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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Clerk in Postoffice Arrested,

Jesse Carlton, clerk in the Monroe
Postoflce, and sons of j. w. Carlton,
the we'll known steamboat man, was
arrested by postoffice inspector on
the charge of robbing the mails. II
Is alleged that for some time irreg-
uArities have existed in the local
postofice, and that secret service men
had been employed to ferret out the
trouble. A decoy letter, containing
q marked 81 bill was sent through
the mails, and 1t is alleged that Carl
ton took 1t out while being watched
BY an inspector. 1t is said that when
he was arrested later he had the
marked bill in his possession.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Timber Land, Depredatiops.

Fred Grace, register of the State
Land Office, returned to Minden from
Lake Bisteneau and vicinity, where,
with Parish Surveyor Brew, he look
ed Into the matter of the depreda-
tions on State lands. He reports that
q great deal of it has been going On,
and says he found several persons
making crossties from the cypress
and oak timber, and they admitted
that they knew 1t was public lands.
Register Grace has been in confer
ence with District Attorney SandIin,
and developments in the matter are
expected soon.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Scalded by Explosion.

News was received from Newland,
Tex, that Clebere Leblanc, of Ester
wood, was the victim of painful ac-
cident. While firing boiler for an
oil company an explosion of steam
scalded his head and body and he
was taken to hospital.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Youth Killed In Mn Accident.

Albert Collins, 16 years Of age,
employed by the White Sulphur Lum-
ber Company of Jena. waSeaught; IN
belt and instantly killed. : Both
arms and one leg were torn from the
body. It was supposed that he was
irving to mt on a belt that ran some
sxtra machinery and was caught, and
sashad IA deash. The remains were
shipped to Pollock, to his granoIa.n-
A. n. " Murphy. who lives IN that
90 - Z. :
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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Census Takers Wanted.

The supervisor of the census of
the Baton Rouge district wants appli-
cants for census takers. Nobody
seems to want the many jobs of TAX
ing the census in the Sixth District,
and this in spite of the fact that
women can be appointed.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
white men ARE Accused
woman Wounded Accuses
Husband in Delirium
The PHYSICIANS Catch A CLUE
men Are Arrested But Little Conf
dence Is Placed in the Evidence
and Search for Suspected Ne.
gro Continued by Police

savannah, Ga.-With the arrest q
William Walls, white man here. i
is possible the police have taken
long stride toward solving the mys
rlery of che murder -of Mrs. Eliz,
aribble and Mrs. Carrie Ohlander
and the fatal wounding Of Mrs. Mag
gle Hunter.
Though Walls is not formall,
charged with any crime, yet he i,
closely guarded at the police station
Tne police found at his home a gre,
sweater flecked with blood and q
coat badly stained, but which has
not yet been sufficiently we'll exam
lneo to determine the nature of the
stains. The police began their in
vestigations in regard to Walls after
tney had learned that he had ex-
pressed an intention to visit the Crib
DIE nome few minutes prior to the
Time OF the murders and again ap-
peared after they must have occur
req. He Is cousin Of Mrs. Hunter,
VINO Is unconscious in Savannah hospi-
tai, even her incoherent statements in
dei1rium, from which the police
hoped to learn something that would
point to the double murder having al
most ceased. Little hope is entertain
ed that she will live more than a few
hours.
Despite the arrest of Walls and the
stories that his acquaintances of the
murders, the declarations of witness
es that the mysterious suspected ne
gro was seen entering the house of
the murders with the axe that was
used In the killing of the two women
In his hand, is regarded here as fur
nishing the best clue to the murder.
However, the police will continue to
hold Walls and ]. C. Hunter husband
Of the injured woman arrested earlier
in the day.
Listening physicians and nurses
who have hoped to catch a definite
clue to the perpetrator of the crimes,
which caused the deaths of aged Mrs. |
Eliza Gribble and her daughter, Mrs.
Carrie Ohlander, heard Mrs. Hunter
say that her husband had struck her.
rhe police were at once notified and /
Hunter was quickly taken into GUS
,oday but, however, placed no charge
against him. Despite this statement.
made in the injured woman's deliri-
Jus babbling, few believed that any
,ns +is guilty of the crimes except
he negro man now missing.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
MORSE GETS STAY.

Counsel Given Until Dec. 20 To
Argue for New Trial.
New York.-In the United States
court Judge Noyes granted stay
of ten days to Charles w. Morse, the
convicted banker facing a term of
fifteen years in the Federal prison at
Atlanta, on conviction of misapprop-
ration of national bank funds, and
referred his counselis motion for a
new trial for Morse to Judge Hough.
who originally tried the case.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
TH1BODAUx. La. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1909
RED CLOUD DEAD.
Noted Sioux Chief Passes Awav Mt
Pine Ridde Aoencv

Pine hadae Agency.
Washington. News was received
here of the death Of Red Cloud. the
famous Sioux Indian chief, at the
Pine Ridge agency He was eighty
six years old.
Chief Red Cloud first became
known as an important parsonage in
Indian affairs in thessummer of 1865
at which time he beeame subchief of
the Brule-sioux tribs. His tribal ter
ritory extended 9 flom the North
Platte river to- the big Horn Noun
tains, nd weststo The Black HILLS
Hs was knaWn 40 hottie. and caused
continuous trouble bg his operations
against small ffssy posts, stealing
government Viv6 stock and attacking
trains.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Eyangeline Parish Case Heard

The suit to test the constitutionality
Of the act creating the Parish of
Evangeline out of the western por-
tlon of St. Landry Parish, and which
was appealed to the Supreme Court
BY the plaintiffs in that action was
heard before the court of last resort
Monday. The counsel for plaintiffs
those who are opposing the creation
Of the new parish-have prepared ex-
haustiye briefs on the subject, and
are confident of reversing the opin-
ion of Judge Edwards, of the District
Court, who held the act legal. II the
Supreme Court annuls the act in
question the election to divide the
parish will, Of course, be given no
effect.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
After the Pct Hunters.

II is rumored that the Louisiana
will be used by the Came Commits
sion In an effort to run down some
OF the New Orleans pot hunters who
are said to be slaughtering game by
the wholesale in the lower Mermen-
tau river and on the Vermilion Parish
coast.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
CRUMP WINS SUIT.

Memphis Election Contest Is Set
tied.
Knoxville, TenD.-The supreme court
Of the state decided the election con-
test of ]. ]. Williams against E. H.
Crump for the office of mayor OF
Memphis, in favor of Mr.. Crump, who
was recently elected by majority OF
Is votes over Mr.. Williams.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
RATE Is LOWERED.
Bank of England Reduces Discount
to 41.2 Per Cent.

London.-The gold reserve I'm
proved so noticeably during last
month that the Bank OF England
found itself able TO reduce the rate
OF discount half of / per cent to
1-2. The directors of the bank ap-
parently had difficulty in reaching de-
cision as the meeting was In session
LONGER than usual u-l
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Imnroyes Rice Land.

Several thousand acres of rice lana
has been turned over in Western
Acadia parish, and freezing. weather
will mellow up the soil.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Pure Food Inspection.

W. G. Thomas travelling inspector
Tor the pure food and drug depart
ment while In Napleonville, inspected
the local drug stores and visited the
dairy of Arthur Delaune, who fur
nished, milk to the town. He Sc
cured samples Of the milk and. these
were sent to headquarters in New
Orleans.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18

Brick Factory Company Organized.
At Baldwin, the ]. B. Sewell Brick
Factory and Trading Company, Ltd,
was organized at an enthusiastic
meeting of some of the business men.
The capitalization of the new COM
pany is $4,000, all subscribed and
paid in. A charter was drawn up,
adopted and ordered published.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
THE BANKS OF THE COUNTRY
The Annual Report of the Comptrol
Ter of the Currency.

A- Nu@A AsCPOEC III Tic COlnpIfOl-
Ter of the Currency.
Observation-Disclosures than 25,OOO,-
900 deposit accounts are carried on
the books of the banks of all cless-
es of the United States and it's in
sular possessions, according to state
ments contained in the annual report
OF Lawrence o. Murray, comptroller
OF the currency. The aggregate de-
posits on April % last were about
S14.425,523,265. The sum of $5,-
67S.735,379 represented savings de-
posted by 14,S94,e96 depositors.
The average rate Of interest paid by
national banks on savings accounts
was 3.34 per cent; by state banks
3.71.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
IMPROVEMENT IN FRANCE
Disposition to Close Financial Year
With Cheerful Tone.

New York.-A special cable to the
Journal of Commerce from Paris
says: The past week has experienced
a measurable improvement in the
monetary situation. Supplies of call
money have distinctly increased; it
is now plentiful and available for all
purposes at 2@2 per cent.
Gold shipments to London have
temporarily ceased. The view now
more generally held here is that Lon
dons finances are working out on
natural lines.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
PAYS SOCIAL DEBTS.
Death Marked Woman Gives Gard
Party.


Party.
Springfield, Mo.-Determiped that
none of her social obligations should
remain unpaid when she died, Mrs.
Alma Dodson, a. social leader, in
vited all her friends to farewell
card party and reception Immediately
upon informed by her physician that
she must submit to an operation that
would probably prove fatal. When
the party was over and she had bade
her guests good-by, Mrs. Dodson
calmly arranged her personal effects
and picked out the clothing in which
she wished to be attired at death.
She then went to the physician and
died following the operation.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
White Men Rob Negro.

Paul Jackson, colored, was held
I'D and robbed Of about $11 by two
white men in Monroe. several at
tempted holdups of white men had
been reported last week there.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
To Aid Strikers

Cincinnati, O.-The American Fec.
Grafton. OF Labor unqualff1ediy win
support the railroad switchmen who
are on strike In the Northwest.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Shoots After Losing Money.

Joe, Collins, shot and killed Ed
Parker at the Reiley sawmill, seven.
miles south of Clinton. Both are ne
groes. The cause of the shooting is
said to have been gambling game.
Parker won all of Collins money and
the latter shot him because he would
not return the money to him. Collins
escaped.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Bride Burns to Death

MRS. Harold Webre, who resides
eisnt % miles from New Roads, was
purned to death while workinv
alouno ner cooking stove. Her clothes
caught fire, and before she could be
leacnea by her husband, who was in
an adjoining room, she was fatally
oulnea' Her husband in trying to
e1tlnsuish the fire was also badlv
burned in both OF his hands. They
had been married only ten months
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
WOULD PUNISH zELAYA.

Murder Charge Suggested in Senator
Rayner's Resolution.
Washington.-Ar resolution author
izing President Taft to take the ne
oessary steps for apprehension of
President Zeiaya of Nicaragua, and
for his punishment on the charge of
murder il the facts in the possession
OF the State Department warrant such
action, was introduced by Senator
Rayner.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
EDITORS HOME DYNANITED.
City Editor of St. Louis Star Victim
of Bomb ThrOWers.

of Bomb ThrOwers.
St. Louis.-The residence of Harry
B. Wandell, city editor of the st,
Louis Star, was dynamited last week.
The front door and window of the
Wandell house were blown open, but
no one, was injured. The explosion
was heard for blocks around. A man
was seen running from the house
after the explosion.
Wandell refused to discuss the
cause of the explosion, pleading ig-
norance.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Lumber Manufacturers Handicapped

1ahaDer Manufacturers Handicapped.
Inc officers of the big sawmills are
1aviAg hard time filling shipments
wing to the shortage of cars that is
NV being felt by most all of the
@ills along the line of the st. Louis,
matkins and Gulf and the Kansas
"4ty southern. The mills along these
AueS are now running only four days
week, but even on this reduced
e, yard stocks are accumulating
vaoiy owing to the manufacturers
ss'a9 unable TO secure sufficient cars.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Library Day for Public Schools.

State Superintendent of Education
!. H. Harris expects the school chill
dren to be provided with sixty-one
new books on Library. Day, Dec. %.
These books are to be provided
through the earnest work of the
teachers In our public schools and
the kindly aid of the general public.
Let there be a grand rally on this
occasion. and see If we cannot raise
enough money to purchase an aver
age Of 1000 volumes for each parish
ID the State.
we expect to have a report Of
Inis work from every section.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
DROUGHT BECOMES SERIOUS
No Rain of Consequence for Sil
Months in Large Area.

Winchester. Va. - The drought
which prevails in Northern Virginia,
West Virginia and Maryland has be-
come 80 serious as to occasion alarm.
No rain Of any consequence has fallen
for SIX months: Streams are going
dry which were never known to fail
before, while the drying up of wells
and cisterns necessitates the hauling
OF water for miles In many instances.
Wheat is making but little growth,
owing to the entire lack of moisture
In the soil.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Laborers Transferred From Bunkie,

Lsborers Transferred From Bunkie.
several hundred laborers have
oeen transferred from the Bunkie
neighborhood to Ogden and Kidlah.
Ark, where they are being used in
the laying. Of pipe for an oil line.
IL Is understood that the line these
men are working on will connect on
the pipe line from the Oklahoma field
with the Caddo line, which is being
built to Baton Rouge.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Drcdge Begins Active Aperations.

7-'-6C ACtsHIS HCVIVV hPCHut1OH1os
Owing to the development of the
country all along the banks OF the
sermilion, the large crop of cotton.
sugar and rice produced, the naviga-
ton OF the stream has become a mat
yer OF great Importance IL not of ac-
tual necessity, and the action Of the
United States department Is there
lore most welcome and timely. 1t is
ALSO highly probable that the Yer
million River channel will be adopt
ca as part of the route for the great
lntercoast canal, now actually to be
constructed
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18

Three white men Of NatcMtqc nes
were indicted for conspiracy py
Shreveport Federal grand Jury.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
Negro Stabbed to Death

'uIlan Corner, negro living on
the Webster farm, in the soutbeast-
ern part OF Acadia parish, was stab
peo with knife and died short
'ine aI.erWard at the hands of his
wl1e's brother, Joseph Loeb, Julian
Cormier was the only negro in this
sectlon who ever lived on and proved
homestead through the United
States government
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
BLACK HAND IN TOLEDO.
Sixteen Sicilians Indicted by Federal
Grand Jury.

dfanQ jury.
Toledo, O.-That the government
viii endeavor to prove a widespread
conspiracy to extort money from Ital-
ians as shown by the indictment re-
turned by the federal grand jury here
against sixteen sicilians alleged men,
bers of the Black Hand organization
apprehended last June. A secret in
dictment was returned also, the ma
turs 81 which IS not disclosed.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
VIII Hold Back strawhe--- .

Co., DUCK strawberry Cron
~ S1aWDerry growers are welcomin, ,
.,, .ns present cold snap. which thew 90 : :
y 80. = prove prove Of inestimable benefit I'd to
! 49, season,a crop of berries rhe =
premature blooms (which have haa,, -
appearing Of late will be stopned @ -
tlme TO save the crop from 4 disact
,ous coio snap which might arrive
.a.ef IA the year. Present indications
are. are bright for good berry season
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18
WOULD PIPE GAS OUT.

Bill Provides for TAX ing Caddo Pro-
duct to St. Louis.
Washington-Senator Clark of Ar
kansas introduced a bill intended
to enable a corporation that is try
ing to build pipe line from the Hog
Shooter district, In Arkansas, and the
Caddo field, in Louisiana, to con-
struct a pipe line to st. Louis. The
bill authorizes any company desiring
to construct pipe line to do SO after
submitting Its plans.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18

"rash Farm for Juvenile or.
tho ma, ms! purchase has been mada :.
me caddo Parish Police Inr maae o,
Viii. ne place, consisting of 900 - acras ,as
farm n M w,li be changed into a nar,sh AZ, Is
aaam. aaan with three divisions far pa'Isa tsa
naunaru oaa.ion Of juvenile offenders
pna pnapers and adult prisoners who 10 =,
unable to work the public nosa ":no are are
lin,i : a na'e been issued for the nra-
ary fany work, such as hn,,d;n :
aa tences and fitting up BUILDINGS ohs ~ hs
ooa,,,a @ 30 the place will be ready for
occupancy the first of the wear Ava
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18

oyster Commission boat captured
Iour poachers at mouth Of Calcasieu
River.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-18

Farish superintendents visited Av-
oyelles schools.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-22
TO BE USED
ON NATIONAL FORESTS

Experiments win be made during
the summer with the standard hello.
graphs which are now used in the wa;
department. for signaling on The ma
tiona1 forests. One of these experi
ments VIII be on the Kaniksu national
forest, In Idaho. and the other on the
Slanislans forest In California.
1t In tended to discover whether
these instruments viii be OF use on
national fol ests to report fires or trans
nit other messages In areas where
there is no quick method Of commuuI
cation.
The conditions Of climate and Iati.
tiide as well as the species OF inflan.
mable trees In the two forests are
sufficiently different to determine
whether the instrument -is suited to
some localities and not to others.
Easy and quick communication 10
all parts OF forest must be had II
fire Is to be kept down. Anyone who
knows of the fearful damage wrought
by forest fires on private and unpro-
tected lands each year. will easily see
that through fire patrol. use OF te;e.
phone lines and other means of com
munlcation such as is maintained OH
the 1876 million acres contained in the
national forests. the losses can be re-
duced to minimum.
For the administration and protec
tion Of the 148 national forests In nine
teen states aud territories and Alaska
the government spent y2.52G .09s. .92, ol
about one and one-half cents AN acre
for the calendar year 1908. or thit
amount s592,lGs1a was spent for per
manent improvements including the
construction of 3,400 miles of traus
100 miles OF wagon roads. 5000 mile,
of telephone lines and forty miles o
FIRE lines.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-22
sreeu and fre.killed tImber. The ms.

green and fire-kiIied timber. The ma
terial which Is to be tested IS being
sawed at the mill of the Eastern and
Western Lumber company OF Port
land. Ore. where 1t will be surfaced
to exact sizes and then transported
TO Seattle, where tests will be made
In connection with the forest service
exhibit at the A. Y. P. exposition.
The fire-killed trees which are 10
yield material for these tests were
selected by representatives Of the for.
est service on the holdings OF tho
Clarke County Timber company OF
Portland, Ore, near Yacolt. Wash.
This timber was burned over seven
years ago and represents fairly WE'LL
the average of burned timber inund
In the Pacific northwest The logs
which vary from three to four feet IN
diameter, were sawed into thirty.two
foot lengths. These are being manu-
faetured into sixteen foo, floor jotses
and bridge stringers
The results of these tests are being
with great interest by for
est service engineers and by the lam.
bermen OF the northwest, because they
are expected to disnpprove the oyin-
ion generally held regarding tas
strength OF fire-killed timber.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-22
INSURANCE IN GERMANY.
AllaniIc Monthly.

Atlantic Monthly.
most admirable example Is TO be
found In the great national Insurance
institutions OF Germany, organized To
protect the working classes against
the suffering and deslltuilon caused by
accidents, sickness and the lnfirmity
OF old age. The law requires employ.
ers and employees to contribute 10
funds established for the purpose, the
national government also giving iinan.
cial assistance. These funds are ad.
ministered by great insurance organi.
cations carried on comparatively by
employers and employees. These or.
ganizations. having large sums at their
disposition, are very important fac.
tors In the money market. Very sa.
suciously they give preference. where
possible. to objects of beneiiclent
character. For example. the sick
FUNDS insurance organizations thus NJ
sist the establishment of sanitariums
Tor the treatment of tuberculosis. an
enlightened selfinterest teaching thai
II IN paying investment; the more
sanitnriums the less tuberculosis. con
sequently the lighter the draft unon
their treasnries In the same way
these insurance organizations perceive
that by Issuing loans at lower rates
than could be procured from ordinary
financial sources, for the bui ding of
better houses for the working class
ea. they are moro than repaid for the
difference between these and the high
er rates that might be obtained In
tne open market, since their dwellings
mean better health, consequently, less
ehed expenditures for sickness and
death.
Semi-weekly herald., 1909-07-22

| on the Denver & Rio Grande railroad,
John Newsbury was run down by d
Santa Fe train coming In another di-
rection and instantly killed Saturday
at Castle Rock. He was one OF a
dozen men employed in painting the
Santa Fe bridge which crosses the
Denver and Rio 9rande track south
OF Sedalia.
Edward G. Parks. well known In
Pueblo. was found dead in n room In
the Victor hotel in Denver Saturday.
An empty vial that had contained NOR.
phine was found at the feet OF the
suicide. Clutched In the dead mans
hand was letter beginning MY poor.
dear, darling girl" 1t was his last
note to his wife. Back of 1t all is a
case of a wrecked lIfe--a life wrecked
by drink For years the man had
fought against an Unsuitable desire for
whisky but he was unable to subdue
the craving