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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-03
Hon. ]. Y. Sanders
ExOnerated.

a very effective argument in ia
yor u clean campaign has been
produced through the efforts of
political enemies Of Hon. Jared Y. |
Sanders 10 besmirch and blacken
his character with false reports and
suggestive innuendoes. That it
could not be foreseen that such an
attempt would be certain OF failure
ID q remarkable instance OF lack OF
clear sightedness; and that its re-
eultant effect should be the dis.
contiture Of his enemies and addi
tional strength to his ever-increas-
ing popularity is but natural. No
sooner had these reports become
current than they were taken up
and sifted out, their falsitY proven
and their untruth broadcasted. In
the sitting process it was disclosed
that instead CT the cowardlY traits
Of the assassin the character of MIR.
Sanders revealed those manly quail
ties which elicit the applause and
and approval Of every honorable,
manly man. and instead of beng
stigmatized and degraded by the
infamous charges made against him
be- is to-day being congratulated
upoh the clean record disclosed by
the consequent Investigations The
press throughout the State has con-
demned the unclean methods Of his
enemies, and the unanimlty of the
people in crying down and dis
conntenancing these Inscriptions
actions will probably be deterrent
ID such attempts in the future. The
numerous letters and evidence off
fssed III dlsproyss f the charges
: made iii lhe attempt to blacken
nat. Sanders character are too
voluminous to publish, but the fol
lowing. from Archbishop Blenk. is
sufficient:
new Orleans, La, July %, 1907.
hon. Jared ". Sanders, Godchaux Bldg. City:
NV Dear Sir--Cs Common justice, hatred
IF wrong iii any shape, as well as the
HIGHER motive of christian charity, i'm
pelI me to express my genuine regret
AZ that very unfortunate and ill-advised
letter written To you by the Rev. o..
Holtpreve, of Flaquemine.
THE matter Of the said letter having
been brought before me as the arch
bIshou Of The diocese and the ecclesi-
asslcal superior OF Mr.. Holtgreve, |
carefully took III up, following the die
tatas of duty, and proceeding in the
Investigation BIZ the whole affair entirely
on moral grounds.
The results show conclusiFely that
the statements quoted by the reverend
father ara base ISLANDERS and the vilest
SORE kU1G1GMbAOnGe AAG 1AAthCSAA sA9-
sures me that he could not substantiate
one oil them,
Therefore, impressed as ] am BY the
keen pain inflicted on you through the
mere reading Of the cruel and wholly
groundless calumnies against your
character, beg TO add my official apol-
oaies To those already made to you By
nv subordinate, the Rev. y. Holtgreve,
with sentiments Of high esteem,
Yours very sincerely,
JAMES EEL. BLENK, 5. nj.
Archbishop OF New Orleans
lib the alleged attempted murder
csse, letters from the trial Judge
she district attorney ard witness
for tile State were complete exon.
erations, and only the basest mo-
tigss and an utter disregard fol
truth ID responsible for the use q
this material for campaign pur'
poses
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-03
Orde Election.

Whereas thee Iury of the Par
1sh OF st. Iany, Louisiana, at q
regular meetlh I'D on the 9th day OF
July, 1907, orda that special cleo
ton be held IN Third Ward of the
Parish OF 81. I my, Louisiana, and
did request the I'd of Supervisors
Of Election Tor tarish of st. Tam
many, to olnmmissioners and
clerks to serve a election, and to
give due notice Cd appointments,
and Of the time sniace of holding
said election, anq t1ke return OF said
eleeblnn TO SAG IOury.
Now, therefore, the Board Of
Supervisors of Ele in and for the
Parish OF st. Iamms Slate OF LOU
lsiana. duly eommlsned sworn and
qualified, by virtue oae authority In
US vested, ana phIsuS8o the request
aforesaid, do hereby spublic notice
that on Tuesday, the day OF A1-
gust, 1907, special lion will be
held at the polling plaar places es~
tablished by law in sa4hird Ward,
for the purpose OF takinshe sense of
the property taxpayers Of said Third
Ward entitled to vote UT the Con-
stttption and laws of the Re of Lou
isiana upon t he question: leyying a
special tag OF three ((3llIls on the
dollar per apnpm, for = pad Of ten
(l0) years, on all taxable aerty sit
uated in the said Third u, or 50
much thereof as may be Hsssry to
raise the sym of Ave thpHsa dollars
(S5oOOj for each OF said yea Or spcf
sum, not exceeding five thoyad dol
lars ($50O0) per annum, as thee
90 mill tax will produce, in of the
St. Tammany and New 0rle% Rail
ways and Ferry Company, akpora
ton organized under the laSaf tht
State of Louisiana, and domhd IL
! the Parish Of st. TammaHy, itsaces
sois OF assigns.
I And in pursuance OF said oFssnc,
and the authority in Us Vested, th,
Board of Supervisors Of Elect 10
THE Parish OF st. Tammany, do hh,
name and appoint the following u
| missiopers and clerks TO presidsRt
serve at said ELECTION on said. datsg
| wit;
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THIRD WARD.
I'REoINoT No. l-CoylNaToN.

PRECINoT No. l--COVINGT0N.
!. E. D. Kentzoi, J. Louis Smith, Al
toIe Beaucoudray, Commissioners
Frank Keller, Clerk.
PRECINCT No. 2-AB1TA SPRINGS.
F. J. Heintz, Jr., Phillip Beaudea
John P. Rausch, Commissioners; Bic
ard Hall, clerk.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-03

National President Barret, ID an
address before the Louisiana con
ven,ion 81 The Farmers Union, at
ston Rouge. last Tuesday OPP
sed foreign immigration Of any
6tsr md bis remarks were
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-03
FOR SALE.

Fois hts of ground, with new sic
room house, seven foot hall in center,
large galleries front and back, large
barn WthltWo additions, three stalls,
two hsrses, one surrey, one wagon,
two sch of harness, one riding saddle,
best kiil Of water, All under fence.
High LAID, good drainage. Hall Way
betweenAbita Springs and Covington.
Price $500 90. Apply at this office.
jy6-tf
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FOB SALE.

One 1850 Capacity Saw Mill
With PlaeF apa Dry Kiln All in first
class running order One mile vest Of
Folsom, La Address
SMITH BROS. Covington, La
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-03
List OF Letters

IRanaipine in the Postoface at Coy
I'm. In. July 81. 1907:
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1907-08-03
ORDER OF ELECTION.

WksEeas, the Police Jury of the Par
ish of St. fammany, 'EbaIsiana, at a
regular meeting held on the 9th day of
July, 1907, ordained that special cleo
tion be held in the Fourth Ward of the
Parish of st. Tammany, Louisiana, and
did request the Board of Supervisors of
ELECTION for the Parish of st. Tam
many TO appoint commissioners and
clerks to serve at said election, and to
give due notice of said appointments,
and Of the time and place of holding
said. election, and to make return OF
said election to said Police Jury.
Now, therefore, we, the Board of
Supervisors of Election In and for the
Parish of st. TammanY, State of Lou
isiana, duly commissioned, sworn and
qualified, by virtue Of the authority in
US vested, and pursuant TO the request
aforesBiid, do hereby give pnbllc notice
that on Thesaag, tip SQth day Of Az
gust, 1907, 2 special elecffqh VIII be
held at the polling place or places eg-
tablished by law in said Fourth Ward,
for the purpose of taking the sense Of
the property taxpayers of the said
Fourth Ward entitled to vote under the
Constitution and laws of the State
of Louisiana upon the question
OF leYyiAg 4 special tag; Of three (3l
mills On the dollar per anpun, for q
period Of ten (l01 years, on ali taxable
property situated in the said Fourth
Ward, or 50 much thereof as may be
necessary to raise the cum Of three
thousand dollars (83000) for each of
said years, or such sum, not exceeding
three thousand dollars ($3000) per an
mum, as said three CO mills tax will
produce, in aid of the st, Tammany and
New Orleans Railways and Ferry Com
pany, a corporatirn organized under
the lays of the State of Louisiana and
domicfled In the Parish OF St. Tam
many, it's successors or assigns.
And in pursuance to said orasnanee
and the authority in us vested, we, the
Board of Supervisors Of ELECTION for
the Parish of st, Tammany, do barely
name and appoint the following come
missioners and clerks to preside and
serve at said election on said date to-
wit:
FOURTH WARD.
VAUDEVILLE.
Randolph Morgan, r. Z. Smith
George GIocsner, Commissioners; w.
G. Davis, CLERK.
LEWIS Z. MORGAN,
w. q. PARKER,
WARREN THOMAS,
Supervisors of Election, Ut. Tammany
Parish. La
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FR SALE.

Lot and Buihing now occupied BY
G. G. Champagne e Co.. Druggists.
Apply to JIM. CLAVERIE, JR.
In Gaze OF Miller & Morgan.
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Anlauy farmer
.ust 8, 1907.
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EsTRAY NOTICE,

Left my premises on Friday, June ss,
one DIM color horse, scar on left knee,
and scar an left hind thigh, has q hob
tail. Finder will return to Ghas, Zeal
rath, Aulos station, on N. @. q. N. r..
r., and get reward Of ten dollars.
iyl3 1t
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-16
DEMOCRATS SEE
VICTORY AHEAD
Because of Taft.Foraker Factions in
Republican Ranks, Count of Bal
lots May Change ohio's
Political Complexion

BY Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, May 15.-The rescind-
ing Of the call for the Republican love-
feast at Columbus and the consequent
failure of the Taft and Foraker fac
tions to get together has greatly en-
couraged Democratic leaders in Ohio.
They are of the opinion that they now
have an excellent chance of electing
Senator Foraker's successor and cite
the existing makeup of the Legislature
as proof. The present Ohio house con-
sists of sixty-two Republicans, fifty
seven Democrats and two independ-
ents. The senate has eighteen Repub-
licans, eighteen Democrats and one in
dependent who is classed as Demo-
crat. This give the Republicans eighty
votes against seventy-eight for the
Democrats and independents.
The next senator will be elected by
the legislature chosen at the next cleo
ton and there are so many districts in
which the vote Is close that it may
safely be said that the Democrats have
at least as fair prospect of overcom-
ing the present Republican lead as the
Republicans have of increasing it.
Five of the present Republican rep
resentatives were elected by pluralities
of less than 100.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-16
THOUSANDS WILL
RECEIVE A RAISE
Cotton Mill Owners in New England
States Agree to Give Operatives
10 Per Cent Increase in
Wages
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
BOSTON, May 15.-According to ad-
vices from the leading cotton mill CEN
ters of New England nearly $4,000 oper-
atives will have their wages advanced
about 10 per cent beginning Monday,
May 27. The upward movement in
wages In mills operated on Fall river,
where new agreement was recently
announced, provides for higher
schedule May 20. About 10000 hands
are employed by the Fall River mills.
Nearly $4,000 operatives in New Bed
ford will also receive a 10 per cent
advance.
In Providence mill circles it Is stated
that practically every cotton mill in
Rhode Island will increase wages, prob
ably about 10 per cent on May 27 or a
week later
The action of the Rhode Island mill
owners will affect about $4,000 en-
ployes in that state, eastern Connecti-
cut and in half a dozen Massachusetts,
villages, where mills are controlled by
Providence mill interests.
1t is also expected that other places
will shortly post notices of the advance.
The Canadian cotton mills are also
advancing the wages.
Half a dozen operators in Quebec
province and two mills in ST. John. N
B., advanced wages about 10 per cent
this morning. The shipping federation
at Montreal has appealed to the labor
department for the appointment of a
conciliation board to settle the long
shoremens strike.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-16
DECLARE HARTMAN
LINES ARE GUILTY
By Associated Press.

NEW YORK, May ia portion Of
the recommendations of Attorneys
Frank B. Kellogg and Charles Sever
ance to the Interstate Commerce COM
mission concerning the Hartman rail-
road investigation has been published
here.
1t reviews the testimony and holds
that railroad competition has been
suppressed in an area equal to one
third of the United States; the con-
tracts between the Union Pacific and
Rock Island for the control of the AL
ton railway, as well as the contracts
between the Union and the Southern
Paciflcs and the control of the Illinois
Central and the San Pedro, are all in
violation of the Sherman antitrust
act.
1t recommends that the attorney
general institute proceedings to an
null these agreements. 1t is also
recommended that there should be
new and effective laws to prevent in
fiation of securities and declares them
profits of the great railroads of the
far west used to buy stocks and
systems in the east instead of build
ing more roads for the development
Of the west as they should.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-16
H. CLAY PIERCE
UNDER BIG BONDS
After Being Remanded to Custody of
Texas Sheriff, Court Releases
Prisoner on Receiving Bail
on Each Appeal
BY Associated Press.

oy ASSOCldtSQ IicSSs
ST. LOUIS, May 15-H. Clay Pierce,
chairman of the board of directors Of
the Waters-Pierce Oil company, today
was remanded to the custody of Sheriff
Matthews of Texas to answer to an
indictment charging perjury by de-
cision rendered this morning by Judge
Adams in the United States circuit
court.
Judge Adams today denied the ap-
plication Of Mr. Pierce for a writ of
habeas corpus. Mr.. Pierce is wanted
in Texas to answer to an indictment
charging perjury in an affidavit made
by him in May, 1900, to the effect that
the Waters-Pierce Oil company was not
a party to any pool, trust, confederation
or combination in restraint of trade.
After Judge Adams had read his de-
cision Attorney Priest Immediately
asked that a delay of execution Of the
courts order be delayed until o'clock
this afternoon to enable him to decide
whether to make an appeal to the
United States court of appeals or di-
rectly to the state supreme court.
Judge Adams granted the request.
Attorney Barclay, representing the
state of Texas, asked that the court
increase the bond of $4,000 under which
Pierce was released from custody when
he surrendered on May 8, but Judge
Adams stated that the bond would
remain at that amount until o'clock
this afternoon.
When court reconvened at o'clock
Attorney Priest gave notice that two
appeals would be taken from the de-
cision of Judge Adams, one to the
United States circuit court of appeals
and one to the United States supreme
court. The court then admitted Pierce
to bond in the sum of $4,000 on each
appeal.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-16
.WEEPS
AND ADMITS
HE'S GUILTY
Declares His Act Is
to Save Lives of
Parents
Il Am Innocent" Says
Abe, "of the Extor-
tion Charges
"curIy Boss" However, Does Not
Deny That He Planned or Exc
cuted Wholesale Bribery
Schemes

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-Abrafam
Ruef, better known as Abe Ruef, the
acknowledged adviser of Mayor Schmitz
and once the recognized dictator Of
municipal affairs in San Francisco,
pleaded guilty to the charge of extor-
tion in Judge Dunnes department of
the superior court today. Sentence will
be pronounced upon him two weeks
hence.
After a private conference with his
four attorneys in Judge DUNES pri-
vate chambers this forenoon. and after
they had withdrawn from his case be-
cause OF the resolution he had taken to
change his plea and avoid trial, Ruef,
to the utter astonishment of the prose-
cution, arose in court and announced
in dramatic address that after long
and earnest consideration he had de-
termined to withdraw his plea of not
guilty and enter a plea of guilty. He
asked that the jury be dismissed and
the trial abandoned.
Ruef read his statement from man
uscript which he had prepared in the
presence of his attorneys a few mo-
ments before Judge Dunne's chambers
| opened. He showed IN his voice, in the
expression Of his face, in his quiet and
gestureless attitude and by the tears
that again and again overfiowed his
eyes the great emotion and the utter
humiliation he suffered.
The pathos of the scene was comrnu-
nicated to the crowd that thronged the
court room. Tears sprang to the eyes
Of veteran newspapermen who have
been lifelong acquaintances and whose
papers have conducted against him and
his political associates long and bitter
campaign for the publication of munic-
ipal affairs.
The accused man was several times
all but overcome by emotion. When he
reached the final words of his address
Fl desire to withdraw my plea of not
guilty and enter the contrary plea
his voice was sunk to a whisper. But
SO intense was the silence that 1t
reached to the far corners of the room.
Declares He Is Innocent
Though Abraham Ruef has formally
declared himself to be guilty of the
charge on which he was about to be
tried, he nevertheless proclaimed his
innocence. He confesses that he Is
guilty of having connived in the cor
ruption of municipal officials. but he
denies, with all the emphasis man in
his unhappy position can command,
that he is guiltless of the crime of ex-
clares that his sole motive in accusing
(ContIDued on Page Two.D
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-16
Geary Street Line to
Be Opened This
Morning
Car Men Will Receive the
Wages Asked for by
Strikers
BUS Line Established from Ferries to
Various Parts of the City in
Opposition to the Trolley
System
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-The
Geary street road has granted the de-
mands of the striking carmen and Will
resume operations tomorrow on basis
of So for an eight-hour day.
The board of supervisors notified the
officials of the line last Monday that
unless the company started it's cars the
city would take over the road and
operate it. The line runs from the
junction of Geary, Kearney and Market
streets to Golden Gate park.
Today was comparatively quiet one
IN the street railway strike. The United
Railroads had 1875 cars in operation and
but few minor acts of violence were re-
ported.
President Calhoun of the United
Railroads, after touring the downtown
and western addition districts in his
automobile, said:
"Up to clock things are extremely
quiet today along the line. Only two
cases of disturbances have been re.
ported to me thus far, and they were
scarcely worth noting. Police protec-
ton has been increased greatly since
yesterday"
The plan Of the striking carmen to
establish a line of buses from the fer
ries to different parts of the city went
into effect today.
On these a 10-cent fare will be
charged. The carmen's union has in
stituted a boycott on all firms whose
employees ride on the cars.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-16
SOCIALISTS MAKE
DECIDED GAINS
Returns from Vienna Show That They
Have Gained Forty-nine Seats
in the Lower House of
Parliament
By Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
VIENNA, May 15.-The returns from
the elections held throughout Austria
yesterday, while incomplete, show that
the most powerful parties in the lower
house that will assemble in June will
be the anti-Semites and the socialists.
In the last house the socialists had
only eleven seats, whereas they now
have already secured sixty seats and
they are likely to get more in the re-
balloting.
The success Of the anti-Semites has
not been so remarkable, but still it is
great.
Consequently there, are two distinct
features to be seen in the coming house.
a socialist party possibly seventy strong
and an anti-Semite clerical center num-
bering perhaps eighty or ninety, as the
other clericals, who secured twenty-six
seats, always make common cause with
the anti-Semites.
The young Czechs sustained crush
ing defeat. In the last house they had
forty-five. In the next they will have
three.
The Pan-Germans have almost en-
tirely disappeared. Nationalistic ques-
tions appear to have been thrust COM
pletely into the background.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-16
ITALIANS QUARREL; ONE
Is DEAD OF WOUNDS
Ry Associated Prese.

BY Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. May 15.-Angelo
Costello, an italian, was fatally shot
tonight with his own revolver while
attempting to shoot John Luchetti, a
fellow countryman.
Bad feeling existed between Costello
and Luchetta, and when the two met
tonight at Broadway and Montgomery
streets it Is alleged that Costello drew
his pistol and attempted to shoot the
other.
Frank Greenan, who was standing
near by, grappled with Costello. In
the struggle the pistol fell to the side
walk and was discharged, the ball taxi
ing effect in Costello's breast, causing
"a wound from which he died at the
emergency hospital.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-16
SUBMARINE BOATS
MAKE LONG DIVE
Lake and Octopus Submerged for a
Twenty-four Hour Test-Twen-
ty-five Men Aboard the
New Craft
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
NEWPORT, r. l., May 15.-The sub
marine boats Lake and Octopus were
submerged today near the naval coal
ing station at Bradford for their twen-
ty-four hours submerged test.
The members of the trial board de-
cided not to go down, but will remain
on the gunboat Hist and the submarine
tender Nina.
There are nine men on board the
Lake and sixteen on the Octopus. At
the point where the boats went down
the water is from twenty-four to
twenty-nine feet deep.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-16
WANT
B. |DE WHEELER
Head of the University of California
Offered the Presidency of Mass
achusetts Institute of
Technology
BY Associated Press.

Dy <AosOCldtCo lCSs.
BOSTON. May 15.-Benjamin Ide
Wheeler, president of the University of
California. has been offered the presi-
dency of the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology to succeed President
Henry B. Protchett. who announced his
resignation last December to devote his
attention to the Carnegie fund.
The information was given in a state
ment made by a prominent member of
the institute corporation made public
today. The election is subject to con-
firmation by the vote of the entire COR
poration which will meet upon the last
wednesday of this month, but 1t Is
thought that they will approve of the
executive committees choice of Presi-
dent Wheeler.
President Wheeler is native of this
state. having been born in Randolph
in 1854, s,,.a