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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1911-08-31
LATEST NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS.

LATEST NEWS in PARAGRAPHS.
Chicago eats 40, 900 900 pigs feet year.
The high cost of food led to riots in
France.
Russia and Japan have reached an ac-
cord in the Far East.
Rich oil and iron ore deposits have been
discovered in Honduras.
Ten persons were killed in an automobile
accident near Consette, England, Saturday.
Seven men met death and, three others
were seriously injured last Thursday in
fire at Ely, Nevada.
Fifteen persons were killed and property
worth over ST, OOO, 600 was destroyed by
storm at Charleston, S. c., Sunday after
noon.
Maine will vote September 18th on
whether constitutional prohibition, after
being in effect twenty years, shall
continue.
The cry of frightened boy, where
excusable theatre panic at Canonsburg,
Pa, that cost twenty six lives, with fifty
five injured.
Upon his wedding day William Lee of
Boonville, Indiana, was arrested, charged
with the murder of his father, mother and
brother. After his arrest Lee confessed to
the murders.
The Chinese eat little or no beef. The
beef consumed in the empire is chiefly the
food of foreigners. But the natives are
exceedingly fond Of pork and consume vast
quantities of it.
In the past century and quarter the
United States has grown from 100000
to SO, 900, an expansion which was
never closely approached in that length Of
time by any other country which history
mentions.
A Lexington, KY, special of the 10Th
instant says: Rain has been falling in the
greater part of Eastern Kentucky for ten
hours, effectually breaking the worst
drouth in thirty years in this State. All
crops will be benefited to an incalculable
extent.
Il FROM OVER OUR GREAT STATE.
The assessed valuation of Caddo Parish
is S22 1886, OO3.
Deer are injuring St. Bernard crops, but
the law prohibits hunting.
| Twelve new wells are being drilled to
deep strata in the Caddo oil field
J.R. Aaron raised 200 pounds of the best
} tobacco on one acre near Lake Charles.
The referendum vote is to be taken on
the electric light contract in Shreveport.
Shreveport has been included in the fifty
new postal savings banks created recently
While an Italian dozed in chair in front
of his shop thief took $3.50 from his
trunk in the back room at Tallulah.
DR.. nalrymple, in a letter to the people
of Louisiana, points out that over million
dollsrs is lost in the State every year be-
cause Of the cattle tick.
The total assessment of Louisiana as re-
turned by the Parish Assessors, S531 sol,
| 233, was increased to S543, O56, 4O2 by the
State Board of Equalization and made the
official figures for 1911.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
FORT DEPOSIT NOTES

The early peach growers of this section are wearing bland smiles over the re- turns of their express shipments this sea son. The prices received for the peaches are very satisfactory. One grower dis
 played a check yesterday for s10o5o. the net proceeds of 33 crates. Ft. Deposit is
 well adapted to the growth of fruit.
 Without providential interference an usual game of baseball will take place to- morrow afternon when the old men and the young boys will cross bats on the diamond at the Lowndes County High school A big crowd will be present as the chief attraction will be derived from a udicious point of view. Refreshments will be served at the expense of the losing team.
 The daughter of D. S. McCrory, a prominent farmer of I4owndes is in pre- carious condition as the results of over turning a caldron of boiling water and horribly burning her face and body. Her entire body was covered with scaldine
 water MT. McCrory resides about one
 mile west of Ft. Deposit.
 telegram was received yesterday by MT. and Mrs. J. Lee Burt bearing the sad news of the untmely death of then daughter Mrs. Emmie Gately. Mrs Gately was in the prime of young woman hood and the news of her death was a severe shock to her many friends. here | Interment took place in the family buria | lot in the Ft. Deposit cemetery. The grave was banked with many floral de signs which bore silent testimony of the young woman's popularity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
COMMENCEMENT ON
 AT CFNTREV|[LE

Centreville. May 2.4SfSpeciaL) L)-The commencement exercises'of Bibb coun- ty high school began witA the com mencement sermon. which was. preached by Dr. J. M. Dannelly of Mone A.omery. The sermon was pronounced one oS the most eloquent and scholarly ever Ne- livered in this place, and was enjoy&f by large congregations The music wa aaa furnished by the students and faculty \ of the high school under the direc- tion of Miss Lucille Hightower and was of a high order. The annual address before the literary societies was de- livered at Il o'clock today by Frank M. Dommineck of Birmingham. and was a masterly effort. The annual con- cert will be given tonight at the high school music hall. splendid pro- gramme will be rendered.
 At Il o'clock tomorrow morning the commencement address will be deliv- cred by Judge James J. Mayfield or the supreme court of Alabama Tomor- row night the annual contest for the orators medal vii be held. Six young men will deliver orations.
 W. ". Lavender, a member or the board of trustees of the State Normal colleges. will leave tomorrow night to join the other members of the board' to inspect the sch ools at MoundVlies I,iyingston and Daphne.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
SIGN LOCAL OPTION
 PETITION RAPIDLY

Decatur, May 22.-(Special. )-"Sox" Sor- Der, an old Southern league baseball play CT, who at one time was with the Birming- ham club of the Southern league and later was an official umpire in the Southern league, is now engaged in securing sign CTS to a petition in New Decatur asking that a local option election be held. MT. Sorber reports that he has secured over 300 names in New Decatur to the petition up to this time. This Is more than the required 45 per cent necessary for the calling of local option election.
 In Decatur also large number of names are being secured to the petition and reports from the solicitors in the county show that many names are being secured there That this county will soon have an election on the liquor question seems almost certain at this time. In the two Decaturs many of the best known business men have signed the petition for an election.
 Just what the prohibtionists are going to do remains to be seen. As yet they are not active at all
 J. F. Lang of New Decatur, through his attorneys, w. T. Love, w. w. Calla- han and A. J. Harris, has filed suit here against the Louisville and Nashville rail- road for the sum of s10000 for damages for the loss of his eye while at work in the companys shops.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
BOY CONFESSES ID
 KILLING HIS FRIEND
Florence Shocked By Acci-
 dental Shooting of IA Year-Old Boy

Florence. May tspecia1) coro- ner's jury, empanelled by Esquire c. w Lemay to inquire into the killing of Brown Jackson, the young son of MT. and Mrs. Frank Jackson of Florence, on Sat- urday evening. were in session several hours Sunday and their verdict was that the boys death was caused from an acci- dental pistol shot, fired by Frank Me CluslSy
 The boy, his parents, brother and sis ter and Dr. Louis Desprez who exam ined the body were all witnesses. The coroner's jury consisted of w J. Fuqua, S. P. Merrill, J. E. Barnett, J. J. Marsh, J. w. Gray, and F, T. Nisbet Before the jury young McCusky told a straight forward story, stating that his first tale that the Jackson boy killed himself ac- cidentally was inspired by fear. He said that each of them had a pistol which they thought were empty. He was seated on the bed in an upper room at the Me Clusky home and Brown Jackson was
 standing three feet off, with his left side toward the bed. The witness said: Let S see which can snap it first. and with the
 word snapped his trigger and the Jackson boy fell dead. This story agreed with the direction of the bullet as described by Dr. Desprez The bullet entered the lobe of the left ear and went up at an
 angle of 45 degrees. lodging under the scalp on the right side of the head caus- ing instant death.
 The awful tragedy. taking off a prom ising boy of 14 and a son of one of Flor ence's most popular families, cast gloom over the-toYn Sunday, and hundreds of people called to- offer sympathy to the stricken family. The funeral has been postponed until Tuesday afternoon to await the arrival of Quincy and Frank Jackson from Oklahoma. sister of the deceased, Mrs. Luther Gibson, arrived Sunday from Corona, Miss.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
SERIOUS CHARGE
 AGAINST SHURbET

Huntsville May 22.-(specia1) )-Attempt' ing criminal assault on a 10-year- old daughter of James Hunt at a boarding house on Washington street is the charge that was docketed today against George F. Shurbet, a piano salesman represent ing a prominent Birmingham house. Shur- bet is in jail and will be given prelim- mary hearing some time during the week. The father of the little girl Is in jail on charge of murder committed at New Hope a few weeks ago and his son, brother of the girl. is in jail on the same charge.
 Her husband and son being in jail, Mrs. Hunt came to the city with her family and opened a boarding house. Shurbet went there as boarder last week and made friends with the children in the house. Nothing was thought of 1t until the girl complained that he had tried to mistreat her after giving her candy and fruit.
 Shurbet is about 40 years old. He does not appear to realize the gravity of the charge that has been lodged against him and spent a good part of today telephon- ing to Birmingham trying to get bond.
 Judge W. T. Lawler of the probate court of Madison county has appointed the following gentlemen to represent Madison county at the National Good Roads association in Birmingham: R. E. spragins, Clarendon Davis. L. J. Mar sheutz, w. F. Garth. A. L. Rison, Ben P. Hunt, J. J. Bradley, R. E. Pettus, John J. Bradley. R. E. Smith, s. M. Stew art. William Richardson, s. s. Fletcher, Frank C. Love, M. H. Anderson, J. F. Smith, D. E. Kelly, J. E. Collier. c. B. Jordan, N. M. Rowe, R. T. Lawler, J. B. Brenaugh, C. L. Toney and J. E. McCaleb.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
STRANGER DIES
 LEAVING NO FRIENDS
Body at Cullman Goes to Potter's Field-Will Organize Owls
 in Cullman

Cullman, May 22-(Special.)-A mid dle-aged man, giving his name as Sa- bine, who came to Cullman about two weeks ago, died yesterday morning at the Brewer boarding house.
 The dead man never. during his stay in Cullman, gave out any information as to what his business was, but merely spent his time in passing the time away on the streets of the town, without any pretense of business whatever.
 After his death the body was taken in charge by Undertaken O. M Fischer, and an attempt to communicate with his relatives was made without results, and as the man had no money the remains were buried in the potter's field by the county. There is a cloud of mystery
 surrounding the mans appearance in Cullman, as is also some degree of mys- tery connected with hls death. The man is said to have had very severe in- jury in the shape of two broken ribs, which caused pneumonia.
 Representatives of the order have of- fees and are now permanently located In Cullnan for the purpose of perfect ing an organization of a. nest of the Order of Owls. The offices of the repre- sentatives are in the Fuller building, where they are receiving applications for membership very rapidly.
 A 3-year-old child of MT. and Mrs.
 Babe Ratteree died In this city yester- day after an illness of several weeks. The remains will be carried to Fairview,
 where interment will take place tomor-
 row.
 I. F. Weeks, a very prominent mer- chant of Cullman, and a little boy, the
 son of Noel Chance. of this place, were both very painfully injured late Satur- | day evening by falling from a scaffold where they were painting a house. The
 tinbers supporting the scaffold broke, which caused the fall. Mir Weeks sus-
 tained badly sprained ankle and wrist, while the boy has broken arm and other injuries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
JUDGE COLEMAN
 RESUMES DUTIES

Anniston. May 22.-(Special. )-Judge T. w. Coleman resumed his duties in the city court this morning after an absence of two weeks. during which time Judge Aston has been handling the criminal cases. No cases of any importance came up today, the busi- ness, being confined to non jury cases. This Is the final week of business in the city court for this term, IS court will adjourn next Saturday until Sep tember.
 The good rains of the past two days have put the farmers of this section in very pleasant frame of mind. The ground has been almost too dry to work for more than a week but just enough rain has fallen to make a good season for both cotton and corn and prospects for crops are aided mate rially Some farmers have reported re- gently that the prospects for cotton are the best for many years, the dry weather having had just the right ef- feet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
FOR KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROUBLE Drink BoWden Lithia Water-Prescribed
 byLeading Physicians Everywhere

Don't fill your system with drugs and medicines glassful of health restoring Bowden Lithias contains more curative properties than dozens of pills and quarts of liquid dope.
 Any physician will tell you that to get rid of Kidney or Bladder trouble YOU must drink plenty of pure miner al water, such as Rowden Lithia Wa fer, which has greater medicinal value than any other known water. It will positively restore thc diseased Kidneys or Bladder to a normal healthful con- ditton.
 Start today drinking Natures finest rem edy--Bowden Lithia Water. Drink 1t freely, 1t. will soon put you on the road to health.
 Here is one of hundreds of testi- monials from leading Atlanta physi-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
Read it carefully:

Read 1t carefully:
 q have used Bowden Lithia for many years in cases of Inflammation of the bladder and catarrhal condi- tions of the kidneys, and have derived such signal benefits from its use that | prescribe it in all cases. I have also seen decided benefits from its use In we'll established cases of Bright's Disease"
 Bowden Lithia Water Is bottled only at the Springs. Sold by drug gists and grocers everywhere, If your our distributor or direct from the Springs. f
 Shipped to you in IF large bottles for $2.50 F. O. B. Lithia Springs, Ga Remit by money order.
 Bowden Lithia Springs Water Co.,. Lithia Springs Go. General offices At lanta. Ga.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23

An agreeable surprise is always pleas ing.
 In this connection I owe an apology to Bibb county
 For several years I have managed to sidestep this corner of the world with a sort of nameless aversion.
 had only approached it from the blind side with the exception of brief look-in on one occasion when I visited the farm of J. R. Smith, where the rich. red lands of Shelby county seemed to slip over into Bibb, just west of Montevalo.
 My general impression of Bibb was not good, for the same reason that the usual approach to a large city yelled by dirty factories, car shops and railroad yards gives a first bad impression.
 Though I knew the people of Bibb coun- ty must be all right-pure gold, for did they not, in spite of the fact that their county produced Jerome Fuller, roll up the banner majority in the state against the prohibition constitutional amendment?
 Such people are worth knowing, and for this and other reasons I taxed myself
 
 To say that I was agreeably surprised is stating a fact mildly.
 Centrevile, the county seat, is not only a well built and attractive little city set upon hill but it is progressive and full of culture and education. It is one of the proudest and most progressive little cities in the state and I would have stayed bpnn that my cabbage needed hoeing and was afraid neighbors Ross Smith and Hugh Morrow would get ahead of me.
 And Centreville is not the only attrac- tive feature of Bbb county. The good red lands do not merely slip over from Shelby and the other adjoining counties They originate in Bibb and slip over into the other counties.
 w. w. Lavender, county solicitor and representative in the legislature, took a day off and showed me part of the coun- ty. We drove out every main road lead ing into the town and saw some of the finest farm lands in the state. They are under skillful cultivation by resident white farmers and are being made to produce maximum of crops.
 These lands are worth around s100 per acre. Those that are for sale are selling for that l saw 40 acres for which the owner had just refused $4000 and this without house on it. I saw another 40 acres that had just sold at $100 per acre. This was bought by farmer who owned and lived on adjoining land.
 These lands are valuable not only be- cause they are productive but because they have been taken care of and because white farmers live on them.
 J. T. and Alex Avery own adjoining farms. They are prosperous farmers and their farms show the skill with which they have been handled They have fine stock and hogs and make their living at home.
 John T. Ellison is another good farmer though he devotes part of his time to the practice of law in Centreville. He has a handsome two-story brick residence on the farm and comfortably situated with
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
GREATER DECATUR
 UP ID COUNCILS
Petitions Will Be Presented for Election Within
 Few Days

Decatur, May 22.-(Special) )-Within the next few days petitions will be presented to the city council of Deca- tur and also to the city council of New Decatur asking for ordinances to be passed authorinzing elections to be held in each city on the question or the consolidation of the two Deca- turs Under the law 1t is required that 25 per cent of the legal voters sign these petitions and then the cleo tion is ordered by each of the city councils by the adoption of ordinances to this effect. More than the required 25 per cent of signers have been se- cured already to the petitions. Under the law the city councils will have 30 days in which to call elections after the presentation of the petitions.
 Yesterday afternoon at o'clock decoration services were held at the city cemetery by the members or Winona council No. 8, Junior Order United American Mechanics. Owing to a heavy downpour of fain only small crowd was present at the decoration service.
 Elmer Kinds, we'll known in passen- ger railroad circles in the Decaturs and in Birmingham, will leave in few days for New Mexico where he goes to take charge of a responsible clerk ship with the Missouri Pacific Rail- road company For number Of years MT. Hinds was ticket agent for the Louisville and Nashville railroad In De- catur and in Birmingham.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
Upholds Grandfathers' Clause

Muskogee, I. T., May 22.-Federai Judge Campbell today quashed the in- dictments against score of state election officials The officials were indicted on the charge of preventing negroes from voting under the grand fathers clause of the state election law. Judge Campbell decided the of fense alleged was no crime against the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
.GADSDEN GLAD ID
 HAVE NEW BANK Etowah County Farmers to Meet at Smiths Chapel
 on Friday

Gadsden, May 22.-(Special) )-Postmas- ter T. H. Stephens of this city has been notified by the Postmaster General that Gadsden is to have a postal savings bank. The bank is to be ready for business by the 18th of the coming month. The ap- plication for bank was filed by the post master some weeks ago and the showing that was made was so favorable that the request was granted with but the slight est delay.
 A special car on the Louisville and Nashville brought number of the high CT officials of that road to the city this evening. The visit and it's purpose is a mystery to the local officials who had no advance information of the coming of posed that the visit has some connection with the talked-of taking over of the Chattanooga Southern and Improvements to be made as a consequence. No inform- ation was vouchsafed by any member of the party
 The regular quarterly meeting of the Etowah County Farmers union will be held with the Norton local at Smith S chapel some miles east of Boaz on Fri day and Saturday of next week. Special features are being arranged for the open meeting of the first day and it is said that matters of vital importance to the farmer are to have attention during the executive session of the second day.
 The new private water system for the Gadsden Car Works has been completed at cost of $S000 and the plant is now ir position to protect itself in the case o1 any ordinary fire. The water for the sys- tenn will be taken from the city water orks,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-05-23
Big Textile Strike

Munster. westphalia. Prussia, May 22-A lockout in the textile manufac-
 turing district was declared today.
 Ten thousand operatives are affected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-16

vided by law.
60 That in the annexed ter
ritory no new streets or dlleys shall
be opened or projected except with
the consent and approval of the coun-
Gil Of the City Of Alexandria.
4. That the corporation attorney
be, and he is hereby, instructed to in
stitute and prosecute, with as little
delay as possible, the necessary le-
gal proceedings in order to annex to
the city Of Alexandria, by proper
decree or judgment of the Circuit
Court of the County OF Alexandria,
the same being the Circuit Court OF
the County wherein the greater part
Of such territory lies, the territory
hereinbefore accurately described,
upon the terms and conditions here
inbefore set forth.
8. This ordinance shall be N
force from and after itI passage.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-16
CORPSE FLOATS TO
DOOR OF MURDERER
Tenant of Hut Is Haunted Till
He Admits His Crime.
LAKE GAVE UP DEAD
Waves Carry Man Killed Month
Previous to Front of Cabin OF the
Fisherman Who Committed the
Murdsr-Haunted, He confesses.

Escanaba, Mich.-Confronted by the
body of Alvin Fogarty, washed five
miles across Bay de Nocquet from the
spot where murder was done to the
very door of the slayer, Arthur Lind
quist, fisherman, confessed to the
murder and asked to be taken away
from the glazed eyes that seemed to
be haunting his hearthstone and
would not be removed.
:. It sc.ine.. the hand Of fate herself
that unra7eled the murder mystery.
Fogarty has been missing for month.
He had been seen one evening drink
ing heavily, and John Lindquist and
Daniel Mccarthy, who had been in
Fogarty's company, were arrested and
have been in Jail charged with the
crime. After Arthur Lindquist's con-
fession these two men were released
from custody.
Arthur Lindquist lived in a fisher
mans hut on the Stonington side OF
the bay. Since Fogarty disappeared
he has kept much to his hut and has
quit his old haunts, the barrooms
along the bay shore in Escanaba. j.
c. Fielding, assistant superintendent
of the Pinkerton .Nationaly Detective
Agency in St. Paul, has been working
on the Fogarty case, but has been
utterly at sea until the lake gave up
its dead and forced confession from
the murderer.
Lindquist had been fishing, as usual,
and pottering about his hut until the
other morning. When he went to the
bay shore he was Mortified to see the
body Of Fogarty lying on the beach,
driven there by the storm, the open