Lower coast gazette., 1913-04-05
STATE NEWS.

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Cur or more underworld inhabitants
n Ny Orleans last week, orders were
issued TO close all dance halls III
section. Some fear that this Will
end The dance hall business in that
cotton is entertained. No one would
such a result if it did hap
pen, and all would feel that but by
b1cod can man be saved from nm
ce,f and the sins he clothes hlmsell
in What these men did all otners
II their kind will do. Their lives are
wild ones The endings of their lives
are tragical. Persistence in a cailhg
.hich is not protected by God ana
.hculd not he protected by man makes
these sort of human beings rely upon
their strength and whatever otner
human ingenuity has de-
yised No law legally protects tnem:
And this is just. The laws Whlch op'
tanned when men were all barDaTous
ard men all worshipped strength 3D.
tains among these men and their wo-
ncn today. The frequent tragedies
that end their careers are but the
faithful counterpart Of the tragic end
;noc of o,r,, brutal and bloodthirsty an
~cestors in the days before Christ and
Christianity and civilization.
The State Railroad Commission
was in session in New Orleans last
week. Nothing OF interest was trans
acted. The business that was handled
was of only local Importance, as 1t al
fected only those points from whence
The complaint originated. The case
CT compelling the Y. & M. V. to IN
t stall block signals was postponed. IN
;nouiries into the causes OF wreck
I'm 10th the Southern Pacific n TN
z NJ. & V. were also held over 10
discussion at a later date.
d Henry Worsham, of Natchitoches,
I reoorted in press reports from WASH
9 ;neton to have been unanimously el
dorss bv the Louisiana delegatio
a Fer the position Of Registrar OF I'd
u Treasury. This Office has been mel
during the last administration by
'e negro. 1t is hardly possible that
negro, under Democratic rule, sha
N continue to hold such an honoraD
ID and important position.
The Charity Hospital will be n
lv a superintendent as soon as a col
Detent superintendent a be secure
Political preferment in the filling
III positions will be barred as much
d possible, except that in cases vine
two men are found fitted for a po
tion, he of the same political clan
4he management will be favored. 1
newspaper reason for the change
he method is all asserted desire
ut things en- a business basis.
The Missouri, Kansas & Texas Il;
j. read, The Katy" is a rumored p
rs, chaser of the Edenborn Railroad
-; r f. N.-from New Orleans
Id shreveport. The brokers handing
er, matter are Sam Weis and Danzlgel
ester. The latter firm is underst'
% hays an option for six months
the L. R. & N, and is also uni
eh stood to have turned that option Q
to the Katy road. The purch
~ price is said to be close to Sl2,l
600.
lra- The river will be higher this
tlan last and hope is expressed
the levees will hold the vast ame
M CT water coming down. The 5
DO e%ngineers believe that the State Il
w system is intact. 1t is as lntac'
tho money available for such purp
NO can make it. However, II
90 tefell the valley OF the MISSES
W last wear has not stirred our gov
ment to action, the mind OF man
so not imagine the horrible lesson n
70 sary to stir our Congress and our
rosed legislators of the whole pe
90 into framing laws that will bench
whcle people whom they suppo:
represent. The report that the '
this wear would be higher than
wear has been officially denied.
lO42. In New Orleans recently two
'nafu were arrested for robbery. One
ition- girls had been employed by a
Istra- family. The other, her frlent
n CURED Of this girl if her empl
possessed any jewels. Having
whom cut that The employers hau nAa
WITHIN Turing jewels, the two girls plot'
Ss'u rob the house and did rob it.
lreaking the law of God and tn
Of man, these girls bestowed tn
art' els not upon themselves, but
their gentlemen friends. This
81. , i, q -
dent is demonstrative OF the Int
OF a desire to please the slng'
). AL admired by. They broke the Ia
;rcum- whom they most of all wanted
within their reward was his pleasure.
.viron- price they paid is their possiol
n. finement. The ultimate resu-
I. q h-:- lnrDr pnrh4nS.