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The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-02-13
Sunset Central Cattle Prizes
To Farmers.

The Sunset Central Lines with
a view of stimulating interest IN
diversified farming, offers the fol-
lowing cattle prizes for 1915:
For the best general field Of corn
not less than 10 acres, one tho
roughbrsd Shorthorn sire.
For the second best field, one
thoroughbred Duroc-Jsrsey boar.
For the best 10 acres or more of
diversified crops, showing the
greatest cash profits and largest
production per acre of not less
than four crops or ~ many more
a. may bs proitably employed, ono
thoroughbred Jersey, Guernsey
or Holstein sire.
For the second best, under the
same conditions, Que thoroughbred
mature Berkshire boar.
For tho boy or girl making the
best corn production, under the
boys and glrls' corn club rules,
one thoroughbred jersey heifsr,
two years old.
For the boy or girl making the
best production Of diversified crops
on z acres or more, under the same
rules, one thoroughbred Jersey
heller, two years old.
The contest will bs limited to
farmers aud others living along
the lines of, or within the terrific
ry tributary to the Sunset. Contra
Lines III lsxas and Louisiana.
Contest under direction of State
agent, Federal Department OF
Agriculture. aud his county assis
tants.
Enrolment blanks will also bs
furnished agents.
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A Market For Everything.

No mercantile system can justi-
fy itself in the South as We SEQ
it, unless it will handle what tho
farmer has to sell as we'll a. what
he has to buy. We don't believe
any merchant has the right to sit
down and say to the farmers,
"come and pay mo q handsome
profit on what L have to sell" and
then whom these farmers have
something else than cotton to sell,
refuse to concern himself about
finding a market for them. Live,
wideawaks merchants right now
can fulfill a useful function by
helping farmers IN their endeavors
to develop new trade channels fol
products that have heretofore come
from the north and west. - Rice
Belt Journal.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-02-13
SHERIFFS SALE.
Mrs. Blanche DelahOussaye Widow +. +.
Darby
L. b. DelahOussaye
No. Il262
No. Il262


10Th judicial District Court.
Parish Of st. Martin. State of LOuisfaan.
BY virtue of a writ of seizure and sale
issued out Of the 18th Judicial District
Court, in and for the Parish Of st. Mar
tin, State of Louisiana, in the above en-
titled and numbered suit. dated this 26th
day Of Dec. 1914.
have seized and will proceed to sell
at public auction to the last and high
est bidder at the front door of the Court
House, between the legal sale hours in
the Town of st. Martinville on
Saturday Feb. 18th, 1915,
the following mentioned and described
property. to-wit:
A certain tract Of land situated in the
Parish Of st. Martin, East Of Bayou
Teche. Bounded North by land Of A. V.
FOurnst & ais, Fast by land Of Wild. G,
G. Fournst, South by lands Of Ulysse
LOrins 81 ais. West by land of Philip
Nsrcisse g. ais. With said lands the
buildings and improvements thereon
erected and thereto belonging.
Seized to satisfy above writ.
Terms and cOnditiOns-cash.
Sheriff's office this 9Th day Of Jan
A. d. 1915.
WADE o. MARTIN. Sheriff
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Atchafalaya Board To
Consider Canal
PROJECT is PROPOSED TO SAFEGUARD
FROM DANGER OF FLOODS.

PROJECT is PROPOSED TO SAFEGUARD
FROM DANGER OF FLOODS.
The A,chafalsys Basin Associa-
ton, which was organized last
year to secure better protection
from high water for the parishes
comprising tho Atchafalaya Basin
has been called to meet in Baton
Rouge February 9th.
This meeting is for the purpose
of considering a project to dig a
canal FROM the lower portion of
Grand Lake to Bayou Teche and
from thence into the Gulf of Mex
leo. This canal, it 10 claimed,
would relieve conditions on the
Atchsfalaya river during high wa
ter and would therefore place the
parishes west of this river practi-
cally out Of the food area of this
state.
DIR. Ira Pierce, a prominent CT
tizen of Port Barre, has been
championing this cause ever since
the 1912 floods and has secured
the cooperation of business mon
and firms throughout the Atcha-
falaya River basin.
Tho Baton Rouge meeting will
be attended by delegates from the
parishes of st. Martin, ST. Mary,
st. Landry, West Baton Rouge,
Point Coupes, Lafourche, Tsrrs-
bonne and by representatives of
the Southern Pacific, the Frisco,
Texas d Pacific, the Opelousas
Gulf IL Northeastern aud the st.
Mary & Eastern Railroads..
-Opelousas Clarion.
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NOTICE.

DEMAND OF ADMINISTRATIONS.
In the matter of the Estate of Ram
son Parks husband Of COrinne MOnge
Probate Docket No. 1916.
18th Judicial District Court,
State of Louisiana, Parish Of ST. Martin.
Whereas, COrinne Mouge, VI the Parish
Of 81. Martin, LOUISIANA. has nled her
petition la this office applying " be ap-
pointed administering UI said above
mentioned anu entitled SUCCESSFUL.
Now Therefore PuDiic Notice is hereby
given ~ all PARTIES Interested " show
cause, If any they have Ia writlng,wltn-
III ten days from THIS publication, why
said application should not De granted
and sSiu appointment. made DIS prayed
Tor.
Witness the Hon. James Simon. Judge
Ut said Court, ot. MartInvIlie, Lid. TINS
25ru, uay vi Jan. A. u. 1910.
lGANCE BlENvENU,
by. Clerk Ut Court, 81. Martin Parish La
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JUDGMENT.
Celestine Doiron vs. Augustin Roy
No. 1l24l

Celestine DoirOn vs. Augustin Roy
No. 1l24l
18th Judicial District Court
State of Louisiana, Parish Of st. Martin.
A preliminary default having been re-
gularly taken in the above entitled and
numbered cause. and no motion to set
the said default aside within legal de-
lays. this case was accordingly fixed for
the confirmation of the said default, and
on the day fixed, called. taken up, tried
and submitted.
By reason of the law and the evidence
adduced herein, 1t il ordered, adjudged
aud decreed that there be judgment
herein in favor Of the Plaintiff, Celestine
Doiron. and against the Defendant Au-
gustin Roy, her husband, decreeing a
dissolution of the Community of acquets
and gains heretofore existing between
them, and separation Of property be-
tween the said plaintiff and the said De-
PENDANT, hereby given and granting to
the said Plaintiff the full ami entire
control and management of her own af-
fairs; costs to be paid by Defendant.
This done, read aloud and signed in
open Court. at 81. Martinvills, La, this
9Th day of the month of November A. d.
1914.
Signed JAMES SIMON,
Judge of the 18th Judicial District Court
In aud for the Parish of st. Martin, La.
State Of Louisiana
Parish of st. Martin
I.Ignace Bienvenu. Chief Deputy Clerk
of Court and ex Officio Recorder in aud
for the Parish of st. Martin. Louisiana,
do hereby certify the above and fOregO-
ing to be true correct and exact copy
of the original Judgment rendered in
the matter entitled Celestine boron VI
Angustin Roy No. ll24l Of the Parish of
St. Martin. Lathe original Of which
was recorded in the Conveyance of the
Clerks Office of this Parish in Convey
ance Book No. folio under
No. 37746 of COnveyances.
In faith whereof witness my official
signature and seal of office at st. Mar
tinyille, La, Dec. 2lst 1914.
IGNACE BIENvENU.
Chief Deputy Clerk Of Court and ex-Ofii
clio Recorder.
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The Bonin-Durand Co, have To-
csivsd their oil engine and pump
ing outfit and work on their big
we'll will probably commenced
next week. The derrick is up and
when work is commenced, the well
will be finished in a short time.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-02-13

FOR SALE-A 54 acre farm
mile town on Railroad, near
derrick, on road to New lbe-
ria, sandy land, something
real good, for sale at a bar
gain if sold within this week.
Laizaire Bienvenu.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1915-02-13

The Brass Band and Woodmen
of the World need the assistance
of all ourpeopIs to make a big sue
cess of the Mardi Gras cslebra-
ton. Do not disappoint them.
Help them all you can,
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SHkRIFF'S SALE.
bkkAuA 6hlDGE BANK
Make MELANCUN n AIS
18TH judicial District Court.
State vi Lvuisiaua, tarloh vi oL. Martin.
by yiitue Vi an vruei vi seizure anu
saiu iooueu vuL Va tho IStu JuuIciai Do
uivt Uvui.. iu anu lVr Inc rarion vi oL.
ala. t,u, otatv Va louisiana, IA TIC aUVVe
on.it..u anu uuulVeIou quiz, uateu tnio
vSm uay v. Sauuaiy a. ~. 1910,
nave sciL.u anu wi,i piVc1eu W saio
a.. a uU..v AuU.ivu W .nc iaot anu niSn
60. uluuIi -, Luo AVN. uUvi Vi Tue Ovui .
A-vu.o..D.,
Saturday the 2oth Gay OF FEB.
1915,
Tue iviivNiug uicu.ivueu anu descrlU, u
piVpcisJ:
"A v1i Iain pioco OF parcel "a land Slut
aleu- In tns ON NaId VI the Parish vi
81. Martin, anu bounded North NY Nils.
Auuilno AriducUn, Un Tho EasL ny Pub
iic kvau, vn the ovutn Ny Joun lid Co
anu Ok lilo Nest ny Mrs. Aueilno Meian-
cOn. SAID ABOVE described land contain
Ing III atra approximately twenty twv
arpehts.
oriZeu 10 satisfied above Wit.
Terms anu cUnditlOus-Cdsn.
SneritI's office. this 10th day Of Feb.
A. u. 1910.
WADE U. MARTIN, Sheriff
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
SOCIALISTS WANT
SCALP OF MOYER
Demand That Western Fedcr- ;
atien President Resign
Direct Actionists Having Succeeded in
Disruptinf Union At Butte, NswSeek
to Complete Work Of Destruction

That the Mayor Duncan brand of
Butte Socialists and /. W. w. direct
actionists are determined if possible to
bring about the removal of Charles H.
Meyer as president of the Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners is the latest develop
ment of the labor union destructionists.
A few weeks ago the '.rumpr union in
Butte passed a resolution demanding
that Meyer resign. Two members Of
the executive board were included in
this demand, Guy T. Miller and ]. c..
LowDey. No attention was paid to this
demand by theofficers. AS the Butte
di-ruptionists are not now part of
the Western Federation.
'Muckie- Mcdonald and Joe Bradley.
leaders of the i. w w. rioters at Butte.
are in the Montana penitentiary serving
sentences for their part in this infa-
nous affair. but their sub-lieutenants
are endeavoring 10 carry ON the work.
Their scheme l. TO get bona fide West
ern Federation Unions TO adopt resolu-
tions calling on Meyer 10 resign. So
frr very little success has resulted from
their new flank movement. The last
issue OF the Miners Magazine. official
paper Of the Western Federation. issued
following editorial comment on this lat
est move OF the destructionists;
The latest information that has
reached IL. and which We believe to be
authentic. in regard to the program of
the Industrial Workers OF the World.
80 called. Is that they have coneentfar
ed their efforts TO the task OF depoeing
Mover a president of the W. E. n.
They are highly elated with the so-
called recall movement and il 1t fails
their next move is to have tacir follow
ing in the different locals through ont
the Jurisdiction. acting under tke in
~trnrtions Of naeu whom thy lare
piaccd Ia each local union. bidc fH1f
time when they are in a maioritv ct n
regular meeting of the local and pas.
resolutions addressed to Meyer askin;.
him TO resign They figure that IL they
can work this through p or 20 locals.
either at a small attendance or a. late
meeting. when most of the members have
left for their homes. that they can claim
that il represents the sentiment of the
rank and file. and that in the interest
of the Western Federation of Miners
Moycr should step down and out
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
DEMOCRATS HAVE GO0DLEAD
IN NATION'S POPULAR VOTE
PR0CRESSIvES AND SOCIALISTS
SHOW LOSS OF STRENGTH.
Tabulation of Official Returns of Votes
Cast in All the State November, 1914,
Furnish Some Interesting Figures

The first tabulation of the official re-
turns of the November elections in ev-
cry state. prepared by the New York
Times. shows that the Republican party
gained 2.52S,4ls votes over their show,
ing in 1912. the Democrats gained 81
943, the Bull Moose last 2.2l3,o0o. the
Socialists lost 2l4.37S and the Prohibi,
tionists lost l4,059.
Almost half the Bull Moose vote was
cast in three states: California, Penn
sylvania and Illinois. and in two of
those states the Bull Mocsers were out
voted. Comparing the Bull Moose loss
of 2.2l3.09o with the Republican gain of
2.52S,4ls. the Times suggests that the
difference represents accessions from the
Republicans who voted for Wilson in
1912 and from the Socialists.
The inference which the Baltimore Sun
draws from these figures is that the
party that wins in 1916 will be the one
that can capture the greater part of the
100000 votes that We're cast for Bull
Moose candidates last November. Moth
ing is more certain" says the Sun. than
that considerable portion of the men
now voting the Progressive ticket. if
compelled to choose between the Repub-
lican and Democratic parties as at pres
ent aligned. would throw in their lots
with the Democrats"
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
Nebraska Unions
Call the Gouernor

Governor Morehead OF Nebraska start
ed IN his new administration by am
nouncing that he would abolish the stat.
labor department and consolidate thu.
work with that of the hotel inspector.
Immediate and vigorous protest was
made by the organized workers of the
state. This caused the governor 10
change his mind and say that he was
only Joking about abolishiug the office.
Last week Governor Norehead, who is
a Democrat, appointed f. NJ. Coffey of
Lincoln to the labcr commissionership Of
Nebraska. MIR. Coffey is weIi-known
union labor man and for several wears
past has been identified with printing
trades. He was a member of the work
mems compensation commission created
by the 1911 Legislature. He will take
office at once. He succeeds c. w. Pool.
who was elected secretary of state. MIR.
Coffey is secretary of the Nebraska.
State Federation of Labor aud a Repub-
lican in politics Governor Morehcad has
thus redeemed himself by backing away
from the scheme Of consolidating the In
Dor commissionership with the hotel in
spector.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
Low WAGES CAUSE MANY DEATHS
Federal Children's Bureau Furnishes In
teresting Figures ON This Score.

The American Federation OF Labor's
continued insistence that low wages and
poor conditions shorten life is sustained
in report issued by the ehildren's bu-
reau of the department of labor 1t is
shown that babies whose fathers earned
less than $40 week died at the rate
OF S56 per 1000. while those whose
fathers earned s25 or more a week died
at the rate of 81 per 1000.
The infant death rate varied in differ
ent parts of the same city. In the poor.
est section. where sanitary conditions
We're at their worst, the rate was 27l
per loo babies. or more than five times
that of the choice residential section of
the city Where mothers were employed
large part OF the time in heavy work
babies died at a much more rapid rate.
In one group of 10 mothers whose babies
all died. l5-had been keeping dodgers, an
arduous occupation among the foreign
women, where the wife, without extra
charge. often washes and irons for the
dodgers and buys and prepares their
food.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
$4,000 BAIL BOND IS DEMANDED TO
SECURE RELEASE OF HICKEY and GROSS
State Federation of Labor Officials Return Denver Thursday
After Being Held in Pueblo Jail for One Week the Charge
of Numbering State Militia Officer Others Make Bond

turning its final report upon its investi-
cations of the violence growing out of
the coal strike in the southern fields to
indictments, ranging from simple as
in the final report. which was secret.
Thc first report. returned January 20,
Is said to have indicted $50 ON various
Charges. Upon these indictments Gross
and Hickey We're arrested. with IL 9TH
ers. charged with the murder of Mai.
7. p. Lester in the McNally mine at
tack.
Judge Butler in Trinidad.
At Trinidad decision was given by
Judge c. C. Butler in the District Court
Monday sustaining u demurrer of the
state TO the first plea of abatement sub
united Saturday by the defense in the
case Of Pete katsoulas. n striker in
dictcd for murder by the grand Jury
The demurrcrs OF the state to the two
other please set forth in behalf of the
defendant We're denied.
The pleas OF abatement presented
Charged that the attorney general was
without authority in conducting the in
vestivation of the Las Auimas county
grand jury into the strike disturbances
when the district attorney was able
and willing to proceed, that the sheriff
who nclected the jury on an open vcnirc
was preiudiccd against the miners and
that men prcjudiced against the miners
wero named in the selection of the grand
Jury and that officials OF coal mining
companies werc consulted in the selec.
tiQu.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
SPENCER FAILS TO
KILL BARBER Law
House Rejects Repeating Bill
on Second Reading
First Attempt Made to Wipe Out Labor
Laws by Present legislature Meets
With Overwhelming Reverse

An attempt to repeal the law enacted
six years ago by Democratic Leeis-
lature creating the BARRIERS license law
and a state board OF examiners, was de-
feated in the House Tuesday afternoon
by vote OF about four to one when
being considered in committee of the
whole on second reading The bill to
repeal was introduced by Representative
F. H. Spencer of Lincoln. Kit Carson and
Cheyenne counties. by request. it is un-
derstood of former member of the
board who recently failed of reappoint-
ment-
After the measure had been discussed
for some little time Representative
Charles Daily of Pitkin county moved
to strike out the enacting clause. and
this motion prevailed in an everwhelm-
ing vive yoce vote
This was the first OF several meas
ures introduced in the present Republi-
can General Assembly to repeal laws Sc
cured through the efforts OF organized
labor. and may indicate that other bills
OF like purport will meet a similar fate
A committee representing the Colora-
do Journevmen BARRIERS Association was
on the job to see that members of the
House We're informed OF the real good
the law had been to patrons and en-
ployes OF barber shops in this state. and
OF the animus which aetuated former
member of the examining board in hav-
ing the bill introduced.
John f Connolly, secretary of the
Denver BARRIERS Union, and Ed Ander-
son OF Pueblo, secretary OF the state as
sociation, Were particularly active in
working for defeat OF the Spencer bill.
A f. Browns OF Sterling, one of the
original members of the board. and who
served four years until appointed United
States land register at Sterling, came
TO Denver for the express. purpose OF
lending his aid in ,iefest OF the bin and
keeping the law on the statute books.
It was cleancut victory for the Bar
bers' Onion The Colorado BARRIERS law
has been adopted in dozen other states
and is accepted as being a protection
to the public against unhealthy and un-
sanitary shops and has increased the
efficiency of the workers by. placing a
standard of competency to secure a
license
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
WHITE AND HAYES REELECTED.
Tellers Complete Canvass Of Vote for
Officers United Mine Workers.

dispatch from headquarters at In
danapolis to officers of District 10 in
Denver OF the United Mine Workers OF
America states that the tcllcrs have
completed the count of votes for inter-
national officers, which shows that Pres
ident John +. White. Vice President
Frank J. Hayes and Secretary Treasurer
William Green have been reelected for
a term Of two years.
President White and Vice President
Hayes had no opposition, while William
Green was opposed for reelection as sec
retary-treasurer BY w. l. Simms of LIN
ton. Ind. Green received l22,76s votes
to Simms' A5,37e.
Denver labor bulletin., 1915-02-13
DENVER COLORADO, SATURDAY FEBRUARY 49, 1915 .
HdlDin V. Brake Is Dismissed
AsDeputy Labor c COMMISSIONS,
Secretary of State Ramer Charges Misconduct in Office; Brake
Makes Caustic Reply and Refuses Retire Under Fire.
Court Fight Nay Follow Says Discharged Deputy

$ecretars of State John E. Ramer,
WI is also ex-officio state labor COM
mifsioner, last Friday summarily dis
mil Deputy Labor Commissioner Ed
VIII v. Brake from office. In taking this
action Ramer made public a letter in
which, ten specific charges of misconduct
in pfiice. ranging from insubordination
to tisappropriation of state funds, were
given reas sons for the dismissal. 1t
waf further intimated that the Denver
County grand jury, now in session,
w0'ld make an investigation of the la
bot department as well as of that of the
bo4rd of Capitol managers. two members
of (which are charged with malfeasance
in affiee.
Manner announced that his chief depu-
ty< George NJ. Williams, would act as
deNnty commissioner of labor until the
fat Of the state industrial commission
and workmen's compensation bill now in
the legislature is determined Should
thi@ bill be enacted the new commission
woifd take over all the functions of the
stale labor department.
Brake has announced. however. that
he IWill not accept dismissal. claiming
his tenure OF office does not expire un-
Ill April 20 and a fight in the courts
Is likely to result.
Locked Out of Office.
n len he appeared at the labor depart
mcnt office in the State House Monday
mofumg Brake found himself locked out
by order Of Secretary OF State Ramer.
All business OF the labor department
is leing transacted temporarily through
the general office OF the secretary of
stat a. precaution against Brake Sc
curing admission to his old office. Mean
tim NJ. L. Blakemore is in charge of
the labor department temporarily, under
the supervision OF deputy Secretary OF
Stste George NJ. Williams.
Ramer saws he has - applications on
file for deputy state labor commissioner,
bad win not consider them for the pres
Lite Labor statistician r. E. Cros-
( 1ill on the Job, and as he has
ps<erd the civil service examination for
tins particular position, may be retained
indefinitely. T. X Radley and Eli NJ.
Gross of the factory inspection depart
ment We're let out mst week and their
places filled by Republicans.
Brake has issued statement making
emphatic categorical denial of all the
charges made by Secretary Ramer. and
Is as follows:
Brakes Reply to Ramer.
John F. Ramer. Esq. Secretary OF
state and Ex-officio Labor Commits
sioner:
Dear Sir-Your letter of the 5th inst
discharging me from the office of
deputy labor commissioner with the ac-
eompanying charges. duly received.
You state in your letter that INV
ideas OF the manner in which the duties
OF labor commissioner shall be per-
formed are widely variant from yours.
In answer to this allegation I wish
to state that you have never at any
time discussed with me the manner in
which the office should be run. and of
course you can have no grounds for as
serting that our ideas are different.