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The Lower Coast Gazette.
DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF THE LOWER COAST: AGRICULTURE, HORTICULTURE, FISHERIES AND COMMERCE.
VOLUIE I. 1POINTE-A-LA-IIACIIE, LA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 1909. NUMBER 32.
PAYNE-ALDRICH !/15i;
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BILL COMPLETE ,
CONFEREES' REPORT IS SIGNED
AS INDICATED BY PRESIDENT
IN LETTER. Col
than
to 7J
HOUSE YOTIES ON IT SATURH AYPO
Ox
D)Oain
Measure Will Go to Senate Monday Ph
Where It Will Remain a Week. St
Hosiery Duty Goes Up From to 4I
1 to 3 Per Cent. Ra
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thou
Ht
Washington. - The Payne-Aldrich Pi
tariff bill Is complete. sang
An agreeument on all disputed points I
was reached and the conferees' report
signed by the Republican conferees
It will go to the house and be voted
on by that body Saturday. The senate H
will on Monday begin consideration cent
of the measure as agreed to by the F
conferees. The senate session may F
consume all of next week. rem
Halted by the mandate of President re
Taft, the tariff conferees were corn- pric
ielled to turn back and revise their p
rates on lumber and gloves. L
When the conferees fixed lumber es
and glove rates by shading very C
slightly the higher rates on each, they cen
were so certain that the president C
would consent to the arrangement that
notices were sent to the Democratic
members of the conference cbmmittee ccc
to be present to approve or disapprove
of the conference report. to
The president had other ideas of
what the rates should be, and he ex- cer
pressed them very forcibly in a letter.
He said that lumber should not be cec
more than $1.25 per thousand feet for
rough with the differentials fixed by eel
the senate on finished lumber. He de
clared also that the senate ,rates on to
gloves, which are the same as the
Dingley rates, and much less than the
house rates, would have to be adopted dr,
In order to obtain his indorsement.
Specified Hides on Free List. sq
The president also specified that loi
hides must go on the free list and the 30
house rates on boots and shoes and
other manufactures of leather must co
be reduced. Hosiery, too, he thought
should be reduced below the house pc
rates, which are advanced over the
Dingley duties. Pe
It was not until the Democratic
members had assembled that the to
White House communication was re
ceived at the conference chamber.
When Senator Aldrich read the presi- to
dent's message he called his Republi
can associates to an adjoining room.
The contents of the letter were dis
cussed and it was decided that the c4
minority should be informed that the
conference report had not been ad- P
vanced to a stage were it could be
submitted to them for their judgment.
After the Democrats reached the e
corridor outside the conference 3
chamber they held a little conference
of their own. Representative Champs
Clark of Missouri was called back to
the chamber. He was given a copy of
the bill as the conferees intend to re
port it, except for the schedules dis
cussed by the president in the letter.
The Democrats then went into session.
The minority members were in the
conference chamber less than an hour.
Representative Griggs said that if the
Republicans would consent to put cot
ton bagging on the free list his as
sociates would show great celerity- in
bringing the conference report to
a vote. Many of the conferees were
disposed to grant this request, but
Representative McCall of Mas
sachusetts protested vigorously on
the ground that it would injure the
manufacture of his state, which turn
out cotton bagging. So emphatic were
his objections that it was seen that an
agreement would be delayed if such
action were atempted.
All Seek a "Final Word."
The Republican members continued
in esslon after the Democrats left the
chamber. There followed one of the
busiest scenes witnessed about the
corridors of the senate office building
during the three weeks the bill has
been in conference. Surrying to and
from the chamber were senators and
members of the house, vying with re
presentatives of special Interests to
get a "tinal word" with the conferee.
Late in the day Representative
Fordney and Calderhead went to the
White House and from there to the of
fice of Speaker Cannon and then back
to the conference chamber. Later they
conferred with a number of North
western senators who were interested
in the lumber question. After their
activities without the conference
room. Speaker Cannon hurried to the
conference room.
Speaker Cannon has been one of the
chief supporters of the house rates on
The Eternal Purpose.
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday,
to-day and forever. He is always
the Sacrifice, the Lamb of God that
taketh away the sin of the world. It
was so that John saw him before the
eternal altar of God in the heavens,
but even then he was standing on the
right hand of power and holding in
his wounded hands the book of des
tiny. He does not leave the mercy
seat to sit upon the throne of judg
ment; the mercy seat is the throne of
4udament. He does not cease to be
glovns. lie said he believed these WE
rateis we'i n(ec ,ssary to stimulatei man
ufacture in Wollnen'S gloves.
\V!en the. sl)peaker concluded his
visit to the conference clhaltmber he
hurried down the corridor without
stopping. One of the waiting news- FART
pap r correspondents asked him if the
conflc'rs had finished.
Compared to Present Law. ATTAI
UPWARD.
Cotton. approximately 3 iper /,nt.
Cotton hosiery valued at not more Railr
than $1 per dozen increased from 50 Fri
to 70 cents per dozen pairs. S
Fancy soaps, from 15 (ents per
pound to 50) per cent ad valorem.
Oxalic acid, from free to 2 cents per
ip ound.
Plate glass, smaller sizes, slightly. Op
Steel, structural, punched, from 36 rdu
to 45 per cent ad valorem. of L
Razors. general increase. vent
Shingles, from 30 to 50) cents per J1ul1
thousand. .
Hops. from 12 to 1f cents per pound.
Pine apples, from $7 to $8 per thou- the
sand. t
Lemons, from 1 cent to 11/2 cents on 1
per pound. loa
Wines and liquors, 15 per cent. l c
S lemlp, from 20 to 22 cents per ton. bion
High-priced laces, from 60 to 70 per teo
cent.
e Fur clothing, from 35 to 50 per cent. eral
y Fireworks, from 20 per cent ad valo
was
rem to 12 cents per pound. wes
it Jewelry, graded increase on higher
priced articles. the
ir Pencil leads, slightly. whe
Lithographic prints, etc., most class- whl
r es increased. last
y Opium and cocaine, increased 50 3l0
Y cents per ounce. he
at Cocoa, increased 5 cents per pound.
at DOWNWARD. ci
Ic Coal (bituminous), from 67 to 45 cot
e cents per ton. the
He Hides, from 15 per cent ad valorem gue
to free list. sor
of Dressed leather, from 20 to 10 per lai
X cent. wa
r. Calf skins, etc., from 20 to 15 per in
be cent. wa
or Boots and shoes, from 25 to 10 per she
by cent. ele
le- Agricultural implements, from 20 sh(
on to 15 per cent. cai
le Sugar, from 1.95 cents to 1.90 cents. clm
he Salt, from 12 to 11 cents per hun
ed dred pounds. tid
Carpets and mats, from 5 cents per
square yard and 35 per cent ad va- the
at lorem to 4 cents per square yard and Cr
she 30 per cent ad valorem. Fr
ind Wool tops, yarns and cloths with a tel
ust cotton warp, reduced 5 per cent. da
ght Wood pulp, from 1-12 of a cent per th
ise pound to free list. co
the White lead, from 2% to 2% cents in
per pound.
etic Common window glass, reduced % o',
the to 1 cent per pound. m
re- Firebrick, from 45 to 35 per cent. of
Der. Iron ore, from 40 to 15 cents per St
esi- ton. at
bli- Pig iron, from $4 to $2.50 per ton. gi
om. Scrap iron, from $4 to $1 per ton. pi
dis- Steel rails, from 7-20 to 7-40 of a at
the cent per pound. tl
the Wire nails, from % to 4-10 of a cent n
ad- per pound. it
be Screws, from 4 to 3 cents per pound, ft
t. Cash registers, linotypes, typewrit- h
the ers and all steam engines, from 45 to
nce 30 per cent ad valorem. d
ne Lumber, from $2 to $1.25 per thou- I
p sand feet. g
I to Oil, free and without any counter- F
Sof vailing duty. a
re- Print paper, from $6 to $3.75 per a
dis-ton.
Works of art more than 20 years f
old, from 20 per cent to free list.
UNCHANGED.
Chinaware.
our. Cotton and cotton cloths, with few
exceptions.
ot Wool and woolens, except tops, yarn
as- and one grade of cheap dress goods.
3. in Bottles, vials and decanters.
to Crown glass.
were Cheap laces.
but Watches and clocks.
Mas- Stockings worth more than $2 per
on dozen.
the Some grades of lithographic prints.
turn Nickel.
were Manufactures of nickel, aluminum,
t an bronze, pewter, platinum, etc.
such Tobacco.
Live animals.
Agricultural products, mostly fruits
Inued and nuts, fish.
t the Collars and cuffs.
the Lace curtains.
the Hats and bonnets.
ding Buttons.
Shas Gloves.
Sand -
hand WOMIAN IN AUTO KILLED
ts to Two Men Injured-Driver Put on Ao
rec-. celerator Instead of the
tative Brake.
*o the
he of- Chicago.- Mrs. Parker Winfield
back Kerr is dead, and W. S. Mills tailor,
they and Harvey Hefer are injured
orth- as a result of an auto accident when
ested the machine overturned near Liberty'
their ville. Mills may die.
rence Because of the mud the machine
o the skidded. Mills atempted to apply the
break, but touched the accelerator.
ofthe This caused the machine, when it
tea on struck a bump in thi. road, to bound.
the Lamb of God to become the min
ister of wrath; the wrath that is
heavier than the rocks and the moun
tains is the wrath of the Lamb.
He does not change, and his king.
dom changes only by growing. The
eternal purpose that he purposed
Grows evident by its accomplishment,
ands his divine perfection becomes
more manifest as it is incarnated in
human life.
The first sure symptom of a mind
in health is rest of heart, and pleasure
felt at home.-Edward Young.
WEEKS DOINGS
IN LOUISIANA Ro'i
Burr
FARMERS' UNION CONVENTION formo
OPENS AT OPELOUSAS. was i;
filed t
court.
ATTACKS GAME AND CODE COMMISSION graph
by th
before
Railroad Officials Are Optimistic- to a
Frisco Enters New Orleans on week;
September 1-Louisiana Con- Hal
gressmen Ask $70,000 for of w
Immigration Station. bank
who
Opelousas.-The State Farmers' aside
Educational and Co-operative Union sister
of Louisiana met here in annual con- broth
vention with State President J. E. 11. (
Bullard presiding and State Secretary M1rs.
J. N. Deloach at his desk. It
Mayor Halphen formally welcomed that
the delegates soon after the conven- wrot
tion was called to order, the response and
on behalf of the Farmers' Union be- moni
ing delivered by State Secretary De- prod
loach. Addresses were also delivered They
by Delegate Davis of Acadia and Na- writ
tional President Charles Barrett of dispi
Georgia. All the speakers were lib- that
erally app'lauded.
The feature of the opening session CO
was the address of Heon. Thomas H.
Lewis of Opelousas, who in a care- Loul
fully prepared speech attacked first
the protective tariff system and then W'
what he termed the obnoxious laws gati
which have been passed during the agal
last legislature, which created about mig
350 new offices. In vigorous language mad
he denounced the legislation which tion
created the game commission, the inl
ctivil code commission and the other in t
is commissions and offices created by the
the last General Assembly, and ar- arri
t gued for their repeal. He spoke at and
some length on the primary election as
2r law and said that while that system lool
was firmly embedded in our law and ture
or in the minds of the people that it ably
was evident that party conventions stal
er should be held before any primary C
election to select candidates which ug(
20 should adopt a platform upon which gre
candidates should be required to de- tir(
s. clare themselves. ret
Ln- Most of the sessions of the associa- bef
tion were held behind closed doors. sul
er A complimentary excursion over enl
ia- the Opelousas and Gulf railroad to wil
ad Crowley, and from thence over the he:
Frisco to Eunice and back here, was
a tendered the delegates the second
day, but owing to press of business
)er the invitation was declined by the Ga
convention, and the body remained
ats in session all day.
Governor Sanders arrived at 5 wE
1 o'clock from Baton Rouge and was fiv
met at the depot by a large number se
of citizens, including Company C, so
per State National Guard; a brass band fhe
and a cavalcade composed of little th
girls, who followed the governor. The re
procession disbanded at the comp- co
f a any's armory, where the governor met cr
the members of the organization and gc
ent made a brief address, thanking them tr
for coming out to meet him, and re- bl
ad. ferring to their excellent record dur- ci
rit- Ing the Alexandria encampment.
to At 8:30 p. m. Governor Sanders ad- be
dressed the delegates to the Farmers' ti
on- Union convention and the citizens ni
generally on the subject of "Model o1
er- Road Building." An immense crowd B
attended the meeting, which was held ci
per on the court house square, the speech al
being made from the stand erected ci
ars for the purpose.
THE UNWRITTEN LAW.
few Sensational Case on Trial Before a d
Jury at Lake Charles. d
arn Lake Charles.--The most sensation
s. al case of the jury term began last
week when Harrison Deane, a young
white man, was placed on trial on a
charge of murder, the man who lost I
his life being John Alston. The trag
per edy which resulted in the death of
Alston was enacted at Bon Ami, near
nts. De Ridder. Deane and his wife kept
the boarding house for the log crew
num, and bad blood arose between Deane
and Alston on account of the latter's
attentions to Mrs. Deane. Friends 1
of Deane claim that Alston repeatedly
'ruits made threats against the young man.
There were no witnesses to the trag
edy. Alston met his death from a
gunshot wound. Deane immediately
made his way to the nearest deputy
sheriff and surrendered.
Several Cases of Glanders and a Sus
ED pected Charbon in Pa. sh.
Shreveport.--Owners of live stock
SAo. i C(.ddo paris* are une'iv because
tf the discovery in Shrevuport o'
St cral cases of glanders and one
chai0on suspect. A horse dlisposed
feld of by D. T. Whitlach to A. P. Pay
ailor, ton was killed and cremated by or
ured der of Health Officer Reisor, whohad
when city watering troughs slushed and
erty* emptied because of exposure by a
condemned horse, and an affidavit
hine has been filed for the arrest of Whit
y the lach, who is charged with exposing
ator, a horse with glanders after being or
en it dered by health officers to isolate the
oud. animal.
Rice Harvest Will Soon Start.
mi. Signs of the approaching rice har
t is vest are multiplying in and around
mouna Crowley and actual harvest work in
the fields will begin on or before
ing* August 1. In the German settlement
The north of Rayne a number of farmers
posed have discontinued pumping for the
ment, season in order to permit the fields
omes to dry out for harvest work. The
ed in crop in this section is in splendid
condition. Deep wells furnish the wa
ter supply and in only a few in
mind stances has there,been any complaint
ma~e of the suppl.
CHARGE WILLS WERE FORGED. COT
Relatives Dispute Transfer of $30,
000 Estate to Conductor's Widow. IRRE(
New Orleans.-Relatives of Carroll MA
Burr Hall, a Texas and Pacific and
former Iron Mountain conductor, who
was killed by a negro six months ago. Local
filed a sensational petition in the civil Li
court, declaring that the two olo
graphic wills of the deceased filed
by the wife of the deceased two days Mein
before are forgeries. Hall's marriage cotton
to a widow occurred only a few pleted
weeks before the tragedy. the wt
Hall left an estate worth $30,000. Telegrr
of which $2u,000 is in his brother's local r
bank at Thayer, Mo. The relatives in Ark
who are praying to have the wills set Alaibar
aside are: Mrs. Harriet H. Petlers, but %
sister, of Commerce, Tex.; C';ark drouth
brother, of Thayer, Mo.; Mrs. Nellie at all.
11. Cross of New York, niece, and The
Mrs. Nellie Free of St. Louis, niece. in n,,i
It is alleged in the petition filed Elsewl
that after Hall's death the widow is bee,
wrote them asking for legal transfers reaehe
and releases. They refused, and six small
months thereafter, they charge, she noit
produced the two oiographic wills.
They admit that Hall left some type- Teas
written instructions regarding theo
disposal of his estate, but declare Ittisi
that the wills filed were forgeries. wevil
CONGRESSMEN AGAINST KEEF. rainfa
sixtte
Louisiana Men Want $70,000 Spent parts
for Immigration Station. high
SWashington.-The Louisiana dele- This
s gation in Congress is up in arms a het
e against Commissioner General of Im- early
t migration Keefe. Keefe recently althoi
made a tour of many of the immigra- cottol
i tion stations of the United States, Thi
e Including that at New Orleans. While clean
Ir in that city he expressed surprise at woulc
Y the small number of immigrants who
r- arrived there during the last year, JEAI
it and this was taken by persons there
n as Indicating that Keefe would not
n look with approval upon the expendi- Bhot
d ture of $70,000 which he has avail
It able for the establishment of a new Ca
is station there. slave
'y Citizens of New Orleans have del- Tony
h uged their representatives in Con- End
h gress to head Keefe off, and the en- head
e- tire delegation appeared before Sec- Clan
retary Nagel and asked to be heard stant
a- before any final action is taken on the At
subject of the establishment of a new Mrs.
er enlarged station. Secretary Nagel she
to will give the Louisiana delegation a bute
te hearing. cut
as bloo
ad DRILLING CONTINUES, to a
ss - phot
he Gas Company is Penetrating Solid "7
ed Roeck at Monroe, not
Monroe.-The drillers at the gas nell,
5 well at Forsythe Park are now about tion
as five feet into the solid rock, which
,er seems to be getting gradually a little B5
C, softer. The cap rock in the Caddo
nd field is about 20 feet thick. Whether
tie this rock here is as thick, or thicker, Go
'he remains to be seen. The flow of gas
np- continues unabated, with a slight in- 4
aet crease in the amount as the drillers ing
nd go further into the rock. The con-n 1
em tractors confidently expect a gas to
re- blow-out almost at any time, espe- roo
ur- cially when this rock is penetrated. wil
The big flow of salt water struck of
d- before the gas was discovered con- '1
rs' tinues unabated. The water is run- ton
ens ning out of the well now at the rate the
el of over 2,000 barrels every 24 hours. pro
wd By the use of an air compresser this th
eld could be increased many times over, ma
ch and the question of filling the artif- tio
ted cial lake would be easily solved. R
Two Negroes Are Lynched. So
Opelousas.-Onezime Thomas and
Emile Antoine, negroes, who were wc
a being brought to jail here by two a
deputy sheriffs, were taken from the rot
officers and shot to death near Grand all
aion- Prairie, in this parish. w
last Thomas shot and seriously wound- be
Ung ed Thomas Fontenot, a farmer near
n a Grand Prairie, about two months ago.
ost It is claimed that his act was utterly
ag- without provocation. After eluding T
Sof capture for many weeks, eit was dis
ear covered that he was in the house of
ept Antoine. Both negrees were arrest- b(
rew ed. The officers had not gone far, hi
ane however, with their prisoners when .
ter's the mob met them and riddled the 1
ends bodies of the two negroes with bul- bi
edly lets. No arrests of the members of 2
man. the mob have been made. 0
trag- ]d
m a Building Paved Streets.
ately Natchitoches. --Governor Sanders' ,
puty Bood roads speech bore fruit when (
the city council unanimously adopt- is
ed an ordinance setting aside one 9
Sus- and one-quarter mill tax on the as
sessed value of the city and author- ,
stock ized the capitalization of the revenues ,
ause from said tax for ten years for the ,
t o purpose of building and constructing ,
one about four miles of model gravel
posed streets.
Pay
y or- T. B. Harris, state superintendent
ohad of education, has addressed a letter
and to the parish superintendents advis
ya ing them that there are still some
ldavit teachers in the summer schools who
Whit- have not yet secured positions and
,osing protesting against the emplh:ment of
ig or- teachers from other states until all
e the competent Louisiana teachers have
been supplied with jobs.
ahar- Railroad Officials Optimistic.
ound Alexandria.-A party of prominent
rk in officials of the Iron Mountain rail
efore road was in the city on their special
ment train making a tour of inspection.
rmers Among other property they inspected
r the the progress of the work on the new
fields union station at this point and ex
The pressed the belief that it will be
endid ready for use by September 1. The
e wa- party went north into Arkansas,
w in- thence to St. Louis and everywhere
plaint they went they gave encouraging
signs of a general revival of business
COTTON NEEDS RAIH MEX
IRREGULAR STANDS TEND TC ONE I
MAKE THE AVERAGE LOW.
Local Showers Beneficial Only it Peons
I Limited Area-Boll Weevil
on the Increase.
SMetalphis, Tenn.-Cultivation of thi Mixi
cotton crop has now been abotut out Atlant
p pleted and its fate depends entirely upon on the
the weather, which at present is iiry. distant
Telegraphic reports show that moderate niles,
/local rains fell on Fridav and Satinlday day in
in Arkansas, T'ennessee, MMisissiippi and earthq
tAlabama. They were highly Inenticial region
" but were not sufticient to relieve the Returr
k dlrouth, as many sections got no rain ing fr
Ie at all. plete,
'1l The only section of the cotton belt not fourte
al in ineed of rain lies east of .Alabama. while
'd Elsewhere the need with local excc"ltions injure
is becoming insistent. The plant has (hilpi
Sreached the fruiting stage, andl being have I
x small and late needs mist fire to pro- classe
to amote Iboth growih and fruiting. shock
. The ctton in central and northern folk I
Texas and southern (Oklahoma is fast cause
t losing groil l id bcause of drtuth. In cano
re l.,iiisiana the weather is favorable, but city,
weevOis are on the illncrease. lge
ra ing to the irregular distrilbution of this 1
rainfall for the past month crops are city i
spltted. There is much cotton in all Thi
pt parts of the South not more than a foot dians
high on this the second day of August. public
le- This fact and irregular stands which are the a
as a heritage of the grassy ,ondlition of pitu
m- early summer, makes the average low, shive
tly although there are districts with good en al
ra- cotton. drizz
es, The plant is stocky, healthy and in a dayli
ile clean state of cultivation. General rains pie r
at would greatly improve the outlook. ciesit
rho A
ar, JEALOUS WIFE'S AWFUL DEED cat
not plac
idi- Bhot Husband to Death, Cut Woman
nil- to Pieces.
Lew Canton, O.-Tired of bing made a
slave of by the man she married, Mrs..
del- Tony Panella, wife of a prominent East Este
on- End grover, fired two bullets through his
en- head, when she found him embracing Vý
Sec- Clara Pizzana, his clerk. Death was in- ever
ard stantaneous. earn
the Afterwards she turned the revolver on cour
few Mrs. Pizzana. Being too excited to shoot, bull
Lgel she threw it down and seized a large Will
a butcher knife with which she literally D.
cut the woman to pieces. Later with the onl3
bloody knife still in her hand, she went his
to a nearby barber shop where she tele- erni
phoned the police. cult
olid "They got what they deserved. I am a h
not sorry for my crime," said Mrs. Pa- I
gas nella, when taken to central police sa- ove
bout tion, her dress soaked with blood. lish
hich of1
ittle BLACK ROT HURTS COTTON tin
iddo
ther hot
.ker, Georgis Farmers Losse Over Million Fot
gas Per Year by It. 42
t in- Atlanta, Ga.--"From the reports com- sec
Ilers ing in from various sections of the State the
con- in regard to the increased damage done of
gas to the growing cotton crop by the black cro
aspe- root disease, it now appears that this net
ed. will cause a loss to the Georgia farmers of
ruck of over a million dollars this year." 201
con- This statement was made by State En
run- tomologist E. L. Worsham in discussing
rate the ravages of the black root, which is
ours. proving so disastrous to the cotton crop C1
this throughout itle State of Georgia. He is
over, making a strong fight for the appropria
arti.- tion of $10,000 asked for in the bill of Em
d. Representative Henderson of Irwin, one br
of the largest cotton growers in the it
South. sh
and Prof. Worsham says that black root is pa
were worse than the boll weevil in that when
two a stalk of cotton is attacked by black w
n the root the whole stalk dies, thereby losing of
3rand all the product in cotton, while the boll al
weevil gets only a certain per cent of the t
ound- bolls. c
near w
a ago. CAROLINA DRY PRO TEM. tl
.tterly - *
uding Twenty-One Wet Counties Will Vote on ft
s dis- Retention of Liquor. ii
ise of C'olumbia, S. C.-South Carolina has o
rrest- been added to the fold of state-wide pro
e far, hibition territory, which now embraces
when well-nigh all of the Southeastern States.
d the lowever, the drought in this State is toi A
h bul- be temporary-unless the voters in the
er of 21 wet counties that are to heol) local
option elections on Tuesday, August 17, 1
declare for perlietual dryness. o
l)ue to the strategy of the prohiltition- d
nders' ists in the South ('arolina legislature, the I
when drys have all tc gain and nothing to lose
adopt- in the aipproaclfiig contest. Literally this
e one State is "half and half." 21 counties be- (
he as- ing already in the prohiition camp and I
tuthor- exactly the same numlier Ieing ifticially '
venues engagedl in the sale ,;f intoxicants uniler
or the what is known as the couity disien-ary
ructing systeni.
Catholics for Temperance.
('hicago.-- An evening parade of 13,100)
endent men and women. followed Iby a temper
letter ance mass mueeting in thie .\Aulitoriium
advis- Theater. vwill ibe the feature of thei na
some tional convi.ntion of tlht ('athilice Ttal
I ,s who Abstinence IUnion. 'Tholuandls ,f women
ns and are expected to take piart in thle parade,
nent of and the Ladies' .\uxiliary of the Knights
atl all of Father Mathewv alone will contribute
s have 3,000 members, who will appear in autos
and tally-hoes.
Kentucky Mobs Active.
tic. Lexinigon, Ky.-Jails at BHarbourville
minent anti London are being guarded to prevent
in rail- mobs from storming them and lynching
special four men accused of assaulting two little
pection. girls. James White, a negro, is causing
spected most apprehension. lie is at Barbour
he new ville, having been removed from Pine
and ex- ville, where he assaulted ,-year-,ld Susie
will be Woodward. A mob of 300 men storlmcil
1. The the Pineville jail,
kansas, At London three younig white men are
r ywhere held and two others are being searched
uraging for, all being charged with assaulting a
siness 14-year-oldl girl
MEXICO HAS SHAKES SIC
ONE TOWN DESTROYED---FOUR" CAF
TEEN DEATHS.
Peons Predicted Disaster Because
the Snow Melted on
Popocatepetl.
.Mexico (ity.--Central Mexico from the They ret
Atlantii: to the Pa'itic and from i qurato,
on the niorth, to I)axaea, 'u thil soutlh, LL
distance' covering mitre than 1.001) sq1uare
miles, was shaken at an early hour Fri
day morning by a series of the severest
earthquakes that have been felt in this
region for the past quarter of a century. P
Returns telling of the loss of life result
ing fronm the shocks are as yet ineomll
plete, but the atii ial figures show that
fourteen persons were killed outright,
while miore than a score were mortally UNI
injured. The towns of Acatpulco and
('hilpaiieinigo. in the .tae of Guerrero,
have liben part iully ,h-i rwyed. The peon Trn
ehlasses were terribly frightened over the lie
shlocks because for day. tllhosett iiiiilt' hnbl,
folk have been prelict ing a disaster, be- 1
caute the snows on the' p'ak of the vol
ciino Cl ,Poeatepetl.. vi,ihle from this ""
city, have been nileltilng. An old Aztect .
legend de lares that when the scows on
this volcano disappear, a, too, will the
e city at its base. N(
'1The wailing and praying of the In
,t dians in the Alameda, ociato and other 1
b. public squares added to the weirdness of
t the scene anti painted an unforgettable
ºf picture on the minds of the half-clad,
c, shivering hordes of frightened men, woni
ti en and children, who stood out in the f ait
drizzling rain waiting for the comning of
a daylight. When the sun shone the peo
15 ple returned to their homes, having sufti- STA
cieitly recovered.
A message from G. Peyres, an Ameri- Thot
o can commercial traveler, received from I
the town of Chilpancingo, says that the
place has been completely destroyed.
WRIGHT MADE RECORD FLIGHT eth
. ing i
t Established Beyond Dispute Practi- frier
cis cability of Aeroplane. of
Washington.-Orville Wright, Friday "Mib
in. evening, attained the zenith of hard- over
earned success. In a ten-mile, cross- pne
on country flight in .the famous aeroplane bori
ot, built by himself and his elder brother, "
-ge Wilbur, and accompanied by Lieut. Benj. "Mc
llv D. Foulois, of the Signal Corps, he not she
the only surpassed the speed requirements of was
ant his contract with the United States gov- stof
,le- ernment, but accomplished the most diffi- litt
cult and daring flight ever planned for de
am a heavier-than-air flying machine. bac
Pa. Incidentally he broke all speed records
ta. over a measured course, and he estab- set
lished beyond dispute the practicability ma
of an aeroplane in time of peace and in cya
cry
ON time of war.
His speed was over forty-two miles an
hour. He made the ten-mile flight from
ion Fort Myer and back in 14 minutes and *hc
42 seconds, including the more than 20 to
om- seconds required for the turn beyond
.ate the line at Shuter Hill, the southern end
one of the course. He attained a height in
tack crossing the valley of Four-mile Run of
this nearly 500 feet, and the average altitude sai
hers of his practically level course was about col
200 feet above the ground.
En- Di
ing TWO NEGROES LYNCHED.
his - il
rop Charged With Shooting and Seriously ,
te is Wounding White Man. ra
ria- Opelousas, La.-Onzeime Thomas and pa
Sof Ermile Antoine, negroes, who were being fr
one brought to jail here by two deputy pher- te
the iffs, were taken from the officers and
shot to death near Grand Prairie, in this ri
t is parish. cc
hen Thomas shot and seriously wounded a b
lack white man, Thomas Fontenot, a farmer, y,
sing of Grand Prairie, near Grand Prairie,
boll about two months ago. It is claimed
f the that his act was utterly without provo
cation. After eluding capture for many
weeks, it :'as discovered that he was in
the house of Antoine. Both negroes P
were arrested. The officers had not gone I
e on far, however, with their prisoners when ii
the mob met them and riddled the bodies
has of the two negroes with bullets. e
aes ROOSEVELT GETS A DEGREE. p
is to African Hunter and Others Honored by a
i the Leipsic University. c
local Leipsic.-The University of Leipsie, f
S, which is celebrating the fifth centennary
of its foundation, Friday conferred the 4
ition- degree of Doctor of Laws on Theodore
the Roosevelt. lie was the only foreigner
lose thus honoredl. Among others to receive
this degrees were Kling Frederick of Saxony,
l b- Count Ferdinand Zeppelin, aeronaut; (;er
I' t nard Ihlauptinlnn, auttlhor, and Prof. Fritz
ciall y von Chde, the German painter.
unler The university took the first opportu
n-arv nity to add former P'resideiint Roosevelt
to its lonor list, as it has been unde'
stool tat the Berlin University will give
him the DTctor of Laws degree when he
hi,00 lectures there in the .Iring.
trium Votes to Remove McLendon.
li n i- Atlanta, Ca.-The Georgia seinate to
Ttal day voted to remove fr',im office the
iiten chairman of the state railrolad commis
aarade, sion, S. G. McLe.ndon, the vote being 23
nights to 18. McLendon was recently suspend
ribute ed by former Gov. Smith on charges of
a utos being too lenient with the railroads, in
violation of campaign pledges.
ville NEAR BEER TAX DOUBLED.
r t Georgia Lower House Passes Bill for
cnchinig Additional Revenue.
eali sng Atlanta, Ca.-An amendnient to the
our tax laws, doublling the near ,eer state
tax, was introdluced in the house hy
SSi Reltreentati\ e A\lexander, leader of t'.*
tprhihiititni-t. The amenlnoent raises
the tax on maniuf;rtur'rs and agen s
from $500) to $1,0,f) ye-arly., :n1 on re
ain are tailers fromn $200 to $5'00 yearly, toth
ltaxe payaes l e hlquarterly. The AlexandIr
bill passed the huse.
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sr More Than Two Million Users
NO STROPPING NO HONING
t. KNOWN THE WORLD OVER
hef af.iota eyshus Thompsonnn's Eye Water
o rf
a- STARTED THE TEARS AFRESH.
'ri- Thoughtless Act of Little Eben That
nm Reminded Sorrowful Widow of
the Her Loss.
ed.
Mr. Jefferson had not been alto
;ether an exemplary husband and fa
ther, but he possessed certain engag
ing qualities which secured him many
;ti- friends, and made his death the cause
of sincere mourning to his widow.
lay "Mis' Jeff'son, she's done broke up
Lrd- over Eb'nezer's being took off fr'm
as- pneumony," said one of the neigh
ane bors.
her, "She sutt'nly is," said' another.
enj. "Mournin' round de house all de time,
not she goes. Why, day befo' yist'day I
sof was thar helpin' her, an' she only
sov. stop cryin' once, an' dat was to spank
if.- little Eben for takin' m'lasses out'n
for de jug right into his mouf' when her
back was turned.
ords "When she spanked him good an'
tab- set him down, she say to me: 'He
ility makes me t'ink ob his pa so much I
d in cyan't bear it!' and bus' right out
cryin' agin."-Youth's Companion.
a an
from Horace-Ah! Miss Gwace, what
and should a young man do when he wants
120 to write spring poetry?
ond Grace-He should see a doctor.
ein The Force of Habit.
tn One of the campers had done some
a of thing peculiarly idiotic, and the dean
.ude said: "Dick reminds me of Thomas'
colt."
"What about Thomas' colt?" asked
Dick, cheerfully.
"Why," the dean responded, read
ily, "where I lived in Maine when I
usly was a boy an old man named Thomas
raised horses. He once put out to
and pasture a colt, which had been fed
being from its birth in a box stall and wa
pher- tered at the trough in the yard.
and "The pasture lay across a small
Sthis river, and in the middle of the day the
colt swam the stream to go up to the
ed a barn-yard for a drink of water."
.mer, Youth's Companion.
rairie,
simed THE NEW WOMAN
provo- Made Over by Quitting Coffee.
many
as in Coffee probably wrecks a greatet
groes percentage of Southerners than of
gone Northern people for Southerners use
when it more freely.
bodies The work it does is distressing
enough in some instances; as an illus.
tration, a woman of Richmond, Va.,
E. writes:
"I was a coffee drinker for years
red by and for about six years my health was
completely shattered. I suffered fear
'iPsic, fully with headache and nervousness,
nnary also palpitation of the heart and loss
c' the of appetite.
odore "My sight gradually began to fail
rigner and finally I lost the sight of one
eceive eye altogether. The eye was op
xony, erated upon and the sight partially
; (er- restored, then I became totally blind
F. ritz in the other eye.
"My doctor used to urge me to
portu- give up coffee, but I was willful and
i)Plt continued to drink it until finally in a
unler- case of severe illness the doctor in
ill give sisted that I must give up the coffee,
hen he so I began using Postum, and in a
month I felt like a new creature.
"1 steadily gained in health and
strength. About a month ago I be
ite to- gan using Grape-Ntuts food and the
effect has been wonderful. I really
cth-feel like a new woman and have
ii gained about 25 pounds.
sing 2- "I am quite an elderly lady and be
sl"'"d fore using Postum and Grape-nuts I
could not walk a square without ex
ads, in ceeding fatigue, now I walk ten or
twelve without feeling it. Formerly
in reading I could renmember but little
ED. but now my memory holds fast what
I read.
Bill for Several friends who have seen the
remarkable effects of Postum and
to the Grape-Nuts on me have urged that I
r state give the facts to the public for the
ruse by sake of suffering humanity, so, al
r of th though I dislike publicity, your can
t ruic- pubiiALi this letter if you lik,."
S l"'g , - J l'ad "The Road to Wllvile," in
ion r pkgs. "There's a Rason."
: oth Eer rend tie nilaiove letter, A new
Ii Xdar one appentr frrsnl thl.in tlo ime. They
are genuine, true, and full of humas
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