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The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
BROKER PREDICTS SLUMP
Says West Will Not Buy, Growers Ex
pect East and North to Consume

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Crowley.-W. T.. Welisch, a rice
broker of San Francisco, Cal, arrived
here in his tour of the rice belt of
Louisiana and Texas Mr. Welisch
claims that the present price of rice
is too high to admit it to the class of
cheap foods. He says the Southern
Rice Growers Association is a sue
cess in maintaining the high price
of rice, but is not doing anything there
by in making rice a popular food, and
that while the Pacific coast is willing
to buy our rice at a good figure, the
present price is too high for the West
coast market. Taking all this into
consideration he predicts quite a
slump in prices.
Contradictory to this the competi-
ton with the rough rice buyers is
mafntaining high price and the visi.
BILE supply is rapidly being purchased
by the buyers agent of the different
mills. This, coupled with the fact
that the crop is not as large as usual,
and that the Southern Rice Growers
Association has complete control of
the market, we'll maintains the pres
ent run of prices which the Eastern
and Northern markets will readily pur-
chase. Therefore, the consensus Of
opinion here is that there will be no
slump.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
POLICE OFFICER MURDERED
Searching for Cattle Thieves When
Bullet Strikes Him.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Monroe.-V. w. Roberts, member of
the city police force, was murdered
by an unknown assassin while search
ing for a thief or thieves who stole
twenty head of cattle from the Iron
Mountain cattle pen. The murder oc-
CURED on the Iron Mountain right of
way, near the Planters oil MILL
A car load of cattle was unloaded
from an Iron Mountain car and
placed in the company's stock pen in
the yards. Twelye head OF cattle
were steaen from the pen ana driven
off The officers were notified and
Police. Officer Roberts and Deputy
Sheriff Grant went to the scene and
started an investigation. They
searched that section, but without re.
suits, and as the cattle were assigned
to the Swayze Packing House, Mr..
Grant decided to go there and see if
any one had driven any cattle there.
Mr.. Roberts remained and continued
his investigation.
Soon after the officers parted, Mr.
Roberts was shot, after he had gone
only short distance along the rail-
road. Three or four shots were fired,
two by the officer, presumably, after
he had been shot. The officer was
struck by only one bullet, which en-
tered his left shoulder. He was dead
when those who heard the shots got to
his side. Mr.. Roberts pistol lay be-
tween his knees, while held in his
left hand was an electric search light.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
SHOOTING At POLLS
Contractor Accuses Election official
of Being Negro-BattIe Follows.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-Saying that Adolph
A. Bonee, a carpenter of 3O42 Dumaine
street, who was to be a commissioner
for the Good Government League at
the poll of the Ninth precinct of the
Fifth ward, at the corner of Dumaine
and Dupre, was a negro, Harry ]. Pet
tingill, a foreman of the sewerage and
water board, made objections. and as
a result there was a clash, and Pettin-
gill, of the Regular Democrats, used
his pistol, seriously wounding Bonee
who died later, and shooting Paul
Rivarde, regular, the janitor of the
new courthouse.
No one at that precinct expected
trouble, but is said that the matter
of Bonee had been looked into, and
the declaration by Pettingill that Bo-
nee was a negro was on information
fully traced. The shooting happened
Is minutes after the poll was opened,
and in a little while there were
records gotten from the board of
health office, which are said to show
beyond doubt that Bonee's parents
and grand parents were of African de-
scent.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
Cattle Thieves Kill Policeman,

Monroe-W. V. Roberts, a police
man, was assassinated while search
ing for cattle thieves near the Iron
Mountain railroad Friday morning.
The details of the murder may never
be known, for Roberts was dead when
found q few minutes after those near
the sa&ne heard the shots. Three or
four shots were fired, two by the Of
ficer, presumably after he had been
fatally wounded. When found by Dep
uty Sheriff Grant, with whom he was
engaged in working up case, Roberts
was on the ground, his pistol between
his knees, two shots having evidently
been fired from it, and his searchlight
by his side. One bullet entered the
policeman S right breast, coming out
under the left shoulder, causing al
most instant death. Cattle thieves are
supposed to have fired the shots which
ended the officers life.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
NEWS OF LOUISIANA
Train Robber Captured by En-
gineer After Having Robbed
Entire Train.
GAVE MUCH INFORMATION
Engineer Beat Robber Over Head With
Brass Torch Skull crushed,
Not 81 Expseted scS llxe. !
GAVE MUCH INFORMATION

Western Newspaper onion News Service.
New Orleans.-The lone bandit who
held up and robbed the New York linn
tied train on the Louisville and Nash
vile railroad, near Michaud, 12 miles
east OF New Orleans, and was later
relied by blow over the head by En-
gineer Baer, was brought to New Or
leans on special train from Bay St.
Louis, Miss, and placed in the charity
hospital.
The man gave his name as Howard
E. Edwards. and said his family lived
at Jupiter, Fla. He gave the police
information which Is expected to lead
to the early capture of three other
members of a gang which is believed
to have been responsible for a series
OF sensational train robberies in this
section.
Edwards is in a precarious condi-
tion and attendants at the hospital
stated it was doubtful is he would re-
cover from the injuries inflicted by
the engineer
Following so closely up the at
tempted robbery of the Cincinnati
south bound passenger train on the
same road at almost the same spot
the night previous, the work of Ed
wards is considered most daring. He
is believed to have boarded the en-
gine of the New York limited at Lee
station, about three miles from the
point where the three bandits, who
had planned the robbery of the Gin
c1nnat1 train, held up by mistake a
freight train
Edwards crawled aboard the engine
and covered Engineer Baer and the
fireman with two revolvers. He car
ried small valise in which he had
dynamite and nitroglycerin The train
was stopped, and with the engineer
and fireman preceding him at the
point of a revolver, Edwards rifled
the mail car Of all registered mail and
Isthan relieyed the male passengers In
five Pu11mans and club car OF their
cash. He declined to take jewelry and
did not ask anything from the women
He secured several hundred dollars,
according to the police, then marched
the engineer and fireman back to the
engine and ordered them to proceed
After riding on the engine for about
Is miles Engineer Baer caught Ed
wards off his guard and struck him a
terrific blow on the head with brass
torch, fracturing the base Of the skull
Edwards fired one shot as he fell,
which went wild. Engineer Baer pro-
ceeded to rain blows with the torch
until he had the bandit unconscious.
When the train reached Bay ST.
Louis, Miss, the robber was taken off
and placed in the charge of the rail-
road surgeon until police officers and
detectives from New Orleans arriv-
ed there on special train. Although
Edwards was unconscious at inter-
walls during the night he gave the po-
lice valuable information concerning
his pals"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
Visit Nav Mean Much.

Thibodaux.-Reports as to the pur
pose of the visit of Sol Wexler and
Jules Godchaux here is to the effect
that these gentlemen represent a
French syndicate identified with the
Franco-German bank of New Orleans
Mr.. FACET of New Orleans is said to
be interested, too, and having pur-
chased the rights in the motor lire
from iberia to Jeanerette it is un.
derstood that it is their intention to
purchase the rights Of the company
who promoted the line from Donald
sonville through here to the gulf, and
then connect this line with the line
from Jeanerette at this point. The
line would come from Jeanerette to
Morgan City, then to Houma and then
to Thidodaux.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
| NEWS OF ALH|>
| LOUISIANA /
MAN AND WOMAN CONFESS.
Watson Says He Killed His Wife
With Poison and Woman's Hus-
band With Ak.

Shreveport. - Their uncomfortable
passion, besides a joint desire to OBJ
! tain and enjoy the property acc nu-
lated by the woman's husband, led
Mrs. c. c. Bailey, 27 years of age, and
A. L. Watson, As years old, to decree
the death of Bailey, a Metcalf, Ala,
logging contractor and saw mill opera
tor, and MRS. Watson. This was de-
cided upon three months ago when the
couple met and loved at Flanagan,
Texas, according to the written con-
fession of both, who are in Jail.
Watson, the confession says, carried
out his part of the murder plot by
poisoning his wife and Mrs. Bailey,
her confession says, trielo admins
ter deadly drugs to her husband. The
woman failed.
Watson, who in the meantime had
secured employment from Bailey, Or
dered her to leave Bailey. She obeyed
and that night monday of this week.
Bailey, as he lay asleeIfwas Drained
with an ak. The coroner Investigated
intruder killing Bailey and attacking
him when he tried to 60 to Baileys
rescue, and the coroner caused Wat
sons arrest. Testimony as to domes-
tic infelicity between the Baileys be-
cause of the wife's social attitude to-
ward Watson led to her arrest. @
Stegnly questioned by Sheriff ]. P
Flournoy, Mrs. Bailey broke down and
confessed, and Watso44y confronted
with her story, weakened, told con-
flcting stories. and finally admitted
ALL incidentally bringing out the
poisoning of Mrs. Watson, which story
conforms to that Of Mrs. Bailey.
Watson has three daughters, one
married and living at jefferson, Tex
as. Mrs. Bailey has two children,
aged and 2 years, now living with
her parents at Myrtis, La.
Evidence tending to show a third
mysterious death in connection with
the killing of Bailey was unearthed
Saturday by Sheriff J. P. Flournoy.
Now comes Richard Wilcox, a
Shreveport timer, summo16sA at the
instance of Sheriff Flournoy@to his Of
flee. and declares that Bailey, the man
whom Watson sa&s he slew, was ac-
cused by the firseMrs Bailey of CIV
ing her poison, from the effect of
which she died, and that within three
months welded the womaA9xho now
stands accused of completely in his
death.
In the course of the sordid story
unfolded to the sheriff, Wilcox says
that Mrs. Bailey No. l, on her death
bed in lumber caspp at Myrtis, La,
eight years ago, ACCUSED Charley of
having poisoned MI. GAccording to
the story told by Wilesx, just before
she died Mrs. Bailey repeated the ac-
cusation to Wilcox's wife, and, turn
ing to Bailey, declared he was re-
sponsible for hon condition. Bailey,
Wilcox relates, made no reply.
On the day after the woman's
death, Wilcox said 80 wife found
three-ounce bottle pStly filled with
choloroform among the coverings of
Mrs Bailey's bed, and hidden in the
mattress was another phial labeled
poison.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
A FOOD CONVERT
Good Food the True Road to Health

The pernicfous habit some persons
still have of relying on nauseous drugs
to relieve stomach trouble keeps up
the patent medicine business and helps
keep up the army of dyspeptics.
Observation-Disclosures - Is caused
by what is put into the stomach in the
way of improper food, the kind that
SO taxes the strength Of the digestive
organs they are actually crippled.
When this stateris reached, to resort
to tonics is like whipping a tired
horse with a big load. Every addi-
tional effort he makes under the lash
diminishes his power to move the
load.
Try helping the stomach by leaving
of heavy. greasy, indigestible food
and take on Grape-N -Nuts-light, easily
digested, full Of strength for nerves
and brain, in every grain Of Il. There's
no waste of time nor energy when
Grape-Nuts is the food.
Il am an enthusiastic user Of Grape
Nuts and consider 1t an ideal food"
writes Maine man:
Il had nervous dyspepsia and was
all run down and my food seemed to
do me but little good. From reading
an advertisement ! tried Grape-Nuts
food, and, after q few weeks steady
use of it, felt greatly improved
Am much stronger, not nervous
now, and can do more work without
feeling SO tired, and am better every
way.
Il relish Grape-N Nuts best with cream
and use four heaping teaspoonfuls as
the cereal part Of meal. / am sure
there are thousands Of persons with
stomach trouble who would be bene-
ited by using Grape-Nuts." Name CIV
en- by Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Read the little book. "The Road to
Wellville,' in pkgs. There's a rea-
son."
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
Industrial School Opens.

Ruston.-The Louisiana Industrial
Institute has opened for the fall term.
The outlook for a large attendance
was never better. Some changes in
the faculty have been made. e. D.
Tanner of Syracuse University, will
be added to the department of me-
chanics arts; Miss Crunmb will assist
in the domestic science department,
and Miss Frances Harlick will assist
in the piano work of the music de-
partment. To accommodate the ac-
cumulating books, etc, the library has
been enlarged. The bookkeeping and
stenography rooms have also been
remodeled.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
UnfaiIina stimuIant.

Men have tried many things, but
still they ask for stimulant-the stim.
ulant in use but requires the use of
more. Men try to drown the floating
dead of their own souls in the wine
cup, but the corpses will rise. We see
their faces in the bubbles. The in
toxication of drink sets the world
whirling again, and the pulses playing
music, and the thoughts galloping, but
the fast clock runs down sooner, and
the unnatural stimulation only leaves
the house it fills with revelry-more
silent, more sad, more deserted. more
dead. There is only one stimulant
that never fails, and yet never intoxi-
cates-Duty. Duty puts blue sky
over every man-up in his heart may.
be-into which the skylark, happiness,
always goes singing. George D. Prem
tice
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
AduIation Pleased Rousseau.

Rousseau, whose bicentenary cele.
bration occasioned riot in Paris the
other day, created a sensation when
he visited England in 1866, Rousseau
and his Armenian Dress" wrote Lord
Charlemont, were followed by
crowds when he first arrived in Lon
don. and as long as this species OF
admiration lasted he was contented
and happy. Garrick not only gave a
supper in his honor, but played two
characters specially to please him.
Rousseau was highly gratified, but
Mrs. Garrick declared that she had
never spent q more unpleasant eve
.RiRx ~ .hsFl ths, RAi!ssopAeE BE- 8
and hanging over the front Of the
box SO much, that she was obliged to
hold him by the skirts of his coat to
prevent him from falling over into
the pit"
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
NO. 10.

Ever since flags were used in war
it has been the custom to have the
flag of the superior or conquering ma
ton above that of the inferior or van
quished. When an army found itself
hopelessly beaten it hauled it's flag
down far enough for the flag of the
victors to be placed above it on the
same pole. This was token not only
of submission, but of respect
In those days when a famous SOL
dier died flags were lowered out of
respect to his memory The custom
long ago passed from purely mill
tary usage to public life Of all kinds.
the flag flying at half mast being a
sign that the dead man was worthy
Of universal respect. The space left
above II q for the fiag of. The. great
Econqueror or all-tile angel Ut death.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
Adoiph Bone Dead.

New Orleass.-Adolph Bone, the
Good Govel<+sSnt League election
commissioner, ~no was shot during
the parochial primary election, Tues
day by II. J. PettingilkSSf U city
ring" forces, died Frid~~ of his in
juries. Paul Rivarde, another commits
sioner, was shot by Pettingill at the
same time, but is expected to recover.
Pettingill is held without bail to an
swer to a charge Of murder.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
Ere. Scholarship to Institute.

Lafayette.-Dr. E. L. Stephens,
president of the Southwestern indus
trial Institute, and Prof c. ]. McNas-
pv. of the institute faculty, were sue
cessful in persuading the police jury
Of st. Mary parish to appropriates150
a wear to cover the expenses of a
student at the institute from that par
ish. The appointment of student
to this scholarship will be determined
by competitive examination within the
next two weeks.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
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New Orleans Sugar.

NV Orleans.-There was no change
in the position Of sugar Saturday. The
undertone ruled steady, with only mod
crate offerings of classified and Sec
onds. Official prices were unchanged.
Molasses ruled nominal, with the Mr.
ket again bare of offerings Refihad
sugars were in good demaSf on with
drawals, but new business was quiet.
The advance to 5.29S> was maintained.
Arrivals were 26s NtNels and 9S2 bags
of sugar and no molasses.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14

TRAIN RoBBER CAPTURED.
After Securing Booty He Gets Care
less, and Engineer LANDS" o,
Him With Locomotive Torch


ne" Orleans.-ln a spectacular man.
ner, bandit held up the New York
Limited which left New Orleans on
the Louisville and Nashville at 8
O'Clock Thursday night, robbed the
postal car and the men passengers.
but came to an inglorious end of his
adventure when John Baer the en- Il
neer, caught him unawares and knock
ed him helpless with an engine torch.
The maa is in Jail at Bay St. Louis,
Miss, where the company surgeon re-
ports he has small cnance of recoy-
cry. The train proceeded with little
delay. The captured desperate init
mated that he was one or three men
who stopped Louisville and Nash
vile freight train near the same point
Tuesday night, mistaking it for a
passenger train, and then escaped in
an automobile
The robber, according to a tramp
who was on the train, boarded the
limited at the old sugar refinery in
New Orleans, just as it was pulling out
from the station. The train stopped
at Lees station, to let another train
pass. When it resumed it's journey
the robber appeared in the cab of the
locomotive, blue silk handkerchief
sWathing his face, and with a revolver
in each hand, commanded the engi-
neer to run slowly. The engineer com,
LIED, and after about two miles of
this slow progress, was commanded to
halt, which order he also obeyed.
The robber then forced the engineer
and fireman to go before him to the
mail car, which he entered and rob-
bed, stuffing the mail into valise.
Proceeding in the same manner, the
trainmen ahead of him, the robber
went through the Pullmans Of every
male passenger he demanded his
purse, collecting the money in the
same valise. The Pullman conduc-
tors, however, had preceded him
through the train with the news that
it was in the hands of robbers, and
the passengers hid much of their
currency. The robber refused watches
and rings, and did not molest the
women. A. E. Simon of Alexandria
contributed 1865, and was perhaps the
heaviest loser, but, with the others,
will regain his money The passengers
remained cool throughout the ordeal
When he had completed the tour of
the Pullmans, he returned to the en-
gine, and took his seat in the locomo-
tive cab. He ordered the engineer to
proceed slowly, and said to be ready
to stop, as he intended dropping off
soon.
Then he grew1cnrelesssan and ns he
turned his head to look out at Pearl
river the engineer seized his locomo-
tive torch and struck the robber a
terrific blow on the back Of the head.
The man was staggering, but had
strength enough left to shoot The
bullet went wild The engineer struck
him again and again until the robber
was helpless.
He was picked up unconscious and
carried to the baggage car. There he
remained in comatose condition for
half an hour, and when he recovered
he was too weak to show fight.
His valise, which contained dyna-
mite, nitroglycerin, the stolen mail
and the money collected in the Pull
mans, was taken away from him.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
School Tax Loses.

Mandeville-Att the election here on
the proposition to vote a special tax
of 8 mills for the erection of public
school building. sc votes were polled,
representing a property valuation of
S88,897.60. Fourteen voted for the
school, representing $4,000, and Ga de-
clared against the tax, representing
$6S.8s7.60.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
Killed in a Quarrel.

Lake Charles.-Simon Thompson
was lodged in Jail Friday from De
Ridder in connection with the shoot
ing of Tom Larenz at the King Ryder
lumber plant. The men who were en-
,ployed by the company ouarreled over
y. woman. Larenz was shot through
$he heart and died instantly.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
New Orleans Rice.

New Orleans.-Rough Honduras was
firm and clean and steady Saturday
Receipts: Rough, 1898 sacks; mill
ers, 795; clean, none. Sales:- Rough
1878 sacks Honduras at $3.75@4.22;
clean, 6,336 pockets at 3B @5Bc and
400 Japan at 3A @4Bc. Quotations:
Rough, Honduras $3.75@422, Japan
nominal; clean, Honduras 4A@5Ac,
Japan 4Q4Rc.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
Still Looking foS Lost Baby.9)

Baton Rouge.-C.N Z. Dunbar OF Ope-
lousas, father of little Robert Dunbar,
lost on the borders of Lake Swaze on
August %, reached Baton Rouge this
week, seeking another trail for his
lost child. He stated that he had been
unable thus far to trace the woman
who got off the Texas and Pacific
train at Allen recently with the boy.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
Rusty Nail Kills Police Chief.

Lake Charles.-A. J. Reid, chief of
police of Lake Charles, died Friday
from the effects of running rusty
nail in his knee four weeks ago while
building fence at his home.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
New Appraiser Takes Oath.

Sew Orleans.-With elaborate cere-
monies, E. J. Rodrigues, formerly as
sistant United States appraiser, re-
Gently appointed appraiser OF the port,
was given oath of office recently in
the custom house. He was sworn in
by Collector of the Port Hebert.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
PLANNING for Big Fair.

Monroe.-The promoters of the MON
roe fair have completed their organ
ization by electing w. l.. Jennings sec
retary. He also will look after the
amusement features of the fair, which
will be held the last-Neek in October,
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
City AdYertises Bonds.

Crowley-The city Of Crowley is ad-
vertising for bids on $4,000 worth OF
city improvement bonds in denomina-
tions of $500, bearing per cent in
terest, dated July 10. 1912, final bond
payable January /, 1922
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
Renorta Good Rice Yield.

Estherwood-Ben Barnett. the first
planter on Morris Canal to begin
threshing rice, reports an extra good
Weld and less blight and defective
grain than any season past. His yield
averages IS bags to the acre.
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
Burned bv Gasoline Flames.

Bogalusa.-Paul Levert of the firm
OF Levert Bros, owners Of the Boga-
lusa Steam Laundry, was very serious
ly burned on the hands, arms and face
while attempting to start their gaso-
line engine. -
The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1912-09-14
ErankIinton School Opens.

Franklinton.-The Franklinton high
school opened ' ith larger enroll
ment than last year. The faculty has
undergone several changes.