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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31
Centennial Conference for Natehez

Natclez, Miss, Oct. 29-Natchez is pre-
pairing to entertain at least 22S members
OF the Mississippi Centennial Conference
OF the Methodist Church which opens Dec.
? and will continue five days. Bishop w.
\. Gambler, of Atlanta, will preside.
The Mississippi Conference owns ST.
4l2,2O2 worth of property in churches,
parsonages and schools; has 453 Sunday
schools, with 29,628 pupils and 55,O22
members.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31

tivation of semi-tropical crops in connec-
ton with cotton. Those interested can
obtain copies OF this circular, as long as
the supply lasts, upon application to tine
Division of Publications, Department o.
Agriculture, Washington, d. O.-Morroe
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31

After heavy rain on Wednesday
night, we have been blessed with
fair and cold weather for the bal
ance of the week which has enabled
cotton picking to progress very sat-
isfactorily.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1913-10-31

0uIioIogy teaches us that fall rains
are the Best for your cisterns. You
have the fall, we have the cisterns.a
car of the famous Harry Bros. kind,
ell sizes. Galley Grocery Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
West Virginia Candidate Is
Accused of Offering
Brides for POIiti-
cal Support
EDWARDS DENIES
THE ALLEGATIONS
Says Charges Against Him Are Pre-
pOsterous-.I Court Immediate
Investigation" He Says-Ar-
rest Is Development Of
Recent Investigation

Charieston. W. Va, February I3.---Ihc
senatorial bribery situation took n sea-
sationaI turn today with the arrest of
Col. William Seymour Edwards. can
didate for United States senator 20 sue
eecd Clarence ". watson. Edwards
il charged with offering bribes.
He was released Oh bond. The arrest
OF Edwards caused excitement In the
capital. coming as It did after the ar
rests of four representatives and one
state senator last Tuesday on charges OF
accepting brihes to vote in favor of Ed
wards.
In a statement tonight Edwards char
acterlzed the charges against him as I'M
true and preposterous. He denied em-
phatically he had directly or indirectly
offered or caused to be offered bribes 10
Legislators to influence their votes.
II court an immediate investigation.
said Edwards
when The legislature convened talay
and previous to the taking OF the eighth
ballot for United States senator, the
Rev. Thomas j. Smith. member OF the
house, startled tile body when he de-
olared that Delegate L. S. G. Rhodes, re-
know had thrust $500 IN his pocket while
in a room at local hotel.
Smith declared Rhodes and his COM
panion had Just offered to pay him 5000
if he would vote for Edwards. lie re-
fused he said, but before he could leave
the hotel room they had, he alleged.
placed 500 I'm his pocket Delegate Smith
announced he Immediately sought Dele
gate H. G. Williamson and turned the
money over 10 him Williamson counted
the money; II was sealed in an envelope
and sent back to Rhodes.
A short time after Smith had addressed
the house. Edwards was arrested on "a
warrant charged with Offering "A hrbe.
The warrant was issued al the instance Of
Rhodes
-Four OF the legislators arrested Tuesday
We're not given a preliminary hearing to-
day as expected. State Senator Smith
and Delegate Rhodes, David f.. Hin and
Rath Duff asked for continuance to-
day until February %. which was granted.
Delegate II. Il. Asbufy previously waived
hearing and is held for the grand
jury.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
Jury Returns Verdict on
Three Counts i'm the
Indictment
DELIBERATED FOR
NEARLY 10 HOURS
Officials Are Charged With Violat-
ing Criminal Section of the Sher-
man Antitrust Law-Case
Long Drawn Out

Cincinnati. February 13.-A verdict OF
guilty ON three counts in the Indictment
was returned by the jury trying the case
of the % officials or former officials OF
the National Cash Register company mere
tonight.
They were charged by the government
with violating the criminal section OF
the sherman antitrust act
The defendants are:
The three counts specified In the i'm
dietments are: First. conspiracy to monop-
olize trade in the cash register business:
second, monopolzng the trade in the
cash register business, and third, main
taining this monopoly between 1909 and
1912
John H. Patterson, Dayton o.. presi-
dent
Edward A. Deeds. Dayton vice presi-
dent
George E. Edgeter Dayton. secretary.
William r. Bippus, treasurer
William H. Mussey, Dayton. o
William Plum. Dayton. o.
Alfred A. Thomas, Dayton. o.
Robert Patterson. director.
Thomas j. Watson, sales manager
Joseph e. Rogers, assistant sales man.
ager
Alexander c. Harmed. sales manager.
Frederick S. High. district manager.
Boston. vi
Pliny Ewes, district manager. San Fran
cisco.
Arthur A. Wentz, Columbus, O.
George f.. Morgan, Dayton, o.
Charles r. Falmsley. Chicago.
Charles a. Snyder, Elizabeth, n. j.
Walter Cool. Denver.
Myer \. Jacobs, Pittsburg.
Mont l.. Lastey, Detroit.
Earl B. Wilson. Los Angeles.
Jonathan b. Hayward, patent attorney,
New York.
Alexander W. Sinclair New York.
John I. Range. Washington.
NJ c. Keith New York.
William NJ Cummings, Brooklyn, ill.,
not at trial.
J. c. Laird. Toronto.
Z W. c. Howe, San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
TODAY'S AGE-HERALD


Mexican capital scene of another day
of bloody strife.
Turks and allies in bloody strife near
GalliopoIis.
National cash register officials found
guilty.
Candidate for United States senator
arrested on bribery charge.
25.0O0 soldiers to take part In inaugural
parade.
Prosecution Of the hard coal trust be-
gins at Trenton.
Mediation rather than Intervention
urged upon Taft.
2-Condemned men lose fight for life in
supreme court.
3-Heflin's beautiful tribute TO little corn
club members.
Editorial comment
5-First reports on plan for big news
paper dinner
Plans announced for building a car
line to Lewisburg.
Southern Pipe and Foundry plant
burns.
6-Society.
7-Sports.
suffragette army greeted with yells
by rah, rahl boys
9-Senate committee concludes hearing on
river bill.
may vote to improve roads
miners descend upon state
capitol.
13--Markets.
14-Miss McElroy speaks at Y. w. c. A.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
TO
TAKE PART IN THE
INAUGURAL PARADE
Plans for Military Features
of Celebration Practically
Completed-May Pro-
vide Hotel Rates


Washington. kcoleeiy is4-7'ne mill
itary feature Of the inaugural parade
practically has been completed, ac-
cording to the announcement made to-
day by Mai Gen. Leonard Wood. grand
marshal Present figures indicate that
there will be nearly $4,000 soldiers and
sailors from the regular and state mil
itia services in line.
Robert n. Harper, chairman of the
civic organizations COMMITTEES. told to-
day the inaugural committee that at
least $4,000 marchers would .)e IN his
section OF the parade. This will be
composed OF political clubs and old or
ganizations of semi political nature.
In this section also Will be the gov
ernors and their staffs from states that
viii not he represented by militia. Gov
ernors of at least 20 states are eX-
pected to be in the line OF march.
Colonel Allen, chief of staff TO Major
General Wood, told the inaugural COM
mittee 1t was planned to have a rear
guard from the United states engineer
corps to keep stragglers in line.
The quadrennial harvest of Wash
ington hotels and restaurants secured
by high rates charged to inaugura-
tion visitors was threatened today by
a joint resolution introduced in the
House by Representative Johnson OF
Kentucky. chairman of the House Dis
trict of Columbia committee. The reso-
luton recites that citizens desirous Of
attending tho ceremonies have gem
orally complained that they have been
required to enter into unreasonable
contracts at exorbitant prices" As d
remedy the resolution would provide
that the rates to he charged by "lleteis.
lodging houses. boarding houses, cafes.
restaurants and similar places of en-
tertainment" shall be the regular rates
charged during the year prior to Feb
ruary IS. 1913. A penalty OF a 500
Tor violation is fixed by the resolution
and the defendants is made responsible
for the maintenance Of the complain
ant in Washington during the litiga-
tion If the complainant should prove
his case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
STRIKE SITUATION
IS MORE HOPEFUL
Efforts of Judge Knapp to
Mediate Differences Are
Partly Successful

New York, February 13,-'rhe efforts Of
Judge Martin A. Knapp, OF the commerce
court, TO mediate differences between the
81 eastern railroads and their 3teo firc-
men, who have voted to strike unless
their demands for higher wages aud bet
ter working conditions are granted, APP
peared to have taken more hopeful turn
tonight.
Judge Knapp had two conferences with
the executive committee of the firemens >
brotherhood and after the SECOND tonight
he hurriedly departed for a conference
with Elisha Lee, chairman Of the confer
ence committee OF railroad managers.
While Judge Knapp would moi disclose
the nature of the message he carried 20
Mr.. Lee. 1t was presumed to be either
an acceptance of the managers proposals
or a counter proposition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
Two Physicians Arrested

Cleveland, o., February ls.--In federal
court today two physicians arrested in
the recent nation wide government raid
on persons accused of Illegally using the
malls to sell Illegal drugs and appliances
were sentenced TO prison. DIR. Henry T.
Linert was sentenced to 80 days in
workhouse and Or. cnarses g. Merritt
was given sentence OF a year and a, day
in the Leayenworth. Kan, federal prison,
which was suspended on his promise Of
good behavior. III
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
DIAZ REPORTED TO HAVE
DEMANDED SURRENDER
OF NATIONAL PALACE
Ruthless Fighting Continues Throughout the Buildings
Rddled With Bursting Shels-American Club Practical
ly Ruined-Women and Children Hurried to
Places of Safety-Lack of Food Adds to
Hardships of Warning Factions

Mexico City February 13Whout decisive advantage to
either the the rebel forces the fifth Gay of fight
ing in the capital ended nghta Firing continued until
after sundown.
President Aadero himself had stated two hours earlier that
General Huerta assuming tactics and would his
efforts for the subugation of Daz 1t auhorativey
stated that the forces planning take the
rebel position by assault between and O'Clock in the evening"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
MANY Escape Taxes

Chicago February 13.-Out of 50),0o0 per-
sons in Chicago who should pay taxes.
10000 escape, said Roy c. West, president
of the board of review today. West said
that complete and equitable tax assess
ment in this city is impossible under the
present law.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
May Enjoin Railroads

The United states district court is
asked to enjoin the railroads from
transporting coal mined or bought by
it, and from delivering such coal to the
coal company under existing agreements
which the court is petitioned to ad-
judge as constituting combination in
restraint of trade.
Nine anthracite carrying railroads
and the great coal companies united
or affiliated with them. the govern
ment declares have long engrossed
the output of the eollieries. Each road
directly or through one or more coal
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
TURKS AND ALLIES
IN BLOODY STRIFE
NEAR GALL|OPOL|S

Scutari, February 1s.-The advancing
forces of Serbs and Bulgarians were in
tercepted in their march upon the City OF
Galliopolis By division Of 4c,Ooo Turks
sent oet from tie garrison aud battie was
joined ten miles from the town. A midi
night council of Turkish generals deter
mined-a'r7n this offensive move, accord
ing arts received here.
tn de is now angrily raging, with
the 6s occupying a position behind a
rangefof hills and the remainder of the
garrison being brought up in the rear.
Raschad Effendi has arranged his forces
so that retreat into the city can be ef-
fected without disaster.
London, February i3.--Tt is understood
that the ambassadors in London have
agreed that the porte's note does not form
basis for the reopenng of the peace
negotiations. The porte will be notified
to this effect.
dispatch to the Daily News from
Constantinople gives confirmation to the
reported failure of Enver Bey, the Turk
ish chief of the general staff, to land "a
large force on the Gallipoi peninsula. The
correspondent says Enver actually landed
1000 troops, but WAS compelled to re-
embark them.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14

scontinued on Page Tourteesl
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-02-14
Railroads Charged With
Violation of Trust and
Commerce Laws
SIMILAR SUITS MAY
FOLLOW INQUIRY
Alleged That Coal Carrying Roads and
Affiliated Companies Control f.
O. b. Prices of Anthracite at
New York Terminals

Trenton, n j., February 1s.-Further
prosecution of the hard coal trust"
was begun here today by the federal
government in civil suit against the
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Railroad company and the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western Coal com
ipany, charging violations OF both the
sherman antitrust law. and the COM
modities clause Of the Interstate com
merce act.
1t is said the move may be followed
by one or more similar suits against
other anthracite carrying railroads anu
their allied companies MS auxiliaries
The petition of the government in
equity alleges that the coal carrying
roads and their affiliated coal com
panies, including the defendants make
and control the #. o. b. prices of
anthracite at1the terminals OF New York
the chief distributing center, which
regulates the prices in ether mar
kets.
Arrangements and contrdcts between
the two defendant corporations which
have practically common stockholders.
and declared to be simply devices to
avoid the prohibitions of the interstate
commerce act, and are said TO have re
suited in giving the coal company mon
opoly of the 100000 to 100000 tons
of coal annually produced along the
lines Of the Lackawanna railroad.
University Missourian., 1913-11-21
A MUNICIPAL OPERA HOUSE.

San Francisco is to have munich
pal opera house. 1t will cost $3.50, 900.
The Musical Association of that city
will give the money for the erection.
An ordinance has just been passed
whereby the city agrees to accept the
offer. A friendly suit will be taken
before the supreme court of the state
to get its ratification of the action of
the eouEtiii. Then the construction of
the building will be begun.
A municipal opera house is one of
the newest kinds of social work 1t
gives the people the opportunity of
seeing shows which otherwise they
would be unable to attend.
Its influence on the standard of the
stage should be great There should
arise a taste for good shows and good
acting in San Francisco which no 9TH
er city will be able to reach. 1t is a
decided movement toward the better
ment of the stage Other cities might
well afford to take notes on the pro-
gressiveness of San Francisco.
University Missourian., 1913-11-21
COOPERATIVE RECLAMATION.

You have heard how the farmer
walked into his ripening grain field
and remarked that his neighbors would
have to come and harvest the grain.
You will also remember that his re-
mark caused a great deal of commo-
ton among the young larks, but that
the old lark refused to move her nest
until the farmer decided to cut the
grain himself
When Cape Girardeau County de-
cided TO build a drainage system,
Mother Lark had to move the next day.
She might have raised several genera
tions of Iarks if Cape Girardeau coun-
ty had decided to let somebody else
drain its land.
The greatest lesson that a county ad-
wiser can teach is cooperation. A
little more than year ago an adviser
was appointed for that county. Today
the industrial slogan of that communi-
" is Schools, farms and homes"
To carry out that slogan, a rs per
cent corn crop was raised last sum-
mer in spite OF the drought. The
next step is reclamation project that
will drain 100000 acres of land in the
Little River Drainage District. The
University Missourian., 1913-11-21

proposition has been advanced within
the last year. Men saw the benefits
of drainage system and very sensibly
set about digging bitches instead of de-
pending on red tape and politics. No
Federal or state aid will be asked.
Everybody began to push. Today
men are clearing the right-of-way.
Machinery is waiting to do the dredg-
ing. Business men, farmers, CONNER
cial and agricultural clubs have learn
ed the lesson of cooperation.
University Missourian., 1913-11-21
CHRISTMAS MAIL.

The Postoffice Department will be
Obliged to disregard the eight-hour
Federal labor law again this year dur
ing the Christmas season, according
to recent order. The postoffice en-
ployees will have to work over time,
until their WEAKNESS adds to the total
of those who are too wornout by the
thoughtless holiday preparations of
others to be able to enjoy the Christ
mas time themselves.
All this is as unnecessary as is the
eleventh-hour shopping. Fortunately
late shopping is growing less in re-
cent years. But still people seem to
think that gifts to be appreciated must
be mailed just in time to reach the
recipient on Christmas Day.
There is no real reason for this.
The tags with please do not open
till Christmas" serve a good purpose
here. When these are used, the gift is
fresh for the holiday. and weary pos
tai employees are not worked to death
at the last minute.
University Missourian., 1913-11-21
HIDDEN ART.

The Comedie Francois has a new
mural painting for which a large
sum of money was paid, but the new
picture is so obscured by an enormous
chandelier in the center of the build
ing that no one can really see it all.
We are not acquainted with the ar
tistic effects of French theater, but
when we used to look at the decorative
effects in our own native opry-house,
we wished somebody would pile all
the old lamps and furniture in town
in front of it. Maybe the Frenchmen
were wise
University Missourian., 1913-11-21
THE SPINELESS CACTUS.

An Ell Paso woman is to establish
the first spineless cactus ranch in the
Southwest. She is one of the few
whom Burbank has been able to in
terest in his new plant.
= If the cactus does what is claimed
for it, the woman should find it a
profitable venture and it's growing
should become common where other
crops and grasses are failure
1t is said that each cactus will bear
thirty-fve slabs of fodder each year,
making cheap and excellent feed for
horses, cattle, hogs or even poultry.
We have no plant in the rainy sections
which will do as much. In addition,
the cactus bears an edible fruit re-
sembling the orange. None of our
forage plants do this. Again, the
cactus plant itself is an appetizing
food when fried or boiled. We cannot
eat the stalks of our corn, wheat,
oats or grasses. The cactus requires
no water and thrives on alkali soils.
It is hardy and need no attention. How
nice it would be if we could plant our
crops in the spring and forget about
them until harvest time.
Being a cactus farmer may prove
to be an easy life.
University Missourian., 1913-11-21
IN M. u, TO LEARN ENGLISH
Students From Foreign Countries Say That
Here They Must Talk English
or Nothing.
or Nothing.

| He said the courses in agriculture in
the colleges of the East were more
theoretical than those in the colleges
of the Middle West. Mr.. Tsang is a
senior this year.
What are you going to do when
you get through, go back home and
apply the American methods of farm
ing?" he was asked.
mo, 1 do not think most of the
methods used here would be practical
there. In America the farming is
done by machinery. In China it is
done by hand because labor is so
cheap there"
But wouldn't it be still cheaper
for the Chinese farmers to use mod
ern machinery?'
mo, was counting that up the
other day. The hand labor is cheaper
there than machine labor. You see,
about Is cents a day is the price of
labor there. But l get lot of sug-
gestions that will be good to use
there. And there is also a great deal
of land there that has been worked
out and deserted because the people
did not know how to bring it back
to life. Students are going back there
and reviving that land, and doing a
lot of good"
Agriculture and Politics for These.
I. T. Chang and L. P. Hui are two
Chinese students who came here lust
few weeks ago They are in the
University High School now because
their knowledge of English was not
sufficient to permit them to take
work in the University. They could
read and write English when they
came here but could speak only with
difficulty. Mr.. Chang intends to en-
ter the College of Agriculture and
Mr.. Hui will take a course in the
College of Arts and Science, special
izing in government and politics.
Mr.. Chang and Mr.. Hui left China
with party of eight students. One
of them stopped at Honolulu, one at
San Francisco and the others went
to the University of Michigan. Mr..
Chang and Mr.. Hui were advised to
come to Missouri by Y. NJ. C. A. Off
cials in San Francisco.
S. X. Cho, who came from Korea
to study painting, has been in the
University about a year. He said he
selected Missouri from it's location.
He had decided before he left home
to come to some school in this state.
and when he reached Kansas City he
was advised to come here. He in
tends to go to Chicago after he fin
ishes his work here.
Firmo Bercetche, a native of
Buenos Aires, Argentina. was at
tracted to Missouri from the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania by the low
cost of living and the opportunities
of working his way through the Uni
yersity here. He is in the College of
Arts and Science now but will take
engineering next semester.
Australia, Italy, China, Japan, Ger
many, Mexico, Argentine Republic,
Great Britain, Korea, Hawaii Rus
sia and Nova Scotia are represented
in the University.
University Missourian., 1913-11-21

in love. Friends who are more in
terested in their professional careers
than in their personal lives, but with
best of intentions, succeed in separa-
ting them, and send them away from
Paris.
The painter is sent to America and
the girl to a music school. In the
enthusiasm, for their work they some
what forget each other. But of course
they couldn't remain apart and they
finally meet again in Paris. (Bobbs
Merrill, Indianapolis; illustrated by
George Baker; price 81.