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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1914-11-07
put 1t to the touch
To gain or lose 1t all.

He saw 1t coming; before long he
| and that Italian would be at each 9TH
er's threats.
Come in" he called, in response
to a sudden thunder on the door.
The door opened and a short, en-
ergetic old man, purple-visaged and
| hawk-eyed, came in. Why the devil
don't you join the Trappist monks.
Abbott? II | wasn't tough l should
have died of apoplexy on the second
landing.
Good morning, Colonel" Abbott
laughed and rolled out the patent rock
er for his guest. What's on your
mind this morning? l can give you
one without ice"
I'll take it neat. my boy. I'm not
thirsty, I'm faint. These Italian archi-
tects; they call three ladders flights
of stairs! . Ha! That's Irish whis-
ky, and jolly fine. Want you to come
over and take tea this afternoon. Pm
going up presently to see the Harri-
gans. Thought I'd go around and do
the thing informally. Taken fancy
to the old chap. He's a little bit Of
all right. I'm no older than he is, but
look at the difference! Whisky and
soda. that's the racket. Not by the
tubful; just an ordinary half dozen a
day. and dem climate thrown in"
Difference in training"
Rot. It's the sized hat man
wears. I'd give fifty guineas to see
the old fellow in action. But, l say;
recall the argument we had before you
went to Paris?"
YES"
We'll, win. Saw him bang across
the street this morning"
Abbott muttered something.
What was that?"
Nothing"
Sounded like dem it. to me-"
Maybe it did"
Heard about him in Paris?"
No"
THE old boy had transferred his
regiment to lonesome post in the
North to cool his blood. The young
ster took the next train to Paris. He
was there incognito for two weeks be-
fore they found him and bundled him
back. OF course, every one knows that
he is but a crazy lad who's had too
much freedom" The colonel emptied
his glass Il feel dem sorry for Nora.
Douglas Island news., 1914-06-03

Fred Brown, the veteran operator on Unga island, recently came from Seat tie with a crew of six experts who will inetal a 2OO-ton cyanide plant at the Apollo mine this summer Equipment and supplies to the value of s30,000 are following them. Something like 40O,. 900 yards of tailings from the 6O.stamp mill are to be handled by the new cyanide plant, some of it being taken from the sea dump by special permis- sion of the government. Thirty stamps were operated last season and almost as many more will be worked this year Mir. Brown has the Apollo leased from the Alaska Commercial Company. Valdez Miner.
Douglas Island news., 1914-06-03

The report comes from Fairbanks that all arrangements for installing a power plant at Totalauika have been made, and it will be but a short time until the engineers arrive to superin- tend the construction During the last few months John H. Hughes and John L. Timmius have been in London making final financial arrangements. A large crew of workmen will be put to work at once, and according to present plans, the construction work will be we'll under way before the middle of summer. The plant will be located neal the Nenana coal fields and will furnish power aud light to the Tanana valley as we'll as along the route, to be used in the operation of the mines and dredges.
Douglas Island news., 1914-06-03

Chitina Leader Construction of a 525OO0O concentrating plant, with daily capacity of 500 tons, is now under way at the mine of the Beatson Copper Go. on Latouche island Twenty-Five carpenters, who will help build the plant, recently arrived on the steam ship Northwestern, of the Alaska Steamship company. One hundred and fifty thousand feet of lumber already has beeu carried to the mine for the new plant by the ireighters of the Alaska Steamship company and an- other l5OOJO feet is on the way from Seattle. The mine has been shipping ore south for more than ten years, but with the completion of the nc plant will ship only concentrates. Some dit- 1culty was found in keeping the orc mp to grade high enough to justify it's shipment south.
Douglas Island news., 1914-06-03

The Wrangell Sentinel man is hard to please. Here is his latest complaint: Backward, turn backward, oh Time in your flight; give us a girl with skirts not so tight; give us a girl whose charms, many or few, are not expoeed by too much peekaboo; give us a girl, no matter what age, who won't use the streets for a vaudeville stage; give us a girl not too sharply in view; dress in skirts the sun can't shine through. And give us the dances of days gone by, with plenty of clothes and steps not SO high; put turkey trot cspers and but termilk slides, hurdy gurdy swists and grizzly bear glides and other such bunny hugs all on a level as products of hell inspired by the devil; and let us feast cur optics once more, on the pure sweet woman of the days of yore. Yes, time, turu backward, and grant our re- quest, for Gods richest blessing, but not undresssd-
Douglas Island news., 1914-06-03

Carefully prepared estimates show that the gold production of the Fair banks district this year will total ap- proximately s3,7910OO. This is about the same as the production for last year. Tn reaching this estimate, oper- ators in the district were asked for es- inmates for their respective claims, and these estimates were totaled to deter mine the rull output. The production of gold on the various creeks is esti- maled at a total of s2,g4t,O00. The Hot Springs district will yield about S7OO,
 0C0. and the TeHderfoot, Kantishne, Bonuideld and outlying districts will produce about sl500C0. Itis estimated that there is now in the dumps on the creeks a6out s6G5,OOO worth of gold. Tbi. ie little more than % per cent of tho year's estimated yield CLatanike is expected to lead the creek camps and Ester will be second. Ire es- Gmated yield of Chatanika is placed at s5O3O00, aud that of Ester creek is placed at 5439.O00. Cleary creek is ex
 pected to be third, with S3290OO, and Goldstraam with s3l2,5OO. is placed fourth on the fairbanks Citizen.
Douglas Island news., 1914-06-03
Made Her More Nervous

She was rather.a nervous old lady and fearful of being robbed of her purse, kept in a pocket of her under skirt. Taking a cab, she at the end of her journey began searching, as ladies do, for the carefully concealed pocket The cabby, misconstruing her move ments, looked on grimly.
 "Well, mem," he broke in, "when you've done a.scratching, me fare's IS pence."-London Tsttler.
Douglas Island news., 1914-06-03
Transfer of Business

Notice is hereby given that the mer cantue business heretofore conducted in the Indian village at Douglas, Alas ka, by Peter SaRof, has been sold and transferred to John SagoG, who will collect al. accounts due said business and hereby assumes all indebtedness.
 Dated at Douglas, Alaska, May l& 1914. PETER SAGOFF, m2Ji1O JOHN SAGOFE.
Douglas Island news., 1914-06-03

A quietly dressed woman was arrang' ing to take out a life insurance policy. "Eour name, please" said the agent "Lucy Brown"
 Are you marriedr
 Occasionally"
 I-IdonT think I quite understand you," said the astonished clerk. "I said occasionally" repeated the woman. "My husband is a travelling man.
Douglas Island news., 1914-06-03

Have you a house to buildg See Geo. E. Brown, Contractor and Builder, Douglas, Alaska. He knows.-AdV.
Douglas Island news., 1914-06-03

Broken pipes repaired at Keists Pool Room. All work guaranteed Advertisement
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-23

GAS VICTIMS GET DAMAGES
Parents of Two Children Who Were
Asphyxiated, Awarded $4,000.

Little Rock.-Judgment for $4,000
was awarded P. NJ. Coppedge and his
wife Mrs Anna Coppedge, in Circuit
Court, when the jury which heard
the trial of their action for damages
against the Pulaski Gas Light Com.
pany, returned verdict for the plain
tiffs for $500 in each suit.
Mrs. Coppedge sued for S35 900 dam.
ages for personal injuries sustained
in an accident at the Coppedge home
in December, 1912, when her two lit
tie daughters lost their lives. The
three had gone to sleep with the gas
flame in an open radiator supplied
with natural gas burning low. When
found one of the children had died.
the other died almost Immediately.
and Mrs. Coppedge had sustained in
juries which rendered her seriously
i'll for several months. and necessi-
tated the amputation of her right leg.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-23
ASKS DIRECTORS TO ATTEND
State Superintendent Cook Makes Re-
quest Of All School Boards.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little Rock.-No.tices of the meet
ing of the Arkansas School Directors
Association, to be held January % in
the convention hall of the Marion Ho-
tel are being sent out from the State
Department of Public Instruction to
all the school directors of the state.
The notices include an urgent re-
quest for all school boards to send
representatives TO this meeting. There
are no dues or other fees to pay. All
directors are eligible to membership.
The call for the meeting is signed by
Geo. B. Cook, state superintendent Of
public instruction and chairman of the
State Board of Education by Allen
Winham of TeXarkana, president OF
the Arkansas Directors Association
and b. w. Torreyson, secretary of the
state Board of Education
The object of the meeting is to de-
eide on definite plans for a campaign
to increase public school efficiency,
so that many districts now badly ham
pered may have longer terms, better
buildings and adequate teaching force.
Superintendent Cook states that
many inquiries are being received and
that a large attendance is expected
to this very important meeting.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-23
KILLS RIVAL, THEN SELF
Jealous Man Perpetrates Double Traq-
edy Near Murfreesboro.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
MurfreeSboro.-Ad double tragedy oc-
CURED near here when James Smith
shot and killed Austin Whitlock and
then, after fleeing, killed himself TO
prevent capture or possible violence.
A woman who was said to be the
cause of the shooting was with Whit
lock when he was killed
Both men were employed at a log
camp about two and half miles
northeast of town. The woman in the
case also lived at the camp. The men
who are said to have been rivals. had
quarreled several days ago. The feud,
however, seems to have been patched
up as long as both were at the camp.
Later Whtlock was driving down
the road near the camp in company
with the woman. Smith met them and
a quarrel is supposed to have follow
ed Smith shot Whitlock five times
The woman escaped injury. After the
shooting Smith escaped to the woods.
Fred Dudley who lives at the log
camp notified the officers at Murfrees-
boro. A posse was organized. Just
about dark the searchers found the
body of Smith, who had shot himself
about two miles north of where the
killing took place.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-23
MURPHY WANTEOTO
RULE, SAYS SULZER
DEPOSED GOVERNOR GIVES IN.
SIDE HISTORY OF HIS SPLIT
WITH BOSS.
GAVE EXECUTIVE ORDERS
Tammany Chief Told Official He
Would End Him Quick if He
Did Not Obey Them.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
New York.-William Sulzer testi-
fled under oath that Charles F. Muir
ply. Tammany leader, threatened to
wreck his administ ation as governor
of New York of he did not appoint
James E. Gaffney commissioner oi
highways. Sulzer said he had declin-
ed to make the appointment after
United States Senator James A. O'Gor-
man told him that Gaffney was Muir
phys chief bagman," and that Gaff-
ney had attempted 10 hold up James
0. Stewart, a state highway contrac-
tor, and client of the senator. for
100000 "and that to appoint him
would be disgrace to the state of
New York"
Suffers testimony was his first sworn
statement of charges he has made
against Murphy and in many parti-
culars he added to and elaborated
them
Sulzer appeared as a witness in Dis
trict Attorney Whitman's John Doe"
inquiry into state highway graft He
was called to explain why, as COVER
nor-elect, he had sent a telegram to
the State Canal Board requesting it
to defer action on a S3,000,000 canal
contract, upon which Stewart was low
est bidder Stewart, who failed to
get the contract, testified at a pre-
vious hearing that a man named Gaff-
ney had asked him for a contribution
of five per cent of the contract.
Sulzer said that he had sent the
telegram because be had teen told
there was DANCER that Stewards bids
would be thrown out, and that this
would be a great injustice to Stewart
and the state of New York. Because
he requested the Canal Board TO defer
action, Sulzer said, Murphy summoned
him, and told him he was Quitting in
where he did not belong and that
he was not beginning right as gov
ernor.'
When Sulzer resented this and told
the Tammanv chief he intended to De
his own governor he swore that Mur
ply replied:
Like hell you will I'll see where
you'll end UP damned quick"
Sulzer indicated this interview mark
ed his first clash with Murphy.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-23
BIC DISTRICT FOR ST. LOUIS
One Regional Bank Urged for Lower
Mississippi Valley.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
81. Louis.-Plans for regional bank
embracing the lower Mississippi val
ley from the northern border of Mis-
souri, to the Gulf of Mexico and ex-
tending as far west as western Kan
sas and western Texas, and as far
east as eastern Kentucky and south
ern Indiana, were presented at the
federal reserve bank hearing here.
1t was urged by men who appeared
before Secretaries McAdoo and Hous-
ton that St. Louis be made the center
of this district, but on this point the
witnesses We're not unanimous, some
saying the banks of their towns pre-
ferred to be in district OF which
Kansas City was the center.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-23
CAPITOL FUND Is LARGE
Contains Greater Part of Cash Now In
State Treasury.

Little Rock.-The reports OF the au-
dtor of state and state treasurer,
showing the condition of the state
treasury at the end of the quarter,
December 81, 1913, have been filed
with Governor Hays.
The report shows that on December
81 there was $535,4S1.25 cash in the
treasury, distributed as follows: Gen
eral revenue, $l1,09207; common
school, S71 ,941 So; state capitol, 1894,
1892; permanent school. $5,170.12;
forest revenue, s13,12319; investment,
$1017; registered nurses. $65003;
Confederate pension, $l1 ,S5053; sink
ing $29.4S261; tax due counties, So,
01323; tax due cities. s563.76 peni-
tentiary. 36,175.6S; fertilizer, $3,279,-
35; University Of Arkansas, endow
ment. $9,193.75; northeast cattle tick.
s77S; northwest cattle tick fund, s1.15;
teachers. $2,2S1.07; highway improve
ment, $4,45S1S.
The disbursements during the quar-
ter amounted to $3.50, ,500.62 as follows
General revenue. s27035,62 com
mon school, $27,364,75; state capitol,
$20,261.11; tax due counties, s3,73S.44:
tax due cities, s72S.09; penitentiary,
S44,201.52 forest reserve, s3713; Con
federate pension, $102,l7760; North
east cattle tick district, $2,410.75; Uni
versity of Arkansas. s3,4S0; teachers
fund, $455.17; investment companies,
$52S69; highway improvement, $3,404,-
81; registered nurse, $26S.91.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-23
ASHLEY COUNTY BANK HIT
Old institution Forced by Run to Close
Its Doors.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Hamburg. directors OF the Ash.
ley county bank of Hamburg, one OF
the oldest and most substantial of the
smaller banking institutions in south
Arkansas decided to close the doors
of the bank and turn it's affairs ovsr
to State Bank Commissioner John NJ.
Davis, This action was taken after
a slight run on tle bank had been
made by depositors. The bank is said
to be in fine condition and could have
secured funds from other banks, had
the request been made. it is said
The Ashley county tank is capitaliz,
ed at $4,000 and has a surplus Of
$4,000 j II. Pryor Sr has heen at
the head Of the bank for years and }
II. Shafer is cashier.
1t was said that an ugly" rumoi
was circulated regarding the bank,
which caused uneasiness among it's de.
postors. The action of the directors
was taken 10 avoid further troubla
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-23
KILLED
SELF IN FRISCO
PRINCIPAL IN DOUBLE TRAGEDY
IDENTIFIED AS MISSING ARK
ANSAS OFFICIAL.
WOMAN ALSO ENDS HER LIFE
First Trace Of Cross County Treasurer
Secured Since He Disappeared,
Leaving Shortage.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Wynne.-That the man known as A.
b. Wood, who killed himself in the
Fillmore Hotel in San Francisco, after
woman supposed to be his niece, had
shot herself to death, was A. H.
(WoodD Hammett, former treasurer of
Cross county and for many years one
OF the best known politicians of East
ern Arkansas, seems to have been
established by papers found on the
dead mans body. A letter from Mrs.
Josephine Russell Of Cuero, Texas,
sister of Hammett, was found in his
effects and other papers showed that
the dead man had formerly lived in
Wynne
Some doubt was expressed as to
the identity of the woman who was
with Hammett, but advices from San
Francisco are believed to indicate that
she was Mrs. Sallie Watts Schumake.
former resident of Wynne, who dis
appeared from the city about the same
time that Hammett left.
\ Relatives of ,Iammett. satisfied with
the identification of the man who kill
ed himself in San Francisco, wired
instructions to have the body for
warded to Wynne for burial
Dispatches from San Francisco say
that Hammett killed himself because
of recent financial losses. The woman,
1t is said, up-braided Hammett for
threatening to commit suicide and then
grasped a revolver and ended her own
life. Hammett then took the same re-
volver and killed himself. it is said.
Friends of Hammett believe that his
mind was unbalanced. They assert
that he was prosecuted by political
enemies and that this affected his
reason.
Hammett disappeared from Wynne
just few weeks before his term OF
office as treasurer expired A grand
jury investigation disclosed the fact
that he was short about $4,000 in his
accounts and an indictment charging
him with embezzlement was returned.
No trace of Hammett had been secur.
ed from the time he disappeared until
the news of the suicide in San Fran
cisco was received.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-23

ASK FOR GOVERNMENT AID
Good Roads Delegates Urge Congress-
men to Seek Appropriation.
Western Newspaper Union News Service

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Little Rock.-County Judge c. NJ.
Philpot Of Jefferson county is the new
mead OF the Arkansas Good Roads and
Drainage Association, having been
named to succeed Judge Coker of Drew
county at the closing session of the
twelfth annual convention in Little
Rock. Judge E. P. Moliter of Helena
vas elected vice president and George
K. Brown of Little Rock was re-elect-
ed secretary-treasurer
The association voted to hold its
next annual convention in Little Rock.
after invitations had been extended by
Little Rock and Fort Smith.
Before adjournment the following
resolutions were adopted by the asso.
citation:
MemoraliZing Arkansas members Of
Congress to use their support and in
fluence to secure the passage of leg
islation giving federal aid to the va
rious states for the construction of
good roads.
SA'iS NV hoi nay " dppOlHl u
traffic commission of five members for
the purpose of preparing rules and
regulations governing the traffic over
the roads of the state to be submitted
to the next Legislature In 1915.
Endorsing the bills introduced at
the last two sessions of the legislature
by Representative Heartsill Ragon of
Johnson county, providing for the
construction of a macadamized road
between Fort Smith and Little Rock.
Pfedging the support of the asso-
citation to the Woman's Auxiliary of
the Southern Commercial Congress.
About 500 delegates were present
at this convention and It was the
opinion of all who were present that
it was the most successful convention
ever held by the association.
In general discussion of the best
methods to be adopted in pushing the
good roads work it was the general
sense of the convention that each
county should be formed into an i'm.
provement district and that the county
judge should plan a series of high.
ways through the county to be built
With the funds received.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-23
M CUMbS MAY GO ON BENCH
Latest Report Is Arkansan Is Slated
for New York Supreme Court.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Washington, d. CA few days ago it
was rumored about Washington that
William f. McCombs, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, prob
ably would accept the French ambas-
sadorship, which was rendered him
some time ago by President Wilson.
Then the political dopesters were boom
ing Mr.. McCombs for the United States
Senate as a probable successor TO
Elihu Root of New York.
Now comes the story that Governor
Glynn of New York practically has de-
cided upon the appointment of Mr..
McCombs as one of the justices of the
New York Supreme Court to succeed
Justice Gerard, who has been named
as ambassador to Germany.
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-23
JUSTICE COURTS ATTACKED
Grand Jury, Indicting Four Officials,
Scores Whole System.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Hot Springs. county officers
were indicted by the grand jury, when
it made its final report to Circuit
Judge Calvi2 T. Gotham. They are
Justices of Peace Joe Afford, B. f. De.
Vail, Tom Gladson and Constable Joe
Lankford.
Referring to the justices of the
peace and the constables office the
grand jury said:
Our investigation of the fees of
the county officers has developed an
appalling condition existing in the of
fices of the active justices Of the
peace and the constable in the city
of Hot Springs. We have found sys-
tenn of graft operating between the
justice and constables office, which
is permitted by law; that warrants are
issued on the most trivial information.
and numerous witnesses are subpoena
ed, citizens are embarrassed by being
dragged into court and very few con
victions obtained
The entire office procedure is pros
tituted and the sacred institution of
justice becomes a revolving graft We
cannot too severely condemn these Of
fices. The system of justice of the
peace as now being operated under
the laws of the state of Arkansas is
disgrace to the entire state and they
should be by all means abolished. We
earnestly plead with the citizens of
this county to use their every endeav-
or TO have this office abolished by the
next legislature"
The Forrest City times., 1914-01-23
BANDITS GET BUT IS CENTS
Wreck Louisiana Bank Vault and
Cannot Get at Money.
.snaper Union News SoryIce.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Madisonville, La.-An explosion fol-
lowed by a fusillade of shots and the
whirl of a disappearing automobile,
brought citizens from their beds be-
fore daylight to find that the vault
of the Madisonville State Bank had
been blown open by robber:
A too heavy charge so wrecked the
vault that the robbers could not enter
and they fled, after rifling the cash
drawer of three nickles. Officials be-
lieve the shots We're fired by picket
to distract the attention of the town
marshals.