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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
ESCAPES DEATH IN
SEA COW BATTLE
Texas Fisherman Has Fierce
Struggle With 3,000-Pound
Animal at Port Isabel.
STRUCK BY FLIPPERS
Companions Drag Injured Man Into
Boat and Then Capture the Man
aztec, Which Was Handicapped by
Shallow Water At Laauna Madre.

Port Isabel. Texan exciting en-
counter with giant sea COW in the
shallow water of the Laguna Madre,
near here, furnished thrills for party
Of Mexican fishermen who were try
ing to capture the amphibious AMI
NAL. 1t was finally brought into sub
teotion after a desperate struggle in
which one of the men, Ramon Rodri-
guex. was struck by one of the flip
pers of the monster and severely in
1ured.
1t was brought ashore and placed
on exhibition, attracting much atten-
ton among the people of this sec
ton. 1t weighs more than 1000
pounds and is IL feet long. It was
kept alive for several days
This sea COW is supposed to have
come from the more southern waters
of the gulf It entered the Laguna
Padre at the pass which separates the
island from the mainland and was
seen by the fishermen struggling in
shallow water. The boat with three
men Immediately pulled of from shore
to capture the animal If possible.
When they got close to it, Rod
riguez climbed out Of the boat and
attempted to put rope around the
manatee's fms 1t was while he was
In this act that he receiveAa terrific
blow upon his body from one OF the
flippeYs. He was knocked senseless
and would have drowned had he not
been dragged into the boat by his
companions. The rope was finally
fastened to the deep water giant and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
NEVER is A MATTER OF SIZE
Proportions and Figures Can Not Be
Said to Represent Any,
Real Strength.

Increase of population is not neces-
sarily a good thing of itself, nor Is q
low birth rate necessarily bad
thing.
Increase of population does not
even make any necessary additions
to the national strength.
England would be stronger nation
than she Is today II her population
had not outrun her food supply. Many
thoughtful observers believe the
same is true of Germany.
Patrons Of the prize ring used to
say that a man weighing $50 pounds
weighed enough. A man Of that
weight was deemed big enough to en-
counter any adversary; and additional
weight was thought as likely to be a
hindrance as a help.
The rule may hold good with ma
tons as with men though to be sure
no one knows where to draw the
line. But the nation which Ia much
too big to feed itself has taken on a
handicap, to say the least.-Chicago
Journal.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
GOES TO DIE IN
TIE DEAD'S HOUSE
California Lawyer Kills Himself
in Undertaking Rooms After
Careful Preparation.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Determined that
his body should be sent to the right
place with as little trouble as posi-
BILE, Chester Guy Smith. an attorney
having offices at No. 129 West Second
street. walked into the reception room
Of an undertaking room late the other
afternoon and shot himself through
the head.
Although MORALLY wounded, the
lawyer was still breathing when dis
covered by an attendant, and was
hurried to the Receiving hospital.
where an examination showed that
the bullet had penetrated the brain
and that death was a matter Of but
a short time
After lingering on the verge of
the grave for more than an hour, the
patient gradually grew weaker and
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
TO ELECTRIFY A SCHO0LR0OM
New York Board Of Education VIII
Try Swedish Scheme to Get
Extraordinary Results.

New York.-The New York board
of education is expected to authorize
a trial this fall of a Swedish scheme
for electrifying a schoolroom and
thereby producing extraordinary re-
suits from the pupils. The expert
ment, which has met with some sue
cess in Stockholm, will be tried on q
room in which class of defective
pupils is being taught. The cost for
years trial will be less than $4,000.
The electri1cator consists of . -
ries of wires in the walls of the class
room. These wires will be charged
with high frequency currents. The
plan will be to have two classrooms,
as nearly alike as possible, one cleo
trifled and the other not, each to heve
the same number of pupils. At the
end OF a certain period comparisons
will be made between the pupils in
the electrified room and those in the
room not electrified
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
FIVE HAVE UNIQUE MALADY
Children Are Helpless From an Un-
usual Oisease-Doctors Call 1t
Frederick's. Ataxia.

Lynchburg, Va.-With the death
and burial a day or SO ago OF c. G..
Mitchell, in Bedford county. Is
brought to light a remarkable and
Wholesale case of affliction. He is
survived by his wife and five chill
dren. All of these children. who
range in age from about IL to over
20 years, age afflicted in the most I'M
usual and remarkable manner with q
disease known as Frederick's ataxia,
which renders them almost helpless,
without power to perform any service
for themselves, unable to speak In
diligently, yet they are not without
intelligence. With the intuition OF
mothers devotion she has trained
their memories in remarkable de-
gree. teaching them to repeat In jar
gon that she alone can understand.
hymns, selections from the Bible and
simple poems.
Mitchell and his wife were very
poor and some years since the small
farm they had bought, but upon
which they had not been able to make
the payments, had to be sold. The
case seemed SO unutterably pitiable
that through the newspapers the
story was told and help asked. To
the appeal there was quick and gen.
erous response from many parts OF
the United States and even from Cen
trail America Funds sufficient were
thus secured to make full payment
for the farm. With debt removed
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell made COM
Portable support from the farm for
themselves and their helpless brood
of children.
Cases of this disease are very
rare and attract much interest among
medical men. One Of the children
was sent when quite young to the
Johns Hopkins hospital. of Baltimore,
for examination and the case was
pronounced hopeless Of any ameltora'
ton. One Of the girls, who seemed
less helpless than the others, was
sent to Richmond to DR.. Allison
Hodges and he exhibited her before
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05

it was towed ashore after a hard
fight. It's enormous weight and
strength would have been much more
than the boatmen could have handled
had 1t not been for the handicap Of
shallow water. This sea COW Is the
second that has been captured in the
Laguna Madre near here during the
last few weeks.
The animals are quite numerous
along the coast $50 to 200 miles south
Of here. Their particular rendezvous
seems to be at the mouth Of the Soto
Ia Marina river as we'll al in that
stream. They live In either salt wa
ter or fresh water. Much sport In
had by Mexicans in catching them In
the Soto Ia Marina river, which is
said to be their principal breeding
ground along the more southern gulf
coast. Ordinarily they are not vici-
GUS, but when cornered or aroused to
desperation they will put up a lively
fight.
One strange feature Of their ap-
pearance in the waters along the
coast Is that they are usually accom-
panied by a school of sea devils.
These latter inhabitants Of the ocean
are Of monster size. frequently
Weighing as much as $500 pounds
each. They are gaints in strength
and one of them. when harpooned.
has been known to pull load Of 20
boats, each carrying two men and
hitched together by means of ropes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
Wins Bet by Drowning.

Butte, Mont.-Nick velky, a Mace
DOMAIN switchman, wagered his friend
T. Suski $40 that he could remain
under the waters of the Country Club
lake for 30 minutes. He won the bet
all right, but he will never collect
the money, for an hour and q half
later his body was recovered In six
feet of water near the shore, where
it had become enmeshed In the shrub
berry. Velky was unmarried and twen-
ty-fye years old An inquest will be
held.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
Lemonade at Church.

Plainfield, N. Jas means Of In
creasing the attendance at the mid
week prayer meetings in his church.
Rev. Charles l.. Goodrich Of the Con-
gregational church conceived the idea
of serving ice cold lemonade at these
services. This innovation was tried
the other night for the first time and
proved a grand success, there hoing .
marked increase in the attendance.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
Neuralala Remedy.

The most stubborn cases Of neural
gia are apt to yield to hot water treat
ment. Wherever the pain Is located
there s. hot water bag should be ap-
piled. The suffering part should be
covered with a blanket and the pa
tent put to bed and covered with
more blankets and induced to drink
at least three cups Of water. as hot as
the palate can stand. This treatment
may seem severe, but it is sure to
bring relief. OF course the patient
should be careful not to take cold
when cooling OF after this treatment
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
Hero In Hard Luck,

Davenport, Wash.-C. w. Eaton OF
Spokane was successful in stopping .
runaway team two miles south Of here
at the risk of his life
Eaton was auto riding with friends
when a team was seen tearing down
the road. He jumped out of the ma
chine, caught the horses with one
hand on each bride and was carried,
feet above ground, nearly 300 yards.
sustaining slight injuries.
The farmer from whom the team
had escaped came up and took the
unaways without thanking their cap
tor. who lost quantity of money from
his pocket in the chase.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
SUE FOR RICH COAL LANDS
Heirs Of Former Owner In Various
Parts Of County Attack the
Mighty Girard Estate.

Shenandoah, Pa.-The heirs Of the
late BENJAMIN K. Yost in various
parts of the county commenced suit In
the Schuylkill county court for the
recovery OF 40 acres Of valuable coal
lands located on the Broad mountain,
north Of this town. This tract Of
land Is claimed by the Girard estate
and has been in litigation for forty
years. Recently prospectors found
rich veins of coal, and the suit prom
ises to be one of the hardest fought
cases in the history of the county.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
Boys Gray Locks Puzzle,

Berwick, Pa.-Physicians Of this
section are puzzled over the case Of
the f1ve-year-old son OF John De
Frab1is of West Berwick, whose hair
is gray as might be found In a person
of four-score years. The parents, who
are normal. have four children. all
1nutes, while one son delights In eat
ing chalk, coal and pieces Of paper.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
A Counter Current.

South Norwale, Conn.-Because the
cries of a neighbours baby kept her
awake several Of the recent hot nights,
Miss Sarah Davenport of Milton has
purchased q photograph and has
hired . man to keep it going from
10 p. m. to 3 = m, every night, a. Z
oountsr current ct her neighbour.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
Fully Explained.

. What is Boston coffee" asked the
customer at the lunch counter.
Its the kind you get THE cream in
first" answered the waiter girl.
But why Is it called Boston COT
fee?"
Because the cream Is put in first"
Eyes, I know, but when man or
ders Boston coffee, why do you put
the cream in flrst? That's the ques-
ton"
Because he orders Boston coffee.
Anything else you wish to know. arr
-Woman's Home Companion.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1912-09-05
USED SHARK POWER

got the idea Of building cage for it
beneath the boat and utilizing it to
tow the boat. To get the fish started
Arthur used pointed nail driven into
the end of a short stick.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08
.COMER PLAYED 1. POWELL CLAYTON
 1-l-- Counsel for Delegation From Arkansas Before Nation
 al Convention.
N LOST OUT DIED IN 12 MINUTES
Said State Convention Was Guarded
 By Sergeant-at-Arms With Gun in Hand.

Chicago. June 7.-When the case of the Arkansas delegate at large came up today at the Republican Committee, James A. Conner, of Little Rock, made the Roosevelt argument, claiming that the whole state convention was packed by Federal office holders and that the Rooseveltans were not per- mitted to enter.
 The United States Marshal stood at the door of the hall with q pistol in his hand and kept every Roosevelt man out, he said. And he charges the party boss to be General Clayton, who is now nonresident.
 H. l.. Remmel replied. He alleged the other fellows had just as many office holders as their side did, and lot more who tried to be office hold CTS. He eulogiZed General Clayton eloquently and set the whole commit tee applauding. The vote was unani- nous for Taft.
 The first Arkansas district brought up the black and tan, lilly whites controversy for the first time. McHarg urging tine case himself claimed the committee meeting was purposely held in town-Paragould-that negro was permitted to enter. He read all affidavit that twenty-five negro dele gates were afraia of their. lives and stayed away sa44rfi6 lie had one Of the states richest negroes, J. H. Miller, as Exhibit A. to prove the charge.
 Made Himself Unpopular
 Oh cago, June 7-James A. Conner. counsel fcl Roosevelt convention de'- egates for Arkansas, did not make himself popular with the members of the National Committee, nor even with the Roosevelt members. His unpopularity was caused by, the .brief he filed in the case, which brief, on the motion of George R. Sheldon, treasurer of the Committee, who sat in. while for Charles Booker, was thrown out and not con sldered.
 ;. The brief in the language of Shei- don was irrelevant, indecent and in- sulting." In cue paragraph Conner spoke of one Little Rock banker as one who wears gum shoes after dark and has the low voice of profess sional safe-blcwer, but that was not the worst or anything like the worst.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08
TRUSTEES TO MEET

Little Rock, June 7.-State Supt.
 George B. Cook and Dallas T. Hern- don will leave Saturday afternoon for Fayetteville to attend the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Univers- ity, called for Monday. Gov. Donaghey will probably leave tomorrow. It is expected that no business will be transacted, but that an adjournment will be taken until about June 15 to meet in Little Rock. Officers and teachers are to be elected. The term of President J. N. Tillman will ex- pire June 30. He has not formally ap- piled for reelection, but it is under stood he is candidate. There Is disposition, however, among many members of the Board to secure one of the most eminent university men of the country, even if it should be nec- essary to pay him s10,O00 year, in- stead of the present $4.00O. It is argued this will be good investment, as it has been at the Insane Asylum to pay an eminent alienist $7,500 a year.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08
5000 MARINES LANDED
 ON CUBAN SOIL
FOUR AMERICAN BATTLESHJpS ARRIVE AT GUANTAMO tND
 TROOPS DISEMBARk.
Army iS More Formidable Than Cu. b:t" Army and Rebels
 Combined.

Santiago. June 7-SiX thousand one hundred United States marines and blue jackets are on Cuban soil tonight, ready for duty or whatever may he required of them
 The Battleships Minnesota, Mis- sour!. Ohio and Mississippi repre- sentng the fourth division of the At lantic fleet, arrived at Guantanamo naval station at o'clock this evening and the decentralization began imme- diately. The battleships brought r. 200 marines and 2,OO0 blue jackets, all of whom will take the field at once. These, added to the number brought by the Transport Prairie and already distributed through the Guantanamo valley, comprise an army more form idable than the Cuban standing ar my and the rebel forces combined
 The Gunboat Eagle arrived at : t',Iock tonight with company of ma rines The marines disembarked at the wharf, where train was waiting to take them to Siboney vicinity. The men were in fine spirits and accepted the prospect of several months ser- vice here with as much alacrity as though it were to be June picnic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08
REPUBLICAN PARTY
 BEING WRECKED Dixon, Roosevelt's Manager, Gets Mad and Issues Red
 Hot Statement. TAFT IS BEHIND IT
TAFT IS BEHIND IT
He Says President Would Destroy 6. Q. P. to Bring About Defeat
 of the Colonel.

Chicago, June 7.-To see the nom- ination which Roosevelt unauestion- ably was given by the people being taken away from him by crowd of bosses who themselves will have to be jimmied into the convention through proxies has started an cpl demic of wrath that now rages wher- ever Roosevelt men gather together CT
 DiXon's statement which is the most bitter he has issued since the begin ming of the fight, is in part as fol- lows:
 Until the roll was called on the Ninth Alabama Iiistrict was not pre- pared to believe that majority of the National Committee were prepared to deliberately murder the Republican party. Up to this time I have, to the best of my ability, defended the good name of individual men, who with pro testation of fairness on their lips had undoubtedly entered into an alliance by fair means or foul, regardless of facts, to deliberately steal Roosevelt delegates in the. desperate hope of preventing his nomination.
 These ccnspirators admit ill pri- vate that Taft cannot be elected if nominated, tlfat he will nct carr: five states if nominated, but they as- sest theiE ps.sypose t9 seutAls the Re. <. publ can ship and accept four years of Democratic rule They admit in private that if their program is car ried out not twenty Republican con gressmen can hope for election in November They evidently are not only prepared to murdev the Repub- lican party but 10 drag down to de- feat in November every Republican state and county ticket throughout the nation.
 "Mr. Taft and his managers have a least reached the stage of publicity adm tting that they have privately known fer a, long time more than two years ago. Mir. Taft expressed the opinion that he couldn't be re-elect- ed if renominated, and he then .said that there was only one man in the Republican party-Cclonel Roosevelt who could be elected. In his bit- terness at being repudiated by the Republican voters of the country, Mir. Taft has not determined if pos sible to wreck the Republican party rather than to permit it to win with Colonel Roosevelt as its candidate .
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08
Republican Attempts to Re- store Tariff Board Appro-
 priation But Fails.
KERN PLAYS LORIMER
Speaks for Three Hours Against Illi- nOiS Senator's Retention of Seat
 Plan to Prevent Floods.

Washington, June 7.-When debate on the sundry civil bill was resumed in the House today the Republicans attempted to restore an appropriation of $225, 1000 for the continuation of the Tariff Board. Representative Melbys amendment to continue the appropria- ton was defeated by vote of 72 td 47.
 The Republican members of the ways and means committee filed minority report on the Underwood cot ton bill, in which the Democrats are criticised for attempting a hapnaZard. The Republican members predict an- other veto of the bill by the president
 Representative Berger introduced his resolution demanding the im- peachment of Federal Judge Hanford. of Seattle, Washington whom Berger accuses of drunkenness and other im- propreties on the bench The res- olution was referred to the judiciary committed
 Hearing on the workmen's compen- sation bill was continued before the judiciary committee and Senator Smith, of Georgia, denounced the measure and asserted that in his opin- ion Samuel Gompers and other labor leaders do not understand the objec- tionacle features of the measure. t9s Senator Kern continued his speech in the Senate today for three hours in opposition to Senator Lorimers re- tention of his seat He did not con- clude, but expects to do so tomorrow.
 Senator Williams, of Mississippi, presented resolution to have the Mississippi River Commission report plan for the complete control of the Mississippi to prevent floods.
 Senator Perkins reported the Nav al Appropriation Bill, carrying an ex- penditure of $133,6OO,OOO, an increase of more than $15,oOO,OOO over the amount carried by the House bill, and $10,000,000 than was appropriated for the current year. It provides for two battleships and for eight instead of four torpedo boats.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08

comm ttee all fights will be off 1g I t'fe mlN-up over the election of Roo. as temporary chairman.
 The Root matter has now become or tremendous important. It is known that the Taft men mean ( make the New York senator perma- nent as well as temporary chairman II they can. If he is made perma- nent chairman he will name the committee on credentials. which will pass on the steam roller ,emncrary lists of delegates.
 ma committee on credentials is going to settle hings for keei9s and the Roosevelt fight on Rect mus now be the death struggle.
 The steam roller ran over the Arkansas Roosevelt delegates because J. A. Conner. of Little Rock. rresi- dent of the Roosevelt Club in that state, failed to tone" his brief dowr to deceney. The Committee threw the brief out because it contained indecent language. This was the main reason given by the Committee for not recognizing the Arkansa,, delegates.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08
LITTLE GIRL IS
 BITTEN BY BULL DOG

Little Allene, the 1O-year-oln daughter of MT. and Mrs. John H. Mccain, of No. 121S Olive street, was severely bitten by a bull dog belong ing to MT. Mccain, yesterday after noon. The little giil in company with others were playing in the yard where the dog was confined One of the little girls friends K.~ Ahe ani- maj just as the little Mccain girl reached fer Sone upon which the dog had been gnawing. The animal sprang. upcn her and fas erred his teeth over her right arm just below the elbow, lacerating the flesh badly. The little child was glen immediyate attention and Dr. Jordan was called and dressed the injury. No bad re- suits are feared as it is not thought the dog is infected with rabies.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08
STATE AUTO LICENSES.

Little Rock, June 7.-All state auto mobile licenses were due Jan. 1. but the owners have been slow in paying this year. A few months ago there were about 800 delinquents in com parison with last year. not counting the autos purchased. Then Secretary of State Hodges took the matter up with the Prosecuting Attorneys, furn- ishing them with last years lists. and now the licenses are coming in at the rate of fifteen or twenty day. An effort will be made in sne next Legis- lature to give the cities the right of collecting the license in their own limits.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08
MRS. D. E. ROBINSON
 DIED LAST NIGHT

Mrs. D. E. Robinson, S2 years old died at 9:30 o'clock last night at her home No. 1O7 Idaho street, after an illness of six weeks. Surviving arc the husband, three children, Ross, Taylor and Zellah; her mother. Mrs. Phoebe Taylcr, and three sisters, Miss Vernie Taylor, of this city. Sarah Massey, and Mrs. Viola Gallo way, of Newport. The funeral ar- engagements have not been made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-06-08
MANY BEAUTIFUL LADIES IN PINE
 BLUFF. Lessons Given by Mrs. Young.

Mrs, Young would give free lessons on her home treatment that would ln- sure a perfect complexion, remove wrinkles. blackheads, pimples. etc. You get the same result obtained by an efficient masseur. She is now glv- ing these instructions in the homes Of our city and will be in our store Sat nrday. June 8, afternoon and evening to meet all the ladies who fail to see her in their home. She will also De glad tn meet the ladies from the coun- try and give them these lessons III treatment. She is teaching the uses If tho famous velvetina toilet spe- cialties. No other goods are equal. None like them and we have the sa'e in this locality.
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