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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04
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Buyers Of St.
Elmo lots are to
be found in many
States 0 f t h e
Union. 4 proof
that st. Elmo is
a n investment
that: appeals to
the thinking man
regardless Of his
location.
Many consider the can
ming factory stock (which is
given with each lot, proper
tionate to cost worth all that
issspaid for lot and stock both.
st. Elmo lots are worth
more because this stock is
given with them; the value
of the stock is enhanced be-
cause it is backed by a tangi-
BILE real estate allotment.
Persons who seek in an
investment the elements Of
assured income, as well as
speculative increase, will do
well to investigate the St.
Elmo selling plan.
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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04

Mrs. Grover Leblanc, Mrs. Sam LIE
BIanc. Miss Hazel Hebert and Felix
IeBlanc, Of Whitecastle, were in
town for a short while Wednesday.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04

Miss Lula Leblanc, daughter OF
Mrs. Octave Leblanc, OF this CITY,
and Thomas Beherma, of New Or
leans, were quietly married in the
latter city on Saturday, Oct. rs. I'll
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04

Misses 1nez Greenwood, of Belle
Alliance, and Kate Landry, OF Don
aldsonville, attended the cotlllon given
at Baton Rouge by the L. S. .. Ger
man Club on Friday night OF last
week. n
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04

Caleb G. Weber, member of the
Democratic state central committee
from Ascension parish, attended the
meeting of that body held in New
Orleans last Tuesday.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04

Miss Ethel Meter, of New Orleans,
ID here on visit to Miss Lily Bin
3riugs.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04

The many friends of Dr.. P. I. Thl-
bodaux are delighted to note that ne
ID up and about again, after having
been confined to bed for several
DAYS with an attack of fever.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04

I DR.. Jos. l.. Webre and his pretty
little daughter. Dorothy, came up
from New Orleans Tuesday evening
TO spend All Saints Day with reia-
lives here. returning to the Crescent
City Thursday morning.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04

sam. schonberg, of Alexandria,
spent few days here this week
boxing after business matters, COM
Ing down Wednesday and returning
last night.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04

Messrs. Henry and VIM. A. Terrlo
and Mrs. Andrew Gingry and her
children. Mrs. Walter Braud ana
Misses Rowena, Jane and Sidonia Gin
cry, of New Orleans. visited Donald
sonyille Tuesday to attend the fu-
Neral of Mrs. Clement Israel, when
took place in the afternoon Of that
s5dng
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04

Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Tucker
Miss Do3ia Tucker and DR.. J. Arthur
Flcker. of Baton Rouge, motored 10
DOnaldsonvijle Wednesday morning
IN Mr.. fuckers Ford car, returning
TO the capital city in the afternoon
via the same pleasant route.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04

Robert Nores, son Of Mrs. Robert
zNores of this city. arrived here last
Week on a visit to his mother ana
brother. and is being warmly Wel-
comed by his host Of friends. Young
Nores has been located for the past
several years at Los Angeles, Can
fofnia, where he was employed as a
Structural iron worker
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04

Ned Won Lotten, who is SUI,
aent at the New Orleans College OF
\ PHARMACY. came up from the Cres-
eent City last Saturday evening on
9 visit to his brother and sisters,
\ refurning Sunday afternoon. Mr. Won,
Z ll-4tosten's host OF friends join in Wisns
shg him successful completion OF
als studies and an early return to
Donaldsonyille.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-04

The plant and equipment OF the
sDonaldsonville Bottling Co., Ito,
vas advertised to be sold under ex-
eeutory process last Saturday IN con-
iormity with an order of court Is
sued in the suit of the. Bank OF Don
aldsonville versus the bottling COM
pany, but as there were no bidders
The property was not disposed or.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-28
PISTOL SNAPPED
 SAVED MANS LIFE
Tal Starkc, Nightwatchman, is Ar. rested at Instance of w. B. Elyea and Bound Over to the Grand
 Jury on Serious Charge.

Tal Starke, a white man employed as a night watchman at the plant of the Mills-Ellsworth Lumber Com- pany, No. 22OO West Fifth avenue was arrested yesterday morning by Deputy Constable Charles Miller and was later bound over by Magistrate w. D. Vance on a charge of assault to kill The prosecuting witness was w. B. Elyea, head sawyer at the lum- Der plant, and several others who witnessed the exciting scene.
 According to the witnesses Starke tried to use a pistol on Elyea, after the two men had dispute about mill work. It was stated that Starke pull ed the trigger of a revolver and only the fact that the weapon snapped saved Elyea's life. After the trou- ble Elyea asked for the warrant for Starke's arrest. Starke is in the county jail in default of $500 bond.
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WOUNDED PHYSICIAN
 PERFORMS OPERATION
Ran Against Operating Table and Broke Two Ribs, But Sleeping
 Patient Was Not Neglected.
Very respectfully,
 T. HAVIS NIXON.
International News Special

International News Special
 Philadelphia, Jan. .27-While tDr. Norman Brande, resident physician, at the Roosevelt Hospital, was yester- day preparing to operate upon an ap- pendicitis case, he ran again the op- erating table, fracturing two ribs As ether had been administered to the patient, notwithstanding his own con- dition, he insisted upon performing the operation. He called Miss Good man, a nurse. He told her to watch for any sign of weakness, in him while he was welding the knife, af- ter which he started the operation. which he completed. Then he went to bed wher che will remain until his ribs resume a natural condition. The operation apparently was successful as today the patient appeared to be on the road to recovery.
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400 LIVES WERE
 ENDANGERED BY FIRE
Gasoline Stove Expplodes in School Building and Children Disregard ed Drill and We're Panic
 Stricken.
International News Special

Inrernatlonal News Special
 Memphis, Tenn. Jan 27.-Fire start ed from the explosion of a gasoline stove in the basement of the Messick High School at Buntyn, a suburb of Memphis. this morning, placed the lives of 400 school children in danger and caused severe burns to Janito1 Anderson, who had been using the stove to cook with.
 When the fire gong sounded the children disregarded their fire drill practice and began a wild exit It Is said the doors of the fire escapes were locked. causing panic among the pupils. Only by the cool work of the teachers were the children uuieted and the possible injury and death to many of them averted. The damage to the building was slight.
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them our moral support, that is what

them our moral support, that is what we will get.
 A word now as to MT. Toney's speech in the Senate that he has had printed in the local papers. I wish to say that I never asked any county official of this county to speak to a single member of the Senate of this measure for me and his insinuation that I asked James Gould or anyone else in Jefferson county to lobby with a single member of the Senate against said bill, is untrue, and if he didn't ought to have known so.
 Maybe Judge Gould as we'll as many others who dislike me (with all their faults) think there ought to be some limit to unjust prosecutions.
 In conclusion I wish to emphatical- ly place myself on record with my friends as favoring the abolition of the fee system, establishing the sal ary system (but not on niggardly basis) but by providing for each off cer a salary sufficient to induce hon. est and competent men to serve-the correct keeping and accounting for all fees earned.
 Very respectfully,
 T. HAVIS NIXON.
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ing show Senator Toney the same consideration on this bill that he has shown me-none at all" He insisted that his people did not want the bill and that both he and his colleague, MT. McAllister were opposed to the measure.
 The opponents of the measure charged that the bill was inspired by politics and that it placed the salary limit at figure which would deter any qualified man from seeking tho office of prosecuting attorney.
 MT. Glover attacked the bill as a political move and an effort Ito starve out the present prosecuting attorney CT. Havis Nixom' while Mir. Moore of Desha, also urged the indefinite postponement of the measure, declar- ing that no honest, capable man. would have the office of prosecuting attorney on such a salary. The mo- ton to postponed carried by vote of AZ to 27, and motion to reconsider was tabled.
 The postponement of the bill means that it cannot be recalled in it's pres ent form at this session of the Leg islature. Another bill, similar to it or a dozen-tmight be introduced but the action of the House yesterday practically kills the Toney bill as far as the salary of the prosecuting at torney is concerned.
 The Toney county salary bill, af- fedting the county offices, will be called up Tuesday morning in the House, it having already passed the Senate. The House is said to have shown its hand yesterday in killing the prosecuting attorney measure.
 Those who returned from Little Rock last night declare that the other Toney bill will also be done away with in the House. Representative Kerwin, however, is confident that the bill will go through and says. that he will urge it's passage to the last.
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MADE BOND HERE
 IS GIVEN FREEDOM
Newspaper Man of Arkansas Cit! Gets in Trouble With
 sUncle Sam."

sUncle Sam."
 William Orange, young white man who is connected with the Ark ansas City Democrat, appeared before United States Commissioner A. L. Burnett i'm this city yesterday and was granted bail in the sum of $500 He was accompanied by his attorney H. H. Hays, of Desha county. The bond was signed by several promin- lent residents of Arkansas City Orange and Hays returned to their home last night.
 Orange was arrested at Arkansas City Thursday on charge of embez- clement of postal funds while in the postal service in Lee county. It ls charged that he left there indebted to the government in sums aggregating about $9. Notwithstanding the fact that his mother made good the allag- ed shortage, Orange, who it Is said has been going under the name el Downey at Arkansas City, was lnd1cI- ed at Helena and his arrest at Ark ansas City soon followed. Orange IS said to enjoy a good reputation II Southeast Arkansas.
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CARNA1I0N DAY
 IS NEXT SUNDAY
FayOr1te Flower of President McKin ley to Be Worn on His An.
 niversary.

If the custom established by the Ca1nation League of America be gen. erally observed, as it's members hope every patriotic American will wear a carnation next Sunday to honor the memory of thIs late President McKin- ley.
 The flower was his fayorite, and January 29 is the anniversary of his birth. The custom of wearing carna- tions on his natal day was instituted as a memorial and dedicated to nat icnal patriotism.
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GRAND JURY
 MAKES REPORT Indictment Believed to Have Been Returned Against
 J. w. Ethridge.
IS NOT MADE PUBLIC
No True Bills Against Gus and Ed and Gus LeLaurin As Far
 aS Can Be Learned.

Although no official announcement has been made to that effect, it is generally believed that the Jefferson county grand jury which made a re- port to Judge A. B. Grace in the Jefferson circuit court yesterday, re- turning nineteen true bills and dis missing number of minor criminal cases, included J. w. Ethridge in it's list of true bills and that he is to face jury at the March term of Jef- ferson circuit court on charge of murder in the first degree.
 Ethridge is out on bond, having been arrested some weeks ago at his home, Fall Back, Miss, and later bound over here to await the action of the Jefferson county grand jury, by Magistrate J. A. Frazier. Ethridge secured bail through habeas corpus proceedings, instituted before Judge Grace by his attorney, President H. K. Toney, of the State Senate, sft
 he had spent several weeks in the county jail here. His bond was fixed at $10000 and was signed by many of the wealthiest residents of Drew county, where his relatives live and where Ethridge was born and reared. Ethridge is now at Fall Back, look ing after his business. He wrote his attorney here several days ago that he would return to Pine Bluff, indicted, and face the charge against him. as he prefers to clear his name Of the suspicion that seems to rest up- on him in connection with the assas- sination of Albert McVay, a cattle dealer, in this city, on the night of July 5, 1908. Mcvay's murder re mained mystery for two years, un- LII the recent arrest Of Ethridge, anS Since his arrest contradictory evi- dence has made the affair even more puzzling.
 When the grand jury reported yes terday only one of the true bills was made public, as only one of the de- iendant, c. H. Alexander, being in lall Alexander is the white man "
 lorged nine checks on downtown bus mess men two weeks ago and was captured shortly afterwards. The 'ury reported that it had dismissed ne cases of Lillie Ragland and her son' Andrew Ragland, negroes, who were charged with accessory to mur- uer oefore the fact, in connection with ne McVay killing. It is believed that
 uoc' Ragland, upon whose confess 'lon Ethridge was traced to Fall Back
 nu arrested, was also indicted. Rag
 ana after making written confess.
 lon that Ethridge did the killing, re-
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In Open Letter to Graphic Reviews Recent Disturb
 ances at Little Rock.
SALARIES ARE COMING
Raps TOney and kerwin and COmpli- ments Other Lawmakers
 Makes Denials.

Editor Graphic Lest our friends should get confused by some of the flushing that is taking place by some connected with the two Toney salary bills, I desire space in your paper to say,
 First, that the attempt to place my office on salary of $2,000 per year was piece of eowardly, cheap poli- tics that even my enemies will not endorse, and was supported only by Mir. Toney and MT. Kerwin, one of whom (Mr Kerwin) on Thursday vot- ed against the Pinney-McAllister bill to let any taxpayer have access to the record books of fees kept by the county officers and the other (Mr. Toney) has already served written mo- tice on me that he will do likewise when it reaches the Senate, (and if he don't see it will pass anyhow, l guess he will keep his word.)
 Messrs Pinney and McAllister have ialready passed through the House, over MT Kerwin's objections, bill to let any taxpayer, either in person or by auditor, see and inspect all re- cord books of fees required by law to be kept by any county officers. They also, with the solid assistance of the other representatives from this judi cial district, killed the nefarious To- ney district attorney bill.
 As to the county salary bill, I want to say for Messrs Pinney and McAl- lister, that each of them are in favor of placing all county officials on salary and will i'm due time jointly in- troduce such measure, and they will have sufficient standing with the members of the House to have it aass- ed
 l have discussed this matter thor oughly with them and think they are right in opposing the Toney bill and agree thoroughly with them that the people (of this, the second largest and wealthiest county in the state) want a change from the fee to the salary system, but are willing to pay their officials well for the responsibilities assumed and services rendered, and in turn demand that they keep "a correct set of books, subject to the inspec- tion of all citizens and properly ac- count to the county for monies hand led by them.
 Let's have salary bill, carry with it salaries fair to both the officers and the public, and attach to the bill the referendum and let the voters have whack at it and then we can get what we want and what will be fair to all interested.
 Then let's make every man keep a clean set of books amy of us can See at will and see that everybody once year settles with the county.
 This is Pinney and McAllister's ideas and from my association with the members of the Legislature for the past two days, if we will give
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-28
Will Give Bond Whether It is Reduced or Not-John
 o. Schenk Talks.
WILL KEEP CHILDREN
Juror Who Wanted to Convict Her Loses His JOb-Schenk to
 Pay Costs.
International News Special


 l Wheeling, w. Va, Jan. 27-Mrs. Laura Farnsworth Schenk, whose trial, charged with having attempted to kill her husband, has just ended in disagreement of the jury, will leave the jail on Monday morning for the first time since her arrest last November.
 i Her attorneys Tomorrow will make application for a reduction of her bail bond, from $10,000 to $5,000, on the ground that the jury having stood elevn to one for acquittal she could never be convicted
 Then whether the bail is reduced or not the lawyers will provide it. They have been almost swamped today with, offers of security from both local and outside persons, who seem to believe that the verdict cleared the woman.
 But though she will probably go again, Mrs. Schenk is going to have a hard time of it. John O. Schenk, her rich husband, this afternoon broke his long silence and declared he would never take her back and would never allow her to have the two chill dren.
 | MT. Schenk, after many requests, finally agreed to receive newspaper correspondents in his sisters home and to say how he felt about the whole affair. q am disappointed in the verdict" he said first of all. l'I feel absolutely certain that Mrs. Schenk tried her best to make way with my life, by giving me arsenic in my drinking water and sugar of lead in my medicine. I believe that Prosecutor Handlan, for the state, proved this beyond doubt.
 "But Mrs. Schenk's lawyers appeal ed to the sympathies of the jury by their word pictures and managed to save her from a verdict of guilty and term in jail. I will never take Laura Schenk back again-never! How could I, after what she did to me? She cant have Robert and Virginia unless the court makes me give them up"
 MT. Schenk would not say whether he intended to file suit for divorce immediately. Isaac Hayman, the soli-- tary juror who voted to convict Mrs. Schenk, felt the effects of the sym- pathy wave more than anyone else. He has been employed by provision company as driver and this morn ing he reported back for work. He was informed that his place had been filled as the concern thought it would injure their business to retain him In their employ.
 Attorney Frank O'Brien, of the de- fense, said tonight that an attempt will be made to force Schenk to take his wife back, at least to give her the children. The millionaire meat pack CT, by the law, of the state, will have to pay the cost of his wife's defense against the charge of having tried to him, and it will amount to at least $50,000. He declares he will not pay cent to her attorneys.
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SALARY BILLS
 ARE DOOMED Prosecuting Attorney Salary Measure Killed By the House Yesterday.
VOTED TO POSTPONE
It ndefinitely-kerWin Resisted Such ActiOn-All Return
 Home.

All the Jefferson county officials and others who have been in Little Rock lobbying against the Toney sal ary bills-for county and district of ices-returned to Pine Bluff last night. Among them were Sheriff Edgar Brewster, Circuit Clerk G. E. Lytle, County Treasurer c. M Nichol District Attorney T. Havis Nixon and Judge James Gould. w. D. Hearn and J. H. Shelby returned from the capital the night before The dele gation came home on the 5:30 D. m On the same train with the officials travelled Judge E. J. Kerwin, who strenuously opposed the indefinite postponement' of the reading of the prosecuting attorneys salary bill in the House yesterday, after Represen- tative w. B. Pinney had urged that body to do so. The latter was SUD- ported in his contention that the bill ought to be laid aside by Represents tive c. D. McAllister. McAllister also returned to Pine Bluff last night. Both will spend today and Sunday at home.
 It was learned yesterday afternoon that President H. K Toney had re- turned to Pine Bluff Thursday night and was sick at his home in this city He came here to recuperate from the effects of his recent strenuous cam paign for the presidency of the Sen ate and said last night that he would return to the capital Monday. Senator Toney would not discuss the salary bills. He said that he had made his statement in the senate hall and it was now up to the peoplf of Jeffer- son county. "They wanted a salary bill,' said Senator Toney. T have given them good one''
 1t is now believed that the salary bills are doomed. The House yester- day voted to indefinitely postpone the Toney salary bill, affecting the office of prosecuting attorney of this dis trict amending the present law so to speak, so as to put the prosecutor of the Eleventh Judicial District on an $1,800 salary, to be paid by the three counties in the District, in addition to the $2O0 allowed by a prosecutor by the state annually for his services
 MT. Pinney secured a suspension of the rules and called for the measure Senate Bill No. 87. He then moved to indefinitely postpone the reading of it, which meant it's death. Represen tative' Kerwin declared that postpone ment would be discourteous to Presi- dent Toney, of the Senate, who had in- troduced it ill the other body. He insisted that the bill should be given hearing on it's merits. urging the House to refer it to the judiciary He said that Senator Toney had 'no strings" on him and that he did not coincide with the author of the bill in the matter of remuneration for the prosecutor He thought the salary might be enlarged little in the bill and that was one of his objects i'll egIking that it be referred.
 MT. Pinney replied that he thought the bill ought to be killed. T am go-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-01-28

called the confession and made anoth- CT, in which he said he had lied and that ne made the charge against Eth ridge through spitework. It is re- ported that Ragland declined to make , any statement before the grand ;,r. ors.
 AS far as could be learned last night no indictments were returned against Ed and Gus LeLaurin. who were charged with assault with intent to Kill. They were arrested some weeks ago, after making an attack on Arthur Murray, editor of the Pre-: : Eagle, and during which Ed LeLaurin shot and seriously wounded Murray The latter is still at the Florence Sanltariuna, where he was taken after the shooting and where he remained in critical condition for some days lie IS said to be much improved, but did not appear before the grand jury at its recent session. His physician, 1t was stated at the Hospital last night, advised against it owning to the indictment weather and the eondi- ton Of the patient Mir. Murray will probably be out in a few days.
 The grand jury dismissed cases against William Thomas, murder; Andrew Ragland, accessory; w. D. Philman, arson, charged with causing big fire at Altheimer; Pat Ham, ilton, grand larceny; Grant Schriven- er, grand larceny; William Mathis grand larceny; James Davis, embez- clement; John Dukes, grand larceny Ollie Dukes, grand larceny; John Green, pretenses; Lillie Ragland, ac- cessory; Louis Brown, grand larceny
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YOU WORK HARD FOR YOUR MONEY. Why not have a check &C., count at this bank to help you save soma of it, Cotton Belt Savings &, Trust Go. 1 27 St.
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Meyer Berlin, of Berlin Brothers, returned yesterday from weeks stay at the Missouri stock markets, where he purchased two car loads of horses and mules.