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Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
POINTE-A-LA-HACHE LA, SATURDAY, JULY 3, 1909.
BOLD BANK ROBBERY
MOST SENSATIONAL HOLD-UP
AT FORT WORTH, TEX.
Bandit Takes $1,000 From Cashie.
at the Point of a Pistol and
Makes His Escape.

Fort Worth, Tex.-Walking into the
Waggoner Bank and Trust Company, a
wcll-dressed stranger compelled Cashier
Walter +. King, at the point of a six.
shooter, to turn over the $500 which
was piled in front of him, and made
good his escape.
The h0ld-up was the most sensational
robbery pulled off in Fort Worth in a
quarter of a century. There was no one
in the bank at the time, with the ex-
ception of the cashier, who was busy
working on the cash balance, and had
the bills in a roll, ready to take them
to the cOmpany's central bank, at the
corner of Houston and Eighth streets.
Cashier King was the only man in the
branch institution at the time, and paid
little attention to the stranger when
he walked in. He looked up from his
work to stare into the muzzle Of a six
shooter.
make a move or a noise of any kind
and I'll kill you," said the stranger, in
6 low tone. "Now, push that pile of
money to the window here"
With the alternative of death if he
did not comply, the cashier obeyed, and,
after stufing the $500 into his pocket,
the stranger backed out of the door,
still pointing the gun at the cashiers
head and threatening to kill him if he
made an attempt to follow him.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Was Quiet, Hard Working Man.

Opelousas.-Gilbert Wilson, a well
known negro man, who has resided
near town for years, recently began
a career of crime. which ended in
his own death. After criminally as
saulting a negro woman, he shot a
negro man in the shoulder, inflicting
a serious wound. Returning to his
home on the outskirts of town, he
threatened his wife, who sued out 3
peace bond against him. He tried
to kill his wife with a shotgun, but
she escaped, and he then shot their
daughter, a young woman, killing her
almost instantly. Hardly had the ia
tai shot been fired when he took off
his shoe, and, placing the muzzle
OF his gun under his chin, pulled the
trigger with one of his toes, and
blew his own head of. The first per-
son to reach the house where the
tragedy was enacted found the wo-
ma breathing her last and the man
dead. The cOroner's jury returned a
verdict in accordance with the above
facts. No way of accounting for the
terrible acts of Wilson can be sug-
gested, except that he ust have be.
come insane, and never stopped un-
til his own life had been taken. Pre-
viOus to this he mad been a quiet,
Woodworking man.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
COTTON CROP FLOODED
WORK IMPEDED IN MISSISSIPPI
ALABAMA AND GEORGIA.
Elsewhere the Crop Shows Sigh
1mprovement-Some Fields
Abandoned.

Memphis, Trnn.-Thc condition of til,
cotton crop at the close Of the week wa.
worse i'll Mississippi, Alabama and abou'
two-thirds of Georgia Than at the clos,
OF the preceding week. Continuous rain.
stopped cultivation and the grass mad,
such he&dway that a greater pcrccnlay,
OF the fields must be abandoned. Som,
crops have received no cultivation at all
The best OF weather in the future cal
not repair the loss already sustained
The plant in these States, even wher,
partially cultivated, is small and grow
ing SLOWLY. 1t is far behind last season
Elsewhere the crop has improved. III,
improvement III North Carolina, Soutl
Carolina, Tennessee and Arkansas wa.
not great, being rather less than normal
because rains delayed work and pre-
vented the farmers putting fields in d
good state Of cultivation. 1t is still
possible, however, in these districts, t,
regain much Of the loss.
In Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana
cotton made normal progress, and i,
now in the best condition OF the season
Icnncsscc-The cotton crop in Tcnncs
see is grassy and not well cultivated
Some Improvement resulted during tn,
week, as rains were not 50 heavy al
elsewhere cast Of the river.
Mississippi-Many rains fell durin!
the week and little cultivation was done
The plant is small and badly in grass
The abandonment OF acreage because O
the impossibility Of cultivation will be
considerable. The best weather hence
forth will not repair all the loss.
Al~abama--Little progress was made
in cultivation, as rainfall was genera
and in many sections daily. The crol
is very grassy and some lands in the
bottoms will be abandoned. The plan,
is very small and the outlook is rcgardc,
everywhere as gloomy. Good weather
can not repair the loss that has beer
suffered.
Louisiana-With a few local cxcep
tions the rainfall of the week was bene
fetal. The crop improved greatly il
condition and growth. 1t is regarded
now as promising in the south and west
Boil wecvils, however, are numerous.
Observation-Disclosures is behind a nor
NAL, and some of the crops are yer,
grassy. Rainfall during the week not
general, and in the dricr districts con
siderable progress was made in %cultiva
tion. Some reports are good. The Dol
wccvil is becoming increasingly numcr
Gus.
Texas-Raius were local and, except
on the coast, where they were excessive
benefited cotton. A few sections had
no rain, but have not suffered. Temper
atures were high and checked the boil
weevil, which are growing more numcr.
II Cultivation made progress and the
plant is growing well.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Joke NOT ALL ON THE COP.
Owner Of Sign Loaned to College Boys
Was Also a Regretter Of the
Event.

Stealthily the Gotham policeman
! stole out from behind the side door OF
the saloon and quickly pounced on
some Columbia college boys who were
carrying a long board sign that had
hung over some t~obacconist's shop.
The youths protested against the or
ficer's interference. but he told them
that they would find It a hard job to
turn little old New York into a col
lege town, and off to the lookup they
went, college boys. sign and all.
whats the charges" asked the
sergeant as he looked out at the aggre-
cation Of the coming great men Of
learning.
Stealing a sign" answered the cop.
as some Of the boys bumped it into the
| station house, where 1t reposed against
the wall.
I'VE did not steal it." spoke up one
Of the youths, we only borrowed it."
The sergeant turned to the cop and
told him to call up the owner and And
out what the true state of the case
was. The policeman read the sign
slowly and then turned to the tele-
phone book to look up the n
"HellO! Did You lose a sign?' and
the answermade the policeman scratch
his head.
What did he say" asked the wait
ing sergeant. The reserves were be-
ginning to grin and the policeman
looked very uncomfortable.
1T is all right" he said, scowling
at the youths. THE owner says they
rented the sign for the night and
are to return it tomorrow morning
when he is ready to do business
| again"
A shout went up from the youths
as they We're ordered out of the sta
ton, and they took up their triumphal
march and sought out some other un-
suspccting cop to dupe, and far down
the street came back their triumphal
yell:
"C-Ol-um-b-i-a!"
The cop laughed to himself az he
| started out again on his beat. and a
friend at his side asked him the cause
of his merriment.
"The owner of the sign was mad all
the way through and wanted me to
hold the sign. He had rented 1t all
right, but he said that was the third
time he had been called out Of bed
tonight, for the boys had been pulled
in in three other precincts. but az
long as | was a goat for him I thought
| would let the rah-rah boys have
some more fun with some other cop,
and sent them on their way. 1t is
my day off tomorrow anyhow, and I
didn't want to have to stay around
here"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Pension Board Is Adjourned,

Baton Rouge.-The state board of
pension examiners completed its la
bdrs and have taken final adjourn
ment. With the exception of a small
amount of routine business, nothing
of Importance was transacted and
no definite action was taken on the
1,5OO applications for pensions that
have accumulated during the last two
years. The pension board has no
funds by which these pensions could
be paid, and it was therefore decid
ed not to pass finally upon them until
the money to take care of the pen-
slons after they were approved was
on hand. The state board, as it now
stands, has an appropriation of $50.
900 a year, but this is used IN every
year in tho pensions that have been
approved. The appropriation can be
increased by the next legislature to
s250,000.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Public Buildings For Monroe,

MOnroe.-Mayor A. A. FOrsythe. IL
accordance with instructions from the
city council, has advertised for bids
on the new 100000 city hall, to be
built on the site now occupied by
the old city hall, city and parish
jails, and several other smaller brick
buildings. The new city hall will
also have additions for the Jail and
for the fire department. Superintend.
ent T. o. Brown is having plans and
specifications made for the new
school house at Calhoun. the tax for
which will be voted at the election
which Is to be held in July. The
new house will be of brick and will
contain ten large, airy school rooms.
Two of these rooms will be arranged
so that they a be thrown into n
large auditorium. The Calhoun high
school will be made one of the ten
agricultural high schools of the state.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Accident Tow of Baroes.

Plaquemine.-The steamboat Jeo
Brig, with three barges of sand and
gravel, met with an accident recently.
One of the barges struck a snag in
front OF the locks, damaging it to such
an extent that it had to be beached
on the batture, where it sunk. The
o'ner oarges were taken through the
locks, and the steamboat Jennie Bar
bour, which came to the assistance
OF the Joe Brig, started down Bayou
Plaquemine. When a short distance
below the saw mill of the Schwing
Lumber and Shingle Company one
OF these two barges hit a sinker, or
SOME obstruction, and sank in about
IL feet of water.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
viii Vote on Tax.

Edgard.-The police jury of St.
John parish held d special session
last week, with all the members
present, and upon a long signed ne.
fltlon from every ward in the parish,
ordered that a special 2-mill school
tax election be held throughout the
entire parish August 3. The school
board created the entire parish into
school district No. 1 and the tax is
to run for ten years, through the en-
TIRE district, and is to be for building
adequate school houses, with two high
schools, and for other school purpos-
es. With this tax realized, the school
board and the superintendent will
be able, and it is the intention, to nut
adequate schools in every school dis.
trict.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Assessment Rolls RevIewed

Franklinton.-The police jury re-
viewed the assessment rolls of Wash.
ington parish last week, as prepared
by Assessor Magee, and as completed,
they show the total assessment of the
parish to be fi5,126,725 as follows.
White residents, $1,S24,425; colored
residents. s1o1,S60; nonresidents, 3d.
133.440. This assessment is an in.
crease of $29S,6S0 over that of 1908,
and 1t is likely that it will be raised
still higher by the state board of
equalization
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Hartman Takes Many Cures.

Semmering, Austria.-Mr. Harriman's
physicians have prescribed various cures,
including the cold water treatment, cleo
trical massage and the carbonic acid
bath. Mr.. Hartman devotes a consid.
cradle portion of the time to walking
and driving. While the attending physi-
clans do not think that his health will
be entirely restored, they expect great
improvement in his condition.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
House Stuffed With Cash.

Sperry, lathe administrators of the
wealthy estate of Mrs. Elizabeth Far
rier, of this place, have finally solved
the mystery of the disappearance of the
money Of the deceased, by taking up
the carpet in the parlor and finding the
floor under it fairly peppered with bank
notes. Nearly $1,000 were thus discov.
cred. Other sum were revealed about
the house in an old organ, in the walls
and other out-of-the-way places. In
fact, the house was fairly lined and
stuffed with cash, and the administra-
tors are still finding money.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Txo-cent Fare Hit Asain.

Philadelphia, Pa.-The 2.cent fare law
passed BY the Pennsylvania. legislature
in 1907 received another blow today
when Judge Wilson, in common pleas
court here, declared the law %unconstitu-
tional. The decision was in the case Of
the Philadelphia and Reading Railway
Company to restrain the county of Phila-
delphia from enforcing the law. Judge
Wilson holds that the law is contrary
to the constitution of the United States,
and the county is perpetually enjoined
from enforcing the act against the
Reading company.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
NEWS0fLOUISIANA
Louisiana Items Of State Interest
From Al Over Our Common
wealth.
Summer Normal School Accident.

~ nc NV
Ruston.-Last Thursday about
1890 O'Clock. as the teachers Of the
Summer Normal School were taking
their places upon a tier Of seats that
had been erected against the west
end Of the main building for the pur-
pose of having their pictures taken,
some Of the supports gave way and
about two hundred people were pre-
cipitated to the earth from a maxi
mum height of about T. feet. Those
nearer the ground did not fare so bad
ly. Twenty or thirty were injured,
some quite seriously, and that more
were not hurt IS due to the fact that
nearly all we're on their feet at the
time the crash came. Every doctor
In the city was soon upon the scene,
and they, assisted by tn" faculty and
many other willing ones, quickly rem
dered all needed help. That there
were no fatalities is, considered mar
velOus. and is a cause OF profound
gratitude. Those most badly hurt
arc as follows: Mrs. Nina McMiCh-
ael, Grand Cane, compound fracture
of leg; Terrye Lowe, Rocky Mount,
compound fracture Of leg: Willie
Walters, RustOn, fractured thigh;
Ruth Midvett, Logansport, frac-
tured leg: Blanche Phillips, Glen
more. fractured leg; Mamie Vaughan,
Ruston, fractured leg: Maud Nixon,
Melder, fractured claviclc; Ella
Price, Natchez, Miss, bruised back
and hip; Mrs. Richardson, Monroe,
sprained ankle; Nina Franklin, Rus
ton, badly sprained leg; Lewis Waugh
an, Waskom, Tex, sprained leg; Ma
mic Leo Lane, Ruston, sprained an
kle; Atlanta Meadows, RustOn,
crushed foot. Mrs. MCMichael and
Miss Lowe are in the Ruston santa
rum, where they are doing we'll.
Nearly all, the others are in the dorm
tory, and they also are doing well.
The deplOrable accident did not stop
the operation of the school. though
the afternoon classes were very de-
pleted.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Monroe In Good Shane.

Monroe.-The city council held an
interesting session last week, the
chief feature being the annual report
OF Secretary Treasurer D. w. Faulk,
The report shows receipts for the
fiscal year ending June / of $3.50, PA.
%, which include a balance from
last year OF sS4, 61.57. The report
SHOWS the city finances to be in ex-
cellent condition, a cash balance OF
S~l24,O76.4O being on hand at the
close OF business. The council re.
ceived a commission from the police
jury relative to the drainage district.
The matter was referred to the drain.
age committee. Applications for two
saloon licenses were granted.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
CALIFORNIA GIRL PERFECT.
Eleven-Y ear-Old Margaret Edwards Has
Wonderful Development.

San Francisco, Cal.-Aiss Margaret
Edwards of Oakland is claimed to be the
most perfectly physically developed girl
under - years of age in all the worll.
The child's mother is a teacher of physi-
cal culture. Miss Margaret is II years
and 9 months old, is 5 feet 5 IS inches
tall and weighs 1O6 pounds. Her
physical measurements are as follows:
Neck, II Ia inches; arm, 0 inches; fore
arm, 8 3.4 inches; wrist, 9 inches; el-
bow, s "a ~incres; chest, normal, 81
inches; contracted, 81 inches; expanded,
80 IL inches; bust, 80 inches, waist; 20
inches; hips, "a inches; thigh, 10 inches;
calf, 10 inches, and ankle, s inches.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Arrangements For the Model. Road

Arrangements For the Model. Road.
Monroe.-Assistant State Engineer
HOFFMAN has completed the survey
Tor the model road from Monroe to
Calhoun, following most OF the way
the old Claiborne road. The %conyicts
IRON the state p%enitentiary are ex.
pected here this week, when the port.
able prison houss are expected to be
ready. The national government has
named Mr.. Cooley as the expert who
will supervise the construction of
the road. He has just completed the
model road from Pineville to the state
encampment grounds. Mr.. Cooley will
also have charge Of the model road
work in De Soto parish.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Rice Mill Is Started.

Estherwood.-The Eureka Rice
Mill started up recently and run
through 5000 bags of clean rice,
which they have sold and will ship
out THIS week, There is more inquiry
for clean rice and stocks are shorten.
ing up in this section, and expect to
be relieved of most all of the old rices
on hand by the time the new comes
on the market. The Crowley Oil and
Mineral Company struck oil Saturday
in a new well 1900 feet deep.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
SAYS IMMORTALITY IS TAUGHT
Serious Charges Brought Against
University Of Chicago.

Chicago-Charges of teaching atheism
and spreading ideas of immortality among
students were brought against the Uni.
yersity of Chicago today by Rev. John.
ston Myers, pastor of Emmanuel Bap'
fist Church and trustee of the divinity
department of the university. 1.-THE Uni.
yersity of Chicago stands charged with
teaching atheism and spreading immoral
ideas among its Students" declared DR..
Myers, "and l can mention samples to
back up my statements. You know that
Parker Sercomb left the university fac
ulty to establish a free love colony. Prof.
Behan left there and became an anar.
chist, having expounded the anarchistie
propaganda even while there. Prof.
Zueblin attracted much attention by de.
Tending Maxim Gorky, when the latter
travelled through America with the Rus.
sian actress, and Oscar Trigg's affairs
are still fresh in the public mind"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Myrtle and GEORGE.

20, forgive me, Myrtle! forgot all
about this being the night your beau
is due"
Don't speak OF him, Mabel. Here
it is 8:15. If he doesn't think enough
of me to call on time he may stay
away altogether"
Gracious! l."
20, mean it. You shall stay with
me all the evening, and II he comes,
remember, l am not at home"
Really"
"Eight-thirty! The idea! / shall
close the storm door and lower the
blinds. | wouldn't SO much as look out
If he rang all night. and"
20, there's the bell"
"The bell! O, it's he! Mabel, you
slip out by the back way and call
some other evening. O, how grand!
To think it is really George. Poor fel.
low! Maybe he was delayed and ran
all the way. shall not even ask him
Why he was late"
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
GETS VERDICT FOR Sis, 900
Cora Sinclair Winner in Breach OF
Promise Suit.

~NAO "AAA0A AZ ~A00SA VI
Promise Suit.
New York.-Cora Sinclair, the Sand
snipe girl" was awarded a verdict Of
$4,000 against Samuel S. Laird, Jr.
son of a wealthy Philadelphia mani
facturR', whom she sued for breach OF
promise to marry.
Laird met Miss Sinclair, whose real
name is d'Allo, in 1890. Their acquaint'
ance ended in his renting a fiat for her
in New York City, where they lived from
1900 to 1908. Laird, she alleged, prom
ised that if she did this he would marry
her when his father died.
During the trial over a hundred love
letters written to Cora by Laird, all
assuring her of his affection for her,
were introduced in evidence.
Throughout the trial, Laird's wife, for
merly Mrs. Lillian G.. Hayes, Of Phila'
delphia, sat beside her husband and aid
ed his defense by notes she made. She
also testified in his behalf.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
HAD ONE LONE DOLLAR.
John J. Richards of Columbus, Miss.
Gives His Money Away.

New York.-A man who said he is
John J. Richards, of Columbus, Miss, a
travelling salesman, is in the observation
ward in Bellevue Hospital, where he was
taken after being arrested.
A crowd on First avenue attracted the
attention of a policeman. When be
reached the center he found Richards
grinning and p~erspiring, handing out $40
and $40 bills, saying: "Buy a pint, pal.
Here, little boy, get some ice cream"
At the hospital it was found that he
was suffering from heat and drink. He
was incapable Of estimating how much
he had given to the crowd. He had just
one lone dollar lef.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Disease Of Stock Being Checked.

Lake Charles.-After spending sew.
eral days investigating the Charlton
epidemic here, DR.. C. E. Maudin of
the Bureau of Animal Industry has
gone to Cameron parish, where a sim.
liar outbreak is reported. Over 200
cases have occurred in the vicinity
OF Lake Charles, and probably one
fourth of the animals have died, but
local veterinarians believe that the
spread of the disease has been check.
ed by the vigorous measures suggest.
ed by tho government exper.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Senate Passes Census Bill.

Washington.-Within five minutes the
census appropriation bill was passed by
the Senate in the form in which it was
passed BY the House. 1t appropriates
$%10,0O0,000 for taking the thirteenth
census, and authorizes the director Of
the census to designate three commits.
%sioners to represent the United States
in the international commission for the
revision of the classification of diseases
and called by the government of France
to meet in Paris in July, 1909.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
PROVIDING Water SUNNY

Alexandria.-The laying of 10000
rect OF two an da half inch pipe from
the Pineville Insane Asylum to the
state encampment grounds is being
done this week. This is to furnish
water from the splendid water works
system Of the asylum for the use of
the soldiers during the state encamp-
ment at Camp Stafford. The grounds
will be in readiness fully ~ days be.
fore the encampment is held.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Wife'S Sin May Prove Fatal.

Atlanta, Ga.-Caught by her husband
in a room with another man, Mrs. Nellie
Jobson, a pretty brunette of 22, mar,
ried just six years ago, was lowered
from a window by a rope of sheets, held
by Harry Wolford, the rope parting when
she a half way down, precipitatins
her two stories, breaking her back in the
foil
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Not Athletic,

Mrs. Podge-That's what comes Of
sending girls to college! They learn
EN- to be as cruel as boys there. ]
should think Mrs. Smith would be
ashamed to tell about her daughter
what she told me yesterday.
Mrs. Dodge-What was that?
Mrs. ~Podge-She said Emily was
the best in her class at skinning the
cat.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Killed in Church

Chico, Tex. E. Moser, AZ years
old, was shot to death while on his knees
praying in a church near here by his
son-in-law, Roy B%urnham, 10 years of
age. Burnham's wife, who had recently
left him, was sitting beside her father
1t the time.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Accounting for the Death Rate,

Accounting for the Death Rate.
81 understand there we're II more
deaths in this town last year than
there we're the year before. How do
sou account for it?' inquired an in.
c@uitive stranger of the health com.
missioner, whom he CHANGED to meet.
There were II more automobiles"
was the quick reply, as he looked out
of the window in time to see another
victim added to the list.-Judge.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Lynch Negro in Oklahoma.

Wilburton, Okla.-A mob of fifty
masked men took Sylvester %Stennien, a
negro, from the Jail here and Iynched
him. The negro had shot and killed
Albert Turner, a deputy constable, who
had attempted to arrest him.
Lower coast gazette., 1909-07-03
Jumps With Child to Death.

New York.-With her arms tightly
clasped around her s.year-old daughter,
Lillian, Mrs. Hannah Munthe jumped
from the roof of a R%ve-story apartment
house. Both were driven insane through
grieving oyer the death of another child.