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LAYNE AND BOWLER COMPANY'S Notice to All Actual and Prospective Users of Deep Well Centrifugal or Turbine Pumps Using Enclosed Drive Shaft or Protected Bearings. Layne & Bowler Company own or control the following pat ents pertaining to pumps and well mechanisms: Letters Patent issued to M. E. Layne upon well mechanisms: May 29, 1905, Serial No. 821,653, Dec. 1, 1908, " " 905,440, May 17, 1910, " 957,974, July 18, 1911, " " 998,186, Sept. 24, 1913, " " 13,467. (R'-Issue) The different patents relate to our Enclosed Li'e Sault Paph with protected bearings and steel pit interlocking device. You can obtain copies of them from the United States Patent Office, or we can furnish same upon request. In all the suits hereinafter referred to, not one of our patents has been invalidated and no court has refused to sustain our patent rights or to grant us an injunction and the usual patent relief in any of the cases which has been decided. SUITS DECIDED IN ORU FAVOR IN THE UNITED STATES # COURTS The following suits concerning Layne Patents have been de cided in our favor in the United States Courts: M. E. LAYNE vs. Southern Car Mfg. Supply Co., Beaumont, Texas. El Campo Machine Company, El Campo, Texas. Linstrom, El Campo, Texas. Stancliff Manufacturing Co., Houston, Texas. United Well Works, Stuttgart, Ark. M. B. Van Ness, Welsh, Louisiana. M. D. L. Webb, Stuttgart, Ark. The above defendants (M. D. L Webb excepted) are manu facturing corporations able to make and did make proper defense. All the above suits were vigorously contested at Heavy Cost on both sides; the litigation cost us over $30,000.00, and probably as much more has been spent by the defendants. Our patents have been validated by four different United States Courts. The United States Court of Appeals has sustained all of our Patents submitted to said court and held in all instances to be infringed by the above defendants. The following suits against manufacturers are now pending or are being brought in the United States Courts of Arkansas and Louisiana: M. E. LAYNE and LAYNE & BOWLER CO., VS. F. I. Getty, Jennings, La. Krumpen Machine Wks., Stuttgart, Ark. Leonard Krumpen, A. F. Selig," Stamm-Scheele Mfg. Co., Rayne Louisiana. A. D. Dunn, Humphrey, Ark. J. P. Nichols, Stuttgart, Ark. We mean business when we say that any unlawful use of an enclosed line shaft centrifugal pump with protected bearings m not and interlocking steel pit coupling not manufactured by us or bearing our patent license tag will be legally punished-this ap plies not only to the manufacturers and sellers but also to the users or owners. USERS OF PUMPS ARE LIABLE If you consult an attorney, you will find that the use of a patented article is an infringement as much as the manufacture or sale of such article. All pumps equipped with enclosed LINE 4 SHAFTS with PROTECTED BEARINGS are in our judgement, 1 infringements. The user of a pump constituting an infringement of our patents is as guilty as the manufacturer and in order to pro " Ot our rights we are compelled to notify you that if you purchase infringing pump you are liable for damages for the use of same and we will bring suit against you to fecover damages for such use. Some farmers and other users profess not to understand why r we sue the user of a pump which infringes our patent instead of thte manufacturer, or the party making the sale. The law per- a mite us to sue either manufacturer. seller or user and usually the armers and other users of pumps, are financially responsible, which is more than can be said of some corporatiqns which in- r fringe patents. Patent litigation is of slow progress and while d we are spending money and time in obtaining a judgement against manufacturing corporation, such corporations may have sold . hndreds of pumps and later go bankrupt. For example, the United Well Works of Stuttgart, Arkansas (and others) leaving our judgement for damages without value; so as a matter of self pro- 4 teetion we are obliged to sue the user as well as the, manufacturer 4 or. seller or agent. The user may say: "Well, the manufacturer protects us," but if this is so, ask the users of pumps sold to them by the UniteJ Well Works. Who has protected them and why it is they are now paying the Layne & Bowler Company damages, or royalty for use of4 our enclosed line shaft.4 We have filed suits in the United States Courts against a num ber of users of pumps which we believe infringe our patents. We are, therefore, putting you on notice concerning our rights for your own protection. This ought to be sufficient notice to farmers and others using or contemplating the use of irrigation pumps which infringe our patents that we mean business and that we mean to protect our rights. To this end we have some fifteen attorneys in different ` territories who will give their best attention to the matter of pro tecting our patents We do not want to bring suit against any one, but we will be forced to bring suit against every purchaser of .a pump that infringes our patents, and for your information will i:tate that-thus far every patent suit brought by us has been decid ed in our favor. The people in the market for irrigation machinery have been informed and lead to believe for the last four or five years by par ties infringing our patents, that we were simply bluffing and would not bring suit(but we were forced to bring suit) and that we could not hope to have our PATENTED ENCLOSED LINE SHAFT PUMP WITH PROTECTED BEARINGS VALIDATED, (but the courts have validated same.) Most of the Irrigation People know that we were the first to Introduce a pump not requiring an openpit in combination with the .PATENTED ENCLOSED LINE SHAFT PUMP. They also know that this style of pump is being almost exclusively used. For your information will quote you the following which is paragraph from the latest decision rendered by the United States Court of Appeals at New Orleans and speaks for itself: '"Comparing the conceded practical benefit that has. been de rived from Layne's Patented Pump with the theoretical argument of the defendant we have come to the conclusion that the former should prevail, and that claim 20 of the complainant's Patent should be sustained, and that the defendants apparatus should be held to infringe it in the one respect of a closed casing for the pump shaft of the designed and with the triple function attributed to it in the specifications of Layne's patent. The decree apibaled from it is correct in so far as it recogniz 2ea the validity of the patent and finds the appellee infringing the SNh claim thereof. It is therefore amended so that the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th and 7th paragraph shall be read as follows: "(1) That the letters patent of the United States, issued to Mahlon E. Layne, on May 29, 1906, bearing the number 821.653, are good and valid in law as to the claim 20th, which is as follows: 20. The combination of a well casing, a rotary pump therein ad a line shaft for the pump entirely closed off from the water in the well.' (2) That the said Mahlon E. Layne was the first, true and nal inventor of the invention and improvement described in1 letters patent, and particularly recited in said claim 20. (5) That the defendant Marvin B. Van Ness, has infringed said letters patent No. 821,653, and particularly the said j 0 and upon the exclusive rights of the complianants under (6) That the complianants recover of the defendants the prof ans and advantages which the said defendant has received or or which have accrued to him by the manufacture, use or oapparatus in violation of said claim 20 of said letters patent 8No. 21,053, and that comp!ainants do recover the damages result ing from said infringement. (7) That a perpetual injunction issue out of and under the seal of this.court directed to said defendant Marvin B. Van Ness, 1 perpetually enjoining and restraining him, his servants, agents, attorneys, employees, workmen and confederates, and each and every one of them, as well as all other persons acting by, or through him, or ar y .of them, from directly or indirectly making, using or selling appal'atus containing the invention covered in and by the said claii 26 of said ietteib paenti Nt). 821,653." - SPECIAL NOTICE TO USERS OF IRRIGATION PUMPS. Remember this: No one claims that there can be any infringe ment or damages from the use of a Layne Patent Enclosed Line Shaft Pump purchased from Layne & Bowler Company; no one disputes the right of Layne & Bowler Company to manufacture and sell Layne Pumps And no person or corporation anywhere claims env liability against the purchaser for using a Layne Pump manu factured by Layne & Bowler Company, in other words, everyone h ndmita that vni Cas !n 1i Lerye :imp pnnchased from Layne & I Bowler Company without any liability for infringement, whereas, ar the court records show if you use a rump constituting an in tringement of the Layne Patents, you will be liable for damages. We are placing this matter before you in the hope that by fully t informing you of our position in this matter, you will see to it that t our rights are protected and that it will not be necessary for us to cause you any trouble in the future, with relation to making, buy .: ~ . our patents. In out° oinion the ?oiicwi'Lg concerns are manufacturing and sal'']a "'"' fTt'< V nf'r'inge G!.' aten r: Stamm-Scheele Mfg. Company, Rayne, La. F. I. Getty, Jennings, La. For this reason we put you on notice and hope that you will see to it that you do not purchase any pump or pumps that infringe our patents. If you are in doubt, we advise you to consult a com petent patent attorney before purchasing or paying for a pump that infringes our patents. Respectfully yours, adv By M. E. LAYNE, President of Layne & 1fowler Co. Rules ani eoguIations Governing THE CLARION CONTEST. 1. Any white school in the parish of St. Landry is eligible to com pete for the prizes offered in the Clarion School Popularity Contest. 2. In the event that two or more schools secure the same amount of votes the value of the prizes will be equally divided, or a like prize will be given to those schools tying. i. Votes will be awarded in the following order: New subscriptions 500 votes for $1.00. Renewal subscriptions 500 votes for $1.00. New advertising 250 votes for $1.00. Adveriising coupons 200 votes for $1.00. 4. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. All free coupons printed in the St. Landry Clarion must be ,tea by Oct. 21st -.ud a'l votes must be 0. K'd by the Contest Manager, before deposited in the ballot box. A committee of judges, appointed by the St. Landry Clarion, will make the final count and distribute the prizes. The Grand Special Prize, a $60.00 scholarship to the Soule Business College, will be awarded by the School Board. The scholar of each school having the largest number of votes to his credit will be nominated by his or her school and will be eligible to present his school in a competitive examination. At intervals during the contest special prizes will be offered. The winner of the first special prize offered will be barred from competing for the second special prize, and in similar manner on down the line. The winners of these special prizes however will not be barred from competing for the big prizes. All agents' and postmasters' commissions will be suspended during this contest. The Contest Manager of the St. Landry Clarion reserves the right to change or modify these rules and regulations as necessity demands. Saved Girl's Life "I want to tell you what wonderful benefit I have re ceived from the use of Thedford's Black-Draught," writes Mrs. Sylvania Woods, of Clifton Mills, Ky. "It certainly has no equal for la grippe, bad colds, liver and stomach troubles. I firmly believe Black-Draught saved my little girl's life. When she had the measles, they went in on her, .but one good dose of Thedford's Black-Draught made them break out, and she has had no, more trouble. I shall never be without THEDFORD'S BLAdK-DRAUG1ifT S in my home." 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RAPES-4$2.50 to $4.00 per day for whites. $2.00 per day for negroes. 500 Vote Coupon 500 This Coupon and One Year's Subscription to the ST' LANDRY CLARION is good for 500 votes c in the Clarion School Popularity Contest. t Voted by .. . .. c P. O. Address . . .- ... ...State .. . School voted for.... ....... - Name of Solicitor _ ... _ .. _ -0 - . -ONTEST MANAGER. N. B.-This Coupon is void unless O.K.'d and signed by the Contest Mgr. c OUR Low Price Cotton Sale IS STILL ON and just in time for the cold weather! Come in and take a look at the up -to-date and best make Men's and Boys' Overcoats, Suits, Rain coats and Cravenette$, "The Winsberg Quality" at greatly reduced prices. You will save greatly by buying one. Do not fail to Hart, Schaffner& Marx See the Overcoat Overcoats worth worth $6.50 $18.50 For this Sale at this Sale $4.90 $14.50 EVERYTHING for the BOY Rain Coats, Sweater Coats, Heavy Underwear, Gloves, I Shoes and Caps. REMEMBER THE PLACE, AT M. Winsberg, "THE HOUSEOF QUALITY" Landrty Street .. Opio sias SHERIFF'S SALE DR. JOHN HAAS Versus WM. EDENBORN AND H. P. DART, JOINT RECEIVERS OF THE UNION IRRIGATION CO. No. 20,158 16th Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Landry, La. By virtue of a writ of seizure and sale issued out of the Honorable Six teenth Judicial District Court, in and for the parish of St. Landry, in the above entitled andnumbered suit, and to me directed, I have seized and will offer for s. <e, at public ac-! tion to the last and highest bidder, at the front door of the Court House of St. Landry parish, at Opelousas, La., on Saturday, NOv. 21st, 1914, at 11 o'clock a. m.,. the following de scribed property, to-wit: A certain tract or parcel of land situ ated in the parish of St. Lanr, La., about three miles northwest of Qpelou sas, at what is known as (radnigo's Island, containing one hundred and thirty-eight and 63-100 (138.63) acres more or less, less the right of way of the canal of the Union Irrigation Co., containing twenty three (23) acres, leaving a balance a the above tract of one hundred and fifteen and 63-100 (115.63) acres, more or less and being bounded on the north by land of Mrs. Mary E. Walker, on the south by land of J. B. Sandoz and Firmin Jacobs, on the east by land of E. M. Boagni and! on the west by land of Chas. F. Boagni and Firmin Jacobs. Being the same land acquired by vendor herein as fol lows: From Chas. F. Boagni, 18.22 acres on May 25, 1907, as pef act of sale re-f corded in Conveyance Book B 4 1-2 at page 221. From Octavie Simon 54.61 acres on December 5, 1899, as per act recordetl in Conveyance Book S 3 at pages76 and 77. From Samuel Haas 66acres, more or less, on Feb. 3, 1904, as per act recorded in Conveyance Book D 4 at page 231 of the files of the Recorder of St. Landry parish, La. Terms: Cash, to pay and satisfy the sum of eleven hundred forty-two and 57-100 dollars debt :with interest and cost unless the same is immediately paid, and on terms of credit corresponding to the unmatured por tion of the purchase- price under the original sale. oct 17-6t M. L. SWORDS, Sheriff. 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