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Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
TO DIVIDE PROFITS
Farr Alpaca Co. of HoIyoke Adopts
Liberal Plan With Employees,
Effective at Once.

- 49,
Holyoke, Mass.-The Farr AL
paca company, employing 5000 opera
tives, which earns approximately
100000 a year aud has paid "a per
cent dividends and whose officials
predicted that disaster would follow
the tariff revision, announced that its
capital would be Increased from ST.
100000 to $780, 600, in the form Of a
stock dividend, and that . liberal
pr%oft.sharing plan would 90 into ef-
feet Immediately.
Dividends will be declared Dec. 81
to all employees Of one years, standing.
Employees drawing from 5000 to 81, 900
a year in wages will receive next
January q dividend OF from $48 to $50.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
LOUISIANA CASE is CITED
Experts Convinced Late Planting viii
Not Control Weevil.
m Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.-The United States De-
partment of Agriculture, in a bulletin
Just issued, declares that a large ex.
pertinent provided by natural condi
tons in Louisiana has proven that the
theory sometimes advanced that the
boil weeyil can be controlled by late
planting better than by early planting
is a fallacy.
The bulletin Of the department, with
reference to the Louisiana investiga.
tons, Is as follows:
Occasionally the theory is announ'
ced that the boil weevil can be con.
trolled by late planting better than
by early planting Of the crop. The
Bureau Of Entomology has conducted
many experiments to determine
whether late planted cotton will pro.
duce a satisfactory crop. The results
have all been negative. The advocates
of late planting, however, have con.
tended that the experiments Of the
department have not been conducted
on a sufficiently large scale. On this
account an unusually large experiment
which was provided by natural csndi-
ton In! Louisiana Is Of interest.
I'm the spring of 1913 there Was an
overflow by Bayou de Glaize In Avo.
yelles Parish, occurring in May and
continuing until early in June. On one
side of the bayou a strip of land one
mile long and from eight to ten miles
wide was flooded. The levee on the
opposite side Of the bayou retained the
water. Cotton was planted early on
the one side and late on the other. 1t
has furnished a large scale contrast
between the two methods Of planting
in the same locality and on identical
soil formations.
Examinations which have just been
made by the Bureau of Entomology
show that a crop Of half a bale was
made on the side that was not over.
flowed where the planting was early,
while the opposite side, which was
late planted, yielded much less. A few
illustrations out of many that were
obtained will be given. o. H. Joffrion
obtained a yield Of LIPS pounds of
seed cotton from a crop planted on
April Is, while the crop planted acros
the bayou on May 20 yielded $50
pounds of seed cotton per acre. o. P.
Couvillion planted on May % and OBJ
tanned one-fourth Of a bale per acre.
In 1911 on the same field he produced
a half a bale per acre.
THE illustrations that have been
given show the general difference be-
tween the early and late planted cot.
ton. The observations, therefore,
prove In a very definite way that late
planted crops are sure to be injured
more severely than crops planted
early"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Old Convent Building Burned.

Grand Coteua.-Fire destroyed tho
old community at the Sacred Heart
convent, which was erected in 1921.
1t was the first Sacred Heart convent
in Louisiana and the second In Ameri-
ca. The fire also destroyed all the
buildings in the rear Of the convent.
Had the wind been north the large
convent and the whole college Of
Grand Coteau would have been de-
stroyed. A short while after the alarm
was given the Jesuit fathers, college
boys and the whole of Grand Coteau
and Sunset gathered to help. All their
efforts were centered on the big con
vent.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07

ROB BANK IN BROAD DAYLIGHT
Bandits Lock Logansport Officials In
Vault-Get 5000 Loot.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Logansport.-Two masked bandits
entered the State bank of Logansport
at noon, covered the cashier, Smith
Price, and his assistant, T. T. Cal
houn, with pistols, then robbed the
safe of between $4,000 and $4,000, af-
ter which the bank officials were lock-
ed in the vault. The bandits made
their escape.
The two bank officials worked their
way out Of the vault with a monkey
wrench which had been placed inside
for just such an emergency.
A man giving his nam as Frank ].
Moore was arrested at Shreveport. He
had only a small amount of money in
his possession. w. A.. Cole, another
suspect, was arrested later at Joa-
quin, Texas.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
ILLINoIsANs STORE up COAL.
Fear Of General Strike and Closing
Down Of Mines Cause Many to
Lay in Fuel Supply.

Pana, ll.-Fearing q general
strike Of the coal miners follow
ing the joint conference Of the United
Mine Workers and Illinois operators
a. indianapolis next month, and ow.
ing to the further fact that many min.
ers are voluntarily closing on account
OF no demand for coal, a large number
OF the heaviest consumers Of coal IN
central Illinois are storing coal In
large quantities.
The city Of Pana closed contracts
for 5000 tons Of coal and are storing
1t as rapidly as teams can haul It to
bins. Other cities are doing likewise.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
DEALS OF FRISCO SCORED
SALES OF SECURITIES MADE AS
CONCERN ToTTEREp,
Syndicate Made Millions by AcquIsi.
ton Of Subsidiary Lines, SEN
ate Is informed.

Washington.-The Frisco report
was made by the interstate commerce
commission to the senate and scores
by its findings virtually the entire
financial operations which led up t.
the r%eceivership.
The report says that the sale Of sc
curities to the investing public,
through the bankers, at q time when
every appearance indicated the in.
solvency Of the issuing company, in.
'vites and. warrants condemnation Of
all those who assisted and partici.
pated in such sale.
The report tells of Speyer & Co.'s
floating Ss ,o6n. eno of 5seur4siss4in sar
spring of 1918, and then It follows
with the statement of the weakened
condition Of affairs at that time and
says Speyer & Co. should have known
conditions.
The troubles leading up to the re.
celVershlp were declared to be a dis.
propprtionate capital, the acquisition
OF new lines, the financing of the New
Orleans, Texas & Northern and other
North Texas lines and the desire for
a Chicago terminal involving the talk.
ing over Of the heavy fixed charges Of
the Chicago & Eastern Illinois.
In one year, the report declared,
the road paid premiums to bond sales.
men amounting to $~1,4s6,S52, on Sc
curities amounting to $32,152,6 o2,
some OF which were sold as low as
CIV, with the result that the com.
pany' was .saddled with annual inter.
est charges of $1,226,63O on money It
never had received.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
TO Let Big Eevee Contract.

New Orleans,-Major Kerr, of the
State Board of Engineers, is sending
out notices to the effect that bids
will be received up to noon, Monday,
February ., for the construction of
the river side enlargement, approx
mately 100000 cubic yards known as
the Red Cross to Holloway Levee on
the Atchafalaya river, east bank. par.
ish of Point Coupee. This is a very
large contract and will represent many
thousands of dollars.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
EXPERTS RAP HYGIENIc FADs
investigating Committee Of State Hos.
pitaIs' Medical Association Die
approve Sex Education.

Chicago, III. - Hygienic fads-
eugenics, sex education and sterliza.
ton of criminals and defectiyes-were
disapproved by the special investigat-
ing committee Of the State Hospitals
Medical association, which reported
to the main body at the annual meet.
Ing at the Chicago State hospital.
The committee is composed Of DR..
H. D. Singer of the State Psycopathic
Institute, DR.. e. A. Foley Of the Jack
sonville State hospital and Dr.. A. l..
Bowen, secretary of the State CHAR.
ties commission.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Mrs. Stroud to Get Insurance.

Shreveport.-Attorney James NJ,
Foster announces that a $4,000 life in.
surance policy taken out by Jesse
Stroud, Caddo oil worker, a few
months before he was shot and killed
by Mrs. Della Stroud, his wife, will be
paid the widow Immediately. Mrs.
Stroud shot her husband, after less
than a years married life, on a public
road. She was charged with murder.
but convinced the trial jury that she
acted in self.defense. Relatives of
Stroud filed suit for the insurance, but
the litigation has been withdrawn.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
New Interurban Planned.

Shreveport The louisiana Texas
Traction Company, represented here
by Major A. B. Blevins and Secretary
Glen N. Walkc-1, is considering con.
structing an %interurban electric line
from Mansfield to Vivian, passing
Shreveport, Blanchard, Oil City and
Mooringsport. A committee Of Vivian
citizens. including Mayor Baker, has
been named to work on the franchise
and rights-of-way details. This line
is separate from the proposed Shreye.
port-Monroe interurhan.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
New Railroad Planned.

Plaucheville.-A private conference
was held between a committee Of
prominent men OF this place and some
railroad officials, who met in Bunkie.
The object was to consider the build
ing Of a railroad, starting from the
Texas and Pacific nea Longbridge,
connecting with the line Of the Louisi.
ana Railway and Navigation Company
and running south through Plauche-
vile to points further south. The com.
mittee seemed to feel that the build.
Ing Of the road IL Q certainty.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Blamed for Four Deaths.

South Bend, Ind.-After an investi.
cation as to the causes of the collapse
OF the Shivley-Ho Toner building in this
city, Jan. 8, when four persons were
killed, Coroner T. ]. Swantz, in his
report placed the responsibility upon
Walter ". Schneider. the architect
VINO prepared the plans and super.
vised the %remode]ing of the building
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Biz Bond Issue Registered.

Baton Rouge.-Secretary OF State
Hebert has registered 100000 of good
road bonds issued by the Parish of
Calcasieu. They are S per cent serial
bonds, and were voted recently by
Calcasieu parish. 1t is the largest
local bond issue ever voted in the state
for the purpose Of building a parochial
system of good roads.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
n. Y. %SANTACLAuS BANKRUPT
Chop House Proprietor Who Answered
$1,000 Letters From Little Ones
Goes TO tho Wall,

New York.-Even Santa Claus
cannot Withstand the high cost
OF giving a. is shown by the bank
ruptcy petition of Paul Henkel, pre-.
prtetor Of Henkels' chop house on
Thirty-sixth street, on file here.
Last Christmas Henkel played
Santa Claus to 1900 children VINO
mailed letters to Santa Claus. Not a
child who dropped such a letter in
. New York mail box was overlooked.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Burned Cabin for Spite, CHARGE

Aexandria.-Henry Benjamin, q ne
gro, was brought here by F. C. Powell
from Milford. La, and jailed on the
charge of arson. Benjamin Is alleged
to have burned his own cabin at Nil.
ford. It is said that his wife left
him and Benjamin burned the cabin
for spite.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Aged Pioneer Has Family Reunion.

Aged Pioneer Has Family Reunion.
Iota.-lMattheus Pousson, ST., prob
ably the Oldest pioneer of this section
OF Acadia parish, having settled here
IS years ago celebrated his SSth birth.
day BY a family reunion. Nine chill.
dren. six sons and three daughters,
with their wives and husbands, and
70 grandchildren, we're assembled. Mr..
Pousson was born in France, and serv.
ed with distinction in the Crimean war
in Europe before emigrating to Louisi.
ana.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Loulslanians Win Case.

Washfngton.-The Interstate Com.
MERGE Commission in a decision de.
clared that 1t is unjust, and discrimina-
tive on the part OF the Vicksburg,
Shreveport and Pacific Railway Com
pany to assess switching charges
against ]. A. Adams & Sons Company
at Monroe, Gibsland, Ruston and Sib-
ley. La, while according like service
to Adams & Sons. competitors at
Wcksburg and Jackson, Miss. Repara-
ton was ordered.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
FEDERA[s LOSE IN BATTLE.
MANY EXECUTED AFTER FIGHT
WITH REBELS.
Gen. Villa Has $5,ooo,ooo Cash and
Millions q Seized Property to
Garry on Revolution.

Brownsville. Tex.-Four hundred
hderals were killed In the battle of
Conception del Orc, Zacatecas, or
were. executed after being captured,
according to IN official report to con
s%titutionalist headquarters in Mata.
moros. The engagement took place
south of Saltilto. The rebels lost sew
en- killed and 10 were wounded. Dyna-
mite bombs made from cast-iron pipe
were used with effect by the consti.
tutlonalists.
The battle lasted n hours, the reb.
els gradually advancing on the city
behind barricades and entertainments.
which they constructed as they went.
The greatest loss Of life occurred
when an overwhelming force Of rebels
ambushed federal reinforcements
from Saltillo.
There was no. destruction Of prop
erty.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
GIRL FOUND GUILTY
ON M@URDERCHARGE
NEW ORLEANS JURY RECON-.
MENDs PRISON SENTENCE
FOR AUGUSTA EDWARDS.
Western Newspaper Union New, Service,

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
New Orleans.-Miss Augusta Ed.
wards, aged &c, charged with the mur.
der Of George W. Refill, IS, here last
July, was found guilty by a jury which
recommended a verdict without CAPT
tai punishment. The court deferred
sentence. Refill was married.
The girl testified that she and Refill
were engaged and that she did not
know for a long time that Refill was
married.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
1000 HOMELESS IN RUSSIA
District Around St. Petersburg swept
by Cyclone and Flood; Rail
Traffic Crippled.

It.3
St. Petersburg.--More than 1000
persons are homeless in the dis
trict about st. Petersburg swept BY
cyclone. and flood. Thousands Of
workmen are idle through the en-.
forced shut down Of plants, and rail.
road traffic is at a s~tandstill in many
quarters. The total damage probably
will exceed $4,000, 900.
Soldiers were formed into relief
squads to help clean up the flood
debris and distribute food and cloth
ing among the refugees. The cold is
causing much suffering among home
less families.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Rule 81 Reaeon Aoeatled.

MISUNDERSTANDING the SUI
prem court and lower tribunals for
their administration Of the Sherman
law, Representative Stanley Of Ken
lucky appeared as the first witness
in the house judiciary committees
hearing on trust bill to urge an amend
ment which will repeal the rule of
reason"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
cave.pweners Are Found.

Washington.-Frank Edward John.
son, an explorer Of the National Geo
graphical society, returned from q
two years investigation Of the Troglo-
dyte tribes Of Southern Tunisia and
told q wonderful story Of q hitherto
almost unknown race Of people.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Wabash Is Ordered Sold.

st. Louis.-united States Circuit
Judge Elmer B. Adams ordered that
the Wabash railroad be sold under the
foreclosure mortgage held by the
Equitable Trust company Of New
York, which .underlies the first mort
gage bonds of the railway company.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
clo,rette Fiends Take Cure.

Cigarette Fiends Take Cure.
New York.-The crusade which
Recorder John J. McGovern Of Ho-
boken, N. j., has been conducting to
rid men and boys Of the cigarette
smoking habit resulted in 300 men and
boys submitting to the cure"
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Charlton Trial Continued.

Como, Italy.-Porter Charlton's trial
here for the murder Of his wife in 1910
was postponed until next June at the
request of the judges of the tribunal,
who have ordered a minute investiga-
ton into the mental, moral and phys
ical condition Of Mr.. Charlton.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Bohemian Women to Vote.

London.-A special dispatch from
Vienna says the Austrian premier has
informed the Bohemian diet that the
Austrian government will alter the
Bohemian constitution to enfranchise
women.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Neaotlatina Re,umption 81 Works.

Negotiating Resumption Of Works.
Juarez, Mexico.-Gen. Francisco
villa has arrived from chihuahua. He
will confer for several days with rep
resentatives Of mining and smelter
interests regarding the resumption, OF
business In the rebel territory.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Manche,ter Has Bio Fire.

Manchester, n. HIRE which
threatened the entire retail section Of
Manchester was ex%tinguished after
laying waste n city block. Loss is
estimated at nearly 100000. -Four
Aremen wsrs injured.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
ArIzona Cotton Marketed.

Galveston, Textile first Egyptian
cotton raised in the Salt river valley
OF Arizona has been received here
by q local dealer. There were SO
bales in the first consignment and
more soon will follow.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Traln Wreck Kiln Three.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. passenger
train No. 10, New York to Pittsburg,
was wrecked near Conemaugh, Pa,
when It ran into an engine and ca
boose going west. Three trainnen IL
the caboose were killed.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
strikebreakers Driver Ont

Apollo, Pa.-One thousand striking
workers at the plant Of the Apollo
Steel company were reported to have
driven out Of town a large body Of
foreigners, brought here by the com.
pany to run the plant.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Mrs. Longworth an Heiress,

Cambridge, Mass.-One-sixth of the
estate Of Mrs. Caroline Fl. Lee Of
Chestnut Hill is %bequeathed to her
granddaughter, Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
Longworth. by the will filed here. The
valne Of the estate is not known
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07

Paris.-The French government
asked the chamber Of deputies to APP
propriate $4,000 0 for an official rep
resentation at the San Francisco Pan.
ama-Pacifc exposition.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07

Andrew Johnson coworker Is Dead.
Kansas City.-Oscar ]. F. Cardwell
died at his home here. He was 81
syesars old. AS a young man he was an
apprentice tailor and worked on the
same bench with Andrew Johnson,
later president of the United States.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Factory Work Tor Fallen Women.

TAck0Vy WVTk TOT rdITeH women.
{ Washington.-A unique sociological
experiment is to be attempted in the
national capital to provide for thosa
OF The segregated district who want
to live straight" according to an
nouncement of reform leaders.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Ship Sinks Suddenly.

At the moment of the impact the
collision drill signal was sounded on
the ships bells, and the crew rushed
to their stations at the lifeboats. But
there was little to be done. Only one
lifeboat had been put over the side
when the hull of the Monroe seemed
to rise in the air, turn almost com
pletely yer and then disappear be-
low the waters.
That every n on board was not
lost was due to the action Of Capt.
Berry of the Nantucket. He had back
ed his ship in a vain attempt to avoid
the Monroe, but there had not been
enough time, and the NANTUCKET had
dealt the larger vessel a cruel blow
almost amidships. opening her far be-
low the water line.
But the sudden reversal of the yen.
gines had stopped the Nantucket and
she backed clear of the Monroe. I'm
mediately the crew Of the Nantucket
rushed to. collision quarters and her
Hfeboats were swung over the side.
Almost before the water was struck
the davit hooks had been cast off and
the sailors were pulling for the spot
where the Monroe already was disap-
pearing.
The fog was SO dense that only the
mast lights and those on the bridge
could be made out, the big hull of the
Monroe looming simply as a bulky
shape ahead. Only for the briefest
possible time was It seen, and then
there came a kissing sound when one
OF the sinking vessels boilers explod-
ed, and then a big wave that tossed
the Nantucket's lifeboats about like
cockle.shells told the story of the losy
Of another liner.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
TWO WOMEN OUT FOR OFFICE
Each Seeks Two-Year $1,000 Tax Col.
~Iectorshlp In Mount vervon
Township, illinois.

Mount Vernon. 1.-two Mount
Vernon women have announced
for the Office Of tax collector Of Mount
Vernon township. The first to an.
nounce was Mrs. Daisy Lloyd, and she
was followed by Miss Laura satter.
field.
The Office Is for two years and pays
$4,000 a year. The hardest political
fight in the township centers around
this Office.
Only three months each year are
required to do the work.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07

Juarez, Mexico.-Five million Mex
lean dollars represents the amount Of
cash the rebels under Gen. Francisco
Villa possess to carry on their revo-
luton.
In. addition they claim possession
OF much personal property, stores, cat
tie and land %confiscated from rich
families and valued at many millions.
Lower coast gazette., 1914-02-07
Al DEAD 50 SAVED
As STEAMER SINKS
COAST SHIP MONROE DOWN 10
MINUTES AFTER CRASH IN
A DENSE FOG.
WILD STRUGGLE IN ICY SEA
When Ship Turns on One Side Passen.
gers Crawl to Upper Side Until
Washed OFF in Icy Water
"a Of Crew Go Down.

Norfolk, Va.-The complete story
Of one of the worst steamship disas-
ters in the recent history Of the yir.
gtnia Capes was just brought here.
Survivors OF the wreck Of the Old Do
minion steamer Monroe, cut almost in
two and sent to the bottom Of the
ocean by the steamer Nantucket, told
a tale of hardship that thrilled all
who heard 1t. Forty-one lives and q
cargo and modern ship was the toll
exacted by a fog which made naviga-
ton an impossibility. The captain and
% yere rescued.
Awakened from their sleep by the
crashing of splintering steel plates
as the two vessels came together, the
passengers and crew OF the Monroe
rushed on deck to find their vessel
already wallowing in the trough OF
the sea and %careening. 1t was plain
that she had received her death
wound. Wild screams of the women
who had been able to reach the deck
mingled with the curses of the men.
All were in their night clothes.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-08-20

ion that only the state government
can protect migratory birds and game
with any degree of success, that the
federal law of March 4, 1913, is un-
constitutional. In fact he holds that
Migratory birds are not, when on
their usual migration, the property of
the United States, but they are the
property of the states in their sover-
eign capacity, as the representative
and for the benefit of their people in
common"
Judge Trieber further held. that the
law of March 4, 1913, is invalid because
not authorized expressly by neces-
sary implication by congress. Neither
can the act be sustained as an exercise
by congress of the power to regulate
interstate commerce."
From the decision of Judge Trieber
1t will be e e that the state law is the
only law governing the question of
open season for game birds which
means that chickens, ducks and other
migratory birds cannot be legally shot
before September 10.-Argus Leader.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1914-08-20
CIVIC LEAGUE MEETING

The regular monthly meeting of the
Woman's Civic League of Brookings,
was held August 14th in the CONNER
cial Club rooms. Miss Amy Kelly vas
the speaker of the afternoon, her sub
ject was, How to Plan the Daily
Meal" She also spoke of the work
that is being done for the women of
Idaho through the State Extension De-
partment. Miss Kelly's talk was very
interesting and instructive to all.
Miss Walker of Bruce, was called
upon to talk and she gave us her views
the suffrage question.
The league was invited to help cele-
brate Lucy Stones birthday, by at
tending a picnic on the college campus,
Saturday, August 18th, and to bring a
sacrifice. The picnic was to be under
the management of the suffrage asso-
citation.
The meeting adjourned and refresh
ments we're served. Secretary.