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The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1913-12-25
Eratlk;;7tOn, la.

Abner Magee spent several
days in New Orleans last wet x.
Mrs. Oxford, of Alexandria, is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. l. L.
Pope.
Miss Irene Knight Of Pine, is
the guest Of her cousin. Miss
Opnella Pope.
Sheriff Brewster, of Covington,
came up Monday and spent two
days mere hunting.
ReXall Remedies-All sold IN.
der a guarantee.
Babingtou's Drug Store
Mrs. D. &. Sheridan and Miss
Lethla Sheridan spent the week.
end in New Orleans.
Mrs. O. D. Richardson, of b.
galusa is with Mr.. and Mrs. P.
B. Carter for the holidays.
Better flavor for your meat by
using Liquid Smoke
Babington's Drug Store.
Mrs. Caraway, of Gulfport, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. Vol
Brock and her father, Mr.. A. D.
McClendOn.
Mrs. Boredom who has been
visiting her Mississippi home
for the past six weeks returned
home Tuesday.
Misses Nallie Samuel and Sara
Williamson left Friday afternoon
for Natchitoches where they will
spend the holiday season.
We have a full line Of walking
breakers. Call and get our
prices before you buy.-Frink
linton Auto & Repair Co.
Mrs. W. P. Dunlap and child
rem left Wednesday morning for
the north where they will visit
relatives and friends throughout
the Christmas holidays.
The entertainment given by
the Philathea Class OF the Bap'
fist church Tuesday night was
most delightful affair enjoyed bv
more than a hundred guests;
Refreshments of sandwiches
salad, cake and punch were
served by the young ladies'. All
voted it a pronounced success.
D We received a card Sunday
announcing the marriage Of Miss
til brma Magee, daughter of Mr.
lyA Mrs. W. g. Magee, to Mr.
ait1 esard Allen Powers, on Sat
viii aN Dec. 10th, at the home o
i'm bride in North Bogalusa.
ing 2 bride is a gifted and &C
ter Wished young lady in WHOM
E. Frank|inton feel specially
$ted, she having lived her
1life til a few years az
}. s4 Jed With her parents tt
HAN o. "a. Her gay and sum-
Ease a. pn, along with the train
beast: ivy her by a practical an
My. eAu ed mother, conbi"e'
over !" pr a popular and muc
have lo'e ID her large circ]
You'll VI II md associates, as we
c, Csc, as to +ho ,mn,rtar
" of home manage
70 d me"''
NJ. Powers, is
Nsl,lS ii the Ell
"'' az p''S Great Souther
House Lumoel an, II
leN so0'7 will make the
''s ''ou' ia for the pre-
The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1913-12-25
Best and Cheapest.

For Constipation, Biliousness, Head
ache, Royaline Liver Regulator is best
and cheapest. 15c. Money back plan
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
A Tree That Kills Trees.

The huge f1gtrees of the Orinoco attract the immediate attention of the traveller But the ceiba. writes H. J. Mozans in Following the Conduista- dores: Up the Orinico and Down the Magdalena,' has a wonderful expanse of branches for which nature has sup piled special props. These. are Alarge buttresses. from six to twelve inches thick, and from ten to twenty feet above the ground, that project like rays from all sides of it's lofty trunk. Were it not for these peculiar stays violent wind to which it might be ex- posed
 But more wonderful far than the ceiba Is tree called by the natives by the expressive name of matapalo, tree-killer. It Is a species of hgtree, known to naturalists as the F1cus deDofca. It Is at first only 8 feeble climbing shrub sometimes resembling a vine, but it soon spreads itself over the tree on which 1t has fastened itself, and eventually enCloses 1t in a tubular mass. It is veritable boa con strictor of the vegetable world for sooner or later it cruSheS the life out of it's victim. After the incarcera ted trunk has been stif1ed and destroyed, d, the grotesque form of the parasite, tub ular, corkscrew like or otherwise fan tastically contorted, continues to maintain an independent existence among the straight -stemmed trees of the forest, the image of an eccentric gehius in the midst of a group of se- date citizens
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
SHIP COMPANIONS
 BUT NOT MARRIED
pwrVe~ Man Denies He Has Made Mrs.
 Phipps His Bride.

Boston, July 2I.-Mrs. Genevieve Chandler Phipps. formerly the wife of Lawrence C. Phipps, the steel man of Pittsburgh and Denver. and a fellow voyager on a ship that arrived here from Hamburg yesterday. Edward E. n. Powell of Denver. appealed to the press tonight to deny a report that the two had been married.
 Speaking for both, MT. Powell ex- piatned that he met Mrs. Phipps at a. house party in London on his return from a. visit to South Africa. Learn ing that She was to sail for the United States on the same steamer upon which be had planned to gc, he volunteered to make her staterooln reservation for her. He did this. but as both were late in booking passage their names did not appear on the passenger list. Naturally they were together more or less on the way over, which gave rise to the report that they had been married. Arriving in Boston Mir. Powell looked after his companions baggage and 1t 90 hap pened that they stoVPed at the same hotel
 At the time of her divorce it is said that S750,0OO was settled upon Mrs Phipps with the provision that she was to lose the income Of $500 O00 of the amount should she marry again.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22

health service to expedite the ambas- sador's passage through quarantine at Havana and Key West
 Situation Considered Very Grave.
 While the first intimation of the ad- mlnistratiCn's apprehenSive regard for the latest development came early to- day, there was no additional informa- ton during the day to supplement the semi official announcement from high quarters that this government coneid- for the Huerta regime and looked for ward to the developments of the next two weeks with the deepest interest
 An Official Statement.
 So delicate is the Mexican situation considered in official circles that the White House issued the following statement tonight to clear up the mis- representations:
 "On his attention being called to the following statements appearing in certain afternoon papers, CD that the president had stated that he would ton and that it would not last a year: CD that the president had stated that this country would establish d pro- tectorate over all Central American countries to guard the Panama cana, Secretary Tumulty stated that there was absolutely no foundation in truth for either of the above statements and emphatically denied that the presi- dent had expressed any opinion today or at any other time regarding the Huerta administration or It's stability or stated any intention as to it's rec ognition.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
Ennland,s Oldest Island.

ElmIey one of England's oddest lit tle islands. though only forty eight miles from London. is parish where roads, shops, lamps, telephones, motor cars. public houses and post offices are unknown The island has an area of about 1000 acres, and is the property of Oxford University. Some time ago the island was the home of thirty-five men. women asd children. The inhabi- tants are mostly lockers" or shep- herds of large focks of sheep. The oldest man of the village is in his seventieth year. He has yet to see 8 motor car. The school and church are the two chief landmarks on the island The reason they were built In such a. sparseIy populated spot IS that in winter 1t is almost impossible to leave the island. The mud Is literally knee deep and the ferry which runs to and from the island is dangerous. A novel method of obtaining the ser vices of the ferrymen, who live oppo- site the island. Is the opening of the white door of hut facing the shore. The ferryrnen on the lookout know that the open door is signal for the ferry. At night 8 lighted candle held aIoft serves the purpose of the open door-Exchange
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
The New Alpine Tunnel.

The opening of the new tunnel un- der the Alps, which, as a continuation of the Simplon route, makes SwitZer- land more accessible to tourist travel, is the great event in the Swiss repub
 lie this summer. This new tunnel passes under the Letschberg or Let's chen Pass in the Bernese Alps The project for constructing this tunnel had long been under consideration, when in June, 1906. it was finally adopted by the Grand Council of Ber- ma Canton, which took a prominent part in financing the undertaking. At first the plan called only for a single track tunnel, but in 1907 the Swiss Parliament granted the Bernese AL pine Railway a subsidy of 6,000,0o0 francs on condition that the tunnel and it's approaches were prepared for double-track railway. Work was started in October, 1906, and progress was rapid for ten months. when op- nate accident. dynamite charge had opened a cleft containing sand, gravel and water with the result that 250 900 cubic feet of debris burst into the heading, filled it for nearly a mile and killed twenty y-fiVe laborers. Work had to be discontinued for some time, and when it was resumed the exca- Vations were made in a slightly diff erent direction Boring continued vigorously at both ends, and on March 31, 1911, the two headings met all most exactly in the middle. Each of the working parties had been able to hear the detonations of the explosives used by the other for almost three months The work is one of the most difficult pieces of railway engineering in recent years. On the north side of the tunnel in a distance of less than eight miles, the line has to climb 1885 feet, has an elaborate double loop and a ''corkscrew tunnel over mile long. On the south side the engineers had to face almost the same difficulties The new line provides with the Sim plon tunnel a substantially straight route through Switzerland to Italy. It will open not only a new era in Swiss tourist travel but will mark a large development in the general traffic from the north to the south of Eu- rope-Baltimore Star
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
The Threatened Collapse of the Huerta Regime
 UnoficiaIIy Discussed at Washington
THE SITUATION IS CAUSING ANXIETY HERE
President Wilson Issues Statement Denying Authenticity of Sentiments Attributed to Hm-DecIares He Has at No Time Expressed an Opinion Regarding Stability of the Huerta Government-AmbassadorW Wilson at Havana

Washington, July 21.-Reports of conditions surrounding the Huerta government in Mexico have put ad- ministrapion officials in an attitude of keenest apprehension toward the sit nation there. AdYices which CfIciaiS believe to be trustworthy seem LC indi- cate that the strife between the Huer- Ia regime and the revolutionary ele- ments is nearing a point where some definite conclusion is to be reached. Collapse of Huerta Regime Impending.
 Information of this situation when permitted to become known today was coupled with authoritative statement that the United States was making no additional naval or military prepara- tions. Reports of an impending col lapse of the Huerta regime are being discussed in off icial circles. though no official of the administration will permit his name to be coupled with them. All information made public was with the exact stipulation that it should be rep resented as refiecting the views of the administration.
 Hurryinq Ambassador Wilson.
 Meanwhile President Wilson Is awaiting the coming of Ambassador Wilson enroute from Mexico City to make a first hand report of conditions His reports will be compared with those President Wilson has received from other sources.
 Ambassador Wilson was at Havana today and one indication of the desire 10 hurry him to Washington was seen in a request by Secretary Bryan to Surgeon General Blue of the public
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
Where "slue Rorcets" are Made.

Since 1690 the town of Stewarton, Scotland, has been noted for its man ufacture of the blue bonnet" famed in song. In the infancy of the trade Glasgow was it's chief market. and was visited yearly at the great July fair by the bonnet makers with their years manufacture of nightcaps and bonnets. A record of 1850 shows that the Stewarton incorporation was pen alized by the Glasgow trades because of the insuff1ciency of its yearly pro- duct In 1729 the Stewarton corpora ton consisted of thirty five members, who were bound by very stringent rules to keep up the price of bonnets, by periods of compulsory desistence from trade. In one instance an offen- der was fined $40 for going to work at Kilmarnock. The Stewarton bon net makers held themselves and their goods superior to those of Kilmar- mock, and a fine of $250 was imposed for the offense of selling Kilmarnock bonnets as Stewarton ones. In 1750 law was passed enforcing the use of indigo only as the dyestuff. In the early days of the industry the bonnets were knitted in the open air. when the weather was avorable.-Exchange
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
STATE POLICE RAID
Four Men and Seven Women Arrested
 and Fined.
AT WEST STAFFORD
Special to The Bulletin.) }

Especial to The BullStln.)
 Stafford Springs, July 21.-State Po- licemen Jackson, Bridgeman, Flynn, Rudd and Wheeler did a good job in Vets Stafford Saturday night and one which the soood people of that com- munity very much appreciated. For about three months there has existed a house on West Stafford Hill, close to the Massachusetts line, Why the place had so many nocturnal visitors has frequently been the subject of inqui- sies. but the state officials solved the mystery Saturday night. They arriV- cd in a big touring car and were very cordially received. A round of drinks was ordered and paid for by Officer Bridegman, and the inmates thought they were lucky in having such swell callers.
 Their rejoicing was soon turned to mourning, however, for 1t was not long until MT. Bridgeman informed the par ty that he and his fellow visitors were officers of the state and placed all in the house under arrest. Eleven in all, including four men and seven women, made up the party. They were piled into the big automobile and taken to the Springs. Judge Heald was arous- ed from his slumbers and brought to the office of M, D. OConnell, and at 11.So opened court.
 OlnCSL Bi1u6c uldOc d SLdiSAu6ul of the case and the judge was not long in imposing d fine of S100 and costs for illegal liquor selling and $50 and costs for keeping a house of i'll fame. Irene Bryant, Grace White and Mildred Adams paid s1O for being inmates. John v. Hoffman paid S15 and costs for fre- ouenting, and Fred Perry, Harry Hall, James Kelly, William Dunn, Henry Wallace and Spencer Jackson were fined S10 and costs for being frequenters
 IL was almost daylight Sunday morn ing when the ceremonies had been com mpIeted by a sermon from the judge, who warned the girls that if caught again they would be more severely dealt with.
 The warrants for the arrests were ieEued by R. H. Fisk and M D. O'Con- nell prosecuting attorney and prescott ing agent
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
A Saskatchewan School.

Although 1t is really quite easy for an Englishwoman to obtain a post as teacher in Canada, it is not equally easy to keep 1t. All beginners and newcomers are given rural schools where probably twenty to thirty boys and girls of all ages have to be taught by one teacher, and many of these pupils will be foreigners went into one prairie school in Saskatchewan and saw Japanese, Chinese Germa ms, Russians Swedes and big Negro boy who looked about twenty years old, all being taught in one tiny wooden schoolhouse by young teach CT who could only have been a year or two older than her eldest scholar. In Manitoba highly placed official said to me; Teachers must be mix ers-that Is, able to mix with and make themselves agreeable to all sorts and conditions of peopie.-Canadian News
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
TWO GOOD" ROADS
 DAYS" iN MISSOURI.
Every Able Bodied Man Expected to
 Work on Public Highways.

Jefferson City, Mo-, July 21-Gov- ernor lhajor issued a proclamation to- day setting apart Wednesday and Thursday, August 20 and 21, as public holidays, to be known as Good Roads Days
 Every abIe-bodied man in the rural districts and cities of the state is to put in these days working upon the public highways. The governor asks that all ordinary business be suspend ed Every county court in the state is asked to issue a supplemental proc lamatton. The women in the country are requested to aid by furnishing the volunteer workers with lunches.
 The governor estimates that work appFoximating $1 1,50o 900 in value will result
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
Steamsh Arrivals

fdbau, July 16.-Arrived. steamer Birma. New York.
 Naples, July 17.-Arrived. steamers louisiana, New York; 18th, Princess Irene, New York Genoa, July 17.-Arrived. steamer America. New York.
 Fayal, July 19.-Arrived steamer Alice, New Y ork for Naples
 Glasgow, July 20.-Arrived. steam CTS Caledonia, New York; Scandi- naVian, Montreal.
 Liverpool, July 2o.-Arrived, steam CT Corsican, Montreal.
 Giraltar July 21.-Arrived, steamer Ivernia. New York for Naples.
 London, July 21.-Arrived, steamer Sicilian, Montreal.
 Plymouth, July 21.-Arrived, steam CT Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, New York for Bremen.
 Montreal, July 21.-Arrived, steam CTS Athenia. Glasgow; scotian, Lon don.
 Halifax, July 21.-Arrived, steamer Volturno, Rotterdam.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
BRANDEGEE OBJECTS
 TO COPYING EDITORIALS
Congressional Record Should Contain
 No Anonymous Articles.
Special to The BulletinD

Washington, July 21.-At the last session of the senate Senator Bran degee gave notice that hereafter he should object to the reading into the Congressional Record editorials from He said he did this with no spirit of hostility to the newspapers or to the writers of editorials, or to the Congressional Record, but he thought that the Record should be an authoritative record of the doings and proceedings of the congress of the United States. Of course, he said if any senator thinks that an editori- al writer has stated his position up- on any proposition under discussion in a fashion better than he himself can state it, he is privileged to read the editorial, but Senator Brandgee said he should obect to having the secretary read them.
 One reason given by Senator Bran degee for objecting 10 printing ed- torials was that such editorials were always anonymous nobody knows who writes them, he said, and nobody is responsible for them. If a senator wants to combat an argument raised by an editorial he said he must stand up here and debate the ques- tion with some anonymous person out of his reach and out of his knowiedge and be answered in the newspaper The newspaper having the last say, and not being subject to parliament ary debate which prevails in the sen ate, has an unfair advantage in such a discussion, even if a senator want ed to continue the controversy.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
wher. swedenbsra was Buried.

The old Swedish Lutheran Church whose churchyard the county council covets for an open space. is situated in a dingy little square of St. Georges in the East, not far from the spot where the Danish church once stood. It is an early Georgian structure of brick, built about TIPS, and has some frappant architectural features of that prosaic period. The spire takes the form of quaint little lantern tower, from which. when Mapping was marshy waste, the pastor could spy Scandinavian ships coming up the river and calculate next Sundays congregation. Emanuel Swedenborg, the famous mystic was buried beneath the altar. but his remains were re-
 moved to Sweden some years ago when this interesting old edifce was closed, having been deprived of dock by the substitution of steamers for sailing ships.-We Westminister Gazette.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
Erie to be Asked to Loin Conference
TO STOP IMPORTATION
 HERE OF FEATHERS
Senator Mclean Offers Sweeping
 Amendment to Tariff Bill.

Washington, July 21-Republican senators continued to lombard the Underwood Simmons tariff bill today. Senator Burton of Ohio expressing the assurance that it would fail in tts prr- pose to lower the cost of living and Senator Shoot of Utah, in an address to be continued tomorrow Senator Mclean of Connecticut today intro duced an amendment which would re- store the house provisions curtaiIing the importation of feathers which were stricken out by the senate con- mittee. AS the bill stands only aigrettes and ostrich feathers are pro- hibited from importation. The amend
 ment would exclude the heads. plurles and feathers of all wild birds, except such as are killed for edible purposes.
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
gLAMEs SERUM FOR
 HIS TYPHOID FEVER.
Member of National Guard was Re-
 gently iroeuIated

Waterbury, Conn, July 21--Jor7n Nolan, a member of Company c, See end Infantry, C. N. G., has been eritt- aally ill with typhoid fever which he claims Is the result of being inoeu- lated with abti- typhoid serum. by the national guard surgeons The latter admit having Vaecinated Nolan but say that by no possibility could the lnocuiation have caused the disease In fact. they do not think that Nolan really has typhoid though his physi- clan says he has
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
AN ALLEGED VICTIM OF
 "DASTARDLT CONSPIRACY"
Several Arrests to Follow Recent Ar
 son Trial at Waterbury.

Waterbury, Conn, July 21-Startung developments, which 1t Is reported will result in the arrest on conspiracy charges of several of those connected with the recent trial of Morris Subway for arson, are expected as a result of conference today between Attorney Benjamin L. Shade of New Haven, of counsel for Subway and Prosecuting Attorney John Nc Grath. Neither would divulge any information as to the purpose of result of the conference but it is reported that Attorney Slade has asked for warrants for several witnesses in the Soloway case. In discussing the case Attorney Slade stated that Subway, 'is the victim of the most dastardly conspiracy ever undertaken or matched in this state"
Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-22
Fail to Come
 to Agreement
AND RAILROADS
 "STANDING PAT"
NEITHER WILL YIELD
First Day of Conference Proves Fruit
 Iess-Mediators However, Believe Railroads will Recant in Few Days

Washington. July 21-The first day of conferences between the federal mediation board and the two parties to the controversy involving a threat ened strike of 80,000 trainmen and conductors against the eastern rail- roads closed with the official an nouncement tonight that there was no liam L. Chambers, chairman of the conciliation board. appointed by President Wilson, said the mediators were more hopeful" however.
 Both Sides "Standins Pat"
 While both the men and the roads informed the board of their purpose to stand pat" on their platform of grievances, they want submitted for arbitration under the Newlands act, the mediators say they believe that within a few days the roads may be induced to consent to have only the employees wage demand arbitrated. Under this plan the roads grievances would be arbitrated at a later time, after the men have been given for nal notice of thirty days
 Effort to Get Erie Into Line.
 Both the mediators and the trainmen appear to see in this the only way of aVerting a strike.
 The stand taken by the Erie road was chiefly discussed at the meeting between the board and the trainmen's s committee, it was learned tonight. The Erie withdrew it's representation in the conference committee of mana gers last week, declaring it could not afford to raise wages and would not abide by any agreement reached be- tween roads and men. w G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood of Rail road Trainmen, explained the Erie S position and advised the mediators to confer with the Fries officials and in duce them, if they could, to return to the managers committee. A programme bearing on the Fries case was adopted as follows:
 Erie to be Asked to Join Conference
 The federal board will ask the Erie officials to return to the conference. If they decline to do this the mediators will ask if they will agree to stand by whatever awards the arbitration board may make, if demands reach that board. If the Erie officials say they will neither return to the con- ference nor abide by awards the med iators will report back to the train mems committee, with the result, the employees made known to Judge Chambers, that the Erie will face a strike at once.