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Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-22
Proceedings of the Board of Com
missioners for the Plaque
mines Parish East Bank
Leyee District.

Levee District.
Pointe-a-la-H ache, Jan. 10 1910.
The Board of Commissioners for the
Plauuemines Parish East Bank Levee
District met this day, irregular session
with the following members present:
President Aaron Davis, Commissioners
H. W. Fox, John B. Hingle and VIM.
Louderbough. Atty. John Dymond jr.,
and Mr.. Monget of State Board of
Engineers.
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and adopted.
The Secretary's report was read and
duly received, showing a balance on
hand of Sl4, 1880 s.
The Inspectors report was read and
received.
On motion of Com. Henry w. Fox.
duly seconded, the communication OF
Mr., LaFrance be laid on the table.
On motion Of Commissioner Hingle,
duly seconded.
Be it resolved by the Board Of Com
missioners for the PIaquemines Parish
East Bank Levee District, that in az
cordance with the provisions of sec. 8
of Act z of 1902, in order to provide a
revenue to carry out the object contem-
plated by said Act, there be and is
hereby levied for the year 1910 upon all
property in this district subject to tax
alton for levee purposes a district levee
tax of 10 mills on the dollar of its as
sessed valuation. -
On motion of Mr.. Fox. duly seconded
that in order to locate, construct anc
repair the Gulf Coast, Levee of Thu
district so as to prevent disastrous
overAows, there be and is hereby lev
led for the year 1910, in accordance
with the provisions Of sec. II Of Act
1902, a special assessment or forces
contribution;of Is cts, per bale of cot
ton. 10 cts. per Dbl. Of suger, IS cts
per hid. of sugar, S cts. per ton o
!, sugar cane. 7.l-2 cts. per Dbl. of syrup
S cts. per Dbl. of rough rice or it
2 equivalent quantity, 5 cts. per Dbl. o
l molasses, 3 cts. on each Dbl. of vege
tables or fruit except oranges, or It
equivalent quantity, 2 cts. per box Q
oranges, 5 cts. per Dbl, Of orange
or its equivalent quantity, sal
e produce being produced in said distrie
upon lands subject to taxation unde
the provisions Of this Act.
a On motion of Mr.. Hingle, duly SCI
onded,
$ Be it resolved by the Board of Con
missioners for the Plaquemines Paris
e East Bank Levee District, that in a.
cordance with the provisions of sec.
OF Act Z Of 1902, there be and is heref
levied for the year 1910 a local asses
rnent or forced contribution Of IS ct
" on each square superficial acre Of Lar
is proportionately on fractions of an &C,
y of the land of this district to be pr
$ tected from inundation by the levee
this district ard lying between the lii
n of the Gulf Coast Levee and the lii
T. of the Mississippi River Lcvee.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-01-22

All ltSl Ct 4 LliE .IISoi 80 Et'i 'NA'-O
cratic legislative caucus was in d dead
lock roncnrnjnr the senatorial! n0min2-
ton, with the name of Ex-Governor
Vardaman in tie lead.
e.,n. or..Lo,ad
70 t.. fact tina, he "In,ur.rnt" forces .
in the republican foid n Washington
have sonc force. especially when co.,
blned with the Democratic minority,
and has extended the olive branch, but
the ~contend;ag parties have not as yet
kissed anG made up.
;a.. ot.h, No.
ticnay Manufacturers Association, IT
ar address last week in S~prinah,.d,
Mase.. before the Erlricyers Assccia-
ton. laws the blame for the high prices
for The necessities Of life against the
'labor trust" as he calls the Trades
Unions.
BOSTON. Mass, the 'hub" Of the uni
verse, has Just elected a democratic
mayor in what was called a partyless
election, the ballots being printed with
no party designations, but SIMPLY the
candidates names and addresses.
.a. M;.. Ar,,p Mor-
gan, daughter of j. 2. Morgan, will c.
ganize a million dollar corporation for
the purpose of making shirtwaists, ut
lizing therein only union labor. Miss
Morgan has been very much interested
in the strike of the shirtWaist makers
III I'VE" lo'" "'''
A resolution has been reported favor
ably in congress changing the date OF
the presidential inauguration from
March 4, to the fourth Thursday in
April. the very inclement weather al
ways experienced in Washington early
in March necessitating the change.
Following the precedent established
by the national government in connec-
ton with the widows of former presi-
dents of the United States, Senator
$780, wol.;nn nro,+ of & ooo q vea,
- NJ. crouor rIovo,ord
The steamer hghter, oolutno'a' lei
New York on December 70, Tor the Is
land OF haytl and mas not since peei
heard from. -Four revenue cutters nave
been ordered TO search LOT Ihe MISSING
boat.
President Taft called q meeting OF
the governors Of the various states O.
the union for January II, Is, 10 and 20
To be he'd in washington and to cor.
slcer the pure Iooo laws as'u oVner '''a'
ters "here uniformity Is he'esS"i'
with a we" OF securing UNIFORM 4eSS
latlon among tle states
President Taft has appointed Henri.
D. u'a'eS o's>''t "a ~'' ".'
Hcho1l' 10 s1'csc0 "''l0lu fA'c'''' 9
Unlteu o{a'e' 3oI'9'S['
r,,,,s,, tho rrsrrh aviq.cy bro,
the w~cr,o,s roeor4s official and IN
Official at . e;pht made at Aviatic,
GAVIN los Anoe,es California. il be
ing eS'i'ha'eu ~ nc '0Se ~ Az via
Tour tho'Sa"o lee''' 'ie '"''.a'"'s Al
s'ruIi'ehI on us ~ Th:''a es'2'l''h
fss1 ps,jhan usnd q Farmso bip,ant
p,uIban was in the air fftv minutes
fortv six and me sixth seconds an
took seven mioutes and thirty second
I, make his descent.
wv 1ie' 'i,'' oN"o
message " .'ie o''io ies'suie
sess'o'' Gaming 10 W ~
Investigation thereof.
-,
ulilofu lheio'' ieoeN"s ie.Nec :, ,
S. Forester, says that the question
conservation is a national issue and tn;
the question as to whether the Speci
Interests or the people shall rule, al
lines himself up with the people.
IL ooo'e'y -" Nv
tend its work.in Panama.
Nou, vorL 10
-.
Ne'""J
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
HARVARD FOOTBALL
ALONG NEW LINES
Coach Haughton Establishes
Precedent and Adopts
Preliminary Work.

BOSTON. Aug. 22-Coach Percy D
HaUghton. Of the Harvard eleven. this
fan VIII break away FROM Harvard foot
ban traditions and vil1-have weeks
preliminary practice fer his candidates.
September 4 Hsught0n, who has been
obtained as coach for three years At
a salary Of $ 90 a year. viii take abOUS
thirty players and coaches 10 Ocean
vile, lie. Here the football men VIII
be guests OF DT- 8 Il BIOdsett. Of Lin
coin, Mass. himself a Harvard alum
nus OF the early SOS, and the father Of
Warren and Edwin BICcSett. two mem
berS Of the Harvard football squad
The Harvard athletic management VIII
be under no expense, except that OF
providing q rubber for the n1en who
viii make up the football party
Coach HaughTou believes that the
numerous changes in the rules make i
necessary for the players 10 receive
much instruction and that they. as wei
as the coach. can benefit greatly By
two or three weeks eZpeTiule ntinE-
The players VIII be at sraziers Is
land camps. which are situated about
twenty-five miles beyond ROczlaud, ne
The makeup Of the squad has nC-
definitely been decided However, cap
tain Wilmington, Corbetr, Perry, ana J.
D. smith O'FIaherty. NiEgIesIy OIL
Fisher. and possibly Jim Ions are eS-
pected TO report There IS some doubt
whether Minot and Mckay VIII be ell
gible 10 play football this faiI. but they
Gardner, Lewis, and Wendell, Of last
years freshman team with EeaEs and
LinEard. are probable members Of the
squad Perkins q substitute back AMI
line man last fall, Is another man, and
then there Is GraUrein ard possibly
GOOdaIe, although the latter may not
play football this fan
FELTON,, OF the 1913 freshmen, IS anOth-
er class team man who may give I'D
football. being wanted BIZ the rowing
men.
Coach IIaughton wiz have IS many
Of his assistants with him At Ocean
vile as he can II Is hoped HAT Charley
DAILY can be with the squad N least
a part Of the time. and Leo Learv an4
eI-CaP-ain Burr also doub-less Elll be
with the squad Crawford BlaSden- II
New York, who IS expected TO 90 COL
siderable coaching for the rush line
also may be able to spend few days
at the camp
Others whom Coach HauEhton w0Ti5
Ike to see at OCeanviIIe in SepteUhe-
are Waterbury. last years Freshman
coach, ard Bob Potter who probably
VIII be the man selected 10 coach The
Crimson freshmen this fall
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
NO MORE PICTURES
OF LONDON BOUTS
That Is, Not of Those Staged
There By Hugh
Mcintosh.

LONDON, Aug 2--Hugh Mcintosh,
the Australian promoter. acknowl-
edged when here. a short time ago.
that he was IN the eve OF bringing
to a head his long cherished ambition
OF promoting some interesting
contests in London.
This was the object Of his hurried
visit, and IN company with Jimmy
Britt, who Will be associated with
him here. he was very busy perfeCtinE
his plans he said. when interviewed,
in Sporting Life
II like what I have heard about
Bombadier Wells. and I have entered
into an Arrangement with MIN
whereby I shall be able 70 give him
an opportunity OF showing what Is In
him ] shall We Wells three or E0uT
contests, and If he makes good win
be willing to +ake him in hand and
try TO develop him
NO doube ne has all the IA tural
advantages attributed to him, but l
first wish to see him in action Some
Of these big men take q lot OF whip
ping into shape, but II he presents
any possibilities OF becoming the man
so many think he VIII. shall be only
too glad 20 contribute my share to-
ward his development
You might say that I want the
best men in England TO meet Wells
say Voyles, Hague Curran, Moir,
Hewitt, or any other aspiring heavy
.The contest in London between
Burns and LanEfcrd viii be Tor the
light heavyvei ght championship Of
the wOrlC. and Il VIII be the first
official contest for this title ever held
7 don't think anyone viii dispute that
both these men have first claim on
this title They VIII meet for a per-
CeataEe OF the gate receipts, with a
guarantee, ard there VIII be no pic
tires taken
an fact Z propose TO eliminate the
picture idea from all contests I give
in EnSlaud. People are sometimes
prone 20 tLiuk. when pictures are
taken. that things are allowed TO
happen for the sake OF the pictures
that would otherwise he DrOhi biceI-
I want to convince the public that
every contest given under my man
aEempuJ is bona ude, and this is about
the first step 20 take TO do So
II may bring Al Kauf mann over TO
meet Lang in the same ring, follow
ing this event. and the respective
winners Of each OF these contests
Will battle Il out TO see who shall
have -he honor OF meeting Johnson
for the worlds championship Burns
IS very anxious 10 have go with
Jack. believing shat he can do better
than he did al sydney LanEfOrd Is
also keen on again meeting the cham
pfou. and Il may Be that 7 shall
e~stjfv their wishes However. lefore
7 do anything whatever in this mat
ready. I hope that the generous sup
port or the sporting public VIII be
extended 10 me-
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
CHAPTER II.
In Which We Meet Henry.

TT was nearly noon when Henry
ventured to awaken Oliver Grant
i Henry was the handy man Of the
Grant household He had been q
part of Il from the beginning
far-Off beginning when things d; q not
boom as tremendously as now-and
he was as much counselor and Fl; nd
as servant. Some Of his advice was
too good TO be ignored Oliver had
formed the habit Of taking him into
his confidence in matters that ad-
mitted of debate
Henry approved Of the new order Of
things as thoroughly as oliver dis
approved For one thing, he got his
wages more regularly
But more important than this was
the fact that Henry passiOnateIy
adored society The cOmings and go
ings of his master were meat and
drink TO him The sight Of the grand
ladies' who sat for their portraits was
the breath Of life to Henry. who avid
II devOured all that the newspaper
had to say of them, and kept track
Of their careers with a skill that was
little short OF marvellous
But in spite of his leaning toward
the smart Set-pOSSlbly because OF II
Henry was invaluable He kept
track of divers social arranSe meDtS-
He waXed the studio floors and
cleaned the brushes and palettes- De
served tea and pressed Olives' s
clothes.
The day was chill and cherries.
Oliver felt his arm logged gently.
and as ne gradually came to MS
serses the OdOT OF freshly made cOf-
fee assailed his nostrils, and he could
hear the comfortable crackle Of the
wood fire in the studio
Its time you're gettin' up, sir" said
q familiar voice at his elbow. I hopes
you haven't forgotten this afternoon
at -
what is it," yawned Oliver, trying
to open his sleepy eyes 4 have for
gotten What's It about. Henry2"
That's lust Ike YOU Mr. Oliver"
said Henry, deeply TeproachfuI. It's
q wonder TO me that the ladies bother
with you at aIl-caTeIeSs like you are.
sir II il wasn't for me rememberin'
yer enZa gements-''
Thank you, Henry You're quite
right You re a jewel
Drink your coffee" replied Henry,
ignoring the compliment
ssBahT-' exclaimed Oliver in a sudden
blaze Of self-disgUst IN be hanged
If I'll have my coffee n bed III get
IN like any other man and eat de-
Gently after I'm bathed and dressed
Drink II now M Oliver said Hen
~ in injured accents I've got my
hands full-what with the ladies comm
this afternoon-and can't be fUssin'
around all day"
Great Scott That's 50. isn't it?
The Washington times., 1910-08-22

BURLINGTON. n. J. Aug "A
long. low. freakish craft that resembles
z huge. highly polished floating tooth
pick, has been launched at the Borden
town shiDyards Of John V. Rice. A dozen
experts who were present predicted the
boat VIII open new epoch in the his
tory OF speed boats The boat is named
"R- G. E" and was built for Harrison
Hammond son Of JOHN Hays Hammond.
Of New York II IS expected 70 prove
the fastest boat IN America. If not in
tiIle world
The new boat IS guaranteed TO make
2 speed OF forty niles an hour. but there
is possibility OF Eer cutting the water
ar much greater rate OF speed
The engine which will drive this egg
shell craft was built after new pateu-
20 develop 25)-horsepower. but her ne
chanics predict that go horsepower viii
be much nearer her limit when the ma
cEinery Is working smoothly
Harris Hammond had hoped TO sur
prise the motor boat world with his en-
try in the International speed races at
New York this week but owing 20 de-
lay IN the completion Of the engine. the
boat was not put into the water in time
The Washington times., 1910-08-22

the list headed by the ingenious inter
TOgatiOn point and that he was men
toned in the article as the diStln-
gUiShed young portrait painter whose
Mrs Porter's niece, has recently been
announced
The article concluded by saying that
the thief would find i difficult to dis
pose Of his or her booty, as the pend
ant WaS unique II the ornament were
taken apart L might he disposed Of
abroad piece by pIeCe-an undertaking
which would require INFINITE tact and
skill.
Oliver laid down the paper with a sigh
OF perpieXity- II sI1mCd him 10 be con-
nected even indirectly. with anything 50
VulEarly tr-lmpted by the yellow press
1t Wearied him To know that he should
have TO listen 20 the affair IN detail
when Mrs Porter and Helena arrived
The news Of the stolen pendant for the
moment put all recollection OF his early
morning adventure from his mind. but
when he had nearly finished dressing
Henry recalled it 10 him, Offering piece
OF pink ribbon for his masters iEsDec-
ton.
u found this on your table. Mr.
Oliver he said, shifting at IT sUsDiC-
loUsly- IT'S got cologne on IL, IS !
live, Does il belong TO your.
Yes, said Oliver, holding out his
hand for f.
In the I1Eht OF day the piece Of ribbon
took on a new significance It Vas
mute reminder Of his trust When
Henry'S back was turned Oliver raised
II to his lips. In tribute to the unknown
girl who claimed him for her friend
Somehow that perfume makes me
think CT her voice he muttered, open
ing the drawer where he had put the
Handwriting" he continued, mUsingly,
as his eye fell upon the letter.
He took them both out, the package
and the letter somewhat undecided rs
q
put the letter back into the drawer
He wanted i where he could see It
often But the package must have q
more secure hiding-place-
Suddenly he thought of the little iron
safe IN Henrv'S room. where he Kept MS
papers The safe was just the place Tor
the package. IT would be easy TO reach
when the mysterious sweet voice should
demand it back again.
He called Henry and told him to lock
the package in the safe cautiOnInS
him that il was invaluable, and its OBJ
solute safety q matter of the greatest
The rest of the afternoon Oliver gave
/ TO the matter Of Mrs POTteTS portrait
There were backgrounds TO be arTanS-
ed This should have been an ab-
sorbinE task, but constantly his mind
wandered from it.
In sDite Of himself he tried TO picture
what the girl with the sweet, tremuloUS
voice looked like. He had great de-
sire to see her. He wanted TO make a
portrait Of her
She must be pretty, and she was
certainly interesting. A girl who
could put such absolute faith IN an
unknown man must be different from
her kind-different in a nice way, OF
course
IN the midst of his meditations the
telephone rang The same sweet voice
Of the early dawn greeted him
Mr. Grant2" it questioned
Yes said Oliver, huskiIy- 7 know
who you are-yOu're The Girl For
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
Mrs. POrter'S Jade Pendant E!a.ss55 Miller

Mss Lawrence and her aUHt-this is the
day Henry
yes. sir said Henry, again Offering
the coffee which Oliver now accepted
with becoming meekEeSs. Yes, sir
II the day you planned 10 arrange
MIS- PoTters plcture-AIrs- Ezra owen
Henry rolled the Iadv's name or his
tongue ike 2 sugar-COated pill YOU re
70 choose the costume and pose, and
mat REMINDS me he concluded, sud
denly retTeaJiuE from the room
IN a moment ne TeapPedred with the
first edition Of an afternoon paper in
his hand
Wasn't the party at Mrs. Porter's
Yes answered oliver. IaconicaIIy,
between sips
All, Then I guess you heard all
about it before you left"
Heard about what2 What's the mat
ter with you Henry? You talk as though
you were PTcpoundinS COuUndTUus--'
Il guess that's what II IS, all riSHt-sI
Conundrum. Read that He triuu-
phantIy extended the paper.
Oliver spread IL out before him and re-
Sarded il for a moment in blank sur
prise Then he gave vent 10 a long, low
whistle Of establishment
--WheW- This looks TiCh." he ex-
claimed.
Didn't you hear nothing about it?''
questioned Henry, eagerly or was It
Certainly I didn't hear about it. 4
lady doesn't advertise a thing OF that
kind to her guests He broke of and
held the paper so that he could view the
whole sensational page From the
standard Of yellow journalism. it was
Half the paper was devoted TO Mrs.
Porter and her reception There were
pictures Of many of the prominent
Cuests-amOng them Helena's- The 2
was the Porter house. and an intervi =
with the Porter butler, apparently uEr-
authorized
A complete list Of the guests was
printed. with a notwithstanding inter
rOgatiOn point an inch in height above
4. The clue 20 the meaning of the in
terrogatiOn point lay in the heading.
red-Iettered and bristIinS with inquiry:
WHO STOLE MRS PORTER'S JADE
PENDANT
All, Who, indeed2
The paper would like - know, as
wouId also the police, to say nothing Of
Mrs Porter herself
Was a guest the thief Could II pos
Sibly be other than a guest2
The paper, the police and Mrs. Por-
terror whom the butler ventUTed an
OpiEiOn-thOught not
The butler held 20 II that the thief
was a woman
The police, suspected a man.
Mrs Porter had collapsed
The paper thought Il was high time
the police did something
If there was suspect. why didn't the
police pounce upon hinl-Or her2 Was
It beca use everybody at she Porter re-
ceDtion was as rich as CrOeSus2
Could Il ne that the police were afraid .
Think OF II
Even the beraaved Mrs Potter wanted
the matter huShed up. II seemed
In the center CT the paEe was a life
size portrait of the missing pendant
drawn from the buffers description
fairly scintillating with briIliancy-
Oliver 'hUr-Eedly scanned the page, not
ing ECImly that his own name was IN
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
Copyright. me Frank A Munsey Co

want Of better name, I'm calling you
just that"
The girl chose to ignore this hint
She commenced speaking hurriedly-
y hope you viii excuse me, please,
for calling you Up again I'm sure
you must think me dreadfuIIy rude.
No I don't think you're a bit rude
But ! would like to know who you
are-f II isn't impossible" Oliver
said, eagerly
"Oh, but it Is impossible said the
SRI, quickly i wanted to tell you
I've been almost crazy with worry. I
haven't slept a wink I saw your
name n the paper this morninE." she
concluded frTeIevantIy- There was a
curious break in her voice that sug-
EeSted tears
ny haven't you sIeptZ~ question
ed Oliver, gently
7 was worried about the package
Certainly. It's in my safe-abso-
luteiy retired in the obscurity you
wished for it
"Oh. thank your she breathed soft
~. with quick catch Of relief that
was almost q sob. L didn't know YOU
were there last night she concIud ed
At the POTteTs2' asked oliver. puz-
zled Why were you
NO, no: what I meant is that : did
lOl know you were such a parsonage
Please don't said oliver IN a NAMED
zone II You only knew how I hate It!
I
been haunting me ever since I heard r.
eel that would know YOU anvvhere
Just Dy your voice" he went on With
growing enthusiasm, quite regardless Of
the fact that his door ben had I7In9 a.
moment before
The reply came passfonateIy.
No no. Thee Is nothing about nv
self that could possibly interest you I
was OTried--fTigh-ene I think
that's all I want 10 say
Can't L help yOu-f you only would
let me- entreated Oliver with rash
sympathy
You have helped me. And. oh! I
thank you so much III send for the
package just as soon as I can
Look here said Oliver. Il simply
must see you Am I never
Its quite impossible Goodby.'
But I must say
There was stir at the other end OF
the room, and Henry came through the
pOTueres with the guilty look OF the
eavesdropper on his face.
Mrs Porter, Miss Isav7rencerv he an
nounced, note OF stern caution in his
voice.
Helena came forward eagerly, follow
ed by the older woman
why, Oliver she said. reproacbful-
". You've kept Us waiting. Auutie is
quite cross And who is the person
whose voice has been haunting you
and whom you must see2 I'm eaten
with curiosity We simply couldn't help
hearing you know
4 dull red crept into divers face as
he returned the receiver to its hook
But II was a red more Of anger than
enba Trassment-
How do you do. Helena - he said.
cOIdly He ignored her questions. How
do YOU do Mrs Porter I'm delighted
10 be hOnOred by you both Won't YOU
sit DOWN.
The Continuation of This Story VIII
Be Pound In To1srror's
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
SULLIVAN PICKING
SOME EASY FRUIT
Mike Twin Clearing Up Dubs
Around Boston AS Prepare
ton for O'Brien.

BOSTON. Aug 22--As a step toward
better condition in which to meet
Philadelphia lawn" O'Brien, as he
hopes at ST John, y b, on Labor
lay Mike tTwiul Sullivan is select
ing q few choice lemons in the vicin-
iJy Of Boston
Nike says ne IS going to Scranton.
Pa this week, by way OF variety to
Put an finish TO the aspirations of one
Sailor TiEhe- whence he viii HE TO
buffalo. n y to engage in a bout
with Paddy LAWN, the local glove
star. about which time he hopes to be
ready for Philadelphia Jack.
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
SEYMOUR TO LEAVE =
FOR MINOR BERTH

NEW YORK. Aug "a berth for
Cy Seymour in the Eastern League
9. III probably be tine road TO retire
uent for the veteran New York out
fielder. following JOday's announce
ment by Manager MCGraw that Sey-
mOur is soon 20 be let out
Several Eastern League teams hzve
expressed a desire for the erstwhiIe
sIuEEer. only the fact that Cy's IN
derDinuinC Is not as stable as il once
was. prevents him from still being OF
big league CaIiber- according TO New
York fans He still has the punch
The Washington times., 1910-08-22
SHPECK DEFEATED
BY NEW FIGHTER

SCRANTON Pa. Aug 2-Tom
OVERLY. Wilkesbarre coIored hea-v-
weight, made short work Of Nike
Shrek, the Ohio PuEiIist. Friday night
in what was to have been q teu--Ou--C
20 before the Lincoln a C
Early IN the third round Cive-ir-
rushed IN. breaking down ShrecE-
guard. and with q terrific right up
percut put Shrek down and out
OVERLY. who fights ar 1Z5 pounds.
gives great promise Of developing In
10 one Of the leading EeaVyVTeiglrs
IN the country