The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1915-01-29

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How Secretary Summerlin Of the
! Tensas levee board was Ted to under
stand that Attorney General Pleas
ant and Governor Hall favored the land
! deal compromise became part Of the
! probe commissioner record. Judge
| II. +. Madison Of BastrOp, explained
d compromise he effected which had
to do with a clause in the 1895 con-
| tract.
| In answer to questions from the pro-
bers, Mr. Summerln said that no al
vice on the land deal compromise
was sought by the levee board, eX-
cept that Of Henry Bernstein. He is
the attorney for the Tensas Delta
Land Company, who refused TO testify
| before the commission.
A telegram was read to the levee
| board before the compromise became
effective, and in it the attorney general
was represented as saying that the
matter of compromise was an admin
lstrative matter, up to the governor
This was one of the things which led
Mr.. Summerlin TO understand" that
the attorney general wasn't opposed
to the compromise
Attorney General Pleasant said dur
ing the recess Of the commission. that
he will show by witnesses and dOcu.
lnents that he unequivocally told Pres
| ldent Gilbert Of the levee board that
he was opposed to the compromise. He
| did say it was up to the governor"
| but he added to this statement, at the
time it was given. that he was opposed
to any compromise.
railing to obey ruling ordered to
change the name Of Edenborn to Con
zales, La, the Louisiana Railway and
Navigation Company has been cited by
the Louisiana Railroad Commission to
show cause why it should not be fined
Several months ago the commission
ordered the change in names after an
all-day hearing of controversy be.
tween citizens of the town and tho
railroad. The postofiice has been
known as Gonzales since 1t was first
settled. When the Louisiana Railway
and Navigation Company established
station there it named the station
Edenborn. Citizens claim the differ,
ence Of names lead to continual confu-
sion in the delivering of letters and
packages
In spite Of the cold and rainy
weather a good attendance was on
sand to hear very interesting talk
on the subject of Irish Potato culture,
delivered by M. L. Wilson, U. s. agri-
cultural demonstration, who spoke un-
der the auspices Of d. T. Barland. Mr..
Wilson urged upon the farmers the
necessity of diversifcation in crop
culture, in view of the present cotton
crisis and recommended the planting
or potatoes as division crop. Mr..
Wilson laid particular stress upon the
use of proper fertilizers and its proper
application. Recommending the use
OF acid phosphates, cotton seed meal,
asd sulphate OF potash in equal mix.
lures and applying at the rate of 800
pounds pere acre.
Glen Fleming OF New Orleans,
former secretary Of the Monroe
Fair Association, is here in the inter.
est OF the Louisiana exhibit to Re
made at the Panama-Pacific exposition
at San Francisco, which opens Feb.
ruary 20. Mr.. Fleming will appear be-
fore the police jury Saturday and ask
for an appropriation to supplement
that made by the state and number
OF enterprising citizens. Every police
jury in the state has been asked for
assistance and responses are being
made in appropriations running from
500 to $500.
The custer proceedings to be
brought against William l.. Young.
bank examiner by the District At
torney, W. A. Mabry, at Shreve-
port, under the direction OF At
torney General Pleasant, who will act
on the orders Of Governor Hall, ara
expected to be resisted by Young on
two grounds, that his term has not
expired and that no person may quail
ify for the Office without the contirma.
ton OF the Senate.
An election will be held in the Alex
andria ward to allow voters to pass
upon the proposed 100000 bond issue
to be devoted to good roads work. A
meeting In the interest of the PROPOSE
ton will be held at the Horseshoe
Schoolhouse, when members of the
police jury and Chamber of Commerce
Will speak. A meeting will also be-
held at the city hall which will be ad.
dressed by the same speakers.
The corn crib on G. II. Landy's
Riverdale plantation short dis.