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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
SUGGESTIONS BY PRIEST. MCCLELLAN FOR
EMERGENCY lEvEE WORK.

President J. T. Mcclellan, Of the Fifth |
Louisiana Levee Board, has issued the
following suggestions for emergency leyee
work:
OFFIcE OF BOARD OF CoDnssIoNERs,
FIFTH LOUISIANA LEvEE DISTRICT.
Tallulah, La, March 81, 1912.
The following are few suggestions
about inspecting the levee and what to
do in the case of an emergency:
ANY one can tell when levee Is about
to be overtopped, so it will not be neces-
sary to say anything about this.
The real danger to the levee is IN their
getting water-soaked and sloughlng. Siepe
water viii naturally appear along the leyee
but this will not materially impair their
strength so long as the water appearing
Is clear. There is no danger by water
sieping through the levee or coming up
in sand-boils, but when muddy water
shows itself this indicates that it is COM
| ing directly from the river without the
intervening filtering process OF passing
slowly and their a clear channel which
win wash rapidly.
A slough on the land side is much
more serious than slough on the river
side, as it shows that the levee in front
is becoming soft and an accumulation OF
water ON the land side slope has caused
, the slough.
SAND BOILS AND SLOUGHS.
In case Of sand-boils a simple and very
effective treatment is as follows: Spread
bagpinp two thicknesses, about four feet
long over the sand-boil and weight each
end with sacks of earth, thus forming,s
, sieve, allowing the water to pass through
but retaining the earth, which in shor'
, / time will cause the sand-boil to fill ans
4 stop running.
In case of slough or leak through thu
, levee of muddy water, the remedy is t
. cause loose earth to be put on the leve'
. on river side opposite where the waite
. is appearing on the land side; then la,
q on the slough brush at top of slope ant
q laying the other end so as to reach to tn
n solid earth above the slough; on top Q
4 this lay sacks of earth, beginning at til
4 toe Of the slope and continuing to tn
top. letting the toe Of the slope be muc
; more heavily covered with sacks than tn
h top. (The brush is to allow the waite
t to drain through and the sacks to rein
Q force and hold in place and prevent
,e from sliding out.)
A slough on the river side should I
le treated by beginning both above and b
% low by running out line of sacks file
with earth and adding to this until
% small run-arcund is built to protect Il
Is slough, and casting some rock into Il
l. water opposite the slough.
- Sand-boils beyond the toe of the slol
a are very little danger and should not
cause for uneasiness, but to prevent Il
40 general public from becoming alarme
ei It is best to treat them as suggested abov
g WAVE WASH.
OF Wave wash is less dangerous for t
Id looks than any other attack on the leve
IN by water, and until wave wash reach
he 1.-THE crown of the levee there is no reas
q for uneasiness to be felt, for it simE
- fiattens out the slope from where
wash is, but does not wash down to
surface Of the land.
J. 7. MCCLELLAN,
mr. President Fifth Louisiana Levee Board
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12

The condition Of Mrs. T. M.
Wade. who was 50 seriously injured
in a runaway accident at Newell
ton last week. is considered some
what improved to-day, and, accom-
panied by Mr.. Wade, DR.. Herring
and her sister. Miss Magruder, she
was put aboard train to-day and
viii be taken to Chattanooga, where
she win enter the sanitarium Of. the
pn. Newell.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
EVENING SESSION.

The closing session Of the Sunday
School work was opened by song, and
a prayer by Rev. Fontaine, after which
Miss Juden gave another Of her most
helpful talks in behalf of the Sunday
School. Her lecture touched principally
upon the Secondary Department. She
called for delegates to the annual State
Convention, to be held at Shreveport on
the 18th, 18th and 18th Of April.
There being no further business the
Convention was closed with prayer BY
Rev. Fontaine.
Respectfully submitted by the officers
of the Tensas Sunday School Association.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12

NOTICE Is hereby given t tnat 14 3 If7',
.cO7TON W00D'' and .'ELLIs1s0.ns 49,
this Parish. and belonging e L1e eno srd
sii freeozssine. Hunting on this proRs'S. 80
posifivelr prohibited unless the ro.'iv ~ -
ries written permi., signed BY u a. .' 49,. ''t
Any one found hunting On in,s 1rss5.
out said psrmissicn WI pe Fiso''@r
outcd.
iiii' I y.:.g' 81 s'v'ss'.''' :
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
BasKET-BAll GAMES Al TAIlullH.
St. Joseph Girls Win; TaIlul.s
Boys Win.

,arish, possibly some half hundred II HI
vent up to Tallulah ON Good Friday /,
witness the basket ball games PLAYED r..
ween teams Of the Tallulah High scboe,
md the st. Joseph High School and Il
attend the second enactment Of the bon.
1lar play "The Kentucky Belle,'' prs.
,ented by the local dramatic troupe q,
Waterproof.
One of the basket ball teams from hens
was composed OF boys and the othe, !,
girls. The lineup Of the latter team IS.
as follows:
Captain-Ida Hornsby.
Forwsrds-Clyde Blanche and Rub,
Hornsby.
Center Mabel Netterville.
Guards-Ida Hornsby and Pearl Horns.
by.
Substitute-Hattie Lynch.
Manager and Coacher-C Curry Macphe..
son.
The girls were given the precedence IN
the order Of the day and the FIRST Gam.
played was between the two girls teams
Of the rival schools. The game was very
interesting, to the degree OF exciting.
from It's inception TO its close, but our
girls clearly out-classed their hosts. and
the game resulted IN victory for s.. %.
seph by score OF . to 3.
Decidedly the feature OF the game w
the star playing OF st. Joseph's center.
Miss Mabel Netteryille. Though small q
stature she was superior TO her opponent
IN activity and that wonderful gift pos
sessed by the lew great players q baskes
ball or base ball-the ability to correctly
judge the speed with which the ball i
travelling and its height from the ground
and the approximate place OF hitting the
earth. AS stated, IN this particular Mis-
Nettervllle IS IN class to herself. Seeing
their center was unable to cope with ours
Tailuiah changed centers on the secosd
halt, but OF no ayall-Mabel WA there
with the goocs, TO the total discomiori-
ure OF the opposition.
Credit for the victory, however, is sip
due to each and every member Of the
team, each one doing her part exception.
ally well. st. Joseph simply had the Bet
ter team. Throughout the contest tie
drilling they had done under direction
n
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
knights of Pythias.

Lake St. Joseph Lodge, No. 102, X.
of p, meets regularly on the second and
fourth Wednesdays Of each month at
Newellton, La.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12

The latest gauge readings up to satur-
day morning, April 18th, are as follows;
4. n. IN
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
MEETING INSTRUMENTATION So
DAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.

WI 0@0eW@
The INSTRUMENTATION Sunday School
Association held its annual convention
Friday of this week in st. Joseph, with
Miss Susie NJ. Juden, State Superintend-
emit of the Elementary Department as its
guest. Miss Juden needs no introduction
to the people Of Louisiana, for through
out the State she is known and recog-
nized as a most wonderful power In the
Sunday School work, and her beautiful
Christian influence is felt by every one
with whom she is associated. The first
session of the convention was necessarily
Of business nature. 1t was well attend
ed. by officers of the Association. Reports
were made, showing a. marked growth In
the schools over last year, and the work
done during the year seemed favorable.
A Nominating Committee was appointed
to consult and name the officers for the
following year. Quite good deal OF bu-
siness and new plans were discussed, al
ter which the meeting adjourned to meet
at $3.50 at the Union Church.
AFTERNOON MEETING.
In addition to the regular officers and
workers of the Sunday School Associa-
ton, quite a number Of earnest people
attended the afternoon meeting, which
was held by Miss Juden.
The meeting was opened with song and
prayer by Rev. P. II. Fontaine OF the
Methodist Church, followed by an adj
dress by Mr.. w. d. A. Gorton, giving
| in full history of the Association OF
Tensas Parish.
The subject of Miss Juden was The
Sunday School, at large. She made a
beautiful talk which held the undivided
attention Of the listeners for nearly an
hour, during which time she explained
every phase Of Sunday School work, par
Iticularly that OF the Elementary Depart
ment, which is her special work. Next
was report Of the Nominating Com
mittee, which was acted upon in the
proper manner and the following officer
were elected:
President-w. D. A. Gorton, Water
Iproof.
Vice President-Dr. G. N. Clarke, St
Joseph.
Secretary and Treasurer. n. Hunt
err, Waterproof.
Executive Committee-Miss Lola Ian
ius, Mrs. Beaub,en, DIR. G. N. Clarke
St. Joseph; Mr.. w. D. A. Gorton an
Mr.. G. N. Hunter, Waterproof.
Elementary Superintendent-Mr. Ger
man Baker, st. Joseph.
Adult Bible Work--Mr. B. F. Bonney
st. Joseph.
Teacher Training Course-Dr. ]. N
Gorton, Waterproof.
Missions-Mr. W. R. Baker, st. u
{ seph.
1 Home Department and Home Visits
. tion-Mrs. P. H. Fontaine, Waterproof
Temperance-Mr. F. L. Guthrie, New
elton.
The meeting was closed with prayer
after which pronounced enthusiasts
1 and interest were evinced, when not o.
! person was willing to leave the hou'
. until he or she had met or spoken chez
,. full word OF love and commentator
r Miss Juden for her encouragement in ID
. noble work.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
AFTERNOON MEETING.

In addition to the regular officers and
workers of the Sunday School Associa-
ton, quite number Of earnest people
attended the afternoon meeting, which
was held by Miss Juden.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-03
JORGE ISXECs ;.


TO yadearlo y en- ambas hubo de re-
Groceder sentOse sObre el cesped y
aullO tan IaStlmoSamente como 81 sus
aIarldOs JuYIesen algO de humane, CO.
mo 81 en- elloS qulSiera recordarme
cuanto me haDla amado, y reconyenr-
me porque 10 abandonaba en- su yeJez
A la hora y media me desmonta-
ba la Portada de una especie de
huerto, aislado en- La uanura y cerca-
do dc palenque, que era el cemente-
RIO de la aldea Braulio recibien-
do Ell caballo y participando de la
emoci0n que descubria en- mi rostro
empuJo una hoja de la puerta y no
dlo un paso mas. Atravese por en-
medic de las malezas las cruces de
leno y de guandua que Sc levantaban
sobre elias; el sol al ponerse logra-
ba cruzar el ramaje enmaranado de
la selva yeclna con algunos rayos que
amarilleaban sobre los zarzales ell
tollaJe de los arboles que sombrea-
ban las tumbas AL dar la vuelta
un grupo de corpulentos tamarin-
dos, quede Ell frente de un pedestal
blanco y manchado por las Huyias,
sobre el cual Sc elevaba una cruz de
hlerro: acerqueme. En- una lapida
negra que Las adormideras medic ocul-
taban va, empece leer: Maria. -, =
y Aquel monologo terrible del alma
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1912-06-03

ante la muerte, del alma que La ints-
rroga, que la naldice. .. que la rue
ga, que la llama. -. sc hundio Ell
aquella tumba fr1a y sorda, que mis-
brazos oprimian y mis- lagrimas ba-
naban.
Ell ruido de unos pasos en- La ho-
Jarasca me hizo levantar La frente
del pedestal: Braulio sc acerc0 mi
y entregandome una corona de rosas
y azucenas, obsequio de Las hijas de
Jose, permaneci6 en- ell mismo sitio
como para indicarme que era hora de
partir. P1seme en- pie para colgar
la de la cruz y yolyi abrazarme los
pies de ella para darle a Maria y
su sepulcro un ultimo adios.
Habia yo montado y Brauio es-
trechaba en- sus manos una de las
mlas, cuando ell revuelo de un ave
que al pasar sobre nuestras cabezas
dio un graznido siniestro y conocido
por mi, inturrumpi6 nuestra despedi-
da: la vi yolar hacia la cruz de HE
rro, y posada luego en- uno de sus
brazos, alete6 repitiendo su espan-
toso canto
Estremecido parti galope por en-
medic de La pampa solitaria cuyo
yasto horizonte ennegrecia La noche.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-07-17
Rights Of Middle
Man to Be Fought
Out in the Courts

WASHINGTON, July i6.-The rights
and the necessity Of the much talked of
middle man" in business will be fought
out and determined by the courts, 1t is
expected, in the governments pendings
suits against the so-called lumber trust"
Testimony now being taken against the
Eastern States Retail Lumber Dealers
association forecasts, according to De-
partment of Justice officials. that the
issue will so to- the courts largely on
undisputed facts revolving about the
legal scope Of the operations OF the mid
die man. It will be principally an eco
nomic question and the first time the
niddleman's problem has been presented
to a court Of justice.
All testimony In the eastern case being
taken by an examiner will be completed
August l. 1t viii be ready for presen-
tation at the fall term of the United
States court for the southern district
Of New York. at
Four civil suits and one criminal prose-
cution against lumber associations in
various parts Of the country are all in
charge of Clark McKercher. special as
sistant to the attorney general. The
taking of testimony in the suit filed at
St. Paul will begin on the Pacific coast
about August Is.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-07-17
Judge Hanford's Son
Insults a Witness

SEATTLE, Wash, July 16-After John
| T. Whitlock, an aged lawyer, had testi-
fled before the house judiciary subcom-
mittee this morning that he had seen
Judge Hanford drunk on crowded street
OF Seattle one afternoon Whitlock was
followed into the hall by Ned Hanford,
son OF the Judge. who called Whitlock an
offensive name. whitock struck the
young man in the face, returned to the
court room. went on the stand and told
his experience.
The alleged appointment of professional
receivers and granting Of exorbitant al
lowances to them was further inquired
into by the house judiciary subcommittee.
Sutcliffe Baxter, who has been receiver
Of seven bankrupt firms, has been cr-
dered to appear for examination 1t is
said he will be on the stand nearly the
whole day.
Last night an attorney who has a large
bankruptcy practice in Judge Hanford's 8
court testified that an apparent disregard
Of the law shown by the court In 1911 was
due to the fact that the court and ,ttor-
neys did not know of an amendment to
the bankruptcy law passed in 1910 six
months before.
Judge Hanford Of the United States dis
trict court has allowed entry of the ap-
peal Of the case Of Leonard OLSEN, the
socialist whose naturalization he recently
revoked on the ground that he had de-
celved the court as to his attachment to
the constitution
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-07-17
Great Heaps Of
Debris Are Left
by Denver Flood

DENVER, Colo, July 16.-The cloud
burst and flood in Cherry creek Sunday
night has passed into history, leaving a
great heap of debris, deposits of sand
and mud In buildings and along the
boulevards and the ruins of wrecked
homes and with the still hardly credited
small fatalities of two dead. The list of
injured has swelled to eight.
The mayors relief committee organ
lied thoroughly for continued work, be-
gan this morning the final combing out
OF the wreckage for the score or so of
reported missing.
The 500 refugees from the flood district
are destitute of everything but the cloth
ing they wore when driven out of the
district. They will be cared for by the
city until the last are rehabilitated
Rooms at hotels have been hired for some
not accommodated at the Auditorium.
. OF the 100000 flood loss placed upon
personal property by Mayor Arnold in
his revised estimate, more than half falls
upon the stock in the wholesale and ware
house district.
Quantities Of stored food stuff is being
disposed of at less than half price. be-
cause of water damage.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-07-17
Schwartz Admits to
Father He Murdered
Little Julia ConnorS

NEW YORK, July l6.--Samuel Swartz,
father of Nathan swartz, the young man
wanted by the police in connection with
the murder Of the child. Julia Connors,
In the Bronx last week. acknowledged
today In a statement to Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Mott that his son had con.
fessed to him that he had killed the
child. He said he had told his son to 60
out and commit suicide. The father, in
his statement. said he believed the boy
had done as he was told.
Swartz and four members Of his fam
lily were summoned as witnesses before
the grand jury. which today took up the
Investigation of the murder. The latest
information of the police was that the
younger Swartz was out of the state. He
had been missing since the day after that
Of the crime. #l.8
The Conners child's body was found
July Z In a vacant lot and bore thirty
six wounds, evidently made by q stiletto.
In investigating the case tho police on
discovering that Swartz WIS missing,
looked up his record and found that he
was on parole after serving part Of an
indeterminate sentence imposed Ia 1910
for a crime against a 14-year-old girl.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-07-17
Elgin Butter Market
Operated at Times
On Margin Basis

CHICAGO, July 16-In his testimony In
the federal Investigation Of alleged vio-
lation Of the butter and egg market to-
day, O.. e. Williams. member Of the
Chicago butter and egg board, denied
the existence of an agreement among d.
rectors of the board whereby market
values are created.
There is no agreement among US, "
Williams declared, ito buy generally at
a certain price from the creamery and
to sell at another certain price"
How do you buy your product?' asked
Attorney A. G. Welch.
I'VE buy 1t on the basis of the quota
tions of the Chicago butter ond egg
board"
Who fixes this price?"
"The directors of the borad.'
Mr.. Williams said that at times the
market is operated on margins as In the
wheat and other markets.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-07-17
HOMESTEADER ATTACKED
BY A SAVAGE BULL

SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., July 16.-(Spe-
cial.) .)-Henry Rasmussen. homesteader
living In Gregory county, had a thrilling
experience with an infuriated bull and
only by miracle escaped with his life.
He had owned the animal for years. but
not until recently had II exhibited any
vicious symptoms. Rasmussen was
guarding a son while the latter was
doing the milking, when the bull ap-
preached. He believed he could frishtcn
the animal with a pitchfork, but the
animal instantly showed fight and at
tackled him. knocking him down. He
would have been trampled and gored to
death In a minute or two had he not,
fortunately. fallen near fence. BY a
desperate effort the homesteader man.
aged to roll himself under the fence to
a place Of safety. Not until the bull had
been shot three times and both ito eyes
put out would 1t retreat
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-07-17
ALLEN TO SUCCEED ANDREW
Former Newspaper Man to Be Assist
ant to MacVeagh.
CHANGES IN WHITE HOUSE STAFF
Carmi Thompson, Assistant secre-
tary of the Interior, VIII Be-
come Secretary to the
.- President.

WASHINGTON, July 16.-President Taft
will appoint Sherman p. Allen, an assist.
ant secretary at the White House offices,
to be assistant secretary Of the treasury,
succeeding A. Piatt Andrew, who recently
resigned after row with Secretary Mac
Veagh. Mr., Allen was formerly a news
paper man here.
1t was said unofficially at the White
House that Carmi Thompson Of Ohio, as.
sistant secretary of the interior. will be-
come secretary to the president succeed
ing Charles D. Hilles, chairman of the
republican national committee.
L. c. LayIin of Ohio is to succeed Mr..
Thompson In the Interior department and
Granville w. Mooney former speaker Of
the Ohio assembly Is slated to succeed
Mr.. Allen as assistant secretary. Former
Representative Ralph Cole Of Ohio is
slated for legal adviser to the comptroller
of the currency. ~ t
Charles D. Hilles, chairman of the re-
publican national committee, left Wash
ington early today for New York to or.
ganize the campaign for the reelection
of President Taft Mr.. Hilles has not
settled many of the problems incidental
to his new position. He left Washington
with no distinct idea as to the personnel
Of the office force he will employ. His
first selection probably will be the d.
rector of his literary bureau. r. o. Quill
han. former Washington correspondent
Of the New York, Sun. has been consid-
cred for this place.
President Taft sent to the senate today
the nomination Of Secundino Romero to
be United States marshal for New Mex
leo to succeed Creighton Foraker, a
brother Of former Senator Joseph B.
Foraker of Ohio. Published reports have
declared Foraker resigned for political
reasons. The White House today made
no explanation. .
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-07-17
MANY AMERICANS IN DANGER
Mexican Rebels Will Destroy Rail.
road Into Sonora.
AFFECTS HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES
Railroad owned by British Corpora
tion, but All It's Employees Are
/. from United states--Reb-
els Are Looting stores.

JuAREz. July i6,--More than $40 Ameri-
can citizens together with their wives
and families In towns along the Mexican
Northwestern railroad are threatened
with isolation far from the American
border with scant means Of escaping de-
predatlons Of Mexican rebels.
Sufficient facts became known today
Of the real situation along the Mexican
Northwestern to warrant the statement
that It would cause no surprise II the
Americans In all the towns along the
line were warned to leave Mexico at
once. - t
General pascual Qroxco, jr,, within
the last twenty-four hours has ordered
the Mexican Northwestern railroad de-
stroyed between, Pearson ara MADEIRA. eC7
, miles southwest OF here, but the order
had been mysteriously rescindsd.
Though the destruction Of the North
western for 100 miles In the mountainous
region where 1t cannot be rebuilt for
months has been delayed. officials OF
the road are in constant fear that 1t may
be done at any moment.
The railroad is owned by the Pearson
interests, a British corporation which
likewise owns the MADEIRA Lumber COM
pany Nearly all Of the employees, how
ever, numbering more than 500, are
Americans
II was said officials did not wish to
ask the British government to make
representations for protection. for while
the property Is British, the employees are
American. For the Pearson officials, on
the other hand to order an exodus OF
their employees would mean to leave the
property and supplies at the mercy Of
the rebels, who already have looted the
MADEIRA company's store house of sew.
eral thousand dollars worth of goods
That the Mexican Northwestern rail-
road, along which most of the rebel army
now is stretched Is doomed to destruc-
ton is generally admitted for the rebels
intend to harrass the government forces
moving northwestward from Chihuahua
City. 1t is feared that after the destruc-
ton Of the railroad and the telegraph
that Americans marooned In the in
terror would have no redress IL attacked
by rebels. 1t is desired. however, to take
no chances and the women and children
In the American colonies In MADEIRA and
Pearson probably, will be moved at once
to the United States.
Though the hungry army, 1t is con-
sidered, may cause trouble In taking
supplies and possibly in lootIng the many
handsome residents erected by the
Americans, more apprehension Is really
felt that the rebels will demand the
arms and ammunition which the Ameri-
cans have for self-protection.