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The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-02-25
T I POLIO Jury
loFTICIAL Proc EEDIN GSl

OfIlC11AL OVERWHELMINGLY
TO the Hon. D. B. Williams, President OF the
Police Jury Of Parish Of Winn:
Sir Whereas, the Government
Farm Demonstration Agent, Mr..
Mason Snowden, has let it be
known, That the United States
has not q sufficient appropriation
to cover the farm demonstration
work in the parishes, as fully as
heretofore, and on that account
that it will be necessary TO raise
funds locally to assist the govern.
ment in this work; and
Whereas, We consider this work
as overwhelmingly important to
the farming interest of the parish.
Therefore, We the undersigned
twelve taxpayers of the Parish of
VIM request you to call a special
meeting of the Police Jury to
convene on the 10Th day Of Feb
ruary, 1910, to consider this
matter.
Respectfully submitted.
d. I. Pye, W. T. Cooper, J. NJ.
Hyde, 3. L. Anderson, H. P.
Gamble, B. W. Bailey, r. R.
Gibson, C. r. Wood, J. W. Boyett,
Jr., J. Bernstein, r. Bernstein, L.
R. Neill, J. R. Watts, Mack L.
Branch, w. NJ. Campbell
Georgetown, La.
February II, 1910.
Having received a petition
signed by II citizens, residents
s -
and legal voters of the Parish Of
VIM, requesting me to call a.
special session Of the Police Jury
of the Parish of VIM for the
purpose Of taking some action
regarding the Government Farm
Demonstration work as set out in
said petition, I, D. B. Williams,
President Of the Police Jury Of
VIM Parish, do hereby call a
special session Of the Police Jury
OF Winn Parish to be held at
Winfield, Louisiana, on February
10th, 1910, for the purpose as
stated in said petition.
You, as a member Of said body,
are hereby notified to. be present
atsaid meeting.
d. B. WILLIAMS,
President Of the Police Jury
81 Winn Parish, Louisiana.
The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-02-25
Galvis is loaded and dangerous.

to handle.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-03-09
Arc Mini.t-rr. snnn nnnt

A bishop marked the names Of those
whom ho deemed worthy ot rctucm
brancc for some service performed 10
religion or politics OF literature or SCI
ence or art or commerce or ph.lap
hropy or wurefare, w some othe. ~
poets OF the various life oe tho nation.
% such rHmes ne found l2IU who
were Che children OF cicrgyuou or min
:stcrs, taking no account Of those who
wcro grandchildren of clcrgymun o..
moro remote descendants. or the ch.I
lren Of luwyers, thero wore 5lO. am
Of doctors $50. Tho sons of Clrr.ymcn
who hocame themselves clcrgymea
were 800 10 further asserts that Tive
superiority which the clergy "uioy IL.
respect 10 Their children to the otue,
professions lies beyond dispute. Tn,
superiority has been not uC number.
only, but Of degree. From clerica
homes nave sprung more distinguish.
sons than from the homes Of any sea.
Wy TctesSiC.Ny--Ieshe' WeeNy
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-03-09
LINCOLN TRIED 1T.
And That Ended tho Naval Sweatbox
Punishment.


On one OF Mr. Lincoln's excursions
TO Fortress Monroe on the steamer
Hartford I'm 1868 his attention was Of.
rectcd to a narrow door bound with
iron. the use OF which nc was anxious
10 learn.
What is thisF' he asked.
"Oh. that is the sweatbox." was the
reply. 1T is used for refractory and
insubordinate seamen. A man IN there
IL subjected TO steam heat and has very
little ventilation. 1t generally brings
him TO terms very quickly"
President. Llncoln's curiosity was
aroused. This" he said to himself.
lis treatment TO which thousands OF
American seamen are probably sub.
iccted every year. Let me try it for
myself and see what it really is"
Taking off bis hat. for he was sever
al inches over six feet i'm height. he en-.
tered the Enclosure. which ne found 70
he little moro than three feet I'm length
or width. He gave orders that at =
signal from himself toe door should
he Immediately opened it was then
closed and the steam turned on
lie had been inside hardly three min.
ut"s before the signal wae given Pres.
idcnt Lincoln had experienced enough
Of whnt WAS then regarded as neces-
sary punishment for American scamen
There was very little ventilation oud
The short exposure 10 the hot and hu
mid air had almost suuocltcd him.
Turning 10 Secretary WcIlcs Of the
navy department. the president ordered
that 70 such Enclosure as the swcalbox
should ever after be allowed on any
vessel dying the American dag.
10 was not am hour after this order
had been given before every sailor on
every Ship in Hampton Roads had
heard OF il. The effect was most re-
marNablc on the older sailors. many
OF whom had themselves experienced
the punishment OF the sWoatbOX Some
Of them wcpt from JOY.
But the good .esults OF this act OF
President Lincoln were not Gov fined e..
the American HaNN G,.,, N.t.I.
France. Germany Iul .n"r European
countries hclro that t.. uHE 10
been abolished in America .. .nnumr
one aud all Of tiir-, u. t...- f. .HrN rN
into lire and today ga. .yarYoN S.
not 90 he found ON any ,c,>a diving
Inc flag "a civilized nation through
.'E the world.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-03-09
Grease In Wool robric..

Few persons realize whom they put
en- wooden garments what large
amount OF animal fats wool contains.
Tor TO the touch woolcns arc rot Greasy.
In The big clothing shops whore meme
garments are cut howevcr. the floors
around the tables where electric knives
clip cut the odd shaped pieces soon be-
some as slippery as though they were
waSed for u dance
Why do you wax the foors-to keep
the fabrics CLEANUP Is a common query
from visitors.
But the clothing cutters explain that
this accumulation OF grease comes
from the friction OF wool cloth over the
wood. The woods pores soon become
30 charged with It that they feel greasy
to the touch, and even the harder woods
I'm the cutting tables absorb from the
WOODEN lbers so much Of Tho animal
fat that TO oil appearances they nigh,
be in steady use IN >bc rendering do
partmsnt OF an abattor.-New Yovh
Press
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-03-09
RAN THE BLOCKADE.
., ting Through y Risky Piece Of
business ut SANTIAGO.

~ TING Through y Risky Piece OF
Business at Santiago.
SOM. naval officers NJ - dinner marty
the other cyeu.., were dtsrr4.inc IN,
efficacy of the Cu..p blockade i'm iSo9
That many vessel. ran the blockade ny
Havana. Cienruc-o. 9ud elsewhere
was admitted.
"But only one vcssr ever ran the
Santiago blockade" snM one of the
speakers and that was one Of our
own vessels. the little Gloucester"
He then described now The Glouccv
ter ran the blockade. while command
81 by Dick Wainwright. then lieu.
tenant commander who had previous
~ been executive officer Of ths Maine
when it blew up.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
COLONEL JAMES GORDON
WILL BE SWORN IN TO-DAY

washington, January 4.-(Special.)-Col.
James Gordon, the new senator from Mis-
sissippi, will probably be sworn In to-
morrow. His case has been fully consid-
cred by the constitutional lawyers of the
Senate and an agreement was reached to-
day that he is eligible Objections had
been made to Colonel Gordon that as the
Mississippi legislature met today he was
ineligible on the ground that the iegis-
lature now being in session and having
the power to elect. the governor could
not appoint. Senator Burrows of Michi-
gan, the chairman of the committee on
privileges and elections, said today that
he could sec no objections to Colonel Cor
don's being sworn in. The committee
which the Michigan senator heads Is the
one having Jurisdiction of the case. SEN
ator Burrows pointed out the subjoined
excerpt from the constitution as fully Gov
ering the point at issue: '.And II vacan-
cies happen by resignation or otherwise
during the recess OF the legislature of
any state, the executive hereof may make
temporary appointments until the next
meeting of the legislature, which shall
then fill such vacancies"
Had Senator McLaurin died while the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
CHATTANOOGA MEN
ARE OUT OF JAIL

Washington, January 4-(Specia1.)-
Three deputy sheriffs of Chattanooga.
Tenn.-Jeremiah Colson. William Mayse
and Henry Padgett-to whom fell the
doubtful honor of mourning the second
sentences for contempt ever imposed by
the supreme court, stepped from the dis
trict jail this morning at o'clock. saw
Washington's sights and left for home to-
night.
'It was rather lonesome out there. but
we didn't have such bad time of It,
was all the comment they would make
about their stay Of two months, less 10
days for good behavior, at the jail.
Immediately upon their release they
took steps to ascertain the earliest train
leaving washington and found that the
1910 Southern Flyer was the quickest
means of getting home.
washington is a beautiful city" one
OF them declared, but we prefer to 20
home now and see the capitol some other
time
Before leaving the jail the trio got per-
mission to visit Sheriff ]. F. Shipp. Lu-
ther Williams and Nick Nolan, their three
( companions who were put In jail at the
same time. The last named men have to
serve another month, and II their behav-
Tor keeps good they will be released Feb
ruary l. 4s
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
French Aviator Is
Instantly Killed By
Fall OF AerOplane

ger. He continued experiments with
biplae and visited Rome in 1908, where
he made flight in the presence Of
royalty. Soon afterward at Turin he
took q woman passenger on a brief
trip. On September 6, 1908, he beat
the then existing time record by trav-
cling Is 2-5 miles in 30 minutes and
So seconds. In May, 1903, at Juvisy, he
won the La Gatineri prize, making
6-10 miles in 10 minutes and Is sec
onds. He entered the competitions at
Rheims in August last, appearing for
the first time in a monoplane. He cap
tured the tenth prize for speed and the
eighth prize for distance In Septem-
Der last he visited Denmark and NAVE
a flight of 10 minutes duration before
King Frederick.
DeLaGrange's first really sensational
fight and the one that made him a
contender for all prizes was accom-
plished at Doncaster on October 26,
1909. At that time he flew six miles
in seven minutes and 36 seconds, or at
rate at times of over 30 miles an
hour.
On November 5, 1907. he fell with
his aeroplane while giving an exhibi-
ton at Issy. The machine was smash ed
but the aviator escaped with a few
cuts and bruises.
1t was also at Issw that De La
Grange narrowly escaped crushing a
crowd of spectators who had taken pos
session OF one end of the field during
his exhibition. This accident happen6f
in May, 1908. De Lagrange was trav-
cling at high speed close to the ground
when his machine swerved toward the
ground. The aviator promptly shut
off the power and in descending col
lided with an automobile.
The name of De LaGrange is the
fourth to be added to the roll of those
killed in motor aeroplane within 10
months.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
SENATOR MONEY
DEFINES POLICY

washington, January 4.-(Special)- Sen
ator Money of Mississippi, the democratic
leader in the Senate. was asked today
about the policy he would formulate for
the present session. 1T can be stated In
few words" said the senator. THE policy
of the democrats is to make no factious
opposition to everything the republican
party offers. What we consider unconsti-
tuttonal and undsmocratic we will oppose
to the best Of our ability and We will
make no compromise"
The senator was asked about the repor's
that tho formal resolution accepting the
statue of General Lee might not be Of
fered.
.If I were a virginian," said the SEN
ator. IT would take tho Lee statue OUT
of the hall before I would allow It TO Do
hidden away. Any man who would op1ect
to that statue remaining there woulo
simply brand himself with infamy ana l
would like to have something ON the
floor of the Senate to say to that man..
1t Is said tonight that the Virginia con-
gressmen wanted to offer the resolution,
but that certain members Of thsiLee fam
lily do not want it done for fear OF arous-
ing sectional feeling. Most Of the con-
gressmen think this attitude mistaken
one.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05

1-Insurgents throw down gage of
battle.
Taft will send only one special
message.
Political fires burn in England.
French aviator killed by fall
Radical changes planned for rafl-
road laws.
President Murray of B. and o. re-
signs.
Colonel James Gordon will be
Gaynor declares that merit must
earn jobs.
2--Ensley is given better police pro-
lection.
Plans formed for new train.
Bessemer votes to submit 5000 900
bond ISSUE
Intercession of General Medina
3.-Alabama schools being slandered.
Governor lawson fatally wounded.
4-Editorial comment.
5-Board of Education finds consider
able improvements necessary in
some of the suburban schools.
More policemen elected at meeting
of commission yesterday.
First council meeting of Greater
Birmingham tonight.
Babies die from canned milk
Plans to celebrate opening of Red
mountain cut.
Big Y. M. c. A building campaign
to be opened in Birmingham
January /.
eESix-club circuit IL proposed.
Ship subsidy approved by Taft
7-Birmin CHAM social events.
Dolly Dalrymple's department.
Lawmakers meet In Mississfppt
9-Stocks advance in active market
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
Taft Changes Views
And VIII Send Only
One Special Message

Washington, January Late today,
after a conference with Senators Aldrich
and Root and Attorney General Wicker
sham. President Taft decided to revert
to his original plan of combining his
views as to amendments to the inter-
state commerce and antitrust laws in
one message, which he will send to Con-
gress Thursday noon.
This decision on the part of the Pre- ;
dent is said to be final The comb :
message will be about 5000 word O 2
length. Oye
The President had been urged b sSS
senator's to treat the two sub - a
separate papers, and announce' as
been made that this would be - lhe
time that the messages should fard
to Congress has been the SUI fire.
quent changes on account of Va 8 con-
sultations the President desired. These
conferences have been completed and so
have the messages, which, combined In
the one document, were sent to the gov
ernment printing office tonight.
At the conclusion of the conference be-
tween the President and Senators Aldrich
and Root this afternoon 1t was announced
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05

legislature was in session an appointee
would be rejected, but the senator having
died four days before the meeting of the
legislature the governor has the power
to appoint.
AS is>known by many readers, Colonel
Gordon writes under the nom de plume of
"Pions Jeens." His poems and descrip-
tions of the hunt and chase have delight
ed many. The senator-to-be is 76 hale
and hearty, a fine old southerner and a
devoted lover of horses and dogs. He
is not a candidate for election by the leg
islature, but expects to get out just as
soon as his successor is named by the
Mississippi body The colonel takes as
much pleasure In reading poetry as he
does in writing it. and so industrious has
he been at the latter that neat little
volume of his verses has been the re-
suit. 1t came from the press of Tell
Farmer of Meridian. and to quote Colonel
Gordon his "Old Plantation and other
poems tell the story of the nigger who
Just came out of the war. There is said
to be good prospects that the legislature
will remain deadlocked during the session
In that event a primary would be called
to name the senator. Representative
Adam Byrd of the Fifth district will be
a strong man In the primary.
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that the Presidents proposed railroad
legislation would be given the right Of
way in both Senate and House
The further assurance was given that
the proposed changes In the railroad laws
will be written In the staIure books dur
= the session. There will be some oppo-
to the rather drastic legislation
the President will recommend, but
will be overcome, 1t is said, and
President will be supported in both
inches of Congress.
The decision as to the railroad legis-
alton being given precedence over all
other administration measures was the
only definite conclusion reached at this
time As to the ship subsidy, the postal
savings banks, the changes IN the con-
servation laws and the proposed federal
Incorporation amendment, neither Sena-
tors Aldrich nor Root would say as to
when they would be given consideration.
The President will transmit to Con-
gress on Friday the report of the Attor-
ney General and all the papers connected
with the CLAWS charges against Secre-
tary Ballinger, those papers having been
called for in resolutions by Senator Flint
of California, and the special message
on conservation will go in the latter part
of next week.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
CASE WILL SOON
GO TO THE JURY

Macon, Ca, January 4.--The case of
Charles p Bannon and Alex wachtel.
charged with embezzlement, will be given
to the jury tomorrow Arguments will
be concluded and Judge Ragan will de-
liver his charge shortly after court opens
tomorrow morning.
The defense put up no witnesses, but
both of the young defendants made state
ments to the jury.
BanRon and Wachtel are Jointly charged
with embezzlement of funds from the de-
funct Exchange bank. II is charged that
Bannon, who was assistant cashier and
bookkeeper of a portion Of the individual
ledger accounts, connived with Wachtel
to overdraw the latters account to the
extent of approximately So, 900.
In his statement Bannon explained that
he allowed Wachtel to overdraw. as he
did many others, and that he had no In
tention Of wrongdoing, although he vio-
lated the rules of the bank. The de-
PENDANTS contended they were promised
that no prosecution would result il resti-
tuition was made to the receivers. They
paid back $4,000 Of the alleged ovssdsaft
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05

Bordeau, France, January 4.--Leon de
la Grande the French aviator. among
the foremost of those who have set out
to conquer the air. was instantly killed
today while making a flight In the pres
ence of a great crowd of spectators. A
strong uncertain wind prevailed, but with
characteristic daring De La Grange
faced it in the same monopane in which
he made a record of 53 miles an hour at
the Doncaster meet lest October. He
circied the aerodrome. seeming to have
his machine under good control, when
at height of between 60 and 70 feet he
at the turns, but at the lower end of
the aerodrome he attempted to describe
a sharp curve The machine was seen
to sway. The left wing was broken and
the right wing Immediately collapsed. The
aeroplane came plunging to the earth
and it turned half over as it fell, with
the aviator clinging to the seat. In this
way 1t crashed to the ground with DE
La Grange beneath the heavy motor
crushing out his life.
The mechanioians are at loss TO ex-
plain the exact cause of the accident.
There are many able 10 say that 1t re-
suited from maneuvering too quickly into
the puffy wind. The monoplane WAS
doubly braced at the essential points and
had been given a careful examination
before ascending.
The occasion was an attsmpt to win
the Michelin cup. He did not succeed in
beating Henri Farman's record for dis
tance, but he did establish new dis
tance record for monoplanes and a new
worlds speed record He covered
124 miles in Q hours and 80 minutes, main
tanning an average speed of approximate
ly 40 miles an hour.
De La Grange had been a well known
automobilist and was one of the frat
men in Europe to take up aviation. Ills
features soon attracted wide attention
and he Is said TO have been offered a
guarantee Of $4,000 IL he would visit the
United States.
In October last De LAGRANGE made q
fight at Doncaster. Eng, establishing
a speed record for one mile and 800
yards in one minute and Al 15 seconds
His frst public fight was made March
16. 1907, at Bagatelle, France, when he
ascended in biplane. The machine
moved 80 feet in the air and descend
ed. Some days later De LAGRANGE made
a flight of 453 feet, carrying a passen
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05

New York, January 4--The Tammany
tiger took off his hat to William ]. Gay
nor again today. Charles B. Murphy. lead
er of Tammany Hall, walked up the city
hall steps to call on New York's new
democratic mayor and he awaited his turn
In an ante room. just as others did. When
he was received he spent an hour in con-
ference, and when he left he posed for
his picture ON the city hall steps.
Tammany has gotten pretty slim pa
tronage at Judge Gaynor's hands, al
though without Tammany behind him he
probably would never have been mayor OF
Greater New york-not on the democratic
ticket at any rate.
When Murphy left the mayors office he
Yves besieged by interviewers, but to all
questions he replied:
"You will have to ask the mayor"
Judge Gaynor discussed the Tammany
leaders visit more freely. Their relations
were cordial, as always, since he first met
Charles r. Murphy a year ago. Nh. Muir
ply had called merely to offer congratula-
tions; they had discussed no appoint
ments, at least no names Whether Mr..
Murphy would call again he did not
know.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05
MURRAY RESIGNS FROM
BALTIMORE AND OHIO

tinore and Ohio. q large block OF whose
stock is held by the Union Pacific and
which for all practical purposes amounts
to controlling interest Mr.. Murray is
in his sixty-third year and 1t is said that
the Union Pacific interests felt that a
younger and more aggressive man was
needed for the position
Mr.. Willard, who is 10 years old, Is
a railroad man of wide experience He
is regarded as particularly efficient as
an operating official. In view Of the fact
that the Baltimore and Ohio is in close
competition with the Chesapeake and
Ohio, one of the rising Hawley roads,
this ability especially commended him, 1t
is said. to the Union Pacific interests.
Mr.. Willard began his career as a track
laborer ON the Central Vermont in 1879.
He will go to the Baltimore and Ohio
familiar with the ground as he former
ly served the road as assistant general
manager under Frederick D. Underwood,
now president of the Erie.
In continuing Mr. Murray as chairman
of the board the Baltimore and Ohio will
stin enjoy his advice on traffic prob
lens. in which phase of railroading he Is
considered an expert
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-01-05

New York, January 4--oscar q. Muir
ray, for the last six years president OF
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, ten
dered his resignation today at spe-
cial meeting of the board OF directors
of the road held In this city. Daniel Will
lard vice president Of the Chicago. Bur-
lington and Quincy railroad. was elect
ed his SUCCESSOR.
Mr.. Murray's resignation, which has for
some weeks merely awaited formal ac-
ceptance, will take effect on January IA
and Mr.. Willard will assume office on
the following day. Mr.. Murray will. how
ever. maintain his connection with the
Baltimore and Ohio as chairman OF the
board of directors, to which office he
was elected today, filing place In the
directorate held by George 8. Randolph,
who resigned.
while no official announcement was
made as to the reasons tor the change
In the management Of the road 1t Is un-
der,tood on Wall street and railroad
circles that It was mainly due to the
so-cailed Hartman influence in tho Bal