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The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-07
Apartment Usually Used For Con-
fereDces is Too Hot land
President Comes to
the Rescue
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL
Week End Cruise Of Executive Will
Not Be Partisan Affair-Importan
Railroad Ruling is Handed
Down Today.

Washington, ID. G., July When
the cabinet came struggling into the
executive Offices today they found the
temperature uf the cabinet room well
up in the nineties. They sat in un-
comfortable leather chairs. perspiring'
freely, and making more or less vehe-
ment remarks about the weather.
When the president entered he found
so much heat that he Immediately
issued an executive mandate that the
session be held I'm his private office.
This Office is cooled by breezes from
q ton of ice stored beneath. The re-
frigerator apparatus keeps the ther-
mometer down around the eighty
mark and makes II easier for the
president than for Congress TO con-
template the probable date OF adjourn
ment OF the extra session.
Not Partisan Cruise.
President Taft's week-end cruise ON
the MayAower, which begins late to-
night at Philadelphia, will not be Il
partisan affair as at first supposed.
The party viii include Senators PEN
rose. Root, Briggs CNew Jersey)
Brown (Nebraska). Republicans; and
Taylor CTennessee.) Foster Louisiana,
Bacon (Georgia,) and Overman CNorth
Carolina) Democrats.
Federal Built Roads.
An annual appropriation of twenty
million dollars for five years 10 i'm
prove the post roads of the rural de-
livery routes of the government. was
urged in the Senate today by Senator
Swanson of Virginia. Contending that
despite the amazing achievements i'm
many directions scored by this coun-
try. il Is notorious that the United
States has the poorest public roads
and highways Of any civilized nation.
He said he regarded the subject a.
the paramount one before the Ameri-
can people Swanson explained his
plan would open up more than a mill
lion miles OF roads and that local au-
thoritics would furnish an amount
equal 20 that appropriated by the Fed
eral government.
Interstate Commerce Ruling.
"A carrier is liable for damages re-
sulting from disregard OF shippers Of
specific routing instructions even
though IL sends the shipment via a
route taking q lower rate 20 the orig
inal billed destination" This is the
principle OF an announcement in n de-
cison by the Interstate Commerce
commission today
Castro in Venezuela.
Castro the exiled president OF Ven-
ezuela. eluded the vigilance of the Of
ncers of the world and landed i'm his
native country in disguise at Castille-
tas on Goiira peninsula, according TO
a report to the state department to-
day from Caracas. confirming the ru-
NOR from here yesterday. Venezuela
is making strenuous efrorts TO cope
with the situation and Illustrate any
revolutionary designs Of the former
president General Pello, a friend OF
Castro. has been arrested at Maracai-
bo and other followers are said to
have been imprisoned.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-07
COLLEGE SWIMMERS MEET.

New York, July THE outdoor
championships of the Intcrcollegiate
Swimming Association are TO be held
at Sheepshead BAY tomorrow and the
outlook Is bright for some excellent
performances. Ten colleges. including
Harvard. Yale. Cornell. Princeton and
other big. colleges of the East. will be
represented IN the competitions.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-07
ENGLISH IMPORTS DECREASE,

London, July THE trade returns
for June shows decrease in imports Of
sl7.6is.500. mostly raw materials. of
which ten millions represented oils
and rubbers. Exports increased So
567,500. principally cotton textiles.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-07
sowLIRs SELECT CHICAGO.

Chicago July 1t is expected next
years national bowling tournament
win bc formally awarded 20 Chicago
at a meeting at the executive commit
tee. which. Il was announced today.
win be held here tomorrow.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-07
NO RELEASE FOR FRiTcH.

Lansing. Mich, July THE SUI
preme court this afternoon denied DR.
George A. Fritch of Detroit a motion
for stay of execution of sentence and
admission to bail. Fritch is now serv-
ing time In Jackson.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-07

the national council which is vested
with the power of recommending ape
propriations and fixing the expenditure
of funds. The so-callcd insurgonts
charge that the council has fought
against progressive methods for The as
sociation and It is also hintcd that the
expenditures have been recklcssly and
imprudently made.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-07
CONGRESSMAN MITCHELL DEAD

Lawrence. Kansas, July Con
gresham Alexander G. Mitchell, a
progressive Republican Of the second
Kansas district died today following
long illness.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-07-07
THE WEATHER.

FAIR TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. WARMER
TONIGHT.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
!. a Modern Lueretia Borqia.

Miss Annie Crawford is in prison
at New Orleans charged with the
murder of her younger sister, Miss
Elizabeth Crawford, who died at the
Charity Hospital last Saturday morn
ing from poisoning. The accused, who
had nursed her sister during the lat
ter's brief illness, at first maintained
that she had given only the rene
dies prescribed by the attending ply
sician, but on being confronted with
evidence that her statements were
untruthful, she confessed that she
had administered morphine, but conr
tended that she mistook the cap
sules for calome1 and soda and was
afraid to acknowledge the error.
The father, mother and another sis
ter of the prisoner died suddenly
within a few weeks of each other
last year, and it is strongly sus-
pected that all were poisoned. Each
of the victims carried life insurance
in favor of the other members Of
the family, and this circumstance is
supposed to indicate the motive
which actuated the unnatural daugh-
ter and sister to destroy the lives
of her kindred.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
Strike on the Illinois Central,

Several hundred freight clerks in
the employ of the Illinois Central
Railroad Company at New Orleans,
Memphis, Vicksburg, Jackson and
other points south of the Ohio river,
Unexpectedly went out on a strike
last Monday. No disagreement exists
between the men and the company
relative to wages, hours Of work 2r
general treatment, the only provoca-
ton for the walkout being the re-
fusal of the company to recognize or
treat with the Federation of Labor,
with which the clerks union is af-
filiated. The shopmen and machin-
lists at Memphis and the carmen at
New Orleans have joined the strik-
ers, and there is a probability that
the demonstration will grow into a
general Walkout on both the Illinois
Central and Southern Pacific systems
Non-union men are being employed &c
replace the strikers and both sides
express confidence that the struggle
will result in their favor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
sHERIFF's SALE
State of Louisiana-Parish ], q
cension-Twenty-seye II. y
dicial District Court
Peoples Trust & Savings gart
VS.. No. 1918
Claiborne H. Dixon n

RY VIRTUE of an order 81 a.,
AS and sale Issued out Of the Han s,s
able Twenty-seye nth Judicial Distris.
Court, aforesaid, and to me tjiraetaa
in the above numbered and antii,ssI3
cause, / have seized and taken ~
my possession, and viii offer 1.
sale at public auction, to the last M /
highest bidder, according to laW i
the principal front door OF the co,,, +
house Of the parish OF Ascensi, nd
in the town Of Donaldsonville ~
SATURDAY, OCTOBER Ii, lsll
Between the hours of eleys,
o'clock a. m, and four O'Clock 4
M, of the said day, all the rieb II
title, interest, and demand 81 s,a
defendant, Claiborne III. Dixon. IL anai
to the following described properly
to-wit: II
"a certain tract Of land, togetbs,s
with all the buildings and Improve.
ments thereon. containing (sosoI.
eighty acres and twenty one,hun.I
dredths of an acre, situated III apd
being part of the southwest quarter
Of section tWenty-nine, TOWNSHIP
eight south, range three east, aaa5
being a portion of the same lana III.
CURED by Claiborne H. Dixon froa
the United States government ol.
April %, 1901, as per patent Number
1907, recorded In Conveyance hook.
No. a., folio 294, OF the conyeyanee.
records Of the parish OF Ascension
said eighty and twenty one-hanareR1
this acres being bounded as follows,
North by lands Of H. q. James ;;south
by lands of Picard 6 Geismar l.dis
formally present mortgagor); sass
by lands of Hughey James, and Wass
by H. e. James, and being the notih
half of the southwest quarter ofsald
section tWenty-nine, township eight
south, range three east. All of saia
property being in the parish d Az
cension.
Seized to pay and satisfy by Dtsls.
erence the claim of plaintiff ID said
cause.
Terms of sale-F For cash, without
srpraisement, according to law,
E. "a. II
Sheriff, r arish of ascension,
| Donald s1,lyiIle La, Sept JIG, 1al
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
NOTICE or SALE,
State Il Louisiana agfsh Of Asc0
sion-Pontchartrain LeVee
District. -

tolflGS IL ilUulSldfi6t-----E q. losi VI ts
-Pontchartaain LeVee
District.
TT NDER Act No. 215 # ths ss s,1.'
~ assembly Of the state q Lea v.
ana, approved July s, 1908, the folios "
ing land situated In Ascension "
ISL, Louisiana, to-wit:: 4
Los 2, section II, TOWNSHIP, q q
south range 8 east, east q N II
Mississippi river, eoppFisins y III Y
acres, will be sold by tie sfsIls III 4
Ascension parish, Louisiana, 81 u III III
freht door of the courthouse y &, 4
town of )onaldsonville, Iseulsisaaaa' =
SATURDAY, NOV, 4 ii
ait the hour of II &C oek noon, y III u
last and highest bidder, az r. I'D ID
than six dollars 1867 per aefe. J. ,ss ~
being amount fixed BY tlle ies'T ID
of tile State Land Office 81 I'M
minimum price for which SAY IS
can sell per acre. iii
Witness my offias.l signhaas
18th day of September, ELL
HUNTER G. Lfls s1arsTs
President Board Of Cof1Hl 1sssfrjiets.
for HE Ponfehaietrasn LeFee3 sp..-.-ls
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
Big Hall Meeting at NapoIeonviI'e

Big Hall Meeting at NapoleonvIlle.
Arrangements are being made for
big political rally to be held at
Napoleonville next Saturday, Oct. Z,
in the interest of Judge Luther E.
Hail. candidate Of the Good Govern
ment League for governor of Louis
lana. The meeting will be held at
Foley Park at s. O'Clock p. m, and
the speakers will be Judge Hall,
State Senator Henri L. Gueydan.
candidate for lieutenant governor,
Congressman Robert F. Broussard
and A. P. Pujo, candidates for United
States senator, and Hon. John M.
Parker of New Orleans. Plans are
being made to run excursion trains
from Donaldsonville, Thibodaux and
Houma, and a large crowd is con-
fidently expected. The committee
in charge of the arrangements for
the affair is composed of Emile
Sundbery, Charles T. Workman, Au-
bert Talbot, R. J. Legardeur and
Val. Goetz.
Judge Hall will pass through AS
sumption parish on the fourth, Wis
iting Labadieville, Albemarle, Klotz-
vile, Belle Rose and Belle Alliance.
He will spend the night in Napoleon
vile, leaving the next morning to
fill an engagement at Morgan City
on the fifth.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
:. w. Arn1itage Candidate for Re-


Under the proper heading in TO-.
days Chief will be found the an
nouncement of Lucien w. Armitage
as a candidate for reelection to the
office Of police juror Of the fifth
ward OF Ascension parish, subject to
the action of the Democratic primary
to be held in January next. Mr.. Ar
mitage, who is prominent merchant
of Darrow and one of the best-knoWn
and most influential citizens Of the
parish, has represented the fifth
ward in the police jury for the last
twelve years, and in the discharge
of the duties which have deVolYed
upon him in that capacity has estab-
lished a reputation for faithful SER
vice and intelligent Judgment which
has given him rank as one of the
most capable and Jealous members
of the parochial laWmaking body. He
is toe well known to the people OF
his ward as a citizen and official to
need any introduction at our hands,
and his attainments and qualifica-
ton for the office to which he as
pires ere a matter CT public record
and do not require summarizing
here.
Mr.. Armitage is a native of Louis
lana and Democrat of lifelong
standing. He has been a resident OF
Ascension parish for thirty-seyen
years, and has been engaged in bus
mess in the village Of Darrow since
1882, with what degree of success
is attested by his standing in the
community and his prominence in
the public life of his reighberhood.
He has large circle CT friends who
will give him their hearty support.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
Letters From the People.
The Chief is not responsible for
views expressed by correspondents.
Good Men Needed for the Police
Jury.

Good Men Needed for the Police
Jury.
Burnside, La, Sept. II. 1911.
Dear Chief:
The most important duty OF every
taxpayer is to select good men Tor
the office of police juror.
In the approaching primary there
will be a number of new men as
piring to take the job of spending
the peoples money.
We should be animated by con-
scientious duty and guided by a sin
cere. concern for the public welfare
in the selection Of our parish law.
makers. Let us elect that class OF
our citizens most interested in the
doings of police juries, that IS the
property holders and taxpayers.
We need money for schools, roads.
repair of courthouse, etc. None but
real ..parish fathers will save it for
us.
Our parish has made record for
clean, safe, sound business men as
members of its police jury for the
past thirty years.
We cannot go backward in this
matter.
Let each ward get together and
agree upon the candidate who will
best represent them, and support
him.
pR ATIn
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
4 STRANGE and Deplorable Homicide.

"A SIdHSe ana ISrfC'dosS tIoii'SiGS'
A most depIorable tragedy was en-
acted at Ope. ousa5, La, September Il.
Allen T. Garland, aged 90 years, be-
longing to one of the oldest and best
families of the community, was shot
three times and instantly killed by
Mrs. J. P. McCrea, wife Of the road
master of the Colorado Southern and
New Orleans and Pacific railway
The homes of the Garlands and MIC
Reas adjoined and the families
were intimate friends. Garland was
a quiet, studious youth, whose hab-
its and inclinations rendered him one
of the last young men to be sus-
pected of Offering a gross Insult TO
a woman, which is the provocatlon
| which Mrs. McRea declares was the
cause Of the killing. The lady is
| the mother of three children, the
wife of an exceptionally devoted hus-
band, and has always borne a spot
less reputation. she is a dozen years
older than her victim and much
| larger and stronger than he was.
| These circumstances and the facts
| that the young man was shot from
| behind-once in the back Of the head
| and twice in the back; that he was
sitting in rocking chair with cigar
| in his hand and his hat on his Jap
between his knees, and that he died
with smile on his face, surround
the case with a degree of mystery
that even the most searching legal
investigation may never satisfactor-
| lily dispel. Although the deed was
committed in broad daylight, and the
young man had gone to the McRea
residence on a most innocent errand
to take a spool of thread for which
Mrs. McRea had telephoned to the
Garland home-there were no wit
nesses to what passed between the
principals, and it is doubtful II
any circumstantial evidence can be
gathered which will be accepted by
a jury as strong enough to contra
vene the statement which the ac'
cused will make in justification OF
her act.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
Bids Opened for Dredging canaIs'

Pursuant to announcement, the
board Of commissioners of the Mis-
sissippi and Lafourcke Drainage Dis
trict held a meeting last Monday
forenoon in the office of Secretary
Walter Lemann, in this city, for the
purpose of opening bids for dredg-
ing a canal from the present loea-
ton of the boards dredge-boat in
Bayou Verrett, Assumption parish, to
the eastern end of the district at
LaPice, st. James parish, a distance
Of approximately four and one-half
miles Theo. J. Delaune, of Napo-
1eonville, chairman Of the board, pre-
sided over the meeting, and there
was a quorum present. Proposals
were read as follows: Roach & Lewis,
S29 800; N. G. Huth Dredging Co.,
s490S.78 per mile: Snow & Wallace.
SIT, 900. After discussing the bids it
was decided to defer action on the
matter until another meeting Of the
board to be held in the near future.
Our enemy: The common fly.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
Alderman Schroeder Prevents Tragedy

Henry WEIGH, a negro OF the Jack
Johnson type and perhaps Wofsny
foeman of that redoubtable scrap
per-" become involved in difficulty
with three Italians last Monday fore
noon and, had it not been for the
timely intervention of Alderman a.
]. Schroeder, it IS likely that the
trio of sons of sunny Italy would
have been bested and Tragedy may
have resulted About $3.50 O'Clock
Monday morning Welch walked in to
the store of Salvatore Lupo, a we'll
known Italian merchant OF Church-
Vile, and purchased an ordinary
drinking glass, for which the clerk,
Joe Lupo, a brother of the store
keeper, demanded 10 cents. WEIGH
deemed this price exorbitant and
made his objection known in no un-
certain terms, refusing to pay the
amount asked. He left the store,
followed by Lupo, and when the lat
ter insisted on the negro paying Tor
his purchase or returning the goods,
Welch threw the glass at him. Lupo
yelled for help, and his brothers,
| Salvatore and Charlie, rushed to his
assistance. The obstreperous black
| then produced "BarloW" knife and
proceeded TO make things interest
| ing for the Italians, throwing them
around in lively shape despite TIE
fact that two Of them chung to his
arm, while third belabored him
| over the mead With a broom handle.
Hearing tho noise of the encounter,
Alderman Schroeder OF the second
| ward, whose foundry il, located near
| by, hurried out and called upon
| WEIGH to sure nder his weapon,
which the negro die. Mr.. Schroe.
der telephoned Policeman L. j. Eche.
| yerria and the officer responded
promptly, but when he reached the
scene the negro had made his es.
cape. and he has not since been ap.
! pretended. -
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
New Members for AsWelI Club.

A meeting of the AsWell Club was
held at Schroeder's warehouse Thurs
day night, with President A. J. Sch
roeder in the chair, Secretary Sabin
Dalferes at his post, and quite a
large number of members present.
Various matters appertaining to the
promotion CT Dr..NAsWelIs campaign
in Ascension parish were taken UP
and discussed, and thirty-three new
members were enrolled, as follows:
James Sanchez, Henry Cassard, P. NJ
Ayraud, Camille gassard, Manuel
Curse, ThomasD ugas, sr., Joseph Du-
gas, Albert Dugas, Adam Dugass, Jr.,
CALDER Dugas, Oscar Gonzales, Frank
Curse, ST., Martin Curse, Robert
Curse, Telesma Leblanc (Barton)
Augustin Lauland, Fred. seipp, Jane
r. Smith, James Won Lotten, A. B..
Ayne, Henry D. Sanchez, Pierre Lou
nit P. A. Wutke, NJ Montero, Gas
pard Gslarino, Ernest Capella, Omer
Capella, Leonce Trepagnier, Felix
Hebert, w. w. Guigou, August Gui-
gou. Lawrence Parnell, Hiram Prof
fit.
Members of the club will attend
the fair 81 Smoke Bend tomorrow
night and take supper in a body at
the entertainment.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30

Messrs. Jacob Blum and D. D. Dali
feres, managers respectively of the
Lemann and Dalferes stores. have
returned from New York essty, where
they spent q cauate of weeks select
ing fall and winter goods for those
Mr.. Blum returned
Friday before last, the 22nd inst,
and Mr.. Dalferes arrived the follow
ing evening.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
New Methodist Minister Arrives.

New Methodist Minister Arrives.
Rev. G. M Thompson. who sue
ceeds Rev. r. O. Wier as pastor in
charge of the local Methodist church,
arrived here last week from Willis,
Texas, where he was formerly sta
toned, and has taken up his resi-
dence in the Methodist parsonage
with his family, the latter consisting
of Mr.. Thompsons wife and three
children, two grown boys and a
daughter seven years old.
In connection with the arrival OF
Rev. Thompson, the following ex-
tract from the Texas Christian Ad-
vocate of Sept. 81 will prove of in
terest:
Bishop Mouzon has transferred
me to the Louisiana Conference and
stationed me. at Donaldsonville, ard !
go to my new field next Monday. !
have given all my active life to the
work in Texas and it is like leaving
home to leave her. If God will help
me l hope to do the best work of
my life yet, and, I shall do my best
| in the state to which ] go. May God
bless dear old Texas and every
preacher in it. i love them all
| &C. M. THOMPSON.
We regret to. give Brother ThomE-
son up. He has done fine work in
Texas; but we commend him most
highly to theLouisiana brethren. They
will find him worthy of their conf
ldence and well qualified for good
work. EDITOR ADVOCATE ''s
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
Announce

I am a Louis:anian by birth.
| have been a Democrat all my life
have lived in the fifth ward Of
Ascension for 81 years.
| established in business in the vii
lage OF barrow in 1892.
| have served the people of Ascen-
sion as a police juror from my
ward) since 1960--tWelxe years.
/ formally . announce myself as a
candidate for the position I now hold
and ask my friends ard the voters
generally for their support through
the Democratic primary.
LUCIEN w. ARAI1TAGIa.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30

In these days Of aeropIanes, when
Flying trips" have become a reality,
it behooves the local reporter to be
wary about using an erstwhile com.
mon phrase. For instance, it was
stated In The Chief last week that
"Col. A. D. Vega made a flying trip
to New Orleans" but he didn't; he
went by rail.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30

Vinton, La, has developed a poati-
cal genius who rhymes gone with
crumbs gold with "toiled" and
throne" with homes He may do
better with blank verse, but his other
kind Is blankety-blank ordinary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30

Even in benighted Russia they do
some things better than we do.
Dlmitry Begroff, who assassinated
Prime Minister Stelypin at Kiev on
the 18th of September. has been
tried, convicted and hanged.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-09-30
NOTICE TO THE Pu BIC.

DonaldsonVil1e, La, Sept. 25,ztssIIL
| take this means of advising nf
friends, patrons and the general pub
lie that / have this day sold mff
baker-shop and bakery business
known as the Donaldsonyille Bakesssss,
together with the good will Thereof,
to Mr.. Leo Blouin. who will eQRtinat
the business for his account iR me
future.
Thanking my friends and patrons
for the generous patronage accorded
to me in the past, and soliciting q
continuance Of same for Mt. Blaua
in the future, am,
Respectfully,
ii. BLANCHARD.
Donaldsonyille, La, Sept. %. lss1l
/ take pleasure in Informing I1ss
friends and the public that 4 ha M
this day bought the baker-shop asa
bakery business of Mr.. Honore iaaEr
.chard, located at the corner ef Nue.
sissippi and St. Patrick streets, u
this town, and known as the Dona,a
sonVille Bakery, and wila continue lhe
said bakery business, at the sane
stand, for my account in the future
Soliciting the patronage Of the gels
eral public, I am,
Respectfully,
LEO BIZ