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Lower coast gazette., 1909-10-23

NIL C8Illl taxes dI III 40
government would necessarily nave 10
rome from the states and the Intervention OF
tho national government with the individual
tax nayers of the states, carried out to. a sum.
cient extent to pay:the expenses of the general
would 80 completely overshaoo"
tho state governments as to practically destroy
our organization as states, our republic OF re,
publics," in which we take so much prlde ana
from which we believe that our success as a
nation has been largely derived. IarlH TAXA
t;on has a different effect upon the taxpayer
from that which is secured from nm by inc
direct collection of a tax. A certain amount OF
ont;on is left to him. If he doesn't like tariff
taxed tea, or coffee, or sugar or spirits, or many
other products, he may avoid such taxation by
choosing other products that may be aVallaDle
for his own use. To secure tariff taxation the
representatives of the various states in congress
in Washington must finally agree and such tar'H
hills as have been enacted from time to time
represent that final agreement thus reached IN
Washington, whether the tariff bills are proper
" called good or bad. They are the product OF
the convention of the American people IN our
national congress.
We have the other phase of taxation arising
now in the controversy between Russia and FIN
land, one of its acquired states or provinces.
During the Russian war with Japan and the
subsequent attempts to organize some sort OF a
constitutional government in Russia, the FINS
revolted against certain reconstructive measures
that had been adopted by Russia a few years
back and demanded and gained from Russia
certain concessions, reinstating them in some OF
their previous privileges. The Russian govern
ment. however, now comes forward and de'
mands that Finland should contribute four mil
lions of dollars to the national defense. Inc
Finnish senate decline to make this contributor
and offer to make it two millions OF dollars
From this we can see what a paralyzlng e1ec'
Il would have if an order should come out to us
from Washington should contribute four mil
lions of dollars to the current expenses OF tn
national government, or probably far more thar
four millions of dollars, now that our nat'ona
expenses are reaching nearly a thousand mil
lion dollars a year.
The incidence of taxation is quite a seriou
matter, Notwithstanding the apparent indittel
ence of the New ORLEANS STATES and the1
poohpoohing it, when it was urged by US som
time ago. The incidence of taxation has had 1t
effect upon the body polite since the creatlo
of organized government. 1t makes a vas
difference whose OK is gored, as Aesop is pr
sumed to have said a couple of thousand yea'
ago. If our. government can collect its million
I on silks and satins from those who choose
wear them. we, who are compelled to wear co
J ton and 90 barefooted, are willing, provide
: that such a tariff as enacts such ajax shall
: cbude a tax on sugar and rice imported tn
' shall be satisfactory to US.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-10-23

returned to his post of dutyEat Quarsn-
tine, La.
The contract by Christie and Lowe,
for constructing willow. mats 70 be used
at Burrwood is begun on the immense
mat table at Pilot Town.
Home Place.
The property Of the ,lAte Mn. Liza
.Bremond, was sold at public auction
last Saturday, DR.. Lavisne Of New Or
leans was the purchaser.
Mrs. Frank Giordano spent several
days in the Crescent City last. week.
Mrs. J. G. Rooster Of Algiers, was
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F.. Giordano
Saturday and Sunday. -.
Mr.. E. C. Kohn was a business Wis
itor here last Saturday.
Mr.. Walter Richards Of New Orleans
was the week end guest Of Miss Agnes
Lyons.
Miss Annette Buras, q popular young
lady of this place left Sunday for Z
visit to her sister Mrs. John Ruche, OF
New Orleans.
The many friends of Mr.. Louis Hin
Gle will be sorry to learn of his serious
illness.
The truck farmers Of this place have
begun lettuce planting.
Mr.. Frank Giordano was q business
visitor to Buras last week.
Mrs. Paul Hingle went to New Or-
leans Monday, for a few days.
The stork recently visited in this
n%eiehborhood and brought q charming
little daughter to Mr.. and Mrs. Aoo'ph
Chanove.
Mr.. George Abadie, was the guest OIL
Mr.. F. Giordano on Sunday.
t Pointe-a-la-hache.
L One of the heaviest rain storms that
t visited this section Of the parish feA
here Tuesday, doing much benefit 20
the truck growers and also to the. !ano'
which was sadly in need of it since me
y recent storm when it was covered S'ua
salt water.
Mrs, Chas. Lavignette returned from
- New Orleans Tuesday evening.
k State Engineer Monget, Major Kerr.
a Atty. John Dymond and Hon. Aaron
v Davis were in our town Tuesday Tor
s. the purpose OF looking over our back
'e levee.
Judge. R. Emmett Hingle returned
y. from St. Bernard where he has been
during the entire week.
=, Mrs. L. J. Fontenelle has returned
home after o short stay in the Crescent
:. City.
Raoul Favret, after q short illness a.
w. his home returned to New Orleans Sun
day to resume work..
Mr.. and Mrs. Lionel Favret and niue
w son, after spending quite an enjoyable
90 two weeks vacation at the home OF a!'
and Mrs. G. Favret. returned TO "e'1
"0
Lower coast gazette., 1909-10-23
the interests of Messrs. Murphy and
Leroy at that end.

AeIOy ~ sI'oS e'o |
Among the arrivals at Burrwood to
reside, with their families are; Hon.
Geo. w. Delesdernier, Capts. }. W..
Hanson and VIM. O'Brien, Mersrs. Jos.
Buddinich, Kobt. Loar, Frank Conway
Alex. Conway, Albert Conway, Frank
Towers and Frank Knauer. The older
residents are; Capt. and Mrs. Lindhe,
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Meyer, MIR. G.
]. Clay and family, Messrs. ]. L. Hor-
tenstein, Frank Cefalu, J.. D. Coleman
and L. T. Alexander and about 40 or 81
employees doing duty in and around the
shops. As soon as the town is incor-
porated it is safe to say that the latter
named gentlemen will constitute the
first board of aldermen and with titles
in the order named.
Messrs. Christie g. Lowe have begun
preparing work On the extension OF the
ietties at Southwest Pass, OF which
they are the contractors.
The Bowers Southern Dredging Go.
have the contract for removing the Sill
at Southwest Pass, but this work Will
not begin until later in the fall.
The launch Dependent, transported
on Tuesday last. from jackson Bar
racks to Fort St. Philip, a number Of
soldiers from companies 81 and 1874 o
the regular U. S. army. They will un
dergo u examination under the rigi(
interrogatories Of Lieutenant A. l.
Loustalot.
Oranges are being shipped in small
lots to New Orleans market the price
are ruling fairly good. The fruit !
maturing rather slowly for this time o
the year.
a Oysters are being shipped in larg
quantities from the different canal
along the coast. W. understand tina
the fishermen have already shippe
= this season as many oysters as wha
: they shipped all Of last season.
Pilot Town
g On Sunday evening a merry crow
enjoyed a most delightful launch rid
to Venice in the trim little launch, Ac'
dian, of Burrwood. W. had the plea
Is ure of meeting Mesdames. E. DeArm'
" and O. Buras, Mr.. and Mrs. Frar
20 Blaise and Miss Nellie Blaise. AS
re souvenir of the trip We were given Sc
es eral punches of beautiful orange
,e Those participating were: Misses Ann
~ Savage, Deborah Wright, Birdie Sa
n. wage and Messas. J.. b. Savage,
ce Hartnett, F. Meyers, S. and G. All
IT. strong.
n Mrs, J. Redman Of Happy Jack,
er visiting relatives in Pilot Town.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Wright and
Wright jr. spent several days at POI
Pleasant. the guest Of Mrs. J.J. Ke'
- Capt. w. O'Brien, Miss Elva Coz
~ way and Tom Armstrong Of Burrwe
spent a short time at the home OF NJ
D. Wright Saturday.
I'D The many friends Of Inspector
Roche will be glad to learn that ne l
Lower coast gazette., 1909-10-23
Louisiana Fibers for Paper Making.

Fibers for Paper Making.
Mr.. SYMNGroN of Pennsylvania, who has
been recently touring in Louisiana, is said to be
arranging to invest 500, 600 in a paper mill,
with a view of utilizing the fiber Of rice straw
for that purpose. The English company that
w the great paper mill at Braithwa1te on the
Lower Coast constructed it especially to utilize
the fiber of sugar cane, or bagasse. The Braith-
waite people believe that they have solved the
problem so far as bagasse is concerned and that
bv the utilization of a limited amount Of other
fbers they can now produce good paper profit
ABLY. One trouble that they believe they have
located has been the fact that the bagasse yield
ing less good fiber from a given quantity than
was expected, aside from the diminution OF the
expected yield, deranged the proportions OF the
machinery. The bagasse itself being quite
bulky and giving a comparatively small yield OF
ultimate paper stock, requires, it is said, a
larger pulping, or beating capacity than is usual
in standard paper mills working wood fiber and
other similar substances into paper. 1t is as
though a sugar house should have an inadequate
evaporating capacity, or should in some other
way have it's machinery in 'disporportionate
parts. The Braithwaite people believe that
they can solve their paper making problem in
this way, but it occurs to US that it would be
very desirable on their part to experiment with
rice straw, either as one of the component parts
of the paper that they propose to make, or to
detarmine it's value as q paper making stock
when used alone.
Mr.. Symington seems disposed to carry Or
his work in Southwestern Louisiana, but thu
Lower Coast is one of the large rice producing
sections of the state and the Braithwaite paper
mill, being advantageously located, it could con
troll immense quantities Of rice straw withou
any difficulty. Bagasse has a very positive
value as fuel, whereas thus far rice straw ha
not been used in this state to any extent as fue
even in threshing rice. Way up in the North
west in the great Canadian wheat fields, tn
standard threshing outfits are regular stra,
burners and they need no other supply Of flu
than what the industry thus furnishes them.
Rice straw, owing to its considerable. silic
content, has been thought to be rather too n
fractory for use in successful competition wit
wood pulp. Other straws, and especially whe'
straw, have been used in paper manufactul
for fifty or more years. Mr.. Symington HI
!. built q number Of paper mills in which straw
successfully used and we shall hope that ri
: straw will not present to him any prcplem tn
: he will find seriously difficult Of solution.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-10-23
The Incidence Of Taxation.

UNDER this caption we recently urged; edl-
torialy that the great success ct the Hr'ted
States from . national point Of view 1vas Attrl-
,butable to the incidence Of its taxation. With
Lower coast gazette., 1909-10-23
PARISH NEWS.
Marin.

The Misses Julia Biaggini and Angela
Borges, and Messrs. Ben Buras, los.
Borges and B. F. Biaggini were the
guests of Mrs. Dustmann for the day.
Sunday. !
Mrs. Geo. O.. Lincoln has returned
from New Orleans where she spent q
week visiting relatives.
Mrs. Chas. Ballay, Of Home Place,
was here last week, the guest Of rela-
tives.
Mr.. W. H. Dustmann was in New
Orleans for a few days last week. &,
Messrs. Jos. O'Brien and ]. Winck
were the week end guests of the Misses
Gaufroy.
Misses Marie and May Cognevich
visited friends in Empire Sunday.
Mrs. H. Dustmann entertained at
a birthday party Sunday, in honor
of her daughter Mary Louise. De-
licious refreshments were served and
music was furnished by a string band.
Those present were: Misses Mary and
Marguerite Lincoln, Marie, Louise and
Johanna Gauffroy, Oneita O'Brien,
Marie and May C%ognevich, Mollie anc
Bessie Chauvin, Alice and Ella Bruney'
Julia Biaggini, Angela Borges, Viols
johnson, Freda, Mary and Annie Dust
mann; Messrs. Ben. Buras, Bud Ben
men, Sidney johnson, A. Hingle, R
Emmett Kellep, George and Hayes Lin
coin. Maurice O, Brien, Jno. Hicey, Pat
Kanare, Patl Bruney, Jos. Borges, B
F. Biaggini, Richard and Ben johnson
Herman Sylve, Walter Bowers, Franz
Anglada, W. H. Dustmann, Mr.. an
Mrs. E. E. Kirby, Mr.. add Mrs. inc
Sylve, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Chauvir
!, Mr.. and Mrs. A. johnson and Mrs
Dustmann.
Nero.
/, Mr.. Frank Cazalas was the guest
{ a friend in St. Bernard Parish the pa
week.
. Mr., Patrick Lac of Algiers was
!: pleasant visitor here Sunday.
i. MI. Jules B. Savoie was in New U
= leans on business part of the week.
= Miss Julia Dragon visited New 0
leans this week.
A fine baby boy made its appearan
" in the houue of Mr.. and Mrs Louis
:. Dragon last Sunday.
d River News
Burrwood is growing steadily,
population has increased wonderful
y in the last few weeks. The cottae
"a are all ready for, occupancy and 9
t. gradually being assigned to fam'l
le whose head is a worthy employee OF I
: government there. The school build
is all in readiness, so are the childr'
some twenty odd, the boarding Pill
lg has a neat room prepared and the !
8. der filled with all good things imae
IN able awaiting she arrival Of the teac|
r. who is expectsd by Nov. l, and VIII
arrival is eagerly anticipated by eva
~ one, bachelors not excepted.
- We notice the neat and tasty appe
{. ance of our jovial friend Mr.. I'D. G.
IL man, whenever the boats arrive
q we have been wondering, why?.
We have been informed that Mr..
Ia D. Coleman the popular and trus
chief clerk to Capt. J. B. Lindhe
in been appointed trustee OF the b
wood school.
IN Mr.. L. T. Alexander after a n
pleasant furlough Of 30 days in WI
''iS time he journeyed through Texas
ex- the "Great West where be has in
ests. returned to Burrwood, among
odd friends and has assumed charge
Lower coast gazette., 1909-10-23

Continued on page 81
Lower coast gazette., 1909-10-23

gineers, the urgent necessity for
financial assistance from the out
side. He paid a fitting tribute
to the interest the State Board,
and in the past more particularly
Major Kerr, had taken in the
welfare of the Back Levee, and
called upon them now in the peo-
pies hour of EXTREMIST necessity
to lend the same helping hand
always extended in the past.
MI. Dymond' pointedly told the
truth of the situation, the desti-
tute condition in which the peo-
pie found themselves, not being
able in most. cases to pay taxes.
Major Kerr, in response to ar
invitation by the President tt
address the meeting and, if pos
sible, give some hope, told those
present that: the Engineers hae
gone very carefully over the sit
uation and had thought out
project which, if approved b!
the Governor: on recommends
ton Of the State Board of En-
gineers. would place the levee il
such condition that the planter
would be secure for all time t
come under ordinary condition
and even under conditions as ea
; listed at the time of and durin
the storm.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
COVE CRYING FOR
SWAT AT ATTELL

Wherever a scrapper in his
weight shows up near the top of
the column there Percy Cove ap-
pears with a challenge extended.
1t usually happens that Percy is
unable to get anybody to grab it.
He haunted the neighborhood of
Neil long and earnestly, but Neil
could never seem to notice him.
and now he is after Monte Attell,
He was at the ringside of the
Attell-Neil battle to challenge the
winner, but they wouldn't let him.
In consequence. Percy puts 1t up
to Attell to take the heavy end of
the purse, give Percy enough to
pay training expenses and get in
the ring. Attell has not yet been
heard from.
The truth of the matter is that.
they are all fearsome of the hui
man Stat. His record of lis battles
and loss of only two decisions is
to shy at. Percy keeps
what are champions for, if
they are not willing to defend the
title against all corners? 1t is about
an even cinch that recent champ
ions in the bantamweight class
were champions because they side
stepped Cove's challenges.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28

SO full of hard luck for them. They
stuck to Sc tie till the eleventh
inning with the Brownies. Their
side of the game was filled with
of them in all. In the
eleventh the Brownies squeezed
in their seventh run.
A game much like this, with not
quite so many errors, was played
between the Hazelwoods and the
Doods. MCGEE pounded one over
the fence, bringing in the Hazel
woods fifth run in the tenth, win
ming the game S to 4 from the
Dodds.
There was plenty OF running in
the game between the Varneys and
tho Hillyard Cubs, and errors-six
apiece. Bauer of the Varneys slid
in with the run that claimed the
victory, s to Z, in the last half OF
the ninth, when Wiley, who substi-
7tuted Haggart at THIRD, let one get
away.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
FRENCH WIN EVENT

PARIS, June 2S.-Baron Roth
schild's colt verdun, with Barat, a
French Jockey, in the saddle, de-
feated w. X. Vandarbilt's Negofol
and Oversight the tavorites in the
betting, In the historic Grand Prix
de Paris at Long Champs Sunday
afternoon. 1t was a great victory
for the French and correspond
singly sad defeat for the Americans.
who felt sc cocksure OF Wander.
bits entries winning that they bet
all the money they could obtain
on the result,
The purse was worth $74 ,t55 and
II is estimated that in addition
nearly $3S0.000 changed hands on
the result. Thousands of Ameri-
cans we're present. most of whom
left with empty purses. Wander.
bits colt Northeast won this
classic last year. A crowd of $780,.
900 persons witnessed the Grand
Prix.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28

Az Ball players are superstitiOus. I
don't know any class where good
and bad omens are most seriously
considered. Almost every man who
follows the national game has his
pet hoodoo and hoodoo dispeller. If
it wasn't so serious 1t would be
silly. It's the result Of habit.
MY attention has been called to
an incident which, more than any
thing else can think of, illustrates
the far reaching effect this foolish
ness has.
A newspaper photographer was
sent to a ball park where rival
high school teams were to settle
the championship. Upon his ar
rival he asked the captain of one
team to pose his men, and the re-
quest was promptly complied with
and the photograph was made.
Half of his work done, the pho
tographer sought the captain of the
other team with a similar request.
Again permission was given, but
Just as the players were lining up,
the teams coach, a college man
and in his day base ball star,
rushed forward and refused to let
the photographer proceed.
whats the objection?" the pho
tograher demanded.
II don't want my team hoo
dooed," answered the coach.
"But the other team has been
photographed" the photographer
responded.
Eyes, and they're just as good as
beaten right now" said the coach.
leading away his team.
The result of the game was that
the photographed team did lose.
Not because they had been photo
graphed, but because they were
outplayed in every department.
And the funny part of 1t is that,
while they admit they were left at
the post by their opponents, they
blame Me photographer for their
defeat
Now here Is spectacle of an
educated man. presumably-for he
owns Notwithstanding the
superstition of IA lot of old grannies
into bright, fresh young minds that
have room for healthy thoughts. II
the coach was some veteran of the
diamond. raised on base ball. and
= did not boast of any superfluous
knowledge outside of the game.
such a thing might be excusable.
But the circumstances were en-
tirely different. and l say the
coach in question ought to be
kicked out of his job
Those boys had no idea that to
be photographed was to be hoo
dooed," until they heard the coach
say so. They were simply healthy
boys, playing ball because they
loved the game. and for the glory
of their school. Omens meant
nothing to them, but the fear in
stilled in their minds and the loss
of the game will leave its mark.
Every one of them is now in a
condition to accept as fact the
empty words of every believer in
signs and omens who crosses their
pathway
There Is no such thing as good
and bad signs in a base ball game
or in any other walk of life. Who
ever heard of a man or woman free
from superstition being injured or
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
FOUGHT Al ROUNDS

In the forty-first round of a fight
scheduled to go As rounds Leach
Cross Of New York was knocked
out at Frisco Saturday afternoon
by Fighting Dick" Hyland. The
fight was one of the most sensa-
tional of modern ring history and
was characterized by the wonder
full gameness and recuperatfve
powers of the New York pugilist-
dentist. He was floored fully Is
times during the contest and after
the twenty fifth round fought prac-
tically on the defensive only.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
OH, ISN'T IT A SHAME

1t was to tune 81 to I that
Tacoma cleaned up the Seattle
Turks. In other words, Tacoma
has taken the last three straight
from Seattle, ending the Seattle
Tacoma series to for Tacoma
Baker pitched the game for Ia
coma and did good job of it,
while the remainder of his team
supported him with perfect play
ing. Three of Tacoma's runs are
attributed to errors on ground
balls by Akin.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
COLTS ARE FRISKY

And still Portland is coming up.
Casey's Colts bucked and kicked
when the Champions tried to cor
raj them and finally broke loose
with the game for l to shutout.
Portland played without error.
Cough pitched hard and fast, hold
ing the Vancouver team down to
four hits. Hickey pitched fairly
good game for the defeated team,
but two errors-both of them
costly-were made by those behind
him.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28

This shows the manner In
which j. S. Nightzer of S513
Ralph street, Spokane, was
cured by the Human Bake
Oven treatment.
The limb was wrapped
carefully and then placed in
the bake oven and the heat
applied. Mr.. Nightzer had
suffered continued pain for
six years and was doubtful
about getting relief, but was
willing to try anything.
When the heat had reached
400 degrees he felt so COM
Portable he wanted it in
creased. He finally took 40
degrees Fair.
"When my leg was taken
out after the first baking"
says Mr.. Nightzer, zone
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
LEFTY" GREGG UNWINDINC
ONE OF THOSE TWISTERS

"Rube" Gregg, otherwise known
as Lefty" was the one who
sopped the dope on the ball and
kept his eyes peeled for ebony
mousers around first and second.
Once or twice it began to look like
Aberdeen would tie the score, but
after Lefty" was instrumental in
catching a couple of them trying to
steal second and third, they be-
came more cautious.
Gregg loosened up for only three
hits. Most pitched a good game
for Aberdeen.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
Men and Boys
Learn Plumbing

Parents, have your boy learn the
plumbing trade. the best paid of
all trades. Plumbers are in de-
mand everywhere. They earn S. to
IS per day and have short hours.
By my method of instructing
make you practical plumber in
months instead of years, so that
you will be able to fill good po-
sition or conduct a business of
your own. Men can learn as well
as boys.
Edward McCaffrey Plumbing School
Phone Main 1862.
20 Riverside Ave-, Spokane, Wash.
Day and night school. Visitor are
always welcome.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
HOME RUN IN
THE TENTH.

The Hazelwoods beat the Dodds,,
Brownies defeated the Zouaves
and the Varneys gobbled the game
from the Hillyard Cubs-that's
what happened in the City leagues
The Zouaves put up the gamest
scrap of the season that has been
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-06-28
CALL THE COP, QUICK
(By United Press)

NEW YORK, June 2S.-Like a
voice from the tomb came the
statement of Robert Fitzsimmons,
on his arrival here from Europe:
II want to fight that man John
son." said FitZ. Il feel sure | can
lick him; at least | am willing to
make desperate try"