Lower coast gazette., 1913-01-25
STATE NEWS.

are coming in very slowly.
A Kentucky woman has endowed a
southern rescue home for southern
girls.
Governor Hall was IN New Orleans
last week with his family. He care
fully lodged anything that looked like
business or politics.
More steps have been taken to urge
upon the President the value OF placing
Edgar H Farrar in the position OF
attorney general in his cabinet.
Sunday, the feast of the Holy Name,
there was a great Catholic parade in
New Orleans participated in by a large
body of the Catholics Of New Orleans.
Governor Hall has signed the death
warrant for the execution OF Lewis
Haskell, of Webster parish, to be
hanged in Baton Rouge, at the State
Penitentiary on Friday, Jan. 3lst.
7 trial OF the Teutonia Bank
officials who used the banks money for
their own personal purposes has begun
in New Orleans. Much difficulty is be-
ing had in selecting the jury.
A big rise is expected in the Mlssis-
sippi river soon. Capt. Sheriff., United
States Engineer, says that there will be
a bank full and that only very low and
unprotected lands will be flooded.
Almost all of the trade bodies and
banks of New Orleans have held their
aannual elections. Most all of the old
officers have been reelected. Very few
new faces will be seen around the di-
rector's tables.
The Southwestern Publishers Asso-
citation held their annual convention in
New Orleans last week. There was
then a mingled deluge qof yerbiage ard
fixes. There was much good cheer,
many resolutions and all had, a jolly
good time.
In a wreck on the I. G. Railroad at
Brookhaven, Miss, last week two peo-
pie were killed and a number were
badly injured. An open switch was the
cause. E. J. Selby, Of McComb, the
brakeman, was killed. G. Cravick, OF
Crystal Springs, Miss, a fireman. was
the other dead a
The stretch of highway connecting
the ends of St. Clalde ST., in the par.
ish of Orleans Nth the excellent St.
Bernard shel.sosd will be paved with
granitoid aslock. The distance to be
700 feet. The work
viii Be done by May or June.
Alfred Ruthven inventor 0. a muchly
advertised device to prevent wreck:
and promoter of a company started II
sell the stock CT the company that wa
going to manufacture the device ha'
been given a three year sentence and
fine of $1,000 for using the mail to de
fraud. The device was faulty and tn
stock had a small value to the promot
er's friend and was very valuable whel
the purchaser was an unknown.
The East Baton Rouge Farmers Ur
ION has appealed to the Board OF Trad
of Baton Rouge to c it's co-opers
ton in getting from that city and fror
. the parish public weights and scale
and measures. The matter will prot
ably be put before the city council a
its next meeting, and taken up wit
the police jury in February. 1t is tn
idea of the farmers that there shout
be some recognized public scales in tn
city, where products could be correctl
anu medSuTeU.
Ex-Governor Sanders was the sol
witness in the last of the custer prt
ceedings instituted by Gov. Hall to RI
move Messrs. Dumser, Hardin ar
Kernaghan from the New OrleaI
Dock Board. He was usei by the d
tense IN order to acquaint the cou
with,the intent of the law. The Go
ernor also said that under the old la
the board was self perpetuating al
filed it's own vacancies. He said
understood that he could not under tt
new law supplant members until the
terms had expired.
The S. S. Ell Dorado, a Southern P
ci6c freight steamer plying betwe'
New York and Galveston left sparrow
Point, Maryland, Jan. LIST and has n
been heard of since. 1t should ha
reached Galveston a number OF ola
ago. The captain. Wood, is q New c
leans man. The boat has been frequeI
" used in the New York-New Orlea
service. The United States Reven
Cutters, Winona and Winslow are
the lookout for her, and all ships til
traverse the route of the Ell Dora
have been notified to look for traces
that vessel.
The Western Fruit Jobbers Assoc
ton held their convention in the city
New Qrle4ni last Wees. Tae Calforl
6alan,tinn was a very k.bunch. L