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The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01
Edmond J. Comeaux.

Edmond J. Comeaux died at his
residence in Broussard on Tuesday
night, aged 35 years, 5 months and II
days. He was a member of one of
the most prominent families in the
parish and greatly esteemed by a
large circle of friends. He was the
senior member of the firm of Co
meaux & st. Julien.
He is survived by his wife, who Is
a sister of Clerk of Court St. Julien. a
son, a mother, several sisters and
brothers, among whom are DR.. A J.
Comeaux of Youngsville, r. H. and
Dudley J. Comeaux of this city, and
L. Comeaux, who i sa medical student
at the Tulane University.
Funeral services were held at the
Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic
church in Broussard at 4 p. m. Wed
nesday. The Knights of Columbus, Of
which he was a member, attended ir
a body.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01
Fair Premiums.

Secretary Mouton has finished send
ing out the premiums won at the par
ish fair and the total amounts to
S1012.50. This is a most excellent
showing and it speaks we'll for the
management and the interest of the
people in the Fair that SO much mon.
ey could be gwen and still all the ex-
penses of the Fair be paid in full.
This years splendid success is and
should be a great incentive to us all
to make the next Fair better in every
way.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

of the biggest hits of the entire show.
Mr.. Field might search long and
far and he would not get a better
closing feature than "The Opening Of
the Panama Canal" in four e
Patriotism and fun were we'll blended,
and the audience enjoyed them both.
This was especially true of the pan
oramic finish in which the Panama
Canal was shown in fine scenery and
effects, with ~battleships entering the
big ditch" and Old Glory flying
from many other crafts. This stirred
the big house and the curtain went
down amid d%eafening cheers.
If you like a real minstrel show.
with the best Of songs, dancing and
fun throughout, see this one, and you
won't be disappointed. There will
be the usual performances. At the
Jefferson Sunday, Nov. 3.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

Somebody, name unknown, started
a report that today. Nov. l, the price
of beef would fall and the report
seemed to make such a hit that the
beef trust in alarm got busy at once
showing how impossible it Was to low
er the price Of beef because the de-
mand was way beyond the supply.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

Orchardists in Southern California
must be pretty well-to-do. Judge
Walter Bordwell of Los Angeles, a
few days ago., awarded B. C.. Reusch,
an electrical engineer, $780, 900 dam
ages against l.. Sommerville, an or
chardist, who eloped with Mrs.
Reusch.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. tse.
chimed right in and thought the DE-
cline wouldn't come soon, but Mr..
Wilson needn't have taxed his bralt
tothink nobody believes the beef
trust will turn loose until they have
to.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

Vice-pres. Sherman died Wednesday
at his home in Utica, N. Y. AS hew&
the running mate of Pres. Taft, the
Republicans will have to vote for Bull
Moose Johnson as the nearest poljh-
caily kin.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

The election will be over in a few
days and then it will be time to be-
gin work to organize a business mems
league that will do things and keep
wide-awake to the interests and ad:
vantage of Lafayette.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01
Subscribe for The Advertiser.
Notice.

On Nov. / we will % from DUB
present location in the Gus Lacosto
building, next to the Owl Drug Store.
to the Blue Store now occupied BY
Nose Levy on Jefferson street.
1022-4t. SLIMAN & NAMAN-
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

Neufchatel, R%ocquefort, Swiss,
Brick and Limburger Cheese, at I'm
mergluck White Front Grocery,
phone so.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

Alabastine. the sanitary wall oa'
ing, for sale only by us. Denbo !
Nicholson Co., Ltd.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-11-01

Subscribe for The Advertiser.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26

The friends of Miss Snodgrass in
Martinsburg are much wrought up ov-
or who was Objectionable to the fam
dark as to- any reason for her volun-
tarily leaving her home.
She has been making her home
with her sister, Mrs. Order, for a NUN
Der of years and as far as is known
here, she was pleasantly situated and
was happy with her sisters family.
Her brothers, William and Kelley
have gone to New York to prosecute
the search and with the help of Mrs.
Crider are leaving nothing undone TO
solve the mystery of her disappear
ance Mr.. Crider is in Oakland, Cal,
and is having that section of the
States watched for the missing girl
Mrs. John Snodgrass the mother OF
the girl is i'll at her home in this city
and the facts of her daughters disap-
pearance are being kept from her.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
PARKERs6URG WILL
GET HEADQUARTERS
It Is Now Certain That the Democrats
viii Locate There During
Campaign.

Parkersburg will be the headquar
tiers for the Democratic State Com
mittee during the coming campaign.
as this has been practically assured.
and it may be a matter of only a
few days until definite arrangements
will be made to open up and begin
business.
Col. Joe NJ. Murphy, of Parkersburg,
one of the members of the commit
tee, has been working on this matter
ever since the meeting of the State
convention at Huntington. While there
he was in conference with each of
the members of the committee as well
as with the candidates. There was
a disposition on the part of some TO
select Huntington, for the reason that
it is the home of the candidate for
governor, but the majority of the com
mittee appeared to be in favor of
Parkersburg on account of its loca-
ton and accessibility. and from the
further fact that Mr.. Murphy offered
them a suite of five rooms in the I'm
ion Trust building free of rent, If they
would consider Parkersburg. Mr.. Muir
ply is practically assured that the
headuarters will be LOCATED in Park
ersburg.
Headquarters have been maintain
ed there during several of the proceed
ing campaigns, and the candidates as
well as all the members of the commit
tee were pleased with the arrange
ment.
1t is not yet known where the Re
publican State headquarters will be
located. Frank S. Smith. of Parkers-
burg is keeping i ntouch with the
Republican leaders. and he hopes that
the board can induce them to go there
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
Seen On Twenty-Third Street.

The New York World this morning
had the following story about the
strange disappearance of Miss Dorcas
Ijams Snodgrass:
Miss Dorcas Ijams Snodgrass, who
disappeared from the home of her sis
ter, Mrs John L. Crider. in Mount Yer
Gon. n Y. one week ago today. was
seen in this city Monday afternoon
walking along West Twenty-third
street. She looked cheerful.
The beholder was Phoebe Cum
mings, a maid employed by Mrs. G. E.
Gibson of No. 3 Cooley place, Mount
Vernon. Mrs Gibson and the maid
did not know the young woman was
missing when they came here to shop,
At 3,45 p. m. Mrs. Gibson and Phoebe
came out of store on Twenty-third
street just west of Fifth avenue. The
maid noticed young woman looking
into store window.
There's a Mount Vernon girl" said
Phoebe to Mrs. Gibson. Mrs. Gibson
turned to look. but could not see the
face of the young woman who had
started toward Sixth avenue She was
alone. She wore a black straw turban
with a pompon Her skirt was of tan
crash and she had a white tailor-made
waist with high collar. She carried
small parcel
Took Time to Recall Name.
81 didn't see who 1t was said Mrs.
Gibson. do you know herr"
Yes" said Phoebe, but | can't re
call her name"
On the way up to Mount Vernon in
the train the maid said she remember
ed the girl.
THAT was Dorcas Snodgrass,' she
said. "She lives with her sister. who
is married 20 John L. Order. | saw
Dorcas several times when | visited
Maggie Weston. Maggie used to be
CONTINUED on Page 81
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26

C. V. Detective Freed arrested four
fellows for drinking liquor out OF a
bottle on a passenger train as It was
pulling into town the other evening
They we're George Shelter and s. j.
Greenfield, west of town; Wash Jack
son. colored, of steelton, Pa, and
Harry Kline OF Hagerstown. Justice
Smith assessed them each $3.50. The
colored fellow was on his way TO Win
chester to visit his mother and gave
the white fellows a drink out of his
bottle on the train. 1t was a pretty
dear drink for them but such is the
law in this state.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
FOUR ITALIANS
GIVEN HEARING
Case Against Foreigners Charged
With Killing William Braxton, Col.
ored Continued Until Monday.

The case involving four Italians.
Eigo Nicola. Mareello Glulio. Luigi
Caruso. Degidio Enudio. charging
them with feloniously killing and
numbering William Braxton. colored.
at Harpers Ferry, on the 4th of July.
were brought before Justice Doub at
Hagerstown yesterday afternoon and
the testimony OF two oolored men.
William Hale and Joseph w. Green
was heard. Attorney A. J. Long APP
peared for the traversers. States At
torney Wolfinger is conducting the
prosecution. Joseph Dainto, was at
the trial to act as interpreter, He is
superintendent of the quarries at Mil
vile. of the Standard Lime and Stone
Co.
William Hale testified that an Irish
man stepped on Caruso's foot but that
the lrishman apologiZed. There were
20 or more Italians in the saloon at
the time Braxton was chased by the
Italians and was surrounded by them
and they threw stones at him. Giulio
then cut Braxton with a knife, in the
right side.
Joseph Green testified that he had
seen Braxton at Spencers saloon on
July 4, and that he also saw Hale at
the saloon. The trouble started in
the saloon when the Irishman step
ped on the Italians root. Heard the
Irishman say, that this is the Fourth
of July and that everybody should
have good time. Mr.. Spencer took
the Irishman down the road to the
bridge and when the Italians saw
him they ran after them and started
to hit the Irishman over the head
with bottles. He saiG that he saw the
short Italian, Giulio, step back from
the crowd and draw a knife from his
left pocket and open it with his teeth,
and then reach under the men and
cut Braxton, He heard some pistol
shots and later saw them throw stones
He said the tall Italian, Caruso, and
the short one, Giulio, were the lead.
ers. and that another Italian with a
long sandy mustache, was also one
of the main men in the affair He said
that the stabbing and shooting was
about five minutes apart Did no know
who did the shooting, as he had his
arm in front of his face, but he was
short stout man.
The trial was continued until Mon
day afternoon at / o'clock.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
ANOTHER INQUIRY
HAS BEEN PLANNED
interstate Commission Will Take Up
tnterloeklng Dlreetorate--Many
Complaints Received.

Washington. July 24A complete
investigation is about to be made by
the Interstate Commerce Commission
OF the question OF lnterlocking direct.
crates and the part railroads play
through these directories 81 the con
troll Of the coal. coke, iron and steel
production of the United States
From evidence now at hand. the
commission believes The Eastern lines,
particularly those north of the Ohio
and the Potomac rivers. are tho lead.
ing offenders and that they have,
through the old community OF inter
est plan. gained too much influence
upon business by means Of the d.
reetors serving jointly upon their
boards and the boards Of the big ia.
dustrial corporations,
From the statements made by ON
elals OF the commission the inyesti-
CATION as now mapped out win be far.
reaching and will have an important
bearing upon freight rates.
Primarily the commission wants to
find out what interest the big rail
roads have In the corporations, per
sons or associations that produce CO..
ment, coal. coke, iron ore, iron, steel
and the products thereof, also OF the
materials used in the production Of
any OF the articles named
seeondarily. the commission Is anx-
ious to learn what degree OF interest
or control corporations producing
these commodities that form the bulk
OF their tonnage have IN the railroads,
Fully two.thirds of the complaints
about coal coke, iron ore and steel
rates during the past year and a half
have come from companies that assert
they are Disseminated against by rail-
roads owned or controlled by their
competitors. They Say rules and reg
ulations have been made by these car
riers which place the independent ship
pers at a marked disadvantage.
A few railroads, too have come into
court and complained that they were
compelled by their big shippers to
make rules and rates In the interest
OF such shippers on the penalty Of los
ing their tonnage.
Many Of these companies involved
the United States Steel Corporation,
the International isaFva ssr 3 Fist md
the Universal Cement Company. Tile
cement company. II was alleged had
until recently rate adjustments that
gave II an advantage Of practically 20
per cent over its competitors in and
around Mannheim. w. Va.
These and other specific complaints
have furnished the basis for the inyes-
tigation now proposed The whole
machinery OF the boards will be put
in motion 10 learn positively why 1t is
that common carriers are Interested
in the products they carry and why
advantages or apparent advantages
are given by them TO their own pro-
ducers.
This investigation will be In pro-
gress at the very hottest part OF the
Presidential campaign and may have
an interesting bearing upon the poll
teal issues raised at that time.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26

ments for going to Oakland. Cal. are
completed She felt that it would not
be right for.her to remain here alone.
We opposed the engagement to Mr..
Schmidt. anyhowns
When Mr.. Schmidt was asked if he
knew Of the girls unhappiness, he
said: yes. | knew she was unhappy
But it is the first time that l knew
" any objection in the family
to me. We were devoted TO each 9th.
er, and supposed the family disap-
proved our long engagement. We had
been engaged three months, and were
not to be married for a year, anyway,
She was going to Oakland. and / was
to continue in business here. Then
was to go out there. We were to mar
ry at the home of her brotherin-law
and return here
Believes She Was Murdered
Schmidt said he feared his fiancee's
body would be found in the river. He
believes she has been murdered, not
that she committed suicide
Another Man Is Wanted
There is another man in the case
whom the police are nedeavorlng to
locate in the hope of securing some
information which may lead to the To-
cation Of the missing nurse. The
identity of the man has not been
made public but ii is known that the
police are searching for a former suit
or who was objectionable to the fam
lily and it is believed that he may
have had something to do with her
disappearance.
Popular In Society
One of the most active searchers
for Miss Snodgrass has been the Rev
Joseph P. HOLSTER, of the Mount Yer
non Presbyterian Church, where Miss
Snodgrass was active in her attend
ance, especially at the Christian En-
deavor Society He was the one who
established the fact through Miss
Pearsall that Miss Snodgrass had
reached New York.
Miss Snodgrass was very popular
in the younger set of Mount Vernon.
She was known as "DOrk" and before
she decided to take up active work
at the training school attended most
of the festivities of the Chester Hill
set. II was over a year ago, accord
ing to her sister, that she became ser
ious and wanted to have some real
life work Then she went to the
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
Horse Kicked Him.

While Robert Hess, of North Noun.
tain, driving hayrake in a field Tues
day afternoon, the horse stirred up a
bumblebee's nest, starting the horse
to kick. Mr.. Hess was kicked on the
leg, fracturing it at the knee. He was
brought to the City Hospital in the
evening and Drs. Oates and Osburn
set the bone.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
Break In the Canal.

The walker on the c. & o. Canal
detected the towpath sinking at the
guard lock Z miles above Williams
port Wednesday The water was
Immediately drawn from the Williams
port level so that the ,threatend break
could be repaired. The timely dis
covery OF conditions likely pre- vented
a serious break in the canal.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
Hospital Operation

Miss Mollelle Kuykendall. South
Queen street, who was operated on
for APPENDICITIS at the Maryland Uni
versity Hospital, Baltimore. is report
ed as doing nicely.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
Bill Ready For Passage.

The Senate practically completed
the Sundry Civil bill last night. but
the passage Of the measure were de-
layed until this morning. The
most important changes effected by
amendment, in addition 90 the adop-
ton of the Tariff Board appropriation
were:
An amendment restricting the EN-
ployment OF former employees of the
Federal Department of Justice as pri-
vate counsel for the Government at
increased compensation.
An amendment Of 100000 addi-
tional appropriation to the Pension
Office, to aid the commissioner In
handling the 100000 claims arising I'M
der the new pension law.
The Senate expects to conclude the
bill and send 1t back to the House
early today. 1t carries approximately
s115.500,0 900 for the support of i'm
portant Government bureaus and
works. The Senate added about &c.
0OO, 900 TO the amount authorized by
the House.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26

Mr.. Henry D. Wolfes. for some time
steward at the Elk clubhouse, has
taken a position in Mr. Frank Evans
cigar store.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26
BROTHER OFFERS
S5OO.OO REWARD
FOR MISSING GIRL
DOrcas SnOdgrass Recognized
Monday BY Maid of Friend.
LOOKING IN WINDOWS
ON TWENTY THIRD ST.

Brothers, Kelley and viii Are
Both In New York Searching For
Their Sister-keIIey Says She Has
Been Kidnapped and Offers to Make
Terms With CaptorsvPoliee Are
Trying to Locate Another Man Who
Was Former Objectionable suitor.
Il 3 3 =
The mystery surrounding the
disappearance of Dorcas Jams =
Snoderass remains practically =
" unchanged today, Her brother
Kelley has offered a reward of s
$4,000 for any information of =
her whereabouts. Miss Cum =
Minis maid positively asserts
that she saw Dorcas on Twenty =
Third street Monday afternoon.
The police are looking for a
third man who was a former =
sutton.
Relatives in this city have re- n
ceived no further information =
as to her whereabouts. =
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26

Advertise in statesman.Democrat.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26

To settle down to anything. one
must have staying powers-Florida
Times Union.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-26

Washington. July "a The Post OF.
flee Appropriation bill shoru OF thn
good roads provision proposed by the
House aud embracing revised par.
cells post system with charges based
on zones OF distance, WAS reported -
the Senate yesterday by the Post OF.
fee Committee.
The total appropriations proposed
by the bill are above those OF the
House measures which carried 40.
proxlmately s260.0o0oo0. One OF the
principle Increases is IN the pay Of
railroads for transporting malls the
Senate Committee adding more than
S2500,000.
In striking out the shackelford good
roads feature OF the House bill, which
provided for Federal Improvement OF
highways, the Senate Committee rec
ommends an investigation by spec
ial commission OF three House mem
beers and three Senator's and provides
for no highway improvements until
this Commission has reported
The Barnhart amendment In the
House bill for the regular publication
Of the names of stockholders of newE.
papers and periodicals Ii changed 70
provide for publication once year,
when lists of the stockholders are re-
auired TO be filed with local postmaal.
ers.
Parcels Post Changes
The parcels post section Is radically
different from that Incorporated IA
the House bill. which provided fiat
ostaga for all distances. This
Senate provision 10 that OF the Bourne
bin, slightly modified. Senator Bourne
recommended chat third and fourth
class mail matter be combined for
the parcels post service: but the bill
makes the parcels post apply only to
fourth class matter.
The Senate Committee struck QUO
Of the House bill the provision giving
TO postal employees the right TO CONF
bine In labor unions and the right To
petition Congress for redress Of their
grievances
II Is also provided for adjustment
OF the present system of carrying sec.
ond class mail by fast freight under
what Is known an the "blEe tag" 7ys-
TEN. Under the Senate bill all second
class mail matter would be put back
into regular mail cars after August 81.