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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
NEWS AS IT HAPPENS
NATIONAL. STATE, FOREIGN, OF
INTEREST 70 READERS.
The WHOLE WEEKS OOiNGS
Short Mention Of Interesting Happen.
Tags From Day to Day Through.
out the World.
WASHINGTON.

As soon as congress adjourns, which
seassltcs Aad hasase lesssi -ra ieclare frfl.
take place this week, all 81 the mem.
bers of the Texas delegation will pack
their grips and start for home. A
few may loiter day or two en- route,
but the majority have declared that
they are anxious 20 get back to Texas.
In the house Saturday Representa-
tive Gamers bill was passed provid-
ing for the transfer of Fort Clark mill.
tary reserve to the State of Texas for
use as tuberculosis sanitarium. The
bill was amended to comprise GAO
acres and the buildings, instead Of
500 acres.
Senator Bailey Friday resigned
from the monetary commission be-
cause he believed that the senate is
about to pass the Cummins resolution
final report by December 4.
The house bill, for the revision of
the cotton schedule of the present
tariff law. was reported adversely to
T
committee. Objection was made by
Senator Overman of North Carolina
to Senator Shoots requirement that
the bill be made the unfinished bust;
ness of the senate.
An indication that the insurgents
are not in a death struggle over the
pending tariff bills is the optimistic
feeling among house leaders that ad-
journment of congress will come this
week. The wool and the free list bills
out of the way, there will remain only
the attempt to pass these bills over
the presidents veto, and the attempt
to likewise pass the statehood resolu-
ton, or, failing in that, to pass new
statehood resolution. the democrats
still being determined to admit Ari-
zone as well as New Mexico at this
session of congress.
Because the house democrats do not
want to take any chance on faillng to
override the proposed presidents
vetoes on tariff and statehood meas
ures, the plan is now under considera-
ton to cancel all pairs between demo-
Gratis and republicans in the house.
Organized labor won signal vic
tory Saturday at Washington when
Controller of the Treasury Tracewell
construed the last naval appropriation
act to mean that every" employe in
a shipyard where government ships
are building built must be given an
eight-hour day.
George W. Perkins escaped being
hauled before the bar of the house and
a Jail sentence by compromise by
which he answered in part the ques-
tions put to him in regard to cam
paign contributions and Mr.. Linda.
bury, counsel for the United States
Steel Corporation, pledged himself to
furnish the Stanley committee all the
evidence he could find in the archives
of the company in regard to cam
paign contributions, all the cam
paigns from 1904 on.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Shoot Into Neuro Camp.

Alexandria.-Frank Chevallier and
Sanco Crooks, young men from the
Tioga neighborhood, were arrested
and brought to Alexandria by Deputy
Sheriff Yawn They are charged
with shooting into camp of negro
laborers who were employed in doing
brick work on the foundations OF the
Lee Lumber company's mill. Shots
were fired into the negro camp on
Tuesday night and one of the negroes
was slightly wounded. The shooting
was repeated Saturday night but the
deputy sheriff and a posse OF citizens
were lying in wait.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Eortx-six Members Enrolled.

Independence. - The Progressive
Union met this week to discuss mat
ters brought forward by the executive
committee The draft of bylaws was
adopted providing for a 81 member
ship fee and dues of SO cents month.
Forty-six members were enrolled,
nearly half of them paid their fees at
once. The body authorized the ex-
ecutive committee to use all means
for securing new depot and tele-
phone exchange. Short addresses were
delivered by Prof. E. c. Peters, S. D.
Almond and others.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Contract for Liahts sianed.

Shreveport.-Standing by Mayor
Estham in his decision to have the
street lighting contract signed for six
years, despite the opposition of citi-
zens' committee, the council Saturday
passed through the second reading an
ordinance accepting the local electric
light company's offer to give street
light service for six years at 5000
per light. With the ordinance is
provision that the city shall have the
right to purchase the street lighting
system of the present company at its
appraised value after the end OF the
six years, provided the city also ac-
uuires the water works plant.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
New Trial Denied.

Plaquemine.-In the district court
this week, Judge Schwing presiding, a
motion for new trial in the suit OF
S. Gascio VS.. Amadee Levert, for dam
ages, was ,overruled and an appeal to
the supreme court was taken. The
suit is the outcome of the overflowing
of surplus water. from the defendants
rice field and alleged by the plaintiff
to have injured his crop
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
NEWS OF
LOUISIANA
.~.re BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
" coo YEAR 1911 COMPLIES
ASSESSED VALUES.
r,..,,s Show Value Of Taxable Prop
a ~ q .Rs s5a7, ,o56. ksaN Number
aeres Under Cultivation Large
.os>~3lEzs

paton Rouge.-The state board OF
4 .ualization now in session, in the
4 ,omnilation of the figures returned by
,aa assessors of the state for the year
n11 has reached stage in its pro-
.,ed,ngs where fairly accurate idea
nn be obtained of the property values
4 the state. The board has as yet
i ,oplied the process Of equalization to
,one of the classes of property form
me- the wealth of the state, the ses'
don so far having been devoted to
,hssifying the property and securing
he greatest possible accuracy Of fig
ues reported to enable the several
mmmittees Of the board to work in.
AIigently on their respective classes
Il property.
Some time ago tentative compila-
don was made from the returns made
i N the assessors for 1911 as compared
Nth the accepted assessment of last
,sar after the board had applied the
prccess Of equalization and the rolls
+ Il the assessors were accepted by the
tate auditor for purposes Of tax col
kction in the state. The first state
! nent made gave an approximate idea
! II the conditions existing in the prop
! sty valuation in the state, but with
| tbe progress of the work of classifi'
otlon, it is possible to reach further
|deductionS from the conditions re-
|aected by the abstracts Of assessment
when the property is divided into
classes and which division makes it
possible to criticise the property in
classified form for purposes of statisti,
cal analysis.
The property in the state, as re-
y.eged by parishes, makes one show,
ing and the property shown by classes
another, and neither show the exact
conditions, as the board, after apply
ing the process of equalization, will
Increase or decrease here and there,
making further change in the figures
reached, but. the showing is interest,
ing as reflecting approximately the
conditions existing in the several
classes of the assessable property in
the state.
The total acreage shown in this
compilation is 27,175,22S. This amount
Of acreage reported by the assessors
when compared with the number OF
acres shown by the state map OF
other authority on that subject may
show disparity, but what has be-
come of the acreage is question that
d difficult to answer. The total as
sessment Of property coming before
he board of equalization is shown to
De s477,549 $50, to which must be add
ID the assessment by the state board
u appraisers, which the assessors re
urn as being $59,507,37s, making a
otal assessment of $537 ,056, ,62S.
Within the next few weeks the state
,oard will have completed its work OF
,qualization when the figures reached
fter the application of the process OF
qualization will be available and the
xact conditions as to the value OF
roperty will be obtainable.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Convicted Of eootIeqqing.

AIexandria.-Dan Brown, arrested
on charge of bootlegging, was tried
in the city court Friday for both the
CITY and State, and was sentenced On
the city charge to pay fine OF $lO0
or thirty days Imprisonment. and on
the State charge to pay 5000 or serve
three months in the parish jail, and
in default three months additional.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Completed for Fai

NTTdI9C11'STrSS
CIinton.-The board of directors OF
the East Felicina Fair Association met
at the courthouse here and selected
the necessary building and other COM
mittees to look after the details neces-
sary to holding fair this fall. The
date will be the latter part of October.
the exact date to be soon announced.
It was decided to have barbecue
and candidates day" on the opening
of the fair
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
New Trial Denied.

Plauuemine.-In the district court
q motion for a new trial in the suit
Of s. Gascie VS.. Amadee Levert for
damages was overruled and an appeal
to the supreme court was taken. The
suit is the outcome of the overfloWing
of the surplus water from the defend
ants rice field and alleged by the
plaintiff to have injured his crop.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
New Rice erinas So Barrel.

Opelousas.-J. P. Trosclair, repre-
senting the Central Company, Limit
ed, of Opelousas, this week purchased
the first lot Of rice grown in this sec
ton this year, consisting OF $50 sacks
and grading No. /. The price paid
was So per barrel. The rice was
grown by j. B. Sibilie of Sunset, and
was shipped to the Rayne rice mill.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Farmers 1usy Harvestino.

Iota-Many farmers are engaged in
harvesting their rice and picking cot
ton. No rain has fallen for several
days and the bright, sunny weather
has been propitious to all crops. The
acreage in cane and sweet potatoes
has been largely increased and these
side crops promise good yield. The
early corn is about matured. The later
paintings look we'll and will produce
heavily.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
6oostind Good Roads Plan.

Shreveport.-One hundred and fifty
IN number, the Longview (Tex.) good
roads advocates stormed the local city
IN behalf Of the proposed national
highway from this city to Dallas. The
visitors came on a special train, ac
companied by many women. and
paraded through the streets.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Mates on Second Hand Machinery.

Mates on Second Hand Machinery.
Baton Rouge.-A notice has been
sent out to all railroads of louisiana
w Henry Jastremski, secretary of the
railroad commission, advising that it
mas come to the attention of the COM
misslon that a number of railroads
operating in the state are applying
ohe-half of the regular rate only on
we return movement of secondhand
macnlnery, whereas the order of the
commission, issued in March, provides
mat one-half of the regular rate shall
apply on all movements of second
Aano machinery returned to shipper.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
First Bale Of New Cotton.

Clinton.-The first bale of new-crop
cotton has just been received here. 1t
was raised on the Hobgood plantation,
north of Clinton; weighed $50 pounds.
classed as strict middling and was
sold to H. l.. Mayer, who shipped it
to New Orleans. 1t came in ten days
earlier than the first bale last year.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Farmer Accidentally Kills Bride.

Varnado.-Ed Stewart, a farmer liv.
ing across Pearl river, accidentally
shot and killed his bride OF a few
weeks while cleaning a rifle. The ball
pierced her heart and tore away part
of one arm. Mrs Stewart exclaimed.
"Oh Cod" and died. She was only II
years old The husband is almost dis
tracted with grief.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
p,rch,s>d 1ne.ux Estate.

Lafayette.-The Baldwin Lumber
company of Baldwin has paid $4s,Oo0
for the estate of the late Colonel e..
A. Breaux, consisting Of 12OO acres,
three miles east of Lafayette on the
Vermilion river. The purchasers will
put the plantation in high state OF
cultivation
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Fatal Boiler ExpIosion.

Gueydan.-Friday five miles west
Of Gueydan a 40-horse power boiler
exploded, killing the engineer, Etienn
Benoitz, instantly. The boiler was
blown 800 feet and the engineer had
nearly every bone broken, although
the skin remained almost unbruised.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Natchitoches Merchants Act

Natchitoches.-The Merchants AS
ISOLATION here has taken UP by letter
the matter of unsatisfactory connec-
tons of the Texas & Pacific service
with General Manager Freeman, ana
has invited his investigation OF COM
plants from this community.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Beer Flooded Oklahoma Sewers.

Beer Flooded Oklahoma Sewers.
Chickasha, Okla.-The sewers Of
Chickasha were flooded with beer
saturday when Sheriff Lewis and his
deputies broke $50 barrels of beer and
emptied the contents into the sewers.
The beer was confiscated by the sher-
ifs raids made on joints during the
last six months.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
-Four Miles of Sidewalks.

Mansfield.-The city council gave
out contract this week for four miles
of concrete sidewalks. The total cost
will be about $4,000. Mayor Huson
claims that this will give Mansfield
more concrete sidewalks than any
town of the same population in the
State.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Mo Clue to Murderer.

Alexandria.-Mrs. Joe Stilley, who
was shot in the neck at the time her
husband was assassinated at Fellow.
ship church Monday night, is doing
we'll and~will recover if no complica-
tians set in. There are no develop
n.ents in the assassination, and there
seems to be no clue to the murderer.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Third Heat Victim.

Third Heat Victim.
New Orleans-Archibald Wilcox,
aged IS, a railroad foreman, who was
overcome by heat, died Friday, max
ing the third death from this cause
this season.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Central Louisiana Cotton

Central LOUISIANA Cotton.
AIexandria.-The first bale of cot
ton for Central Louisiana came in Fri
day from the S. c. Melady plantation
ON Bayou Rapides by J. P. Pickles,
who says that the crops in that neigh
borhood will make from half a bale to
three quarters of a bale to the acre
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19

Exhibits to Be Sent to Arcadia Fair.
Estherwood-A large exhibit OF
the natural products of the surround
ing country will be sent to the Area
dia fair in the fall of the year. Cot
ton, rice, potatoes and other products
will be compared with the best Of
Louisiana results.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19

r. w. Wofford Acquitted of Murder.
Lake Charles.-The jury in the case
Of Thomas w. Wofford, indicted for
the murder of Martin Parker, at
Reeves, April-9, returned verdict OF
acouittal two hours after it had re-
tired.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Three Districts Vote School Tax.

Natchitoches. - Elections held in
three districts-in Bethany and Union
Grove, in the Fifth ward, and Cedron
district, in the Seventh ward-for a
smill five-year special school tax,
were practically unanimous in favor
OF the proposition.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Three Districts Vote School Tax.

Natchitoches.-Elect held this
week in three districts-in Bethany
and Union Grove, in the Fifth ward,
and Cedron district, in the Seventh
ward-for a 5-mill five-year special
school tax, were practically unanl-
mons in favor of the proposition.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
New Orleans Live Stock Market.

New Orleans Live Stock Market.
New Orleans.-Receipts Saturday,
223 beeves and $50 calves and year.
lings Trading active for all fat stuff
at steady prices. Good inquiry for
corn-fed hogs weighing around $50
pounds.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
First Bale of New Cotton,

Clinton.-The first bale of new crop
cotton was received this week. 1t
was raised on the Hobgood plantation,
north of Clinton; weighed $50 pounds,
classed strict middling.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
Heat Death in New Orleans.

New Orleans-Archibald Wilcox,
railroad foreman, who was overcome
by heat died, making the third death
from this cause this season. A Gus
toms inspector was Frustrated but
will recover.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
CITY Hotel Changes Hands.

" lite Castle.-James Durant OF
flae aemine has purchased the City
ote, from the Kent sisters and has
ass med charge.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19
To Remove Shops.

Lake Charles.-The Louisiana & Pa
and shops from DeRidder here.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1911-08-19

The. limited States

The United States gpvernmen ent
shortly will come into full possession
of four islands-Naos. Flamenco,
Perico and Culebra-in Panama bay
at the Pacific entrance to tie Panama
canal.
plans for the construction of a new
nnion railway station for chicago to
cost s2o,0O0,00O and beSaSed by the
Pennsylvania lines, the; chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy road aid the CHI
cago, Milwaukee ana sot aui rail- ali
way were announced S7asassllIlay ap
Mrs. Ella Reese, the W1n1an prison
er VINO has been soroeT ssssa9 aWoEks put
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The Chitina leader., 1911-10-07
Real apture Repubcian Territorial Conve ention Chairmanship, To Wickersham mand Incidentally
 "Throw Editor of The Alaskan

Telephonc walls in the average Alaskan building have their disadvantage and when sourdoughs they usually guarded in their But with the chechacoe He thinks he knows about this country, before he foot northern so the pioneers who have spent in blazing trails and enduring hardps It of live and learn and when the Pondex terPncho Lathrop joy unketers realize that their plans for capturing Alaska have become public property they will sadder but wiser -
 In all their speeches made and statements given to tle their visit here study conditions in the hope solving of the problems that confront this country The Daily Alaskan doubted their sincerity of purpose and did not hesitate notwithstanding that these national characters ceeded in hypnozng few local people, We charged that the mission of PondeXte Pnchot and Lahrop purely polite and have proof to back up position In other words these great reomers have been caught with the goods on them.''
 While enjoying trip the Guggenheim railroad stay made at Chtna night and the hotel there that the full discussion of their plans nduged in At times the discussion became animated that parties cupyng adjoining disturbed One of the leading and most representative mining in Alaska unw
 ling listener to the schemes unfoded by these politicians and be asserted without fear of contradiction that the visit of distinguished visitors is likely result good to the residents of this territory.
 The real object of the invasion of Alaska at this time by Pondexter Pnchot and Lathrop for the purpose of working up nsurgent movement against the administration be used political capital in the next national campaign Pon dexter member of the Senate and rode office accidental way He has since sought the lmeight by casting his lot with such LaFoee whose presidential bee has long since gone gmmering Although western Sena tor he has raised his voice support of that would benefit Alaska He did, however during the clos
The Chitina leader., 1911-10-07

ing days of the introduce resolution for the building Of railroad from Controller bay to the Boring river coal fields and when Kataaes informed of this they suggested that send him map of this section of the country absurd his proposition Pnchot he removed from the forestry service and grievance Lathrop is merely muckaker and he is doing the work for few yellow journals that will publish his ztuff
 Not only these in Alaska secure information shat be twisted into against President Taft also bolster the of screded Delegate Wcersham
 While n Cordova and neghborng towns they with the followers of Pickering Wic They made no attempt to position get them the 1acs but preferred to spend their time with those who had grievance imaginary real
 Among the plans discussed at their midnight session for general campaign in Alaska in order control of the next Republican territorial convention They elect delegates to the national convention who pathy with the administration.
 As Alaska is the first place to hold it's convention these outsiders realize what big coupe it would be for them o capture that meeting and then herald all the United States that the bona de residents pioneers Alaska not in opposition to the conservation theories advanced by fhe The scheme has been worked far whom they intend to elect Insrgent National Com mitteeman
 So big and broad these small in their views and desire to 'do something for Alaska that they conde scended to honor the editor of the Daily Alaskan by devong
 good part of their discussion to him and his affairs They promised to interfere with him appontee and make issue of the fact that he made postmaster dova and thereby hangs great ae The lantern and shoes to be used but the editor of the Alaskan will take office and discharge the duties of the in business like way and he doesn't tinkers dam whether not
 meets with the approval of whole cart load of such tin horn politicians.
The Chitina leader., 1911-10-07
Leader Leads

Another outIlt of government hor- ses were sold at auctruu and brought prices ranging from $10 to s25.
 The Blum building is rapidly near ing completion and will make quite an addition to the main part of the town.
 MT. and Mrs. Rockefellow and son came in last week from Fairbanks and will again make Chitina their nome. MT. Rockefellow will have charge of the-Orr Stage Line at this point the coming winter.
 Al Church is in Kennicott this week.
 c. F. M. Coles, mail carrier on the Dee Davis route from ToEsina to Chitina was in town this week en- route to the states where we are in- formed he will take unto himself a better half. The patrons of his route can hardly expect as prompt service next year as they had last though MT. Coles services can hardly be dispensed with. He has made an en- viable record in getting through with the mail in the toughest and most inaccessible part of this section of Alaska. Through all kinds of wealth CT and over or through swollen streams this intrepid carrier has brought news of the outside world to those who saw fit to isolate them selves in the wilderness of the noun tains.
 The court also handed down a de- cision in the case of Herman vs. Es- terly, which was tried at the spring term of court. The decision is in favor of the plaintiff, Kernan, who is awarded the sum of s1,93626. The defendant is taxed the costs of the suit.