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The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-05-07
Report Of the Sanitation Committee

The Committee of three, Mrs.
Theo. < POLICEMAN, Chairman,
Mrs. w. T. Cunningham and Miss
Marie Breazeale appointed by the
''Lesche" and DIR, Joe Bath, Pres.
of the Board of Health, beg to
submit the following report:
Town was divided into Eight (8)
Districts. 500 Proclamations were
sent ont by DR.. Bath, notifying
the public of the tw" clean up
days, on which days, wagons would
call for trash, Special notice was
called to outhouses.
Inspections with DR.. Bath OF
places of business, fruit stands and
notice served to clean up within
certain times
Notice was served to both rail.
roads to clean up their premises.
Prize of $3.50 is offered for the
negro who has the cleanest premi'
ses. Said premises to be inspec'
ted.
Wagons were furnished by the
following:-
Police Jury l wag. for 2 dys
Garage
Mr. / ". Free
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
GRAIN EXPORTS INCREASE
August-september Records This Year
Better Than in 1918.

Grain exports for August and September
OF this year are in excess of the figures
for the same months last year in spite OF
the war in Europe. Early next week a
still further Increase will be recorded
when the British steamship Oaklands
Grange sails with 100000 bushels OF oats,
believed TO be the largest cargo of that
commodity ever shipped from This port to
Europe.
Cargces totaling 1,595,69S bushels were
shipped from this port in 20 vessels in
August 1918. This year but nine ships
sailed with cargoes of Si3,721 bushels ow-
ing to the slump brought about by the
war Shipping for time was virtually
at standstill and rates became almost
prohibltive.
Since August there has been a notice
able improvement In conditions, and every
day the exports have been increasing. so
far 10 vessels have sailed this month, car
rying grain cargoes of 1,151,64O as COM
pared TO cargocs totalinE 1,iiI,323 bushels
taken from the port in September Of 1913
in is vessels.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
GIRL ROCKING CRADLE SHOT
TWICE BY lNFURlATED. AUNT
Woman Accuses Her of Stealing
Husband and Boy.

/ NNSbohu anu Ivy
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-As she rocked a
cradle last night in an apartment at 1853
West l6Sd street, Selma straume, 10 years
old, was shot twice by her aunt, Mrs.
Augusta Rodgers, of i5i West 152d street
The girl Is in the Washington Heights
Hospital with a wound in her right tenn
pie. The first bullet went through her
hair Mrs. Rodgers is locked up. charged
with, and admitting, feonious assault.
Little more than year ago Mrs. Rcd
gers sent for Selma to come to this
country. She felt secure in the affections
OF Waldemere Rodgers, and a child, a
boy seven and n half years old, seemed
tie that would continue their relations
Soon, however Waldemere's affection for
his wife began to wane. and finally Mrs
Rodgers left him, with the understanding
that she was to have the custody of the
boy.
Apparently she has never had physical
possession OF the child for last night
father and son went down from the
apartment of Mrs. Anna Plostin, his
sister, with whom he has lived since the
separation, and there was a quarrel at
the place where the mother has been em-
ployed as a servant.
When the pair left Mrs Rodgers fol-
lower with Il revolver. At the 162d street
house SHE rang the bell and the door
was opened by her son. Brushing by him
she stalked into the room where Selma
was rocking the infant child of Mrs.
Plostn, who Is u widow. Without a word
Mrs. Rodgers took the revolver from the
folds of her dress and opened fire. At
the second shot Selma fell unconscious.
Two detectives soon reached the house
Mrs. Rodgers was standing on the stoop
waiting for them. AS she handed the re-
volvor to them she said that she had shot
the girl who had stolen her husband and
boy. That was all she would say as she
was led to n cell
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
HEARINGS OF VITAL
IMPORT TO BOROUGH
AROUSEITS CITIZENS
'Collingswood Prepares for
Fight to Obtain Municipal
Sewage System and Water
Works.

CoLL1NGswoOD. NJ j., Sept. 2G.--
Three hearings OF vital interest to Col
lngswood will take place soon to decide
whether or not the borough will control
its own affairs or be thrown wholly in
the power of grasping corporations.
In preparation for one Nof these hear
incs. general citizens mass-meeting will
be held in the National Bank hall tonight,
when expert engineers will present plans
adopted for the fight against a sewer rate
Increase.
The first hearing will be held before the
Public Utility Commission in the Camden
Courthouse on Wednesday. Citizens
here, headed by Borough Council and the
Collingswood civic Association, will OPP
nose the sewerage companys raise in
rates and will endeavor to show that the
town should be allowed to own it's own
sanitary sewerage system and disposal
plant.
on Tuesday the municipal water plant
fsht hearing will be continued in Trcn-
ton. Many citizens will go to the capital
in the interests of municipal water
plant The hearing is given by the New
Jersey Water Supply Commission. Solici-
tor Francis d. Weaver, of the borough,
has prepared arguments from the citizens
viewpoint
The third hearing will be granted to the
Public Service Railway Company by the
Borough Council. The company asks the
right to construct a road and trolley
line through part of West Collingswood
In order to shorten the route from Cam
den to Haddon Heights and West Col
lngswood by nearly 10 minutes. The town
demands certain street paving from the
company for the franchise.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
SPURNED $4,000 FOR GIRL
Son of Wealthy Pasadena Man Wed's
Despite Big Bribe.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Sept 26-Outwit-
ting his wealthy father and the guards.
Lester Crawford, 10, of Pasadena, and
Miss Laura Hoppe, his sweetheart, have
succeeded in getting married. This news
was learned Friday in Pasadena.
Crawford withstood arrest and incar-
ceration in sanatoriums in his obedience
to Cupid.
The admission was made by Mrs. Asa
p. Brown, grandmother of the girl, that
the marriage took place two weeks ago.
The pair got out of sight six weeks ago.
The elder Crawford, millionaire, of Pasa-
dena, who 1t is said, offered his son $780,
900 to give up the girl. could not be seen.
Mrs Crawford received the news of the
marriage several days ago. According to
Mrs. Brown, the young couple are in
British Columbia.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
AMERICA NEXT If GERMANY
WINS, DECLARES KIPLING
Poets Reply to Virginia Editor Says
U. s. Is Unprepared.
sTAUNTON, Va, Sept. 56

| STAUNTON, va, sept. 20.
On September the staunton News
printed some verses by DR.. Charles Minor
Blackford, an associate editor, addressed
to Rudyard Kipling, calling attention TO
! the apparent Inconsistency Of his atti-
tude OF distrust of Russia as shown in
his well-known poem THE Truce of
the Bear" and his present advocacy of
the alliance between Russia and Great
Britain copy of the verses was sent
to Mr.. Kipling and the following reply
has been received from him.
"Bateman's Burwash, Sussex.
~ am much Obliged for your verses OF
September I. The Truce of the Bear
to which they refer, was written i6 years
ago in 1898. 1t dealt with situation and
merace which have long since passed
owav and with issues that are now quite
dead.
THE present situation as far as Eng
lana is concerned is Germany's delib-
crate disregard of the Neutrality of Bel
Rium, whose integrity Germany as we'll
as England guaranteed She has filled
Belgium with every sort of horror and
atrocity, not in the heat of passion but
as part of settled policy of terrorism.
Her aNowed objecN Is the conquest of
Europe on these lines.
"As YOU may prove yourself II you will
consult her literature of the last gem
Grafton, Germany Is the present menace
not to Europe alone. but to the whole
civilized world. II Germany. by any
means, is victorious, you can rest as
sured that IL will be a very short time
before she turns her attention to the
United States If you could meet the
refugees from Belgium flocting into Eng
land and have the opportunity OF check
ing their statements of unimagnable
atrocities and barbarities studiously COM
mttod. you would, 7 am sure. think as
seriously on these matters as we do,
and in your unpreparedness for modern
war you would do we'll to think very
seriously indeed
yours truly
"RUDYARD KIPLING"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
$4,000 JEWELRY STOCK
LEFT IN A SUBWAY CAR
Dealers Son Forgets About Parcel
Containing Precious Gems.


Containing Precious Gems.
NEW YORK. Sept. 26.-The entire
stock of the jewelry store of Abraham
Ritter, SIS Willis avenue. the Bronx,
was left on a downtown subway ex-
press last Saturday night when the
ieweler and his son left the train at
the 96th street station. Mr.. Ritter places
his losss at s13,OOO
Not until Wednesday did the jeweler
notify the police of his loss. The val
uables were in a box, and consisted Of
diamond rings, diamond brooches and
diamond and pearl lavallieres
Mr.. Ritter takes his stock home with
him over Sunday, as burglaries have
been frequent In the neighborhood of
his store. Late on Saturday night he
boarded a downtown express with his
son, and the latter was given the box
containing the jewelry.
The son placed the box on the seat
and 1t was forgotten when the pair left
the train.
marlborough detectives and private
sleuths are working with the police to
recover the jewelry.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
LAWYER HELD FOR FORGERY
Once Reputed Millionaire Accused. Of
Passing Worthless Check

NEW YORK, Sept. 26-Henry zeimer.
once lawyer and later reputed to be a
millionaire manufacturer of artificial
flowers and feathers, was in the lineup
at police headquarters yesterday, having
been arrested on charge of forging the
name OF an old business friend to check
for $50 He was arralgned later in JEFF
ferson Market Court and held by Magis-
trate Simms for examination today.
The police say he was admitted to the
bar In Albany in 1864, and that at one
time he was in the office of D. Cady Her.
rick. Later he made his million in busi-
ness, and along about 1895 resumed the
practice OF law specializing in. divorce
cases His methods brought him into con-
hict with the law and he was sentenced
to 10 years in Sing Sing. Since his re-
lease he has lived, 1t is said. on the IA
vor OF merchants who knew him in his
prosperous days.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
DUMB MAN 4cUssEo0 HER
wife Of Mute Tells Court Husband
Made Her Miserable.

PITTSBURGH, Sept 2s.-Being "cussed'
by mute husband and chased by him,
armed with dead mice were the causes
to strain the marriage bond TO breaking.
averred Mrs. Mary Esther Reed, OF Graf
ton, suburb, speaking Of Alexander
Reed in her suit for divorce, which was
heard yesterday
The court inquired with keen interest how
a husband who was n mute could "cuss'
her. She said he did 1t by means Of
harsh or high and angry squeaks. As
for the mice, he would come into her
presence with a dead mouse dangling
from his fingertlps. She would run; he
would chase her Reed took the stand,
and, facing an Interpreter, denied with
a whlrl Of dlgits that he ever "cussed"
at his wife His fingers declared that
he didn't know any swear words-ccr-
tainly had never heard any. He also
made indignant gesticulatory denial con-
cerning the dead mice.
Decision Is pending.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
EUROPEAN WAR HAS COST
U. S. RED CROSS S2e6, 600
III Surgeons and Nurses, and 80
Carloads Of Supplies Sent Abroad.

Carloads Of Supplies Sent Abroad.
NEW YORK. Sept "a.
The National Red Cross Society has
made public through the New York office
partial estimate of the expenditures TO
date and obligations incurred sincs the
beginning of the war. This shows that
the society has spent approximately $685.
COO Tho total receipts to date have been
t}25, 900 The total cost of sending sur
geon or nurse TO Europe and mantaning
each there for six months Is estimated
at si1Oo. Important itemizcd expenditures
are:
For transportation Of III surgeons and
nurses from their homes to New York,
by sea to Europe, by land from ports of
debarkation to destination in England.
France, Germany. Austria Servia and
Russia. including outfits of uniforms, per
sonal equipment and salaries and sub
sstence for six months and return 20
United states; also transportation OF %
carloads Of hospital and surgical supplies.
$2CUWD. Purchase of hospital and SUR
gical supplies, $4,000; special funds given
for transmission to specified European
Red Cross societies and other especially
indicated purposes, $4,000
The New York state branch Of the Red
Cross. Jacob II Schim. treasurer. has
raised to date sl7O993. The Belgian Re-
lief Fund is s63, 3C3 Tho Merchants Asso-
citation fund for the Red Cross has
reached s2354 Tho fund for the Ameri-
can Ambulance Hospital in Paris is
S57. .S52.94
Seven physicians sailed today on the
Olympic for service on the staff of the
American Ambulance Hospital in Paris.
The volunteers are DR.. Richard Derby,
of 1853 Park avenue connected with ST.
Lukc's Hospital; DR.. j. p Hoguet, 10
East SD street, connected with Bellevue
Hospital; DR.. A. n, Dugdalc. of Omaha,
Neb and Dr. Mercer Blanchard, of Co
lumbus, Ohio. both Of the Hudson street
Hospital: Doctor Cory, OF tho New York
Hospital: Dr. Benjamin Joblons. 2l6 East
Fifteenth street, st. Marks Hospital. and
Or. Lester ROBBERS. 200 West 5Sth street,
Bellevue Hospital. Doctor Derby and Doc
tor Hoguet will be accompanied by their
wives. Mrs. Derby was formerly Miss
Ethel Roosevelt, a daughter of Colonel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
BIG DECREASE IN EXPORTS
Effects of European War Show Trade
At Standstill.

WASHINGTON, Sept B.-Tremendous
decreases in American trade during
August, resulting from war in Europe,
were shown in detail yesterday by COM
parsons of the Department of Com
merce with the business of one year ago.
Export trade to Germany practically
came to q standstill, while that to
France and Great Britain has not been
so seriously interrupted, showing only a
comparatively small decrease.
Trade to Belgium and that to Argen-
tina, which depends largely on foreign
shipping, suffered heavily. The decrease
in August's export trade to Europe as
feet of war upon American import trade
was not so great. Last month It amount
ed to s12o, ,767 800. compared with $137, ,651,-
553 in August, 1913
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
DANIELS TAKES ORDERS
Couldn't Send Destroyer Away in
CAPTAINS Absence.

ALBANY. Sept 26-Secretary Daniels
received a lesson in naval etiquette the
other day, when, according to the story
told at the waterways convention, he
boarded the destroyer McDougall. moored
to Recreation Pier, and ordered that she
be moved to permit the Berkshire to
land 1890 delegates to the convention.
Sorry" said the boatswain, who was
in charge but Captain Palmer's ashore,
and we can't move"
But I'm Secretary Daniels"
81 know IL, sir and I'm sorry. sir, but
the captain is In command here, and
until he comes back the vessel can't be
moved"
But II the captain should drop dead"
asked the Secretary.
Sorry sr-I mean I'm glad, sir; that
is, I am glad that he amt dead, but II
he was, that might be different"
The destroyer stayed at the pier.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
ILLINOIS PROSPEROUS
War Brings Good Times and Farm
ers Thrive.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Sept. 26.-While
other parts of the United States and of
the world in general are complaining of
hard times brought about by the war,
such Is not the case in this State. ILL
nois has been blessed with bountiful
crops. Wheat is abnormal. while oats
and corn are up to the average. Every
mill in the State is profting from the
effects of the war. o
Factories which were suspended are
on full time, orders are coming for
shoes for the armies of Europe and
thousands of horses have been bought
in central Illinois by British and French
army agents and shipped to the Con-
tinent.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
Motorcucle Factories Busy

BTRMINGHA NJ. Eng, Sept 8.-The
value of the motorcycle in warfare has
heen demonstrated to such an extent
on the Continent that the War Office
has put in a rush order to a local firm
for an additional 1000 of the machines.
The motorcycle manufacturers are work
ing night and day.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
WOMAN'S BODY MUTILATED
Fragment Found in the Delaware
and Raritan Canal at Trenton.

TRENTON, n. j., Sept ga section
of woman's body was found yesterday
in the Delaware and Raritan Canal at
this place, and the police have taken
charge OF it to make an Investigation.
The Gruesome find was wrapped in a
woman's clothes, outside of which was a
large piece of wrapping paper with the
name Shiet & Van Graft Company, S1i
North Lawrence street, Philadelphia.
This paper had been sent to the Enter
prise cigar store in this city.
The police are searching the city to
learn if any woman is missing here. Il
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
Cleveland Honors the Horse

CLEVELAND. o.. Sept 26.-Today
parade through the downtown section
was enjoyed by all except the work
horses. Members of the Cleveland Work
Horse Parade Association were busy
along the line of march selling tags to
raise a fund of $4,000 to buy an automo-
bile ambulance for injured, sick and
crippled work horses.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
PYTHIANs INVALE FRISCO

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 2s. - Fifteen
hundred knights Of Pythias arrived in
San Francisco today from the central
and northern parts of the State, bring
ing with them class of 200 candidates
to receive the ranks of the order at
Pythian Castle. Grand Chancellor Miller
and other grand officers will take an
active part in the work.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
TEACHERS GO TO SCHOOL
Agricultural Experts Give Instruc-
ton in Garden Work,

BOSTON, Sept 90. - Boston teachers
went to school today. Professors from
Massachusetts, Agricultural College were
their teachers.
A meeting of all the teachers in the
city was held at the Normal School
building. Agricultural professors ad-
dressed the teachers in garden work,
which is to be one of the studies in the
public schools this winter
The Board of Education has leased sew
eral plots of land throughout the city,
where. gardening will be taught the school
children.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
GEMS LOST ON AUTO RIDE
$15, 1000 Package of Newport Woman
Strangely Disappears,

BOSTON. Sept. 26.-Jewelry valued at
$4,000. the property Of Mrs Harold
Brown. Of Newport. X. l.. which disap-
peared Friday, is being sought by the
police.
Mrs. Brown arrived from Europe on
the CanopiC Friday and gave a bag
containing the gems to her business
agent, Frank Mattcson, Of Providence.
He says he had the bag with him when
he entered an auto at the pier. but that
1t was gone when he reached Mrs.
Browns hotel
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
English Author on Police Force

der1a nds were made on the public for
army volunteers 1t practically cleared out
London's police force and many notables
who were too old to go to war volunteered
to serve as special policemen. Among the
first of these volunteers was Robert Hich-
ems the noted author and playwright
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
DRIVER GRADY SUSPENDED
Philadelphian Barred For Season by
Grand Circuit Judges.

COLUMBUS, o.. Sept. 2G.-U. Grady
the prominent Philadelphia driver. re-
ceived suspension which holds good
until the end of the season from the
Grand Circuit judges yesterday The
officials ruling occurred after the finish
OF the 2:06 pace event, in which Fred
Jamfson drove r. H. Brett in Grady's
stead. The horse was also barred for
the season.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
ONE DEAD IN FIRE
Sixty Persons Rescued From Burning
Industrial Home,

BUFFALO. Sept 26.--Onc man is dead
and several persons are reported missing
as the result Of q fire which destroyed
the Salvation Army Industrial Home, Il
four-story block in the heart of the
wholesale district, early today Firemen
rescued 60 persons trapped in the burning
building
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
SUIT FOR $1,O64, 265
Trespasser Took Ore From Others
Claim. Is Charge.

DENVER, Col, Sept. 26.-Judgment for
s1,064, 265 was asked in a suit brought
here by Charles NJ. Becker against the
Christmas Gold Mining Company. The
claim represents part of the value of
gold ore alleged to have been taken from
the Christmas claim in the Cripple Creek
district by the Golden Cycle Mining Com
pany, of which John T. Mlliken, st.
Louis capitalist, Is president.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
See This Great New Car

For those who want the utmost in motor
car style. luxury, comfort and carrying
capacity but who do not care to pay need
leSSly high prices for unnecessary weight
and power, this Master Six" II passenger
Touring Car offers a remarkable value.
Come and see this and the other Chalmers
l0lS models
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-26
New 7=Passenger Touring Car, $1,000
Again ''Master Six" of T

For those who seek the fullest
offer this passenger model of the 1915 Chalmers master
and powerful stylish and distinctive,
tried BODY
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-14
TEACHERS CHOSEN
FOR ENSUING YEAR


At the meeting of the Durango
school board held last night, the fol
lowing teachers were elected for the
ensuing year:
Superintendent E. E. Smiley.
Principal of High School-Mr. E.
Lee Holden.
Commercial Courss-Mr M. E
Skaggs.
History-Mrs. Rosepha Pulford.
Mathematics-Mr E. J. Myers.
Modern Languages--Miss Eva Ed
wards.
English-Miss Rae E. Blanchard.
Latin-Miss Edna Turner.
Miss Goldie Hooker.
Manual Training-Mr. Shelby Pat.
rick.
Domestic Science-Mrs. Rose NJ
Koogle.
Miss Eda Anderson, principal Of
grades at high school.
Miss II. Ellen Gillmor, principal oi
grades at Whittier scholo.
Miss Rolena Fickel, principal ot
grades at Park school.
Miss Kathryn Slater, grade teach
er at high school.
Miss Anna Pickering, grade teach
er at.high school.
Miss Bertha Biggs. grade teacher
at high school.
Miss Mary Bryant, grade teacher q
high school,
Miss Nellie McCarty, grade teachel
at high school.
Miss Winifred Farwell, grade teach
er at high school.
Miss Nell Earhart, grade teache
at Park school.
Miss Florence Beatty, grade teach
er at Park school,
Miss Margaret Kroessr, grad
teacher at Park school.
Miss Mamie O'Connell, grade teach
er at Park school
Miss Myrtle Hill, grade teacher q
Park school.
Miss Mercedes Phelan, grade teach
er at Park school.
Mrs. Grace Bishop, grade eaache
at Park school.
Miss Sharley Pike, grade teache
at Whittier school.
Miss Mary O'Rourke. grade teach
er at Whittier school.
Mrs. Wilda Barnes, grade tsache
at Whittier school,
Miss Grace Patrick. teacher at Por
ter.
Semi-weekly herald., 1914-05-14

Sheriff Fassbinder succeeded in re-
covering the two horses stolen from
Wood & Morgan and the three stolen
from the Trubys, but the thieves are
still at large. Last night the sheriff
returned from a weeks trip through
northern New Mexico in search of the
culprits. The evening before he left
Durango he had been advised by wire
that one Of the men who took the
horses was in jail at Cuba. On his
arrival there, he found that Colyer
the one arrested, had fled. while his
jailer was recovering from overindulg.
ence in liquid refreshments. Sheriff
Fassbinder was accompanied by Sher-
| if Dufur of San Juan county and
j: w. Morgan of the firm of Wood
& Morgan. They had all sorts OF
adventures, which finally resulted in
their getting the horses, but the men
are still going south" The con
stable at Cuba is on their trail and
may yet succeed in locating them.