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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-02-16
Correspondence
Haufhton.


Tuesday, Feb. 14.-Large quantities of
ribbon cane syrup are being shipped from
here to various points. It brings 80 cents
per gallon.
Mr.. Ross McDade from the river was
out Sunday.
Mr.. White Worley of Blenheim was
visitor here Friday.
Mrs. Sophia Bender left yerterday for
her home in Texarkana, Texas.
The ladies of Haughton have organized
local union of the w. C. T. U.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. McDade of Dumas,
Texas, spent last week here with relatives.
Mrs. J. B. Hall spent last week in Winn-
fiild with her daughter, Mrs. G. H. Bland.
Miss Lyde Hightower of Plain Dealing
was a pleasant visitor in Haughton Sat-
urday.
For the first time in two years eggs are
plentiful in this market at Is and 20 cents
per dozen.
Mr.. G. N. Brown and family have moved
to Doyline, much to the regret of their
friends here.
Misses Grace and Catherine Wilson spent
several days of the past week in Monroe,
their former home.
Mrs. H. G.. Tuten and children of Shreve-
port have taken rooms at the Moore Hotel
and will spend some time in Haughton.
for the Women's Christian Temperance
, and appreciative audience, and also at the
school Monday morning. She is pleasing
; speaker and captivates all who hear her.
Quite number of our young people at
. tended social given at Palmetto, the
plantation home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
McDade, Friday evening. Notwithshand-
ing the inclement weather, which was a
8 little unpleasant for those from Haughton
r all report most enjoyable evening and
! an elaborate spread of delicious refresh
ments.
The members of the Women's Home
Missionary Society will give valentine
n entertainment on the 18th at the home o.
;, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Prince. Everybody il
f invited. No charges will be made, bu
those who feel inclined to do so may make
a freewill offering in the interest of thu
> prospective new church.
}, THE LADIES' HOME MISSION SOCIETY.
g The Home Mission Society of the Meth
odist Church met in annual session on tn
? 7th at the home of Mrs. J. w. Prince, will
fifteen members present, all of whom joine'
n in service of sacred songs.
is The president, (Mrs. G. W. Smith, } thel
e read portion of scripture appropriate t
q the occasion, which was followed in earnes
= prayer by Mrs. 0. P. Harris, who petione'
70 our Heavenly Father for help and guidanc
n in the new years work.
y After roll call and collection of dues, tn
le election of officers took place, which re
suited as follows: President, Mrs. j. W
Prince; First Vice President, Mrs. G. W
> Smith; Second Vice President, Mrs. T. H
ID Lawrence; Third Vice President, Mrs
a Sallie Stevenson; Recording Secretary
j. Miss Dola Sloane; Treasurer, Mrs. J. f
- Wyche; Agent Missionary Voice." Mis-
y Erie Edwards; Press Superintendent, Mrs
N Loye McDade; Corresponding Secretary
le Miss Mary Lawrence.
1e After business hours, the hostess serve
"a delicious refreshments, which were appre
ciated and much enjoyed, closing the yea
with social pleasure.
rs Haughton, La, Feb. II, 1911.
&c Bolineer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
THROWN IN HEAPS
Passengers on a Hooking Valley
Train Badly Shaken.
Car DeraiIed Goes Dumping
Along on the Ties.
THEN IT TURNS OVER
Some Escaped by Jumping
Through the Windows.
Those Remaining Are Dragged
Out by Rescuers.

Columbus. Aug. 30.-Hocking Val
ley train No. so, Toledo to Columbus,
narrowly escaped a serious wreck
this morning when one OF the coaches,
loaded with visitors to the state fair.
left the rails just after the train had
crossed a bridge near Olentangy park,
on the outskirts of Columbus No
one was seriously injured, though
many of the passengers received mi
nor bruises and cuts.
The car, as it left the rail, went
humping along the ties and when the
train was stopped turned in an az
gular position. The passengers We're
thrown in heaps and one or two it is
said jumped through windows into a
ditch. A moment later the car turned
over and settled on its side in the
road bed Several of the passengers
who We're left in it then had to be
drawn out through windows.
The accident was caused by the
wrecked car jumping a switch. The
first five Of the eight coaches passed
over the switch safely The train was
running slowly and when the sixth
car left the rails, was quickly stopped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
JAILED. GIVES ROOD TO WIFE.
Prisoner Freed to Support Her With
out Starving Himself.


Lawrenceburg. Ind. Aug. 20.-Louis
A Weiss, 2S years old, a prisoner IN
the county Jail on a charge Of petty
larceny, was caught passing a bundle
containing food to his wife. Weiss has
been in Jail several weeks and his wife
has been a daily visitor. The jailer
noticed they seemed devoted. and be-
gan to take note of the visits.
When he caught Weiss passing her
the bundle he examined it and found
it contained the food allowed Weiss by
the county Weiss Acknowledged with
reluctance that he had been giving his
allowance to his wife every day to keep
her from starving.
Weiss was charged with stealing
pair Of loaded dice from saloonkeep-
er He was being held as witness
against the sa1oonkeeper. Prosecutor
Russo, when he heard of the Jail in
cident, ordered Weiss released and pro-
cured work for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
GIRL UNDER ARREST.
Charged With Writing Indecent and
DcfamatOry Letters for Years.

Easton, Pa, Aug. 30-Charged with
having written hundreds Of anonymous
letters of a scurrilous defamatory in
decent character and sending them
through the mail to more than a score
of residents in this city. including
clergymen, business men and women,
Miss Harriet Dewitt, daughter of one
of the citys well known and respected
citizens has been arrested and is held
in bail for a hearing Friday before
United States Commissioner Turner In
nearly all of the letters the anonymous
writer attacks either the character of
the person to whom the letter is ad-
dressed or that Of some near relative
or friend. In several instances there
are charges of criminal conduct.
For nine years these offensive, an
noying letters have been received and
many complaints have been sent to the
postal department and several inspec-
tors and secret service men have been
assigned to fathom the case and failed
At last Inspector Shaneberger was put
to work to run down the writer and
the evidence he secured during the last
two months caused him to make the
complaint that resulted in Miss De
Wits arrest She declares she is in
nocent and says she has also been re-
cefving letters from the anonymous
writer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
.. S. WILL DEFEND SOLDIER.
Private Shoots Dog Which Attacked
Him and Is Arrested.

Washington. Aug. S0.-The old story
of the civil prosecution of a soldier for
an act performed in accordance With
orders from his superiors, always tan
talizing to the military authorities, is
before the war department again in a
case from New Mexico. In this in
stance, a town dog was the cause of it
all.
According to an official report to the
secretary of war, Private Gilbert of the
signal corps while inspecting fences at
Fort Bayard, N M, fired two shots
at a dog which had attacked him and
followed him inside the reservation He
was prosecuted at Central. n. NJ, charg-
ed with discharging fire arms in the
town, found guilty and sentenced to
pay the costs of the action.
The case has been appealed and Sec
retary Of War Stimson has taken ex-
ception to the decision, asking the at
torney general to detail a United States
or special attorney to defend the sol
dipr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
ONE DEAD IN TONG WAR.
Chinese Purchasers See Killing and
Escape of Slayer.

Chicago, Aug 3O.-A Tong war
which has been threatened for some
time broke out IN Chinatown Tuesday
night, and as L result Lee Zip Wing,
a merchant, IS dead, and Moy Dong
Tong, a laundryman, is in a critical
condition at a hospital Both were
shot twice The shooting was done by
Chu Lu Hun, ho escaped in a taxi
cab.
Moy Dong Tong is cousin of Frank
Moy, king" of Chinatown. The po-
lice believe the refusal of the men to
comply with demands of the Hep Sing
Tong led up to the shooting.
Chow Foo Woy. brother of a man
sought by the police. was taken into
custody soon after the murder and is
being held at the Harrison street sta
ton
The trouble came at time when
the basement store of Wing was filled
with men. There was a wild scramb BILE
TO escape when the murderer opened
fire. Standing on the steps leading
to the place, the Chinese pointed his
revolver at Wing and fired. The Chi
nese merchant was struck by the first
bullet and fell to the floor.
With his revolver pointed at the
terrified loungers in the store, the
slayer backed up the stairway and
dashed down the basemen steps lead
ing to Louie Sings store. Shouting
that he would shoot the first one who
tried to intercept his flight, the mur-
derer darted out of the rear doorway
and fled as far east as Dearborn street,
where he scaped in a taxicab. Many
of the Chin ese present were arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
MANY TO SEE TAFT.
Crowd to see the President VIII Be
Large.

The newspapers of Kansas are GER
tainly taking hold of the great soldiers
reunion and reception to President
Taft. They are giving this coming
event wide publicity, and if the crowds
do not come up to the 100000 mark on
Presidents day, it will not be the fault
of the Kansas newspapers.
There is d reason for this The great
reunion is the last state wide meeting
of the soldiers. sailors and allied or
ganizations. Especially is this true of
the soldiers whose advanced aga rem
ders such gatherings impractical But
this year, which is the states firSieth
anniversary, is an appropriate time for
the last grand reunion of the veterans
of the civil war. The erection Of Me-
mortal Hall which is to be dedicated to
their services for the nation, which
made Kansas marvellous history possi-
BILE, was another reason why they
should assemble with patriotic citizens
and give thanks for the blessings that
have been showered upon their state.
In all the Grand Army posts cf the
state these matters are being dis
cussed by the veterans. and all are
urged to attend. This activity oe the
soldiers and Sons of Veterans. the
Ladies of the G. A. r. and the Wo-
mans Relief Corps, is stirring up inter-
est in every community. and the local
newspa pers are taking note of II. II is
probable that 80 per cent of the soldiers
of the Spanish-American war now iiV-
ing in Kansas will attend the reunion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
LIVES SAVED BY A BOY.
wireless Operator on the Lexington
Only 16 Years Old.

Charleston, Aug. 30.-To the cour-
age of Wireless Operator Sheesley, a
sixteen-year- lad, the liner Lexing-
ton. twelve passengers Ond crew of
f0rtv-fOur, say they owe their lives.
Storm racked for "A hours, her nose
driven deep in the quicksand of Hunt
ington island with seas dashing over
her. the Lexington threatened to
break up and fling her human cargo
to death in the seething waters 1t is
said the Lexington will be total loss
But Sheesley, the operator, did not
despair Persistently he licked out his
call for help and kept the terror
stricken passengers from abandoning
hope Finally a terrific wave struck
the ship and wrecked the wireless sta
ton on board.
For a moment it seemed that hope
was dashed but Sheesley climbed into
the rigging and hastily fixed up a sta
ton. In Imminent danger of his life
from the high wind which threatened
to tear him from this seat. and blinded
by the spray, Sheesley sent out his
plea for aid. Suddenly through the
storm he was answered by the revenue
cutter Yamacra which had heard his
lives of the Lexington crew and pas
sengers-
The twelve passengers, a steward
and three negro employees on the Lex
ington were brought here early today
by the Yamacra which left the captain
and crew of 8 me non board.
Two firemen were reported to have
been burned to death and a third ter
ribly scalded when the vessel ground
ed First officer Chamberlain fractur-
ed his right shoulder.
When the captain realized the dan
ger of the liners breaking up at any
minute he had life preservers strapped
on every. passenger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
FOR PRIMARY.
Wants Delegates to the National Con-
vention Chosen That Way.

Salina. Kan, Aug. 30.=In last
nights Salina Journal Senator Bristow
has an editorial over his signature on
the presidential primary, as follows:
kansas has a primary for the
nomination of governor, United States
senator, representative and all other
state judicial and county officers For
some reason the legislature has failed
to provide for a primary for preSl-
dent, though the presidency is by far
the most important office to the Amer
lean people. This neglect of legislation
should not. in my judgment, bar the
people of Kansas from having an op-
portunity to express their preference
for their candidate for president nor
should the friends of any candidate
object to giving the people an oppor-
tunity to express such choice. If a
majority of the Republicans of Kan
sas want Mr. Taft for the presidential
nominee, then the delegation from
Kansas ought to vote in the conven-
tlon for Mr Taft. If q majority of
the Republicans of the state desire
someone other than Mr.. Taft, then the
delegates to the convention ought to
vote for the man a majority of the
Republicans want
1.-The delegation to a national con-
vention should go TO that convention
for the sole purpose of carrying out
the wishes of the people they repre-
sent And the only way they can
know absolutely what IS the desire OF
a majority of their constituents is to
have an expression nthe part of that
constituency at a primary election held
for that purpose. 1t would be just as
reasonable to permit the electors who
represent this state to express their in
dividuaI choice for president in the
electoral college as it is to permit the
delegates who go to a convention to
express their individual choice for the
nominee Of that convention.
''The people of IRis country would
not tolerate any eIector casting his
vote for any person other than the
candidate receiving a majority of the
votes at the election. The time will
come when a delegate to a national
convention will be just as olea oxiOus to
the people if he violates the expressed
wish of his constituents in casting his
vote for the nominee in the national
convention. as he would if as an cleo
tor he cast his vote for someone other
than the candidate who carried the
state in the election.
"BeIieving as earnestly as 1 do in
the right of the people to express
their choice in a primary and to have
their wishes carried out in the con-
ventions by the delegates that are sent
to represent them, 1 have written the
chairman of the Republican state COM
mittee, Mr.. DOl1ey. and urged him to
declare in favor of a presidential pri-
mary. knowing Mr.. Dolley's belief in
the primary principle, I have no doubt
but the plan will meet his approval" ,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
J. L. Brady Not Satisfied With
Committee Action.
Entrance Fee of Three Thou
sand Dollars Toe High.
HAS A STRING TO 1T.
Guyer Nomination by Fixers
May Yet Stand.
Believes Primary Impossible
Under the Conditions.
HAS A STRING TO 1T.

While 1t had been thought that the
waters in the Second congressional dis
trict had been cleared by the commit
tee action in calling a primary cleo
tion for September 9, yet it now ap-
pears that the situation is in worse
shape than it was before Senator J.
L. Brady, one of the candidates for
congress alleges 9skulduggery' still on
the part of the committee and the
Guyer supporters.
Guyer was named as the nominee by
the committee last Monday, and then
requested that primary be held in
conformity to public sentiment. The
committee called a primary at Guyers s
request and fixed the entrance fee at
$4,000. Senator Brady thinks this sum
excessive and predicts that there will
still be no primary and that the Guyer
committee nomination will stand Brady
has sent his contest papers to the state
contest board and will get the commit
tee nomination set aside.
Brady states that Guyer did not re-
sign the committee nomination in full
and that the committee did not annul
its own nomination when it called the
primary. By fixing the primary en-
trance fee at an exorbitant sum it is
insured that there will be no primary
Then Guyer can proclaim and say
that he resigned the committee nomi-
nation and had his committee call a
primary That no one entered and that
therefore he is the nominee and the
only nominee.
Politicians around the state house
declare that $1,000 entrance fee would
be plenty for all expenses.
Many court decisions have been found
against committee nominations except
in case of emergency such as the death
or resignation of a candidate between
nomination and election No such en-
ergency exists at this time in the Sec
ond district and it is expected that
Brady's protest against the committee
nomination will be sustained.
A. NJ. keene and Don Carlos are the
other candidates for the place.
Senator Charles Curtis returned Sun
day from Washington, and without al
lowing the grass to grow under his
moccasins, started out last night on a
campaign trip. He speaks today at
Bexter Springs, and will speak at
Washington and Frankfort before his
return to Topeka.
Governor Stubbs will leave the city
tonight to fill his speaking date in
Pretty Prairie, Reno county, on Fri
day The governor will kill two birds
with one stone by stopping at Hutchin-
son all day Thursday to inspect the
reformatory NJ. F. Amrine, formerly
executive clerk in the governors Of
fee, was appointed head of the insti
tuition over a. year ago, and the COVER
nor is anxious to note the progress
made by his former Office man.
The governor visited the state prison
at Lansing last week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
WILL CUT COST.
Farmers Plan Cooperative Com.
binatiOn to Market Produce.
Cost viii Be Reduced Forty Per
Cent, They Say.
1T MAY BRANCH OUT.
Business to Be Extended All
Over Country If Successful
Plan Backed by $4,000 Farmers
With Big Capital.
T MAY BRANCH OUT.

New York. Aug. so.-A delerat;on of
90 farmers from various parts OF
pennsylvania and New York stare rro
IN this city today TO start a plan for
cooperative marketing Of their pro-
uucts They claim TO represent more
than $4,000 farmers. who will herea fter
sell their produce direct to the city re-
taller without Intervention of the mid
dleman. The scheme. they say, will
mean reduction to the ultimate con-
sumer Of at least 40 per cent from preg-
ent prices.
The cooperative association through
which the farmers viii distribute their
product VIII have working capital OF
$l.OOO,000 which may be raised ct any
time by a slight assessment Df is
members. If this market be estab-
lished in this city and fulfirs expecta-
tions. other similar markets will be
established in every large city in the
United States and a plan put into
operation on a national basis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
FIND FARMERS BODY.
William Skaggs Evidently Robbed
After Being Killed.

Leavenworth. Kan. Aug. 3O.-With d
bullet hole through the skull and the
flesh reduced almost to ashes the body
of William Skaggs. a wealthy farmer
was found under the charred remains
of a burned straw stack on the Skaggs
farm, ten miles west of this city, by
party of fox hunters today.
He had been missing since August p,
when he left his home, saying he VAS
going to the pasture to water stock
He had with him considerable money
and it is believed he was murdered and
robbed and the body hidden in the
stack which was then fired to hide evil
dence of the crime
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
TAFT IS INDIGNANT.
Criticises NfIIlionaires for Not she'll
ing Out TO Hampton School.

Beverly, Mass. Aug. 30.-SpeakinF
in behalf OF the Indian and negro in
dustrial school at Hampton. Va. OF
which he is trustee. President Taft
voiced his Indignation at the neces-
SlLy tnat such uSetul institutions must
beg for money and at the failure OF
the natson's many millionaires to
come to their rescue with contribu-
tions. In the graduation OF Booker
Washington, the president said.
Hampton has done enough to entitle
it to the gratitude Of the country.
The meeting was held at the home
Of Mrs T. jefferson Coolidge at Man
chester. Mass. Governor Mann, OF
Virginia. the first Virginian COVER
nor, whom we have caught in New
England and brought up here for tiis
purpose as the president smilingly
referred to him. many OF the trustees
and some OF the men Interested In
raising funds for Hampton were pres
ent.
Il always come in with living
protest. protest Of Indignation
that an institution 50 useful through
out the country" said the president,
forming as it does the basis for our
industrial schools and suggesting a
remedy and method of meeting the
negro problem. should be on a basis
necessitating the organization of such
meetings as this and the begging by
such men as you see before you Tor
money enough to run It from year TO
year. we nave lOiH OF MlllllQnalEEH III
this country and why cannot the con-
tributions be sufficiently large to put
such an institution as Hampton on
basis that shall be selr-supportinE7
Hampton graduated Booker WASH
ington, and, as somebody has said. n
it had not done anything else that
alone would entitle it to the gratitude
of the country. Booker Wash in gton
established Tuskegee and from Tus-
kegee has sprung many schools Of
similar character throughout tho
south. Northern generosity and dona-
ton with reference to southern edu-
cation and the education Of the ne
gro have Of course its fruits and
don't want in any way 20 diminish the
desire of those who wish to give. The
negro is a citizen OF the south, a very
i'm portant part OF the Industrial make
up Of the south. and the negro. there
fore. ought to come. and IS coming
more and more under the guardian
ship of the south"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
new LAW IS LAME.
Campaign Publicity Statute Docs Not
Provide for Publicity.

Washington Aug. 3O.-Primary elec-
ton statements for Senators Martin
and Swanson of Virginia. the first to
be filed under the new publicity law
that went into effect August 19. reacn-
ed the office of Secretary Bennett Of
the senate today. In the absence of
Secretary Bennett officials of his office
declined to make them public.
Following this declination a careful
examination of the new publicity law
resulted in the startling disclosure that
in the act presumed to be most drastic
there is no requirement for publicity Of
the individual statement filed by can
didates for the senate or the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-30
O'TOOLE VS.. YOUNG.
Youth and Age Matched in Boston
Ball Game.

Boston. Aug. SOFT is probable that
Boston baseball fans will witness today
one of the most interesting pitching
duels in the history of baseball. OPP
posed to each other in one Of the
games of a double header between Sos
ton and Pittsburg viii be Marty
O'Toole, the youngster for whose re-
lease from st. Paul the Pirates recent
Iy paid S22. 500. the highest price ever
paid for a single player, and Toung,
the grand old man of baseball vet
eran of more than 500 games and 500
victories.
1t will be ORIOLES debut with Pitts
burg. an event eagerly watched for
since he joined the club.