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Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Natchitoches Branch Service.

NatchitocheS.-It is understood that
Attorney General GuiOn will ask for
a rehearing in the railroad commits
sion suit against the Texas & Pacific
railway in the matter of passenger
service between the main line and
the Natchit0ches branch. in which the
supreme court set aside the order q
the commission for close connections
between the trains of this road. II a
rehearing is not granted and some
relief be secured through the courts.
this community would welcome the
aid OF the business interests of New
Orleans and Shreveport in further eff
forts for relief.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
FATHER SCHUMANN TESNHES
Against Vending, Charged With Muir.
der Of Alma keIIner,

Louisville, Ky.-What the common.
wealth considers among its more i'm.
portant testimony against Joseph
Vending, on trial for the murder OF
S-year-old Alma Kellner, was given BY
Father Schumann, pastor of St. Johns
Catholic Church, and James NJ. Pew.
ton, a meter reader.
Father Schumann testified that on
the day the kellner child disappeared
he noticed an unpleasant odor coming
from the furnace. He asked Vending
who was janitor at the church, what
caused the unusual smell, and testified
Vending replied he was Turning
rags" Other witnesses testified to see.
ing the child in the church a few hours
before.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
MRS. EDDY DEAD. AGED 80
Founder of Christian Science Drops
Into Sleep.

Boston.-Mrs. Mary Baker Glover
Eddy, founder and leader of the Chris
tian Science cult, died Saturday night
at her home on Chestnut Hill.
Natural causes explains the death,
according to DR.. George l.. West, a dis
trict medical examiner, who was sum
moned a few hours after Mrs. Eddy
had passed away. Later DR.. West add.
ed TO his statement by saying that the
more immediate cause was probably
pneumonia.
According to Mr.. FarlOw, Mrs. Eddy
had been indispoSed for about nine
days, but had been up and dressed and
as late as Thursday transacted some
business with the officials of the Chris.
ttan Science Church. She took her
daily afternoon drive until two days
before her going.
Mrs. Eddy vas born in Bow, n. H.,
July 1G, 1921, and was, therefore, in
her Goth year.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
BANKS HOLD ST. 800. 600
Comptroller Of the Currency Makes
Public Figures.

Observation-Disclosures bonds LEAD
the list of securities held by the banks
of the United States, according to fig
ures which were prepared and made
public by Lawrence o. Murray, comp.
troller Of the currency.
The total holdings of bonds, stocks
and other securities held by all the
banks in the United States are s4,723,-
300, 1000, and according to Mr.. Murray's
calculations more than o%nc-fourth, ST.
455,1O0,O00, are railroad bonds. The
state banks hold all but $780, O0, 900 OF
that total amount.
National banks, savings banks, both
mutual and stock, trust companies,
state banks, private banks and all 9th.
er institutions which are required to
report to some controlling authority,
are included in the calculation.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
TROOPS Up IN REVOLT
SEVERAL HUNDRED TAKE POS.
SESSION OF MACAO, CHINA.
Drive Nuns From Convent--Rebeits
Train Cannon on Government
House.

Macao, China. The Portuguese
troops of the local garrison and the
crew OF the gunbOat Patria reVOlted
and. taking possession Of the city, pro,
ceeded 10 enforce certain changes in
the administration of the affairs OF this
dependency Of Portugal.
The revolt began with tie landing
Of the sailors of the Patria, who
marched to the public square, where
Trey fired three vollcyS as a signal 10
the troops, who at once forced an en-
trance 10 the armory, and, armlnS
themselves, Joined the seamen.
Several hundred strong, the rebels
proceeded to Santa Clara convent,
from which they drove out the nuns,
ordering them to leave the island.
From the convent the rebels march.
ed to Government House, before which
they mounted a cannon. An interview
with the governor was requested, and
when the officers at Government
House interviewed they were silenced
at the point Of the bayonct.
The governor was compelled TO hear
the demands. which We're the eXpul-
sion Of the religious orders, increased
pay for the army and navy, the sup.
preston of the newspaper Vida Nova,
and the righting Of alleged wrong suf-
fered by the soldiers and sailors.
Under threat the government grant
ed every demand.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Fatal Quarrel Over a Note.

Arcadia.-Ed Bowman and Rely
Williamson, prominent farmers liv-
ing about three miles from here, met
here and engaged in a difficulty, in
which Williamson was shot just be-
low the heart by a pistol in the
hands of Bowman. Williamson died
within 10 minutes after being shot.
From the evidence, it seem that
Williamson some time ago indorsed a
note for Bowman and that Bowman
had not paid it promptly. The trOu.
Bile grew out OF this. 1t Is said that
Williamson slapped Bowman two or
three times and cursed him, where
upon Bowman shot him.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Attacks jurisdiction of Commission.

Baton ~ROuge.-ln a petition attack
ing the jurisdiction powers Of the
Louisiana Railroad Commission, the
Iron Mountain railroad has filed suit
in the district court to set aside the
decree of the commission requiring
the Iron Mountain to refund TO the
NatcheZ-Vidalia Rice Milling Com
pany $40 collected from the mill as
demurrage. The road alleges that
the whole trial before the railroad
commission was unauthorized and I'M
supported by the constitution and laws
of the state; th2t the railroad com.
mission has not been vested by the
constitution with any judicial func-
tons. and that it is solely an admin
iStrative board. with administrative
duty, and without authority Il deter
mine a question Of debt.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
POPULATION UNITED STATES
Expected That Census Will Show Ninety
One Millions.

Washington.-Ihe total population of
the United States as revealed by the
thirteenth census is expected to be an
nounced by the census bureau on De-
cember 10.
Counting Arizona and New Mexico as
States, the totals for twenty-cight out OF
the forty-eight States already have been
announced. The grand total for twenty.
six of these States is 60, 036, $50, which is
a gain Of between p and % per cent.
over the population in the same States
in 1900. At this rate of increase the
total population of the country should
be about 81, 200. 600.
The most striking development of the
census as SO far shown is the relative
growth of cities and industrial centers
as compared with the farming regions.
The Eastern States have more than held
their own, while the States of the Mid
die West have fallen off.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
"a GOVERNORS MEET
WILSON FAVORS STATE REGuLA.
TON OF CORPORATIONS
President Sends Letter in Which He
Expresses Wish Conference May
Have Substantial Results.

Frankfort, Ky,-Thc third annUa
conference Of governors, The first Z
be held OutSid" OF WasNluGtOu, bC-aJ
a five days session here "Wednesday
with tWcnty-fOur OF the executives Q
the states present. They were broUgh
together in one body to derive bcne
fits from the experiences OF each other
The chief feature Of the day was at
an address by Gov,-cIect Woodrow
Wilson.
Gov. Wilson of Kentucky read a let
ter from President Taft, rrgrottiN2
his absence, i'll which the president
said:
l have great sympathy with the %
Jects Of your meeting. which | under
stand to be TO secure the general ma
tional welfare by uniformity OF state
Legislation upon subjects having gen
eral national interest. which are not
by the constitution. entrusted to con
eress and the central government. ,
wish for your meeting the most sue
cess:Ul issue in substantial results
In his address before the governors
conference Gov..Elect Woodrow vii
son Of New Jersey declares himself If
favor Of state regulation Of corpora
tons rather than control by the fed
eral government.
"The last sixty years have seen this
great continent knit together by sys
TENS of railway and telegraph and tel
ephone,' said Mr.. Wilson. More an(
more completely has the network
spread over every region and quarter
Of the great area. Centralized bust
ness has built up vast structures OF
organization and equipment which
overtOp all states and seem to have
no match or competitor except the
federal government itself, which was
not intended for such competitions
Amid a confused variety of states and
statutes stands now the colossus OF
business, uniform, concentrated, pois
ed upon a single plan, governed. moi
by votes, but by commands, seeking
not service. but profits.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
DEPOSITS SHOW INCREASE
Report on Condition of National Banks
Made.

Observation-Disclosures decreases in
loans and discounts, losses of cash and
gains in individual deposits are shown
in the report of the condition of the
national banks at the close of business
November 10, when the last call was
made by the comptroller of the cur
rency.
The aggregate loans and discounts
showed a loss of $4,000, 900; cash
showed a loss of s33, 5000, and indi-
vidual deposits showed a gain of $780,.
600, O00.
The gains in loans and discounts
were all shown in the Western, Mid.
die Western, Pacific and Southern
states. Eastern banks all appear to
be closing in. The reserve held by all
the banks was s1,314,611, 1926, which
was $685. 1886 more than is required
by law.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10

VENDING CONVICTED
GIVEN LIFE SENTENCE FOR MUIR
DER OF ALMA k~ElLNER,
Murdered the Child While in Church,
Where She Had Gone to Attend
Mass.

Louisville. Ky.-Joseph Vending
was found guilty by a jury of the muir.
der of eight-year-old Alma Kellner and
his Punishment fixed at life imprison.
ment.
Vending was talking to his wife,
Mrs. Madeline Vending, when the
verdict "a announced. He remained
perfectly calm.
I either killed the little girl or | did
not said Vending. "They should
either send me to the electric chair Or
turn me free"
The evidence present against Wend.
ling was purely circumstantial. Since
his arrest and throughout his trial
he denied any knowledge of the fate
Of the Kellner child.
Witnesses testified that Vending,
then ~janitor at St. Johns Catholic
Church, was g in the church the
morning Alma Kellner last went there
to mass. The child was never seen
again and months later charred and
diSmembered portions Of her body
were found beneath the school house
which adjOins the church.
The little girl was last seen in St.
johns Church December s.. 1909. When
she tailed to return home after several
hours her family became alarmed and
notified the police. 1t was first be-
lieved the child had been KIDNAPPED and
numerous rewards were offered for her
return.
On May 80 the mutilated body of a
child was found. The body was accept
ed by the kellner family as that Of
their child. CirCumStantial evidence
pointed to Joseph Vending as the
murderer. Vending disappeared on
January If.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Widow Gets $4,000 DAMAGES.

Lake Charles.-In the district court
here a jury awarded Mrs. Harriet e.
Dill a verdict of $4,000 against the
G. L. Smith Lumber Company on ac-
count of the death of her husband,
who was killed while employed by
them. The accident that caused his
death occurred August %, 1909, near
Merryville. While he and 10 others
were riding in the caboose of the
company's log train a log became
loose on one of the ears and was
driven into the front of the caboose.
Dill was struck by it and fatally
injured.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
ABOLISH SEVEN NAVY YARDS
Naval Secretary Recommends It in An.
nual Report.

Washington.-The results of a care,
full, personal investigation by Score.
tary George O l.. Meyer of many Of
the navy yards and naval stations are
apparent in certain sweeping recon-
mendations for the abolition of some
of these and the development of 9th.
ers, as set out in the secretary's an,
nual report. just made public.
Secretary Meyer recommends giving
up and %disposing of the naval stations
at New Orleans, Pensacola, San Juan,
Port Royal, New London. Sackett's
Harbor, Culebra and Cavite. He finds
that the average yearly cost Of main.
tanning these stations for the past five
years has been s1,672,G75, while very
little useful work has been performed
therein.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
RAILROADS FIGHT WEEWL
Decide to Put Demonstration Farms at
Every Station.

Montgomery, Ala.-Foresecing a big
traffic loss if the boil wcevil ravages
should get the upper hand, the Southern
railway has adopted the United States
government farm demonstration plan on
the Southern and allied lines in Alabama
and Mississippi, according to J. c. Phelps,
government district demonstration agent
for Southern Alabama.
A demonstration farm will be main
tanned at every important station.
The railroad has patterned precisely
the governments plan to show the farm
ers how to raise cotton in spite of the
boil wcevil," said Mr.. Phelps, and to
raise more meat and grain
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Thieves Take Whiskey and Bibles.

Natchitoches.-Out of an assert.
ment of freight, burglars removed a
case of whiskey and a box of Bibles
from the Texas & Pacific railroad
daot here. The packages we're
opened, evidence showed, after the
outside of the building had been
reached. The Bibles we're found by
a night Waterman, but no trace Of
the liquor could be found.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Much Interest in the Short Course.

Baton RoUge.-A great deal of in
terest is being manifested in the ap-
preaching session of the farmers
short course in agriculture at the
Louisiana State University, which is
to be held January Q 10 p. This is
the second year for this course. Last
year. when ii was instituted, it at
tracted a great deal of interest. and
farmers from all over the state at
tended and took the two weeks term
in agriculture. This year the attend
ance of the farmers promises to be
even larger. The farmers in this
course are not only given class work,
but are given demonstration work on
the experiment farms, the course
taking more of a demonstration ma
ture than class work.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Find Dynamite Under Motor Car House

Mansfield Considerable apprehen-
sion is felt because three sticks OF
dynamite were found under the house
used to store the motor car that runs
between this place and the Texas &
Pacific depot. A few weeks ago one
of the houses, together with one of
the largest motor cars, was destroyed
by fire, and although incendiarism was
suspected, there was no proof, Com
ing, as it did, when the people are
trying to induce the railroad commits
sion to prevent the continuance of
the motor car service, it has aroused
intense feeling.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Rat Was GnaWina a Child.

New Orleans. THE attack of a rat
probably came near proving fatal for
~10-year-old Lillian Williams here. The
rat was gnawing at the child's face
when she awOke. Her terrified
screams failed to brighten the rodent
away, and it was necessary for her
to fight it off. Suffering from pain
full wounds about the face, she was
taken to a hospital.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Negroes Head Beaten to a PuIp.

Mansfield.-Bone McMullen of the
Third ward found the body of a ne
gro partially buried in the woods near
his residence. The coroner was no
tilted, and upon Investigation the body
was identified as that of Hugh Lilies.
The head of the dead man had been
beaten into a jelly with a blunt in
strument. The evidence developed at
the inquest pointed 10 a negro. An.
drew Jones, as the murderer, and the
jury rendered a verdict to that e..
feet. Jones has disappeared from the
community where he lived.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Rice Famers Sign Sales Contracts.

Crowley.-The rice farmers OF
southwest Louisiana are rapidly sign.
ing the sales contracts of the South
ern Rice Growers Association, au-
thorizing the association to act as
their selling agent for the next two
years. 1t is estimated that in the
next two weeks so per cent of the
rice in first hands will be turned
over to the association for sale. At
Elton, a farmers meeting was held to
discuss the sales contract, and hold,
ers of 20 per cent Of the Elton rice
signed il.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Oppose New NationaIism.

Louisville. Ky.-New nationalism. in
so far as it affects conservation Of nat.
ural resources, was denounced by ex.
ecutiyes of three states and upheld bv
Gov. Noel Of Mississippi at the confer
ence Of governors here Wednesday,
Gov. Norris of Montana started the
~denunciation when he said the "crv
of the new n%ationalists' was originated
in the East, whose natural resources
had been wasted, so Fasteners could
reap benefits from what the West still
had
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
SOUTH is TURNING TO CORN
Secretary Wilson Rejoices That Cotton
Has Rival.

Washington. - Secretary Wilson is
rejoicing over the way in which he is
getting the farmers of the South to
run to raising something else than cot
ton. He sees signs that a new era is at
hand in the agriculture of the South.
Corn is the crop that is being given
especial attention in the Southern
States. And it is the boys of the South
that are taking hold of the raising of
it.
No less than 4G,4O0 boys in the South
the past year raised an acre or more
Of corn under the eyes of experts of
the department Of agriculture. And
they did so with surprising results.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Justice Fines Himself.

st. Paul. MIm.-The case of a Jus.
tice OF the peace a%rraigning himself, try.
ing himself and filming himself for a vio-
lation of the State laws has been brought
to the attention of the State dairy and
food commission. O. H. Gehrke, justice
of the peace of Lucan, Redwood county,
was arrested for dealing in cream with.
out a license. He appeared before him
self, heard the evidence and then decided
to plead guilty and fined himself S25 and
costs, the minimum penalty for the Of
fanSp
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Attempt to Assassinate a Merchant,

New Iberia.-An attempt was made
a few nights ago to assassinate Geo.
DeBlanc, a merchant Of the Petite
AnSe district. He was in his store
and a load of buckshot fired from
the outside narrowly missed him and
took effect in the bodies of two ne
groes, one of whom is thought to be
fatally injured. The sheriff arrested
Andrew Washington in connection
with the shooting.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Timeiiness.

All measures of reformation are eff.
fectlVo in exact proportion to their
timet'ness; partial decay may be cut
away and cleansed; incipient error
corrected: but there is & point at
which corruption can no more BIZ
stayed. nor wandering recalled. It
has been the manner of modern phil.
anthropy to remain passive until that
precise period, and to leave the sick
TO perish. and the foolish to stray,
while it spent Itself in frantic exer.
tons to raise the dead. and reform the
!GSr,-RUskin,
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
The PROSTITUTION of the marriage

The prostitution Of the marriage
ceremony to base commercialism Is
something the world ought not to look
lightly upon. The latest instance OF
this occurred at Washington. where q
man consented to wed an heiress for
the sum Of 5000 In order that she
might come into her inheritance. Each
took an oath neither had any intention
of keeping while the ceremony was
performed by an official who knew its
farcical nature. To thus drag a holy
ordinance through dust-gold dust
though II Wers~is wholly reprehen.
Aibls.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Negro Boy Literally cus 10 Pieces

Abbeville.-Warren Robertson, a ne
gro boy, is not expected to live as a
result of knife wounds received from
two other negro boys. It seems that
the Robertson boy was waylaid by two
smaller boys and was set upon and
literally cut to pieces by the young.
sters. He received nine cuts, several
Of which are considered dangerous
and n fatal. The young would-De
murderers We're lodged in jail.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Graft a Disease,

South Bend, Ind.-Dr. G. F. Lydston
Of Chicago, in addressing the ST. .J0-
seph Medical Society, in annual ses
sion, declared graft was a genuine dis.
ease, a euphemism for the common
variety Of theft, and the sooner people
cease using the euphemism and call
a spade a spade the sooner will graft
be eliminated from the body social
and polite. "a study of graft is 4
study of the human nature" says DR.,
Lydston. "The graft microbe lies In
wait deep down in the system Of the
average c%itizen.m
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
CONSIDER CHURCH UNION
The Commissions of Methodist Church
Outline Procedure.

Baltimore, Md.-!After an exhaustive
debate in final executive session, the
three commissions of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. the Methodist Pro-
testant Church and the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, South, to consider church
union, appointed a committee of nine,
to which was entrusted the work of pre-
pairing a detailed plan for further pro-
cedure. This plan is to be submitted
to the entire Joint commission at its
next session, to be held in Chattanooga,
Tenn, on the call Of the chairmen of the
three commissions.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Advise Against Proxies.

Louisville, Ky.-Insurance commission
ers from Alabama, Tennessee and Missis-
sippi, who have been here investigating
the affairs of the Citizens National LlIe
Insurance Company, issued a statement
to stockholders urging them not to give
proxies to either President W. II. Greg
ory or Vice President Charles D. Pearce.
both of whom are striving to gain con-
troll of the organization. The commits
sioners say when their investigation is
completed they will advise the stock.
holders what course to pursue.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
First Hanqinu Under New Law.

Baton Rouge.-Following a provis,
ion recently enacted by the Louisiana
Legislature that all executions shall
take place in the state prison here,
Hugh C%Onnerly, a negro, was the first
mar eve brought to the p%enitentiary
to suffer capital punishment. Con.
nerly killed a deputy sheriff in Wash.
ington parish several months ago.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Council Adopts License Tax.

Napoleonville.-The council met in
special session a few nights ago for
the purpose of adopting the license
tax for 1911. The license as it ex.
listed this year was adopted as a
whole. The liquor license is $500.
All other licenses are graded in &C,
COrdance with the state laws.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Boy Wonder Beats Student.

New York.-Willie Hoppe of this city,
who holds the worlds championship at
1871 and 1872 balk line billiards, defeated
George >Io>son in a 1000 point match
by a score of 1000 to All. Hoppe went
out in forty-tive innings. with an average
of % 1916, retaining the championship.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
DICKINSON GETS LOVING CUP
FiIipinos Remember Secretary OF
Wars Visit.

Washington. Secretary Dickinson
was the recipient of a magnificent sill.
Yer loving cup from the people of the
Philippines, bearing the inscription:
presented by the Filipino people to
the Hon. Jacob NJ. Dickinson, secre-
tary of war, on the occasion of his visit
TO The Philippine Islands, 1910"
The cup has three handles Of STA
horn taken from animals killed in the
province Of Sambales, and the base is
Of dark, richly veined wood, and was
made in the Bilibid prison,
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Children Find Mother Dead in Bed.

Schriever.-A few mornings ago
Mrs. Raoul Folse, about 26 years OF
age. was found dead in bed by her
two small children. Mr.. Folse was
away working on a sugar plantation
near Jeanerette.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Cut Expenses 900, 900.

WaShington.-A cut of 1000, 900 in
the estimates for the running eypen-
ses of the government during the next
fiscal year was reported to President
Taft as a result Of his ultimatum TO
the various heads Of departments at
the cabinet conference.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
Louisiana Marshal Is Named.

Washington, D. C.-President Taft
has appointed A. c. Lea of Shreve
port as United States marshal for the
western district Of Louisiana.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-12-10
NEW ERA IN FINANCE
ACCURACY AND p BLIClTY
PROVES TO BE a POPULAR
MOTTO.

Prompt Response to Bold Move OF
President Vail.-"Accuracy' Reduc-
&C Western Unions Surplus 49,
oC0 .QOO.-"PubIicity" Restored Con
fldence and Its Stock Went Up.