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Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-11-19
CHAPITRE V
LES CONSEILS DE MADAME BRETA-
GNY.

LES CONsEILs DE MADAME BRETA-
Celui qui rentrait ainsi sans sc
faire announcer 6tait un age moyen.
mails encore tres beau de visage ct
dune tournure martiale. II salua
Maurice, ct s'aseit sans faeon au-
pres de Madame Bretagny.
-Je vous d6range, p%eut.6tre,
ma seur, dit-ll avec un sourire,
mails on m'avait dit que vous rece-
viez en- CO moment M. dc Tousse-
let, ct ]'aurais etc vraiment contra
RE de ne pas vous entendre tous
les deux vous escrimer Jul la lite
nature.
-Vous cherchez p%artout matte.
re a ~raillerie, L6once, repoDdlt
Madame Bretagny avec un dept
NAL degujse, on salt que vous esti-
mez peu la po6sie.
-Surtout celle de VI. de Tous.
selet: c'est IN pathos auquel les
eimples mortels CONNIE mol ne
compartment rien; mails aussi un
ancien officer de cavalerie ne lieut.
penser Ia dessus CONNIE une fem
me romanesque.
-L6once, dit Nine Bretagny,
vous etes dune impertinence sans
6gale; comment pouvez-vous par
Ter ainsi devant Monsieur?
Eth p~arbleulMonsieur ne trou-
vera pas manvais que je disc fran
element que Tousselet fait des
vers d6testables.
Mas, L6once, 6tes-vons deve-
nu fou? dit Madame Bretagny en-
]etant a Maurice un regard sup
plant; parler ainsl des @uvres
dun homme devant lui!
All Ga! Lucie, est-ce vous qni
avez perdu lesprit, voyons,ou blen
M. de Tousselet est-ll cache quel-
que part dams CO salon. Ce que je
puts dire, c'est quill est, pour moi,
parfaitement invisible.
I'll est temps que &c quiproquo
s'explique, Madame, SO hata de d.
re Maurice. Vous m'avez je lie
Grains, fait l'honneur de me prem.
Dire pour un autre.
Madame ,Bretagny SO redressa
brusquement ct lui lanca un regard
m6iant ct scrutateur.
-Vous n'etes pas M. de Iousse-
let? dit-elle dun ton BRET.
-Nou, madame, ct vous me
voyez d6sol6 d'avolr....
ellie l'interrompit.
Mails dependant, monsieur,
cette lettre don't vous m'avez par
l6.
-Oette lettre etait 6crlte par
ma mere, Madame Davenant.
EFT vous qui ne pensez qua la
po6tique missive de Tousselet, Lu-
Gle, s'6cria L6once en- RANT, vous
vous etes empress6e dc bonner des
ordres que lie concierge a interpre-
t6s q ga mani4re.
Madame Bretagny, sur Ia ply
sionomie de laquelle s'etait appli-
qu6e une expression melee d'6ton.
nement ct de d6plaisir ne r6pondit
pas sur lie champ. Ellie enveloppa
Maurice dun de ces regards qul
semble faire l'lnventaire dune
personne, ct SEES nolrs sourcils Sc
froncerent imperceptlblement,
quand les yeux s'arreterent sur les
souliers qui 90 detach ,ieut gros-
siers sur lie mo6lleux tapis d'Au-
busson.
Comment ava1t.elle pu commet
ire une aussi sotte m6prise; COM
ment await ellie pu prendre pour le
poetic elegant, pour l'h0te ordinai-
re DIES salons parisiens, pour M. de
Tousselet enfn, CO pietre sollici.
teur 81 psuvre d'aspect?
Jamais ga penetration feminine
n'avait etc 81 rudement mise en- a6-
faut, ct ellie fit un crime au jeune
homme de ce don't IL 6tait en- def
nitive parfaitement innocent.
L'efet produit par les paroles
Echo de l'ouest. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1883-1929, 1909-11-19

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NO WATERWAYS BILL. Senator Frye Opposes Action Al short

Washington, Jan. e-There will be no river and harbor bill during the pres- ent session If Senator Frye can preveBf 1t. He Is Chairman of the Senate Com mittee on Commerce. in charge of such bills.
 The Senator has begun active can vass against any effort to get through a bill during the present session. hav- ing taken up the subject with mem- bers of the House of Representatives including Speaker Cannon.
 Said Mfr. Frye today:
 q don't believe that river and har- bor legislation ought to be undertaken in the short sessions of Congress. The work Is very important and there iR never time at short session for suffi- cient consideration of the muItifarious questions involved. Moreover. as such bills are always brought in the last days of a short session any one or two members of the Senate can if so dis posed prevent their enactment into law. thus nullifying all the work done by many Senators and Representa- lives
 That there will be no great rivers and harbors bill at the present session of Congress. but that there will De some legislation for water improve ment, Is the indication resulting from the meeting today of the House com mittee on rivers and harbors.
 Nothing definite was decided by the committee, but the inclination of tn" members Is to provide for only such projects as must be taken care Of In order to insure the carrying on of the work. which Is of an urgent character.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
FIRE IN STOCK YARDS.

Chicago, Jan. 6.--Fire at the stock yards tonight destroyed a large part of the fertIlizing plant of Darling & Co, and burned large stores of chemi- calls causing explosions and injuring a number of firemen by falling walls. Damage to the extent of $500.OOO re- suited.
 For hours every available fireman In the city fought in below-zero weather to prevent a spread of the flames through the stock yards. The ten ants of thirty houses near by were driven into the streets and many of the 25O employees of the company in the building at the time narrowly escaped.
 The fire is supposed to have started among bone dust in the drying room of Darling & Co.'S building. known as building "A"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
STANDARD OIL SUIT
WITNESSES TESTIFY TO SELLING s%s H mETHODS.
o.e Axent Gave Preseats ts Wives .ss . Dealers to Ihauence Them 6e tp Haying His

New York. Jan. s--Testifying today In the suit to dissolve the Standard Du Company. George !. L. Wolff, Baiti- more. manager for the Crewe Levicix Company. said the testimony given yesterday by Bruce Robins,s, a Stand ard witness. that the Crewe LevicK Company had offered cut prices to the Standard's customers was false. E MT. Wolff asserted the cut was made by the Eagle oil Company. one of the concerns absorbed by the Standard. The witness said Mr. Blaustein. who operated the Eagle Oil Company. wis., tied the Crewe Leyick Company's cus- toners and made proffers of silk dresses. fans and other pres
 Ives of the oil dealers Ii sthex would Induce their husbands to lAuy ole of the Eagle Company.
 Mir, woln said an employe of his company who was discharged. carried away a lot Of books and data from the .Crewe. Levick Company and was em- ployed by MT. Blaustein. This employe then secured wagon from the Eagle Company. painted 1t In the colors usu- ally employed by the Crewe Levick Company and solicited trade from his former customers. the witness said.
 Referring to a pamphlet published by his company. counsel for the Stand ard asked whether or not the Crewe Levick Company owned certain rich oil producing lands" It's own pipe lines and number of oil and gaso- line plants. as stated in the pamph- let.
 Mir wolf replied that while he had no personal knowledge of the oil lands or pipe lines, he could not say that they did not exist.
 MT Wolff told of the tank wagon drivers he had taken away from tho Standard Company and Mr. Blaustein's s Eagle Company. each of whom had brought him quite a lot of Standard customers
 q got more customers from the Standard titan they got of mine" hs said gleefully.
 VI. H. Fasenfsld. a Baltimore em- ploye of the Red c Oil Company. tes- tified first concerning certain allsga- tions made by the Red c Go. Mir. Fas- enfield denied that hts company had re- ceived complaints concerning over gauging in Yorkviile. s. C.. and one or two other small Southern towns. as alleged.
 we received such complaints" re- piled the witness, but that was when the so-called bogus companies were op- erating against us We asked our customers to measure the barrels per- sonally."
 He added that he lost no customers on account of over-gauging.
 At this point recess was taken un. til tomorrow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
M'KELWAY SEESTAFT
DISCUSSION OVER CHILD LABOR
 LAWS.
Statutes in the south Arc Good. Hut , Are Net Enforced--Many Wis.
 itoFs to President-
 elect.

Augusta. Ga. Jan. 6.--The President elect Is member of the National Child Labor Committee. and today he listen ed to a report on general conditions of child labor in the South. from A. J. McKelway. secretary of the eommis- sion for the Southern States MT. Me- Kelway has headquarters at Atlanta. 2 It was his conclusion that the child labor laws of Southern States are pretty well adapted to conditions, but there is iaxness in their enforcement. No action on the subject is understood tn be contemplated at this time.
 National Chairman Frank H. Hitch cock. returned from his trip to Birm- ingharn, and Atlanta this nfornings an6 this afternoon had an extended inter- view with Mir. Taft.
 John Hayes Hammond, who visited Atlanta, came back, with Mr. Hitchcock Chauncey Dewey, of Chicago, recent ly appointed inspector general of the Illinois state militia. is here to see Mir. Taft and Mir. Hitchcock Mir. Dewey was one of the two Taft delegates from that State in that convention. and 1t is understood he has some political friends he wishes to intercede for.
 A call was made on MT. Taft by Judge William H. Jackson. of New York. and his brother Henry Jackson, of Atlanta. The latter Is a Georgis Republican of prominence. They came from Atlanta with Hitchcock and Hammond today.
 Mir. Taft will leave Atlanta after his forthcoming. visit at Il o'clock Satur. day afternoon. January 16.sthat he may visit the Georgia State University af Athens on his return. This decision was practically reached today as re- suit of a call from Judge Hamilton Mcwhorter. of Athens. Mr. Taft's next speaking engagement is at the dinner of the Bar Association of Augusta, at the Bon Air Hotel. January il.
 Henry Anderson, of Richmond, talk. ed Southern politics with MT. Taft at some iength today. but nothing tangi- ble for publication resulted.
 Colonel Robert M Thompson of New York. will play of a Hot Springs. Va, tie game of golf with Mir. Taft to- morrow. Colonel Thompson is on his way to Jacksonville. MT. Taft's sG- celience as . golf player was made tha subject of defense to the extent or column editorial in . local paper here today. There was no doubt. it wal asserted, that he could beat Mir. Rock efeller on the Augusta links. notwith- standing reports of his numerous r"- cent defeats. Mir. Rockefeller is ex- pected here this week.
 The President elect @smiiingiy. sub raitted himself tor 'exposurer to practically all the photographers 10 Augusta today. They called at his co.'s take, they saij,H to, keep an engage ment made by Mir. Tafts "Japaness secretary" This Monico Lopwz. his Filipino valet and Mrs. Taft enjoyed '. senator Knox notined MT. Taft to- day that he would be here tomorrow
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
RAILROADS WIN CASE
JUDGE STEER or GEORGIA IS RE-
 VERsED.
suft .eT Macon shippers is DtsmisseS Without Pretudice--FFeight Rates
 On Food Products Was


 New Orleans, Jan. 6.--Ih the matter of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company and other appellants against the Macon Grocery Company, appellees, the United States Circuit Court of Ap- peaIs has reversed the decree of Judge speer of the Southern District of Geor- gia, with instructions to dismiss the bill without prejudice.
 ' The question involved proposed inc crease in freight rates on food prod-' ucts from Georgia points to points west of that State. The appellees se- cured an injunction and the raIlroad companY's appeal from this ac- ton of the lower court Is sustained by the appellate courts decision. other domestic corporations in Georgia and others. dealing in wholesale gro- ceries. food products. etc, complained against the Atlantic Coast Line Rail- road Company, the Louisville & Nash vtlle Railroad Company. the Nashville & Chattanooga and St. Louis Rail- road Company. tine Southern Railway Company. the Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad Company, to show cause why an injunction should not issue to prevent the putting into operation an advance of freight rates, effective August l. 1908, insofar as all points in the State of Georgia are concerned.
 Appellees charged illegal combina- tfon in restraint of trade by the ap- pellants. who are members of the Southeastern Freight Association and that the object was to have a rlonop- oly and destroy competition.
 The railroad companies filed pleas to the Jurisdiction of the court because the corporations are not under the laws of the State of Georgtas maintain ing that any suit should be brought before the United States court in the cities in which each company has its domicile. . iA.. ,2s.3 ,'ta
 The appellees dsmurred. stating that the controversy was between citiSensl of different States and was solely founded upon diversity of citizenship.
 The court below sustained the de- murrer and enjoinej the. enforcement of the freight charges pending an in- vestigation and determination of the of the rates involved by the Interstate Commerce Commits sion.
 Judge Mccormick in delivering the opinion t@ thA court says the bill in this case presents for necessary con- alteration the proper construction of the act to regulate commerce.. and therefore the Jurisdiction of the court does not rest solely upon the diversity of citizenship of the parties. 5is2a- 5f
 The court concludes that the sound Of the different pT6vis+ ions of the act to regulate b6mnerca as amended and now in force neees-- sariiy forbid the exercise of the 1urts- diction attempted to be invoked.
 Judge Pardee concurred with Judge Mccormick in the opinion! Judge Shelby dIssented.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
HARG1s BACK IN JAIL.
Young Man Got Drunk and Fired Pl.t.

Young Man Got Drunk and Fired Pistol
 Jackson. Ky. Jan. 6.--Followlng the refusal of his mother to pay fines to- talling $96, Beach Hargis was today returned to jail to serve out the jail sentences which were imposed as an alternative punishment for shooting on the streets
 Mrs. Hargis' refusal to pay her sons fines were prompted, 1t is said, by ad- vice that he would be safer in jail. and there is no prospect of his imme- diate release.
 Young Hargis on Monday last was released on $25.0O0 bonds following the failure Of trial jury to agree as to his guilt or innocence of the murder of hIs father, Judge James Hargis.
 Within a few hours after his arrival in JacksoP he had been twice arrest ed, once for shooting in the streets, and once for drunkenness.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
COTTON MANUFACTURERS.
Annual Meeting Will Be Held In
 HichmOnd.

Charlotte. N. C.. Jan. 6.-The next annual meeting of the American Cotton Manufacturers's Association will be held in Richmond. Va. instead of New York. This was decided upon by the executive committee in session here today. The committee further decided to change the date of, the an- nual meetings from the third We'd nesday to the fourth Tuesday in May
 A resolution was adopted authorIz- ing the president of the association to join In the call with other organiza- tions for a special meeting to be held in Indianapolis in the middle of Feb. ruary to discuss tha matter of tariff revision. =
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07

at his invitation. today voted . fund Of si.0oo yen ttso.5oo) toward the re- lief of the sufferers In Italy. It is es. timsted that the committee win be able to raise 100000 yen (s5o,oo0) within the ensuing fortnight. An- other subscription will be raissd by the Red Cross.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
GREEK EDIroR IN JAIL.
Atlanta Man Accused sf Libsiiias .

Atianta Man Accused rsf Idbsiiias . a Priest. 4f.f Y Atlanta, Ca. Jan. s-charged with criminal libel in connection' with the Publication of criticisms of a local Greek priest and with carrying con- cealed weapons. Editor B. L Georgo- pou1os Of The Greek Herald. has been lodged in the Fulton County jail.
 2. When arrested few days ago on the charge of libel Georgopouios gave bond. but when d subsequent charge Of carrying concealed weapons was made against him the sureties released him. #s s. The Greek editors printing plant has been attached to satisfy alleged debts
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
santa Efemla I.elated.

{; Bagnara. Jam s--owing to complete obstruction of the roads on account of the land slips. Santa Efemia Is en- ttreiy isolated, and 1t has been found impossible to send help through to this village. which already has suffered greatly from the earthquake. Every effort Is now being made to remove the obstructfons
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
Aavernes Fulton RlIl.

WobnluBLon, Jan. ot--Au hQVGTB0 Fe- port to the Senate on Senator Fulton's bill to prohibit railroads from increas- ing freight and passenger rates with out due notice, was made today by Chairman, Elkins, of the Committee on Interstate Commerce. ,s
 The action of the committee antiei. pated' message from President Roose- welt. calling attention to the need for further legislation on the subject of railroad legislation as indicated by the recent decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the case of E. K. Harriman against the Inter- state fComfnerce Commission.
 The report by Senator EIkins was made after two tie votes had been had on the Fulton bill at meeting of the committee earlier in the day, at which there was an exhibition of some sharp parliamentary practice. Several meIn- bers of the committee ware absent. and 1t was not known how they would vote on the measure.
 The Senators who opposed the bill obtained permission to make an ad. verse report after having procured the vote of Senator Foraker. one of the absentees, who was known to be against 1t.
 It is expected that the Presidents message will be used as an argument in favor of taking up the Fulton bill in the Senate regardless of the report made against 1t and Senator Fulton al- ready has given notice that he will make an effort on the fioor to overturn the committee.
 When the meeting was called to order there were present Senators Elkins, Aldrich, Kean. Deliver, Crane, TtlI-r man. Foster. Newlands and Taylor.
 On MT. Newlan6's motion to report the bill favorably, the ayes were: Bol- liver, Tillman, Newlands and Taylor, Keane and Crane.
 MT. Foster was excused from vot- ing and as the vote was a tie, the motion was lost.
 A vote was then had on Mir. Aldrich'9 motion to report the bill adversely. and the chairman voted Senator Cullom by proxy in favor of the motion. As MT. Foster voted against the motion. a second tie vote resulted.
 A statement was made by Senator Elkins that Senator Foraker was op- posed to the measure and he was au- tn orized to obtain the latter's vote and make a report to the Senate according. ly. No mention was made of the fact that Senators Clapp and McLaurin also were absent and the chairman was not authorized to obtain their votes.
 The Fulton bill was introduced on the first day of the session of Congress a year ago, and it's author constantly has urged its passage.
 The penlty for violations of the pro- visions of the bill is fine of not less than $I,000 nor more than s20,000 for each offence and the same penalty is made to apply to the receiving or granting of rebates in any form.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
0rssoOs.a Makes Report.


 GEssoOza Makes Report.
 Washington, D. C.. Jan. 6.--Some idea of the terrific damage done in Mes sina by the earthquake may be ob- taineS from dispatch deceived at the State Department today from Ambas- eador Griscom at Rome transmitting . telegram from Vice Consul Stuart K. Lupton. who says it will take weeks work Of 200 mon to excavate the bodies Of. Consul Cheney and his wife from the maas of ruins of the building in which the consular once was located.
 The deputy consul at Milan and J. P. Landis. the military attache at Rome, who have gone forward to the scene of the disaster telegraphed to Mr. Grfscom that the only private Am- ericans In MeSsina on December 2S, the day of the earthquake were Mir. and Mrs. Forbes, whose fate Is unknown. It is said at the State Department that the names of these persons do not appear on the list of those of whom iD. Quiry has been made.
 The most effective manner of dis tributing the SS0o,0o0 cash appropri- ated for the relief of the Italian earth quake sufferers was under considers. ton today by President Roosevelt. who had c conference with Assistant Secretary Bacon. Before the distri- button of the money, which Is avail- able at any moment on orders from the President the White House will await cable information from Ambassador 0riscom at Rome.
 Today's receipts of funds at the headquarters of the American National Red Cross Society for the Italian earth quake sufferers brought the total sub- escriptions to half 6 million dollars. Red Cross branches and individuals In eighteen different States contributed to make up the S8s,Ss3 received today. Ths exact amount received by the Am erican Red Cross from all sources to date is S4s9,e2o.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
A KENTUCKY SENSATION.
Brother and Husband of Woman AC
 cused of Her Murder.

Danville, Ky, Jan. GA sensation. was caused here today by the arrest of Andrew Broughton and Charles Major, brother and husband, respec- lively. of Mrs. Annie Major, who was mysterIously shot at a family reunion at Lancaster last Thursday, each charging the other with the crime.
 The arrests followed an investiga- ton which has been in progress since the tragedy Both men were charged with murder and placed in jail at Lancaster.
 The police say Broughton charged that Major shot at him and killed his sister. On the other hand. 1t Is said, Major contended that Broughton killed Mrs. Majors without cause.
 Mrs. Major was In the midst of a crowd of merry makers when a shot from an unknown source killed her.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
Salvation Army in sgexico.

Mexico City. Jan. Backward Wright commissioned by General Booth to in- vestigate the advisability of establish ing a salvation army colony in Mexico was received yesterday by President DiaI. The chief executive warmly commended the project.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
sinxer. Have reri.hed.

St. Petersburg. Jan. GA dispatch received from Rome says that M. Pet ron. a prominent Russian basso, and two Italian singers, Slgnors Catani and These artists all appeared last winter In St. Petersburg.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
Heat. "a suer Can.I.

Port Said. Jan. s.--TheJ battleships Rhode Island, Wisconsin. ,TlIfneis and kearsarge arrived at the Bitter Lakes. this evening. They will spefsda the night there and continue their bays- ; age through the canal early tomorrow morning. H.& = lsr M
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
Trestles Ar. Renortea.

Washington. Jan. e.-Arbitration treaties with the Argentine Republic and Salvador were ordered favorabiy reported today from the Senate coni- mlttee on Foreign Relations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
Italians of New York.

New York, Jan. S.--It Is not probable that relief measures will have to be taken to aid Italians In this city who have become practically destitute through the loss of parents or relatives by the earthquake in Italy upon whom they depended for support.
 Several cases have come to light In which neighbors have found 1t neees- sary to' render timely aid.
 Mass for the repose of the souls of the victims of the disaster will be held at St. Patrick's Cathedral here tomor- row morning, according to announce ment made last night. Archbishop Farley will preside. Count Massiglia, the Italian Consul General, will attend and invitations have been sent to May or Mcclellan and other city otIiciais.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
NTlIIera Frnme a nIn.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. 6.--Tn an all- day session of the Southeastern Millers' Association here today the. body re- commended the adoption of a uniform feed law, and will have such a meas
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07
sa,Tor Finds sweetheart.
Japan elvea Money.

TolCio, Jan. 6.--It is understood a meeting of prominent members of the empire held at the residence of Count Komura, minister of foreign affairs,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-07

ure drawn in conformfty with the feed
 laws of some twelve Southern States and presented to the Tennessee Leg