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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
NOTHING Doing FROM teddy
Presiden Says He is Powerless
to Intervene
IN THE CASE OF LABOR LEADERS
Court Must Finish Before Rooseyatt
Can Exercise Clemeney-As
Long as Appeal Is Prose-
cuted He is Hands Off,

Washington.-In an official state
ment issued at the white house in
regard to presidential interference
In the cases of President Gompers,
Vice President Mitchell and Secrc Ia
ry Morrison, of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, now under SEN
tence for contempt of court, atten-
ton is called tosethe fact thate...h
cases are still before the court and
that no matter what the presidents
opinion may be as to the justices of
the sentences imposed, he cannot
take any action looking to pardon
or express any opinion as to the mer-
its of the cases.
The text of the statement fol-
lows:
VARIOUS appeals have been made
to the president to interfere by par
dons in the case OF Mr. Gompers
and his associates. Those making
the appeals are unaware of the fact
that the matter is still before the
courts. 1t is civil suit between
private parties and there has been
no way by which the government
could have intervencd even if it had
desired to do so. Whether the pres
ident does or does not think the SEN
tence of Mr.. Gompers and his asso-
ciates excessive is not at present OF
consequence because he cannot take
any action or express any opinions
while the case is pending before the
courts. When the decision is made
then the president can promptly con-
slider whether the terms OF imprison-
ment are excessive or improper. But
~ is of course impossible for the
president to act while an appeal is
pending for he has nothing what
ever to act about.
case first, and the defendants are at
the present moment at liberty on
bail. If the defendants see fit to
abandon their appeal, the matter will
then, of course, be brought before
the executive in which case, it will
receive immediate and most careful
consideration But the defendants
have perfect right to prosecute
their appeal and il successful in the
mnal court then ask for a pardon or
commutation. But as long as they
are prosecuting an appeal the pres
ident has nothing to do with the
matter. The president has already
instructed the department of justice
to keep him fully informed as to the
progress of the case SO that in the
event of its becoming proper for
him to act, he may have at his dis
posal all of the facts which will en-
able him to decide whether there
was justification of the sentence and
whether if there was, justification for
some punishment, the sentence is or
is not altogether too severe.
But at present the president has
no more to do with the case than
with the case of the 29,000,0u0 |
fine imposed by Judge Lands on the |
standard Oil Company, which is al
so on appeal and concerning which
the president has also been repeated
ly asked to interfere by well mean
Ing persons who did not know that
he could not interfere while the mat
ter was still before the courts on ap-
peal.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Usual Negro ARRAY.

Fort Smith, Ark.-One negro was
killed and two others fatally injur-
ed in fight in the negro coach of
the st. Louis and Iron Mountain and
Southern Railway excursion train
between this city and Cherokee
Junction, Oklahoma. Four other ne
groes who plunged through the car
windows to escape the bullets, can
not be accounted for. Trainmen fin
ally overpowered some of the dis
turbers and they were lodged in jail
at Sallisaw.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Sustain Heavy Fire Loss.

The store and warehouse of S. p.
Lacour Company, Lmtd., of Planche-
vile, together with the stock of gen
eral merchandise, was consumed by
fire, and also the store building of
J. O. Lemoine, which was situated
sixteen feet from the bu ldings of
S. p. Lacour. 1he loss of S. P.
Lacour Company, Limited, is esti
mated at $1o 900, partially covered
by insurance. Mr.. Lemoine saved a
part of his stock, while the loss of
the building is estimated at $40O,
also partially insured.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Farmers Save Feed Bills.

The high prices paid for feedstuffs
ldurlng the last crop year caused al
most every farmer near Grand Cane
70 put forth greater efforts to protect
|himself against a similar expenditure
Fn the future. As soon as crops we're
harvested, haymaking became the or
|ner OF the day and when enough for
@ome consumption had been made,
many began making it to sell. J. A.
wagner, an enterIsising planter of
Rnis place, shipped Messrs. Ardis and
70, OF Shreveport, a large carload
"a nne De Soto hay, this being only
small per cent of his late cutting.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
WANTED 10 PULL MHIsKERs.


Paris Waiter Attacks His ExceIIency,
President Of France.
II II = Heres,
the president Of France, accompan-
led by NJ. Ramondou, his secretary
and Col. Lasson, military attache at
the Elysee Palace was taking a
stroll near Ru 'Etoile, a poorly clad
individual who evidently had been
lying in wait, suddenly jumped upon
the president from behind and threw
his arms about NJ. Fal1ieres neck in
an effort to seize mis- beard. Col Las
son and secretary Ramondou sprang
to the assistance of the president,
dragged off his assailant and turp-
el him over to two special deteo
t'ves, who had been following the
party on bicycles. President Fall
lieres cane was broken in the strug-
gle, but beyond scratch on the
ear, he was not injured and insist
ed on continuing his walk. As the
detectives slipped the hand cuffs on
the man, he said:
Il am unarmed, / simply wanted
to pull the presidents beard"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
ROOSEVELTS S MESSAGE.
The President VIII Not Deal in Per-
SOnaIitias

sonalities.
Washington. - Indications are
that persons who expect President
Roosevelt to say something of a
personal nature in his message to
Congress, replying to the inquiry as
70 the basis for that portion of his
message dealing with the Secret Ser
vice, will be disappointed. While the
president has not yet written his re-
ply, he has collected a stock of in
formation which will serve for its
basis. 1t is believed that he will
confine himself principally to an eff
fort to sustain the declaration in his
annual message that the action of
Congress in limiting the activities
of the Secret Service agents has re-
suited in increased crime. Data will
be produced to show that criminals
and confidence men have been quick
to take advantage of the cessation of
the work of the Secret Service men,
but it is not believed that there will
be any reflection upon the character
of individuals that will ia the slight
est degree embarrass any member of
the House or Senate
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Thieves Enter Commissiarv.

The commissary of the Covington
Naval Stores Company at Onvil was
burglarized and about 1920 in coin
and some merchandise stolen. An
entrance was effected by boring a
hole in the front door The thieves
aweFe evf1efftgsse svIffte zsfc1fs wen sscss
quainted with the store and the sur
roundings, and had well planned
their deed. uf the money stolen $40
belonged to the Postoffice, which
was in the same building. rive dol
lars was in coppers. The thieves
left two checks.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
BURGLAR ATTACKS WOMz--,
Grand-niece of Robert Il. Lees Chap
lain Nearly Killed.

Richmond, Va.-Miss Florence
Jones, grandniece of Rev. J. William
Jones, Chaplain to Robert E. Lee dur
ing the civil war, was attacked and
almost killed in her home by an un-
known burglar. Miss Jones started
upstairs and had reached the top of
the steps when she uttered a scream
and the family heard her fall. A
baseball bat found by her side was
the weapon used. The burglar had
evidently been surprised by her and
felled her with the bat. Physicians
hold out som hope OF her recovery.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
UNCLE SANS NAVY.
1t Now Ranks Second 4ln0ng the
Great Powers.

1t Now Ranks Second Among the
Great Powers.
Washington.-Our Navy stalds
second among those Of the time. ac-
cording to the Navy year great world
Powers at the present book, pre-
pared by Pitman Pulsifer, Clerk OF
the Senate Navy Committee, and
now in the hands of the Public Prin-
ter. Germany is third, while France
has dropped to fourth place, and Ja-,
pan is fifth
The year book will show that
Great Britain has sixty-one f1rst-class
battleships, with a tonnage of 91O,-
$50; the United States, thirty-one,
with a tonnage of 449,7S9; Germany
thirty-one, with a tonnage of Ill.,
1856; France tWenty-six, with tom
mage of 357.132, and Japan fifteen,
with tonnage of 233,444.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Will I.aise Alfalfa.

"A. M. Arthur, a well-known, rice
9uyer OF Jennings, has closed deal
for large tract of land in Banders
ronnty, Texas, the land being stu
tied about seventy-tive miles from
an Antonio. The tract contains g.
*So acres, and is known as Pecan
ALLEY. Mr.. Arthur expects to raise
sfaiia, stock and grain, together
nth pecans. The place has a large
amber of native pecan trees and ar
Rngements have been made with the
YSeckle Seed Company, of New Or
ans, to have all the young pecan
ces budded with choice nuts.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Shooting at Negro Ball.

A shooting affray occurred at Hou-
ma at negro ball given at Odd Fel-'
lows Hall. Ralph Roddy, who was in
half drunken condition got into a
row with Gus Alexander, who was
manager of the ball Alexander was
endeavoring to put Roddy out of the
ballroom when Roddy opened fire
and sent three shots at Alexander,
one of which took effect. The ball
glanced on the negro's head, effecting
a scalp wound. Mayor Wurzlow has
decided to issue no more permits for
negro balls
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
COWARDLY DEED.
Assassinated While Crossing Branch
With Torch in Hand.

Waynesboro, Miss.-Last Saturday
night fourteen miles west of Way
nesboro, near Whistler, Miss, George
Cooley was killed by some unknown
party as he crossed branch with
torch in his hand. He was shot with
a shotgun with all kinds of shot,,
some of the home made in old-fash-
ioned bullet molds. 1t was known
that Jim Arlington had some of
these homemade bullets in his pos
session. He was also heard to make
threats against Coley the day before
the later was killed. Arlington is
now in Jail awaiting a preliminary
hearing.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Deputy Sheriff Murdered.

Pryor Creek, Okla.-Deputy Sher-
iff Nicholas Mitchell was shot and
killed at Hogan Institute, fifteen
miles south of here when he at
tempted to quiet disturbance at
Christmas celebration. Sam and Hen
ry Frye are under arrest and a
posse is seeking George Frye.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Store Entirely Destroyed.

While D. C. Wallis, postmaster,
and one of the leading merchants of
Loss, was attending the closing ex-
ercises of the Folsom School, fire
started in his store and when he re-
turned he found that the entire store
together with several hundred bar
rels of corn, bran and contents were
in ashes. The loss will amount to
several thousand dollars, with only
$1,000 insurance.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Infant is Killed.

Philadelphia-Alfred Turner, aged
ten weeks, was killed during a fight
between his parents here. VIM. Tur-
ner, the father, according to the re-
port made to the police attacked his
fast ready when he came down stairs.
Mrs. Turner had the child in her
.arma.saand ia. the fight she dropped
1t to the fIoor. She was subsequent-
ly knocked down or fell upon the
infant, crushing it to death. Both
parents were arrested.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD.

First To Receive Presidents Mes
sage by Telegraph.
Kansas City, Mo.-Charles West
Spanding, a pioneer newspaper man
of Kansas, died at the home of his
son in Kansas City, Kas., aged sew
enty-nine. Mr.. Spanding was a man
of many attainments. He is said
to have been the first man to re-
ceiye a presidents message by tele-
graph, having been employed at the
time as an operator in Chicago.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Found Dead With Throat Cut.

J. Isadore River, a young man who
conducted a restaurant at Adds,
formerly of Baton Rouge Junction,
was found dead in his kitchen at
Plaquemine, his throat being cut
from ear to ear. Robbery was the
motive for the crime Rivet was pop
ular with the railroad employees and
was member Of Plaquemine Lodge
No. 81 /. o. O. F.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
KILLED HIMSELF ON XMAS.

Quitman, Ga.-Because he did
not have money enough to provide
the usual Christmas toys for his
children, c. A. casters, farmer
near here, deliberately planned his
own death, and died as he had
planned. Leaving the home where
the children were, he walked short
distance away, fitted his shot gun
over a forked stick, pressed his
breast against the muzzle and push
ed the trigger with stick.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
SHOOTS WIFE; KILLS BABE.
Dentist Then Tries to Suicide, But
Is Disarmed.

Cameron, w V.Dr. NJ. G. Nc
Cracker, a dentist Of this place, shot
his wife and fatally wounded his 2
year-oId child, after having quarrel
ed with his wife. He then turned
the gun ON himself, but it failed to
explode, and Mrs. McCracken sue
ceeded in taking it from him. After
the shooting the mother picked up
the child and started for the home
of her grandfather, w. NJ. Kincaid,
about four squares away. The blood
was streaming from the wound in
her back and that in the child's
head. The baby died shortly after
reaching the Kincaid home.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
MIRDER NEAR BATON ROUGE
Mans Head Crushed in and Al
most Severed From Body.
uoUNDs ON trail OF The ASSASSIN
xssro Convict Who Had Escaped
From the peritentiary is sus-
nectcd OF tho Foui Deed. r
CtIicr Late News.

The story Of q murier' revolving
An ,,s details, was brought to Baton
pouge by Deputy Mayham, OF Baton
Rouge Junction, who came here for
The bloodhounds from the Louisiana
penitentlary with which to trace the
cartv who killed n. J. Ridep. Ac-
sscrs,nr to the story which reached
heraseRidep wasa' merchant at the
1nnfficn. Some time during tie
u,-bf a person entered his room,
crushed his head in with a heavy
s,on weight and then almost severed
h from the body with a knife or ak.
rbe mans trunk had been broken
INTO and his pockets turned inside
ouf making it clear tnat robbery
was the cause of the deed. A negro
AZ escaped convict who has been
hanging around the Junction fer
anne time is suspected of being the
murderer. The hounds were secured
from Angola.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Sugar FACTORIES Close.

All but two or three of the sugar
factories in Terrebonne Parish have
finished grinding, and those not fin.
ished will do so in week or two. A
fair average crop is reported. A slight
rainfall this week proved beneficial tc
the cane and corn lands which, owing
to the fine weather, had been pre-.
pared for planting.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Woman Killed By Man.

Birmingham, Ala-At Ensley,
Mrs. ]. Lavie, after seriously cutting
j. w. Griffith in the breast and
throat, was instantly killed by the
man whose life she had attempted.
The cause of the difficulty is not
known. Mrs. Lavie was the proprie-
tress of the Steel City Hotel and
Griffith is an employe of the steel
mill. The trouble occurred in the
hotel building
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Shoots Three Men.

Viii Brice in a street fight al
eDsiand, shot three Mobley,
( eflckmason, who died from his
Ssnds; City Marshal Lee Rogers
serously shot, and a negro by.
slaer. fatally shot in the eye. 1t is
~ mat Brice, who was intoxicated,
steo arrest. Brice is in Jail here
sen excitement was caused.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
To Issue a Daily,

Editor c. A. Loop, of the Gov
gton News announces that on June
me will begin the publication of a
aliy paper to be known as the Cow
ston Daily Journal. 1t will be a
&~column, four-page home print af-
moon paper. This will not inter-
&6 with the Covington News, which
gm continue as a semi-weekly.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Prisoner Burns Caiaboose.

The calaboose at Zachary was dis
covered to be on fire, which was caus-
ed by a prisoner burning his way
out. The excellent water works sys-
tenn was proven to be more than was
claimed as the entire town would
have been in ashes in a very short
time. The accused was negro, very
dark, about 140 pounds, feet, eight
inches in height, defect in left eye.
If the authorities had succeeded in
recapturing him he would have been
severely dealt with, as the citizens
were much wrought up.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
ALLEGED KU-KLUX BAND.
Twenty TenneSseeanS Held on the
Charge of Whitecaping.

Nashville, Tenn.-On an indict-
ment from the court of Humphreys
county, six men were brought to this
city and placed in Jail, charged with
whitecaping and ku-kluxing. The
order for the men to be placed in Jail
was signed by the clerk of the Hum
phreys county circuit court Besides
these six, fourteen more men were
arrested, charged in Humphreys
county with whitecaping and ku-
kluxing
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
GEORGIA PROHIBITION LAW.
Federal Court Refuses to interfere
WftH1ts Operation.

With It's Operation. sszsess
Atlanta, Ga.-State prohibition
won victory in the United States
Circuit Court here, when a decision
was handed down by Judge w. I.
Newman, dismissing a petition at
tacking the constitutionality of the
Georgia prohibition law. Judge New
man did not pass upon the consti-
tutionalitY of the law, but dismiss
ed the petition on the ground of
non-jurisdiction, holding that it was
a matter for the state courts, and
could reach Federal courts only by a
writ of error from the state supreme
court,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
To Fight Increase.

The saloons of Baton Rouge pro-
pose to fight in the courts the in
crease that the Police Jury has Or
dered made in the liquor license for
1909, on the grounds that the budget
of the Police Jury was changed after
the thirty days notice had been CIV
en-, and that for this reason the en-
tire budget is illegal. The liquor men
are known to have consulted attor-
neys. The increase in liquor licenses
was from $500 to $1,000.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Planters Residence Rurns

The dwelling of w. NJ. H. David
La, on Bayou Rapides, was destroy
ed by fire. The house is total loss.
only partially covered by insurance.
The Davidson Plantation was over
flowed last June, and the crop was
entirely lost.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
TROUBLE AT OSYKA. !
Former Town Marshal Shot and Sc
riousIy Wounded.

Osyka, Miss.-A difficulty occurred
here in which L. NJ. Spears, ex-mar-
shal of this town, was seriously If
not morta1ly wounded by Archie l..
Varnado. Two shots were fired by
Varnado, both taking effect One was
In the feshy part of the arm and the
other through the right lung. Spears
is resting easily at this writing. Var
made is at large.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
BEACH HARGIS .STRIAL.
Nine For Acquittal, Three For Con-
viction.

Nine FOR Acqulttai, Ihree For Con-
viction.
Irvine, Ky.-With the jury stand
ing nine for acquital and three for
conviction, and declaring that it
would be impossible to reach a YER
dict the case of Beach Hargis, charg-
ed with the killing of his father,
Judge James Hargis ended in a mis-
trial. AS told in the trial, Beach
entered his fathers store and after
a few words with the judge, engaged
in a grapple with him. They fell to
the floor, Beach on top, and with
the judges pistol, the boy fired sew
eral shots into the body of the pros
trate man.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Signs of Oil Exist.

Wonderful indications of oil have
been discovered on the plantation of
Ex-Sheriff Joseph Pellerin, about two
miles and half from BreauX Bridge,
ION the east side of Bayou Teche. Mr..
HPelIerin few days ago decided to
Rdig his well, which is situated near
his residence on the banks of the
|Teehe. The two men who went in the
we'll to clean it discovered great
deal Of gas. Mr.. Pellerin used pump
10 empty the well until it was dry.
While this was being done the labor
|ers noticed quantity of fuel oil COM
ing out with the water. The next day
|weter was drawn out of the well in
El: ekets and the men still noticed oil
|rnrsing out of the we'll. This attract
"a the attention of oil experts, who
after an Investigation, decided that
The Indications of oil are beyond
doubt.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
Killed Brother-in-lIaW.

Oklahoma City, Okla.-"Billy''
Bunch was killed while resisting ar.
rest by City Marshal Stouse, his
brother-in-laW. Bunch opened fire
upon Stouse and Constable Kennedy
when they sought to arrest him.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
POSTAGE STAMP MACHINES.
Postoffice Department To Make 9
Popular Feature of this Service.

Postoffice Department To Make q
Popular Feature of this Service.
Washington.-If one can drop
coin in a vending machine and OBJ
tain a piece of chewing gum or a
handful of peanuts, why not a post
age stamp? That is just what the
Postoffice Department wants to
make a popular feature of it's GER
vice, and in an order issued am
nouncement is made that the De-
partment is prepared to issue linn
tied quantities of postage stamps in
rolls of from 500 to 1000 far use
in stamp vending and stamp affix-
ing machines. Postmasters desiring
to try the new proposition arc re-
quested to make requisit;on to the
Department.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
ONE IzILLhD, -FOUR HURT.
Wrecker Hurried to Scene and
Wounded Removed to HOSPITAL.

Spokane, Wash.-A head-on col
lision on the Great Northern rail-
road near Elmira, Idaho, ninety
miles east of Spokane between the
Bonners Ferry LEGAL passenger train
and an extra freight resulted in the
death Of Charles Mackey, fireman
on the passenger and the injury of
four others. two trainmen and two
passengers.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
1esss's Home Destroyed by Fire.

s Home Destroyed by Fire.
Ssise at Moreauyille, destroyed the
I vlic church and convent and Fa-
uiiberts residence. rhe total
Y estimated at $4,000, with
:sy0 insurance. 1t is said that the
originated in the vestry-room
ane morning service, and that
asin is traced to candle that
zen placed too close to wall.
afch was brick structure,
1as well finished and furnish
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
HON. II. G.. DAVEY DEAD.
Congressman From Second Districs

Congressman From Second District
of Louisiana Is No More.
New Representative r.
C. Dayey, of the second district of
Louisiana, died here aged 55 years,
his death being the result of a COM
plication of diseases. Mr.. Davey was
first elected to the fifty-t'lird con-
gress and with the exception Of the
fifty-fourth, when he declined nom
ination, has served in each succeed
ing congress.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-01-02
A MURDER MYSTERY.
Two Killed and Third One Stabbed
Sixty Times.

Paris, Tex.-Whether three Ital-
ians living in a railroad boarding
house at Cooper, Oklahoma, were
murdered and the body of one hid
den and the others left weltering in
their own blood as they were found;
or the third killed the two and es-
capped with their money, is the prob
lem on which the authorities in that
section are now at work, following
the finding of the two bodies-ole
shot and the other showing sixty
knife wounds,