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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-05

puDllC.
In the case of Senator Bailey it
will be recalled that he was attacked
inTexas, because the fact was dis
closed that he served professionally
a corporation that the State was
fighting. Senator Foraker was re-
Gently rather severely denounced be-
cause it was shown that he was serv-
ing the Standard Oil Company and
receiving money from the concern
which might be a retainer and might
be something very different. Archi-
bold was expecting services from him
which were not to be rendered in
court, but in the Senate, hence in the
case of both Bailey and Foraker pub
lie criticism was based on the belief
that the Oil Trust was buying pOliti-
cal influence and not professional ser-
vices. and it is obvious now that pub
lie opinion did not make any mistake
in the matter.
The people do not expect a lawyer
to abandon his private practice alto
gether, because he happens to be
elected a Senator or a Congressman.
but they do expect him to have a
sufficient sense Of decency to know
what service will conflict with the
honest performance of his sworn duty
as a public servant and what will not.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-05
SCHOOL NEWS.
Fourteen Applicants for Teachers
New Teachers for Schools.

An examination OF teachers was
held at the High School building last
Thursday. There were fourteen ap-
plicants, one for first grade, four for
second and nine for third. The fol-
lowing passed: Miss Elma Peyton,
first grade; Mesrs. Frank Bacque and
John P. Lesley, second; Mr.. Victor
Dupuis and Miss Minnie Robinson,
third.
Miss Mary E. Lilies, a graduate of
the Peabody Normal of Nashville,
Tenn, came last week and has begun
her duties as teacher in the Primary
school.
Mis- Mary Himel, a graduate of the
State Normal, arrived Saturday and
was assigned to the first grade in the
Primary school, to succeed Miss
Elizabeth Morie, who resigned to re-
turn to her home in Cape Girardeau,
Missouri.
Miss Edith Cline, of New Orleans,
is expected to arrive in a day or two
to teach in the city schools.
Miss Stella Valverde vas called to
her home in Mississippi Sunday on
account of the death of her aunt.
She was expected to return yesterday
and resume her duties.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-05

Education is not just book learning.
A kind word costs nothing, but is
precious.
Don't COMPREHENSIVE.
Be friendly and you will have
friends.
Life is too short to worry.
Think of others and others will
think of you.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-05
The Stage
The Emery Musical Comedy Co.

The Emery Musical Comedy Co.
Manager C. M. ParkersOn has Sc
cured this excellent attraction for two
nights, Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb.
9 and 10, presenting The Governors
Daughter and the "Gutta Percha
Girl" The company is of the best
travelling, headed by Dainty Phyllis
Daye, Soubrette, and some twenty
others. including: The Ideal Beauty
Girl Chorus, The Emery Male Quar-
tette and five Comedians. Guthrie
had the company ten nights in early
June, a return week in September.
Oklahoma City a week in June, one
in July and another in September,
which is proof positive of the organ
ization's popularity from nearby
towns.
The Texas tour includes all the
largest cities: Dallas, Fort Worth,
Houston, Waco, San Antonio and FL
Paso. On this tour Mr.. Edwin Pat
terson, the cOmpany's manager, has
engaged Leo Adde. comedian, and
Haysel Coulter, soprano. both well
known in Texas with the Olympia
Opera Co. Mr.. Adde has been the
principal comedian and stage director
for the past three summers, with the
City Opera Co., New Orleans.-Press
Agent.
At the Jefferson Theatre Tuesday
and Wednesday. Feb. 9 and 10.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-05
Emery Musical Comedy Company.

In an interview with Mr.. G. Allen
Powers. advance representative of Ed
win Paterson's popular musical COM
edy organization. he was asked the
question. rs your company worth
while"" Eyes, the present company
was organized three years ago by Mr..
Paterson, who, in the past twenty
years has made of the Bos-
ton Ideal Comic Opera Company; An
drews Opera Company. and e
others. The public demand for mus
ical comedy in the past few years
suggested to Mr.. Patterson a COM
pact organization of all-star principals
a small, perfect chorus of pony sing
ing and dancing girls, five comedians,
the Emery Male Quartette and four
excellent comedies: play all cities and
towns at the most popular prices pos
sible. The plan has met with success
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-05
NOW THE TIME TO BUILD
COURT HOUSE.

The necessity for a new court
house is too evident to need dem
onstration, and we feel assured
that the building of one that will
provide all the necessary Offices
and facilities for the dispatch Of
the parish business. while pro
viding conveniences and com
forts for citizens having business
at court or serving as jurors,
would be welcomed by every
citizen of the parish.
The need and desirability of a
new court house is not the ques-
ton, it is finding the necessary
funds that is the question and
this part is up to the Police Jury.
AS it can be arranged to build
a court house on the installment
plan, it may be possible for the
Jury in some way to figure out
a plan for building it out Of their
regular revenues. 1t may be a
financial feat to do so, but let US
all hope they may achieve it.
Aud especially so, since the build.
ing of a court house will prove oil
great benefit in the way of giving
employment to many who need
it. and at the same time put
money in circulation and thus
help business generally.
Any money that can be spent
now in public improvements Wilt
not alone add to the town, but
will help materially to improve
the business situation, for bust
ness absolutely depends on the
circulation of money. Let money
remain inactive and that puts an
end to business and employment
both. In hard times is the time
when we need circulating money
the worst, and the building of a
new court house at this time will
do more good many times that at
another time when times are
flush. If the Jury can possibly
manage to see their way to be
gin the new court house now.
they should by all means do so.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-05
The Lawyer in Public Life.

New Orleans States:
In the Senate the other day Sena-
tor Bailey, of Texas, made some re-
marks which were regarded as an at
tempt to justify his legal relations
with the Standard Oil Company which
have created so much OPPOSITION to
him in his own State. He declared
that unless Senators and Representa-
tives were left free to continue their
private practice of the law only rich
men could be elected to Congress,
OF men who would use their political
positions for Illicit profits.
Senator Bailey seems to overlook
the fact that If a lawyer will give up
his private practice for the honor of
= judicial position, it is reasonable
to suppose that he will do the same
thing for the honor and distinction of
4 seat In the Senate or House of Con-
gress. But as a mater of fact he is
not asked to do anything of the sort
There is, and has been, no criticism
Of q Senator or Congressman who
keep up their law practice provided
C does not involve any matters that
come In conflict with his duty to the
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-05
Cost of Bad Roads.

Shreveport Times:
In his message to the Kansas legis-
lature, Governor Stubs called atten-
ton to the fact that figures OF the
department of agriculture show that
the cost of hauling American pro-
ducts to market is many million dol
lars in excess of the cost of hauling
the same products over the fine high
ways of Europe. This is the annual
tax of bad roads.
These figures of the Office of pub
lie roads aren't guess work. Here is
the way they are got at:
The average cost of hauling over
American roads has been found to be
25 cents a ton a mile. The cOst on
the fine highways Of Europe is only
II cents a ton a mile. The average
length of haul of farm products in
the United States is 9.4 miles We're
American roads as good as the
French the farmers gain would be
"a times II cents, or $1.23 on each
ton of stuff hauled. The interstate
commerce commission has estimated
that $50 million tons are hauled an
nually by the European standard
of roads, the extra expense entailad
in hauling this amount reaches $685.
900. 900.
OF course, this burden is distributed
throughout the whole population. 1t
costs the farmer $1.1S cents a bushel
more to haul his wheat from the
farm nine miles to the railroad sta
ton that it costs to carry the same
bushels 5000 miles from New York to
Liverpool. So part of the excessive
cost goes into the loaf of bread. The
price of other necessities of life is in
creased in the same way. .
The increased cost of living owing
to the bad roads is merely one of the
facts relating to the public interest
that has been pointed out by the
great cooperative institution working
for the common welfare, the United
States department of agriculture.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-05

for two years through the North, and
this present season in Texas, in which
State the company devotes over
two hundred nights, playing Dallas,
Fort Worth, Waco, Austin, San An
tonic, Houston and all the most i'm
pOrtant towns one, two or three night
stands. For the southern tour Mr..
Leo Adde, comedian, and Mrs. Leo
Adde, (Hazel Coulter), well known in
the south for their long connection
with the Olympia Opera Company,
have been engaged.-Press Agent.
At the Jefferson Theatre Tuesday
and Wednesday,, Feb. 8 and 10.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-05
Frowns are poor property.
BR0USSARD NOTES.

Neville Faulk, Of Indian Bayou,
visited his son, J. w. Faux, last
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. BrOussard were
visited by the stork which left them
a fine baby boy.
Miss Bertha Standley left Saturday
for Abbeville where she will teach
the next three or four months.
notwithstanding the cold wind
quite a number assembled at the race
track Sunday afternoon to witness the
race between Mamie r and Daniel j.
The latter horse won all three heats.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-05
Strayed or Stolen.

On Saturday night, January Is. a
sn.ai; sOrrel mare with white spot in
with saddle and bride, strayed or was
stolen from Broussard. Finder will
please return to j. II. Demands store,
Broussard P~ostoffice, and receive re-
ward. 2"-it
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-05
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Which Will Appear at the jefferson
THEATRE During the Months of
February and March.

Feb. 9 and 10, Emery Musical Com
edy Co.
II, COburn's Minstrels.
20, Buster Brown.
%, The Lion and the Mouse.
March /, Faust, Miss Rosabelle Nor
risOn.
5, A Merry New York Maid.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-02-05
Completed Academic Course.

Misses Rosalie Corona and Min
ME Landau, of the Industrial Insti-
tute, last week completed the four
years academic course of that insti-
tuition. The Advertiser congratulates
the young ladies and trusts to chron-
icle still further honors in their lit
erary career.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-28
TOO FEW COLLEGE
 WOMEN MARRY

New York. January 27-In the opinion of Dr. Charles W. Eliot, retiring presl- dent of Harvard university too few col- lege women marry. He expressed this view in an address today at the annual luncheon at the Hotel Gotham of the Brearly league. the Alumnae association of the Brearly School for Young Women in this city pr Eliot said
 we have come 10 see that health is improved. if anything. by higher educa- tion. Further. 1t has been shown in thou sands of cases that young women are as capable as young men to undertake men studies.
 Are the prospects of marriage inter- fered with by college? Certainly not by going to college. Twenty-Five years ago the sort of woman who went to eol- lege was not the most attractive physical ly. However. they may have been men tally, but now all is changed. You find the same diversity in the colleges among women as everywhere else.
 Nevertheless. too small a proportion of college women marry
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-28
CUBA WILL AGAIN
 TASTE FREEDOM
New Government Will Become
 Fact Today
FESTIVITIES IN HAVANA
People Are Just Awakening to the Fact That Their Country Again Is Republic and the Re
 joicing Is General.

Havana, January H.-The festivities at- tending the. inauguration of the new Gu
 ban government, which will take place at
 noon tomorrow, began this afternoon with
 brilliant illumination of the city and a
 farewell ball rendered by the mayor and council of Havana in honor of Governor
 Magoon. President-elect Gomez Vice
 President t-elect Zayas and the American
 officers who served as provisional author ities.
 The illuminations probably were the most elaborate ever seen here. In Central park and stretching down
 the prado to the sea, thousands of vari- eolored bulbs gleamed among cocoanut palms and laurel trees, making the scene one of rare beauty.
 The streets were crowded with hofi- day throng. among which were hundreds of American tourists. The triumphal arch
 for which thousands of dollars have been spent and on which the finishing touches
 are being put, attracted the attention of the sightseers who swarmed about se- riously interfering with the workmen. The , Cubans seem Just awakening to the fact iA-~tOF~--~-N--~~
 Is at hand, and for the first time are
 showing popular interest in the trend of
 affairs
 The ball tonight was a brilliant func-
 tion It was attended by the American of ficials the new island authorities. mem ! bers of the diplomatic corps. special am
 bassadors and leaders of society. It was held in the large and beautiful ballroom of the Circle Dependencies, or Clerks club,
 which is a unique organization with g
 membership of 94,000.
 General Gomez at noon tomorrow will take the oath from the chief justice of the supreme court, and make brief
 address to the populace from the balcony of the palace. Afterward in the recep- tion room of the palace Governor Magoon ! will read the order of President Roosevelt
 restoring the island and it's affairs to tho l newly elected government
 A notable ceremony of today was the decorating of the old battleship Maine
 with elaborate wreaths of garlands and hoisting at half mast on the protruding
 military top a new American flag. This idea originated among the crew of the new battleship Maine which now is in the harbor. who subscribed $15o for the flow CTS and greens.
 If the scout cruiser Birmingham which was ordered here to replace the Salem, on which it was first intended that Gov ernor Magoon should leave the island, does not arrive by noon tomorrow, Gov ernor Magoon will leave on board either the Maine or the Mississippi. He has planned to depart immediately following the inauguration ceremonies, ard intends | to adhere to this plan. The other officials 1 of the provisional government will leave on board the transport Mcclellan at the same time Governor Magoon departs. Governor Magoon has issued decree declaring that all acts and decrees of
 the provisional government win remain fully effective unless they are revoked by the legally constituted government of Cuba.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-28
MEXICAN CONSUL
 ASKS FOR GUNBOAT

Mexico City. January 7.-The report that the Mexican consul at Puerto Cor tez, Spanish Honduras, has requested that this government send a gunboat to that place to protect a Mexican citizen who was assaulted by Honduran police is not true. At the state department tonight 1t was admitted that a complaint was re- ceived from Puerto Cortez from the Mex ican consul relative to the actions of the Honduran police, but no request of aid of any kind was made and the Mex ican government will take no action of any kind until fuller particulars of the affair are received.
 From other sources 1t was learned that serious disorders have occurred at Puerto Cortez and it was stated that the Amer ican consul at that place had sent re- quest to the state depar rtment at Wash ingon for a gunboat, saying that the Honduran authorities were unable to pro- tect the lives or property of American citizens. This information came in the shape of a private dispatch to mer- cantile house here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-28

meeting. Some of these are for par
 don while others are for parole under
 the new law about to be put into oper-
 ation. For tho reason that different
 conditions are attached to the parole
 law from those applying to psrdons
 and communications the commission has
 delayed putting 1t into general opera
 tion until it can send out circulars giv- ing full information regarding 1t. ThOre
 has as yet been only one case of pa role and that was of a young girl taken from the state reformatory and placed with a good family
 As the commission will be busy until February considering offers of land
 for the new prison, it will not reach these clemency applications until the
 latter part of next week. and owing
 to the unusual number of them it will take practically all the month to dis pose of them.
 The frequent pardons and commuta- tions of late have encouraged other conv1cts to seek clemency. and the change in the prison system which goes into effect April l will have the tendency still further to increase the list.
 Street Railway Report The annual meeting of the stockhold- CTS of the Georgia Railway and Electric company, operating the street railway system of Atlanta and suburbs electric lighting and gas plants, was held to- day. The same board of directors was elected, and the stockholders author ized an issue of $20,000,0o0 in bonds upon the property of which $11.000 900 will be used to take up present out standing bonds, and the remainder will be placed in the company's treasury and their proceeds used in building extensions and acquiring additional property.
 The company made splendid profits during 1908 despite the panic. The directors at tn cir meeting this after noon reelected the same officers and declared a quarterly dividend of # per cent on the common stock, equivalent to per cent annually. Reports showed | the company had transported more than | 46, 600 900 passengers during the year without having killed a single person.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-28
BRUTAL MURDER OF MAN AND WIPE

Westchester. Pa. January 27.-Henry James. aged 65 years. and his wife. aged 61, who lived on a farm at Berwin. near here, were brutally murdered some time during last night at their home. Their bodies were found today by George John son. nephew, in the banyard, a short distance from the house. The body of James was lying against the wall with the head crushed almost to a jelly. while a few feet away lay the body of his wife with her head battered and deep gash in the side of her face. Close to the bodies was found a bood-stained ax. with which the double murder had been committed
 Nothing in the house had been disturbed and the dead mans gold watch was in his pocket. It is thought that the mur- der was committed about midnight or at the time the couple reached home. as the horse they had driven had not been un-. harnessed
 A Polander, who had been employed on the farm. was arrested here tonight and is being held by the authorities as a suspect
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-28
DISCUSSION OF
 THROUGH RATES

Chicago, January 27.-Before a spe- cial master in chaneery today railroad triffic officials told of the dire results which, in their opinion, would ensue should the decision of the interstate commerce commission in the Missouri river rate case be upheld. All cities on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers would suffer, they said
 J. M. Johnson, vice president of the Missouri Pacific road. was the chief witness. He said 1t seemed to be geograp ph ically correct that through rates should be made up of the rate from the seaboard to the Mississippi river, plus the rate from there to the Missouri river, plus the rate from the Missouri river beyond. Without this arrangement, he said the seaboard cities would have a tremendous ad- vantage over the western territory.
 The interstate commerce commits slons decision. the enforcement of which has been restrained by tenn porary injunction, established the prin ciple that all through rates should be less than the sum of any two local, rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-28
NEW METHODS FOR
 THE CANAL ZONE

Washington. January Exchanges in the method of administration of the govern ment on the isthmian canal zone are rec commended to Congress in a bill which was agreed upon today by the commit tee on interstate and foreign commerce. whose members recently returned from the zone.
 Instead of the committee of seven. now governing the zone the bill provides for a governor and director to relieve the chief of engineers of matters not direct ly connected with the actual work of construction. but is so worded as to per init the President to appoint Colonel Goe thals, the present chef engineer, as di- rector, in addition to his position as chief engineer. The report of the committee will praise Colonel Goethals' work un- stintingly.
 Instead of three district courts in the zone one is provided and a method of appealing to the Fifth judicial circuit at New Orleans is authorized.
 The present form of government or ganized by the President under exeeu- tive order is legalized by the bill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-28
PLEA IS MADE FOR CHILDREN BUREAU

Washington, January 27.--Pleading for the establishment of childrens bureau in one of the departments of the federal government at Washington. promoters of the welfare of children, who have been in conference here this week, bore down on Congress today. Activities were cen tered upon the House committee on ex- penditures of the interior department to which had been referred the Parsons bill for the establishment of such a bureau in the interior department.
 Representative Parsons, the author or the bill, presented long list of speakers who made arguments in support of the measure Among them was Judge N. B. Feagin of Birmingham, Ala. Representa- tives of the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Council of Jewish Women were present, but the committed was unable to give them time in which to be heard.
 Mir. Folks contended that the great need of the work for the uplift of children was the establishment of federal bureau to collect reliable information relating to child life.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-28
CANADIAN TREATY
 IS DISCUSSED

Washington, January 27.-After devoting over four hours to a consideration of the Canadian waterway treaty today the Sen ate adjourned without having made any substantial progress toward the ratifica- ton of the instrument.
 Senator William Alden Smith insisted that the treaty should not be ratified without a provision fixing a division of the interests of Canada and the United States in 6203,OOO tons horse power pro- vided by the rapids in the St. Mary's river.
 Senator Lodge defended the treaty on the ground that the disposition of water rights related to a question of boundary and could be settled later. In this view MT. Lodge was supported by Senator Car ter of Montana