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Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
WILSON ACCEPTS MEDIATION
Triple Offer May Stop HostiIitles for
q Time-Brazii, Argentina and
Chile Tender Good Offices.

Observation-Disclosures diplo.
macy made its first attempt to solve
the Mexican crisis by peaceful ne.
gotiations.
The United States government &C.
copied from Argentine, Brazil and
Chile . formal otter to act as inter
mediaries in the present situation, but
~resosvoAiy potsteA nat thAA ss esAa Al
aggression BY the military forces OF
hostile demonstrations toward Amer
leans might upset hopes Of immediate
peace.
Coincidentally with the acceptance
of the mediation offer, administration
officials announced there would be no
cessation of preparations by the army
and navy for future emergencies and
no orders would be issued to the ma.
val forces at Vera Cruz or the ships
at sea changing original plans. No
further steps, however. to secure rep
arations for the indignities which
gave rise to the present situation will
be attempted while the effort is be
ing made to bring about q settlement
through diplomacy.
The Brazilian, Argentine and Chill
can ENJOYS transmitted the United
States acceptance Of their proposal
to the Spanish ambassador, who i'm
mediately sent to by cable to the
Spanish legation at Mexico City FOL
presentation to Gen. Huerta.
Gen. Carranza, head Of the Consti
tutionalists, was informed, Of Il
through his representatives here.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Yessmen at Shreveport.

Shreveport.-Amateur yeggmen last
week made an unsuccessful attempt to
open the safe in the office Of the
Grand opera house in Texas street.
The safe, which held $500, was badly
battered, but was not entered. A kit
of crude burglars tools was found h
the office the following morning.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
WEIGH is Raising Less Rice.

III
Welsh, La.-Indications are that the
rice acreage in this community will
be decreased by at least rs per cent,
to be planted in corn, sweet potatoes.
rugar cane and cotton. 1t was claim
I'd that this is not a land that would
grow cotton profitably, but expert
ments carried out two years In sue
cession by p. ]. Nukel, one Of the
most extensive and prosperous farm
ers OF this section, have proven that
II will grow and produce abundantly,
and besides the boil wevil is not
present as the cotton belt Is some
distance fro mhere.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Plantations Are Foreclosed,

Vidalia, La.-Two plantations In
Concordia parish were sold at public
sale by Sheriff E. P. Campbell, at VI
dalia. to satisfy mortgages. Roseland
plantation, comprising about 1870
acres. situated about 3 miles south
Of vidalia, and On the river side Of
the levee, on which there was d mort.
gage Of $4,000 in favor Of r. 4. Clark.
was purchased under the foreclosure
for $4,000. This property was cold
at private sale By Mr.. Clark to Fran,
cis !. Galbralth. Of suamau. Ind.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
White Castle Elects n. s. Bait.

White Castle.-White Castles bitter
political contest terminated in the cleo.
tion Of H. s. Bait as mayor, over the
incumbent, Gus WE'LL, by a majority
OF three votes. Mayor Weill has made
one Of the most progressive admins.
trations this city has ever had, and
some regret Is expressed that he was
not continued in office. Mr.. Bait il
a successful merchant long identified
with the city's progress. The follow.
ing councilmen were elected: Lee 10.
sephs, Luke Bahin, George Adams, 81
Rarboy and H. Copet.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
jota Elects Officers

Crowley, lathe election at Iota
resulted in the choice Of S. B. Andrns
mayor and Lewis Bernard, George D.
Wright and D. ]. Fisher as councilmen.
The only contest va between John
| Sittig and James Bihm for marshal,
the former being elected by n vote.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Attempted Murder Of Contractor,

Attempted Murder Of Contractor.
Port Allen.-Fesser" Holmes, a ne
gro Of Chipley. Fla, attempted the
murder Of Don B. Hearin, q prominent
Baton Rouge levee contractor, at the
latter's camp At Belledale, eight miles
north OF here. A posse OF Port Allen
citizens headed by Deputy Sheriff
Thibodeaux, started In pursuit. and
captured Holmes and q negro named
"Babe" Collins. who Is supposed to
have been implicated In the shooting.
The pair were lodged in the parish
M
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
LOUISIANA LOSES
FIGHT FOR CANAL
SUPREME COURT GIVES CARON-
DELFT CANAL AND NAVlGA-
TON COMPANY A VICTORY.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WashingtOn.-H Louisiana wants
the Carondolet Canal and Navigation
Company's property, it will have to
buy 1t at the value set upon it by a
board Of three experts, as provided In
the act OF 1858. The United States
Supreme Court reversed the Supreme
Court Of Louisiana in the matter.
To do so it went to the French YER.
sion Of the act Of 1858 to find the an
tecedent for a vagrant ut" in the
fourth section, wen as Judge Monroe
did, and came to the conclusion that
the word refers to the canal company
and not to the railroad apthorized by
the act, but which was never built.
According to the State Supreme
Court, that "it' referred to the rail-
road, and, under that construction, the
canal company was entitled only to
compensation for the railroad.
This decision Of the Supreme Court,
announced by Associate Juice Nc
Kenna, disposes Of the whole matter,
except the small piece Of ground TAX
en- by the New Orleans Terminal Com.
pany, and for which an award of 3d.
600 was made on appropriation proceed.
ings. lnasmuch as the State Supreme
Court itself reserved the question as
to who owned that piece of land, it
could not be disposed of in the Fed
eral court.
The United States Supreme Cour;
disposed OF every question raised by
Attorney General Pleasant in favor of
3. II. Farrar and BENJAMIN Waldo, at
torneys for the canal company. It
held that the decision Of the state
court was a finaiity, and therefore the
appeal was properly before the Unit
ed States court, and that the act OF
1906 impaired the obligation Of the
contract entered into by and between
the state and the varjous companies
which went bankrupt between teh first
legislation, In 1905. and the final leg.
islation, in 1858, under which the
canal was finally built.
It is a sweeping victory for the
canal company. The part Of the act
Of 1906, repeating all laws or parts
OF laws in conflict" with itself, the Su-
preme Court holds, was In itself an
impairment Of the contract made by
the various acts under which the
canal compAy constructed the water.
way known as the Carondolet Canal,
Old Basin and Bayou st. John.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
eunkie Physician Named Mavor

Bunki. ~. municipal election
held in the town OF Bunkie for mayor,
marshal and councilmen resulted as
follows: For mayor, DR.. e. s. Mat
thews 60, w. o. Pearce So; for marshal
E. B. Worthy 68, E. e. Babalias As;
Ter five councilmen, L. s. Johnson 80,
ii. E. Wesson SO, A. c. Simmons Is, r,
Nj. Mathews rs, G. J.. Pope "A, w. c,
Townsend 81 and A. B. West 80. The
N%fayorelect is q prominent physician
Of this town, and with his progressive
ideas the towns will continue to pros
per.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
No Gun, Tor Border.

Washington.-Secretary OF War
Garrison ~telegraphed Gov. Hunt of
Arizona telling him the war depart
could not let him have government
guns which he had asked for to arm
citizens on the Arizona border.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
German, Were Fired on.

Galveston, Texas.-American sailors
were fired upon by q Mexican gunboat
at Tampico on two or three different
occasions, and once German and En-.
glish sailors were fired upon, accord.
ing to Chief Engineer Murray Of the
steamer Herbert G. Wylie, which ar
rived here from Tampico.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Funeral Of 4 Beloved Rector.

New Iberia.-The remains OF Rev.
c. c. Cramer, rector for over 20 years
OF the Episcopal church of this city,
and later rector Of the Episcopal
church Of Marshall, Tex, whose death
occurred in Franklin, La, Sunday
right at the home Of his son, Wilbur,
we're brought here by special train,
Funeral services were held at the
Episcopal church, conducted by Rev,
R. r. Diggs, assisted by Bishop SEES.
sums, Revs. Roland Hale of Franklin,
Tucker Of Houma and Henry G. Dun,
ran Of Alexandria.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Killed by LOG Train.

Alexandria.-Mayo Lacroix, an EN-.
ployee of the J. F. Ball Lumber Com
pany at Pollock, was over and
killed by a log train. Eight loaded
cars passed over and mangled his
tody. Lacroix was forty-five years
old. and Is survived by his widow and
nine children. He was amember OF
the Masonic fraternity, Odd Fellows
and Woodmen Of the World.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Battle At Monterey.

Brownsville, Texas.-According to
dispatches received in Matamoros, OPP
posite this place, fighting continues at
Monterey between Federals and Con.
stitutionalists. It is stated the fight
has been carried into the streets Of
Monterey proper.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Aiaara Thankful.

MISUNDERSTANDING Bryan re-
ceived a telegram from Senior Algara.
Mexican charge d'affaires, in Canada, i.
thanking the secretary OF state for the
courtestes extended him in connection
with his departure.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Store Is Closed at WEIGH.

SS0uV 10 Ss~OSS w a
Welsh, lathe Southern Mercan.
tile Company, Ltd, has closed its
doors, and ceased its operations with
the close Of last week. This company
vas organized eight years ago by r.
NJ. Gray, who has always acted as
general manager, and was enjoying
a very profitable business until March
26, 1910, when a fire which swept
the entire business district, destroyed
its building and stock, valued at $751;.
900, with only a few hundred dollars
Of insurance. The company built an
up-to-date brick building in the fall
Of 1910, and resumed business in q
prosperous manner until last fall,
when the crops were ruined by rain'
FOR three months.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Cruiser Maryland Sails.

San rrancisco.-The cruiser Mary.
land sailed for Mazatlan, on the Pacific
coast Of Mexico. The warship had
1000 tons Of coal, a full store of am
munition, a crew of 700 and a company
Of marines aboard.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
viii Not Ship Arms.

Washington. - Several manufacture
ers Of arm and ammunition in the
United States voluntarily informed
the president they would ship no more
munitions of war out of the country
in the present emergency.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Food for Eioht Days.

TOOO tVV 6tSus 49,
Washington.-Vera Cruz has food
Tor only eight days. At the end Of
that time the problem OF bringing
food from territory controlled by
Mexicans will have to be dealt with
By the American forces holding the
city.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02

sssG S0entenced on Murder Charge.
i ySEt Observation-Disclosures Simon pass
e1tseptence in the following murder
cases: lewis Postern, life; Johnnie
Postern, life; Herman Postern, twenty
years Walter Wilson, twenty years.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Young Boys Organize Company.

New Observation-Disclosures and the
war spirit have spread to the Young
Mems Christian Association, and Tues
day night the members of the senior
gymnasium class organized a compa-
ny to volunteer for service in Mexico
should war between that country and
this be declared. The company is
about so strong, and has as its cap,
tain c. c. Hard, physical director, and
z. C. Roberts is first lieutenant, and
G. J. Briant Is second lieutenant. The
members Of the company are ali youni,
and strong Of constitution.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02

Mrs. E. [. vIlisre, Lafayette, L..
Lafayette. LA.-Mrs. Edmond L.
Where, nee Elin9 Abadie. died here
1T the age of ftfty.fiye years. She is
survived by her husband, q number oi
sons and daughters and { brother.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02

Towboat Sank Near Oonaidsonviiie.
Donaldsonville,-The Standard Oil
Company's sternwheel towboat Pad
docg sank at her landing on Bayou
Lafourche. opposite the D~onaldsonyille
Rice Mill, Sunday afternoon. A New
Orleans diver arrived to make an ex-
animation Of the hull. The water
where the boat went down Is about five
or six feet deep.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
American consul Arrested.

Washington.-United States Consul
General Philip c. Hanna, at Monte
rey, reported to Secretary Bryan that
he had been Inundated and placed
in jail by Mexican Federal officials
and left behind the bars until re.
leased by the Constitutionalist.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Ammunition Ready.

Antwerp, Belgium.-Sevcral hundred
tons Of ammunition are lying here
awaiting shipment to Mexico. A con.
signment Of 600 tons of cartridges left
here for that destination last week.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Bank VIII CONTEXT Awards.

Baton Rouge.--Joseph Gottlieb, vice
president Of the Louisiana National
Bank, whose bid Of All per cent for
the state funds allotted to the Sixth
Congressional District was rejected
by the Board Of Liquidation for the
syndicate bid Of 3 IL per cent, said
lis bank was preparing to contest in
the courts the award to the syndicate.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Postal Reeelnts AZ lake cbarl,

Postal Receipts at Lake Charles.
Lake Charles.-The postoffice re
ceipts at Lake Charles for the fiscal
year ending April / totaled $43,S9O.94.
an increase over the previous year OF
$2,976.28. The total amount OF money
handled was $S15,256.S9 {. The parcels
handled during the first fifteen days
Of April we're 3,34O received and Z.
762 sent out.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
F,ao Of Truce Violated.

Washington.-This statement was
issued by the navy department:
"A dispatch from Rear Admiral Bad.
ger reports that a flag Of truce at Vera
Cruz was repeatedly violated by the
Mexican Federals.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Club Offers Aeroplanes.

Chicago.-Eleven aeroplanes, the
property of the Aero club of Illinois,
will be sold or given to the United
States government tor use in Mexico
Il needed,
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Lockport Elects Officials.

Lockport, La.-At an election G. NJ.
IIargis was reelected mayor and 10.
seph O. Toups, w. R Pennington and
s. c. Frost, councilmen. Mr.. Frost Is
the only new member Of the council.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Mexicans Burn Bridge

Washington.-Naval aviators who
made flights over and around Vera
Cruz reported that several OF the
bridges and trestles along the rail
road from Mexico City were burning.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
viii Aid Americans.

Washington.-An appropriation Of
$500, 200, to be used in bringing Amer.
lean citizens out Of Mexico, was voted
by the house without debate Or divt
sion. .
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Poinsstt Euioaixed.

Washington George Poinsett Of
Philadelphia. the seaman on the Flor.
ida killed at Vera Cruz, vas eulogized
Ia the house - the worth Ragley Of
lthA MA1iean trouble"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02
Railway 10 ctpsed.

VoVWay " VV'seo'
Washington.-The Tehuanpec rail-
way across Mexico has been closed.
The Hawaiian Steamship company has
given notice that they have diverted
their ships to Panama.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-05-02

Desire Additional Marines. :
Chicago.-Orders were received
here to enlist all men possible at tbs
marine recruiting stations in this city.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-01
BUMPER CROP OF CT N
INDICATED BY RET, 7
Total Production OF 15,00O,000 l.
May Equal or Exceed Record
Made in 1911.
CONDITION ABOUT rs PER CEN,
Big Increase in Forecast From July
Figures X Result OF Excellent
Growing Conditions Throughout
Belt During August.

WASiiiNGTON. August 3i.--A bump
cr crop OF cotton. which may equal or
exceed the record crop Of 1911 when
final returns arc made. is indicated by
tho Department Of Agriculture's re-
port to-day, showing the condition 81
the crop on August % 10 be IS per
cent OF Il normal
total production of 5000. 900 bales
Of 800 pounds gross weight is inter
prcted BY tho department experts from
The condition figures. This il 1906
900 bales more than forecast from tho
July condition figures, tho result OK
out The cotton belt during August.
''rh" condition of the cotton crop on
August -. which was IS per cent Of
a normal" says an oficial statement.
is Interpreted as indicating yield per
acre OF about 49, pounds. which COM
parcs with IS pounds per acre pro-
duced Il year ago. aud 1872 pounds, the
tcn-year average.
- yield per acre IL Io7 pounds on
tic estimated planted area Of $1,000
600 acres would prodnc" about 1890
e6p.c0o pounds. o. about 100000 bales
cf 500 pounds gross weight.
"rher. IL usually some abandonment.
tho average about per cent. Allow
Ing for per cent abandonment. there
would remain. a. Indicated, production
II about I5.o99.c00 bales, which com
parcs with production OF 1916. 600
bales last year. 100000 in 1912, n
production of 1881 900 In the record
year of 1911 ana 100000 In 1910"
Condition By states follows:
Virginia. So. North Carolina. 80:
South Carolina, u; Georgia, 81: Florida.
SO; Alabama. ~. Mississippi, 10; Louis
lana. 60; Texas. -; Arkansas. II; Ten
nessee. &c; Missouri. y. oklahoma. so;
California. IS.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-01
RUPTURE EXPERT HE RE
Well Known to Lending Physicians. who
fndOrse Ills Methods.

". Il. SEELEY; the noted rupture special
representative to Richmond 10 minister to
tho needs OF the rupturcd public. thorough
~ equipped and prepared To deal with tho
most difficult cases. Interested parties can
consult him free ut the Hotel Jefferson
Thursday and Friday. September srd and
4th.
SEEI.EY'S SPERMATIc SHIELD TRUSS
ns used and approved ny the L.. y Govern
ment and the Car OF Russia. viii retain any
case OF rupture perfectly. anording inmedi-
nte relief ana closes tho opening In :, short
time on tho average case; II produces re-
suits without surgery or harmful injections
Ing of hips. Clean and durable.
Examination ana advice free. Personal
references on request, Cut out and keen for
rsfarence Home office. 1927 Walnut Street,
Phled phla.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-01
SOUTH CONSUMES MORE
THAN 5000. 600 HiIES

NEW ORLEANS August 3i.-t'or the
first time In history. tho South has
consumed more than 100000 bales OF
cotton Ia one year. according TO nc
urcs made public to-day By II. q. He's
ter. secretary Of the New Orleans cot
ton Exchange. The total FOR the Twelve
months ending to-day amounted 10
3.037..03 bales. II was pointed out IN
Secretary Hcstcr's report that the con
sumption 81 the South RAPIDLY was APP
preaching that of England
rho commercial crop WAS the second
largest Ola record, amounting 10 li.5sS.
sol bales. Tho largest crop Was TWO
years ago. ;otalins le,i3S.t26 bales,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-01
Many Students Enroll.

Indications from the advanced en-
rollmcnt Of students at Henedctiue
military Academy are that the attend :
ancc al the institution this year Will
far exceed that OF any previous year.
The 13l4-l5 session will open on Sep
TENDER ii. Bcncdictinc Academy, Rich :
mondS youngest preparatory school.
has made rapid strides since 1t was
opened last Scptcmbcr. with an enroll
ment OF twenty eight students one
hundred students were enrolled at thc
school last year. and this wear 1t is
thought that the number will DO much
greater.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-01
|I0VEL WAREHOUSE PLAN
TWILL Be PUT INTO EFFECT
resident Morgan, OF Virginia Car
DINA Chemical Company, Gives
Outline CT Scheme.
o BENEFIT COTTON GROWERS
iBales VIII BE Stacked in Insured
and Guarded Arcas-Rcccipts May
30 Used by Planters as Collateral
for Loans.


Isl iof Loans.
81
@ President s r. Morran az tho Vir-
~ GINA c.ro,,,a ,,,,, !. -
e 49, -, S'''p'"s'
Il me" 10 me Iiincs-bispatch yesterday
~ tle novel warehouse plan which his
ESeScrnpanv Viii mn Into or,oo, t,,nod,.,c
ksSI, -,
MI = ~ az" southern farmers from VIZ
s. Einia TO Texas 10 store their cotton un-
#til international conditions inrrove
Is .umcio,,,I - ,,
Es - IAN pitcihS II ." 'he
markct
IL me impression has gone abroad
k4that u" virginia Carolina Chemical
ESSgi eonipa'H proposes to erect large cotton
E3wdrchouscs throughout the south"
|Hi said Mr.. Morgan That impression
|Nahceda correction strictly speaking, We
,Efre not going 10 build any warehouses
skit an. TO build regulation, brick cot
sEh on-atpraec warehouse for the pur-
;Ea'ose ~ taking care OF the present crop
II Would be :ta utter impossibiity, bc-
sT&ause they could not possibly be CON
5YR tructcd in time t. be Of use Further
NsE iorc. they would cost several millions
sEEf dollars.
sFH our plan s. simple. Wc propose to
sfH'ucc IN ccrtaii, areas on our proper
aE&cs III tho cotton belt and 10 si3tcl; tho
lfMot,on III the open raising IL from six
iS& ten inches from the ground to pro-
- iibsii 'l'iiil'ilt9s, 'iii 'DN'-ii i'6 -
lk&itl tarpaUlin. ~. Viii stack from
3FHurrouna II is q ten-foot barbcd wire
NbE c,.o IN
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-14
'YANKS' NEW MANAGER
WILL Be SURPRISE
BAN JOHNSON SAYS ANNOUNCE
MENT WILL CAUSE SENSATION
OF THE SEASON.

New York. Dec. i3.-Pressdent Ban
johnson. of the American League, be-
fore leaving for Chicago this after
noon. declared that the proposed sale
of the New York Club to Colonel ia
cob Rupert and Captain Hustled would
be decided one way or another in the
next t1ree DAYS We have gotten
down TO basis he said. where
we know right where we stand.
can also promise a surprise In the
matter of new manager, His name
will cause quite a sensation, tell
you,
Mr. Johnson went direct to Chi
cago He had intended visiting
Washington to consult wiz President
Minor on possible action against Wal
ter Johnson, but fixed up the matter
by telephone.
President Farrell. of the New York
Americans. called upon MIR. Johnson
at the Belmont this afternoon. There
is nothing that / can say" said he,
except that i have instructed Mr..
Johnson to- dispose Of my property.
provided those anxious to secure 1t
meet my price
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-14
BAKER TURNED DOWN
BY ST. LOUIS FEDS

ST. Louis, Mo. Dec. 1s.-Federal
League officials have been advised
by their attorneys here that the con-
tract of Frank Baker with the Ath-
lettc Club Is binding.
The ST. Louis Club Immediately no
tilted Baker that the deal whereby she
was TO come to the Terriers is off.
Baker applied for job with the ST.
Louis Feds some time ago. He said
AT the time he would jump whatever
his contract as he believed IL Mack
asked waivers on aim or traded him
his contract became void He had
been told by his attorneys and the
ST Louis officials also were so az;
vised They told Baker they would
take no chance of lawsuit and had
the contract Investigated by their
own lawyers, with ts1e result men,
toned.
Jimmy Austin, Of the Browns. or
Hans Ieohert, Of the Quakers. Is now
being sought to fiji the hole at third
for IT. Louis.
Manager Fielder Jones wired the
officials that he had notified the Bal
timore Club he would not exercise
his option OF Chief Bender, under
proYiso that Baltimore does not op-
pose his taking certain pitcher he
wants when rae player is signed This
was agreed ia.