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Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
CHARGES OF FRAUD
HAVE BEEN DISMISSED
senator BOrah and Other Idaho PeO-
pie win Not BE Prosecuted Tor
Land Frauds

Washington, March 2O.-Attorney
General Wickersham today directed
the dismissal as 10 those persons
against whom it is still pending, of an
Indictment secured by the former
United states district attorney OF Ida
no, Norman Il. Ruick, against Senator
Borah, members OF the Barber lumber
company, and others, for conspiring
to defraud the United States of cer-
tain timber lands in Boise county,
Idahs. .Ef EiIWEJ WXEzN
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
WON'T TAKE THE POSITION.

Nebraska City Nebr., March 90
\ telegram from Washington says
judge William Hayward, who was
rendered the position Of first assistant
postmaster general, has declined the
place and will remain as secretary OF
thc Republican national committee.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
SHOWS TOTAL or COTTON.

Washington. March 2O.-Runnius
bales of cotton numbering l3,4OS,S4L
of the average gross weight of 505.S
pounds. all equivalent to 1S,563,942,
500 pound bales with 27,5S7 ginneries
operating, was the final report of the
census bureau today ON cotton grown
iu 1905
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
WAR CLOUD EvAPoRATEs.

BeIgrade March 2O--AIarm over
the possibility Of war with Seryia and
Austria Hungary is subsiding rapidly
and there Is reason to believe peace
ful settlement of the controversy IS
now only a question of hours
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
THREE woRKMEN KILLED.

Barrow Furness, England. Mar.
30.-The gangway connecting the
Van Guard with the wharf
at NiCkers Sons Maxim yard collapsed
today Fifty workmen were precipi-
tated 10 the dock. Three were killed
and forty injured.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
snavIA HAS DIsaRsfED.

st. Petersburg. March 20.--The
Belgrade correspondent of the Bourse
Gazette says in a dispatch that M.
Milovanovich, foreign minister. told
him today that Seryia had accepted
the advice of the powers to disarm.
Servia considers the action of the
powers to be IA guarantee and she no
longer has reason to fear an armed
attack from any source
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
HARDEST WORKING LEGISLATURE
ASSEMBLED IN MANY YEARS

Lawmakers Just Adjourned at Santa
Fe Kept Things Going From the Time
They Started Until the End and as a
Result of Their Activity Many Good
Bills We're Enacted for the Good of
the Territory.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
TAFT BACK IN CAPITAL.

Washington, March 2O--Presidelt
Taft arrived at Washington from
New Haven this morning. and was
Immediately driven TO the White
House in the Taft automobile.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
MANY RECORDS WERE BROKEN DURING THE SESSION
CHItF AMONG WHICH WAS RECORD FOR ORATORY

The Session Developed Some Promising Material for States
men and Orators .Fredksh Bills We're Quickly Killed
and Several Laws Urged by the Governor Failed of Pas
sage in The Council Though Lower House Passed Them
Sessions Notable IN Many Ways. Chiefly for Economy
and Strict Attention 10 Business.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20

The shooting of Shirley by Wells
was the outcome of trouble over the
employment of labor on a building
Wells was erecting. According TO
the story sent out from Roswell, the
union men employed on the building
quit when non-union men were put
to work. This tied up the work.
Wells and Shirley met at the build
ing and Shirley asked Wells IL he in
tended employing non-union labor.
This led to discussion which devel-
oped into a quarrel and in which
Wells shot Shirley, the latter dying
almost instantly. Practically every
union man in Roswell walked In the
funeral procession when Shirley was
buried.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
DEAD MANS BROTHER
SUES FOR BIG AMOUNT
Asks Damages From Contractor
as Result of Death OF His
Brother Who Was
Shot During
Quarrel.

Roswell, n. NJ, March 20.-Frank
Shirley; as administrator of the es-
tate of his brother, ollie s. Shirley, to-
day brought suit against w. r. Wells,
wealthy contractor and property
owner, asking judgment for $4,000
actual and exemplary damages for
the killing of Shirley's brother on
March 8. Wells shot Shirley in a dis
pute over labor troubles and Is now
under bonds awaiting the action of
the grand jury.
1t is reported that the American
Federation of Labor will have one of
The foremost lawyers of the country
here to assist in the criminal pros
ecution Of Wells.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20

TENS in the states and this depart
ment of the territorial government
under Adjutant General II. A. Ford
is going to be graded up to the high
est standard and will not be a nonen-
tity as it has been heretofore gener-
ally speaking.
Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1909-03-20
TRAIN ARRIVALS

No. f-7.45 p. m.
No A. 5. SO ?. m.
No. 7-Io. S. p. m.
No. g. 6. 30 p. m.
No. 9--It.45 p. m.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-17
The Bank Clerk.

The bank clerk is happy bunch,
He works from ten TO three;
He gets an hour and q half for lunch
Now that sounds good TO me.
In state be stands behind the scenes,
Mid stacks Of gold immense;
But often the money in his jeans
Makes q noise like thirty cents.
Ledgers and journals are his best
friends,
The adding machine, chum,
And he finds II best for his private ends
To hustle and make Il hum.
Although his hair may grow quite gray
And his form become quite bent,
He knows some day il he pegs away,
He'll be the president.
Year after year finds him on deck,
To shuttle out the tin;
But when old Death presents his checE
He promptly cashes in.
And when he comes TO heavens gate
And wants to get inside,
Saint Peter says: "You'll have 10 wait
You're not identified. !"
III. c. Hurst, in Chicago Banker.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-17
Protect from Mosquitoes.
Southern Scribe

Southern Scribe.
While it is all very we'll to pro.
test vigorously against the re-
vised tariff on mosquito bars,
which threatens to raise the
price of that very necessary ma
terial beyond the reach of people
in moderate circumstances, a
few words to the wise about a
substitute for the warm cotton
netting now being used over so
many beds, are not amiss.
In the first place if the whole
house is properly screened, as
every house should be in this
climate, there will be no need for
individual bars. The screening
of doors and windows keeps out
not only mosquitoes, but flies,
which are more dangerous and
troublesome than other pests.
No doubt the reader is ready
to drop this argument right here,
on account of the excessive cost
of screening an entire house,
which is prohibitive TO most
families. But if they knew that
for ten cents a yard they can buy
at any large department store, q
strong cotton netting, which
looks exactly like wire screen
they can easily figure out the
cost of covering every window
lacking the stuff carefully on the
outside of the frames, and treat
ing transoms to the same. Door
frames of wood, strong and dura
BILE, can be had for one dollar
and the netting put on like wire
cloth.
| A better quality can be haC
for fifteen cents a yard, darl
green in color, which cannot b
distinguished from wire cloth, a
a short distance. 1t will last
year, with ordinary precautions
and large door can be coyere'
! for forty cents, window 10
thirty cents, a transOm for seN
en- and a half cents.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-17
THE MORAL NERVES AND CoMPUL
sorry EDUCATION.

What is the origin of the move
for a compulsory education law
in this state?
It has its origin in the fact that
the factory inspector of New Oh
leans finds that there are over
5000 white children in that city
who from years end to years
end have not one day in school
These children grow up without
knowing how to read or write
They when small are idle ant
being poor run in the streets anC
learn all the wickedness and vict
in the plague spots of a large
city. Their parents put them T.
work and receive their wages
which are for the most par
squandered.
Can there be any moral nerv
that is not shocked by this cor
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-17

| think that there is little
doubt that this wOrld-Old statute
that the man alone shall WOO has
more to do with keeping down
tine mental and moral tone of wO.
man, with cultivating her ignoble
talents for deceit and intrigue,
than any of the other forces
which she finds arrayed against
her, says Gertrude Anterior in
the DelineatOr for August. 1t
is not the softening influence OF
the matrimonial and maternal
states that works so many mira.
Giles, but the abrupt removal OF
the necessity to practise a de.
moralizing self-cOntrOl, TO appear
something she is not, to still
much ugly anger and resent
ment.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-17
LOCO Watches Free.

The Weekly Commercial gives
a small, regular l2-size, thin
model, nickel finish, watch for a
club of only twenty, three
months new trial subscriptions
at 10 cents each, 500, the
amount collected to be RENTED
with the 20 names. Each trial
subscription must be new, not
now taking the Weekly, and only
one to a family. The watch ic
fully guaranteed, nice enough
for any one to wear, a good time.
keeper and cannot be purchased
from any ieweler for less than
two dollars. Drop Us a postal
card for sample copies and
blanks.
THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL,
Memphis, Tenn.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-17

dition? What sort of moral nerve
is it that insists on a continuance
of this condition?
Does the community owe these
children nothing?
PiOus folk are subscribing
their millions to send teachers TO
foreign lands, many to places
where ignorance and vice are
less than amongst many of these
children at home. What sort of
morality is it that condemns
these unfortunates and cuts
them off from all chance TO bet.
ter their condition:
0ne.half or more of them are
boys. Three thousand boys
white boys, misunderstanding
to manhood incapable Of reading
a newspaper or sign-bOard or of
writing their names. Three
thousand yOters-white voters
coming along who cannot tell the
name of one candidate from an.
other on their ballot and are un.
able to vote without assistance"
Think of it! the balance of pO.
litical power, whether between
parties or primary candidates,
incapable of any independent in
dividual investigation Of men or
measures or even of knowing
what they have done after they
have voted.
Is this undetiled Democracy
DOnaldsOnville Chief.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-17
State Supt. of Education

Does any man believe that any
tax collector in any parish should
receive $1,000 for collecting the
taxes, and in addition, get the
salary, fees, and perquisites OF
the office of sheriff? 1t is true
that there are a number of men
in Louisiana are sheriffs, and tax
collectors and receiving twice as
much as the salary of the govern
or. The money is taken from
the tax payers and given to Off
Gals. Is this right? Mer Rouge
Democrat.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-17

grade of No. 2 in the New Or.
leans market, particularly, if
proper care is taken to have it
cleaned, and that it be not sent
to market until it is thoroughly
dry. Corn moving after the
middle of September should be
perfectly dry, and it is impossi-
BILE that corn should be shipped
with perfect safety, even during
the first half of September.
This, of course, would depend
upon the season.
While the corn crop through.
ont the United States will in all
probability be very large, we
have ample facilities to take care
OF whatever amount may be
shipped in this direction, and
there will be ample demand for
it, both for export as well as for
local consumption.
Care should be taken by the
shippers to keep the cOlors of
the corn separate, because gov.
erned by market conditions,
there may at times be a pre-.
MUM paid for yellow or for white
corn, and, in keeping the colOrS
separate, it is possible to realize
these premiums.
You will understand, there
fore, that it will be essential fol
your people to make such ar,
rangements as are necessary in
the matter of getting their crop
in shape to market. A shelter
which will at the same time
shuck the corn, can be purchas
ed for a comparatively small
amount of money, and a nOmina
charge per bushel for shuckinl
and Smelling will take care of thi:
initial expense.
1t is unnecessary to send al
agent through the parish to pur
chase and pay for this corn, be
cause of the fact that once shell
ed and placed in cars, sight draft
can be made against the ship
ment; thereby, insuring imme
date payment. If, however
your people feel that they re
quire further information, W
will be only too glad to send
Representative into your sectio
to explain any other matters tina
may be necessary"
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-17
Notice TO Teachers.
Baton Rouge, La,
June %, 1909.

Baton Rouge, La,
June %, 1909.
For the convenience of the
$500 teachers who are attending
the State Summer Schools exam.
nations will be held at each of
the Summer Schools for colOred
teachers July 9Th, 9th and 10th,
and at each of the summer
schools for white teachers, ex.
cept Tulane, July 10Th, Both, and
31st. Tulane will hold its exam.
nation August 18th, 18th, and
14th. have asked the superin.
tendents in whose parishes the
summer schools are being held
to conduct the examinations. |
trust that certificates issued as
the result of these examinations
will be accepted without ques
ton by all parish superintend
ents of the State.
The next regular examination
will be held in all parishes Au
gust 10Th, 9th, and 18th. Per
sons wishing to become eligible
to hold the Office of parish super
Iintendent should report to par
ish superintendent or to tn,
State Superintendent August q
T. H. HARRIS,
State Supt. of Education
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-17
Opinions of Others.
RIGHTS OF A SCHOOL BOARD.

RIGHTS OF A SCHOOL BOARD.
The school boards of today
we're elected by the people OF
their respective parishes, and no
authority save that of the courts
can remove them, and that only
for sufficient cause. We do not
think that the State Board can
arrogate to itself arbitrary power,
and we are sure that if the case
is properly presented in court,
the action of the State Board in.
sofar as it concerns the parish
board, will be declared illegal
and a nullity. To permit the ar.
bitrary action of the State Board
to stand would mean the restor-
ing of power shOrn to a practical
triumyirate easily organized, and
which could bring about a most
chaotic state of affairs in the
educational circles of the state,
If any elective board Is to be re
moved let it be done legally, by
Impeachment proceedings regu
larly instituted. -Pointe COupet
Banner.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1909-07-17
Data on Shipping Corn.

in receipt of a communication
from a prominent merchant of
New Orleans giving data on ship
ping corn, which is of particular
interest to those who are turning
their attention to the raising of
corn. A gentleman told US the
other day that he had seen as
fine corn on the hills of West
Feliciana, as could be seen in
Illinois.
The letter reads:
Replying to your letter of the
18th ult., desiring information as
to just how corn is handled
through this port, how payments
are made, and whether it will be
possible to send an agent through
your parish to purchase corn,
beg to say that the New Orleans
market can easily take care of
all the corn that may be shipped
from parishes raising a surplus
through the State of Louisiana.
This corn will necessarily have
to move for export, because of
the fact that at the time it comes
into this market, the local or do.
nestle trade is very limited.
In order to handle Louisiana
corn in a practical and econOmi-
cal manner, it is necessary that
it be shelled and placed in cars
in bulk mot sacked or packed in
any way), as all corn shipped to
foreign markets is loaded into
the ships hold in bulk through
elevators at which the ship lies
to receive cargo. The elevator
equipment is not arranged to
handle anything but shelled corn;
therefore, it would be impracti'
cable to handle it in any other
shape, to say nothing of the
waste of money that shipping
corn in the shuck would entail
by payment of freight upon cObs
shucks, etc. Obviously, corr
shelled at the point of shipment
is the proper, economical method
of marketing this grain.
We will pay sight drafts will
order notify bills of lading at
tached for say 80 per cent of thu
value of the corn; leaving thu
other 10 per cent as a margin Il
protect the weight and grade; al
trades being based ON New Or
leans official inspection AM
weights. This inspection is con
Quoted by the New Orleans
Board of Trade, and will cos
75c per car.
The weights are furnished fire.
of charge by the respective ele
vatOrs, which are owned an,
controlled by the TransportatiO
Companies; that is to say, tn
Illinois Central Railroad own
and controls the elevators q
Stuyvesant Docks, but the ply
steal weighing and furnishing {
certificates is done by the Offici'
Board of Trades weighers an
. inspectors.
} At the Texas and Pacific elev;
! tors at Westwego, the Texas
! Pacific people do the weighing
! but their weights are quite {
! accurate and reliable as ii
! Stuyvesant Docks weights.
I The L, R, & N, have no elev
! tors of their own, and their col
! would have to be handled thrOue
! the Chalmette Elevator, whej
) the weighing is done by tt
! Board of Trade, 1t is impos'
' BILE that arrangements could
made to have corn arriving Ov
the L. r. & n, handled thrOui
the Stuyvesant Elevators, b
the Illinois Central Railroad Of
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-15
LOCAL

Five strong boxes containing money checks
and papers found outside bank vault.
PAGE 10
Benjamin C. Sweet of Kansas City drops
dead while waiting for car. PAGE 8
Strangling friend is spoken of as good
Joke by william Scanlon when he APP
pears in court. PAGE 8
Rowell falls to appear in court time
Attorney charged with swindling
missing PAGE 8
wife appears In court when c. W. Nc
Crossan is found guilty of mining
fraud. PAGE s
Grand jury is completed and will start
Investigations today. PAGE
Iagamy charge causes arrest of young
man employed by laundry. who is
said to have two wives living in Los
Angeles PAGE
Editorial, Letter Box and Haskin's let
ter. PAGE 4
Marriage licenses. births and deaths
PAGE ii
Society, clubs and womans department
PAGE IL
City brevties PAGE
Theaters and dramatic criticism. PAGE 16
Mines and oil fields. PAGE
Shipping PAGE
Markets and financial PAGE
Automobiles PAGE 13
Sporting news. PAGES 1913
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-15
WOULD WAR
FUND INTO ROADS
PRESIDENT OF CONVENTION
MAKES NOVEL SUGGESTION
Many Eminent Men Are Gathered at
National Meet at Topeka to
Discuss Highway
Problem
IAssoclatad Pressl

TOPEKA, Kas., Dec. 14.-Good roads
advocates, including governors, MEM
oers of congress and representatives of
state good roads organizations from
various parts of the country are here
to attend the annual convention of the
National Good Roads association, which
opened today for a two days session.
The following statement by Presi-
dent Jackson represents the spirit of
the delegates:
THE only permanent roads ever built
have been built by the national and
state governments. l have a hobby of
urging the government to build a fine
road from Washington to all the state
capitals and then get the states to
build a road from each state capital
to each county seat"
President Jackson of the National
Good Roads association was of the
opinion that all good roads enthusiasts
should protest against the policy of the
government In utilizing 81 per cent Of
the nations revenues for war purposes
in times of peace. Much of this money
which in his opinion was unnecessarily
spent, should be devoted to the con-
struction of national highways.
James S. Tustin of st. Louis, claim
agent for the Missouri Pacific railroad,
said the biggest part of the expense In
connection with marketing produce is
involved in getting them from the farm
to the shipping point, and that good
roads would be matter of economy.
"a letter was read from President
Taft, IN which he said with reference to
the meeting: 1T shows national
awakening as to this question and gives
an earnest of progress in the right
direction
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-15
ARRANG GEMENTS MADE
FOR GOOD GOVERNMENT
BANQUET FRIDAY NIGHT

All arrangements have been COM
pleted for the big banquet which
will be given Friday night at Levy's
restaurant to the municipal officers
elect and the officers of the Good Gov
eminent clubs in precincts 2, SO and 1876.
Tickets are being sold rapidly and in
dications are that there will be packed
banquet hall at 6;30 o'clock when t. Il.
Gibbon as toastmaster calls tho gather
ing to order.
Francis j. Heney will be the principal
speaker. He Is now In Arizona and will
come to Los Angeles specially to con-
grntulate Los Angeles and the Good Gov
ernment forces on the results of the
election. Other speakers will be Lee @.
Gates for precinct SO, Frank FinlaysOn
for precinct 1876 and E. r. Vernon for
precinct 2. Short addresses will be made
by j. o. Koepfi. G. ID. willard, DIR. John
r. Haynes, Marshall StlmsOn, Judge
John ID. Works. Thomas Lee WoOlwine,
S. c. Graham, A. j. Wallace, Stoddard
jess, w. j. .Hunsaker and Judge C. Il.
McNutt.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-15
KING BATTLES
FOR Ills LIFE
LEOP0LDASTONISHES SCIENCE
BY HIS VITALITY
Undergoes Serious Operation, and Af-
ter Reviving Ruler Appears in
Excellent Spirits-Crisis viii
Pass in Three Days
BULLETIN
BRUSSELS, Dec. Is, a. Mixing
Leopold passed a good night and slept
peacefully.
BULLETIN
IAssocIated Pressl


BRUSSELS, Dec. fixing Leopold
today underwent a most serious opera
tion and astounded science by the
manner in which he withstood 1t.
His remarkable recuperative powers
manifested themselves directly he re-
gained consciousness, and the optimis-
tic spirit which he has shown through
out his illness returned to him. He
expressed satisfaction when informed
of details of the operation which was
for relief Of simple obstruction of the
intestines.
Tonight the king is making a plucky
fight for life. He was even strong
enough to sign the new military law
just passed by the senate. But the
battle has not been completely won.
1t is understood that the real feeling
Of his physicians and household is not
so hopeful as official bulletins would
indicate. The crisis probably will last
three days.
There is a possibility the intestines
will be gripped by paralysis-a danger
that always causes anxiety on the part
of surgeons-and in that event a re-
currence of the obstruction would be
likely and another operation neces-
sary.
Leopold emerged from the operation
with a regular pulse and cheerful. He
was so talkative the doctors were OBJ
liged to warn him, after which the p
tient fell into light, refreshing sleep.
The condition of his majesty tonight
Is stated to be satisfactory.
The last member OF the diplomatic
corps to see King Leopold was the
American minister, Henry Lane Will
son. who was received a fortnight ago
on a farewell visit, preparatory to his
departure to his new post in Mexico.
The audience was most interesting.
The king was in the gayest of spirits,
greeting Mr. Wilson and his wife with
great cordiality. Following his habit
when in good humor he conversed in
English, in which he is an adept and
expressed regret that the minister was
leaving. He spoke in admiration OF
Mr.. Taft referring to him as a great
leader and a great president.