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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10
AMERICAN CAPITAL
John Bar rett Predicts New Activities
for New Orleans.

New Orleans, lathe develop
ment Of New Orleans as Latin
American capital was suggested as
not only possibility but a probabili-
ty, by John Barrett, director genera!
of the Pan.American Union, in an
address delivered here.
Mr.. Barrett declared that with the
completion and opening Of the Panama
canal the position of New Orleans will
be greatly strengthened and that it
will be the logical center for the activi-
ties of the Central American countries.
Mr.. Barrett was here, with Clarence
J. Owens, managing director Of the
Southern Commercial Congress, in the
interest of the latter body which will
hold its fifth annual convention in
Mobile October 27-29.
New Orleans will take an active part
in this convention and large delega.
ton from Louisiana is expected.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10
NOME is WRECKED BY STORM
Famous Gold Camp Is Almost xiped
Out of Existence.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Nome, Alaska.-Nomey has been al
most destroyed by a storm. All the
south side Of Front street is gone. The
sand pit is gone. Miles of territory
next to the sea was devastated. No
lives were lost.
The storm that began eating in from
Boring sea was the worst ever known
here. Men and women worked all
aight in icy water to save their house
hold effects. The electric light plant
was wrecked and telephone service cut
off, The loss is estimated at a mil.
lion and a half dollars.
There will be much suffering and
outside help will be required. Winter
is at hand and it will be impossible to
get in supplies needed.
Nome, the famous gold camp. in the
Boring sea, is the most northerly city
in the world.
1t has produced more than s95, 1000.
600 in gold dust. Some years the yield
has been as high as sS,OOO,OOO.
The summer population of Nome is
about 1900 and in winter 1000 remain
the others coming out on steamships
that leave late in October. One steam,
er is yet to leave Seattle for Nome. II
will be possible to send revenue cut
tiers to Nome to deliver supplies and
take away needy persons who wish to
leave.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10
TELLS POLICE THAT
He KILLED FOURTEEN
MAN HELD FOR CHICAGO MURDER
MAKES STARTLING CON.
FESSlON.

Western Newspaper ISnaoraN News sservicasi
C'hicago.-Mrs. MildreA Allison lex
roat, dancing teacher, who was shot
to death at Wheaton, Ill.,, was the vic
tim of a modern Bluebeard, who, &C
cording to his own confession, has
killed 10 others in as many years.
Henry Spencer, arrested in a room
near the South Side levee district,
confessed that he had not only killed
Mrs. Rexroat, but that he had slain IA
persons.
He was positively identified as the
mysterious "Mr Spencer" with whom
Mrs. Rexroat left Chicago on the night
she was killed. Mrs. Retreats blood
stained rattan suitcase was found in
his room, as was also the revolver
with which he said he had killed her.
The police, while in doubt as to the
full truth Of Spencer's story, are con-
fident they have found wholesale
murderer and that he will be proved
to have killed at least several of those
whose deaths he described in long
confession.
All the murders except two, he de-
clared, had been for the purposes of
robbery. Two policemen, Penneli
and Devine, who were shot to death
l. years ago, he said he and com.
panion killed to escape being arrested.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10
Wants Cotton Speculation STONED.

Washington.-On the heels of the
failure of Congress to legislate in the
tariff bill to prevent gambling in cot.
ton futures, Representative Harrison.
OF Mississippi, introduced resolution
providing for an international cam
paign against such speculation. The
resolution would request the president
to negotiate with Great Britain and
other nations with the aim of formu-
lating plan to prevent cotton specu.
lation.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10
MANY SEE "sILO" SPECIAL
Crowds Hear Lectures of Experts
at Every Stop.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
BogalusaAThe forage, silo ana
live stock special of the New Orleans
Great Northern Railroad drew large
crowds at every station where stop
was made
complete silo, with engine and cut
ting machinery, is carried and
operated at each stop after the lee
lures. This demonstration never falls
to attract interest all along the line.
General live stock production anu
farming Is being preached by the crew
Of lecturers, and the great number OF
Questions asked are evidence OF deep
interest on the part Of the people
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10
Woman Convicted Of Murder,

Harrison, Mo.-Mrs. Ida May Keller,
charged with killing her husband and
T.year-old daughter, Margaret. was con-
victed of murder in the first degree
and her punishment was fixed at life
Imprisonment. The jury took but one
ballot. The state placed on the stand
several witnesses who testified to the
good reputation of the detective who
obtained the alleged confession, which
the defendant had repudiated in her
testimony.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10
STANDARD GRADES SUPPLIED
Any Parish Having Farm Demonstra-
ton Agent Can Secure Them.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Baton Rouge-A set of standard
cotton grades has been placed in the
rooms of the Baton Rouge Chamber
of Commerce. Price quotations for
the various grades will be posted
daily.
The set consists of nine different
grades, and was loaned to the Cham.
Der Of Commerce by DR.. Cobb, Of the
cotton standardization work of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, at the instance of Mason Snow
den, state agent of the farm demon.
stration work in Louisiana.
ssS~aAnys ~pur,sh where There IL a farm
demonstration agent can obtain from
DR.. Cobb a set of these standard cot.
ton grades, said Mr.. SnOwden.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10
Nine Drowned in Floods.

Dallas. Tex.-Nine persons have
oeen drowned in the floods that have
devastated portions of southeast and
southwest Texas. according to reports
received here. Stories from outlying
sections show that there has been
much suffering and great property
loss.
Irahic has been demoralized and it
VIII be some time before the condi.
lions In the rice. cotton and lumber
sections are normal
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10
NEWS FROM THE
STATE CAPITAL
CANDIDATES FOR CONSTITUTION
AL CONVENTION UNoPPOSED
IN MANY PARISHES.
PRIMARIES NOT NECESSARY
Candidates With No Opponents Are
Declared the Nominees Without
Formally of Election.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Baton Rouge.-In a large number of
parishes primaries for the selection of
candidates for the constitutional con-
ventiOn will not be necessary, as there
will be no contests. This is shown by
reports received by Secretary of State
Alvin E. Hebert.
Out of g parishes from which re-
ports of candidates were received by
the secretary of state in one day, 16
will have no contest. In these parishes
the unopposed candidates are declared
the nominees and the primary is
eliminated.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10
VETERANS UPHOLD
CAS1lEMAN'S ACTS
ADOPT BY UNANIMOUS VOTE RE.
PORT SUSTAINING FORMER
COMMANDER.
ASSUME ALL RESPONSIBILITY
Resolutions Also Adopted Calling Tor
Retirement Of J. w. Gaines and
Louis Guion From Posts.

Western Newsuarer Un.o, News Services
Monroe|-At the annual reunion OF
the Louisiana division, United Con-
federate veterans, held here, the
special committee which had been an.
pointed to investigate the charges pre-
ferred against General Castleman by
General Betan and others, presented p
report completely generating General
Castleman and declaring that the d.
vision is responsible for any acts OF
General castleman about which com
plant has been made.
The report was adopted without a
dissenting vote.
The investigation, which was asked
by General Castleman, is the climax
of several years of strife growing out
OF the action of the Army of Tennes.
see and Washington Artillery Camps
at New Orleans in withdrawing from
the organization General Behan and
others charged General Castleman
with being responsible for all the
trouble.
The veterans also adopted without
dissenting vote resolution protest
ing against ]. w. Gaines. custodian
of Memorial Hall in New Orleans, and
Louis Guion, commissioner of the
Vicksburg National Park, longer hold
ing these POSITIONS. The resolution
declared that the present occupants
of these Offices eided in inducing their
campsIto seceGe2 from the Louisiana
diYs u and that they no longer repre-
ltissse 'sssssa's ssa'lasas :! !as
Gen. THOMAS J. Shaffer was re-elect.
ed commander Of the division without
opposition. When the announcement
was made tile auditorium was made to
ring with the old-time rebel yell. La
fayette was unanimously chosen as
the next place of meeting, the date to
be settled later.
Gen. Shaffer, following the usual
custom, in a circular letter will an
nounce the names of the other officers
of the Louisiana Division.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
concluded their work when officers
were elected for the ensuing year.
Mrs. Peter Youree, Of Shreveport,
again heads the organization as presi-
dent. Most of the other officers were
reelected, as follows: Miss Doriska
Gautreaux, of New Orleans, first vice
president; Mrs. A. H. Miller, of Baton
Rouge, second vice president; Mrs. A,
7. Simms, of Tangipahoa, third vice
president; Mrs. w. D. Haas, of Bunkie,
fourth vice president; Mrs. d. A.
Vaught, of New Orleans, recording Sec
rotary; Miss Matte B. McGrath, of
Baton Rouge, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. M. NJ. Rannerman, of Grand Cane
treasurer; Mrs. H. H. Russell, Of Mon.
roe, recorder Of crosses of honor; Miss
Elise Allan, of New Orleans, cusio.
dian; Mrs. D. C. Powell, of Lake
Charles, state organizer; Miss J. s.
Allison, Of Benton, historian.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10
Commission to Probe Wrecks.

Baton Rouge.-The Louisiana Rail-
read Commission issued a summons
to the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley
Railroad for a special investigation
into the wreck of the Frisco train at
Pecan Grove. The investigation will
be held at Baton Rouge October Ia.
Roth the Illinois Central and Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley were summon
ed to show cause why they should not
be fined for violating the commits
sion's tagging rule. 1t is claimed
that if the Yazoo and Mississippi Val
ley had complied with the commits
sion's tagging rule the wreck would
have been averted.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10

Baton Rouge-Nineteen registered
hogs will be the prizes to the boys
hog clubs at the State Fair at Shreve-
port according to w. H. Balls of the
Agricultural Extension Department
The hogs are offered by the Fort
Worth Stockyards Company by c. c.
French, on behalf of the company.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10
TAX HITS 10000 PERSONS
Statistics Are Prepared to Show An.
nual Incomes in Louisiana.

Western Newspaper Union ,Iews Service.
Washington, D. C.-Collector Kemp
ner has sent to the treasury a report
of annual incomes in Louisiana in pre-
paration for the levy of the income
tax. According to the report there are
10000 persons in Louisiana with in
comes from $4,000 to $4,000, 5000
with incomes from $4,000 to $4,000,
five persons who have incomes be-
tween $4,000 and 100000 and only
one Louisianian with an income OF
100000 or over.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10
Greeks and Turks w,rl;k.

London.-Warlike feeling hetween
Turkey and Greece is growing in
Athens, but the porte is attempting to
aliay the feeling by announcing it's de.
termination to hold the islands in the
AEGEAN sea subject to the decision
or the powers 1t is claimed Turkey
is moving troops toward Kavala and
Salonica.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10

Nfonroe.-The parish executive com.
mittee has arranged for the primary to
nominate candidate for delegate to
the constitutional convention October
a. T. e. Flournoy 10 the only candt
date.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10
Rhodes "Exama" to Be Held Soon,

Baton Rouge. - Announcement Is
made by President Thomas D. Boyd,
Of the Louisiana State University,
that the examination of candidates
for Rhodes scholarship at the Univer.
sity Of Oxford, England, for 1914 will
take place in Baton Rouge October IA
and IL.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1913-10-10

october General Castenan Amer
his old
He
ne detailed
Chicago
Douglas The prisoner
still Spanish
Rico and for
The Detroit times., 1913-02-06

terest to her just now. Like a true
native daughter, she Is willing TO do
anything that will tend towards the
success of the big show.
While Miss Nielsen was in Philadel-
phia the other day, a woman arrived
from California with a petition on a
reel. said TO measure two miles long,
importuning Mayor Blankenburg. OF
Philadelphia, to allow the world fam
6us Liberty bell to be moved, for the
first time in history, to the exposi-
ton. The idea appealed instantly to
Miss Nielsen and she sought the en-.
yoy out. After talking with the bear
or OF the petition the prima donna de-
clared her willingness to make a con-
cert tour. exchanging her free ser
vices, less actual railroad fare, devot-
ing the entire proceeds to any charity
the mayor of each city the "Hanky
Panky' company visits, may name, In
exchange for his signature 10 her sup
Elementary petition to the mayor OF
Philadelphia, regarding the bell
Miss Nielsen feels, that, If she can
get the names Of two score mayors OF
leading cities II will so augment the
original request. that the plan TO take
the Liberty bell TO San Francisco for
the Panama exposition, will be assur-
ed Of success
The Detroit times., 1913-02-06
DODGE DEATH IN FIRE
BUT POLICE GET THEM

Barney Keyes and Fred Cross, two
cronies, who are in the habit OF sleep
ing in barns and moving vans, escaped
from the mortuary list when barn at
No. 305 Third-st. burned down, early
Wednesday morning, only TO fall into
the hands OF the police. Wednesday
night
After the fire in the Third-st. barn.
friends OF the two men insisted that
they had been sleeping In the barn
and had disappeared. II was thought
that they had fallen victims TO the
flames. But all OF this time, the two
were sleeping peacefully in the barns
OF the Michigan Ambulance Co. They
went back there, Wednesday night.
and when refused admission, are
alleged TO have forced their way In.
and in addition TO helping themselves
TO lodgings. also took a pair OF rubber
boots.
They were locked up, Thursday
morning, as suspicious persons.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-06

$3.50 Gold-Filed spcctacIes at St.s8-Guaran-
teed, and eyeglasses any style. Regularly
$3.50, Friday only. $1.9S.-Second Floor
$500 Room Lots Of Wall Paper for st.ts-A
large assortment OF patterns, suitable for
any room In tho house. Enough TO paper
rooms up TO 12x15 feet. Come In the most
desirable colors In fruits, floral stripe and
conventional designs: 10 rolls for side walls
and rolls, cream or white MORE for cell
ing. Special for Friday only at $ll9.-
Fourth Floor.
CSC Teddy Bears at 43c-Made Of brown plush.
12.nch sizes. Well made In every way.
Worth Coo. Friday at 43c.-Basement.
$500 Automobile Robes at $2.1e-Heavy plush.
Reversible Black on one side. With fancy
brown figures on the other. Size 36x4S
inches Regularly $500. Friday at $2.l9.
Baby Carriage Robes at S1.oo-A small lot OF
these robes that have been soiled In hand
ling will be closed out on Friday at 500.
Very special value
i5c and 10 Ribbons at lie Yard-All-silk taffeta
and satin ribbons, inches vile; loo and
19c values, Friday at lie yard.-Main Floor.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-06
D. U. R. ASKS TIPS
FROM MAYOR MARX
Wants Suggestions on Dealing
With Passengers Who Insist
on Smoking on Cars

In letter received in Mayor Marx $
office. Thursday, the ID. U. II. humbly
asks suggestions for handling unruly
passengers on street cars.
The strange requests from the rail-
way company is the result OF letter
the mayor addressed to the company
Jan. %, containing the complaint OF
passenger regarding the smoking
nuisance ON street cars. In a second
reply to the mayors communication,
A. d. b. Van 2andt, the ID. u. Il. pub
LEFTY agent, tells what happened to
faithful conductor who tried to carry
out one OF the mayors opposed street
car reforms. The conductors name Is
Steffes and he is employed on the
Wood ward-ave. line. The letter goes
on TO state that. on Saturday, Feb. /,
Conductor Steffes, anxious to please
the mayor. asked several men on his
car 10 stop smoking. One man who
had just lighted cigarette refused TO
throw Il away. The man was forcibly
elected from the car by the conductor
and motorman.
"Whereupon," the letter states, "the
operators OF the car were assaulted
by several of the passengers. The
conductor was so badly injured that
he was unable TO finish the trip"
Mr. Van Zandt informs the mayor
that this is not the first case wherein
the company's men have been assault
ed for the proper discharge of their
duties towards the public in trying TO
stop smoking on the cars.
III your honor can give us any sug-
gestions for the handling of such
cases, We will be glad TO follow them
says the letter.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-06
81 SHOULD WORRY"
STARTS COURT CASE
Man Asks Warrant for Wife Be-
cause She Uses Latest
Slang

That little slang expression, Il
should worry" has now become an es-
tablished institution and part OF our
police court case.
Chicken "Oh you kid" and SINH
lar phrases have travelled as pure
slams until somebody was arrested
for using them, and now comes 81
should worry"
Solomon Stein sought warrant for
lis wife, Wednesday, for shocking
him with the phrase. He told Clerk
Bowman in police court that Annie,
his wife, should be arrested. He ex-
planned that Annie worked in cigar
store. and often came home at and
O'Clock a. m, until he gently chided
her for It. saying. Annie, that is no
rice way for woman TO do"
Ard Solomon hustled for a warrant
when Annie snapped her fingers In
his face. did four steps OF the Tango,
and Kissed; "Kiddo, should worry
and lose my shape
Solomon could not understand why
she should not Immediately be ar
rested. He had TO be satisfied with
q rotice for her to appear and explain
her conduct to the Judge, Thursday.
at 10 o'clock. At 10, Solomon was
waiting in the clerks Office when TT
telephone rang, and Attorney Edward
PukJrny announced that Annie Stein
would not be in court, as she was
inst fling a divorce against Solomon.
Solomon is in a state OF collapse
| His only remark was: We'll, now
| | suppose ! should worry"
The Detroit times., 1913-02-06

You old people, Syrup Of Figs Is
particularly for you You who don't
exercise as much as you need TO; VINO
like the easy chair. You. whose steps
are slow and whose muscles are less
elastic. You must realize that your
liver and 10 yards of bowels have
also become less active.
Don't regard Syrup OF Figs as
physic 1t stimulates the liver and
bowels just as exercise would do IL
you took enough OF IT, Ii is not harsh
Ike salts or cathartics, The help
which Syrup OF Figs gives to torpid
liver and weak sluggish bowels is
harmless, natural and gentle.
When eyes grow dim. you help
them. Do the same with your liver
and bowels when age makes them
less active. There is nothing more
important. Costlve, clogged-up bow
els mean that decaying. fermenting
food is ciogged there and the pores or
ducts in these 30 feet OF bowels suck
The Detroit times., 1913-02-06
DON'T PAY RENT If
YOUR FLATS COLD
II the Landlord Sues You, JUS
tice Jones Will Decide in
Your Favor

That tenants have some rights is the
Arm conviction OF Justice Samuel Il.
Jones.
Abe Shiffman, landlord. learned this
to his sorrow, Thursday morning
when he brought suit against Miss
Hattie Groneman. music Nacher to
recover $40, which he claimed she
owed him as rent for fiat at No 5Se
Brush-st
Miss Groneman didn't deny owing
the rent, but she had reasons for not
paying IT, She declared the fiat was
so cold that she and her sister almost
froze. and also declared that she had
lost q number OF piano pupils through
the frigidity OF the atmosphere Her
sister was III and she was unable TO
move out as early as she desired.
To back up her statements, Miss
Groneman brought a bevy OF pretty
girls, each about Ia years 81 age. TO
court. The girls were members OF her
music class. and they had an oppOr-
tunity TO know the temperature OF the
rooms. on account OF taking their les
sons there. A number OF them swore
that the rooms were so cold that they
had 10 take their lessons with their
wraps on.
The plaintiff sought 10 show that the
GOODNESS OF the rooms was caused by
Miss Groneman keeping the windows
open, but this argument didn't hold
-Feed-wfth- court, ms some of the
pupils said that there was no heat in
the rooms. because the radiators were
cold. They knew this because they
felt the coils.
Justice Jones dismissed the case,
The Detroit times., 1913-02-06
THINKSBULL MOOSE
And COP. WILLFUSE
That Both Are for Protective
Tariff, Is Basis of Senator
Smiths Optimism

The conservative must advance 10
the firing line. and the radical must
be practical" is a statement given out
in a canned" interview by Senator
William Alden Smith. who has spent
considerable time and effort in an at
tempt 10 win back 10 the Republican
party the Michigan men who, disgust
ed with It's methods, voted for Roose-
welt last November and carried the
state for the Bull Moose leader.
Senator Smith says the Republicans
and Progressives OF Michigan will
come together, since both parties are
for protective tariff.
There may be hot-h.aded leader
here and there" he says. who sought
preferment by the use OF wicked and
unjustifable language, and who will
hang back and attempt To defeat a
union; but such men have received
no encouragement from the recent re-
enrolment, where thousands OF men
who voted for Roosevelt failed to reg
lister under the standard which he So
lately bore"
Senator Smith declared his satisfac-
ton over the selection of Allan III.
Frazer as temporary chairman OF the
state convention and regretted that
affairs in Washington would prevent
his attending the session In Lansing,
Feb. IL. He said that II would be
entirely proper" for the convention
20 select another man as permanent
chairman-osome first=class man OF
sound Judgment and undoubted Re
publicanism"-and named Lieut.-G Gov
Ross. Speaker Currie and Senator
Frank James as men who had been
mentioned, and who met with his ap
proval. He complimented Chairman
Alex. j. Groesbeck on his efforts to
harmonic the conflicting interests oil
Republicans and Progressives In Mich
igan.
The Detroit times., 1913-02-06
RANKIN STEEL PLANT
Is BACK ON SCHEDULE

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 6.-"Sheriff's"
law was not lifted in Rankin today,
and there was considerable uneasi-
ness and many jobless men. although
the remaining 80 strikers voted late
yesterday TO return to work.
The night turn was fully manned
last night for the first time in two
weeks. The company refused to hire
some OF the strikers, and discharged
others, after they had been at work
few hours.
The word "scab" was being passed
in Rankin today, and there was ten
aency among the workmen TO blame
other workmen for the failure of the
strike. Union organizers prepared to
provision and find jobs TOR the men
who were not taken back