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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-01-11
LOCAL NEWS.

Mr.. Robert Martin made a trip
to Now Orleans this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Delahous-
sage visited New Iberia this week.
DIR. F. R. Martin of Crowley
was here on q short visit Monday.
We publish in this issue the
statement of the Breaux Bridge
Bank.
Best ladies kid gloves on the
market for $1.O0 at X. Schwartz
All colors.
Mr.. Lucieu Ducrest OF Brous-
sard was in town several days this
week.
DR.. and Mrs. J. r. Olivier spent
several days in Baton Rouge this
week.
Mr.. Joseph M. johnson OF Ba-
you Chene, spent several days here
this week.
Mrs. Sol Levy of Biloxi, Miss,
is hsre visiting her sister. Mrs. K.
Schwartz.
Mr.. Claud g. Martin stopped
here last Sunday while on his way
to New Orleans.
Mrs. Edmond Resweber of Port
Barre is here visiting her mother,
Mrs. Paul Bienvsnu.
Mr.. E. E. VoorhieS of Leon.
vile was attending to some bust.
ness here last Sunday.
Boys Blue Serge Suits at K.
Schwartz, at greatly reduced price.
Be sure to look at those bargains.
adv.
Mr.. j. o. Halphsn, Jr., and
family have moved to town from
the st. John plantation.
District Attorney A. N. Muller
was here Monday attending th'
meeting of the Police Jury.
Mr.. Castillo Gusrin 10 now en-
ploy cd in tho Post Office, filing th'
place loft 10y Mr.. Clarence Gui
rard.
Msssrs. Lawrence Guirard, Ber
ard Ducrest and Laizaire Bien
venu made q trip to Lafayette lea
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Burdin re
turned this week from San Anto
MO, Texas, where they spent th'
holidays.
If in need of OATS and corr
pet it from Laizairs Bisnvenu, b
10 supplying the public in feed
ADV.
DIR. G. w. Martin of Arnaud
vile was here several dAys thi
week at tho home of his sol
IShsriff Wade Martini
Cap. and Mrs. 8. Nj. Critics an
daughter, Miss Mary. returne
home last Saturday after spent
ing two months in Texas an
Mexico.
You need a new suit, do not ia
} to got it from K. Schwartz. he h'
al elegant stock. aud offers sp'
cial bargain prices. adv.
Sheriff Wade U. Martin h'
made bis settlement with the stat
parish aud school this week Of
turned over to tho different auth
, rites. large amounts OF cash.
Il Mr.. Gabriel Fuselier, Oversee
Of the st. John plantation for Q
wears, left this week for the d
y serve plantation, which place
ill m.ns0a thu coming season.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1913-01-11
FOR SALE OR RENT.

The ITO. acres plantation of Mrs.
Sosthene Judice. east of Bayou
Teche, half-mils from st. Martin
Vile, having a fine pecan grove.
Will rent for $500, will sell tor
5000. For particulars sec
LAIzAIRE BIENvENU
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-19
SHIFTS" NEEDED
FOR LUNCH BOX
Dinner Basket of Chain Gang Too
Heavy for Continuous
Transportation.

Probably the largest lunch basket In
Salt Lake Is that Of the city chain gang.
a man could curl up in IL, Also. If the
lunch OF the gang ever includes steak
il is sure TO be planked, for the lunch
basket is constructed OF plank, SO 1t Is
really lunch box But II serves the
purpose and is tremendously carried to
and from the place OF work Of the pris-
oners. now employed In cleaning up City
Creek canyon.
In the morning. when IT is full, II is a
load for two men, and such a load that
they soon appear tired under the weight
OF 1t. Accordingly. a Systematic order OF
relieving is practiced. The men form a
double column line. The two in the lead
carry the box. When they have carried
il a reasonable distance the two ju t be-
hind them take 1t at q command from
Guard David Crowther. who follows the
line on horseback. Tho box is lighter on
the return trip, but the feet Of the men
are heavier and the same order of hand
ling II is observed The operation is
gone through very soberly by tho par
ticlpants and never fails to arouse the
curiosity OF the chance observer.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-19
GREEK LEADER NOT
GUILTY OF ASSAULT
Judge Disrnisses Case lnvolv.
ing Quarrel With Former
Pastor of Church.

Andrew Pappas, president Of the salt
Lake Greek community, was found not
guilty YESTERDAY afternoon by Judge
Tanner of the criminal division of the
city court of the charge of assault
upon the Rev Father Gcrmanos Pap
anagiotou. former pastor Of the local
Greek church The trial lasted near
" all afternoon. and when all the evil
dcnce had been submitted Prosecuting
Attorney w w, Little virtually asked
for dismissal saying that the charge
OF battery had not been proved In
making his decision Judge Tanner sad
that the plaintiff was probably as
guilty of battery rs was the defendant.
The trouble which resulted in a com
plant being sworn out, charging Mr.,
Pappas with battery, took place the
afternoon of November III. According
TO the testimony given by both plaintiff
and defendant the two engaged In a
fight at the door OF the church rs the
result of the priest s attempting TO per-
form "A marriage ceremony in the
church. More than year ago the
priest had been dismissed BY the trus.
tees Since then he has remained in
the city, and on the day Of the trouble
wished to perform marriage ceremony
at the church. This permission was re-
fused by Pappas and the ceremony WAS
not performed. However, the priest
went TO the church, Hearing that the
father was at the church, Pappas went
there, and meeting the priest coming
out, struck him with his fist,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-19
COAL CONTROVERSY
FINALLY SETTLED
Proposal Made for Bids by Board of
Education Last
Night,

y proposal under which either lump
coal, screened slack or unscreened slack
coal may be purchased under certain re-
strictions was adopted by the board of
education last night.
So ends the coal controversy. an issu.
that has taken as much time and effort
TO settle as might be required FOR the
passage or tariff act All that now re-
mains 10 be done is for the respective Goa
dealers who desire TO get slice OF the
attach their signatures TO the written
form OF contract
1t Is provided In this contract that hmm
coal shall not cost the board more tina n
$50 ton, delivered. screened slack.
S3,2o, and uuscreened slack S2s5 Lump
coal is defined rs containing not more
than i've per cent Of material that will
pass through three-inch screen
screened slack must consist OF material
OF which not more than 10 per cent VIII
pass through one-fourthinch screen
ana snail contain no coal that Will not
pass through an inch and a half screen
Unscreened must contain material OF
"hlch not more than 80 per cent will
pass through the one-fourth screen.
a system of tests TO enforce tbos.
qualifications is contained In the contract
such tests to be made at the expense OF
the board.
When this form or contract was intro
duced last night several members of the
neut by which unscreened slack should
be barred unless II were impossible 10
obtain the screened This was objected
to stTenuously George Sullivan declared
that he had yet 10 learn that the un-
screened slack WAS any more responsible
for the smoke evil than the screened. and
was OF the opinion that IL was equal 10
the screened Tor heating purposes.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-19
Man Held in County Jail as
Material Witness Breaks
Silence of Three Months.
WANTS NEW CLOTHES
Expresses Belief That Testi-
mony in Case VIII Even
tually Clear His Name.

In a cell OF the county jail, where he
Is held in default OF $1,000 bonds as a
material witness in the murder case
against Mrs Minnie Ekman, c. J.. An
derson. first husband OF Mrs. Ekman,
has spent the past three months in sto-
ical silence.
American born, Anderson is Finland
er by blood. With patience that he
might well have inherited from his an
cestors accustomed TO months Of yearly
darkness in the land OF the midnight
SUM-" he waits for the Hitting OF the
cloud that shadows his life
Last night Anderson asked for an In
terview with n reporter Of The Tribune
who has had occasion to keep In toucn
with mis- case since he was arrested In
company with Mrs. Ekman In Ogden on
last June 2S. after tho body OF her child,
Frances Violet Williams, had been found
In a trunk In the Ogden Union station.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-19
EDUCATION COST PER
CAPITA IS S58. 1856
Superintendent of Schools
Prepares Detailed Report
for Board of Education.
Is FIRST OF IT'S KIND
instruction Is Largest Single
Item in Expenditures; New
High School Included.
is FIRST OF IT'S KIND

Education vas disseminated 30 the
children of salt Lake City. through thc
public school system. at per capita
cost Of s5Sis5 during the school year o!
1928 This is shown in detailed re-
port by superintendent d. n. Chr!sten-
sen. the frs, OF its kind ever issued IL
salt Lake. To the board Of education.
Tho recapitulation is based on the ac-
,ual enrolment in the schools and The
actual expenditures oc the public school
system during the year. For the In
structlon alone. including merely teach
ors' salaries tho cost per capita was
sa6.35s. This Is the largest single item
or expense, the teachers drawing total
salary OF s534. .31G.0i
In interest on bonds outstanding there
was expended for each pupil in the schools
50. .053, or total oC S62i05. From this
n is evident that the outstanding bonds
OF the system amount to about $50 per
capita. bearing interest at approximately
! per cent?
For buildings and school sites there
was expended during the year q total OF
Si0I. 595.5l, which amounts TO Sl9,05, per
capita. The item. however, was unusual
~ large this year. owing 20 the great
outlay for tho new high school building
Ordinarily the expenditures under tllS
head arc not much more than $4,000
wear Exclusive OF tins ructuatns Item
the per capita cost was s3s.5Si.
Following Is the superintendent re-
port. showing the principal items of eN-
pcnditure and the per capita aDporton-
ment thereof, based on enrolment
gSpcndi- Per
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-19
ART EXHIBIT WILL
OPEN THIS EVENING
Fifteenth Annual Display Has
More Entries Than Any
Previous Exhibition.

The fifteenth annual exhibition OF the
Utah Art Institute will open this evening
on the ground floor rooms Of the Hooper
building at 25 East First South street,
Governor William Spry Will make the
opening address at o'clock He will
tell briefly Of the work of the institute
since It's beginning and OF the work for
the promotion OF art In the state It is
trying TO do.
Professor Levi Edgar Young OF the
University OF Utah will make a short ad-
dress on some phase OF art. Other at
fractions for the evening will be a solo
by Miss Ddna Cohn and several musical
numbers furnished by an orchestra.
The exhibition Will continue until No
vember 80, and the rooms will be open
after today from o'clock in the after
noon until 10 at night More entries
have been received this year than ever
before and the officers of the institute
feel that the exhibition will be the best
ever given in Utah.
Exhibits have been received from sew
eral New York artists and also a paint
ing by L. L. D. Vervie OF Belgium. Sew
eral paintings by Utah's most celebrated
artlsts-Dan Weggeland, John Tullige and
John Hafen-win be shown. The Utah
state collection, consisting Of forty-onc
pieces. will be on exhibition. and the
state will spend $1,000 TO purchase addi-
tlonnl paintings this year for the state
collection. The paintings will be selected
from the exhibition.
The prizes and awards will be as fol-
lows: A state prize OF $500 for the best
painting for Utah resident artist: spe-
cial award OF $50 for best water color,
$50 for the best pastel; SO for the best
drawing in black and white special
prize win be awarded by the public
schools OF Springville for the best paint
ing by a Utah resident artist
The governing board of the Utah Art
institute Is composed OF Edwin Evans.
r. r. Irvine, Jr., and Elizabeth Bonne-
mort. The exhibition committee is COM
posed OF A. B, Wright, Lee Green Rich
ards and Dr.. George l.. Smart.
The exhibitors are as follows. G. w
Browning, water color Donald Beaure-
gard. oil; o d. Campbell. oil: P II. Deth-
lon, interior deccra ton: Edwin Evans.
oil: John Hafen. Oil. Agnes Lovendahl
pastel and drawing. Marjorie Brown. oil:
Q. c. Murray OF New York, oil: Ruth
Carol Evans. pastel; Mabel P. Frazer
pastel; John i. Folinsbee OF New York
oil; Walter l.. Green. oil: James II Mos
er, oil; w. p. Midgey, Oil. T Meko-
ynna. water color: Toichl Nagayama
water color; ]. S Powell, OIL Arthur
Price. architectural drawing; H I.eith
Ross of New York. oils; Lee Greene Rich
ards. oils and etching; Emma Stewart
oils; Ray Stock. oils; l. F. D. Vervie OF
Belgium. oils; John TuInse. oils; A b
Wright. oils: Lois Wrathall. oils: Dan
Weggeland, oils; James McNeill whistler
etching; Andres Zorn. etching and the
Utah state collection.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-19
K. Of c. CLUBHOUSE
PLANS DISCUSSED
Committee Is Appointed to
Form Corporation to Handle
Work of Construction.

Active steps toward the commence
ment OF work upon clubhouse fer Salt
Lake council No. 6O2. knights OF Column
bus were taken al meeting OF the
knights last evening. The meeting next
Tuesday evening will be devoted exclu-
sIVely 10 the completion OF the plans and
il Is considered probable that the coun-
Gil viii authorize the formatio of cor
pora ton TO handle the work at that time
For months past prominent members OF
The council have been al work on the
clubhouse plans, both as To financing.
Grand Knight A. j. Bruneau has been
among the most active and the mem
bers OF the council accredt a good share
Of the results to him.
Last night the council authorized the
appointment of a committee 10 take up
the matter Of forming n corporation. The
committee consists of DR., j. j. Gdligan.
grand knight; Joseph Geoghegan, deputy
grand knight; J. c. Lynch, r. c. Treanor
a&d Or. J, +. McEnany, trustees. and A.
j. Bruneau. past grand knight This
committee Will report TO the council next
Tuesday evening.
Among other things, the council de-
cided upone two social affairs. upon the
recommendation OF the entertainment
eli will be given in the Hotel Utah on
December %. On the evening OF Decem-
Der the council members will entertain
their friends at a stag social IN the lodge
The new grand knight. Dr. j. J. CALI
gan. announced the appointment OF com
mittees for the year at the meeting last
night. The members VINO will serve on
the various committees are as follows:
LectuTer-Norman T.. Kane
Sick committee-P. II. Goggin. r. T..
Driscoll. l.. J. MCCALL and p. J, Owens.
Employment committee-V. j. O'Brien,
George Curley, r. A. Kane, M. A. Burke,
w 7. Connor and w, y. Bressin2ham.
Entertainment commlttee-Norman f.
Kane. y. j. Laramie. %. ]. Gallivan.
George ]. Gibson and #. h. Culhane
Athletic committee-H. y. Markus a.
w Corey, John J. Brennan, Charles Con-
lin. r. r. stevens, John Nay and George
Ebe
Press committee-J. L. Meehan and F.
Y. Fitzgerald.
Good Of the Order committee-JHward
McGurrn. w. Ii Leary. George !. Glib
SON Frank p. Gallagher. ]. 7. Harvey.
II. g Treanor. j. p. Tanning. Joseph
Sauer. ]. J. Bartch, Or. J. =. McEnany.
Oswald Neltz and James Kelly.
Al Hallows' college conuittee-Donal
Morrison.
Bisnopric commlttee-C. II. McGurrin
st Mary's academy committee-A. ].
Bruneau and Edward McGurrin-
Judge Mercy committee-GeorEe J. Glib
son
Holy Cross committee-Dr. Leo F.
Hummer
Kearns-St. AIMS OrPhansge committee
Phillip F1nnegan.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-19
Diamond Solitaire Tells the
Story of One College
Romance.
rEITHDR the faculty list nor the

n = EITHER the faculty iist nor the
nj register OF students gives the
" name Of Dan Cupid as an attend
ant at the University of Utah, but
there are those who say he is one
OF the most active young men in the in
say that his activities are not confined
to the students, bat that the faculty is
also involved In his plans
There have been rumors and more
rumors about engagements and suspected
engagements and expected enga gements
But the Chronicle. the university weekly
took the bull by the horns this week and
announced the engagement of four popu-
lar young people, three of whom are now
students at the school on the hill. And
those VINO have been thus accused ADMIT
that II Is true.
One Of the engagements announced in
the Chronicle is that OF Heoer TAYLOR OF
Provo to Miss Alton Evans of this city
Both are attending the university at The
present time and are scheduled to be mar
ried the day before Tha nllsgiying After
a brle! honeymoon In Provo, they Will
return TO complete their courses a the
Miss Della Drage is the other student
who has capitulated TO Cupid A hand
some diamond solitaire appeared this
week and Miss Drage was finally forced
TO admit the secret When Grant Rom
ney returns from an European mission
on which he started last week, the two
Will he married Romney was never a
student al the university but he was a
frequent visitor 10 the ca mpus before his
departure for Europe, according 10 the
observant ones Invariably his appear-
ance was followed or preceded bv the an
peara nee OF Miss Draee, one OF The popu-
lar co-eds. There were suspicious and
the diamond confirmed them. Romney
VIII be away about two years and a half
In the meantime. Miss Drage plans TO
complete her course ut the school
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-19
OBSTRUCTING ROCK
MAY BE REMOVED
U. of U. Students Are Expected to
Take Big Boulder From
Street

The Bust Boulder boulder which mas
been lying at the side Of Main street
near Fourth South street for nearly two
weeks is TO be removed today by the
students Of the University of Utah
perhaps. The boulder, which weighs
about quarter Of n ton, was brought
down town by crowd of university boys
the night before the Boulder game and
left on the street Y street car crew
moved IL to the side OF the street and
there IL has remained since.
The police department notified PreSi-
dent Milton Sevy Of the student body
that the rock would have 10 be removed
SeVy said ne was agreea Bile, bur the rock
remained After several appeals from
the police, President Sevy decided TO ask
for volunteers to help move the boulder
back up to the university and put It at
the foot OF the faGpole.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-19
AUTOMOBILE
WANTED BY POLICE

Requisition for another automobile for
of one OF the small Fords now in use
will be presented 10 the city commission
this morning by Mayor Samuel c. Park
The reqUisition provides for the pur-
cost of $1,000. the Ford to be turned in
10 apply as $500 on the purchase price
This Will leave 800 TO be appropria ed
by the commission
necessary to acquire "A heavier car for
certain uses. The small Fords, while eff
ncient TO a certain point, are found
wanting in cases whore il is necessary
to load seven or eight men into it, The
car TO be obtained under the exchange
agreement is OF the same model as the
famous greyhound" which has served
the police FOR years
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-19
Clothes Worn Out.

Whimscally. the man expressed his
concern that his clothes were Worn out
and that his only other suit is held by
the police IN a suit case taken from him
at the time OF his arrest Speaking of
the coming trial of Mrs. Ekman, he said
that II was matter that. so far as he
was concerned, was entirely in the hands
OF The state. that he would not help 10
finance her defense.
Anderson said that the question of Mrs.
Eknan's condition OF mind at 4ho time
OF the murder was one for the state 10
determine, He said that he believed her
insane and that a legal battle ought not
10 be necessary TO esta blish It.
Asked about himself Anderson eX-
pressed the opinion that his case de-
pended only on the courts action and that
he was ga me" 10 see IL through, but de-
clared himself puzzled at the amount OF
bond demanded for his appearance as d
witness, He said that he had not re-
tained an attorney to look after his well
fare in the developments OF the trial and
would not do SO. He declared that the
bringing out Of the truth in regard TO
the murder was the thing that he most
wanted and that he expected the sta te
to get at the facts. adding that his con-
tribution could not, In his opinion. look
like 900 worth. no matter how things
might 70.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-19
Talked Over Case.

With the reporter. he went calmly over
every feature OF the discovery OF the
murder and the connection OF his name
with II. Grimlv calm at ali times, An
derson has been model prisoner,
Briefly, the story that he told last night
in his quiet fashion Is as follows:
left Lebec, Cal. with the Inten-
ton OF going 10 my old home In
Jackson, MiCG. 70 celebrate the
Fourth Of July I had heard from
my wife and knew that she was lv-
ing here with Ellman. so decided to
call on her here, and wrote her ac-
cordingly. She was not TO expect me
until June 81. but once 7 had made
up my mind to visit my old home. |
hurried my departure and got here on
the afternoon of June 25, as has
been proved by my railroad ticket
and the testimony Of one Salt Lake
man who arrived here on the same
train with me Mrs. Ekman seemed
much surprised when she saw me
standing in front OF where she lived,
G3 South Fifth West street, as she
came up the sidewalk with the sec
ond hand man who was going to
look at her furniture before Offering
her a price for il. | had knocked
at the door Of her rooms and received
no answer ] did not so In with her
and the man who examined the furni-
ture. After he had gone. the woman
and I went up town on a street car
at her suggestion. L had not yet en-
tered the house and did not do so uu-
I'll June 26. two days after the child
was murdered
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-19
RAILROAD CASES
IN FEDERAL COURT
In Two Actions Rio Grande Is Found
Guilty and Fine
Imposed.

\ series of railroad eases occupied
n large part of the time Of Judge John
\. Marshall in the federal court yester-
daf. Two cases were directed against
the Denver s. Rio Graude for violation
Of the draw-bar and safety appliance
acts, respectively. In each the railroad
company was found guilty and fined
S10O. Another case, involving the same
railroad. was for the alleged violation
OF the thirty-six- hour law. 1t was CON
tinued until the next term Of court
-Four cases in which the Salt Lake
, Route was defendant, charging viola
ilon of the ash-pan and safety ap-
plIance law. were dismissed.
\ case brought by the Southern Pa
ritic railroad against John X Spiers
aud others for the collection of $47
alleged 10 be due for freight charges
on the transportation of shipment OF
bees. was dismissed.
The suit Of Dean +. Bravton. ad-
ministrator Of the estate Of Dominica
Ruspandini. against the Union Pacific
Coal company. was dismissed Rus
papdlni was killed in a mine operated
by the defendant concern in Rock
Springs, Wyo, in April. 1911 Damages
were sought for Ruspandipi 5 death