Lower coast gazette., 1909-12-11
STATE NEWS.

New Orleans of olive oil, it being
Gained that the finest olive oil was
bought with the sediment in the barrels
and shipped through New Orleans as
commercial oil for manufacturing pur-
poses only, thereby entering at a much
lower rate of duty, and after entering
the oil is purified and canned and sold
as the best olive oil.
The DeSoto Parish good roads GER
~tificates have been tioated at par. The
Whitney-Central, New Orleans Ma
tional and Hibernia bank and TrustCo.,
all OF New Orleans, having agreed to
take over Sl8, 900 worth Of the police
jury certificates to be paid at the rate
of $1,000 per year for three years.
Mother Mary Thereas Austin Carroll,
known as Mother Austin, and for many
years head Of the Sisters of Mercy in
New Orleans, and later in Mobile, died
in the latter city AS, week at the age
of 70.
Archbishop Blenk confirmed a class
VI 200 at Independence, La, last week
and 100 at Amite.
Isadorc Newman, head Of the bank
ing firm Of Isadore Newman Sr. and
Son, one of the most prominent mem
bers of the jewish faith IN the South,
died at his home in New Orleans on
November 80. Mr.. NcWnan's charities
were widespread and knew no creed.
christian and jewish charities alike be-
ing the beneticiaries Of his wealth.
Efforts are being made to have the
new post Office in New Orleans. for
which work on the foundations is now
progressing, built Of finer and more
durable material than the Bedford stone
as proposed in the specifications. Gran
tie, Or Tennessee or Georgia marble
are the materials desired.
Property holders on South Rampant
Street, New Orleans desire to change
the name of the street to Danneel st.
The National Editorial Association
of che United States, which was organ
lied in New Orleass twenty-five years
ago, will hold its silver anniversary in
New Orleans next February. Hon. A.
Nevin Pomeroy Of Chambersburg,
Pennsylvania, is now president of the
organization. In 1901 Hon. John Dy-
mond Of Plaquemines parish served Is
president.
Although their present term of office
does not expire for nearly a year, the
members Of the New Orleans City
Board Of Health were reelected to sue
coed themselves by the City Council at
a session held November 80.
The British steamer Ocean Prince
recently arrived in New Orleans with a
record breaking cargo from Brazil, the
steamer carrying 100, 900 bags. The
largest cargo previously received was
one from Brazil in 1906, which amount
ed to ll7.ll5 bags.
The steamer Wilhemina, which
cleared from Biuefelds, Nicaragua, on
November 6, arrived there safely ard
discharged a large cargo Of ammunition
and supplies for the insurgents.
The Louisiana delegation to the Ma
tional Rivers and Harbors Congress
that was in session in Washington D.
C.'during this week, was considerably
cut down by the decision Of the attor-
ney general Of the state that the vari-
Gus levee boards were unable to make
appropriations to send delegates to the
congress, although much good in the
past has come to the levees through
these delegations.
A petition is being circulated to in
corporate into a town the first ward of
the parish of St. Bernard, extending
from the lower line of the Barracks
down to the National Cemetery, the
name Of the suberb to be Chalmette. !
An automobile ambulance will be a
Christmas gift to the Charity Hospital
in New Orleans. The name Of the do
nor being withheld, The machine will
be a Packard, specially constructed for
the ambulance service.
The Louisiana State Board of Health
has been making study of the divorce
question in the state during the past
year and from the statistics gathered
it is learned that during 1908 there
were 593 divorces and 81 separations
granted in Louisiana. Of the divorces
1913 were granted to white people and
26l to colored people, while the color
of the remaining Is was unknown. The
causes given were aduitry, ignominious
punishment, cruelty. intemperance,
abandonment and defamation.
The Louisiana Bar Association has
passed a resolution favoring the in
crease of the salaries of the judges of
the Civil District Court from 81, 900 to
$1,000 and providing for the memorial
izing of the state legislature to that
effect at its next session.
Henry T. Hart, the defaulting en-