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The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
WORK TOgETHER0 ON
VICE SUPPRESSION
SEVERAL STATES TO Be REPRE-.
sENTED At ePRINGF,EL0,
ILL.,, MEETING.
WILL GO TO WASHINGTON
An,etioratton Of Condition Of Work
Ing Girls Also Theme-Obiee&
10 to Formulate Uni.
form Laws.

Springfield, H.. March 13.-A con
ference OF governors and others inter
ested in the suppression of vice and
the amelioration of the condition q:
working girls, promises to be one o.
the early results of the investigations
started by the white slave" commit
tee OF the senate
In conference with lieutenant Gov
ernor O'Eara. Governor Dunno sug
gested that such a conference would
be desirable.
Lieutenant Governor O'Hara was
favorable to the suggestion and will
get into immediate communication
with the governors OF Michigan. Iowa
Missouri, Kentucky, Wisconsin and In.
diana. suggesting a general conference
to be held in Springfield at an early
date. for the purpose Of considering
the questions.
Formulate Uniform Laws.
The principal object of the proposed
conference Is to formulate uniform
laws on the employment of girls and
minimum wage scale for women. II
Ia believed that one state can accom-
pIish little. acting independently. hut
by combination Of adjoining states
great good may result.
In several OF these states the lege-
! latures are now IN session. 1t In
hoped action can he gotten under way
In time TO secure legislation the pres.
cnt year.
Announcement was made that ths
Ill
eastern trip on Thursday Of next week.
When Washington ie reached. the
committc will lay the matter before
President Wilson. Speaker Champ
Clark, Vice President Marshall, and
other high officials with the hope of
securing national recognition OF their
crusade and early action by congress
on points of Legislation desired by the
committee.
Intends to Sue for Libel.
The lieutenant governor said it ia
his intention to institute suit for libel
| against John NJ. Glenn. secretary Of
the Illinois Manufacturers associa.
ton, just as soon as the papers in
the case con be prepared
| The action will be based on the edi.
| torial published in Glenn's paper,
charging that the lieutenant governor
was working in the interest of the
Hearst newspapers.
It was reported that Representative
Lloyd. a progressive member of tho
house. will offer a resolution in tina.
chamber barring Glenn from the priv-
| lege1 of the floor on account of state
ments he is alleged to have made
derogatory to the members of the
house.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
FRIEDMAN TREATS TEN more
PHYSICIAN GIVES DEMONSTRA.
TON IN CANADIAN
HOSPITAL.
U. s. Test May Be Delayed Because
of Doctors Refusal to ri.
vutge Secret.

Ottawa, Ont. March 13..-Dr. Fried.
mann inoculated ten tuberculosis suf.
ferers in the presence Of q number OF
leading Canadian physicians and mem.
hers Of the Canadian association for
the prevention Of tuberculosis. From
81 patients gathered at the general
hospital. the Berlin physician selected
10 whose cases were not beyond the
tncipient stage. Silently and scarcely
glancing at the spectators. he worked
under an apparent nervous tension,
which relaxed at the conclusion Of
zach demonstration. ,.
DR.. Friedman employed an electric
sterilizer, ordinary forceps and a ny.
podernic syringe.
Tests May Be Postponed.
Washington. March 13-Government
tests of DR.. Friedmanu's tuberculosis
vaccine may be DELAYED indefinitely
by the refusal Of the Berlin physician
to impart to the public health service
the method Of making vaccine from
bis cultures or the size of the dose
1t developed that DR.. friedman has
notified Surgeon General Blue that he
will not divulge his secret until the
government physicians have recog
nized improvement in patients treated
by him.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
CHILD LABOR CONFERENCE ON
Interesting Discussion Of Vital Topics
at the First Days Session In
jacksonville, Fla.

Jacksonville, Fla, March 13.-The
opening meeting Of the National Child
Labor conference was held here this
afternoon at the Board of Trade aud.
Norium. Sherman c. Kingsley, di
rector of the Elizabeth McCormici
Memorial relief fund. Chicago, pre-
sided at an informal discussion of the
following questions:
Is the immature child a proper oh
ject Of charitable relief?
Shall the state pension widows?
Shall the school support the child?
Shall charitable societies relieve
family distress by finding work fo1
children?
Among those who contributed to the
discussion were Jean Gordon Of New
Orleans; William p. McGrath Of the
Associated Charities of Birmingham
Ala; Leon Schwartz president Of the
Independent Order Of B'nai Birth IL
Mobile. and A. T.. Jamison Of Green
wood, S. G:
An address on '"The Textile Indus
try and Child Labor" was delivered
by Richard K. Conant, secretary of the
Massachusetts, child labor committee
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
sUFFRAGETTEs STILL FIGHT
Only Right to Vote Will End Militant
Tactics-Mrs. Pankhurst Ser
iousiy III.

London. March 13.-The condition
of Mrs. Emmiline Pankhurst. the stuff.
ragette leader is still causing some
concern. She was announced az one OF
the speakers at meeting at Kensing'
ton. but the chairman explained that
she was unable to come, although she
was not seriously III. The speakers
declared that militant tactics would be
continued. Miss Brackenbury saying
that if they could not get the vote by
]adylike means they must get it by
any means in their power.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
BIG SUFFRAGE PARADE, MAY ;
DEMONSTRATION WILL TAKE
PLACE IN NEW YORK.
Procession Will Be Divided Into
Seven Groups-National A.
ISOLATION to Lead.

New York, March 1S.-What is
planned to be the largest parade yet
held in the interest of woman suf-
TRACE will take place here Saturday,
May 3.
The parade will be headed by the
American Woman Suffrage associa.
ton. divided into seven groups. The
groups will comprise the pationa! Of
ficers. delegations from the nine suf-
frage states, delegates from states
where the suffrage amendment Is
ready to be submitted to the voters,
from states where the amendment is
awaiting action by second legisla-
ture before submission; from states
in which the suffrage bill had passed
one house this session. from states in
which petitions initiating suffrage leg
islation are circulating and from
states whose legislatures have failed
to act on a suffrage bill this year.
"The national association" says
the announcement, "is confident that
this May procession will be much
larger than any previous suffrage
demonstration. even the parade Of
March 3, although the number Of
marchers in Washington far exceed
ed the expectations of everyone who
understood the difficulties encounter
ed by the nationals congressional.
committee and the Washington par
ade committee.
New York city is the easiest place
in this country to organize a bic
parade"
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
SARAH BERNHARDT INJURED
Painfully Hurt When Auto coIiides
With Truck Near Los
Angeles.

Los Angeles, March 13.-Sarah
Bernhartlt, the noted French actress,
suffered painful. but probably not seri.
ous injuries in an automobile accident
here. She was ON her way to Los An.
seles from Venice. for the evening per.
Torrance at local theatre, when her
automobile collided with heavy
truck.
The machine was wrecked and the
actress suffered two wrenched ankles
a lacerated lip and bruises on the
body.
After receiving medical attention
she insisted upon playing, but her &C,
was placed last on the vaudeville bill
so that she could regain her com
posture after the shock of the acct
dent.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
30 IMPLICATED
m ARSON TRUST
JOHN DANES. ALLEGED CHIEF
OF GANG, MAKES COMPLETE
CONFESSION.
WORKED IN MIDDLE WEST
Big Batch of Warrants viii be Sworn
Out for Business Men and In
suranee Adjusters In
Chicago.

Chicago, March 13.-The report that
John DANES, alleged to have been the
chief Of the so-called arson trust had
made a confession was confirmed by
First Assistant States Attorney Frank
Johnston. according to whom Danics
named forty members OF the ring, i'll
Guiding the names of several mon
higher up DANES adaitted that he
had set more than twenty fires in
Chicago.
The confession is said to he even
more startling than that recently made
by Benjamin Fink. who confessed com.
plicity in 100 incendiary fires. AID
aggregate Of $500. 900 in insurance was
collected from the DANES fires.
AT least forty warrants for business
men. public fire insurance adjusters
and actual incendiaries named by
DANES will be sworn out today. The
confession was made after seven.
hour inquisition.
"The ramifications of the trust ae
described by DANES. are almost be.
yond belief" said Johnston. "The
o0n6 oFPSntS " nave "OiNSu III
most every state in the middle west.
Arson was business with them and
1t was highly organized on a scientific
basis DANES and Fink we're the chiefs
Of the firebugs although they did no,
belong to the same gang. Both meG
say they do not know each other ex
cept by reputation"
In confessing to JOHNSON, DAME.
said: IT tried to get out Of the bust
ness. but people would not let me
alone. They kept sending for me t.
do jobs for them and l kept on going
in the same old way for fifteen years
My first experience with fires hap
pened in my own home and when
settled for the insurance an adjustel
told me that could make lots o
money by setting ircendiary fires
That's how ! got mixed up in this rot
ten stuff"
DANES said that on several ocoa
sions persons for whom he had se
fires defrauded him ont Of his share
Of the insurance money. He told o
. 100000 fire at Cleveland about /,
year ago. He said that he was re
tanned to start the blaze, but wa
otherwise engaged and turned it owe
to David Karshak, at present fugitiv,
] from justice.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
ADRIANoPLE SOON TO FALL
Turks Will capitulate or Make At
tempt to Break Through Enemies
Lines.

London, March 13.-News from
Adrianople, the invested Turkish fort.
ress. is meagre; but dispatches from
Constantinople say it Is believed there
that the end OF the present week will
see either the capitulation OF the
fortress or a desperate attempt by
the Turks to break through the lines
Of the enemy.
The allies reply to the powers, re-
garding mediation. is again delayed
and will not be delivered before to-
morrow, and there is little doubt that
before European diplomacy can get to
work on the problem Adrianople will
be in possession of the allies.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
BARRED FROM TRADE BoARI
Former President Of Organization
Found Guilty Of Doing Bust
ness lrrequiarIy.

Chicago. March 13.-Frank M
Bunch. former president of the boart
Of trade. was found guilty by the di
rectors on the charge of irregular
trading and expelled from the organ
ization.
The vote is said to have been al
most unanimous for his dismissal
The trial created one of the bigges,
sensations Of recent years in la Salk
street
Mark Bates, president of W. O.
Press and company. against whom
charges also we're filed. will have hi,
trial later.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Dies Of s,eeplno Sickness.

Fargo, N. D.. March 12.--Ilalph Nc.
kenzie. employe of the federal depart
ment of Justice, died at ST. Johns hos
pital here the victim of what physi.
clans call the sleeping sickness"
For more than week Mckenzie slept
almost continuously and during tho
last three days he could not be
aroused. This is the first case of it's
kind known here and the cause Of the
disease battles physicians.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Veteran Conductor Passes Away.

St. Paul. March 13.-Alanson Mes
ser. aged II, who died here, was one
OF the most-widely known railway
conductors in the Northwest. Start
ing as railroad engineer in the dayt
when cab and car were one affair
and plotting his engine through the
pioneer districts of Indian.hauntet
Minnesota. until, as a conductor, he
saw the country develop into citiei
and great farms. he was always
known as the friend of the t1avelaG.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Rube Marouard Marri.s.

San Francisco, March 13. Rube
Marquard, former New York pitcher
for the Nationals, and Blossom seelcy.
q vaudeville actress. were married
here. The actress was divorced from
Joseph Kane. All actor. following her
partnership with the baseball player
in a vaudeville sketch.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Jack cudahv Gets $500, 900.

Chicago, March 12.-"Jack' Cudahy,
son of the late Michael Cudahy. who
was disinherited by the packer has
won a settlement OF his claims from
other members of the family. BY the
terms Of the compromise, $1,500.OO0
has been turned over to IL trnst COM
pany to be held for him. his wife and
two children.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Fined So for smokina Pine,

Zion City, March 1.-The antito.
held in the circuit court at Waukegan
when Richard Behrens was found
guilty Of smoking pipe in Zion City
and was fined So by Judge Whitney.
The prisoners attorney filed bond for
an appeal. Judge Whitney's decision
affirmed a previous conviction by 4
Zion City magistrate.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Streetear Kills Boy,

St. Paul. March 13.-Allen Carney
years old, son Of John Carney, rail
road man, was instantly killed by {.
attempting to cross the street wher
he was run down by the car. The
body way frightfully mangled.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
wi,son Joins "u., Club.

Washington, March 12.-Presidcnt
Wilson has accepted membership ir
the University club in Washington and
will pay his dues just as any Other
member does. The University club is
the first club the president has joined
In Washington.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Harvester inquiry eeoun

Chicago, March 12.-The Indepen.
lent Harvester company, capitalized at
s10,000,000 with plant at Plano, ILL.,.
and whose stock Is mostly held by
farmers throughout the country. IL
being investigated by the postofiice de.
partment.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Would Sue RasebaIi Heads.

Louisville, KY. March 13. - State
Senator Lewis W. Arnett of Covingt ton
was here recently and stated that he
was determined to carry his action
against August Hermann and the Ma.
tional commission to the highest
court, il necessary, in order to force
Hermann to permit the Blue Grass
league to enter Covington and New.
port Arnett's injunction suit against
Hermann is now pending in the fed.
eral court at Coyington.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
cetone Refused New Trial,

Columbus, Ohio, March 1.-THE Su.
prcme Court refused a new trial to
former state Senator George K. Co
tone OF Dayton, under sentence TO
serve three years in the penitentiary
in connection with the legislative
bribery cases.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Utah Ha. Woman Wage Bill.

Salt Lake City, March 12.--No WON.
an or girl shall receive less than 7s
cents per day in Utah nor less thar
$1.25 per day after years service Il
4 bill passed by the Utah house be
>Ass O. a law
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15

Confederate Home Opens Soon.
Washington. March 13.-Announce.
nent has been made by the Southern
Relief society that the home for con
feAerste veterans would be opened
hare April IL.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
RockefelIer, IT,, On cru;.e

Hockeseaser, IT., on Cruise.
New York, March 13.-Starting on
4 cruise to the West Indies and to the
Panama canal, Mr.. and Mrs. John D.
Rockefeller, Jr, we're among the cabin
passengers on board the steamship
Victoria Iuise. The cruise will last
twenty-seven days.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Aviator Climb. 1890 Feet.

Paris, March 12.-Aviator Perreyon,
Of 1890 feet at the Buc aerodrome,
establishing q new worlds altitude
record.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Car AccidentIy Kills 4; Injuries 3

Car AccidentIy Kills I; Injuries 3.
Cincinnati. Ohio, March 13.-Theo-
dore Abr was killed and eight other
persons severely injured, when Col.
lege Hill street car, outbound from
the city, Jumped the track and crashed
into an apartment house at the corner
of Ludlow avenue.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Clinton Morrison Buried.

Minneapolis, March Is. Clinton
Morrison was buried at Lakewood
cemetery His wish that the service
he simple was carried out. There
we're no honorary pallbearers, but the
wish that floral tributes be withheld
was disregarded and there were many
beautiful offerings.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Flrehua Abducted Insane.

GAINESVILLE, Wis. March 13.-Percy
Merrill, who had confessed setting
hre to number of buildings here re.
Gently. was adjudged insane and or.
4ered placed in an asylum.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
a%eaner Luuano Ah.ndoned.

Key West. Fla. March 13.-AN
hope Of saving the British steamer
Lugano, which ran ashore on Ajax
reef while en- route from Liverpool to
Havana, has hsea abandoned.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Mass. State Senator suspe nded

Boston. March 13.-The state sen.
ate suspended Senator John J. Nc
Dewitt because Of charges which he
recently made that q member of the
legislature had attempted to bribe
him. A committee decided that his
charges were without foundation.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Aboiiss,es Capital Punishment.

Olympia, Wash. March 10. The
house bill abolishing capital punish
ment in Washington was passed b,
the senate. Governor Lister probably
ViN approve the act
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15
Great Britain to Recognize Mexic

Great Br1fain to Recognize Mexico
Mexico City, March ~. Great
Britain will recognize the Hucrta gov
eminent. according to official adviccs
received by Francisco de Ia Bsrra,
minister of foreign relations from the
Mexico legation at London.
The Irish standard., 1913-03-15

Dynamite Vault; Secure $4,000.
Muskogee, Okla, March 13.-Rob-
bers dynamited the vault of the State
bank at Tamaha, Okla, secured $4,000
and escaped in a skiff - the Arkan-
oas river.
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-08-14
| axable valuation S
Notice to Voters:

10 vote IN favor of the propo-
sltion submitted upon this ballot
place a cross CO mark in the
square after the word Yes " To
vote against it place similar mark
after the word "No"
And the Secretary of this Police
Jury be and he is hereby instruc-
ted TO have prepared for use at
said election all the necessary bal
lot boxes, tally sheets and list of
voters. assessed valuation of pro-
perty and complied statement of
voters in number and amount.
Sec. 3. And that the said Spe-
cial election be held at the regu-
lar polling places in ward Seven,
as fixed by law namely, ProvencaI
Shady Grove and. Nowell's Mill.
The following shall be officers at
the said election.
Provencal; h. A. Brister, west
ley Dale, and w. ID, Richie. W.
G. Stephens, Clerk.
Shady Grove; b. f. Candy, Joe
Montgomery, Jessie Gibbs, Com
mIssioners; W. A. MONTGOMERY
Clerk
VowelI's Mill: & W. Cobb, A.,
J Etheridge, Mat Self, Commits
sioners; and Asa singletary Clerk.
All of the said Commissioners
and Clerks Shall serve without
compensation and the said cleo
tion shall be held under the cleo
tion laws of the State of Louis
lana Applicable thereto.
That the PRESIDENT Of the Police
Jury of the parish of Natchitoches
is hereby instructed to give notice
of the special election herein or
dered by his proclamation to be
published according to law and in
said proclamation he shall an
nounce that at 10 o'clock a. m
on wednesday Aug. 27thl 913, this
Police Jury will meet at its usual
meeting place in the town of Nat
chitoches in special session and
proceed to open the Ballot boxes,
examine and count the ballots in
number and amount examine and
canvass the returns and declare
the result thereof.
Yeas: Messrs. pierson williams,
Cockerham. Knott, rage, Parker,
Derbanne. Cockfield and Russell
Carried J
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-08-14
Taxable valuation S.
Notice to voters:

NullEc W NuCoIo'
To vote in favor of the propo-
sition submitted upon this ballot
place a cross (X) mark in the
square after the work yes, to vote
against it place similar mark
after the word no,
And the Secretary be and be Is
hereby instructed to have prepared
for use at SAID election all of the
necessary ballot boxes, tally sheets
list of voters, assessed valuation
of properly and complied state:
ment of voters in number and
amount.
Sec. 8 That the SAID special
election be held in the regular
polling places aud precincts II
ward ten as now fixed by Law
namely, Cloutiervllle, Chopin anC
Marco.
The following Commissioners
are appointed to serve:
Cloutierville. VI. Barron. / A
| Charleville, Phillip Brossett. Jr.
! Commissioners, Clerk, Jno Cul
bertson.
Chopin, Ed. DeLecerdo, Jno
Spurgoon. j. NJ. Cotton. Commits
sioners, Millard DeLecerdo, Clerk
Marco, Jno. Abraham, w. l.
Wise, G. j Starks, Commits
sioners, w. T. Grape Clerk.
All of the above Clerks ant
Commissioners TO serve wlthou
compensation. and the said elec
| ton to be held unuer the electioI
| laws of the State applicable there
to.
Sec. 4. That the President o
the Police jury of the Parish o
/ Natchitot hes is hereby instructed
to give notice of the special elec
ton herein ordered by his pre-
cIamation to be published accord
ing to law and in said proclanla
tion he shall announce that at tel
o'clock Wednesday, 9th day o
August 1913, this Police Jury vii
The Natchitoches enterprise., 1913-08-14
NO rs
PROCLAMATION.

| Pursuant to a resolution passed
| Nv this Police Jury of the Parish
IF NatchitOcheS. louisiana at it
regular session held on the oth
day of July 1913, |, G.. Ii. Pier
son, president OF the Police Jury
Of the parish of Natchitoches, La.
hereby give notice that in com
pliance with said resolution a spc-
cial election will be held in Ward
6 of the parish of Natchitochcs,
La on the 26th day of Aug. 1913
for the purpose of submitting to
the property tax payers qualified
under the laws and Constitution of
the State of Louisiana to vote at
such election the following pro-
position.
As to whether or not a special
tax of five mills on the dollar of
the total assessment of said wards
shall be imposed for ) years and
per Capita tax of SI.00 on each
able bodied male citizen in said
Ward between the age of Is and
% years and vehicle tax on all
vehicle graded as follows:
For log WagOn....................Sl.OO 90
For two horse wagon or
carriage e.........,,.....,..... J0c
For two horse wagon bug
gy or cart,................." 23c
For Automobile ......... ...... S2. 90
For bicycle; steam or gas soc
said property, per capita. and We
hlcle tax to exist for ) years, to
wit, for the years 1914, 1915, 1916
1917, and 1918, and shall be in
aid of the construction, improve
ment and maintenance of the pub
lie roads and bridges of said Ward.
Said election shall be held at
the regular polling places in said
Ward and shall be conducted un-
der the general laws of the State
governing special ectiOns
The returns of said election
shall be promulgated and proclaim
dIloli lHduc Nv LIIt L OIlCC cuI dS
provided by law.
NatChitoches, La. this 10th day
OF July 1913.
q. IL. PIERsON,
President of Police Jury.
PROCLAMATION.
|. Pursuant to resolution passed
by the Police Jury of the Parish
of Natchitoches La. at its regular
session held on the Sth day of
I July, 1913, |. G. II Pierson,
President of the Police Jury of
-the Parish of Natchitoches, La.
hereby give notice in compliance
with SAID resolution, that SPECIAL
election be held in ward ten of
Natchitoches Parish on the 23rd
day of Aug. 1913, for the purpose
of submitting to the property tax
payers qualified to vote at the said
election, under the laws of the
Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana the following proposition:
To levy a special tax of five
mills on the dollar on all property
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