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The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-15
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.
c. ESTATE OF E. C.. ROGER
Probate Docket, District Court, St. Landry
Parish-No. --.

Whereas. Geo. L. Roger, of the parish OF St
Landry, has applied by his petition to be ap-
administrator of the said estate;
Therefore, any person intending to make OPP
pos W4itins. i IN m sp pfsce' T. tb w' eitn me ef se on same
sas, within ten days from the present notice.
Y YVES ANDREPQNT,
Feb. 15, 1908. Clerk.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-15

Pc. Miles Anti Pain Pills relieve pain.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-15
Jan. Is. 100
CONSTABLE'S SALE.
Eighth Justices Court, Parish Of St. Landry

The Fairbanks Co. and E. F. DelBondio & CO
Ltd, VS.. T. & E. NJ. Franklin.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-15

Try th1Sourier with your next
for job. work. Satisfaction
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Ito.
The Opelousas courier., 1908-02-15
PUBLIC SALE
ESTATE OF ALVA S. BLAKE.
No. 1866,

Probate Docket, District Court, Parish of ST
Landry.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
PROUD In WHEELING
New B. 4 o. Station Makes
Panhandle City Happy.
IT COST ABOUT 100000

HandsOmest Terminal in Middle
West VIII Be in Service Early in
Observation-Disclosures AccOmmOda-
tiOns for Passengers JOurneyfng
Between the East and the West.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Floral Decorations
NEW FRENCH AIRSHIPs.
They VIII Be Twice the Size of
Their Predecessors.

From the ocsuIl1c American.
The French war department is actively
pushing the construction Of the new d.
-igible La RepubIiQue and is expecting 70
have this new aerial warship ready next
May The 1903 budget includes the con
struction Of two diriglbIes Of like size
and when these are. completed the gov
eminent Will undertake 10 build several
larger airships Of nearly twice the size.
The plans for the first Of these have been
drawn I'D recently by the LebaUdy broth
ers and submitted 10 the war department
The length Of these new airships viii be
100 meters t32S feet. the greatest diane
ter I1iz meters ty52s feet). and the capac-
ity between 200 and 5000 cubic meters
t24I.IsS and 2S2.512 cubic feet)- The horse
power will be 240 and viii consist OF Jg-o
120-horsepower four cylinder Panhard
engines driving two separate propeller
shafts extending the entire length OF the
body and carrying a propeller at each
end Thus there Will be four prcpellers.
two Zone at the front and one at the rear
being ope-ated ny each motor In case
Of a breakdown cf either Of the engines
the other is sufficiently powerful to drive
the airshiD 10 its destination.
There are also 10 be two lifting pr0peI-
lers mounted on vertical shafts for the
purpose OF obtaining stability under the
most adverse conditions The envelope
viii be constructed Of waterproof fabric
supported upon a rigid frame in a similar
manner TO that OF the Zeppelin airship.
while the baIIoonette to allow for expar-
sion and contraction viii also be re-
tanned.
Following out the plan OF the Italians.
Greece and RiCaidoni. TO use their hydro
plane gliding boat with aerial propellers
as the body part OF a new Italian dirigi-
bic which is being constructed. il Is pro-
posed TO use the motor boat Panhard-
Teller, which has its engines already in
stalled. as the body part Of the new
French dirigible. II IS expected 10 OBJ
tain a speed Of 50 kuometers CS7-2S miles,
an hour The lifting power OF the new
airship viii be in the neighbOrhood OF
eight tons.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
B. & 0. PREFERS TIE COURTS
Declined to Buy Stock Of Chicago
Terminal Company.
Foreclosure Proceedings Started
and Railroad Officials Wait
Result with COmpOsure.

Baltimore. Aug. a-Information from
stockholders Of the Chicago Terminal
Transfer Company. which furnishes ter
minaI facilities in Chicago to the Balti-
more and Ohio. the Burlington. and other
important systems. have abandoned hope
that the Burlington VIII support them IN
the fight they are making against fore
closure Of the property under plans out
lined by the BaItim0rr and Ohio. which
last year took over The bonds Of the Ter
minaI Company upon which default had
been made
The contest between the Baltimore aud
Ohio and the Terminal Company stock
holders took The shape OF legal proceed
ings TO prevent the carrying ont Of the
Baltimore and Ohio plans for the fore
closure Of the property subject 20 its own
lease The compensation paid by the Bal
timore and OHIO under this lease Ls re-
Earded by the Terminal Company mi
nority stockholders as entirely inadequate.
and they have sought &c have this lease
set aside IN connection with the forecIos-
Ure proceedings now under way Il ap-
pears that the Burlington has taken tie
position that il does notsregard IT'S stock
holdings. which comprise a majority OF
the shares in the Chicago Terminal Com
pany. as OF any actual value.
The inference has been drawn by the
minority stockholders that they are thus
left alone fu their contest with the Balti-
more and Ohio The proceedings BY the
minority iu the Chicago court were taken
Up for active prosecution this wear after
the failure Of a plan 10 sell the minority
stock 10 the Baltimore and Ohio on the
basis OF 81 a share Of the preferred
stock. but no progress has as vet been
made in these proceedings The hearing
on a motion Of the minority stockholders
is now set for the October term OF court
While the reason assigned for the Balti-
more and OhiO's failure 10 carry out its
plan 20 buy the minority preferred stock
was officially explained on the ground
that last winter was not regarded as a
prOpitious time for carrying out the deal
with the minority stockholders. il is now
said that the chief reason why the Bslti-
more ard Ohio did not buy was that the
directors felt that after buying this pre-
ferred stock they would stiu have 70 deal
with the common stockholders and they
did not wish 10 enter into a transaction
which would not fully clear up the some
what tangled situation.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
ANXIOUS In MONUMBNTALCIIY
Fear Expressed that Gould Lines
VIII Not Terminate There.
Foreclosure on Wabash-PittS5urE
Terminal Mortgage Regarded
as the Evidence.

Baltimore Aug 2-According 10 ad-
vices from New York. the first mortgage
5ondhoIders' committee Of the Wabash
Pittsburg Terminal has taken she first
important steps toward a reorganization
of the company by instrUcting the Mer-
camille Trust Company Of New York,
trustee under the mortgage, 10 begih fore
closure proceedings The action is Of
much more Importance than a proceeding
affecting the Wabash -Pittsburg Terminal
alone. for the Wabash Railroad owns all
the stock Of the Terminal Company and
the Terminal Company owns a controlling
Interest in the stock Of the Wheeling and
Lake Erie. which recently passed into the
control Of z H Hartman
The transaction thus has an important
relation TO the recent Hartman IN
derstandtnE- The Wheeling and Lake
Erie was 10 have been one Of the links
in connection with the Western Maryland
Railroad in the Could ocean-to-ocean sys-
TEN. According TO report. the agreement
conJemplates the reorganization OF the
Wheeling and Lake Erie and the Wabash
PirJsbE-g Terminal under Hartman aus
pices and the release Of the Wabash
Railroad from It's obligations 10 these
Two roads and a reimbursement Tor Its
OUtlays upon them. The advantages TO
both sides f-om such an agreement are
obvious. for The Wheeling and Lake Erie
Is OF little use 20 1Ir- Hartman without
the WABASH -Pi--shurz Terminal. and the
standing and credit Of the Wabash would
be greatly bertered by release from its
O obligations on these Two roads
The future Of the Could roads exciJes
much interest in local shipping and fla--
Cial circles owing 10 the part the Western
Maryland Railroad may play II the 1iCal
reorganization II seems 70 he pretty
well understood that the Gould system
VIII not come east OF P5ttsburg. but
whether SIr- Could VIII carry out his
plan 10 build 20 Wheeling and connect his
lines there. thus making IL possible for
him 10 still use the Western Maryland.
and redeem his promise 20 make Balri-
more the Eastern terminus Of the Gould
F- -7r0,1a~7ar rT~aT
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
DIGGING At CULEBRA
Vast Work Goes on with IN
creasing Momentum.
WAS HALF DONE LAST JUNE

Americans Try TO Make One Months
Record Exceed the Preceding.
Average Reaches 93Z.624 Cubic
Yards-Outdt Used by Contractors
DescrfBed-1Iay Take Three Years.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Chine.e shippine Enterprise.

Chinese residents at Pacific coast ports
are said 10 be subscribing 10 Chinese
national steamship company which pro-
poses TO enter into the trans-Pacihc car
rying trade with a line to San Francisco
OF Seattle The Two Kwangs Chinese
Steamship Company has been formed as
a patriotic concern; first. to place a line
OF cOasting steamers in service, then a
trans-Pacifc line similar TO the service
Of the large japanese steamship compa-
nies. The Chinese guilds of South China
are organizing the company. and agents
are being appointed wherever Chinese ara
found in considerable numbers to sell
stock for-ths company,
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
Ornamental Ceiling.

white. and the ceiling a light buff The
bases OF piIasters are bronze and caps
giided-
Ornamental Ceiling.
The ornament on the ceiling. beams. &c,
is picked out in gold, scarlet. and blue.
the coIors being made 10 harmonize with
the colors OF the art-glass ceiling lights
The finish on all electric fixtures IS dull
old brass. 10 match the hardware
throughout the building. The general ef-
feet q the room is that Of richness and
dignity.
From the general waiting room a cor
ridor leads 10 the left 70 the baggage
and parcel check rooms. and 90 the right
the express company's rooms and Of
fees, these two departments being 10
Gated in the extreme ends Of the build
ing Electric freight elevators are
provided for both baggage and express
I Opening directly into the general waiting
; room on the right are the mems and
women's waiting rooms. separated by the
I corridor. the wouen's room fronting on
the plaza and the. mems room on the
track side Each Of these rooms. as well
as the corridors first floor. Is foored and
finished 10 correspond 20 the finish OF the
I general waiting room The ticket and
telegraph Offices and news stand and in
I formation bureaus are located on either
I side Of the general waiting room. just
[ before passing through the doors leading
/ 20 the tracks
Ample toilet accommodations are pro
vided for the public and all Offices All
I toilets are waInscO-ed with white mar
| bic. and have floors Of terrazzo. All
/ Office floors throughout the building are
[ laid with edge grain yellow pine. and all
/ wood tri1n IS Quarter-savn white oak
| Al ofiCe walls are tinted light bun, with
[ woodwork throughout the building is
wax A complete system OF interco-n-
[ -runicatinE electric bells and telephones
I IS installed connecting all Offices. and
I TWO electric passenger elevators serve
I all Office floors
Floral Decorations
/ In order % further add 70 the attrac-
tiveness Of The station. grass plots are
/ laid out on both the north and south
/ fronts. and shrubs and flowers vii be
I planted IS soon as conditions permit.
I This entire layout has been planned and
{ erected under the general direction q
[ N- D D Carctirsrs. chief engineer.
while the architectural design and de-
tail OF the work in its entirety has been
/ executed under the direct supervision OF
I NJ II A Long. the compauy's architect
l The bridge wOrk Of the steel viaduct
! &c, has been under the direction OF EIr.
Z ~ : B0Zrrn engineer o@ bridges
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

the average daily force Of men employed
was $50 Five hundred S.s,i hfty-twO
thousand six hundred and fifty pounds OF
dynamite was used, and the following
was the equipment 50 steam shovels. 149
American locomotives and rebuilt
French locomotives. 2S70 dirt cars. "a
rock drills. 8 cnanneIers. . rock crushers-
4 spreaders CtO spread the material after
being unloaded). IS Unloaders, . track
shifting machines. two 9O-ton- Two 25-ton-
and one T5-ton vrecking cranes, and 10
piledrivers
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
PLANS NEW BUILDING
VI. 4. Winter Company viii
Erect Office Structure.
MEETS GROWTH OF BUSINESS

Designed with Special Reference to
Comfort and Convenience of En-
Ployes - VIII Have Emergency
Hospital and LunchrOOm-Richar
son & Burgess VIII Construct 1t.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

unnecessary for them 10 leave the build
ing during business hours
The building VIII be heated by steam
and lighted by electricity
The building wiu be finished in about
four months and the new home Of the
n. A. Winter Company viii be a model
in completeness Of details as 10 comfort
for the employees ana arrangement for
facilitating the progress Of the business
The N A Winter Company IS engaged
in the manufacture and distribution Of
proprietary medicines
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
WORK IN CULEBRA CUT.

Material taken cut by old French CON
paay. Isl % lss9. was 12.6oo.000 cubic Yards
That removed by the new French con
paay. Iss5 70 Nay 4 1904, was looa5.ooo cubic
yards
Total removed BY the French, 2260.ooO
cubic yl-dN
Material removed by AEsricsns. Nay 4.
IsG 70 June I. 1905, was Is E5 cubic
yzr1S
Average monthly excavation by Ameri-
cans. 90 s24 cubic yar5S
Material remaining 70 be removed. g. .652,s2
cubic yards
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
southern's Earnings Decrease.

The gross earnings OF the Southern
Railway Company for the last week Of
July show an approximate decrease Of
So rs compared with the corresponding
week q year ago. making the loss for the
month $3.50 So Thus nearly half Of the
decrease fo- the full month was furnished
in the last week
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

Col u A Winter and George ". F'aris.
through their architect. Charles Gregg.
last week awarded the contract TO Rich
ardson & Burgess. Of this city. for the
erection Of a building on a portion Of their
property. On the south side Of L street.
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets
northwest. for the II A Winter Com
pany. now located IN the Arm0ry Build
Ing. Fifth and L streets northwest
Particular attention has been paid 70
the requirements OF the business when de-
signing the new building
The front Of the new building faces L
street. and as II IS about 110 feet from that
street. 1t viii be approached by means OF
q broad driveway. making a very attrac-
tive and unusual feature On either side
Of this driveway. the completed plans OF
the owners contemplate the erection Of
a four-story apartment house. each con
tanning eight apartments. Of five rooms
and bath, which viu enable certain en-
pIoyes OF The NJ A Winter Company 20
have their houses near 10 the business.
Open on Four sides
The building. now under contract. Will
be open on all four sides. receiving an
abundance Of light and air and the ven
tIati0n OF the different rooms has been
carefully considered
All the exterior walls viii be faced with
q selected red brick laid with a wide white
Joint. and the tops VIII be finished with
a special coping OF terra Gotta which viii
protect them from the weather
The main front viii be simple and ef-
fecJive in design. Of brick and stUCCO.
The building Will have a frontage Of
81 feet by I03 feet deep, and four stories
n height with Stag roof
Ample IRE protection viii be provided
such as fire hose connections on each
foo-. and fire escapes
The main entrance vesribule first story
VIII be finished with a 1errazZo floor.
seui-glazed brick wainscot and walls
and ceiling OF @ p3teut plaster. over this.
on the second and third floors. will be
located the Offices Of the president and
other officials OF the company. all 20 be
furnished IN q special and appropriate
manner.
Equipped with Elevators.
An electric freight elevator and dumb
waiter service between the different floors
viii be Installed
Among the special features in the build
ing VIII be an emergency hospital room.
on The second floor. complete with all
necessary equipment a large and well
appointed lunch room on the fourth floor
/ a9d q recreation space on the roof for the
convenience OF the employees. making it
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23
NORFOLK EARNINGS GOOD.
Traction COmpany's Report for July
GratifieS Stockholders


The Norfolk and Portsmouth Traction
Compauy's comparative statement Of earn
ings for the month of July IS as follows:
Changes.
Igs l9C-. Per CERT
Gross earnings. SIsIs13 SzE0I7 Dec 80
Operating expensss------- 9z5 Loo - Dec 4
Net earrinss---------- Ss54-7 SIEz5 Dec -
Seven months from January I 10 above
month, inclusive.
Gross SlO5- - Ss74ls5 Dec 2
Operating expenses------- 6i5.5ol % Dec. 81
Net sa-ninss.-..------ SsTI51 SIS s94 Dec l. >
The statement is really better than ap-
pears. for Comparison Is made with a
month Of extraordinary earnings. due 10
the jamestown Exposition. which was at
its height this time a year ago. Com
pared with 1906. July gross earnings show
an increase Of us per cent. operating ex-
penses a decrease Of % per cent. and uet
earnings an Increase Of "a per cent
From January 1 TO July 81. compared
with the corresponding period in 1896,
gross earnings increased 1G.4 per cent op-
Grating expenses increased 1S.S per cent,
and net earnings increased 21.3 per cent
Gross earnings Of the company for the
first seventeen days Of August show an
| increase Of about per cent. compared
! With tie corresponding perod OF July.
The Washington herald., 1908-08-23

white. and the ceiling a light buff The
bases OF pilasters are bronze and caps
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-28
HEARD IN PASSING.

Can we imagine President Roose- welt, seated astride a democratic donkey and shooting republican elephants in the jungle of Africa next summer, or will it be the re- verse?-New Haven Journal and Courier.
 The soldier, fined and dishonorably dismissed from the service for eating green apples against orders was treat ed only with justice. The grown man who doesn't know better than that could not safely be trusted with a gun.-New Haven Register.
 Hunters in this part of the state are greatly disappointed at the pass age of the emergency bill by the Yer mont legislature, postponing the open season for deer in that state for two weeks, owing to the forest fires. It sadly disarranges their plans.-Nor- wich Record.
 Law to be effective must be backed by public opinion. It is lack of pub lie opinion in regard to enforcement of many obsolete statutes that causes trouble and gives the people an idea that because certain laws are not en- forced they can do as they please Middletown Press.
 New England building contracts for this year are thus far s25, 900 behind the record for 1907 and the difference is not likely to be over- come. Last year. by the end of Octo- Der, contracts had been awarded for s111, 100000 worth of new buildings, but this year the total of contracts to date is ss7,000, 0,000.-Ansonia Sem tinel
 "Fingy" Connors. chairman of the democratic state committee in New
 York, charges that the republicans
 have padded the registration rolls in the country districts of New York
 state and has taken steps to prevent
 the casting of the vote. He claim. that there are from 10000 to 20,00t
 illegal names on the lists.-Bridge. port Post.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-28

The action of the president In de- scending from his great office in order to participate in political campaign has not been favorably received by press or public. MT Roosevelt is the chief executive of all the people, who, without regard to politics or other differences of opinion, support the government, and judging from peti- tions received at democratic head quarters which are signed by both democrats and republicans, he has not helped his cause. One such pe- tition received from Ohio to-day said: We, the undersigned citizens of the United States, members alike of the present great political parties, be- lieving that the great power of the official position of president should not be used for partisan purposes; that such partisan use of the office is contrary to the spirit, if not in violation of the letter of the consti- tuition of our country, and is likely to furnish a dangerous precedent in fu- ture elections; respectfully request that your active campaigning in this presidential election be deferred | until your status is once more that of private citizen." The republi- can campaign managers have vio- lated the congressional franking law many times during this campaign. Day after day hundreds of speeches of congressman have been transmit
 ted through the mails as blind for concealing other printed matter
 which was not entitled to the frank. ing privilege.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-28
TRIBUTE TO SOUTH.
Resolutions of Spanish War Veterans
 Show Broad Minded Feeling.

A number of the Spanish War vet erans recently visited the home of J. w. Eldridge on Wethersfeld avenue, says the Hartford Times, and viewed his collection of civil war relics. Sub seouently, Burdett camp, No 4, unit ed Spanish War Veterans, passed a resolution and sent copy to MT Eldridge, and he being justly proud of it. desirous that the broad minded feeling expressed concerning the southland be widely known, sends a copy of the resolution to the Times, realizing he says, that it will be read by the people of Connecticut and a little bit more."
 Mir Eldridge has had the resolution framed, and, with the Spanish War veterans badge, will place it in his collection. The resolution Is as foi- lows:
 Charles L. Burdett Camp. No 4. De- partment of Connecticut, United Spanish War Veterans.
 Whereas, A number of members oi
 Burdett camp having recently had ithe pleasure of viewing the priceless
 collection of civil war relics and me
 mentoes belonging to Comrade J. w
 Eldridge of the c. A. R., 1t is hereol [voted that our adjutant be instructed Ito thank Comrade Eldrfdgc for hi
 courtesy on the occasion. and for hi highly instructive discourse durinl
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-10-28

Orville Wright, the aviator, whose
 aeroplane fell during practice flight
 at Fort Meyer, near Washington, a
 few weeks ago, resulting in the death
 of Lieutenant Selfridge and serious
 injuries to himself, has so far recov-
 cred as to be able to receive visitors
 in his room in the United States
 army hospital at the fort, and in a
 month or so will begin the building of a new machine for making the
 test. Owing to the accident the war department extended the time which
 MT Wright would be allowed for
 making the test until next June. It is believed that by that time MT
 Wright will have sufficiently recov- cred to make the official flights, but if he is not able then they will be un-
 dertaken by his brother. Wilbur
 Wright, whose experiments at Le
 Mans, France, have been so success full. This brother is now on his way to America, having sold his machine for $100,000 to a French syndicate,
 which is to begin manufacturing ma chimes for sale. AS these two broth
 CTS, not long ago obscure bicycle
 manufacturers with little shop in
 Dayton, O., are now international mo-
 tables, every scrap of news about them is eagerly sought and for days after the accident to Orville Wright the bulletin boards showed frequent announcement of his condition. The sorrow that was felt for him in his disappointment and suffering was | not less than that manifested by the
 Germans when Count Zeppelins air ship was wrecked and several public subscriptions for him were started at
 once. It developed though that MT
 Wright had the best financial back
 ing and the men whose sympathy had
 been touched even to the pocket
 nerve were not compelled to cash in.