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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-11-06
TAFT AT IHE=BIC Meeting
President Puts Plain Facts Be-
fore the Delegates.
SQUARELY FAV0RS A BOND issue
4Soints out That no Program Has
Been Made in River Navigation
In IS Years. Congress
Should Act.

n uc1IdIiHs nlmseT SQuarely i
favor. Of bond issue for the deve
lopment of the country's inland wa
terWays and the governors of twenty
one states voicing assurances o
their hearty sympathy with th
movement FOR such Improvement
the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Water
ways convention was characterize
by much enthusiasm. 1t was afte
nightfall when the last of the gov
ernors had been heard and the con
vention hall was emptied of the hun
dreds of delegates. -
President "sKavanaugh presented
him with a handsome gold badge ant
! then introduced Gov. Sanders O
Louisiana who in turn introduced the
president. The applause broke ou
and was reinforced with some vigor
GUS Yale yells. When it died away
President Taft commenced his ad
dress.
The President began by having 9
little fun, regarding the trip dowr
the river. He said the dangers great
I had all been run and that the fleet
had come through without the loss
of single man. Mr.. Taft taunted
the congressman and governors for
having resorted to the humiliating
device of land transportation at one
stage of the journey. He paid a
tribute to the, city of New Orleans
and the hospitality of her people, and
then turned to a. serious discussion
OF the Mississippi, saying he hoped
.le present voyage and convention
would mark an epoch in the improve
ment of the waterway The presi-
dent declared that no progress had
been made in river navigation in
this country in the last 40 Or As
years. The waterways of the coun-
try, he declared, must be used even
tually to carry the bulk of heavy mer-
chandise.
The presidents declaration that he
favored the issuance of bonds for
carrying out the Ohio river improve
ment as one of the approval pro-
iects of inland waterways called out
a burst of applause. The Ohio Riv-
er improvement will cost So, 3,000,-
600. Mr.. Taft said that he aIsp favor
- bon - i feasi u project cantbe
!! - I aapolis Ind can Be shown 10
be necessary ana JustfncdD1e.. firos
Ohio river gives the bulk OF business
to the Mississippi and the president
declared every improvement OF a
tributary tended to- increase the
value of the great water highway to
the Gulf.
The president told of the i'm
provements to the Mississippi OH the
way down, especially in protecting
the banks from a further sloughing
off at the outside of the bends. The
engineers say they need s2,000,000
more a year to carry on this benef-
cial work as 1t ought to be done and
that it was a shame congress did not
give it to them.
In conclusion, President Taft de-
clared that the time for oratory was
past and that it was now time to
get down to brass tacks. He said:
t'It is now up to you gentlemen
to decide what you want, what 1t
will cost, how long it will take and
what the result will be. Once that
is done, you can command not ask"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-11-06
Youth Barely ESCAPES Death.

At Independence Lorenzo Viola,
aged nineteen had a narrow escape
from death while hauling lumber
While trying to cross the tracks at
the railroad crossing, which is near
the mill, he was obstructed by a
work train that was distributing
gravel along the north bound track,
and while his attention was thus
attracted a south-bound freight train
turned the curve short distance
above the crossing, running at
high speed and without any warn
ing crushed into the wagon, scatter
ing the lumber and severely injured
Viola The hourse in some way es-
caped injury.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-11-06
154 BUSHELS TO THE acre
Thus Making a Corn Record
for DeSoto Parish.
A S390,00O LUMBER Deal IS MADE
Sugar Season Opens FavorabIy, Cot
ton Brings Good Price. Railroad
Accidents. Gin and Barn
Burns. Scarlet Fever Over.

The recent address at Mansfield
by government expert OH raising
corn, has aroused much discussion
upon the, subject of producing corn,
and recalls the fact that De Soto
Parish has produced the largest yield
Of corn ever raised in the State, and.
with but two exceptions, the largest
ever produced In the world, the two
exceptions being raised In South
Carolina. The De Soto crop referred
to was raised by Mr.. E. J. Harwell.
near Stonewall, about twenty years
since, and he produced 154 bushels
on one acre. The Police Jury had
offered prize to the man produc-
Ing the largest amount of corn on
one acre. Harwell had a piece of hill
land that had been used as a GIN
house lot and then as a feed lot for
cattle, and although naturally very
poor land, was as rich as could be
made. He measured off exactly one
acre, and planted it in the prolific
Moseley corn highly fertilized, plant
ed 1t very thick, and gave it every
possible attention. The seasons were
favorable, and it was soon evident
that he had won the prize. When it
was ready to gather the Police Jury
appointed a committee to see it gath
cred and to measure the yield. The
corn was gathered and carefully
weighed, and the result was that it
was shown that he had produced
154 bushels Of good corn on the
one acre.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-11-06
'Make Haste Slowly" on Good Road.

EHe~hO AAsSeS oAo"1y oH OOOu ISOdU.
The gang of prisoners employed
on the model road near Baton Rouge
has been employed for the past three
weeks, and the fact that there has
been but little actual work done on
the road proper has given rise to
the remark that the work is pro-
crossing rather slowly.
The reason why little work has
been done on the road, is due to the
fact that most of the time has been
spent on the natural drain which
traverses the road about the middle
of the depression. This drain is be-
Ing opened, cleared of stumps and
shaped for distance of some 1000
feet TO the south of the road, in or
der to make the work done on the
road OF permanent nature and to
prevent an overflow.
Rock ballast or other surfacing
material is to be used In the mid.
die of the road to key tie entire ia
brio, and experience has shown the
government roadmakers that when
this system is used in connection
with proper accessories it makes the
best type of road for this section of
the country.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-11-06
Crop of Potatoes Precede Cotton.


Crop of Potatoes Precede Cotton.
Farmers at Grand Cane are plac-
ing orders for seed Irish potatoes for
the 1910 crop. This year a large
humber of carload shipments were
made from there and next season
pormises a much larger acreage.
Some of the best yields obtained on
any cotton were on land that produc-
ed early Irish potatoes. This land
was highly fertilized for potatoes
and with no additional fertilization,
cotton was planted as soon as .the
potatoes were gathered. After grow
ing fine crop of potatoes, e. w.
Hoe1l of this place raised two bales
or cotton, without additional fertil-
izer on three acres. Many other ex-
amples can be furnished. .
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-11-06
Season Good for Ducks.

notwithstanding the hunting sea:
son ls not we'll open hundreds OF
ducks are being killed and sent out
OF Vermi.don parish for market. This
Is an indusr-ry that is very profitable
to few at the expense of the many.
The law limits the shipment of game
to six each kind daily by one indi-
Vldual but 1t permits of hundreds
OF ducks to be carted or boated out
OF the parish to adjoining parishes
TO be disposed of or shipped at pleas
ure.. From 1000 to 5000 ducks
are being carried on boats from
Cheinne au Tigre and Belle Isle to
Jeanerette, Franklin and Morgan
City each week for disposition in the
local markets or to be shipped This
slaughter promises to grow larger
when the season fully opens. It is
reported that ducks are more numer-
Gus on the sea marshes now than
they have been at any other time
within the past twenty years. NAL
lards, red heads and green-Wing
teals have not begun to arrive in
numbers yet. The ducks now so
numerous are the blue-wing teal and
pintails. When the Northern ducks
come in the numbers will be more
than doubled.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-11-06
Final Alterations on New Depot.

Final Alterations on New Depot.
After blue prints of plans furnish
ed by the Texas and Pacific Railroad
for additions, alterations, improve
ments ETC., for the enlargement of the
present depot at Donaldsonville, the
Progressive Union of that place re-
turned the plans with the following
suggestions: That train sheds or
arcades should be erected along the
full lengt' Of the platform on both
ends of the depot, and that a shed
Or arcade should be erected connect
ing the Lafourche branch with the
depot of the main line. THE length
Of the depot proper should be ex-
tended nineteen feet instead of nine
feet as proposed on plans, and the ad-
ditional space thus created be utiliz-
ed to increase the area of the waiting
rooms.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20
STEEL CASTINGS
TO Be MADE HERE
Co.. E. A. Wall and Reuben May
Will Erect Plant at Cost
or $4,000.
MARKET FOR ENTIRE WEST.
Nearest Competitor Is Pueblo Concern
And There b. ono other In Port
land supplying This section.

T1e ur1Gu.Iur .r steel gl.tiugs viii
.4f.l... Sal. r.,t..,. ff.r .ae ,.....fs.fs
thin iA' h'Nl .' "iA7' N i'''' d. ~
lc built entirely hy local capital lHd
e5rstrg.fi., h. rrnr..sd to Do, under
..,... t. ,,.r 81. .....,.l r,.
,'".
I'ea''A May ANA '.' j.. "A. "''' "''
owners 90 the Salt Lake Engineering
works and 10 ie likely that "a plttshurE
49,. ... .tt.. ,,.. i..
'Ni'.'' vow
superintendent Win "a H'AlIhA- l"tele7-
DO the concern.
This ipf.,-,,9ti,, ,r-a rfyeu 1lt n,.
49,, az, .,... ....t... 49,, +r-
N'' N'' quo .' ''-'7
plans nave been On contemplation l''
upwards OF Two years. lp-h nus l'tNrA
90 the CITY last evening ''i w al
found mo drawings nearly c'Hil'tn
ana tho estimate OF cost closely ap-
proNmate1 The plant Will tc eletten
on tho ground owned hy the engineer
ing works south of me ltin 1rdlde
shops Two buildings proper vii lt
required. one Tor the casting room ana
tho other for the blast furnaces a
large steel building is now vacant ana
Nahe 10 may Dee occupied ass pOrt"n
Of the new plant. % ia moro hnely mat
IL VIII Do reserved tor its on-lnal pdr-
pose upon cnlar-inR the plcse-t ca
p1clty of tho plant now lu opetou'n
fhCrc, The cost ul tuo new plant VIII
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20
DROPS DEAD BESIDE
SHORT LINE TRACKS
Michael Comcrs. section Foreman,
Found Living In the North
Yards This Morning.

Michael Conners. aged about % years
"a section foreman on the Orcgou short
limo. dropped dead about S o'clock tnls
mornlnF along me tracks at the North
Yards ut Ninth North. iiiH death was
duo % heart failure. The hnduE OF his
body gave rise Go the rumor that he had
becn Killed by % train.aud Justice stsn-
lev a. Hanks was summoned to make
an iuVestifatiou. TIE found that Cons
nerr died from heart failure. aud that
he had been ailiug for some weeks. The
hodv was removed 20 n'nOunolls UNDER
takIre parlora and Will remain there
pending o disposition OF the same hy rei-
corners lived with his wife aud three
Children 90 seventh North ana Fifth
Wcst street Mrs Couners has been ill
ION some time and the news ~ her
husband'n death was a severe shock 90
hsr Corners had worked for The com.
pany several years, % De- underftood. aud
wna one N Che most reliable employee.
Justice Hanks r. trying t0 locate tho
dead mans fathor-in.law, Who lives at
spencer ldas but who m supposed 90
10 lu the city no arrangements for tho
funeral viii be- made until hc 10 located
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20
DARING ROBBERY
At R. G. ". DEPOT
Thief Makes a Haul Of S209.25
In Coin from the Ticket
Office.
CLIMBS THROUGH WINDOW.
Man COolly Makes Ills Entrance IN
Plain Sight and Walks on
With thc Cash.

a daring and successful robbery was
committed at the Denver q Rio Grond
depot ticket Office about 1880 this
morning and the thief made q clean
haul 90 s2og25 iu grecubaolss. gold 'ud
s.lvcr. rnlnr the afo and cash drawer
and getting away before anyone coulI
stop him.
Tho robber had evidently been watch,
ing his chance Tor some time anu
when y. ID. Brown, who Ia assistant
90 Ticket Agent G.. II. Alley lett we
office 20 90 TO the freight department.,
the robber quickly forced ana rllnlheu
through the window, cleaned oul 'n'
safe and cash drawer. crawled through
the window again and disapp, AIRED
A man who was standing along inc
platform az the time saw the fellow
climb through the window but did
NOT raise an alarm. thinking evidently
that tbs man had a right 90 go thtoush
the window. lie did not notice hlHi
leave the place, but another man sew
him emerge from The ONCE ana us
appear through the yards.
Alarm CAME TOO LATE.
Brown returned TO the office almost
Immediately and found that IL had
been robbed He gave the alarm and
Patrolmau Harry Culran quickly nou-
fcd tho police department Lieutenant
Hempel. Detective chase. Bob Golding
and Curran at once took up tho hunt
but were unable 10 locate the thief.
The two men who saw him made
conflicting statements as to the rob
bers description. one saying he was
tan aua very dark and tho other that
he WAS OF medium build and quite
ifghf ,.t.sieNinucd.
Ticket seller Brown explained he
had occasion to go to another depart
mcut and when he left the office 10
was locked 90 far as the door vas
concerned. but side window was opau
ana 90 was through this the thiei
Crawied.
Tho robber apparently knew the
exact location Of the money drawer
and the SAFE as ha was In the
office only few seconds. Grabbing
up the money he stuffed a. into his
pockets. jumped out OF the window and
spriuted across the yards, making his
escape. Why one of the spectators
did not give the alarm is a mystery
10 the police as the robber WAS In
plain sight for some time before en-
tering the office. The only explanation
offered is that the spectator though
thu man was an omployc.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20
SENATOR TILLMAN
CALLS ON PRIEST. TAFT

Washington. April 20-Senator Till
man OF South Carolina, has paid his
first visit 60 the White House today
iu seven years and received a COR
dial greeting from President TAFT. His
appearance today in the executive Of
fees created sensation. The seua-
tor walked 60 the White House unac-
companied but left with Senator Bcv-
erldge OF Indiana. riding 10 the capi-
toll with the latter in mis- automobile.
Booker n. Washington was waiting
90 see the president when Senator
Tillman arrived The south Caroliniau
was Immediately shown into MT. Tart
office. The call was purely OF a social
nature. ID was declared.
q came" said senator Tillman. "tO
see 81 the office seekers had fried any
fat OF tho president. but they have
not fried a pound"
Asked why he had never visited the
White House n the past senator Till
man replied:
there
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20
FIVE THOUSAND
PERSONS Persisted
In MaSsaCres at Adana as Result
or Outbreak Of MosIem
FanatiCism.
SITUATION is PRECARIoUs.
Excitement Is Intense. Disturbances
Being Continually Reportcd--Alcx-
andrctta Scene of Trouble.

Coustiutnople. April 20-No fewer
than 5000 persons lost their lives in the
massacrcs that have been going ON n
the villyet or Adana during the last
fcw days as result Of the outbreak Of
Mos'on fauatic,sm.
or this total 2000 were Killed ion the
city OF Adona. more than POO OF the
victims being Moslems This informa-
ton was received m Cougtautmoplc to-
day through consular channels.
Ad0ua Us 900 present quiet but there
have been renewed attacks on Chris
tiane as lial8-h in Jhe v.lavet OF Allono
slOu, so miI les northeast of Aleyandret-
Ca. Tho consular adviccs describe the
situation aa extremely prcC8riOus. The
c,citcWaut is intense. although The
presence %: tha British cruiser Diana at
that port ls cNpo .sd tu have % tran
QUILTING effect. Disturbances are re-
ported from Hudiim in the northern
cXty nifty of the Alaua viiayet. where
o. l.rge Armenian community is count
ed upon Go defend itself vigorously
FANATIC OUTBREAKS.
Eaiut April 2e-Moslem fansticism
has brokcu out I'm the immediate vicini-
ty 81 hleVandretta and great excite
mcnt prevails in that district
Houses Zoo flames can be seen from
the streets OF AlcNandetta.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20
LoNa nnAl nN NmLIIlA.

NtW York. April -p--pc.rruIHrJ. but
uayeItuclefr hclragRlol and Umung a
tired little band uf youug u.u iu luU
campaign OUTFIT or no. Nr. York ur
uuuaI guard male choir nar Jp BraU-
uav through ths thcatrr crowds Hft
night lu the dr.Eling rain. Iht llfI.rIF
WeIo Boo tle lead ana behind taou came
I6 very tired meu and att.r tnru lI-
ap.datad automobile Afler facing tho
gaze 90 tle curious. tls rruDH mar.ued
into the Twelfth regiment armo 81
Tho national Eudrdsmeu arrived hnrs
from Philadelphia aftn follows t
leadership 0f Capt Frederick c Hari
man. phey were ou Ono rad th a.
days. tnt o-sing about ill m F. cl"rF-
INK thoIr .nmr Ieta cam a.E' rluI m.nt
Capt Hartman o. deunna-Tatu. t1e
efficiency oi his men but tga mon wore
too urol Iasf niFut 90 give tu" detailed
account. or to an 1--WE tha military I'D 3D.
mfcanCs 0f the.r Quincy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20
SAN FRANCISCO WILL
ACCEPT GOLD MEDAL

san Francisco. April 20.-This city
will accept the gold medal offered by
the French eminent in commem-
Grafton OF its reconstruction since the
disaster of 1906 This was the action
taken by the board OF supervisors yes
terday. Mayor Edward r. Taylor an
ncunctd that French Ambassador
Jusscand would arrive here May %
to make the presentation and the
board decided TO appoint a committee
OF citizens % make appropriate ar
ranEenlents for the event
Mayor Taylor read a letter from the
ambassador which describes the medal
as being the work OF Louis Bottce,
winner OF the ancient Roman prize.
and stating that the design Is allego-
rlcal. representing san Francisco as
laying aside its shroud and issuing
forth from the ruins, while the other
side shows France extending "a branch
OF laurel 10 America.
The inscription extends the sympathy
and admiration of France 90 san
Francisco.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20
POLICE ON TRAIL OF
PlETRO TORTORlC0

san Francisco April 20.-ThrOIgh a
letter written 90 an Italian woman DO
this city the police have found trace
of Mrs. Pietro Tortoriro and possible
Glow "a the Whereabouts Of her hus-
band who has been sought since April
1905. flr tho brutal murder OF Brasio
Vilardo.
For year after tho crime was corn
mittod Mrs Tortoic1 was Swallowed IN
fhe hone that she would eventually lead
the detectives to her hus bands hiding
place. Shc went 90 New Orleans and
There AN trace of her Was lost
Recently 30 was leurucd that the WOO
man had written tier Do "a friend
hero declaring she longed 10 return.
Tho rnissiye was dated a. Chicago ana
the police M that city have fesn rn-
oucsted ID watch the movements OF tho
writer
Tortorico. d is charged, cut nap the
b1dv OF Nlardl and carried Do in
sack several blocks irom his home
whore the crimo was committed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20
MOST REvol TING CRIME.


NcE Orleans. April 20.-luoensed De-
cause hls stepm1ther had left him az
homo near Opelousls, To-, iu charge 0f
hla young ftep-brothers and sisters flg
tha day. Tom Godfrey i2-ycar-1ld
negro boy. FED the youngest of DTS
charges % the hogs and later with an
aHa inflicted what probably VIII prove
fatal wounds on tho heads 0f che other
children rhroc children were injured.
Tom WIS placed in iail an Ope.0useH
The babys hands and feet had been
eaten on by the hogs when found bat
10 was stiu alive. Tho step-moth.r
straightwav whipped Tom aud when
sha went for "a doctor 10 attend tho
baby. Tom seized am axe and attacked
hls 6-year-ol1 step-hrother lunictuE
several deep wounds Ills young stop
sister iuterfered and Dee crushed hDr
skull with the axe. Tho gIr Ia dying
aud the other tWu children have little
chance fJl recovery.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20

PROPER TREATMENT
FOR JUVENILE OFFENDERS

Chicago. April 2o--study the souls Of
children.
That ls one Of the purposes Of the
Juvenile psychopathic institute, organ
ICED i'm Chicago by phiianthroplc citi-
zcus and prominent settlement worker.
Us final objects are 90 obtain for iu-
vcuile offenders proper treatment, ac-
cording 20 their mentality and sur
TOuuduEs and 90 achieve a diminutiun
OF juvenile criminahty by eradicaung
the contributing causes In individual
cases.
Tho organization has employed COM
petent medical talent and each child
brought into the Juvenile court will be
examined physically and mentally and
his home surroundings and even his
ancestry inquired into with view Of
determining the cause Of delinquency.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20
ALVIN c. STRONG BACK.
BoOkkcepcr at Utah National Bank
Returns to His Desk.

Tho friends Of Alvin G., Strong were
considerably pleased this morning TO
see him back 10 work again ia the
Utah National bank after an absence
81 months following the big bank rob
berry scandal OF last summer The
fact that Nh. Strong has been rein
stated after his long vacation is re-
garde1 as an emphatic vindiCation for
tho young official showing. as IL does.
that the bank has implicit confidence
ga HIM Mr. Strong since he tempor-
arily ceased 10 work in the bank has
been residing at his country home iu
Davis county. Although he was Of
fered positions in other local banks
including a cashiorship, he turned all
offers down prcfering o. await word
from his own employers 10 return 20
his old post and be eNoncrated in the
eyes OF those who for sons best
known To- themselves were busily en-
gseed in coupling his name with the
scandal.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20
SULPHURlC ACID THROWN
At STRlKE-BREAKERS

New York. April 20-Tlc police ar,
investigating what appears 10 Doe a rass
~ acid throwing iu connection with
the teamsters' strike against several
downtown firms. Two men who said
they were strike breakers sppl cd Tor
treatment al "A dispcnsary yesterday
afternoon, both OF whom were badly
burned about the face and mock with
sulphuric acid. The attack is supposed
% have been made ON the water front
near Canal street although the police
haVc no record 81 such an encounter
Ths condition of one OF the mon o.
serious.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20
NEW YORK Z0UAVES
HOLD ANNUAL REUNION

New York. April 2o-Fifty of the
survivors of the l.20o men who COM
posed Hawkins ZouaVes of the Smith
New York volunteers ln 1851, held their
annual reunion and banquet at the
Hotel Astor last night. The meeting
was pathetic. COL Frederick Fox, the
president. announced that iu view N
the many deaths u the ranks or the
old comrades there would bc no music
and no speeches.
Conseaucntly most OF The evening
was spent iu a eubduc1 recital by tho
old veterans of their experience OF
DAYS gone by out OF 1900 men who
originally made nap the Zouaves only
l30 survive
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-04-20
DR.. H. G. FURBAY
RElNSTATED IN MINISTRY

New York April a0-Hagvcy GraCma
Furbay who WAS dismissed fI0m the
Presbyterian church 10 years ago for
drunkenness, is again "a minister. have
ing been re-ordaincd yesterday by the
New York presbytcry furbays zee
form and nia conscientious ne after
he fret fell from grace, resulted I'm Ul7
bong restored 90 good standing in the
church Dr. Furbay issued % state
mont after the ceremony, saying tha.
he was not seeking "a church, but that
Dee would devote his time 70 uplifting
men who arc down ana out"
o. Furbay iH a graduate ~ Princeton
and native of Philadelphia.