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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-11-25
A Land Of Promise.
n. o, Item,


The far famed Valley of the
Teche, the "Evangeline Country"
is hardly valley, except that the
Bayou Techs flows through it. 1t
lies out on the Southern Pacific
railroad aud you may take take a
train in New Orleans and reach it
in q few hours. On the train you
get accommodations as good as
you find on any train in America.
You can go out to Patterson, Nor
gan City, Franklin, Lafayette, Thi-
bodaux, New Iberia. or any one of
the beautiful little cities in this
country, and find a good hotel in
practically every one of them be-
tween Lake Charles on tho western
border of Louisiana and New Or
leans at this end Of the line.
You will travel through what is
the richest country, agricultural
ly, in the world. You will see the
the sugar belt of Louisiana, the
rice country of Louisiana. You
will come TO many towns where the
bulk OF the people speak French
almost exclusively. You will find
the business men about as up-to-
date as you will find them any,
where else, as they all know the
language of the American Dollar,
and you will meet with a cordial
ty, courtesy and hospitality not
surpassed anywhere in the world.
We know, because we have tried it.
On one side of the Southern Pa
cific, at Lockport, lies the vast
drainage product of Edward Wis
ner and his associates. Mr.. Wis,
ner purchased, in round numbers,
about million acres and is enga-
ged in pumping the water off it
and turning it into truck gardens
and farms. Down to three or four
hundred feet below the surface
the soil consists of decaysd veget-
able matter.
We are ashamed to tell you how
high the corn grows in this coun-
try and how big its pumpkins, or
the enormous variety and quanti-
ty Of crops the land raises. We
only urge you to see them for
yourself.
Southern Louisiana is a kind
of Jack-in-the- Bsan-stalk country.
There 10 nowhere in the world
where a living can be made as
easily as in this country. There
is nowhere in the world where
things grow as they do in this
country. You can get good hunt
ing, good company, and a general
ly good time if you spend a few
days in Southern Louisiana.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-11-25
Gov. Sanders to Address Us
To-day.

Gov. j. Y. Sanders will address
the people of St Martinville this
afternoon at three o'clock at the
Bienvenu Theatre, in the interest
of his candidacy for United State
Senate.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-11-25
Socialist Speaker To Lecture,

Mr.. j. w. Barnes, a socialist
lecturer, will address the people
of st. Martiuville on Sunday after
noon, November 26th. The meet
ing will take place on Main street,
the location has not been definate-
ly decided. A cordial welcome is
extended to all to be present.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-11-25
Don't Forget Tag Day |!
Thursday, Nov. Both.

Ihursuay, NOV. 0UtD.
From sunrise to sunset, wear one
Tag, or more. 1t costs only cents;
of course, you'll wear one! Our
boys and girls need your help. So
chip in your Dime or Dollar.
Thanksgiving Day. Tag Day!
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-11-25

There is little danger from a cold or
from an attack of the grip except when
followed by pneumonia, and this never
happens when Chamberlain's Cough Re-
medy is used. This remedy has won its
great reputation and extensive sale by
its remarkable cures of colds and grip
and can be relied upon with implicit
confidence. For sale by all druggists.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1911-11-25

The Hon. Murphy j. Foster is
realizing every day that the peo-
pie are not falling over each other
to get into his band wagon, and he
is beginning to show signs of
breakdown. In politics likes in
the pugilist ring, every man is sure
to get his knockout punch.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24

secretary to President Taft. would re-
tire from that position and return to
private business in Chicago was dis
closed today in connection with the
proposal to increase the salary of the
secretary to the president from $4,000
to $4,000. 1t was stated in the SEN
ate subcommittee that Mr.. Norton,
while strongly urging the increase in
connection with the reorganization Of
the executive staff at the white house,
had declared that he would not him.
self be the beneficiary of the in
crease"
Neither the president nor Mr.. Nor
ton could be seen, but it was said
that from the beginning of his work
as secretary Mr.. Norton had had an
understanding with the president that
after the white house staff had been
reorganized on the basis of the new
appropriation and the work firmly es-
tablished on IT, ! new basis. he would
be free to reeufR to private business
at such a time as the president found
entirely convenient; but that the date
of his leaving was still uncertain and
not near at hand. 1t was further
said that Mr.. Norton's successor had
been long ago decided upon. but that
no announcement would be made at
present.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
PHILIPS HAS
A FAIR CHANCE
This Was Report From Bed.
side of Author Who Was
Shot Yesterday

New York. Jan. 2i-"Elis chances
are fair" was this mornings report
from the bedside OF David Graham
Phillips in Bellevue hospital. where
the author was taken yesterday aft
crnoon after he had been shot down
in the street by Fitzhugh Goldsbor-
Ousll, musician with fancied
grievance. who followed his murder
GUS assault by suicide on the spot.
The authors condition is still con-
sidercd critical.
There you so" snapped the as
sailant, as he opened fire. land here
CO." lie echoed, as he sent bull
let into his own brain. He used Il
ten shot 32 calibre automatic pistol.
One shot perforated Phillips abdom-
cn: another pierced the right lung
and came out at the back: a third
shattered the left wrist and fourth
drilled the right thigh. Two bullets
dropped from the wounded man s
clothing as he was being undrcsscd
at the hospital.
The surgeons were uncertain
whether hr had becn shot four. five
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
SENATOR OEPEW
SEES DANGER N
POPULAR PLA
The Direct Election of Unit
States Senators Will Dis
franchise Negroes
FOURTEENTH AND FIFTEENTH
AMENDMENTS ARE JE0PARD|z
The Plan Is Merely u Guise Ind
Which the States Are Seeking
Take the Ballot From the Color
Race.

Washington, Jan. 24-Opposition
the resolution now pending in the Sc
ate calling for the popular electi
of United States senators was voic
today by Senator Depew of New Yoi
He opposed the proposition, but offt
ed an amendment authorizing all I
voters to ballot in such electiol
The New York senator said that t
proposed amendment seemed but
effort, under the guise of popular
ing the election of United States ser
tors, to permit the states to disfra
chise, under the constitution, lar
classes of their electors.
Instead OF providing that senate
shall be elected by popular vote
the several states," said Senator I
pew, "the amendment virtually Civ
the people the right to elect senate
by applying the fourteenth and 1
teenth amendments which were
tended to secure the elective franchi
to all citizens"
: The speaker betrayed some app
hension that the passage of so!Le s
luton would call forth an expressi
of determined disapproval from
colored voters of the North, east a
west, that would be felt all over
country.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24

or six times, but their best belief was
six. The most dangerous wound is
thought to be that through the lung.
Septicaemia or pneumonia are the
two secondary effects most feared.
The robust constitution of the pa
tient borne him through the loss of
blood and shock we'll. and his first
request to his physician was that no
alarming reports be given out
My mother" lie said. "is an old
lady and the shock might kill her.
I'm young and strong: | may get
we'll. Make the best of it and I'll try
to bear you out"
The six shots broke the quiet of
one of the most aristocrat;c neigh
borhoods of old fashioned Now York.
The Princeton club, formerly the
home of the late Stanford White,
fronts on Grammercy park and at 3
o'clock of bright afternoon, Phil
lips, who lives nearby at the National
Arts club, was sauntering through
the sunshine for an hour with his
friends. A policeman stood not 100
yards away. Two pedestrians had
just passed the club as Phillips ap-
preached.
Nobody saw anything to attract at
tention in the we'll dressed Colds
borough. who was walking toward
Phillips. There was no argument as
i they met. no quarrel, no opportunity
for self defense. The shiny barrel OF
the pistol glinted in the sunshine. a
thin haze of powder foated, from the
muzzle and rattle of shots followed.
Phillips staggered, but did not fall.
He lurchel against the iron railing
that surrounds the clubhouse yards,
with one hand to his body and the
other grasp:ng for support. Satisfied
that he had been successful, the as
sailant fired the seventh shot into his
own brain and fell dead.
! The policeman and the two by
ISLANDERS came up on the run. At tho
same moment three members OF the
club-Newton James, Frank Davis
and Frederick Evans-rushed down
the steps and carried Phillips into the
house.
. Graham, what's happcncd?" asked
Evans.
Phillips was conscious and suffer-
ing intensely.
/, "He shot me in the bowels" he
answered. Don't bother with him
For Gods sake get a DOCTOR
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
WORK TO START
McdfOrd. Drake Line Of the 500 to III
Pushed to Hasty Completion.

Devils Lake. Jan. 24.-Assistant
General Counsel Sturdevant of the 500
railway visited Devils Lake Yesterday
and last night was a guest at the
Commercial club rooms where he met
a number of Devils Lakes business
men.
Attorney Sturdevant says that work
ON the Devils Lake cut off will COM
mence early in the spring. and will
be rushed to completion as fast as
possible.
All the right-of-way from Devils
/. Lake east has practically been bought
and settled for, and agents are ROW
at work between here and Drake.
The townsites on the line will be
surveyed in a short time, and it is
said that there will be number of
very desirable locations on the line.
The 500 will cross the Great North
ern line west of Devils Lake at the
Emigh farm which is about three and
a half miles west of the city.
The new line is to be completed in
ample time to handle this years crop.
There has been some talk that the
line may not be completed for an
other year. but Attorney Sturdevant
dispelled all doubts on this question
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
THE STATE TAX
COMMISSION
Will Convene in Bismarck To-
morrow For Important
Session
III. ID. PAUl.SON,)

Bismarck, N. d.. Jan. 24.-Tomor-
row morning the third annual session
of the North Dakota Tax association
will be opened i'll this city. continuing
till Thursday evening with a remark
ably good program arranged for the
two days. This association is par
ticularly interested in tax legislation
and holds its meeting in Bismarck
at this time for the purpose of Great
ing sentiment favorable to the passage
of progressive tax legislation.
The Wednesday morning session is
given over to the address of welcome
by General L. A. Williams, president
of the Bismarck city commission. and
the registration of visitors. In the
afternoon there will be an address
by Gov. John burke on Taxation;
by Secretary of State p. ID. Norton
on "Some Inequalities in Our Present
Method of Taxation" by I. A. Acker
ON Uniform Municipal Accounting
with discussion of the latter paper
by Auditor w. w. Fclson of Pembina
county. i
The Thursday morning session will
be comprised of an address by Presi-
dent y. l.. McVey of the state uMiver-
sity OH "Thc Work of 1; State Tax
Commission: by Commissioner of
Agriculture and Labor w. C. Gilbreath
on "A Practical Vicw." and by A. G.
Lewis of Cass county ON "Dclinuucnt
Personal Property Taxes" In the
afternoon DIR. James Il. Boyle of the
state university. president of the as
sociation, will speak on "Thc Publica-
tion of Assessment LISTS" with Audi
tor w. w. FelsOn of Pcmbina county
speaking on collection of Personal
Property Taxes"
Following the afternoon program
there will be the election of officers
reports of committees adoption of
resolutions and tho adjournment.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
NON.PART|SAN
LAW IS WANTED
Old Convention System Seems
the Nearest Solution of
the Matter
tH. ID. PAULSON,)

Bismarck. n. d.. Jan. 24.-Adoption
OF the Senator Cashel plan of holding
a non-partisan judicial election by the
North Dakota Bar association may be
the outcome of meeting of that as
socitaion that has been called to be
held in this city next Friday after
noon. The legislative committee, ap-
pointed for the purpose of drafting a
judicial election bill, looks with favor
upon the plan that has been evolved
by Mr.. Cashel. that of holding party
conventions for the purpose of select
ing candidates who will participate in
non-partisan election. and it is un-
derstood that when the association
meets here this week that the COM
mittee will submit the draft of bill
that closely follows out the Cashel
idea.
Dean A. A. Bruce of the university
college of law, president of the State
Bar association. has issued the call
for the meeting in this city. 1t is ex-
pected that there will be Il very large
attendance of lawyers from all sec
tions of the state.
The attorneys of the state are not
entirely satisfied with the present
non-partisan law. the fierce fight that
resulted from it's operation last fall
being the cause of such dissatisfac-
tion. For some time legislative
committee has been engaged in an
effort to find some new system for
the holding of such an election and
a return to the convention system,
with certain notifications. may be the
result.
BY the terms of the bill that has
been drafted by the legislative COM
mittee. and which cmbodies very
much the same principle as does the
Cashel bill that has already been in
troduced. the candidates for the su-
prcmc court, district court. superin-
tendent of public instruction. county
and state. would be nominated in a
party convention. the names of candi-
dates SO nominated going on nom
partisan ballot. That is there would
be no party designation on such bal
lot. only the names of the candidates
appearing.
Under the Cashel bill this election
was fixed for June, at the same time
as the primar:' election. but this
would have to be changed over to the
general election in the fall on ac-
count of the fact that the constitution
requires the election of supreme court
justices. judges of the district court
and the state superintendent of pub
lie instruction. shall take place at the
same time as the members of the leg
isiative assembly are elected.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
TAWNEY MAY Be
MADE SECRETARY
Minnesotan Said to Be Stat
ed For Successor of Private
Secretary Norton

washington, Jan. 24.-AccOrd.
ing to an announcement from
the white house last night, Charles
d. Norton, who has been secreatry
to the president for the last six
months, will soon retire. His sue
cessor, it is said, already has been
selected, but just ywho the appointee
is has not been made public. 1t is
believed, however, that he is man of
political experience. who will be able
to aid the president in mapping out
the coming camnaign.
The announcement of Mr.. Norton S
retirement cal.e as complete sur
prise to official Washington, for IL
was generally supposed that. he had
intended to devote himself to the Taft
administration until at least March 4
1918.
There was rumor in the New York
financial district yesterday that Mr.
Norton might be considered a possible
successor to the late Paul Morton as
president of the Equitable Life AS
surance society. Confirmation was
lacking. however, and there seemed
to be little basis for the report other
Ihou tuC ldCI Iudt XuI. NOl IOll NdS
prominent in the life insurance cir
cles before becoming President Taft's
secretary.
Tawney Talked Of for the Place
Several names are suggested as
possibilities for Mr.. Norton's success
sor. One being mentioned is that OF
James A Tawney, the veteran chair
nf iotS
mittee, whose term will expire March
4 next. Mr. Tawney has been hold
ing frequent conferences at the white
house recently. and it has been known
that he is slated for an important job
under the administration. Another
is that of Martin Eyan. who conducts
a newspaper in the Philippines. Mr..
Taft is known to have great admira-
tion for MIR. Egan. and knew him in
the Philippines. Mr.. Egan is now in
Washington.
One guess made was that the pres
idcnt expected to bring William Loeb,
.Jr., back to the white house. but Mr..
Loeb, who happened to arrive in
Washington last night, said that he
was not cognizant of any such pur-
pose on the part of Mr.. Taft.
The successor to Mr.. Norton will be
the third secretary to President Taft
since he entered the white house.
His first secretary. Fred w. Carpenter.
resigned to become minister to Mo.
rocco.
Mr.. Norton was taken by President
Taft from the treasury department,
where he had made a notable record
in introducing economies. He had
had absolutely no political exper.
icncc when he took up the reins at
1.-THE white house executive Offices.
The president. however. has had
great faith in his administrative abil-
ity, and it is believed that the explain
alton of Mr.. Norton's retirement lies
chiefly in the fact that both he and
Mr.. Taft appreciate the fact that the
president will need man or wide
political acquaintance ami experience
in the next year or more.
The following statement was Is
sued from an official source last night
Understanding With the President
The fact that Charles u Norton
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24

year and number of the nursery
owners of the state are already en-
gagged in creating sentiment favorable
to it. Their plan is to secure law
that will provide for state nursery
inspector whose work, 1t is expected,
will be along the line of preventing
the introduction of nursery plant dis
cases into the state. 1t is also for
the purpose Of preventing fraudulent
operations upon the part of wild cat
nursery men.
Regulations concerning the con-
struction OF public buildings in the
state are proposed in bill introduced
by MIR. Price of Cass county. 1t pro-
vides that when any public institution
Of the state is about to do construc-
tion work. that the architectural work
shall be let to an architect or firm
of architects residing in the state. His
bid shall be opened and read publicly
and when practical the contract shall
be awarded to North Dakota builder
who has been in business in the state
not less than one year previous to the
letting of the contract. Provision is
made for an estimate of work done
and payment for the same at least
once every calendar month. and no
appropriation that is made for build
ing shall in ans manner be diverted
from that purpose. The board in
charge of the building is required to
supply the bond and insurance.
feature of the building law
= fact that building materials
m G., in tho state shall be used
Whef>- OSSjble
Reproductive Bjornson will intro
duce legislative reapportionment
bill this week making the senate men,
bership fifty and the house member
ship 1O2. 1t gives Grand Forks city
one senator and three Representatives,
with the same representation for the
county outside of the city.
The Scheer bill. abolishing the sale
of patent medicines by peddlers. di-
rected especially at the stock cabinet
companies, was reported adversely by
the house ways and means committee
this afternoon.
Representative Burns of Morton
asks an appropriation of s10.50O for
the state reform school improvements
and maintenance.
The senate had an interesting fight
over the passage of the resolution fav-
Oring San Francisco for the Panama
exposition. Duis of Grand Forks op-
posed 1t and TalcOtt of Cass was in
favor of the measure.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
SM001 AGAINST
SCHEDULE PLA|
Says Piecemeal Revision Is til
Beginning Of the End of
Protection

Washington, Jan. 24.-Contendil|
that the policy of schedule by schcI
ulc revision of the tariff would ma
the beginning of the end of the pr|
tective system Senator Smoot of Utd
in the senate today spoke against II
joint resolution introduced by Set
ator Cummings of Iowa. Senat(
Cummings resolution provided th|
no amendment shall be allowed whid
proposes to change any item in IL
tariff not embraced in the schedu|
containing the items sought to
amended
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
THE PLAGUE HAS
REACHED PEK|N( [
Foreign Quarter Is Segregat
ed and Has So Far
Escaped

Tokyo, Jan. 2l.-Gravc news is rd
ceived from Picking where. because d
the presence OF the plague. the lcg;I
tion quarter has been segregated
The foreigners have thus far escapt|
infection. The pcstilence is rcuorte|
spreading rapidly throughout AlaiI
cluria. The fact significant of tIl
seriousness of the situation is th;(
the Chinese authorities have dccidc|
to permit the Japanese officials AMI
physicians to assume control of TIL
sanitary measures and to conduct Til
necessary preventative campaign
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
new ORLEANS HAS
j, THE FIRST BLOOD
Panama Exposition at That
City Gets: Its Bill Favor
ably Reported

Washington. Jan. 2i.-An appro-
priation of 81 .0G0 900 for IL govern
ment exhibit Il, New Orleans in 1913
and provisions by which il will be
impossible for the government to be
held in amy way for the liabilities of
the exposition are carried in the New
Orleans exposition bill reported to the
house today from the committee on
industrial arts and cXpOsitions. A
board OF seven commissioners at
salaries of. s., 900 each is provided. tho
salaries to be paid by the local en-
position management.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
LIFE SENTENCES
FOR MUROERERS
slayers Of Stanley Ketchel
Found Guilty of Murder in
First Degree

Marshfield. Mo-, Jan. 24-Guilty of
murder in the first degree was the
verdict returned today by the jury in
the case of Walter A. Dipley and
Goldie Smith charged with the mur-
der of Stanley Ketchel, the pugilist.
Sentences Of life Imprisonment were
recommended for each defendant. The
jury was out seventeen hours.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
TARIFF BOARD
Bill Creating Permanent Aiiair Fa.
YOrabIy RepOrtcd

Washington. Jan. ga permanent
tariff board OF five members to inves-
tigate all questions for the benefit of
congress is provided for in the bill
unanimously agreed upon by the
house committee ON ways and means
today. The bill. which is effective
July l. contains substantially the pro-
visions of the I-ongworth and Dalzell
bills.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
La Toilette Elected.

Madison, Wis.,, Jan. 24.-ln asse
bly, today the vote for United Stat
senator gave LaFollette, Republica
SO; Weiss, Democrat, %; and Klei
Socialist-Democrat, 12. Two DEN
Gratis were absent. The senate w
vote OH United States senator Ia
this afternoon.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
Chiffon Elected.

Charleston. w. Va, Jan. Pa
the first ballot in the legislature
day w. E. Chiffon received siXty-t
votes for United States senator
the full term, three more til
enough to elect. Hubbard, Democr
of Wheeling bolted the house me-
ing, charging bribery in the cauc,
No Choice.
Albany. n. Y, Jan. -24.-No cho
for United States senator OH t
sixth ballot.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-01-24
Iowa Deadlock.

.Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. "a
joint ballot for United States s
atorship by Iowa legislature to,
resulted as follows: Young,
Funk. 81; Kenyon, 81; Garst. 8; p
ter, Democrat, So. No election.