispensed In "wet" territory
Roads unless dealers qualify as retail liquor
, stb. dealers.
Texas Vegetables to California.
Brownsville, Tex.-The lower Rio,
re tim* Grande valley in the vicinity uf'
Brownsville recently -hipped l ;a ar-'1
liierl. quantitylt of peas, beans, bell lul.el'ii'
Land other vegetables to (:alilornif .
atel Busilness Men's Club Elects Officers.
Mason, Tex.-The Mason Bussiness
Uk, Mlen's C'lub has elected ofticers as fol
ethia* lows: President, John T Banks; vice
Ito the president. S. J. Thorne; necr'ctary,
s me Max T. Loeffier; treasuret. F. '.
5ei5 einburg.
Exteeaive Harbor Improvements.
S Ly,.i Mass.-ExteCsive harbor im
m eprovemeets that will cal for the ex
5p penadilture of $,10,000 have been rec
o*mmnde4 by tbh Lynn harbor com
IRACIC ENDING OF AUSIIVRiAN XPLORRRS
Lieutenant Ninnis Disappeared into
Unfathomable Crevasse and Dr. :.
Mertz Dies (f Starvation.
N: .~ 4 blt
tra4m f ln l' l.lI 1 i, n4,4 l Iit I t i "I ii
tl 1 . llll .4 1 14il . ': ."4 I : .1i . I hInt r14 º 1 u
I;Ih I i l r j n I 11: 1, 11. . l:i4l, 4 h 4i " it 1
.hý .ieilld ' v ith In, h , {o ull itnh
,i4-1114 IiI11 4 tl 1 ,ilil th I:; Ii t I';'i -,iA t . l4 i
4litl i4 4ltr: I t ( f1 lr III ' .º w f irh lI.%lii4,,r l it -
u., tf4irild gr Iat hardslh i 1y bI
itr Mtawslm l. who it, li(W Ini Adelie' Yý,urt'
I L.aid. iiiay . pan
"till'nI I, n4e-iie r 4, 1911t , while ww.- I14e
r iere ex IJl4 ri -l'" a1 n4ew oas itt ane toi( tiliint
mlll4s to Ileh so ilthea.l of lour wit 1(.r in a t
v quarteIrs, Lieutet'ant Nin4n with a do grew-l
Steals an4il with ala ost all our f(ll4 i4of:vt'
11disappeareql in anl unfal th bk f riom.ro
•1. rvL41'se liy
. "ir Mertz and lmysel5lf with an irn It'i'
4 adequate supi ly of provisions and 4 hircle
" with six stalrving iogs then stlarltd 1-'a'l1
g (over the plaltieau for our hut. Ihtl . l4t
i weather retairdd our Jlprogress anid we and
l subtsiste'd chiefly lon dogs. lt I
. "(ln .alluary 17, 1l912, Iir. Mertz the i i
de died, the ause' of his death arising ill
in from m alnutlrition. i r
e. "On February 7 I arrived at Ithe hut It te4li
alone. having travled through snow aind
d and fog and having mfiraculouIly beetn let1
-d guided by "rovitldene. ig. I
1e "The stealer Aurora awaited at the strut
id babe until ihe weather (conditions rcot t
a- made it no longer safe. She left a ihw is a
a- hours twfore my arrival at the hut. what
el. Six men were left there. theby the Aurora
ht to lr(os'ute a s-arch for the members tarl
In of our party." ta,
Sa PURN FORT AOND 32,000 TUR
n s of a'
Fe The Most Brilliant Episode of War. soar
Greeks Fire 30,000 Shells, and Bat- over
ht te Lasted Two Days and Nights. Burr
Athens, Greece.-The Turkish fort i
the ress of Janina. the key to the posses
a vion of the Epirus Plrovince, with its I
ar- garrison of 32,000 men, surrendered to re
her the Greek army Thursday, after a de- the
fence which stands out as one of the tit
the most brilliant episodes of the i3ulkau indt
Re- war. I,
tes The surrender was preceded by a met
it- fierce bombardment. continuing two me
an days and nights. Every availabie gun.
at iincluding heavy howitzers, lent by the T
tire Servian artillery, was brought to bear give
wk. on the furts defending the beleagured
had gity. yel
was Thirty thousand shells were fired by t
and the Greek guns during the first day's. ti
the cannonade. Gradually the 'Turkish cl
batteries at Ilizani. Naollara. Sakai and
els ewhere were silenced.
'rile Greek commande'r. by a feint.
lave led the Turks to believe that their at
reby tack would be made from the right. stl
hick As smon a' the attention of the dt4teid- tar
a iln rs had been distracted the Greeks ret
rals hurled large ,odies of infantry onto col
I ill the Turkish left. The Ottoman troops. A\
the utterly surprised, fell back in dlisordel. 4
n- Illlatteries on the heights of Biianti, o:
lolu the Iiain key of the idefense, had
been unable to stand (tllh peling of Tt
the shells anti were redluced to ccmn
tp!(ete silence early in the Fight. lt;
ngrai The Greeks pushed their forward wI
says movement and occupied the Turkish th
it(e biatteries on the Sakniiuelhis tills. e
an it capturing all the Iunns and 11il artil a
|self' lorymen. Then the Greek b:attaltons .;
a be- radually deplloyed onto the .lain in
fur- I front of the city itself.
water Tile Turkish flight immdfltat'ly be
y. came general. Whole detachments B
succumbd1] to parnic and joined in as
--(-1
1. mad race into Ihe city.
turns With all the defending batterles in
st let- the hands of the Greeks and the liel
,rater leonic soldiers at the gates of Janina.
il ex Essad Fasha, Turkish ctommanderli
ntled sent messengers to Crown l'rlnce ion
This tantine of Greece annoutnleing thie sur
pack- render of tb.e city and all the troops
,ently. under his command.
as. Will Increase Cotton Acreage.
ubeen Hiutto, Tex.-Hutto's cotton chip
lowing ment to date is 1.210 balles. From
i, who the irestnit outlook there will be a
erage slight increase in the cotton acreage.
rritory with corn and feed crops abtout as last
liquor year. the increase being in new land
going In.
nt. South Tyxas Teachers to Meet.
er Rio Eangle lIake, Tex.--The -roram for
Iv (,f the Soiith Texas Teachers Aslocia
rgIe r lion, which meets at Faglle Lake on
~e~ij iMarch 21 2". is one ctl ulated fo cause
•m . a record attendance.
Iiicers. Cabtage Wighs 30 4 Pounds.
u usieness Mision. Tex.-Tihe larl-e't cl.bbare
as fo!- of this season is now on 4-X14¶bitiOn
l s; vice at the 1First Natioi.1al '.ank 111t :*I
r r:tary. I sion. The cabbage wegth:, :tIo
F. W. pou41d10 and E. A. Wright iS t(le grow
ef.
in et.. "Cabkage Day"' in the Valley.
bar im' San Benito, Tei.-Malirch 17 baa
tthe ex. been designated as "Cabbage Iay '
. en rec- in the lower Rio Grande valley. Big
or cor- ou ab lOi have been planned at Ban
I anieito and othei smt cities.
ARMY AIRMNEN UP IN Tie M " i M[BIS KILD IN BTIIL
ARMY AVIVl "- ENCIRCLE COUN1- ' " '
A., A G .. A,.V CAMP. (:4
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I;,, . , , 1 ,: , , ,, . " thalt the ifit'd
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:,\ :,114 11 ,(qunad- cotfnta 'u
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S44 44 4 1 4I ',4 :,1'.'"' 1 4'.4 ,i.-tl :;t .tud1 alt4 kedl
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11, ;1 1 . t. . : 1 , 1 ..i . '1I 1 :I4i1' G r(4
" , .1 :t, .I 1 ,4 i4 I"4 I .h lKi'h s were IMuert
\N 444l s ' 41q 1%\ nla='il , n: rll? ,fi -t1'qi S{,0Il'ta- i,
4' .4444 441 I 4 4444444X 44 t al 40 4jGovern
S4 4. 4I, 1 " ,.tA 1144411 111441n h 44 4* \ ri before le 4ally
" .44 ;111 .4 r44,4..',4 111 I4t.4 ;a r. taking
1 h1t4 i lt . * . 44 l. .4 IV \,atc44thl44 bY state r
I. l4t 4',;lnt I4 414. I S4144n414l 1 h,l er. will b
4 4 hits 4 '1 14 i.4i 11144." (. The ili t Ip.a| rtn ' tI as
44 {11, as4 Ai I444444444't 101
O4"f th '4 .t. \t, th hIA aillllart4'4r4 it4 New 4 ost 4t
"44 k . wlhh,'l 411.t-,11d 4 rl(d,.y toh inspect e
1t41 ;:. t;1n ll slquronl ('!oinel Acct
t I R , ,he r I1 r i1 4 ; _ ulm. d a 4 444 " 4 o f th e folr- fro m I
inmit autlllh riltlI' ill| aViltiion in th e xe t
I n i t 4441 i Ita t e 4od a y io f 1 x p t r
41. 'l i*l ,l l ' l i ly .. 44 4
o Ith, flrt Ihlight M4444ay was IlladeP of pris
44 y 4i'r4r'4t l4 4nt'l na4 t1 It (. Kirtlandl. in
-qurte4nth stantryconstranaling corn n ridn3
444 41(4lr444-4ll li lilt4lllr), 4i.inlnl44lil4i41l4- q'(inl)
4pa14y It, whi ll w'ent up i, 1 i Wrt, r .iht bi- 1 d
44 {1,110 I.leutniiln4 1 Kirtl 14 (1 nmade i Zap.
h4a4 1tifuil flight, ri n ig Ir1l4 the field loaha'
4r in a das4h 4I.waird lti. north an1ld in a Guerr
Sgriceful silral cliiting to the heiight cers,
of ii44t 1. 1 ( fe.'t At this distl4tn'e shops
from the 4 airts he soa.red uiser Texas mcmIL
'ity ( and out ove4 r the campsl5 of the band
in olidiers north of the ty. In anolllther Radii
d rircle hei swepl out toward-Ir the west The
4 as I r as l.- Marque and Texas ('ity be g
l.lunction. II.. Fwept back to the camp huit.
anid mad(' 1 g4ood -tii ndinig o44 the field !:ff
fltl m1rt4(' tlhan ot4' hundredl yards from Cruz
tz the' .polt wh'ri' he had44 risen. railrr
; First I.iettenant T. I1. Milling, Fif- trust'
tut 1en4th icavalry, wasi the sei jntid aviator prom
u 4 i4 the air. lhe tised a Iltlirgss tractor agita
Sanid roise to a greiater height than
iAiutelntena KirtlanIId Lieutenaint Mill
lie ig lhais 4been appointe4( d a4s special In
Sstrlilctor in aeronttautics for th4" squadi
iow ron while in caimp at Texas c'ity. lie RaIil
is an 4experi'enced aviatotr and holds $71
.ra what is ter,ed a military aviator's li
ter telnse "There are but two other mill- i
S4tary aviators i in the squadron. These
are ('Captain C. I,. 'handler 4and First the I
IN L.ieutenant Ii. 'C. Kirtland. 00
Lieutetnant Milling rose. to a height civ
oif abou(t .3,44(40 feet and at this height thar
Var. '.oar.d over the (,iamps of the soldiers, annt
t- over the' town and far out over the corn
surrounding country. Li
_corn
ort Texas First in Cattle Raising. line
Si Wa.hinrgton.--Although the number 'un
Sits f hd of .cattle' in Texas has de- to t
- t creased 15r,4.0i(il during the past year. 1,01
he the lAone Star State still ranks first 1t
hii with oither States in 4hle cattle raising .
ka industry. According to the reports ah'
by recently issued by the federal depart- U6
y ment of agriculturPe, Texas has 5,0.22,- fi
twu h44 ie.t of cattle, not including dairy
the. cows. which are valuied at $113,497,010. the
bear Tihe total Inumbler of dairy cows is the
b;r ed given at 1.t134,4111 otn .Jainuary 1, this 18I
re e4ur, ai the total( val-ue is $41.:57.
'( b n.~~ rTex4s ranks fifth inu r4um4ber.0 o
41by:tlry cows. ,4-ing 1.444('4'4i'4 byWi e
rks (4414-04, New 'i't4 k, ltowi anid MIitnne
iand ' o", thE
int. Simultaneous Attacks Planned.
i rnat- Ibouglhi, Ar:z A plhin of the con- t
i riht, silutioni.li t i,,bh ls ti4 44tta'k simul-t2d
t e,(d- tlaneouil4IY hl(4rder t(4w u in Sontira was by
rePeks ret, 4rt4',l Trhur5(d1iy to G(t't.niral Ojeda, inil
ntnlo (-44n44n44 t444ing th4, f[deril I grrlion at 44_
oo ps, .,1gt, ,,r,,ta. (,, ,.it I u'la'. At pr
irdtel -nl(ctt wtirk waiA4. be'4glin in ltirowing up th
ant i. 4 ( 'irt iflation4 out44 tl4h t wni . 44
had ..of
4.of Texas Needs More Cott.n Spindles.
cm ii- a hiliigt(on, i4. 44,--There are 140,- .
il;t:,i4t 4 i (,tie 4t ton !pin4 l l4 ll1'5 in the of
w rrd wlril. 4- 4,('rdu4 Io 4 i retent reiport o in
k ish t he 1.i d ,-iSii t ,iat d(lepartre'lit of agri- n
H lls, . culture. )f thi4 n1lumbn er :14.114;.7r,4;
r rt,! ur. in tie I'iiit'd4 l States and only ot
a ,h1ns i.b 4.r, ;(ic te, iel n the State of Texas. .i
do in -- l
Burleson Appoints E. B. Smith. 24
Sbe- W'ai4 ingtoin. -- ostmaster Gent-:al a
rnnt5 Iulrleson ,laturday appointed Ed B.
i ina Smith, fornerly of Austin. but now
engaged in NewspaiPer work in Flaiti.
rlesin more, as his conflde.Itial clerk in the E
it'Iel- postolfke departm4lnt.
an ter. Over 25,000 Rabbits Slaughtered.
i 4on- [radsia:w. T'x.-A total of over 5,,,.
hsur- (i00l rabbits have been slaughtered in
troop. Taylor ('(ou4ty this year, accordinK to
the records of the (.ounity treasurer.
age. Shipped Eggs to Mexico.
Bhip- Irownwood, Tex. - Brown County
1-om hens have been very industrious this
iibb a week, auid so far have tiile( two cars
cr rege, of 440 crates each with P •P. The
as lsl t eggs have beYn botught iinp from the
w Wllnd Brown ('ointy 4t4rln5 aKid one car was
sent into old M.xict', the other going
direct to New (44.4i4.
ram for Flatonia E;g Shipments.
%. soocia- Fl4 itoiia. "[*. irn: ali a,. 4:;';ge tIw
a aike on (,;jars of egl- *,4 \ t K art- bi-ilig Shipped
toau ase from Fhl tom. "14 4. son has just
opened good.
ndds. Buys 1,000 Acres for 870,000.
e. bab jb:ge l1ou44-. 4'," x. I harts t'. Wallace
:i to, i iot.01 f lo i(4i. , hi- 9,1r. ;.444'd 1,00* t acres
att . :. o" l;,id i44 I4,' 4 *o r ( teci: disrlct
S ti 4 4 4of tI.i 4 z(-rii * , .. " r ',;,f0 . *l'hih
ie gro w- tr4(4t i44 4 thiUl.4''d 4h.;:ty " i4ies Irom
ii .ustonl.
Iley. Two Carloads of Live Bats.
1"' b has IP lrt Arthur, Tex.-I-n sl effort w
;e eay' rid the country of mosquttoe Iport
ey. Big Arthur and other coast citie Ie I
J at Ban ported two carloads of live bags. The
i La~t t4lliC trol l'Orkd Ornh
V' r,' 1'r1:7. \i', \ I I , it1,
11 1 1/ : '. ,l 1, , ,, , 'I , 1 . fi t
14 ,I t ut t I
1 14*
T-lei ,.'
atelwSit t ~'t' (li'' eel t! 1."' ,
I, rir ' r' fe r N I \I:,!' ,I, o 11. " , .
i- l fl ti ',~ e lif l t . . .
(n eiw' * I." , hlr' ti - l th' t . . I ,
Sta i e.: -Ihlade theiran~~el ie- e
T51111 ee + hi'll If tfeIe re 1 1 .e- ..
1' 111; hr .' r ,",I
alw-y4 f r een l ' ne '4( 1 Ictli ," ,," ., 1
1111 r l "f I Me ; ei " teel- ; i II. - Ii . t n
:11 ,l! ' loier flf him -
the i st. et i her a , e ni o ei , 1 'ut i t .'e .
Ificel
;ab~rI, I t;a ira, Mallte "f s1' 1 1u t "
inee ' f e;ue- ate. tlaenrit e*., 'Ie ii I~ it
magtus: Unity of (;* n''rar 1. \ .": . o het
, i far has rnt ben -he Ii ~ f 'I iI
re+{ M , th ' A eei cae,i eit l i.eiie, it , i; '... i.ll
cl. siw r, l ,,l o, tho , f i lit,, .ar ,t tm, t1 4,, '.
rt l la na. The g;ov) 1nh l I I u t, . .
cd 1114 <aptain of the :.t rn4"I I'' hl ,d
( ;rlevie 'rle,,on'er, Ihe li ti1' e" l, el .:
to sil lt :I revioflrtI1 trhe I,. iiei . . 1, -
l cn verlr. , Mid'e-r', ili',] : i i- t ie, , ','e ° li
the l eaitl.a authortl. e 11111",h . l a i.I
asked i or his return It i:. <I , "it i l
i the i rt h ie' Tine e.I ei i 4 it e III
beedI 1 h'" request.
re (;r illr Itl; eirle is h. ei eii , r.'.,ile t ire
Hue~rta to force the' r," wn.tu- f it
novern'r Perz titve. ra iI he 14"n
e Ietally thlgteh. ed, a ll inellc reei r e-.I , h 4 :
,takitr tich Sbteps Carr;ar lt I .t 1 e.a 11te
I state riht. The sit uatne t III +h14 er .el'.
r ' will be eventually e '.nlti -'l t 1 ' 11 1,14 to
eel.ib.IFs n ~l kl. -lewn, ltwlas, ieie. r eel. tin ele~;
ly, as the m tldilary authortilei' . arei
rot ost e~nerg.'tic.
bi- Acording to tynconianne r -;rts
from laIu.mpatos, a ll lrdery alt1re, , e''
he capturrrl by the ('arranza ser. e. we tre
execute. d Sunday. Whll ile li 11, e 1,1 1)"i
e of prisoners taker n iiby the aerrnleze , tah
, is not known,. It lwas reported fltee
nPcr ' l- t fhdull-e i ,a n tt orgilallr l~r'in's.~ l
m men were captured naear elettpazos
b-Friday.
it bapeaitas on lr riday attrackeiee Tvllo
"id lo;han, a small teown In the statel Of
a Guerrero. l'hey killed sI, hral of ll
mht cers, sacked public buildtrien- andIl
rallro nd shsp.dcarried away. ten e ti,
it y be gathering at h'uatro ('ieniI.egas, w ca
ISP huth,.
eld l:(forts to incite trouble" at Vera
om ('ruz by calling a general strike of the
railroad and shipping emplaces w."re
F1 f- frustrated by the authorities. who
,or promptly arrested the leaders I in the
tor agitation.
han -
I ,n.-llAE
A(''ti ll tof111 Il ntlll l rl ý ,ý,t d r,.iREIR,
fre Railroads of Texas Collected Over
Ads $71,000,000 for Tonnage Transport
p. ed During Twelve Months.
eHse ouston, Tex.-I)uring the year 1912
'iirrt the railroads of Texas handled 49,700,
000 tons of freight. for which they re
ight ceiv(ed a total of $7l.,52.0. in freight
fight charges, according to the twenty-first
iets, annual report of the Texas railroad
the commisslon, just off the press.
Lumber heads the list of the 46
commodities transported over the
lines of the railroads of the state.
nher Lumbers' total tonnage for 1912
e amounted to 7,798,r000, which is said
- to be the smallest for that item since
year.,90
iirst It is also noted that lumber has
shown a steady decrease In tonnage
rs since 1Ipo06, when the important ar
part tiles constituted 21 pier cent of the
T02, freight handled by o tie Texas rail
airy roads. Lumber hha, however, b.een
f,0a the predominatinr chmmodity since
ris the nbuilding of the first railroad in
this 18M1, when the lIarrisburg-St fford
uPoint line wany chplhieted.
pr oply and lignite thoPne h Cxt ter lim
Wis- her tie point of tonnage, anuettinttlg tee
a itatine- 6,:11.7 tons. Tie num le'sl item in
the list is leather. witie aclelriiimealeiy
id.lt,00tt tons. Fruit and ve'getaeb' ;grew
d.era were noted among ihe becst ea
tror of tne railroads. oleered were
imul- 2,fe3.165 tnns of garden Tresk or tlec
a was by thne steam rieads oef thie ttte r
)loda, lug the year. whIle' reen, yar 1ic9
In At Icast ve-ars has be'ein oneeteruel'e so
Atprenne- only lead its riveui neigaieeir,
ug up the rarolduct of tne garden. elle 4 l00,
504 tons, or a total onenrge for the year
of 2.a t,2t40 tonns7.
nd ndses. arc-re were nine towmnty-flrs
* o1,,- whlntin constituted near e *r leer celt
inthe- of ter total tonnage t of the en
r c rom of ig artiles, witins the- oe rtileC
I ain e o f each, r iro ns o tkhe f e.
Texas. 2,r,¶e:165 d crude ,ebrleeu Ihu.-iet
ih.o 2.1ber120; cotton, 2,e 2,24e; Ifer ste1
on~to beth, sales7frha iemse
Ed 8- Tw sitns
t now w Burtlso Names th o hisber ral
a ath o H w shingte n. -- Postde nutae n r etonnage
incthe Burleon Thursday cImd leeortiantha
tianiee . Roper of per tl ritee ln
expert of the house exaslii oan
ro rd.ways and means. ho fireer, .an
verr2!e,- postmaster general. atc Jhedetele r1.
er-n frBlakeoley, necretatl ofthe dly n i0era
dingtto stat committee ofirst rle roadin.
u urer. thlrc ncneestant postatrgo'al
181 Think eth ' Fiarerlnendury-fr
oounty l eetine Teo rplnaim
ust thisof tne penitentiary come tihl ther iaf
w cars aIn postigatioonn, y tbt ilinhar tis
..the e no ltoubt in ledet thn wheatr yltine
-othe efire; which eno taled tarhe heas lss at
crrws ofthe n'ek petritelro t w e
rr goang inceyndiary.
Greek Transrte Are Sunk.
5* Venrza-Th~Trkse rieler iramIC
-ge t w t d o Ie Thurs day sunk t r , rh eko. Ir._
shipad i nipr th yoaded wihh ori a teolS Co
ha suuntthe way to g u-ec bare n ,ileri ~ t
"ta twnopleieliae . i
nay uto( each1 in g~i nto River.
Wall arern Fe7ll7~,4.0Te sl and 1:k l
2O a .1;ibert c race rlpeei, .an ate
dia I'.et Tu ,e~ of Isroboksh nrereu 'at.r, ee
>. This or e y ~ ict e IIr assCr ti . cir, b
**Ioa Bo' men wentt ccnii ie
we renscd.uh
ats. Cucurmt>r Acreag
effort t tr ltbrille. Tex.Th
-urltona ker ad Trossit
Iash yo.-- iowbef ;,
wlk sSeY sretay fthM ,.nS at,
