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Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02

4 DIE IN CnICAjv FIRE
VICTIMS CAUGHT LIKE RATS ON
UPPER FLOORS.
Young Clerk Causes Fire Filling Cigar
Lighter with Benz!nc; Explosion
Is the Result.

Chi@ag0.- Search OF the wrrcE,gr fol
the remaining bodies OF those who lost
their lives i'll the Fish Furniture Com
pany fire horror here Friday was di,
danger from tOttcring walls, but not
until after twelve OF the dead had beer
recovered ami eleven OF those identified
Leo StocckrI. Il clerk OF the Fish Com,
pany, who 10y accident i, sad to have
started the tire, told his story to Fire
Attorney Frank Hogan. llr appeared
hcartbrokcn and told his story with diff
Guilty.
About S:45 o'clock lhi, morning.
Sto"ckcl said, MIR. Mitchell, who is Il
member Of the firm, gave me three pock-
ct cigar lighters and told me to 90 to
the finishing room on the fourth floor aud
Till them with brnziue. | had filled two
OF the lighters oUt OF the i~ivr-yallon can
| and was working Oh the third WHEN there
was an explosion. \ sheet OF flame al
most blinded me and | remember only
dimly what Happened after that, did
not fully regain my senses nn1Il had
reached the street,
The spread OF the flames throughout
the upper floors was almost ln~tanta-
neons. The girls. which they rushed to
the stairway~, found escape there cut
OF. Turning quickly to the front OF 'hr
building, the young women smashed the
glass in the panes. Mortified spectators
in the street looking through the haze
OF flames, smoke and spray could see
dimly the faces OF the girl, framed III
the windows above.
Then Suddenly one OF the girls stepped
to the window ledge, her face Il picture
Of terror, and screamed for help. llrI
shrleks came p%iHrcingly clear above the
turmoil below, which suddenly turned to
silence as the Young form poised and
then sprlng to the street below.
She fell on the awning over the front
eltldhtt " lH' Alo!', Witty Hit "" ut-
conscious until DR.. William /. kinSlcy,
crawling out on the canopy, lifted her
up. The girl was taken at once to a
hospital, only a few blocks away. but
died soon atterward. The girls name
was Emma Lichstenstcin.
Soon after Miss Lichstcnstcin's doSp"r-
ate leap, a crash as ii OF floors iaI':nS
was heard, and the faces at the window
disappeared.
DR.. Kin,ley, in describing his "Xpr.
%rience, said:
Il was nearby when the fire started,
and when | reached the scene the sight
made my hair stand on end. The floor,
of the building were a mass OF flames
and smoke was rolling in clouds out OF
the windows. | cried, Something must
be done, something must be DONE but
like many others, | was so stricken by
the sight of the faces half revealed in the
sixth story windows that | could scarcely
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
Looking After State Lands.

Baton Rougc.-F'rct Grace. register
Of the state land ottirr. has returned! 10
the city from Washington. where he
went in the interest of the state lands.
Mr.. Grace was very successful as a re-
suit of his trip, and thinks that the
state has a splendid chanre to win the
Ferry Lake land case Of taddo parish.
where some valuable lands in Caddo
parish are being claimed by outside
parties. Mr.. Grace also looked into
the Sabin" Island casf and is hopeful
of the state still being able to maintain
its title to these lands. There is NJ
question about Baton Rouge getting
the two federal land offices when they
are consolidated and the offices at New
Orleans and NatchitOches closed. 4
great majority of the Louisiana con
gressmcn favor Baton Rouge, and as
there seems to be no question about
the two offices being closed. it is ovi-
dent that Baton Rouge vii! get the
records.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
Alter Cotton Seed Oil Rate.

Washington.-Senator Taylor Of Ten.
nessec appealed in vain to Secretary
Knox in behalf of the cottnosecd oil in
terests with reference to the adjustment
of tariff rates with France. Under the
terms Of the tariff cOttonSrri is admitted
into France free OF duty. but a heavy
tariff is imposed OF cottons"od oil. II
is said that the oil manufactured from
American seed, admitted duty free, can
be made in France and shipped back 70
this country and sold at a prof: in ON.
petition with American made oil.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
FMRBANKSWELC0MED HOME
Former Vice President and His Wife Are
Given a Big Reception.

indianapolis, Ind.-All Indiana Joined
Thursday in welcoming home former
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks and
Mrs. Fairbanks. The distinguished couple
arrived in the afternoon from their
'round-the-world trip, and were greeted
by the cheers of their friends and adj
mirers from all parts of the state. All
the mayors of Indiana cities had been
asked to send representatives, and most
of them had complied. The school chill
dren of this city also participated in the
exercises. Only two speeches were made,
the address OF welcome by Gov. Thomas
r. Marshall and the response by Mr..
Fairbanks.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02

them, often have greeted than
600 guests, but $50 appears to be the
new number,
1t was not until about midnight
that the guests began to gasp with
| a~stOnlshment. Then the cOtilion be
gan and the favOrs appeared. The
| most costly of these were the French
parasols presented to the one
They had been made to order and
were hand carved upon the finest Of
woods, with long handles and of silk
of every color.
Guests never estimate the cost Of
such trif1es. but 2 few outsiders val
ued the parasoIs at $50 each.
Both mel and ONE were provided
with pompadour ribbon scarfs and
sashes frinscd with gold and silver.
and as quickly as they were wound
about the shoulders OF the dancers
the ballroom became a Kaleidoscope
of color at ST. per color,
Brass bells were among the favors
given the men and they were kept
ringing merrily % that at times the
orchestras had difficulty in letting it
be known that they still were at
work. The Gardenia b~outOnnieres
given the men were artificial, bat they
were perfumed in a name TO put ma
ture to the test to keep even.
The directoire mirrors that were
among the favors for the women we're
two feet in length. the handles of sat
inwood, and with - Of them flashing
back the lights Of the ballroom from
all angles they provided a figure OF
dazzling brilliancy.
If there We're men present who
never smoked a pipe they must have
been tempted by the splendid comb
nation Of hriar. gold and amber pre-
scented to them, with gold matchboXes
and q gilt hashlight to complete the
outfit. Those who insist upon moth,
jng bit cigars We're delighted with a
novel gilt cigar lighter.
One Of the last figures provided the
men with bronze desk rulers and pa,
per weights as a possible reminder
that there might be work to do at
some future time, while at the same
time the women received bridge
scores as a possible reminder that
thov carrOt kin All the time
Supper time found all the large
tables used for dinner gone ard in
their stead were dozens Of little tete-
a-tete tables scattered about the cor
ridors, with walters ready to inform
that a breakfast would be
served later, if desired.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
MUST DESTROY CANNON, MIS-
SOURIAN'S CRY.
Republicans Keep Speaker From Re-
sponding-Rulings Indicating C2agism
Cited.

Neutrality-suspicious. of tie most bite
personal attacks upon Speaker Cannon
thus far Was made in the house Just
before adjournment Tuesday by Mr.
Shackelford OF Missouri.
| Il am not talking about Cannonism,'
shouted Mr.. Sharkeliorl, looking straight
into the eyes of Speaker Cannon, who
occupied a seat on the Republican side
Il am talking about Cannon
Mr.. Prince, OF Illinois, who was pre-
siding during the consideration Of th'
pension appropriation bill, raped tho
Missouri member to order. whcrrupol
,lr. Sllackclford changed his language
saying, Il an talking about the gentle
man from Illinois. the Hon. Joseph G
Cannon"
As Cato had ended all his speeches b,
declaring that "Carthage must be de-
slroyed,' Mr.. Shackelford said. so t";
years he had been declaring that Can
nonism must be destroyed ii Republican
ism and representative government ii
America were to live.
Come on, Murdoch, LET us fight it
out on the principles that lie at the
foundation Of free government shouted
Mr.. Shackclford, in tragic tones. ges-
tlculating as though denying the powers
he was opposing.
Mr.. Shackelford cited instances Of
rulings of the speaker in refusing to
recognize members. Mr.. Cannon rose in
his place to make reply, but Republic
cans near him urged him not to DO so,
ard he gave III.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
Gave Cotton Seed Luncheon,

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Beall oil
Texas was host at an informal luncheon
today in honor of the members of the
house committee on agriculture and the
menu consisted exclusively Of biscuit
fruit cake and cookies made from cot
tonseed meal which had been sent to Mr..
Beal! by }. ". Allison, president Of tn.
oil mill at Ennis, Tex. It is the coli,
census of opinion among the members
O. the committee that wheat flour now
has G worthy rival in cottonseed mea!
in its refined state az & pu1atable article
OF food.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
NO PENSION FOR THEODORE
Allowances Voted to Mesdames C!eve.
land and Harrison.

Washington.-The senate committee
on pension, Monday agreed to report ia
vorably bills to grant pensions OF $1,000
a year to Frances Folsom Cleveland,
widow Of cx-Prrsident Grover Cleveland,
and Mary Lord Harrison, widow OF ex,
President Benjamin Harrison. The com
mittcc declined to report 4 bill to place
rX-prcsidrnt Roosevelt Oh the retired list
as commandments of the army and
navy, and give him $4,000 a year for
the remainder OF his life.
This bill does not mention Mr.. ROosc.
welt by name, but applied to "cN-prcsi-
dents OF the United Statcs.'
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
MEETS IN CEDAR FALLS.
Northwestern Iowa Press Association
Opens Its Convention.

Cedar Falls, lathe s%emi.annua}
meeting of the Northwestern Iowa Press
Association opened here Thursday with
President Bernard Murphy of the Vinton
Eagle in the chair and a large attend.
attce of editors. The journalists will
be in session two days. The morning
program was opened by Howard l.. Ram
of the Manchester Press with a paper
on Can the Laws Providing for Pub.
LEFTY Be Enforced!" l.. II. Henry of
the Charles City Press spoke about job
printing in a country office, Charles J,
Wonser of the Tama City Herald on col
lection agencies and Paul Woods of the
EIdora Ledger on rural routes. Thurs.
day evening the editors listened to al.
dresses by Mayor Pfeitfer and Gov. 3. F..
Carroll. 1T
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
GIVES VIvORC;E ttIt
John Jacob Astor. Freed. Spends
$4,000 on Friends.
Mufti-MlIl,onaire Follows Smart Set
Custom Of Celebrating Severance
of Marital Ties in a
Lavish Manner.


New 1"fN. n smart tang to 40
nowadays wren YOU set a divorce IS
l" ''''o'"'' II II "A ollh'i, ih'a'fr
parry supper, E1N" presents to your
'''''l"N an" II E"" are Il hAu!''-Ii'I'!!"n
are SV'Au H-','"' on ''t 'h''FtAth-
AI'"'. vi 'uJIS" II ynH can "i'ehd
1-'''"'o Hp'N0 So, S-."" or TWO hl'%.
III Jotih ja'ob A9tor set a Inerr;
t"' '"'H'N III 'h'S 'NE' Inc COZ
"''' 'h''''aihM"h fbSt S-',o"". IL
was Il goo" thIh& tor 1t put money
III" '"'"IA'loH ! llAlS Nhal W"
h''a III 'HiS country. Nt"li Il nitItl'
Il'''''"'i'''' TURNS io"Se SIN'""' lof
l"'"'S II H'"I|H 'ha' som" poor "oFh'
l""h mac S"'H''AInS I" 90. NS'"r can
"''o'" S''h 'hlAES' so what's the dli'
''t't'''
ne NH'"F entertainment Marked
me we o. IL" &rahjIh% OF IN" lHal
"''I'' oi o obtained by Mrs.
ASt"l'
oitHtstFdH were Nt"iltlg III" rect or
'I' S"'s' 'IhSIl'lg WIN a dcAli' Tor
'N' h"'IFoo'H,
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
Altered EmbezZler to Wed.

Cambridge, Mass.-Despite the fact
that he will probably be tried within a
month on the charge of embezzling $780,
900 from the National City Bank of
Cambridge, George ". Coleman admitted
that he had taken out a marriage license
and will be married ION some day this
week" The woman Coleman expects to
marry is given in the license as Miss May
Hightower, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Matthew %lIightower of Kansas City, Mo
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
Culberson Breaks Down.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Charles A. Gull
berson, until the present session minor
ity leader of the senate, is at Danville,
n. Y, in a sanitarium, suffering from
nervous breakdown. Those interested
in his recovery have kept his where
abouts secret, that he may not be trou-
bled with letters or kilograms. Every
effort is being made to keep his official
cares from him. His associates here are
very anxious about him. Early in tia
winter he went to Atlantic City, where
he remained until very recently.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
Funds Subscribed for Parish Fair.

Mansfeld.-It is now practically a
settled fact that the De Soto Parish
Fair Association will be organized. The
matter is in the hands of a committee
of nine, three of whom were appointed
by the Farmers Union of the parish.
three by the town of Mansfield ana
three by the town of Grand Cane. A
mass meeting was held March a. The
association viii be chartered and the
capital of the company will be $4,000,
about $500 of which has been SUBJ
scribed by the citizens of Mansfield.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
Interest in Corn Clubs.

Baton Rouge.-Much interest is be,
ing taken in the boys corn clug move,
ment, and there will be a large gather,
ing at the Calhoun meeting March 81.
when organization will be effected
Professor 7. o. Brown, parish superin,
tendent of education, has taken hold of
the matter. The Monroe Progressive
League has offered 800 in gold as
premiums.
Work has begun OF the rooming house
being made ont of the old Sugar The.
alter building.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
Would Fix Time Limit.

Washington. - Amendments to tn.
statehood bill were reported to the sen
ate Friday from the committee on ter
ritories by Chairman Beverage. They
provide, among other things. that the
elections for the Publications of the cont
stitutions Of the proposed new states
shall be held not earlier than sixty days
nor later than ninety days after the adj
journ7leut OF the constitutional conven
tions.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
Will Dedicate Tablet.

Baton Rouge.-On April : the Louis
Jana Society of the Daughters of the
American Revolution will formally ded,
icate the tablet which has been placed
In the state capitol to commemorate
the battle of Baton Rouge, fought be-
tween the British and American and
Spanish forces, and declared to be the
only battle of the American revolution
fought on Louisiana soil. The Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution are
outlining an extended program for the
dedication Of the tablet.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
SUES MINISTERS FOR LIBEL
Candidate Denies He Used Beer to
Secure Votes.

Butler, Pa.-Rev. Claudius Freeman,
pastor Of the Lutheran church, claims
that six local ministers recently charged
that a "candidatc for school director
skipped to Mars, Pa, the day before
the election. Il barrel Of beer for the pur-
Jose of inNuencin" votes.' Freeman de-
CARES that lie was the candidate meant,
and today he had warrants issued
charging criminal libel agains; the Elk
ministers.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
Garfield for Governor.

Columbus, U.-Jamcs K. Garfield, who
has been mentioned as the next Repub.
lean candidate for the ~govcrnorship of
Ohio, will not seek the honor. but will
come out in a speech in Ohio within the
next few days violently attacking the
Taft administration and declaring that
he cannot run on a platform which will
embody the Taft principles and not the
Roosevelt policies.' Mr.. Garticld's speech
will be made before tn" Tippecanoe Club
in Cleveland, some night next week,
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02

District Attorney Wax says that the
parish of East Baton Rouge is not liza,
BILE for the expense in the McKowen
ease.
at is my opinion that the parish Of
East Baton Rouge is not liable for the
expense which will be necessarily at
PENDANT upon the trial of the Mckowen
ease. transferred from the parish or
East FeIiciana by a decree of that
court. The law governing changes Of
venue, unfortunately, is silent on the
point Of the expense of these trials. but
section l4S of the Revised Statutes.
under the caption Of expenses of crimi-
nal prosecutions, states that all eX-
penscs incurred in the different parishes
Of the state by the arrest, confinement,
maintenance and prosecution of persons
accused or convicted of crimes, their
removal to prison, the pay of jurors
and witnesses and all expenses what
ever attending criminal proceedings
shall be paid by tn Irrespective parishes
in which the offense charged may have
been committed. While | have the right
at this time to state in what parish
the offensc charged was committed. if
at all, we all know that it was not com
mitted in the parish of East Baton
Rouge, and We certainly should not be
1901 -,
large expense. 1t is probable that steps
will be taken to determine this matter
with absolute certainty, as we have
enough difficulty in meeting our W ex-
penses without assuming the debts and
obligations of other parties,'
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
Dynamite Replaces PlOW.

Spartanburg, $. C.-J. II. Caldwell,
a farmer near here, broke up an acre
of land with 500 charges Of dynamite,
the explosive being used instead Of the
pillow. Mr.. Caldwell claim, that blasting
land with dynamite is the best method
for ~subso!ling and that it can be done
more cheaply than by manual labor.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
Turpentine for Mites.

Turpentine is much better than
kerosene to kill mites. Boiling hot
water will kill all it touches. 1t is
difficult to find them all. They hide in
cracks in the boarding overhead and
even between the shingles.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
Profit in Grain Feed,

A pound of gain can be made on a
young chicken with four to Az pounds
of grain. from IS to 26 weeks Old it
takes AZ to "a pounds of grain,
which proves that poultry cen be
grAwn as cheaply as pork.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
ALL OVER LOUISIANA
DR.. McKOWEN TRANSFERRED TO
BATON ROUGE FOE TRIAL.
Judge Rrunot Seeks to Test Legality Of
One Parish Shifting Expenses
Upon Another.


Baton Rouge Or. f, {. MrNow"n:
IL" Ja"hS"n physician charged with the
murder Of f. X. .JndSon, was brought
f. Baton i"ug" hy Sh"riti ilnhhN ~
East FrIiriana and placed in the East
Baton Kong" Jail, onI"r tn" car" OF
Nh'rtf Randolph, Mrh"""n : arrival
was unexpected. II wAs not expected
that Ii" would h" brought her" until
the last Of til" week, but Sheriff iiaho'
decided t" get the prisoner III III" Baton
Rouge jail as soon rs possible,
Nrkow"n retained his usual silence
and d"rIlnrd TO be mt"rV1"Wrd or t.
have anything to say for publication.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02

Judge Brunot has positively decide,
that he will decline 20 try the Mck0Wen
case. BY thus declining the case Judge
Brunot hopes to bring before the ST.
premc court the right of one parish to
place upon another the expense Of such
a trial. The only reason that the case
will be declined is to get the expense
placed upon East Feliciana. If East
T'eliciana will agree to meet the ex-
pensp of the case it will be tried dur.
ing the April term. The first estimated
cost CT $4,000 to try the ease now de,
velops to have been a low one. The
court officials now figure that it will
cost over $4,000 for the fist trial, and
if a mistrial should result the cost
would run up, to about $1,000 for the
two trials. There would be about 80
witnesses, each receiving So and 10
cents for each of the forty miles. The
attachments on all these witnesses, iiv-
ing in East and West Feliciana. would
have to he served and a special venire
drawn. so that the total cost for the
first day would be about $500. The
court officials do not feel as if this par.
ish can afford the expense, so Judge
Brunot has finally decided that he would
decline jurisdiction, and in declining
would try to make such answer as
would secure an expression from the
supreme court on whether or not East
Baton Rouge had to bear the cost of
the trial.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
CLAPP RAPS RAIL ROAD BILL
Shippers Have Right to Representation
in Court.

Washington. absolutely revolu,
tionary" was the term applied by Scna'
tor Clapp in the senate Tuesday to
some of the provisions Of the admins.
lralion railroad bill.
In the course OF his remarks. Mr..
Clapp sharply criticised many OF the
provisions Of the bill. He was especially
severe in dealing with the policy OF
specialization" in the judiciary, say.
ing that to select five men to hear all
the railroad cases inevitably would sub.
icct them to public celsure-a censure
so intense that he did not believe ever
the Apostle Paul could stand up under
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
Bethea Shoots Porter

Bethea Shoots Porter.
Bcthca, who had been drinking heav
lily, shot the porter through the heart,
killing him instantly. When Conductor
Wellman saw the porter fall he ran tc
the scene to demonstrate with the pas
scnger, who still held the revolver III
his hand. Bcthea fired a second shot
into the ncgro's body. Then without a
word Bethea shot Wellman through the
heart.
The conductor fell dead in his tracks.
Before the passengers could Interfere the
double murderer baGricaded himself in
the toilet room of the Pullman car and
threatened to kill the first person who
approached. Meanwhile the train reach.
cd Wilmington. When it came into the
station a hurry call was sent to the po-
lice station. a squad OF patrolmen, re-
inforced by park guards and a posse of
citizens and trainmen. ran to the scene.
Opens Fire on Police.
Bethea is believed to have had at least
100 rounds Of ammunition, for he sue,
ceeded i'll holding the posse at bay and
also held up the train from 5:17 until
G:35. During this time many shots were
fred on both sides, until finally all the
windows of the car were riddled.
When the battle had lasted about an
hour, the police realized they would be
unable to drive the man from cover. A
call was sent to Il local fire company.
The tiremen responded with their engine.
Attaching a high pressure hose to a fire
plug, and with the tiremen carricaded
behind trucks and boards, a stream of
water was played upon the windows OF
the toilet room.
The desperate fired a number Of shots
at the tiremen, but they were not in
jured. Subsequently Bethea, drenched
with water. staggered to the platform
and the police once more called upon him
to surrender. His reply was several shots
in quick order from his revolver.
Driven from Car.
Police Captain Evans fired a load of
shot into Bethea's face. Notwithstand-
ing this in jury, he kept Oh blazing away.
Patrolman B%oughman opened fire with
a pistol and struck Bethea i'll the right
arm. The desperate nan tired to fire
again, but Sergeant kelcher sent in a
shot and he fell dead.
While it was believed BY some of the
passengers who fed when the train
reached Wilmington that the desperate
was insane, other passengers said he APP
peared to be sane, with the exception
that he had been drinking.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
DEALS DEATH ON TRAIN R0ASTS UNCLE JOSEPH
CONDUCTOR INTERCEDEs- GETS A
BULLET THROUGH HEART.
Driven from Coach, Still Shooting After
Being Shot in Face with Riot Gun.

Wilmington, Dcl.-An exciting battle
in which three men were killed. occurred
on a Baltimore K Ohio railroad train this
afternoon. The fight began at Newark,
Del, and ended in this city. Several
persons We're wounded in the atIray.
The triple tragedy was the result Of
al alteration between Bethea, who was
a passenger, and Williams, the porter in
the Pullman parlor car.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02
He contended for the right of the ship.

pers to representation in the progress
Of any case in the courts involving orders
of the interstate commission.
TO eliminate the commission, place the
defense in the hands of the department
Of Justice and make the United States
the defendant would rob the real party
at interest of all right of defense. lie
denounced the provision as absolutely
contrary to the spirit of American in.
stitutiOns.
Lower coast gazette., 1910-04-02

State banks in Louisiana had $1l0,-
26S.43 March s.. an increase
of $1,000, 900 for three months.