The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-12-02
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n the toll football has collected from
the gfidirons of the -aOuntEsssau
tie isli season.
The suggestion of F. M. Bradley,
state superintendent of education, that
ali public educational institutions in
The state dismiss school on November
% to enable all of their teachers to
attend the convention Of the South
ern Educational Association which
will be held in Houston on November
20 and December l and 2, is meeting
With favor in several counties of
Texas.
"The plumbing trust" which gov
eminent officials say controls the
sale of plumbers supplies in most of
tbe Rocky Mountain and Pacific
coast regions, has capitulated to the
department of justice and is seeking
to avoid court proceedings.
The city of Juarez. Mexico, elected
'Reyista as mayor in the election
held Saturday for city officers in the
person of Colonel Juan N. Medina.
BY the grave of the wife he murder
ed July IS, the body of Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., was buried in Maury
cemetery, at Richmond, Va, shortly
after sunrise Sunday. There was a
brief service at the residence attend
ed only by members of the family and
eight friends who served as pallbear-
ers, and then the procession moved
through the silent streets of South
Richmond.
Charles W. Morse, the New York
banker, exchanged his bare cell at the
federal prison at Atlanta, Ga, Sunday
for a more commodious ward in the
army hospital at Fort Mcpherson, by
order of Attorney General Wicker
sham, who recently made special
visit to Atlanta to investigate the con-
dition of Morse.
Federal officers and members Of the
city's detective forces spent Sunday
making a careful search for the man
who passed at least three $50 counter
feit bills on the drug stores of Hous-
ton on Saturday night, but the search
vas without avail.
Condemning the .backwardness OF
good people in government and de-
claring it to be the duty of the church
to interfere in the alliance OF govern
ment with elements that tend to the
degeneracy of the community and
strike down any political power al
lied with forces of unrighteousness,
Former Vice President Charles w.
Fairbanks before 5000 Methodist min
isters Sunday at Cincinnati, Ohio, call
ed for "the redemption Of our cities
from the iniquities which exist In
them and which must come through
the organized effort of Christian men
and women who are willing to give
labor for common good"
Senator Winthrop Murray Crane OF
Massachusetts, has offered his sup
port to Theodore Roosevelt for the re-
publican presidential nomination next
year.
Mrs. Horace Jones, wife of far
mer residing between Heidenheimer
and Rogers, Texas, was burned TO
death at her home Sunday while burn
ing brush in the yard of her resi-
dence.
A far-reaching concession by Presi-
dent Taft to the demands of the pro-
gressive spirit in American politics is
found in the statement authorized
Saturday by Dwight Hilles, secretary
to the president that the administra-
ton will accept in modified form the
challenge of the Ohio progressive re-
publicans for a statewide expression
on presidential preferences. the re-
suit of which shall be binding on Ohio
delegates to the national convention
John f. Dryden. founder OF the
Prudential Insurance Company OF
America and at the head Of 1t prac-
tically all his life, a member of the
United States senate and multl-mll-
lionaire, died at his home at Newark.
N. J., Friday of pneumonia.
The men composing the team that
will conduct the Houston campaign OF
the Men and Religion Forward Move
ment are: Fred B. Smith, campaign
leader; Charles Stelzle, social service;
Fred S. Goodman, Bible study; II. A
Waite, Jr., boys work; A. M. Bruner.
community extension; H. F.. Schwartz,
missions; w. e. Biederwolf, evangel-
ism; National Association Male quar-
tette. Delegates attending from out
of Houston are invited to remain for
the meetings throughout the week.
Henry Clay Battle. Jr.. paid the PEN
atty in the electric chair for murder
ing his wife He confessed his guilt.
While the cavalry, rangers and fed
eral officers directing the patrol of
the Mexican border are yigilant, there
was little excitement OF any kind late
E There is a feeling at Fort sam
Houston that other companies OF the
cavalry may go forward, but no or
ders have been issued to that effect to
date. Reports reaching General Jo-
seph w. Duncan are to the effect tnat
border conditions are very quiet.
The members of the tar party ac-
cused of assaulting Miss Mary Cham
oerain, Kansas school teacher, were
convicted by jury Saturday and viii
Get jail sentences.