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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
What the Governors Said.

An unusual public document has Just
come from the Government Printing
office. It IS the record Of the proceed
ings Of the first congress OF governors
Of the United States held at the White
House a year ago The volume D.
bound in green cloth, lettered with
Every word that was said at the
White House conference on the sub
iect the governors discussed, THE Con
servation of the Country's Natural Re
sources" is in the $50 pages which the
book embraces. One of the interesting
features is g history or the origin anu
plan Of the conference and list or
names Of all those who participated IN
IT, The froutisplece is q half tone OF
the photograph taken on the White
House pOrtlcO showing all the Cover
nOrs, grouped with the President Wee
President. members of the Cabinet,
Justices Of the Supreme Court, and the
four special guests. william JenntnG1
BRYAN. Andrew Carnegie. James J. HUI,
and John Mitchell There are other
The volume contains addresses 10y
President Roosevelt. who presided.
members Of the Cabinet, CarneSi1l
Bryan, Hill, Mitchell, noted Government
experts. governors of the States ana
representatives Of the great nallonai
ORGANIZATIONS No other volume Ike II
has ever been issued, and It viii proc
ably be a long while before an9thef
Ike Al dpNtcii7 atNiS -
great demand fer 1T.
The volume is "a public document and
may be had upon application 10 any
/ United States Senator or Representative
7 in Congress.
=
/ Representative LeEroOt Of Wisconsin
/ ably assisted Senator La Toilette while
[ the latter was delivering his three DAYS
| speech on the cotton schedule From The
( time the schedule was taken up Tor
/ consideration, Lenr0ot has been on the
I floor of the Senate. He is an e&pelt
/ stenOcrapher. and made notes of an
/ sneeches- which he later transcribed cor
/ the use of La Toilette, and when ne
I used. himself TO prompt the Senator.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
PROGRAM

March,. c. s."-...-........--..Tyier
O,,art,Ire-- Norma" ..........-. Bellini
1Xaltz-"La Serenata" ----.----J axone
Excerpts from the Red Mill"..
Herbert
4 Tone Pieture-'Apple Blossoms
Roberts
selections-"Robert lie DiabIe"..
MeyerbeeT
March-"vesta' .................C s1ly
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

If Admiral Baron U1fu manages to
eat all these dinners and still go away
confirmed In his friendly attitude to-
ward the United States, j. may be set
down that the peace is secure.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

Attorney General Bonaparte was OF
the opinion that the Sugar trust had
not violated the Sherman law in it's
suppression Of the Segal refinery. The
Sugar trust, brought to bar, apparent
" differed from the Attorney General
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

They say that the politicians will have
nothing to do with the reorganization
of the New York customs service under
Mr.. Loeb. If Mr.. Loeb isn't something
Of a politician himself, he has unlearned
an awful lot of things since the pre-
convention months Of the Taft cam
paign.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

People who succeed in dying before
the vote on the income tax will not
mind what happens to it; and the sue
cession Of p0stponements suggests that
everybody has a fair chance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

Appears that Mrs. Howard Gould
only had about s7SS.000 spending money
in ten years. No wonder she wants q
divorce.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

If Mr.. AIdrich manages TO make him
self understood, his view is that any
BODY who takes a political platform
seriously deserves TO get the same
treatment that Senator LOdge has &C
corded the consumer, he ought to be
abolished.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

Does a platform. plus a President,
plus a minority in the Senate, constitute
a political party. or does a Senatorial
majority outweigh all three?
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

Weather report promises two whole
days of fair weather in succession.
However. this may be another inaugu-
ration day production.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

The uprising I'm protest against the
peach-basket hats has developed at
last a real EXPLANATION. It seems that
when the Delaware peach crop got its
annual frost, somebody who had made
up a supply of some millions Of bss-
kets for il, took the story seriously.
and sold the baskets for hats. Thus
the other crop of peaches also got a
frost
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12
Corn Plasters Part Wool.

Win 4 A&oANAa 4 al y VNA
Al one stage In the wooden controversy
Deliver was talking about the absur-
dities Of classification by the board of
general appraisers
In one case" said he. corn pIasteTs
and ! should like the attention of
everybody on this, because Il seems TO
have reached the limit OF absurdity-
corn plasters. those little things that
you put between your toes on the advice
of corn doctor, were held dutiable
under the provisions covering wearing
apparel IN part of wool by Treasury
decision 1855. Do you think a corn
plaster ought to be CLASSIFIED under the
tariff laws of a modern nation as wear
ing appdrel2'
When the laughter had lapsed. Doili-
Yer went on;
You have seen those good old mot
toes that cur mothers used to make
with wooden yarn on cardboard Wei
come-Snd there never was a hOspl-
tality in this world more beautiful than
that which lay behind those quaint old
caTdbOards-and Cod Bless Our Home
even those, when they come 10 the
custom house. If they should, by this
Treasury decision are assessed up to
IS cents a pound and 80 per cent al
valOreru, because they are cloth. IN
part of wool. "
Iowan Doesn't Play Poker.
Dwelling on the absurdities of classi-
hcation, Dolliver told how ''mercerzed
cotton cloth. all cotton except for some
polka dots of goat hair which were
glued upon the fabric" had to pay
heavy wooden duties of a cents per
pound and IS per cent ad valorem just
because of the gOat-like polka dots.
Does the Senator think, asked War
Fen, that If a poker game is INDUCED
II with camels hair the hair should
come in free?
Il hope" said DOlliver. the Senator
viii not introduce mysterious figures OF
speech with which / am not familiar.
Il only thought said Warren, tire
Senator was cropping about for light on
certain subjects.
Now what, asked DOlltver, did the
appraisers say about this polka-dot
proposition
.They probably said" retorted War
rem. amid knowing laughter, they
would raise the limit
''They raised the limit acCeded Dolli-
yer They raised the limit from the
duty provided IN the cotton schedule
where the goods belonged, or rather, as
famous woman, once the wife OF
foreign minister in this Capital, used to
say. Now, seeing that we are gentle
men. let US remove the limit "
DOlliver added, when asked how the
game went, that the polka dots lost
orr. -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

The business of New York city seems
to be chiefly selling bonds, just as
agriculture in New England, is ooT1 ed
mainly 10 raising the tariff.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

control everything there, and thar the
number OF men is strictly limited. We
Judge that at some prehistoric period
Of Marian development a thoughtiess
wavs and means committee raised the
duties on gloves and hosiery, and that
the ladies riz up and took charge.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

II this man La Toilette were real
we'll and strong and ate meat three
times a day, wouldn't he be the ami
roated nroposition. though
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

Mr.. Lorimer is uncertain in which
house Of Congress he shall vote on the
tariff bill What's the matter with
voting in both2 He can do It.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

The job OF pulling the wool over the
Country's eyes has been completed but
fl isn't so successful as in times past
The country has been able to see
through il pretty we'll this time.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-06-12

Mrs. Hail. wife of General Hail. L.
5. A. will be hostess at a bridge party
this afternoon in her home. on Nine
teenth street
, 1909-01-06
ANORDNING

anoaaende ForstrHkninger af Imml-
er9tionsfondet til Vedligeholdeiae
nj Sukkerr5rsdyrkninsen pao 81
Croix.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-05
TO TACKLE GIANTS
SATURDAY AT ERN0ON

Yalc's nine will tackle McGtaW :
men at the Polo grounds. New YORK
ou SATURDAY, and the following sun
.da, baseball Wil De- tried out i'm face
OF the stringent blue laws in New Jer-
when the Philadelphia Nationals
win play the Jcrso> city Eastern
~icagucrs.
Tho annual court tennis champion
ship win Dee played from Monday untu
Saturday 3t tie Boston Racquet ana
Tennis club. with JAY Gould at
Lakewood the American ana British
champion. awaiting the result IN order
rs play the winner Ia defend his ute.
Gould's most probable opponent WIZ
nc Joshua CRANE. or Boston. .
am saturday the university crows of
Val. and PENNSYLVANIA viii meet I'm q
tuo-miia race ON the Sehuylkiil river.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-05
10 SYSTEMATIC DESIGNS
ON PAPER CURRENCY

Washington. April g Assistant
SECRETARY af the Treasury Ceolids'
has approved "a plan for systemati1ing
designs for United states notes "ilo
coin certificates. thus securing uni
formity in portrait aud general o'-
sign.
nc is believed the new notes when
.nut In circulation VIII oe welcomed
Hos tho public ON account ot thrtr Slm-
.ni.itN anil tns readiness with which
different denominations may Dor fixed
Boz this mind.
\. present there are ninetH-r aif-
f.f.nt designs Cor united states notes
amid coin certificates uf various doe
nominations leading tn confusion anu
uncertainty Under tht ueW plan
thrfe niI Dee hat mine.
The ons dollar silver certificate viii
carry th, portrait of Washington
.the two dollar silver certificate. tho
portrait of jefferson thr five dollar
mote. whether silver certificate Or
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-05
Ex-sccrctnrx mitchcock M.

Washington, April 49, Ethan Allen
Hitchcock. former secretary of the in-
terror, is critically iii at the home
ut his son-in-laW. Commander w. S.
Sims. I $ MI ana grave fears for
his r~ouuNnrN arn nntertAIned.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-05

EVERYONE Is TALKING ABOUT
OUR FLAT WORK. II YOU HAVE
NOT GIVEN u YOURS. 10 50
NOW. IMPERIAL LAUNDRY. BACK
OF pOSTOiIICE
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-05

OUR POLICY ~ lriCK SALES
AND SHALL PROFITS. LEI US
SHOW YOU THAT WE CAN SAVE
YOU MONEY ON YOUR GROCER
Hes. =. q. PRATT 4 co. 2f4 5
SECOND.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-04-05
Boxing
Athletics
BASEBALL
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE

Ilonors Even al san Francisco.
a Francisco. April 49, Oakland
and sam Francisco divided honors Ina a
double healer today. scores.
First Gamr- n II T..
Oakland 2 2
sam Francisco ......3 8 2
Batteries Wigs and La Longct
browning apd II. Williams.
Second Game R.H. r.
Oakland e..t.. ...T...0- 4 2
san Francisco ........ IA .
Eattorles- Boicc. Johnson and
Thomas, Willis and Berry.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-11
SCOTT NOTES.
Shipping Eggs-Fine Potatoes-Few
Boil WeeviIs and Good Prospects
for Cotton-Base Ball.

Scott is keeping up her reputation
on the shipment of eggs and chickens,
especially the later just now. Hous-
ton as we'll as New Orleans furnishes
a good market for all poultry pro-
ducts.
Mr.. Bebee Begnaud, planted three
fourths of barrel of Boston Peerless
potatoes and made eighteen barrels
of the finest kind. Mr.. Victor Dugas
has the samples and they are certain
tainly beauties. Mr.. Judice is contem-
plating shipping potatoes to Jennings
and otLer towns west
The crops about Scott were never
better and while cotton is about two
weeks behind, prospects are good fOt
fair yield. Few, if any boil weevi,s
have appeared in this section. Mr..
J. B. Dugas, the ginner, says the few
:armers whc have plowed w. their
cos.nn now regret their hasty action,
feeling confident that t'e fear Of the
weevil wa. not we'll founded. 1t has
been fouiid that the rice birds are the
farmers best friend against the Wee
vii. the little birds destroying the pest
with much avidity in the fields.
The Scott boys are all expectancy
over a game of baseball next Sunday,
when they expect to "whitewash" the
Carencro team and do their visitors
up generally. 1t is recognized, how
ever, that there will be "hot time"
and no efforts are being spared in get
ting things in shape to successfully
bag the game"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-11
joint COMMITTEE
DECIDES ON FAIR
Committee Appointed to Solicit Sub
scriptions to Stock at ST per share
to Raise $4,000.
FAIR TO BEGIN OCT. is AND CON
\ TINUE SIX DAYS.
Committee Appointed to Call on Po-
lice Jury and Town Council for Ap-
procriations for Fair.

The committees representing the
Farmers Club and the Progressive
League met in conference and joint
session at the Court House Tuesday
evening with the following members
present: p. r. Landry, J. A. Roy,
G. 0. Mouton, B. N. Corona, A.
Peck, NJ. Billeaud, Jr., NJ. Patin,
A. M. Martin. Absent: N. P. Moss,
P. L. DeClouet, Crow Girard: Henry
Gerac, DR.. G. A. Martin. Mr..
Billeaud called the meeting to order
and on motion duly made Mr.. p. r.
Landry was elected chairman and
r. G. Greig secretary.
Secretary f. V. Mouton of the
Progressive League explained the
purpose of the conference and argued
in favor of holding a fair even
though on limited scale. He read
from a letter by G. J. Barrow, Sec
retary of the State Agricultural Board
showing the advantages and small
cost at which the fair might be held.
Surrey Park could be secured and
one additional building for exhibits
would be needed. In answer to Mr..
Billeaud, Mr.. Mouton said this
building would cost about $1,000.
After discussing the entire situation
thoroughly the following offered
by Mr.. Corona was adopted: Re-
solved, that committee be appointed
to thoroughly canvass the town and
parish of Lafayette to secure stock
subscriptions of not less than $4,000
in shares of 81 90 each with which
to ;naugurate a permanent Parish
Fair Association and hold a fair
next fall to run not less than six
days, beginning Oct. Is, 1909. Said
Committee shall report to the Joint
Committee of the Progressive League
and the Farmers Club on July l,
1909 at the Court House at O'Clock
D. m. On this committee the chair
appointed: F. V. Mouton, A. Peck,
A. NJ Martin and E. N. Corona.
On motion of Secretary Mouton the
following committee was appointed
to appear before the Police Jury and
City Councils of the towns and ask
for appropriations in aid of the fair
propositions: G.. Q. MOuton. j. A.
Roy and p. L. DeClouet. The Sec
retary was authorized to make copies
of subscription lists and furnish
same to the canvassing committee.
There being no further business the
committee adjourned to July l, at
8 p. m.
Each member of Police Jury was
appointed to canvass his ward in the
interest of the Fair.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-11
BIDS WANTED.

In accordance with the resolution Of
the City Council Of date June Z, 1909,
and Section % of Act 1874 of the Leg
islature of 1908, sealed bids for the
publication of the City Council pro-
ceedings for two years, which will in
clude the minutes, resolutions, no
tices ETC., and all ordinances and no
tees that are required by law to be
published thirty days, the Council re-
serving the right to reject any or all
bids, will be received by the Secre-
tary of the City Council until June
21st. 1909, at noon.
All bids must be marked bid Tor
Publication Of Ofncial Proceedings
and mailed or delivered to,
DAN DEBAILLON,
Secretary Of the City Council.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-11
BOTH FEET CRUSHED.

Last. Tuesday morning Frank
Ardneaux, a young white man from
Franklin, La, attempted to board
an outbound freight train and fell
beneath the wheels. Both feet were
so badly crushed that amputation
was necessary but the man refused
to allow DR.. r. R. Tolson, who was
called to attend him, to perform the
operation. His wounds were dressed
as best possible under the circum-
stances and the injured man sent
back to Franklin at the request OF
Sheriff Peterman. Ardneaux is
a boiler maker and wanted to 60 to
Lake Charles.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-11
REGULAR MEETING,
OF CITY COUNCIL.
F. &. Voorhes Appointed Superinten-
dent of Waterworks and Electric
Light Plant for One Year.
COUNCIL TO REQUIRE SECURITY
FOR WORK ON SIDEWALKS.
5ids for Printing Proceedings Author
ized-20O Feet of Hose for Peli-
can Fire Company.

The City Council met last Monday
evening with all members present.
The Water and Light Committee re-
commended the appointment of Mr..
F. E. Voorhies as Superintendent of
the city plant for one year on trial,
Mr.. Voorhies not being a graduated
electrical engineer. Mr.. Ducrocq and
Mr.. w. A. Montgomery voted for Mr..
Trobert because they thought none
but a duly qualified man should be
appointed to the position.
The committee ON cement walks
was instructed to require the West
Construction Company to give proper
security for the work contracted for.
Mr.. H. l.. Monnier asked an exten-
tion of three months on payment of
cement walks, but no action was ta-
ken.
Bids for publication of the proceed
ings of the body for two years were
ordered advertised for.
F. o. Broussard, chairman of the
Street Committee, reported having
advertised for bids to work the streets
to be opened June 19.
The Pelican Fire Company was in
structed to buy 200 feet of hose and
the town to pay for it.
Messrs. Cunningham and Brous-
sard were appointed to arrange with
Judge Parkerson as to a suit for ce-
ment guttering, the Judge claiming
refund from the city for land taken.
Chairman Cunningham of the Fl
nance Committee reported one bond
and interest paid, s2450, June 1.
Secretary Debaillon was instructed
to pay all emergency bills with ap-
proval of the Chairman of the Finance
Committee, and also all salaries of
the officers when DUE
The Treasurer's report showed bal
ance general fund, June 1, $616.04;
special fund $773.S4
on the plants before the season of the
greatest weevil abundance in July and
A,,1,,c<
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-11
THE BOIL WEEVIL
EATS COTTON ONLY.
Statements to the Contrary are
Harmful
OTHER WEEVILS MISTAKEN FOR
THE TRUE BOIL WEEVlL
Such as Baris WeeviI i'm Cockleburs,
Pod-weeviI in COw-peas and
Many others.

The many reports which have been
circulated during the last few weeks,
about the boil weevil feeding upon
many and diverse plants besides cot
ton is not at all in agreement with
the statements that have been made
by the authorities such as the Bureau
of Entomology, U. S. Dept. of Agri-
culture and the Crop Post Commits
sion of Louisiana. Entomologist
Wilmon Newell, of the Crop Pest
Commission, emphatical!y denies
that the boil wcevil has any other
host than the cotton plant or that it
ever propagates anywhere else than ID
the cotton squares and bolls. In re-
ply to the question as to whether the
boil weevil propagates anywhere but
on the cotton plant, he replied:
"To this question our answer is,
most emphatically, NO. During the
past few weeks numerous statements
have appesred in the daily press, on
the authority of Mr.. So-and-so, that
the boil weevil has Changed its
habits and is propagating on
blackberry bushes, cow-peas, rag
weeds and a host of other things.
However conscientious the authors of
these statements may be, the fact
remains that they are doing incalcul-
able harm by soaring dozens of farm
ers into blowing up cotton that is
we'll advanced and that, with good
care. has prospects for at least half a
crop.
''These erroneous statement about
the bollweevil breeding in plants 9TH
er than cotton are simply due to the
fact that the observers do not know the
boil weevil from other similar-looking
weevils. If one will take the trouble
to look for them he Will find weevils
of some sort in nearly every plant
growing in Louisiana-the transverse
baris weevil in the cOckleburs, the
pod-weevil in the cow-peas. the water
weevil in the rice field, the corn
weevil on the oak trees, and SO on
into the hundreds, but none of them
are boil weevils, none of them can. by
any miraculous process. change
themselves into boil weevils, and
none of them are going to injnre the
cotton crop. These embryonic
entomologists have been spreading
these false reports for years past, al
ways with the result that unnecessary
panic is caused and the farmer finds
out in the end that these prophets
who would have Nature change the
xhole order of things over night are
simply mistaken about it. Those who
make these discoveries about the
boil weevil changing his habits"
and attacking new food plants,
would do we'll to submit their sup
posed "boll weevil'' to some auth
ority competent to pass on their
identity, before furnishing the press
with these pernicious and false re-
ports.
''The boil weevil may some. day
find another plant that he can live
on-we are not prepared to say as to
that-but in the sixteen years he has
been in the United States he hasn't
done it and there is no occasion for
thinking that he will do so in the
f,f,,vo
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-06-11
Lecture by Missionary.

Miss George Barnette, field Sec
retary of the w. M. U. of Louisiana,
and Miss Jessie Pettigrew, Mission
ary to China, will be here next Sun
dav. Miss Pettigrew will address the
Baptist Sunday School. Sunday
and in the afternoon at o'clock
there will be meeting at the Masonic
Hall, when she will tell of her work
in China. All are cordially invited
to be present. While in the city they
will be the guests of Rev. and Mrs.
Kendrick.