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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-04
5000 BANKERS ARE TO
BE IN'rERROGATED
Money Trust Conmittes Will Deter
mine to What Extent They Control
Industrial Corporations.
~ Assoclatea PFC.

Washington, April 5.-ThTee thou
sand national and state hanks viii lie
by the house money
trust" investi eating committee, 1t was
decided today, IN an effort TO deter
mine the extent Of the control OF
banks over industrial corporations,
trust COMPANIES and like concerns.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-04

The places most seriously affect
ed by the Mississippi river food:
Hickman. KY. Memphis, Tenn.
Sew Madrid, Mo-, and Columbus.
KY.
Total damage to date. estimated,
q 900, 900.
Number driven from homes, 5000
10 5000.
Volume of water: Six to ten feet
arove danger line between Cairo,
I'll, and Arkansas City, Ark.
Crest OF flood possibly viii be
reached in district affected between
april and April s.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-04


Memphis, April 3.--Man claimed tbs.
advantage Ia todayB battle with tfse
Mississippi river flood. Twelve hours
of sunshine aided the fight and tonight
tie government engineers say the fed :
eral leyeey viii hold. On the other
hand Local Forecaseer Emery ex-
presses grave doubt over the situation
today and urged local managers of
various railroads to warn residents
along the lines TO move immediately
to higher ground.
Except for the collapse at Degcgnla
and Fountain Bluff lsvees, theu-e wsge
no breaks today and tonight reports
are reassurlnE.
Hickman, KY, New Madrid, Mo-. anu
Columbus, KY are flooded Ihe train
service Is crippled and with refugees
pouring into these otker cenlers, Tie
question OF caring fof them with che
lI9ited shelter AID provisions presents
q grave problem.
hn flooded North Memphis the situa-
tion is acute. The city'S gas supply
is cut or, the sewerage system Of that
district Is out of commission and the
refuse Is running into the overflow
covering a wide area Many streets
are full OF water six and seven feet
deep. Lack of labor is hampcrtng the
werk OF combating the river.
Two Thousand persons In the factory
district Of Hickman. Ky. are being
cared for by tcwnsveople thens at great
personal sacrifice. The Ieves on the
Missouri sice OF the rtvor broke OPP
poslte Hickman yesterday at Dorena
Mo. A thousand residents OF the COM
munity we're rescued, many from the
tops of their houses, and taken to
Hickman, where tney are being cared
for.
WATER CONTINUES TO RISE.
From Hourtsen to twenty blocks is
the area covered by the flood in the
northern section of Memphis. From
70a to 800 persons have been driven
from their homes. The water con-
tinues to rise in Bayou Gayoso a small
levee protecting which gave way on
Monday.
A heroic fight OF two days and
nights was made by a force Of laborers
TO save the Memphis gas plant but
the force of the impending flood was
too great and the gas plants protect
Ing levee gave way last night. Today
, Memphis Is without gas. 1t is feared
great suffering will result.
In the vicinity Of Vicksburg, Miss.
the water is rising. Farmers in that
district are leaving low land homes
taking their goods and live stock fol-
lowing the. example already set by
others by the thousand in Missouri
kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-04
DEFENDS ACTS
Of DEPARTMENT
''GLADESCASE
Secretary Wilson Tells of
Reports Made on the
Florida Lands.

REFERS sARcAsTIcALLY TO HIS
LITTLE" FRIEND, CONGRESS-
MAN CLARK OF FLORIDA, WHO
MADE A SPECTACLE OF HIM
SELF BEFORE THE COMMIT
TEE"-WRleHTs REPORT WAS
GIVEN OUT WITHOUT HIS CON-
SENT.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-04
BUSINESS. AND FACTORY
DISTRICTS ARE FLOODED

Hickman, KY, April 3.-Tonight
Hickman moved the residence section
to the hills, giving over the business
and factory districts to the flood.
Refugees are being cared for as rapid
lv as they arrive.
From the Missouri shore, where the
-1cnntIn,Ied on PACE TMo.l
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-04
COL. GIBBONS ADDRESSES
PENSACOLA AUDIENCE
Candidate For Governor
Speaks at Arrnory Hall
to Good Sized Crowd.

LAYS SPECIAL STRESS ON THE
FACT THAT HE is NOT RUNNING
FOR OFFICE ON THE RECORD
OF ANY ONE ELSE, AND ASKED
VOTERS TO EXAMINE HIS As
WELL As THE RECORDS OF HIS
OPPONENTS BEFORE VOTING
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-04
~ Associates Prssu.

Cairo, April 3.--The lsvee at Green
field Landing, Mo-, broke today ard
water is pouring into that section.
This entire section OF the Misslssippi
valley 10 In distress and needs prompt
assistance.
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FAIR THURSDAY AND
LIGHT TO MODERATE
EAST TO EAST WINDS.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-09-07

Martinville shall meet at the hour
of Eleven 311) A. M, proceed to
open the ballot bax, examine and
count the ballots, in number and
amount, examine and canvass tho
returns furnished them by the
Board Of Supervisors OF the Pa
rish Of st. Martin, formally de-
clare the result of such election
and promulgate same in the man.
nsr provided BY law.
Section 5. Be it further ordain-
Cd, ETC., That the commissions Of
of election % herein above sppoin-
ted shall receive the ballots OF any
and oil property tax payers OF the
Town of st. Martinville, who are
under the constitution and laws Of
the State of Louisiana, entitled to
vote in said special election, upon
which ballot the voter or voters
shall have endorsed or caused to be
endorsed his name and the proper
ty before dspositinR the Same in
the ballot box.
Section 6. Be it further ordsin.
ed, etc, that this ordinance shall
b published in tho Official Jour-
nal of tho Town OF St. Martinvills
during . period of thirty { 30 }
clear days prior to the date of said
election. and that this ordinance
take effect from and after ito pas
sage and PRONUNCIATION.
Thus done, read, adopted and
signed and seal affixed in open ses-
sion, at St. Martinvills, Parish Of
st. Martin, State of Louisiana.
this Thirteenth (l3th) day Of
August. 1912
ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor.
SIDNEY e. DELAHOUSSAYE, Secetsry.
1t Was moved by L. j. Duchamp
and duly seconded by DR.. j. s.
Martin and carried that meeting
adjourned.
ALBERT BIENvENU, Mayor.
SIDNEY E. DELAHOUSSAYE, secretary
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-09-07

the hours provided by law. on
Thursday the 26tb day of Septem-
Der, A. D. 1928 which election
shall be submitted to the property
tax payers, of said Town of st.
Martinville, who, under the con.
stitution and laws of the State OF
State of Louisiana are entitled to
vote at said election, the question
of imposing. levying and collecting
special tax of five (5) mills on
the dollar, per annum, on all of the
assessable property situated in said
Town of st. Martinville, for a
period of ten { lO) years, said tax
to be imposed, levied and collected
in aid of a railway enterprise, and
all in favor of the Southwestern
Traction and Power Company, a
corporation organized and ext sting
under and by virtue of the laws of
the State of Louisiana, its success
sors or assigns.
The said tax to he imposed, le-
We'd and collected according to law
and conformably to the terms, con-
ditions and limitations recited in
the herein above petition, begin
ming in the year 1913 and extend
ing to and including the year 1922,
or until the sum of Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars ($25, OOO.OO)
shall have been collected and turn
ed over to the Southwestern Trac-
ton and Power Company, its sue
cessors or assigns.
Section 2. Be it further orlain-
ed, ETC., that said election shall be
held under the general election
laws of the State of Louisiana, SO
far as applicable, and that the poll
ing place shall be the Court House,
situated in the Town of S. Martin
vile, Parish of st. Martin, the
place at which the last preceding
general election was held, and
that the form of ballot to be used
at said election shall be as follows:
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AGAINST q special tax Of Eve

AGAINST q special tax Of Eve
mills on the dollar, per Snnum.
to 10 Imposed and levied anu cvl.
lscted In aid Of u railway rnter-
prise. and In favor Of. for the ben-
eft of and aid Of the SUuthwes-
tern Traction and Power COlupa-
ny. its Successors or assigns. raid
tax to DO imposed. levied and cOl-
lected beginning with the Year
1918 and extending ~ and inc.u-
ding the year 1922 80 a. 10 rr-
a..ze The sum Ut Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars (25. 900 OO). pro-
vided that i'm case the sum Of Twem-
tv Five Thousand Dollars $25.
OOO.OO) be collected and turnrd
over to the said company before
the expiration OF the ten (lO) years
that tho said tax shall cease 40
soon AZ this sum IL collected aud
turned over to thes Southwestern
Traction aud Power Company. its
successors or assigns.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-09-07

FOR a special tax Of five mills
on the dollar. per annum, to be
imposed, and collected In aid OF q
railway enterprise. and in favsr
of, for the benefit of and In aid
Of the Southwestern Traction aud
Power Company. ito successors or
assigns, said tax to be imposed, le-
Wed and collected beginning with
the year 1918 aud extending To and
including the year 1922. 30 ~ to
realize the sum Of Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars { $25.W!N J.
provided that In case the sum Of
Twenty Five Thousand Dollars
($25, 10000 bs collected and turn
I'd over to said company before
the expiration Of the ten l0)
years that the said tax shall
cease a. soon as this sum IL cOllec-
ted and turned over To the South
western Traction aud Power Com
pany. its successors Or assigns.
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Taxable Valuation $.................
Signature Of Voter.

Section 3. Be itfurther ordain-
ed, etc, that the Board of Supervi-
sors of the Parish of st. Martin be,
and they are hereby requested to
appoint Commissioners and Clerks
to serve in the premises. to give
due notice of said appointments
and of the time and place of hold
ing said election, and make their
return of said election to the May
or and Council of the Town of st.
Martinville, as required by law, and
that the Mayor of the Town of st.
Martinville be, and he is hereby
authorized to issue his proclama-
ton, notifying the voters in said
town that such election will be
held, giving the date thereof, the
place of holding the election, the
names Of the Commissioners and
Clerks, as selected by the Board of
Supervisors, and further give no.
tice that the Mayor and Council of
the Town of st. Martinville will
meet in extra session to duly pro-
mitigate the returns.
Section 1. Be it further ordain.
ed, etc that on the day following
that ON which the Board of Super.
visors of the Parish of St. Martin
have made their return of said cleo.
ton to the Mayor and Council, il
the matter provided by section
of this ordinance, that the Mayor
and Council of the Town of st
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-09-07

II was cured Of diarrhOea by one dose
Of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhosa Remedy" writes N. 4. Gsb-
hardt. OriOle. Pa. There Is nothing bet
tor. For sale by all druggists.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-09-07

666 cures Chills Il Fever; 1t acts Oh
the liver better than calOmsl. Is cents.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-09-07
,URDAy, Sept. 9TH, 1912.
TOWN COUNCIL.

Special meeting of the Mayor
and Town Council of st. Martin
vile, La, held this 18th day of
August, 1872.
Hon. Albert Bienvenu, Mayor
presiding and the following MEM
beers present: l.. j. Duchamp, Z. j.
Gary and DIR. j 5. Martin. Alb
sent: j. Ii. Duchamp and Il. j.
Guirard.
Mayor Bienvenu explained that
the object of the meeting was for
the purpose of adopting an ordi-
nance calling for an election for Il
special five mill tax i'll favor of the
Southwestern Traction and Power
Company.
AN ORDINANCE.
An ordinance ordering a special
election in the Town of st. Mar
tinville, State of Louisiana, upon
the petition of more than one third
of the property tax payers OF the
said Town of st. Martlnviile, emit
tied to vote under the Constitu-
ton and laws of the State of Lou
isiana, requiring the same, for the
purpose of taking the sense of the
property tax payers of the Town of
st. Martinville entitled to vote un-
der the constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, OH the propos-
ition of granting to the SOuthwes-
tern Traction and Power Company,
a special tax of five ,(5) mills Oh
the dollar per annum, on the as
sessable property situated in said
town of st. Martinville, for max
imum period of ten years, begin
ming with the year 1913 and ex-
tending to and including the year
1922, provided that the amount
to be levied and realized from the
said tax by the Southwestern Trac-
ton and Power. Company shall not
exceed the sum of Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars (S2o, OOO.UO).
The said five mills tax shall cease
and terminate whenever the said
amount OF Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars (S25,OUU.OO) shall have
been realized and turned over to
the Southwestern Traction and
Power Company, under the terms
and subject to the limitations pla-
ced in the petition for said election
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-09-07

WHEREAS petition has been re-
ceived from the property tax pay
ers, residing in the Town of St.
Martinville, entitled to vote under
the constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, at a special
election called according to law, to
levy a special tax i'll aid OF railway
enterprises, as is provided for by
Article 27U of the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana, adopted i'll
1898, and Act No. 2O2 of the Gen
eral Assembly of the State Of Lou
isiana for the year 1898, and Acts
amendatory thereof, especially Act
No. 23 of the General Assembly of
the State of Louisiana for the year
1901 and Act No. 43 of the General
Assembly of the State of Loulsl-
ana for the year 1910, and said pc
tition having been signed by a
number of property tax payers, re-
siding in the said Town of st. Mar
tinville, and under the laws of the
State of Louisiana and the Constl-
tuition of the State of Louisiana,
qualified to participate in said cleo
ton, in excess of one-thlrd Is
OF the number. as was ascertalned
by an examination of said petition,
and the assessment rolls of said
Town of st. Martinville, for the
year 1912, and the registration
books showing the registered vo-
tiers in the Town of st. Martin
vile, and certified list, furnished
by the Sheriff and Tax Collector
giving the names of the persons'ln
said town who had paid their pol
taxes for the year 1910 and 1911
the words and terms of this petl
ton, as well as the signatures
thereto annexed, being as follows
to-wit;
To the Honorable Mayor ant
Council of the Torn Of st. Mar
tinUille, Parish Of ST. Martin
State Of Louisiana:
We, the undersigned propert.
taxpayers of the Town of st. Mar
tinville, Parish of st. Martin. Stat
of Louisiana, and entitled to vot
therein on the proposition herein
after mentioned, respectfully peti
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-09-07

|, L. G. Guidry duly qualified
Assessor in and for the Parish of
st. Martin do hereby certify that
the foregoing petition represent
over one third { b of the qualified
voters of the Corporation of ST.
Martinville and also the property
owners of said Corporation of St
Martinville.
In faith whereof my hand at ST
Martinville, La, this 7th day OF
August A. ID. 1912.
LOUIS G. GdIDRY, Assessor
The below ordinance was pre-.
scented and read, when it was NOV.
ed by l.. j. Duchamp and July Sc.
conded by p. j. Gary and duly car
ried by the following yea and nay
vote.
Yeas: DR.. j. S. Martin, l.. j. Du
champ and P. j. Gary.
Nays: None.
Said ordinance as above entitled
was then presented to the Mayor
for examination and was returned
approved and signed.
Said ordinance reads as follows
Section l. Be it therefore or
dained by the Mayor and Council
of the Town of Martinville. in re
gular session convened, that spe
cial election be. and is hereby OF
dered called, to be held in the Tow
of ST. Martinville, Parish of 81
Martin, State of Louisiana, within
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-09-07

SIDNEY E. DELAHOUSSAYE, Secr0tar!
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-05
Crystal News.

Crystal. N. D.. sept ITO The Fo-
rum: School opened today with fairly
good attendance. The school has beer
thoroughly cleaned and new seats were
put I'M during the summer months SO
things look good to both pupils and
teachers.
lren returned to their home in Fargo
today after a visit of a couple OF
weeks with friends at this place.
Miss d Fox, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Ed Doran for some
time, returned to her nome In Michi-
gan, this state, last Tuesday.
Mrs. John Mcdonald returned home
last week after a visit of a couple OF
months with friends in Nova Scotia.
Baby John Reese visited his sister
Mrs. John Bryce at Leyden last week
Miss Sophia Burke left last week
for ST. Ignatius. Mont. where she hal
been engaged to teach school for The
coming term.
Farmers of this Vicinity are trying
hard to get some fnreshing done, but
there has been SO much rain and the
Z rain is 30 wet that little or nc
.hreshing can be done. "a lot of Rrair
Us growing in the shock on account Of
the constant dampnesss Cor. G.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-05
men ADVISED TO
PAY FULL FARE
HARVEST HANDS REPORT HOLD.
UPS OF THOSE STEALING
RIDES.

Hillsboro, N. D., Sept. 5.-Thugs are
reaping a big harvest and SO are the
railroads. The railroad benefit comes
indirectly through the collection of
fares from honest harvest hands who
have become educated to the fact that
it is wiser to ride the cushions" than
the rods and run chances of being
held up.
Herman Anderson of Minneapolis
who had been employed in the south
ern Minnesota harvest fields for sew
eral weeks, explains the situation. He
was waiting in the Fargo railroad
yards to catch a freight train out, and
while SO doing, vas set upon and rob-
bed of most of his earnings.
Anderson reached Hillsboro last
night, and declared he would neve
again try to save mileage during the
harvest season, particularly if he was
carrying any portion Of his earnings
with him. '..
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-05
Land SEEKERS
ARE NUMEROUS
HOTELS OF FARGO EACH HOUSE
a GOOD MANY FROM THE EAST
ERIN STATES WHO WANT TO
LIVE IN NORTH .DAKoTA-sTo-
RY OF CROPS TALKED OF.

Land men continue to pour into the
city, and there is scarcely a hotel In
town that hasn't a large number OF
land seekers as guests.
H. ]. Letford of the Prescott had
no less than twenty land seekers al
his house last night, and among them
were several women. for many of the
men who came were accompanied by
their wives.
In some cases the parties ann from
as far east as Ohio, but h majority
are from Iowa and Illinois n a few
from Wisconsin.
II was talking to some of the par
ties" said Manager Letford, "and
they told me that the news of the
great crops in this state this year
has become noised about until there
will be a great many more leave,
Many are selling. or have sold. their
farms in the eastern states and ex-
pect to locate here just as soon as
they can get the kind of a farm they
desire. / want to tell you that the
most who come are pretty particular
as to what they get and they take
their time in seeing what is to BE-
shown. They are a ~fine-looking lot
of people very generally. and to my
mind will make mighty good citizens.
The same state of affairs exists al
several of the other hotels In the city
and the land men say that they never
were so busy as at the present time.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-05
NEWS OF The NORTHWEST
TWO DEER SEEN
NEAR MINoT.

Minot, N. D., Sept. 5.-while
exercising their dogs and get
ting them in trim for the hunt
ing season, Purl woodbury. and
Spero Manson were surprised by
coming upon two full-grown deer
near the Johnson farm four miles
from this city last evening. The
men and dogs were mounting a
hill when they were confronted by
the deer. Both men and animals
were surprised for the moment,
as all stood still and looked at
each other, then like a flash the
turned and were off into a clump
of bushes. The dogs gave chase
but wer soon out-distanced
Several other parties have seen
deer in this vicinity lately and it
is believed that there are quite
a few of them in this section.
When Ed Butterwick, now secre-
tary to Congressman Helgeson,
lived on his claim near Burling-
ton a few months ago he used to
see deer nearly every morning.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-09-05
ELEVATORS FOR
500 CUTOFF

Devils Lake, N. D.. Sept, 6.-Privi-
leges for eighty elevators on the 500
CUTOFF grom Drake to Fordsville have
been granted by w. H. Schultz, who
spent yesterday in Devils Lake. Work
on several of these has been started.
but according to the 500 officials
there is no possibility of all of the
grain houses being completed this fall.
1t is expected, however, that there
will be sufficient to handle the crops.
At points where elevators have not
been constructed the road has ar
ranged for a buyer at the sidetrack
with a sufficient number of cars to
handle the business.
There is a question whether any
grain elevators will be erected on the
500 right of way in Devils Lake.
With the city we'll supplied with ele-
vators and the outlying country dot
ted, there appears to be little demand.
No elevators will be constructed
here this season, at least.