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The St. Charles herald., 1917-05-12
Mrs. Julia Jacob, Widow of Adam

| Keller ct ais
| BY virtue CT writ of seizure and sale
| issued by the Hon. 28th. Judicial Dis.
trict Court of the State of Louisiana, i'll
| and for the Parish of St. Charles, in the
above entitled and numbered case bear
| ing the date of April 2ld. 1917, to me
| directed, l shall proceed to sell at Public
Auction to the last and highest bidder at
the front door of the Court House on
Saturday the 18th. day of May. 1917, at
| II o'clock A. M, the following describ-
| ed property, to-wit:-
1st. A certain tract of land situated on
the left bank of the Mississippi River at
thirty.two miles above the City of New
| Orleans, measuring six arpents front on
the said river, more or less, by depth
| of Forty (40) arpents, between closing
lines, according to original titles, which
tract is bounded above by property for
merly belonging to Francois Saulet and
| below by property of Jules Keller, to-
| gether with all the buildings and I'M
| proyements, thereon or tlereunto be.
| longing
J Which said property is all of Sections
8, 9, 10 and part of II in T. II S. R.
East, according to the United States Sur
iveys
End. All that portion of ground, situa.
ted i'll the rear of the first described
tract beginning from the forty arpen'
line and extending back to the line OF
1 the La. Railway & Navigation Co. 8
| tracks and being the undivided two.
| thirds of Sections Fifteen and Sixteen
! in Township IL S. R. Seven East
EXC f p T: The following describ.
| ed tracts which were reserved
| lst. A certain lot of ground fronting
| part on the herein sold (mortgaged,
property measuring one hundred and
| twenty five feet on the public road anC
| beginning at distance OF One hundred
| and Ninety-one feet above the upper
line of the property of Jules Keller
running up by depth of 2S5 feet be
! tween parallel lines together with the
dwelling house and outbuildings situat
| ed on the same
! End A lot of ground, forming part o
the property herein sold (mortgaged
| and measuring One hundred & thirty 81,
feet front on the public road beginning a
a distance of three hundred and sevent,
nine feet from the lower line of til,
School House Yard by depth of 23'
feet between parallel lines, together
with the dwelling house and outbuild
iings thereon
Seized in the above salt to pay. ant
satisfy plaintiffs dema1d
Terms and conditins. ash on the spot
Leon c. Nal
Sheriff. Parish OF st. Charles,
! Sheriff's Office, iparisj of St. Charles
| April, 1lth.l9l7
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Sealed
Bids

Sealed bids will be received at the Par
ish Court House, Hahnville, Louisiana
up to Saturday, MAY 26th., 1917, at II
o'clock NJ, for the purchase of $40, 600.
90 of per cent. semi-annual interest
bearing coupon bonds of Road District
No. 2, Parish of ST. Charles, State OF
Louisiana. The bonds will be sold to the
highest responsible bidder
A certified check of per cent of the
bid must accompany each proposal
The right is reserved to reject any and
all bids.
Board of Supervisors of Road District
No. 2, Parish of St. Charles-s
BY Felicien Lorio, President .,.dc
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to recover certain lands and indem
mites due from various sources to
the State Of Louisiana, as Trustee
OF the School lands belonging t
and due to this Board; and
Whereas said offer appears req
sonab'c and advantageous to this
Board, and
Whereas, said offer has been ap
proved by the District Attorney.
our legal advisor
Be 1t resolved, that the President
of this Board be authorized and
he is hereby authorized to accept
said proposition in writing, on be-
half Of the State of Louisiana, and
to spread same on the minutes of
this Board, which shall have the
effect, and be contract Of employ
ment; and
Be it further resolved, that a Ger
tilted copy of the said letter and
acceptance be handed to The said
w. B LeBourgeois. together with
a copy of this resolution. which
shall be his authority to represent
the S,a.e of Louisiana, as provld-
ed tor in Acts lsS of 1910 and Tag
of 1919
March S. 1917
To the Honorable sPres;dent and
Members of the School Board for
the Parish of St. Charles
Gentlemen:
! apprehend that your School
Board is entitled to centain lands
aud indemnities from the following
sources:
Firstly; For sixteen sections
which have been improperly alien
ated, and should be returned to
the State
Secondly; Indemnity for sixteen
sections which have been taken up
by private claims, or which are
and consequently def :
cient in area
Thirdly; Scrip for all indemnl-
ties locatable on any lanhs belong
ing to the United States, or to the
State of Louisiana
Acts Is8 of 1910 and ta3 of 1914
empower the the School Boards Of
The various parishes of this State
to employ counsel. and bring suits
o recover sixteen sections or in
d ! mnilies therefor
/ respectfully offer to under
AXE to recover any lands or indem
mites as aforesaid. due your Board
IN the following terms
| will do this work at nv own
expense for Twenty five per cent
OF what | recover. or its equ.va-
snt in scrip. In the case of the re
cove y of scrip, my percentage
will be IS per cent ot the scrip re-
covered. In the Case of land. my
'ce will be IS per cent Of the land
recovered, or its equivalent in
:Ciip
| agree to advance all costs O
survey etc.. it being un
ierstood th.t IN the event Of my
recovering property for your board
he actual c,slS incident to such
recovery will be refunded in the
following manner; In cash IN the
case of monies recovered; in
scrip in the cases OF indemnit'es
recovered, and in land or scrip
where lands are recovered
In case | fail in my attempt to
recover anything o. value, | shaii
have no resourse or clam against
v,ur Board for any costs Of survey
or any expenses incurred b} me of
any nature whatsoever
In the event of securing con-
tract. l will proceed at once. as ]
have already looked up the lands
in YOUR parish, and it will only be
necessary for me to ascertain If
auy land or scrip has been credited
CONTINUED e. page eightl
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Notice

Notice
Hunting. trapping and trespassing
are hereby prohibited on proper
ties of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Cadow
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Mem Der Of Congress II. . DuF-e
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STATE OF LOUISIANA
2Sth. Judicial District Court
Parish of St. Charles
No. 723
Jefferson Commercial & Savings Bank
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-08
MATHIS TO INTRODUCE
sPEER At AUDITORIUM
Continued on Page 81

Plans for fitting observance OF
Gen, Robert E. Lees birthday. jan
uary 10Th, have been completed by
Americus chapter, Daughters of the
Confederacy, under auspices of which
organization the memorial service will
be held The High school auditor
ium has been secured for the ucoas-
ion, and Judge Emory Speer, of Ma
con, will be the principal speaker. He
will be introduced to the gathering by
s. E. Mathis, superintendent of Amer
icus public schools.
The ladies of Americus chapter are
especially anxious that a large as
semblage greet Judge Speer on the
occasion of his visit here, and it is
planned to make the memorial both fit
ting and appropriate. Judge Speer
Is a speaker of no mean reputation in
Georgia and the South, and all who
hear him are assured of treat. Special
seats will be reserved for occupancy
by the veterans, and there will be
accommodations provided for a large
number of visitors at we'll.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-08
Dance andPlau
Cards Onlu
Desire

ATLANTA, Ca, Ca. Jan. 8.-"To
dance and play cards from the cradle
to the grave seems to be the chief in
terest of a great many so-called church
people," declares the pastor of subur
ban Methodist church near Atlanta,
who explains that the pastors of fash
ionable city congregations sidestep
hell-fire and damnation in their ser
mons because their members won't
stand for that sort of preaching.
What they want is ethics, not the
old-time religion, ccording to this
preacher, and an Atlanta newspaper
man who heard a dozen sermons in
dozen different churches On dozen
consecutive Sundays corroborates the
suburban pastor.
They don't preach salvation through
repentance and confession and the ac-
ceptance of Christ as their saviour,
declares the newspaper man. "They
preach good morals for the sake of
good morals, etc.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-08

DR.. C. X. Chapman was arraigned
first, charged with the murder of Wal
ter Wade
At 1915 Q 0pck this morning, Judge
J. A. Hixon announced ready for the
state, after a long line of witnesses
for the state had appeared. Immed-
lately after the state announced ready
L. j, Blalock announced that the de-
fense was ready.
J. e. Sheppard said that he repre-
sonted Ethridge, and that his client
wished his case severed in the trial
Attorney Cannon announced desire
for severance as for Harp. Attorneys
Peacock & Gardner, of Albany, an
Dounced that they wished to sever the
case against Warren T. Johnson
Then Frank Hooper announced that
the entire six defendants desired to be
tried separately. This was when the
state announced that they elected to
arraign DR.. Chapman fist.
The first skirmish of hhe legal battle
came when Judge Hix4n said that it
was on the defense to say first whether
they desired to sever. Frank Hooper
disagreed, Finally, law was brought
into the discussion, and before Judge
Littlejohn made ruling an announce
ment was made by the defendants that
they desired to sever.
On the roll call of jurors by Clerk
Allen, begun few minutes after court
opened, twenty-seven jurors Of the 204
drawn failed to respond to their names.
The court was informed by Sheriff
Harvey that all of these were either
out of the county; sick, with medical
Iartificates, or had military exemptions.
This list included W. NJ. Pennington, E.
G. Parker, w. D. Moreland, E. w. Tul-
lis, H. J. Webb. 0. L. Dixon, B. r.
Cannon, r. f. Allison, c. G. Clark Carr
Glover, A. R. Deriso, Rev. G. A
Phillips. S. T. Exum, o. A. Turner, b.
r. Boyd. r. E. Davenport, E, B, Hill,
4 e. McNulty, w. L. Smell ]. ". Coun-
ell c. n. Murphey j. P. Wise w. M.
Kidd. W. F. Smith.
When Judge Littlejohn announced
that all jurors who had legal excuses
should appear before the bench and
make them known, there was a long
line of veniremen. They were put un-
ser oath by the court before ma ing
known their excuses. Very few we're
excused.
Immediately after the names of the
i4rors were called the six defendants
filed into the courtroom and took their
seats on long bench. An occasional
smile passed over their faces. and
here and there a silent greeting was
given by friend or relative.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-08
JURY IS SECURED AT 2:15 P. NJ!
TO TRY DR., CHAPMAN CHARGED
WITH MURDER OF WALTER WADE
1UMULTY DENIES
LEAK STATEMENT

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. S.-Denial
that he gave any one advance informa-
ton regarding President Wilson's
peace note, or had discussed the
peace communication or any other
note with any one engaged in stock
market dealings was made by the pres
ident's secretary, Joseph P. Tumulty,
in a statement at the leak" hearing
here today. Secretary Tumulty declar-
ed he didn't know the note existed, or
was even contemplated, until after the
text was given to the press for publi-
cation.
in statement endorsed by Presi-
dent Wilson, Secretary Tumulty de-
clared he had never taken any meal
with Bernard Baruch, whose name has
been prominently connected with prev
ious testimony brought out during the
investigation "a Curtis" in a letter
to Representative Wood, said he had
been told Tumulty lunched with Ba-
ruch in New York just before the note
was made public, to which allegation
Tumulty entered specific denial.
He said further that no one in the
executive offices knew of conferences
between Secretary Lansing and Presi-
dent Wilson during preparation of the
peace note, and that he had attempted,
unsuccessfully, to ascertain how the
alleged leak" could have occurred.
Secretary of State Robert Lansing
told the committee that A. E. Snowden.
of New York; E. Gaylor, navy civil
engineer, and DR.. M. T. Mclean, of the
navy department were present, though
without his knowledge, when he told
newspaper men of the note. These men,
Lansing said, were waiting to see him.
He said he told the newspaper men the
note was not a peace proposal, nor an
offer of mediation.
Thomas w. Lawson declared he in
tended testifying regarding the dam
nable condition which has existed for
two years, which caused hundreds of
thousands of persons to be wriven to
enormous losses" He threw the hear
ing into an uproar when he became en-
ragged at an interruption by Represent
ative Chiperfield, and declared he pro-
posed to say all he had to say, regard
less of the consequences.
Lawson declared with emphasis that
there had been many leaks" which af-
fected the stock market. asserting the
American people have been robbed of
from thirty to forty billion dollars
within the past two years through such
agencies. Concluding, Lawson said
persons responsible for the leak" had
/ cen trying to make him the goat
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-08
.HILLYER SAYS SOUTH
IS BECOMING LENDER

ATLANTA, Ga. Jan. S.-From being
almost entirely a borrowing section,
the South with greater development of
its resources and with the increased
wealth arising from high-priced cotton
is rapidly coming to be lender on a
large and growing scale, according
to William Hillyer, a prominent capi-
talist securities are being sold in the
South on a larger scale than ever be-
fore. and his prediction is that the
Sonth will enjoy a greater prosperity
AFTER the close of the European war
..ian any other section.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-08
.E|GHT HOUR LAW
BEFORE SUPREME
COURT TO ARGUE

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. S.-The
department of justice brief in the Ad-
amson eight-hour law fight submitted
to the Supreme court today. contended
the law is constitutional as an hours
o. service" act and also as a wage
law, the practicability of obeying it
having been admitted by railroad heads
both in conference and at congression-
al hearings. The brief said "all con-
cerned assumed that a mere change
from the established and we'll under
stood ten-hour standard day to the pro-
posed eight hour standard was all that
was necessary or intended" The brief
admitted that rigid eight-hour day
fir train operation was not completely
practicable.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-08
MEXICO NOT To
PUT PROHIBITION
IN CONSTITUTION

QUERETARO, Mexico, jan s.
There seems little possibility that a
clause providing tor prohibition in
Mexico will be included in the new
constitution. according to delegates to
the constitutional congress. The ad-
visibility of prohibiting the sale Of in
toxication and prohibited gambling in
connection with Article 4, which de-
clares that no person shall be hinder
ed in following any profession, indus
try or labor which does not offend
against the laws or society. The arti-
Gle, however. was reported from COM
mittee without specific mention of pro-
hibition, and PASSED as reported by the
congress.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-08
REV. THORPE To FILL
PRESBYTERIAN PULPIT

Americus Presbyterians, after hax-
ing been without pastor during sew
eral months past, have extended a call
to Rev e. Thorpe, who preached in
that edifice Sunday at two services.
and he has accepted the pastorafas
temporarily.
Rev. Thorpe, who is Canadian. re-
siding in the province of Nova Scotia.
is spending the winter in Georgia,
where he came to escape the extreme
cold prevailing in that section, and the
congregation here is very fortunate in
having secured his services as pastor
during the period of his residence here
He is a fluent speaker, possessed Of
pronounced views, and man VINO adds,
dignity to the pulpit he fills. Afsthe
two services held Sunday goodIy CON
gregations heard Rev. Thorpe's SER
mons, and all were pleased with tha
excellence of his delivery, as well as
the able thought expressed In his
talk.
That Rev. Thorpe has consented to
serve as pastor of the church during
three months will be good news %
Americus Presbyterians, and at the
expiration of this time, it is confidently
hoped arrangements may be perfected
to secure a permanent pastor, either
il the person of Rev Thorpe, or some
other minister.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-08
To Finish by February 1st.

The delegates to the congress are
confident for the most part that the
body will complete it's labors well
within the time specified in the decree
of General Carranza, which provides
that the new constitution must be
completed by February l. The dele
gates declare that although there are
over one hundred and thirty articles in
the draft of the new constitution, there
are many to which there is no opposi-
tion and that action on these will be
speedy.
Although the call has not formally
been issued, it is known that the cleo
tion for president, probably, will be
called for the first Sunday in March
and that the successful candidate will
assume office April Isl.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-08
FIRE At MOULTR|[.
DOES DAMAGE
FIXED At $4,000

MOULTRIE, Ca, Jan. 8.-The CoRq~
uitt warehouse here. was burned carly
today, entailing loss estimated ~
$4,000. The insurance carried has
not been announced.
Eighteen thousand bales of coftnm
were stored in the damaged warehouse,
much Of which was destroyed. the
flames spreading rapidly after being
discovered. The warehouse was sum-
posed to have been freproof, but ma
der the intense heat of the confagfzr
tion the fire walls crumbled and cou-
nartments separated from the maim
section were destroyed.
Several hundred bales of cotton ON
ly partly burned, we're rolled into the
open, where streams of water pouF-
ed into them during several hours
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-08
MORE GAINS ARE
MADE BY TEUTON
IN THE BALKANS
(By Associated Press.)

Further Teutonic arvances in Ru-
mania, including the capture of Fox
shani. were announced today at Ber-
lin.
The Teutons claim to have captured
fortified positions in southern Molda-
via, and nearly four thousand prison
ers during the days operations.
continuation of the Russian often
sive on the northern end of the Russo
Galician line, and near the Gulf or
Riga. is also reported. The Germans
admit the Russians made gains at one
point in that section.
On the western and Balkan war
fronts today, comparative quiet reigns.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-08
BOTHSIDES ANNOUNCE READY
AT 1915 O'CLOCK TODAY
Hundreds of Witnesses to Mark The
Trial of Case With a Very
Great Interest

The attorneys in the case were seat
ed within the bar and at one table
were the lawyers for the state, being
Judge ]. A. Hixon, as leading counsel;
Solicitor General John Allen Fort,
julie FELTON, and Harry Hawkins.
At long table were attorneys for a
number of the defendants, including
Frank Hooper, l.. ]. Blalock, w. P.
Wallis, Hollis Fort, Attorney Odum. of
Newton; Attorney Cannon, of Able
vile. Attorneys Shipp and Sheppard
and J. F. Souter were in the court
room.
The large number of jurors together
with some of the witnesses here and
there filled the courtroom. The gallery
was put into use for some attendants.
The court took up the work of Sc
lecting the jury shortly before II
O'Clock.
Ger the prejudice or bias feature of
the voire dire
1t was announced that Attorney ]. F.
Souter, of Preston, was engaged in the
trial as associate counsel for DR.. C. K.
Chapman.
1t was announced that w. p. Wallis
could conduct the examination of wit
Continued on Page So
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-08
B. !. ?. D. SELECTS
THEIR NEW OFFICERS

The B. Y. P. u of First Baptist
church, in session Sunday night. elect
ed officers for the next six months. The
following were elected: C. c. Bell
president: MISS Anna Murray. vice
president; Miss Ruth CLARK, secretary
Miss Marjorie Brown; treasurer; Miss
Melva Clark, pianist. With the COM
ing of the new pastor, who is already
in the city. the new officers expect TO
make it Number / union during the
next six months.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1917-01-08
The First Year of War.


The first fifteen months of war were
altogether financial in France by issues
of short-term Treasury notes and OBJ
legations, and by increasing the issue
of notes of the Bank of France. The
former constitute floating debt for
Government, which it is important to
restrain within manageable time limits.
The latter must be made to correspond
with the gold cover and other cages
of the Banks credit; and they must be
kept as remote as possible from all
suspicion of paper money.
Therefore, the first loan in Novem-
Der, 1915 had double work to do :
first, to procure fresh money" that is
specie and banknotes with which 10
defray new war expenses; second. to
consolidate against inconvenient re-
demption the many short-term items of
the ever-increasing floating debt. To
this second and more necessary work
belonged the convention of the un-
lucky 1-2 per cent amortizable loan
which had been issued in the few
weeks before Germany made her war
surprise. 1t was still holding up
Stock Exchange operations, for it had
scarcely gone further than the loan
banks and Bourse spectators. An
other consequence of these war loans
is that the Treasury uses the proceeds
to turn back to the Bank of France the
gold and banknotes which it receives
from loan subscribers; and this helps
materially to relieve the strain on the
circulation.
Tie War Loan of 1916.
The new loan in which the year
1916 eliminates, has had the same
work to do over again, and so 1t will
have to be in loans of the coming years
of war and of transition from war, un-
til fresh money swallows up wars
floating debts in final victory. New
Yor Evening Post Copyright 19f6.)