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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07

The Tennessee story about the
judge who wrote an opinion sem
fencing negro to death while in
a trance or somnambulistic state
will mot astonish the lawyers.
They know the tendency of the
honorable court to 60 of in a
trance occasionally while they are
arguing case.-Lake Charles
American.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07

The reduction of the Philippine
Tariff has been shelved in Con-
gress. through the efforts of the
Sugar and Tobacco Trusts, and
vet President Roosevelt and a Re-
publican Congress are intent on
making people believe they are
fighting the trusts.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07

The Kentwood trouble is the le-
Ultimate result of the policy of
importing cheap labor for the
sugar planters and lumberme en-.
Cheap labor drives out intelligent
American labor, the kind that
sticks to the soil and builds
homes, school houses and
Enthusiastically Signal.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07
JURY VENIRE.
Clerk Office.

s., Mary Parish, Louisiana (
/. Wilbur Il. Kramer, Clerk Bird
JUDICIAL District Court, ST. Mary Par.
ISM, Louisiana, and ex-ofiicio NOM
Der of the Board of Jury Commission.
ers thereof. do hereby certify that a,
a meeting OF the Board of jury Cow
missioners, held at my office of dato
March 9TH, 1908. the following citizens
of the Parish We're selected from the
qualified list of jurors of this Parish
as the list from which twelve Grand
Jurors are to be drawn according to
law to serve for the term of six months
commencing from the date the same Is
pmpannelled.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07

The principle of selection Of
party candidates by primary cleo
tion may be all right, but it has
not been a success in Louisiana.
It has not prevented the politicians
from influencing the selection Of
party candidates and it has made
it impossible for a poor man to
aspire for any State Office.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07

The people Of Vidalia say that
the Cumberland Telephone Com
pany must either improve their
service or abolish the present sys-
tenn there. That's the way to do
it.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07

President Roosevelt's action in
Diminishing a battalion of negro
soldiers of the Twenty-fifth In
fantry, because of the Brownsville,
Texas, raid was Endorsed by the
Senate Committee on Military
Affairs by vote of eight to FIVE.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07

Good news comes from Louis
lana regarding an appropriation
by that State to erect a memorial
monument on the Vicksburg bat
tlefield. The next governor, j. Y.
Sanders, is pledged to sign bill
appropriating the money.-Vicks-
burg Herald.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07

Because Mansfield, La, went
dry months ago, the town was
forced to dispose of its municipal
electric plant, for whose mainte-
nance the $1,000 whisky revenue
had been devoted in the past.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07
General Secretary. La. s. S. Assn.

There is nothing particularly
edifying in the investigation that
has been going on this week be-
fore the Senate Committee on
Naval affairs. The thing all came
up through the magazine article
written some months ago by Henry
Reuterdahl a naval artist who
made the discovery that every
thing was all wrong with the Navy.
Mr.. Reuterdahl is not naval ex-
pert, not war ship constructor
nor anything in that line. He is
merely an artist who has done a
good deal OF ship drawing and
ship painting and who in the course
of his work has been thrown into
contact with many naval officers,
each of whom has some particular
hobby as is only natural with men
of any profession who are interest
ed in their work. Some of these
officers, in perfectly good faith
probably, declared that the
American warships carried their
armor belt too low. Others thought
that the ships did not have enough
freeboard, others thought that the
ammunition hoists could be inn
proved and others that the turrets
were not properly protected. All
these points are technical matters
that furnish subjects of discussion
for the naval boards of all the
great powers, and all of them have
been figured out in the light of the
best naval construction with each
successive warship that the Amer
lean navy has built. But Mr..
Reuterdahl punched all of the
criticisms and made it appear that
the whole of the American Navy
was fit for little but the scrap pile.
Therefore the Senate Committee
on naval affairs has had numerous
witnesses before it, Admiral Con-
verse, Amiral Caps and a Der
of others, all of whom have agreed |
that the charges of bad con-
were unfounded. 1t was
not still the committee got before
it Commander Sims this week that
they found anyone to agree with
Mr.. Reuterdahl. Commander Sims
said that all OF the charges brought
against the navy were true beside
many others that had not been
brought. He said that American
sailors did not know how to shoot
in spite of the fact that they now
hold the most of the gun records
IF the world. And he said other
Kings of the same sort. But as
soon as he started in to say dis
agreeable things the committee
shut him up as though they were
afraid of finding out something.
This did not seem very good either.
+ there is anything in the charges
against the navy, it ought to be
brought out. That is what the in
restigating committee is for. Ii
he charges are untrue, they will
'e easily disproved. This COM
nents of Commander Sims sound
N the face of them like unreason-
bic criticism, but the Naval Com
aittee is never going to get at the
ruth by shutting up the witness
nd not allowing him to talk. The
ubject needs to he threshed out I
nd the more publicly the better.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07
dCIII HuuoIIIuIH
Arthur Blum

And | do hereby further certify that
after the said list of Grand Jurors had
been selected, that there was drawn
according to law by the said Board of
Jury Commissioners the names Of
thirty Petit Jurors to serve at said
Court for the week commencing Mon
day, April 9th. 1908; and the names Of
thirty Petit Jurors to serve for the
week commencing Monday, April
9th, 1908, which said list are as fol.
lows. to-wit: 4.
Petit Jurors for the week commencing
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07
Petit Jurors for the week commencing
: Monday. April 9Th, 1908.


No. Name Ward.
l Wilfred Barrilleaux s
, B. A. Boyle 8
) J. l.. Hale
I Frederick Bergeron 2
5 Charles Batterbee
6 Ernest Aycock 5
Lucien Bodin |
s J. S. Aucoin 6
9 Henry Boudreaux 3
10 Cyrus Bulge 3
II N. c. Bigler 8
l. Frank Alpha s
Ii Egbert Buniff 5
ii Peter Leonard 6
ID Cheophas Readle
IL John Boudreaux 4
II w. P. Dinkins l
Is Henry Loeb 6
- Charles Bella 8
20 Henry Barrios 4
q Charles Arsenaux )
% George Bonvillain 2 @
% E. Alleman l
"a H. Abadie 2
% F. Howell 5
26 J. D. Bell 3
- N.lstlle AcheZ
% Thomas Broussard
30 Robert Alpha 6
30 CASTOR Maynard
Petit Jurors for the week commencing
Monday, April 18th, 1908.
No. Name Ward.
| Standley Bourg
, Louis Kramer ;
) Arthur Dugas 1
A. j. Demarest 5
5 Edgar Achee 3
6 w. w. Chapman l
Oscar Borel 2
8 Albert NJ Darragh 4
8 George A. Demarest 8
10 Joseph Alberas ;
IL Leo Brown 2
II A. A. Anderson s
Ii F. X. Blanchard 3
"A Harry Hanagriffe 4
10 Felix Arseneaux
Is A. T. Cook 8
II J. A. Babin 8
Is Felix AucOin ;
- Albert Aucoin 5
20 Mare Brout I
u Alexander Ardenaux )
- John Rink 6
% Octave Deslotte 5
a S. Delaune 4
% j. F. Beasley &
26 A. M. Brock 8
y w. J. Bateman 6 !
% N. L. Hanagriffe 4
% f. A. Adams 5
30 Lawrence Bergeron 2
In evidence whereof. witness my Of
cial signature and the seal of my
aid Office this 9Th day of March, 19OS.
WILBUR H. KRAMER,
Clerk of Court.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07

In evidence whereof. witness my Of
fetal signature and the seal OF my
said Office this 9Th day of March, l9OS.
WILBUR H. KRAMER,
Clerk of Court.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-03-07

Popkin, the official Inspector for
the S. P. R. R., does frst-class
watch repairing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-08
Mr.. Bryce TO Retired.

London, Sept, 8.-James Bryce's re
tirement from the British Embassy 81
Washington is expected here speedily
to follow the Inauguration of Presider't
Roossvelt's successor.
That Lord Desborougb, who was 8
close second in the race withIMr. Bryce
for the appointment and has since be-
come still better known among Ameri.
cans through bis presidency Of the Olym-
pic council will succeed to the Washing
ton post is considered forgone con-
clusiop.
Mr.. Bryce ia known to have accepted
the appointment with the understanding
that he was to be free to retire as soon
as the recently signed arbitration treat
les with the United States we're con-
cluded, the New Foundland fisheries
question settled aud some understanding
reached concerning Monaghan immlgra-
ton into the United States from Canada.
All these matters having been salts
factorily disposed Of, Mr.. Bryce is un-
der.tood to have intimated that he
would like to retnrn 10 private life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-08
Taft and Foraker.

Ssndusky, O., Sept. S.-Invading the
Foraker stronghold Judge Taft addressed
two meetings here today before starting
on his return swing across Ohio, for
Cincinnati. Judge TsfPs first meeting
was ct the Soldiers Home, where he
greeted the veterans. This meeting was
purely non-poIitical. The big event of
the day was at the opera house when Mr..
Taft appeared before lsrge audience and
spoke under the auspices of the Taft
organization committee of this county.
Taft's visit here was expected to heal
the bad breach between the two factions.
10 q measure it has been succeeded, but
the aggressive Foraker Leaders here we're
denied invltstloDs 10 the Taft meeting at
thel opers house. Notable among these
were ths Mack Brothers, editors of the
official republican organ of the city and
county. Eiitorally the psp,r this morn
ing reminds Judge TAFT that his first pO-
litical appointment was secured from
Foraker, who, as governor of Ohio, es-
iablished the Soldiers Home here.
The fight between the Foraker and
Taft factions here has been long aud
bitter one.
Both speeches here today we're extern
pOraneous. Mr.. Taft has decided not to
prepare any speeches on his campaign
tour. He will try himself as 8 rear plat
form talker on his return trip to Cincin-
natl this afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-08
The French Victorious.

Paris, Sept. 8.-Dstails OF the fighting
between the French troops at Budenib,
on the Algerian fTob tier, and the Berber
iribesmen received today indicate that
tle victory Of the French was so sweep
Jog that the uprising is now believed 10
be at an end. The defeat of the Is, 900
Moors who surrounded the French gar
risOn was overwhelming, hundreds being
slain by the machine guns of the French.
Acting under orders from the war Office,
Central Bailloud, aided by the newly
arrived reliefcolumn under General Al
lix, made a determined move against the
tribesmen, who fought with fanatlcal
zeal but with crude weapons and in q
disorgsDized manner. The lighting lasted
until sundo8n when the tribesmen fed in
utter rout. The rench losses we're
slight, the totsl of killed and wounded
being less than so. The campaign will
be kept until the country is cleared OF
the warning Moors.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-08
A Queens BIuuder.

Rene, Sept. Shat Queen Maya
herite made a tactical blunder in her
denunicstior OF the proposed marriage
OF the Duke of Abrozzi to Miss Cathe-
rine Elkips aud her intimstion that the
duke was in the class of titled European
fortune hunters, is admitted today by
both the advocates and opponent, OF the
dukes marriage. Realizing as she mus
have done that the duke could not be
dissusded from his purpose, the queen
erred, court circles say, in driving the
dukes family into open resentment by
her vehement reception OF the plea of
Count Turio, who came to her as an
emissary from his brother seeking to
via the queens consent.
The counts defense of his brothers.
Asncse and his defiant declaration that
his own m.ther, Princess Lstitis Bona
psrte, descended from q family not OF
the blood r5yal and yet was good enough
to sit IN the throne of Spain for FIVE
years as the consert OF King Amadeus,
vas a bold stroke and will likely result
in lasting rupture in the royal HOUSE,
hold. The result of the interview be-
tween the count and the queen will
likely be to hasten the wedding rather
than delay it. The wedding has been
set for January 30, the dlke's birthday
anniversary, but it is stated that he will
temporarily relinquish his command of
the Regina Elena and hasten TO Amer
ica to urge an earlier marriage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-08
Emperor William.

Berlin, Sept. s. -Emperor William
is undergoing the rigors of a soldiers
life this week. AS umpire-in-chief OF
the erest apnusl maneuvers OF the Ger
man army 10 Alsace-LorrsiDe, he is
csmped With his men aud today he rode
for hours on horseback, following the
manuevers with the enthusiasm of q
new recruit. The kaise,'s headquarters
are st the castle near Metz, but he
spends most OF bic time in the work of
the maneuvers. More than 100, 900
soldiers are engaged 10 the maneuvers
and unusual interest attaches to them on
account OF their being held so near the
French frontier. There Is no doubt
that Germany seeks by holding the ma
neuvtrs on territory wrested from the
French to impress France with her mill
tary greatness. The essential features
of this years maneuvers is the part
cipation of three military sirships Of
different types
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-08
Governor Hughes.

New York, Sept. S.-Governor
Hughes strength in New York is being
tested at the primaries here today. Ia
nine election district the voters will de-
clsrs in favor or against his nomination,
and on their decision 1t has been said q
number of politicians, State Chairman
Woodruff and County Chairman Par
sons will determine whether they will
continue their opposition to the Governor.
Hughes himself, whose home is at the
Hotel Astor, was expected to arrive dur
ing the day to fake part 10 the primary.
Thers is no contest in the district in
which be lives and toe voters there have
not been asked to declare in favor or
against him.
In Brooklyn the republican primaries
are considered unimportant, there being
no coDtstt', but Senator McOarren is
having the fight Of bis life trying to
keep control of the machine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-08
The ThaW Case.

New York, Sept. 8.-District Attor-
ney Jerome, who returned today to New
York from his summer home In Con-
uecticut is not worried about the sum-
mons to be served on Harry K. Thsw
by Referee Blair Of Pittsburg. He said
be was not worried about Tbaw being
taken out of the jurisdiction Of the New
York ccurs either. 81 do not know
Of sGy process OF law by which Thaw
could BE- taken from the jurisdiction of
the New York courts except through a
writ of habess corpus aud that is not iu-
volved in this csse," he said.
Jerome intimated that it was no con-
Germ Of his. He declared his duty ceased
when Thaw wss sent to Mstteawan and
that The matter would be one for the
district attorney Of the county In which
Thaw is held.
The summons he said vas not pr mar
lily intended II take Thsw out OF the
stste. He declared that 1t was a . urely
technical move. Thaw would be served
with the summons, he said, aud would
reply that he could not obey because he
was obtained by the authorities Of the
State Of New York. This reply, Jerome
said, would sstisfy the court, the tech
nicalities would have been complied with
and the bankruptcy case would proceed
without Thaw ia attendance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-08
Forest Fires.

Duluth. MIMI, Sept. 8.-Foreet 6fes
are again raging in the Mesaba Range
and the town of SNOWFALL, with one
hundred inhabitants, is reported to be
completely wiped out. HibbiDgS and
several other small towns are now threat
ened.
After destroying SNOWFALL sDd burn
over territ ~ of Is miles, the fires died
down TO isy. Ths fact that the renewal
OF the fires resulted from only a slight
bretz', shows that they are still serious
menace. SNOWFALL was a suburb Of
Hibbiug and its inhabitants had no
difficulty in escaping.
The citizens of the ruined town Of
Chisholm today began the work OF re-
building after the city council, ct q
meeting 10 Hibbing, had adopted ne"
building ordinance providing that sll
buildings constructed Afttr May next
must De FIRE proof
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-08
News Of the Day.

Death came suddenly to Mrs. Amelia
Randall, so yesrs old, OF "a south Ere.
mont street, Baltimore, yesterday, willis
attending sale Of mating in that city.
Edward SmUot was shot four times
10 the back at Flemiogsburg. KY, yea.
terday, by bis wife aud instantly killed.
She then tried to kill htrselfby shoot
ing herself In the arm. Jealousy was
the cause.
Someone who is apt at figures hiss
shown that New York city t,day is
larger in population than 16 different
tites and ttrritorities, and further that
within a radius of 20 miles are living
over 10, 600. 900 people
Fire in the town of Shenandoah, Luriy
county, destroyed the Tribune Office
thcrs yesterday morning. The fire de-
partment of the town confined the flsmes
to the building 10 which they originated.
The paper had been in operation about
year. The entire equipment of the plant
was destroyed.
The late Senator Villas, of Wisconsin,
left an estate valued at So, 900, 900.
His will provides that this property
shall be held in trust and the net income
paid to his widow. On her death the
entire estate Is to be turned over to the
University of Wisconsin, subject to
charge of $50, 900 year to the testator'S
daughter during her lifetime.
DR.. William Osler, for many years q
resident of Baltimore, but now Rsgius
Professor OF Medicine at Oxford Univer-
Sity, England, will likely be elected
Lord Rector of the University OF Edin-
burgh. This honor is said to be coming
to DR.. Osler on account of the wonderful
work he has done st Oxford, and is
only given to men who have especially
themselves in the United
Kingdom for conspicuous service in the
world oflearniug, politics or philsnthrO-
ply.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-08

The American Bar Association, ID
SESSION at Seattle last week, adopted tue
new code of ethics which committee
mad prepared. One of the chief features
is that lawyers shall not counsel clients
or allow themselves to t:ausgrass the
moral law 10 fighting their legsl battles.
Contingent fees, when sanctioned by law,
shall be under the supervision of The
court. 1t is the duty of sll lawyers to
respect the courts and to try to keep
politics out Of the selection OF judges.
Counsel for persons accused of crime may
act 10 that capacity without regard to
their personal conviction as to the guilt
of the accused. Attempts to curry favor
with jdries by fawDiDg or fl t.ery are dis
credited. Lswyers may net represent
interests before Legislatures unless they
do 50 openly. Soliciting business ty
circulars, ETC., is uuprJfssiOnsl. No case
should be undertaken that conflicts with
the final obligation of The lawyer to up
hold the law of the land.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-08
COURT OF APPEALS.

The following business was transacted
In the Court of Appesls at Stauntou, yes
tsrday:
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway VS..
Rowsey's administrator. Argued and
submitted.
Wilson vs.. Southern Railway. Sub.
milted on briefs.
The next case 90 the docket is that OF
the Blue Ridge Light and Power Com
psny VS.. Price.
A. w. Cook and q. Duncan, petit
TONERS, against H. A. w. Skeen. judge
Of the Circuit Court Of Lee county, re-
Spondent. The following order was is
sued: This day came the petitioners by
counsel aud moved the court for writ
OF prohibition to the Hon. II. A. w.
skeeD, Judge Of the Circuit Court Of Lee
county, prohibiting him frJm entering
any order calling special election iu the
county oil Lee on the quss ion OF toe r.
moval OF the court house of said county
from Jonesville TO Pennington Gap, In
said county, and thsreupon came the
defendant by counsel and filed bis an-
swer to said molten. But because The
court here is net yet advised OF the order
to be entered 10 the premises, time is
taken 10 consider thereof.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-09-08
No Attempt on the Presidents Life

w AttsHpt on the freSioent Lilo
Oyttsr Bay, l.. L., Sept. S.-Upon the
departure for New York today CT Mai.
Wsdsworth, the friend OF President
Roosevelt, who was riding with him last
Saturday, the bottom was knocked out
OF story that an attempt had been
made to sssassinste the president. Be-.
fore leaving Maj. Wsdsworth DECLARED
thst while shot wss fred near the road
along which he and the president were
riding it was net directed q. either Of
them bat wss fred by some target prac-
TIGERS on the farm of Mr.. w. Emlen
Roosevelt, the presidents cousin.
This positive statement, coupled with
an investigation at Mineols of man
suspected OF the shooting, which proved
the latter 10 be quite harmless, COM
pl,tsly upset the theory Of an attempted
assassination which had been given con-
siderable credence by number of news
papers throughout the country.
The story took its shape from the ar
rest yesterday of John Coughlin, a
crank, who attempted to gain an inter-
view with the president. This arrest
came subsequent to mysterious hssty
visit to Oy,tsr Bay, few hour, previ-
Gus, of Chief Wilkie, of the secret SER
vice. 1t was coupled with report cur
rent in Oyster Bay OF the shooting
along side the road over which the
president passed OH Saturday with sen.
sstionsl result.
This afternoon Secretary Loeb made
the following ststsment regarding the
shooting: "Tne sensational story appear
ing in certain morning papers is without
he slightest foundation. 1t isA fake,
pure aud simple. Chief Wilkes visit
here Sunday was to see the head of this
department and Secretary Cortelyou ct
Huntington on matters wholly uncon-
lected win the story"