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Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
NEW HEALTH RULES.
More Stringent Oil Inspection Regu-
Iations.


Baton Rouge.-Stringent regula.
lions for the examination of oil in
Louisiana were adopted at a meeting
of the state board OF health, the new
pure food and drug code was order.
ed put into effect January l, a board
of embalming examiners was Great.
ed, and several amendments to the
sanitary code were tacitly agreed to.
Because of the fact that the pres
eAt oil examination system is gener-
ally declared to be inadequate, the
new regulations will become opera.
tive Immediately.
Under them all oil subject to in
spection by the Louisiana State Board
of Health shall be inspected and
gagged by the State Board Of Health
the instant that it is brought into the
state of Louisiana.
The stenciling and inspee tion of oil
packages is abolished. There must
be a paper label attached to the con
tainer with shellac and alcohol. No
container a be refilled with oil un-
til the certificate of the board of
health is destroyed and erased.
All dealers in oil are required to
give full particulars of every ship
ment made into the state of Louis.
lana.
No oil manufactured in this state
shall be sold until inspected.
Aside from fixing the date for its
enforcement, the board agreed TO the
manner of the operation of the food
and drug code. As President D. Har.
vey Dillon intimated several days
ago, members of the board them.
will act as inspectors in the
different parts of the state in which
they reside, with DR.. C. Milo Brady
as chief inspector. Samples procured
will be forwarded to DR.. Hamilton
2. Jones, state analyst, for chemical
examination. The board is financial
y unable to employ as yet a corps
If regular inspectors, but will do so
IS soon as money for that purpose is
AVAILABLE.
Splitting in street cars, on side
walks and generally in public build
ngs, a practice largely responsible
or the alarming spread of tuberculo-
lis, was declared a violation of the
health laws of the state.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
FISCAL AGENTS CHOSEN.
Board of Liquidation's Program Goes
Through.

Baton Rouge.-Without a hitch the
board Of liquidation's program for the
selection Of state fiscal agents went
through. The rate of interest will
be 3 IL per cent; the period of the
contract will be until April /, 1910,
and the distribution will be one-half
Of the states funds in New Orleans
and One-tenth in each Of the five ru-
raj congressional districts. .
In Baton Rouge the Louisiana State
Bank and the Bank of Baton Rouge
are the fortunate institutions, the
First National being eliminated.
In New Orleans the New Orleans
National, the Hibernia National and
the Whitney-Central were selected.
President Charles Godchaux filed
with the board a vigorous protest
against the interest rate, giving fig
ures to prove that the deposits were
really costing the banks SIG per cent
on the amount available for daily bal
ances.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
LATEST NEWS
IN LOUISIANA
PENiTENTiARY ROLLS SHOW IN
CREASE OF $50 CONViCTS.
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION CALL
More Stringent Oil inspection Regu-
tations and New Health Rules
Are Adopted-Other State

Baton ROnge.-The Louisiana State
Penltentiary closed the records for
the year 1908 with an increase OF
something like $50 convicts in its
care. Exact fgurs will not be OBJ.
tainable for a few days. The books
OF the board Of control show that on
December l, when the report was last
closed out, the peni,entiary had 1928
convicts. The reports OF the board
for December l, 1907, show that the
board had 1888 convicts. making the
net gain for the year PAS. 1t is likely
that the net gain during the month
of December may run the total to $50.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
Forty-five saloons in Lake Charles
and Calsacieu parish went out OF
business New Years Day.
Oil CITY to New Orleans.

Shrevep0rt.-It was reported from
the oil field that the Richardson we'll,
near Oil City, had been brought in
and that the Producers well, on the
Homestead tract, in the same vicini-
ty, also came in. 1t was also dis
closed that the workmen who will
build the oil pipe line to New Orleans
will arrive early this month and
that thirty engines, costing 100000,
have been ordered for handling the
pipe line deal.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
MILLIONS GO TO AID SICILY
Succor for Distressed, National
Movement in America.

New York. Spontaneous action
throughout the country to succor the
distress Of Italy has assumed the char
actcr of a national movement. Reports
from all sections, of the country show
cities, individuals, societies, religious
bodies, Red Cross organizations, private
corporations, commercial bodies and all
branches of public and private life join
ing in the humane and practical express
sion of the American people i'll behalf
of the afflicted nation.
With the appropriation which the
American congress is expected to make,
the aggregate from the United States
and Canada will run into millions.
Contributions for the earthquake sui.
ferers continue to arrive at the Ameri-
can Red Cross headquarters.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09

In furtherance of the campaign for
increasing the consumption of cotton,
it was announced that the directorate
Of the New Orleans Cotton exchange
has adopted strong resolutions favor
ing the substitution Of cotton for
various imported products used in the
manufacture of bagging, Irvine, rope,
etc, and also suggested that the
United States department Of agricul-
ture make an Investigation into the
various uses Of raw cotton and publish
l report thereon.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
Monument for Confederates.

Washington.-A monument is to be
erected to the Confederate prisoners of
war buried at Green Lawn Cemetery,
Indianapolis. The work is to be con-
Quoted under the war department. 1t
is proposed to have this monument of
marble or granite and bear the name,
rank of other than a private, company
and r%egiment,of 1920 soldiers, together
with al appropriate description setting
forth the resting place of The officers and
men of the Confederate forces who died
as prisoners Of war at Camp Morton, In
diana, between 1862 and 1855.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
Shreveport Is Dry.

Shreveport.-For the first time in
more than a decade, even long before
Shreveport was recognized as a city,
there has not been a licensed saloon
in Shreveport since IL O'Clock New
Years Eve. All of the saloon men,
prOprietOrs, bartenders, beer wagon
drivers and brewery representatives
do not look at the Prohibition law in
the same light. Some of them be-
lieve the law will be repealed before
it has been in effect two years, while
others seem to think a years expe.
rience will cause it to be voted back.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
GRAPHIC STORY is TOLL BY WOMAN REFUGEE.

Catana-The following graphic story is told by . woman who arrived her
from Messina Tuesday morning, badly injured:
Internal is the only word that will adequately describe the fearful and
terrifying scene" she said. "When the first shock came, most of the city was
fast asleep / was awakened by the rocking Of the house. Windows swayed and
ratified, and croekery and glass crashed to the floor.
"The next moment ! was violently thrown out Of my bed to the floor. I was
half stunned, but knew that the only thing to do was to make my way out
doors.
11e streets were filed; everybody had rushed out in their night clothes
needless of thu. rain, which was falling in torrents. Terrified shreks arose from
all sides, and we heard heartrending appeals for help from the unfortunate pinned
beneath the ruins.
walls were totterng all around us, and not me of our little party expected
to escape alive My brothers and sisters were with me, and in a frenzy of terror
we CROPPED our way through the streets, holding Jul own against the panic
stricken people, eamberng over piles Of ruins until we finally reached a place
of comparative safety
We'll along the road we were etled by scores of fleeing people, halfclad
like ourselves. The houses seemed to be crashing into the crowd in whatever
direction we turned.
Suddenly the sea began to pour into the town. It seemed to IN that this
muslin mean the end Of everything. The oncoming waters rolled in n a huge wave,
accompanied by a terrifying roar.
Men and women prayed, goaned and shrieked I saw one. of the big build
ings fronting o the square collapse. 1t seemed to me that scores of persons were
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
CASTROREALE DESTROYED.
Survivors of Shock at Catanzaro Are
Raving Maniacs.

Catanzaro, Calabria.-The project of
Reggie, after the first shock, rushed
about like a mad man, seeking help to
save his wife and children, who were
buried in the ruins of the prefecture.
Two workmen finally reached them and
brought them out, but the two children
died in the arms of their father.
A young girl arrived here Friday from
Reggie after walking IS miles, prac-
tically without clothing. Finally, on
the outskirts Of Catanzaro, a monk
stripped off his habit and gave it to the
unfortunate. Another young woman of
Reggie was a prisoner for 4S hours on
the fifth floor of her home. She called
for help, which none dared give her be.
cause of the unsafe condition of the
walls. Finally, when a fireman braved
the danger and brought the girl down,
she was found to have gone raving mad.
Her mother and father, two brothers
and a sister were lying dead in q room
beside her.
Rome.-There is every reason to be
pessimistic over the situation. At
Palmi 425 bodies have already been dis.
covered. It is said the deaths at BAG.
nara are 1000, at Sante Eufemia 1900
and at Semiaara 400.
Orso, the project Of Reggie, sends the
following from Gerace Marina: CAS- a
result Of the earthquake the town is
almost entirely destroyed. Many thou
sands are killed. The prefecture and
other public buildings are in ruins.
Other towns in the province are almost
entirely destroyed. Send help at once,
especially food and medicine, as the
town contains nothing"
A man who escaped to Catania from /
Messina declares it is impossible to de. |
scribe the spectacle presented. The
town is in ruins and reduced to q mass
of smoking debris.
The greater part of the population
suffered. 1t is necessary at once to
send food and the means of stopping
the contlagration.
A dispatch from Trinchieri states the
dead number tens of thousands. The
wounded are dying Of hunger and thirst.
Fire destroyed all that remained, spread.
ing over the town.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
Beach Hargis Gets Bail

Irvine, Ky.-Beach Hargis, chafgs3
with the murder Of his father, was
granted bail Friday in the sum of 81 800.
The young man will not return to lck.
SON or Breathitt county, where the ,ur-
der occurred, and where his fa- erls
friends still bitterly resent the IN mel,
of the ckieftain's death, but will o Til
Hot Springs, Ark, for treatment f0s
rheumatism, after which he will etisil
to Irvine and accept n of a mm.er
positions that have been offered
until his case comes to trial at a spe(sf
term of court, the second or third Nona
day in April next.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
TO UccEE pAvEY.
Special Election Called to Elect Con.
gresham.

Special Election Called to Elect Con.
gresham.
Baton Rouge.-G0vernor Sanders
has issued his proclamation fixing
February 10 as the day for the hold
ing Of the special election to elect a
successor to Robert c. Davey, as con-
gresham from the second congress
sional district comprising part OF
the parish of Orleans and the parishes
of St. James, Jefferson, st. John and
st. Charles.
The executive committee of the
Democratic party for the second dis
trict will name the date for the pri-
mary. There are understood to be
two candidates, City Attorney Gil
more, of New Orleans, and Henry c.
Mccarthy, former private secretary
to Congressman Davey.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
AFTER 3 AGENTS.,
Planters and Business Men Unite
Check Raid.

Planters and Business Men Unite to
Check Raid.
Lecompte.-A mass meeting of the
planters and business men of this
town and vicinity was held at the
town hall for the purpose of taking
action against the labor agents who
have been coming here and carrying
away labor to Oklahoma and Missis-
sippi. Resolutions were adopted pro-
hibiting any labor agent from entic-
ing labor to leave under strenuous
penalties.
Committees were appointed to keep
watch at the railroad stations.
A similar meeting producing SINH
lar results was held at Zachary, as
we'll as other points.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
Governor Makes Appointments.

Governor Makes Appointments.
Governor Sanders announced the
following appointments:
Board of Trustees, Louisiana School
for the Blind-Charles H. jolly, East
Baton Rouge; Lac Blum, East Baton
Rouge; James Slayton, East Baton
Rouge; Oscar Landry, Livingston;
Dewitt Bouanchaud, Pointe Coupee;
DR.. M. D. Lewis, St. Landry; Paul
]. Orchard, Orleans.
Beard of Trustees, Louisiana School
for the Deaf-Henry Jastremski, East
Baton Rouge; A. s. Redenberg, East
Baton Rouge; Thomas w. Atkinson,
East Baton Rouge; John F. Irvine,
West Feliciana; W. G. Carruth,
Pointe Coupee; G.. A. Scott. East Fe-
liciana; Emile Well, Orleans.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
$4,000 LID IN GEORGIA.
Milledgeville Council Goes Limit on
."Near Beer

Atlanta, Ga.-News of the method
adopted by Milledgeville, Ga, to remain
dry reached here Sunday. The town
council has just imposed q license of
$780, 600 upon the sale Of near beer"
The town has been experimenting with a
$4,000 license on locker clubs, and its
unqualified success led to the "near beer"
regulation.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
QUEEN GOES WITH EMANUEL TO SCENE.

Rone-Queen Helena has refused to allow her husband, the King, to go alone
to the scene Of the disaster. She said she wonld not give up her privilege of
sharing her husbands dangers, and consequently both King and Queen left Rome
this afternoon IN q special train for the south.
The royal couple arrived earlier in the day from Naples. The Queen ex
planned to q member of her encourage that she considered it her duty to do all
in her power to comfort and help her afflicted subjects.
It was announced here this afternoon that the Pope will inaugurae the
establishment of an international committee Of Roman Catholics the world over,
to assist the survivors Of The catastrophe The Pope heads the subscription list
with 100000.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
cupid at Teachers institute.

Amite City.-A feature Of the Tan
+gigahoa Parish Teachers Institute,
now in session, has been the mar
riage of three of the enrolled teachers
since the beginning Of the institute.
Monday Miss Goldie Holden was mar.
ried to Arthur Story; Tuesday, Miss
Quin, Of the R0seland school, mar
ried l.. NJ. Hendry, and Tuesday at
ternoon Miss Lydia Warner was we'd
ded to Thomas Morrinson.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
Electric Road Almost Complete.

Electric Road Almost Complete.
Mandeyille.-The electric railroad
between Vaudeville, Abita Springs
and COvington Is now completed al
most to the corporate limits of
Vaudeville, and the pile driver has
been put in position on Main street.
only a thousand feet from the lake
shore. Some piling will be driven
there to bridge a small natural drain,
and work will then be started on
the slip for the boat landing.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
r MILLER FREE.
Exonerated for Killing Husband on
Plea of Seif-Qefense.


Floyd.-Charley Miller, from Lake
Village, Ark, who was working at
the Cakes tie camp, six miles west
of here, was shot Christmas night by
his wife, and died from the effects
of the wound early Saturday morning.
Miller was taking Christmas and had
imbibed freely, and was trying to
cut his wife's throat with a razor
when she pulled a 38-caliber pistol
and fired the fatal shot. Mrs. Miller
was ex%onerated by the coroner's jury;
and will leave for her parents home
in Mississippi In a few days. She
has two children, a boy and a girl.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
BKUKER DIES IN PEW. {
Thomas Perkins Expires After MakipS
New Years Talk.

New York.-Thomas Perkins, So years.
old, a member Of the New York Cotton
Exchange, died suddenly Friday in his
pew in the First Presbyterian Church,
Brooklyn, just after making a speech at
the New Years services. For half an
hour the aged broker had spoken enter
tainingly and feelingly, OH interesting
topics of the day. When he sat down
in his pew his head sank forward on his
chest, his eyes closed and he was dead.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-01-09
SCORE OF own LAID Low.

IMMENSELY " Joy Dlsastef i Hardly
Be Estimated.
Rome.-The immensely Of the disaster
in Southern Italy and Sicily can only
be measured by the fact that it is now
estimated that 10000 people persisted
in Messina and Reggie alone. A score
Of other towns have been devastated
and thousands Of victims in these places
must be added to the roll. IN the face
of these awful totals Italy stands ap
palled.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-28
GROWTH OF THE CAPITAL JOURNAL.

This newspaper has survived Misrepresentation and the at
tackS Of imaginary enemies and stronger today than ever
and always tells the public right where stands on any sub
ject.
with leased wire telegraph SERVICE with good peSS,
with the finest notypeS in the Stae has an euqipment
ton Western Oregon outside of Portland among good peo-
AS an advertising medium all asks is to show you its lists
We wish to impress again on the public that this newspaper
mas no side partner or stockholders managers unknown
ne owner and editor is liable to make mistakes and may
mortal not because some unknown interest or power
SWayng tn epoicy of The paper
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-28
CANDIDATES WHO ARE WITH The PEOPLE.

While the old MACHINE managers at Portland are plotting
to oVerhroWn the direct primary aw where the Cand-
dateS2
Beyond Hon. Grant Dimickof Portland who is candidate
for goyemor2 Not mothers son of them has come out
few of the aSpantS for state office gave the assembly
reservations,
Senator Bourne has come out in at-footed declaration
that he will fight the assembly plan from start to finish.
That is what the people want to knoW-Where a man
and they can take his measure and will pass their
Judgment
Marion county has had two sets of county officers nom
mated by the direct primary system and they have been salts
factory
The time coming and will soon be at hand when every
man who wants to do politics must take his stand for or
against the people,
If he thinks more of the defunct machine and its manpu
atOrS al Portland he will be given chance to say 50.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-28
ADVOCATES A
new SYSTEM

County Superintendent Smith is
now advocating a new system of
holding the annual school meetings
at which athletic sports we're in
dulged in exclusively formerly. Su-
perintendent Smith will suggest an
educational contest, intermixed with
sports, for the coming meetings,
whereby the pupils may demonstrate
their brain powers as well as their
muscular ability.
Last year several meets were held
by the county schools throughout the
state, at which baseball, hurdle races
and many other popular events were
INDUCED in. This year Superin-
tendent Smith will endeavor to en-
courage the organizing of literary
societies throughout the schools, and
pit the different districts against
each other in scholarly contest.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-28
UNDERWEAR AND HOSIERY

Ladies' and Children's 25c Heavy File
soc Mems Heavy Fleeced Underwear
40c Mems Heavy Wool Socks. .....
Boys Ironciad Ribbed Hose, pair,
Ladies' 25c Wool Hose, pair. ..,,..
Ladies' 15c Fleece Lined Hose, pair
Ladies 25c Fleece Lined Hose, pair
Children's t0c Ribbed Hose, pair
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-28
SALEM MERCHANTS ENTERPRISING.

The Salem merchants are setting good pace for business
in announcing special sales before the end of the year.
The wise merchants of this city not anxious to carry
over stock to waste in value on their shelves.
They prefer to give the public the benefit Of reductions
now to doing that at the end of the year SheWo wares
The success of the retail trade depends on rapidly turn
ing over stocks of goods and before they are out
dated.
This is enterprise and our merchants certainly doing
their share to advertise this city and make trading GEN.
ter
The same policies are being pursued at other trading en-
tiers in the willamette valley
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-28
Thieves stole Christmas Presents

Thieves Stole Christmas Presents
The police were notified yesterday
that thieves entered the residence
of Edna NJ Hawley and carried
away a large number Of articles,
among which were several Christmas
presents. The family was absent
from the home Saturday evening,
and it is presumed that the miscre-
ants looted the place at that time.
The officers are investigating the
matter today.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-28
Don't Be Hopeless.

about yourself when you're crippled
with rheumatism or stiff joints-of
course you have tried lots of things
and they failed Try Billiards. Snow
Liniment-it will drive away all
aches, pains and stiffness and leave
you as well as you ever were. Sold
by all dealers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-28
This Is Werth Remembering.

Whenever you have cough or
cold, Just remember that Foley's
Honey and Tar will cure it. Remem-
Der the name, Foley's Honey and Tar,
and refuse substitutes. ]. G. Jerry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-28

The Deutschen Sprechen Vierein, is
the name of newly organized Ger.
man society at Cottage Grove.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-28

Friday, Dec. "a, the City of AS
toria celebrated the twenty-first
anniversary of the Inauguration of
an electric service in that city.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-28

For Eczema, letter and Salt Rheum
The intense itching characteristic
of these ailments is almost instantly
allayed by Chamberlain's Salve.
Many severe cases have been cured
by it. For sale by all good drug
gists.
The Southern farm gazette., 1909-07-24
DAISY FLY KILLER
Educational Directory.

Can coalfd roe uoofn tungfsa ~ Fffty sixth
- sssaIun opens sept p 4 school with the
prestige OF age romhlne with modern equip
mrnt-~urh "a nrK buildings elegantly turn
ishcf. heated by steam. lighted hy electricity.
Basketball. tennis. outdoor games. ~o SER
uus l4tns ss TOR thirty years faculty Of spe-
clalts;M PREPARATORY and college courses lead.
ing to tegrr~s- Music Art. elocutton. physical
culture and domestic science IN accredited
school Tor Weits2lcy College For illustrated
announcement address
pc~1 Raw. J. Vt. SrwwCER. Pr~~
The Southern farm gazette., 1909-07-24

add one cup sweet milk. butter sire
OF an egg. salt and pepper TO taste.
Z cup vinegar. can ot salmon. 3
or I hard boiled eggs. onions
Leave ou; yolks Of eggs til salad ia
nodded. then rub them through a
sieve. over tho whole.
4 nice relish 70 take for basket
dinner. Is TO slice onions. cucumbers
and tomatoes. season With vinegar.
salt and pepper. put in Mason jar.
and carry along. and II there are
boys in tho crowd. the jar ~ill be
empty.
starch. Vegetables. and F1owrrs
BY preparing starch. as FOR cook
ins. sprinkllng clothes with II over
night. the clothes will iron beauti-
fully. and our handn and temper
~lll bc saved from ,ha; hot vessel OF
starch.
Gather vegetables la;o In the
evening. leave out in The dcw. aud
they will De tVeah next morning.
Gcranluma. beEoalas. cape jas-
mines. and many other Covers. can
be quickly rooted by planting In
sandy noll Turn a tumbler or fruit
Jar over them. Keep damp aud in
:hs shade
MRS. II. II ROBINSON
tie Soto Parish Ia
The Southern farm gazette., 1909-07-24

a In Thino
10 h the Eye. o the SUM
IT IFE IS SWEET, brother"
IL DO you think so -
Think so There's night and day. brother both sweet
things and brother all things there's
likewise wind the heath Life very brother Who
would wish dep Romany child would wish to live for
ever
In sickness. Jasper
There's the sun and the stars brother"
In blindness asperp
There the wind the heath brother and fl could onlv
feel that would gladly live foreverF,ou Lasne,O ao,,
Of A< Crefo, ~ Cro,re F',,vu.