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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Wild Rice and Celery to Be
Planted in Louisiana Marshes

New Orleans.-Experimen in the
propagation of wild rice and wild eel
ery, so as to make a high-class food
for the great flOcks of wild geese
and ducks which come to the Lou.
isiana marshes every winter, have
been begun by the Board of Commits
sioners for the Protection of Birds,
Game and Fish. The first planting
has been completed under the au-
spices Of the commission, the work
being done from The patrol launch
Royal Tern. under the command of
Warden T. w. Campbell, and assist.
ed by Wardens Audler and Ducassis.
At present, the great wild rice and
wild celery producing marshes of the
United States are in the vicinity of
Baltimore, Md, and the canvasback
ducks killed there every season bring
the highest market prices paid for
wild game birds. The wild celery
gives the flesh a flavor that cannot
be gained from any other food.
The wild rice marshes are also at
tractive feeding grounds, and it is
said that wild ducks and geese feed
ing in such marshes can hardly be
driven away from the food.
The idea of the game commission
h planting these wild vegetable foods
d not only to conserve the wild
birds that feed in Louisiana every
II NJ hVsf 70 10
wble as f0odstuff.
The seeds for the experimental pur-
poses were received from two diff
ierent points in the Northwest. The
Dlanting has been done in Double
Bayou, Hubbard's Lagoon, Bayou
Laurel, West End Lagoon, Bayou
Greva, Bayou Messier. Bayou Long,
Bayou Catherine and Bayou st. John.
The wild rice was sown in water
ranging from 8 to IL inches in depth,
and the wild celery roots in water
nnging from 2 to 10 feet in depth.
The celery roots were first done up
IN balls Of clay and then dropped to
the bottom OF the bayous. Just how
soon shoots Of the new plants may be
sGpected cannot be stated definitely,
but they should begin making their
appearance by early spring. After
the first crop, should this climate and
scn prove adapted to the plants, the
blowing crops will reproduce with
ct further planting.
II Is said that the canvasback ducks
viii 60 to the bottom of any bayou
where wild celery may be growing.
The ducks are, of course, compelled
10 come to the surface to feed, and
then Other kinds of geese and ducks
ct IN their work. Other ducks, which
ae not so good divers as the can
wait until canvasback
tuck comes to the surface and then
-yank" the coveted roots and get
way In this way the canvasback |
duckA regardless of whether they |
IRE altruietic in mind or not, help |
Iced the poorer divers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
HOTEL GUESTS HAVE A CLOSE Call
Midnight Fire Visits Morgan City
One Life Believed Lost

Morgan City.-One life is believed
10 nave been lost, two persons were
injured and property loss of be.
tween $4,000 and $4,000 was caused
by a fire which originated at $3.50
O'Clock and ragged until half an hour
after midnight.
A negro boy employed by the voor.
HES hotel is missing Mr.. Petitau
and II. Wooster. representative Of a
local oil company, guests in the
VOORHEES, hotel, were badly burned
about the arms and neck.
The flames originated in the Voor-
MES hotel, from an unknown cause,
and wiped out almost the entire south
end OF the block. The fire was
checked, after a desperate battle by
the firemen, in the Masonic temple,
which was destroyed with a loss of
$4,000. In the VOORHEES, hotel most
OF the guests had retired, and had
narrow escapes. Several travelling
men lost all their effects, and Mrs.
VOORHEES, lost everything in the
building.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
10 BE NO NEGRO BISHOPS
Episcopaians Vote Down Proposed
chanse-Divorced Members of
Church Cannot Marry.

Cincinnati, Ohio-An amendment
to the constitution of the church
calling for the establishment of mis-
sionary districts along racial lines was
voted down decisively by the house Of
deputies at the Episcopal Triennial
convention. in session here. The ne.
groes have long wanted a bishop of
their own.
The Reverend Joseph Dunn of the
diocese of Southern Virginia, in speak.
ing against the adoption of the amend.
ment, said:
1.-The negroes cannot grasp the idea
OF the church as yet. Their religion
at the present time is mostly emo
tional."
In the house of bishops the provi-
sion in the canon regarding marriage
and divorce, which gives the clergy
man latitude in marrying the innocent
party to any divorce was repealed.
The canon now holds that divorced
members of the church cannot marry.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
long-Tail Hogs Are Scarce.

Baton Rouge.-Large hogs with
long tails are scarce in this section,
according to DR.. f. P. Flower. sec.
rotary of the state sanitary livestock
board. DIR. Flower has been adver-
Using without result for the long
tailed variety of swine for use in hog
cholera experiments, the blood from
which serum is made being taken
from the tail of the hog, and the
longer the tail the more serum can
be extracted.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
TRANSFERS KELLNER CASE
vending Is to Be Tried in kentucky
State Court for Murder Of
Little Girl.

Louisville, Ky.-Judge Walter Ev.
ans. in the federal court, remanded
back to the state court the case of
Joseph Vending. charged with the
murder of Alma Keliner.
Counsel for Vending sought to
transfer the case to the federal court
on the grounds that Vending, being
an alien, is entitled to a jury one-half
OF which shall be aliens, and going
on the assumption that the state court
had no right to grant jury trial com.
posed of six aliens.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
DAVID B. HILL DIES
At C0UNTRY HOME
FORMER NEW YORK GOVERNOR
AND SENATOR sUccUMBs TO
"A BILIOUS ATTACK.
HAD BEEN ILL TWO WEEKS
oId-Time Politician Had Been City At
torney, Alderman, Mayor, Assem-
bIyman, Lieut-Governor, Gov.
.ernor and v. S. Senator.

Albany, New York.-David Ben.
nett Hill, ex-United States senator
and former governor of New York,
died suddenly at Wolfert Roost, his
| country home. About two weeks ago
Senator Hill was seized with a bilious
attack while at his law office in this
city and although his condition was
not considered serious, his physician
advised him to remain at home until
he recovered.
A cold developed and later alarming
reports of his condition were circu-
lated. These reports, however, were
denied by his friends; in fact, the
senator seemed to be on the road to
recovery until he suffered a sinking
spell which resulted in his death.
David Bennett Hill was born Aug.
20, 1S43. When II years old he en-
tered the law office of Col. Lawrence
at Havana, N. Y, and when 81 was
admitted to the bar. Later he was
chosen city attorney of Elmira, then
being elected alderman and still later
mayor.
He was elected to the assembly in
1870 and again in 1871. In his first
term in the assembly he made a men,
orable fight to abolish contract con-
vict labor.
For many years Hill was a member
of the Democratic state committee,
and in 1876 and 1884 he was delegate
to the national conventions which
nominated Tilden and Cleveland re-
spectively.
In 1882 ne was elected lietenant-
governor on the same ticket with
Grover Cleveland, and following
election to the presidency
of the United States, Hill became gov
ernor, subsequently being elected for
a second term. He was governor for
seven years.
In 1891 Hill was elected United
States senator; in 1894 he was once
more the candidate of the Democratic |
party for governor, but was defeated |
by Levi p. Morton, his Republican op-
pOnent.
Hill was the candidate of the New |
York Democrats for the nomination |
for president in 1892, but Grover
Cleveland was renominated for that |
office. In 1904 Hill was credited with
being the political sponsor of Alton
B. Parker. who was nominated for the
presidency. Following that election
Hill announced his permanent retire
nent from politics and since that
ime had devoted himself to his law
practice.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Cement PLANT TO MORGAN
Plans Under Way II Is Believed to
Have Steel Trust Control All the
Business in the Country.

New York;. P. Morgan & Co.
have extended their already vast in
trests to take in the largest cement
company in the United States, the
Atlas Portland Cement company. VI
timately its property probably will go
into the capacious pockets of the
United States Steel corporation, which
Is eager to control all the cement bus
mess Of the country.
mess of the country.
ducts a large cement business under
the name of the Universal Portland
Cement company.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
LOUISIANA NEWS IN BRIEF.

Crowley reports the rice receipts
Slightly lower than for the same date
last year.
John q. lies, a prominent citizen OF
Sugartown, was cut and seriously in,
]ured during conflict with DR.. How
ard Hanchey.
Inc report of Supervising Auditor
Archie NJ. Smith of louisiana shows
nearly hundred per cent decrease
In state lo'ses from uncollected taxes.
A plan is on foot to erect a 600-ton
sugar refinery at Abbeville.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Corn Yield Of 114.s Bushels Per Acre

Chatham.-In the contest for the
Boys Corn Club of Jackson parish,
inst held at Weston, prizes were
warded as follows: Yield-First,
Erwin Smith OF Calhoun; second,
Jesse Swarner of Jonesboro; third,
Lee Butler of Calhoun. Best Ten
Ears-First, Edwin Smith of Cal
Gun; second, Jesse Swarner of
scaesboro: third, r. f. Swarner of
Jonestoro. Best Single Ear-First,
Clarence WATSON of Jonesboro; Sec
ca, Clarence Campbell of Quitman;
uird, Edwin Smith of Calhoun. Best
may on Corn Growing-First, Jesse
Svsrner Of Jonosboro: second. Edwin
mith Of Calhoun. Best Profits
INST Edwin Smith of Calhoun; sec
nd. Claude Ponder of Quitman;
uird, Lee Butler of Calhoun. The
lshest yield reported was 114.3 bush
d per acre.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Zane Refinery Begins Grinding.

haceland.-The big mill of the
Icon codrhaux Company. Ltd. has
"mmenced operations. This is one
n tne largest factories in this Sec
n' having two mills which COM
med have a capacity of nearly 1000
sus OF cane rer day. The managers
.oect to grind something like 1O0.-
!" IONS OF cane this sea~on at the
aaceland factory, with about 10000
sas OF their own cane and the bal
.ce rom farmers in the neighbor-
nod Of the mill
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Prisoner Makes Denial.

New Orleans.--A. G.. Summerfield,
white man. who walked into the
United States marshal's office here
last week and announced that he
had robbed the Merchants National
bank of Lehigh, Okla. of $500. later
asserted that he simply adopted this
as ruse to get back to his home.
He is still held in the parish prison,
however, pending further advices
from Oklahoma.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
REFUTES PEONAGE CHARGE
Alabama Attorney General. Defenos
South, and in Dom So Attacks
tire United States.

Washington, d. C.-Defending the
south from the charge of having re.
duced its great mass of laboring men
to condition at most but one step
from peonage, Attorney General Gar
Der of Alabama, in the supreme court
OF the United States. made a spirit I'd
attack upon the department of justice
of the federal government.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
eevernor Calls Special Elections.

"a.on Rougo.-Governor Sanders
issued proclamation calling for
pecial election to be held on No
.oer ~ for the purpose of electiag
e'strlct attorney for, the Twenty.
eond jndical district 10 fn the un-
p"eu term OF tie late district at
Se7. euhert ". Wax. The governor
siso issued a ell fo- special
,on to re he'd in Avoyelles par
= november 90 to e'e"t a sheriff
'cceed the late Sheriff Coco.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
An Auto Crash Injuries Two,

New Orleans.-Peter Relf, local
semi professional player, was fatally
injured and Edward Spencer, last
year catcher of the Minneapolis
American Association team, was 50.
riously hurt in an automobile acct.
dent here.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Logmen Ground to Pieces by Car.

Lake Charles.-Jolted from the
foremost car of log train On which
they were standing as it sped around
a curve on it's way to the woods camp
40 miles north of this city, J.. H.
Baggett and T. w. Simmons, logmen
in the employ of the company, fell
across the railroad track in front
of the train and were literally
ground to pieces.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Prominent Merchant Acquitted.

Lafsyette.-The trial OF Nose Levy,
a prominent merchant, on a charge
Of attempted criminal assault upon
Mrs. Ida Mills was concluded by the
jury bringing in a verdict of not
guilty.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
No Reflections In New Mexico.

Santa Fe. N. M.-Re-election of ex-
ecutive officers will be prohibited in
the new state Of New Mexico, If the
recommendations submitted to the
constitutional convention are incorpo-
rated in the new state charter.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Mob Frees Condemned Man.

Lovington, Va--Moun,ain er friends
OF John Moore, urder sentence to be
electrocuted for the murder of Frank
Howl, descended upon the Nelson
county Jail here, stormed the building
and rescued the prisoner.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Louisiana Man Arrested in Idaho.

Boise, Idaho.-William A. Simmons,
a bookkeeper, was arrested here al
the request of the federal authorities
in Louisiana on a charge of embez.
element of $1,000. The accused man
furnished bond and will return to
face the charge against him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
City Demands Census Recount.

Aberdeen, Wash.-In a telegram to
Secretary Nagel of the department of
commerce and labor, the chamber of
commerce of this city makes formal
demand for recount of Aberdeen's
population.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Robber Holds Up Nine Persons.

Usage. Okla.-A Lne robber held up
and robed eight persons in the Mis-
souri,, Kansas & Texas railroad pas
senger station here. Later he robbed
the clerk of local hotel and then
escaped.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Fire Routs Scarlet Fever patients

Winnipeg. Mantle main building
Of the local exposition, which was be-
ing used temporarily for the housing
of A children suffering from scarlet
fever. was burned, and the patients
removed during heavy rain.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Tax Voted for DRAINAGE PURPOSES.

Lafayette.-The taxpayers Of the
First Drainage District of the Eighth
ward have voted a 5-mill special tax
for 20 years for drainage purposes.
Bonds will be issued and the work
begun Immediately.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Former TELEGRAPH Official Dies.

New York.-Thomas Thompson Eek
ert, former president of the Western
Union Telegraph company. died at
Long Branch, after an illness of some
duration. He was born at St Glars
vile, O., April %, 1925.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Gets Three Months for Murder.

Plaquemine-In the district court
here Neill Laney, who killed another
negro boy at Maringouin over a g.
cent bet or baseball game, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to three
months in the penitentiary.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
S0ys Corn Club Contest Decided.

H.. s'on.-The Boys Corn Club con.
M suited as follows: Leon Ford
49, High School, first, yield. 1919 :;
yn,. -, per acre; Roy Hester, Downs
s,,h.ni sn School. second, yield 1859
lbs per acre: OSie Ilammonds.
~ sviile High School, third Weld
ma bushels per acre: Romey Hack.
4 o. view Hope School. fourth. WELD
.usneis per acre. The other
|ls,s..ants had yields from 81 to 30
n per acre. Ten had more than
49, 'nels per acre to their credit.
s'esds are predicted next year
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
To Give Prizes for Best Corn,

To Give Prizes for Best Corn.
Arcadia.-The Bienville parish
school board has appropriated s10c
for prizes to the Boys Corn Club Of
1911. A school building will be
erected at Bear Creek. at a cost OF
$3.50.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
20 deepen Bsvou PIacuom,ne

NV uemine,-The dredgetoa' 2 a.
4, mas returned here to resume
IA. .orh OF emerging and deepening
'aannel Of Bayou Ploquemine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-10-28
Charged With Passing Bad Checks.

Charged With Passing Bad Checks.
Jena.-J. Y. McVey was arrested
and placed in jail here on a charge
of forgery. McVey, it is alleged, has
been passing worthless checks for
some time on local business men and
has received several hundred dollars
in this manner. The checks were all
of small denomination, the last one
being for S7925.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-06
PASADENA PARAGRAPHS

PASADENA, Nov. 6.-James E.
Springer. state secretary of the Y. M.
c. A, will address the mems meeting
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock in the
First Baptist church under the aus
pices of the local Y. NJ. c. A.
The Lamda Kappa Gamma sorority
was hostess yesterday at a pleasant
five hundred party held at the AMMAN
dale club house. Lavender and gold,
the sorority colors, were used in the
decorations. A number of Los Ange-
les and Pasadena society women were
guests.
The orange Grove avenue home of
Postmaster J. w Wood, which he de-
signed himself, has been sold through
the agency of j. c. Brainard to Mrs,
Mary Robinson of Ford place for $780,
600. The bungalow on the rear lot was
sold to Mrs. NJ. A. Douna for $1,000,
Thomas Hall, the La Canyada ranch
er and pioneer of Pasadena, who was
recently injured by being thrown from
his horse in Fox canyon, is reported as
improving at his home,
The funeral of Mrs. H. G. Chell, who
died Saturday at the age of 45 years,
will be held this afternoon from the
chapel of Reynolds & Van Nuys. Mrs.
Chell died of injuries received four
years ago at Lethbridge, Alberta. Can
ada, when she displaced her heart in
lifting the dead body of a friend. She
had come to Pasadena with hope that
the low altitude would benefit her
health.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-06
WAREHOUSES; AND SHEDS
IN 75O-FOOT BUILDING
Southern Pacific Will Improve, Its
Facilities for Big Boats
at San Pedro

SAN PEDRO, Nov. 5.-Warehouses
and sheds all under one roof $50 feet
long are to be built on the Southern
Pacific wharf north of Fifth street.
They include new accommodations for
the San Francisco and Portland Steam
ship company and enlarged facilities
for the Pacific Coast Steamship COM
pany.
At the north end of the wharf 1888
feet will be reserved for the Portland
line, where two warehouses and tive
open sheds will be built. One of the
warehouses will have a floor space of
60x100 feet and the other 42x31 feet.
The sheds will be 6Ox65> feet and 42x31
feet. The office and baggage room will
be 4Ox24 feet.
The wharf will be Strengthened and
aprons built so that the steamers
Beaver, Bear and Rose City may dock
and discharge direct to cars through
the open shed from both the ports at
the side of the vessel and from the
matches at the same time.
The office of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship company has been moved twenty
feet south of the old location and a
new warehouse 202x20 feet will be built
and the open sheds enlarged.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-06
SAYS PRAYERS DID IT,
WHEN SEA SPARES HOUSE
Beach Cut Back 20 Feet on Each
Side, but Seaside Park
Cottage Escapes

LONG BEACH, Nov. 5.-Save for
cutting out the streets west of Hotel
Virginia a little more the high tides
today did practically no damage,
though at high tide this morning the
waves doomed against the bulkheads
along the strand, dashing their spray
high. Tonight the highest tide, at
little before midnight, was several feet
lower than it was this morning.
M. DeLyss, a Frenchman, who came
here from Coney Island, bought a Sea-
side park Cottage on the ocean front
at the time of tl@ July high tides. His
house, which at times of tides like
that Of this morning projects into the
water, has remained standing, While
the beach on each side is cut back
twenty feet. DeLyss attributes this
fact to his faith and is quoted as hav-
ing told neighboring property owners
they did not know how to pray prop
erly.
The city council failed. last night to
allow the bill presented by the Bath
House company for services rendered
in building temporary bulkheads along
the water front at the time of the last
previous high tides, when much dam
age was done and more would have
resulted but for the prompt work of
the Bath House company and others
interested. The assistant city attorney
and the members of the council last
night held that the city was not liable
for this work, and the bill, for $156,
was ordered filed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-06
CLOSE FIRST OF SERIES
OF TENNIS TOURNAMENTS

PASADENA. Nov. 6.--The first OF
the proposed series of annual tennis
tournaments to be held by the Valley
Hunt club closed yesterday with the
exception of the mems doubles. which
will be played Monday. A. s. Halsteo
and Henry T. Fuller will play against
c. c. Clark and Cloyd Guyer. silver
cups were given for each class, to be
won three times successfully before
reverting to the ownership OF the Win
ners.
Miss Elizabeth sherk won the wom-
ans singles championship by defeat
ing Miss Edith Rowland in the finals
with a score of 6-1, 6-3. Leigh Guyer
won the finals in the mems singles
from Cloyd Guyer by a score of 6--1,
81, 81. Misses Elizabeth Sherk and
Martha Wilson won the finals of the
women's doubles from Misses Gladys
Gardner and Alice Markham by
score of 4-6, 81, Ga.
Two hundred persons, members of
the club and friends, attended the
tennis dance last evening at the club
house in honor of the champions.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-06
LONG BEACH ITEMS

e. d. Herdman, 50 years old, resi-
dent of this city for seven years, died
last night at his home, Tenth street
and Junipero avenue, death following
two recent paralytic strokes. The first
came upon him two weeks ago. Funeral
services will be held Monday. Mr..
Herdman owned livery stable here.
Mrs. Sarah Robson, 70 years old,
died last night at the family home,
955 California avenue. She came here
three years ago. E. c. Robson, her
husband, and several children survive.
The council last night instructed the
city attorney to instruct the West
minister company to effect the needed
repairs at the point where the West
minister tunnel caused a cavein. If
the matter is not attended to within
ten days the city will do the work
and charge it to the company.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-06
VOTING ON BOSE QUEEN
OVERSHADOWS ELECTION
Pasadena Busy BaIIoting on the
Choice of Woman for
Tournament Hon0rs

PASADENA, Nov. 6.-Despite the
political excitement in this city, the
organized campaign for 1900 members
for the Tournament of Roses asso-
citation and the attendant popular Vot-
ing contest for queen of the rose fes-
tival continue to hold the attention
of citizens generally. An additional
star was hung on the line across Colo
rado street at Raymond avenue last
evening, making seventeen now dis
played, showing a membership Of 425.
1t is planned to hang out at least one
new star each weekday from now on
until the campaign closes. Each star
denotes a gain of twenty-five mem
bers. 49,,
Miss Edith Edminson gained 1900
votes yesterday, and now heads the
list in the voting contest for queen,
her total being 2100. Mrs. w. w.