The Crowley Signal from Crowley, Louisiana • Page 1

orriciAL journal or acadia a rn StmSCRirTION' $1.00 TER YEAR THE LEADING WEEKLY OF THE R.CE BELT SAMPLE COPY 5 CENTS Vol XXVI. CK'UVLEY. LOUISIANA. SATURDAY JANUARY 1. 19i0 No 1 NUIER OF VOTERS FATAL SHOOTING DECIDES FATE OF AMENDMENT CO.

I OF 10 YEARS MAKES PRESENTS IS AT ARNAU01LE El WOULD ENJOIN CRIIl record cboiei mm Attorney General Guion Would Oust Keystone Life from Louisiana Large Number of Convi.tions Made by the District Attorney Twenty Thousand Dollars Sent out In Dividend Checks for Christmas Full Number to Register In the Sixth Ward May Reach 850 Duel in a Saloon in Which Both Participants are Killed Governor Sanders Puts Quietus 9m Second Term Project SEEKS ANNULMENT OF CHARTER MORE THAN 100 YEAR THIRTY SECOND DIVIDEND CHECK HOW THEY ARE AFFILIATED THE BABBLE OF A DRUNKEN MAN 'SSUED STATEMENT SATURDAY Allegation Made that the Company Has not Obtained License to do Business in the State Since Early In 1906 Interesting Statement of the Criminal Record of the Parish During the Two Years Ending December 1, 1909 Only One Hanging Crowley Oil Mineral Company Has Reached an Aggregate of $640.00 Paid out in Dividends to Stockholders in Last Five Years Of the 705 Now Registered There are Two Dozen Republicans, Half as Many Socialists and a Baker's Dozen Who do not Know In Which he Says he Will Urge Hi Friends not to Press the Measure, in the Legislature Believe th Amendment Would Carry Precipitated the Row in Which Wade Higginbotham and Ozeme Roy Emptied Their Guns at Each Other with Fatal Results Pistiiet Attorney Ribira Friuav completed his report of criminal case. New Or, ans. I. o. All ini; that the Keys-tern; Life Insurance Company of I.iilsiana, whic r.

ni- Governor Sanders has finally the fatb of the proposed const Kit ly entered suit in tin- civil strict I A shooting affray occurred at Ar-naudville, a small town located on the line between St. Landry and St. Mary parishes, Chris' mas in which both the participants, Wade On the day before Chilstmas Secretary L. L. Lyons mailed out 11 very approprta'e and acceptable Chrhtma.

pres. nts In the shape of checks Se nting t- II I cut (livid I1 of of Crow Registrar of Voters A. C. I-ormand reports that the reglstrat.on of vot era in this parish Is fully up to previous years in point of number register eil at this time In the Sixth Ward, in which Crowley is located, th.r vote-is registe-teei this tunr i- court for a laip' t-um of money, th defendants beinj; John IJ. Walter S.

Pratt. John T. Stubbs and the Aiuerlian National Romance Company of Galveston, T. xas. av.t-ring l.i!i:!tT, is doing business correctly, the att'itny r.il of Statc today lih-d a p.

it in tie O.I A. was I In- th tional amendment to repeal article of the constitution, which provide that an occupant of the gubernatorial hair shall be ineligible, to snctee I hi if. 1 h' governor out a formal statement Saturday ni ht in whi he says that sentlaient Li in favor of the. amendment itj would provoke a b.ttv pe-'r- iir.ial Company, 'lhi? ing. Of tie so are In the anl ten pi.

(it. out. the city and in city. acted upon by the distrb attorney' olliee for the two years beginning I)e 4 inber 1, and ending Tie nio't thims tne fol in: Larceny: i te ns, 3 t' to penitentiary; to p.ris.e jail: 1 iuittai; i.o!l- pro-; case, ending. Rurglary and lare.ny: 7 convie- hot ham and O.eme Roy, w.

kiliej.I I The shooting took place In the (saloon, both lien dying within w. n-j ty minute aft. having lnj-li. il at tin ot li r. I Tile trouble' se ins to baeC be', I starte by tie- a cm; 1 of drunken men.

Koy a saloon on St. Mary side of the i i III. ifi.i i out inee July 1, II) i. The a.i.euM thus far paid out 'n (lh iet nils by th Ciovvey Oil fc Miu-ei ai oil. i is ilMioej.

'l si- iiili. aaee of this is si.oWii of Voters Ldimand es I i that about arc ill to r-ii-teied in and that they are equally divided t'e thJ nmntrv an I the city. Of the voters fame con it asking that the st i Company enjoined fioiu fun her conducting its business in hy th that th" ns far registered hi this ward th jail out in live aa i one half i -i, twenty four it- actual pr li'-, mi than pubbeans and thirteen who dare Attorney G. eral Walter Guion in 7 sentenced to p. n.f nt.ary petition pr.

nts that iusur am aeijniital; nolle 4 ca.es p. i vvr whb rum through the; lowri and sepavate-s St. h.ii.'liy and St. He- that tin haw no Withal pr fr- i.KJiiey actually paid in parishes and tho m-n referre-d to t-o' into a row in the piace and w. re put out by Roy ami the? bartender.

Roth men were drunk and vowed to hav-the affair out. One of tliem star ed si 1 l.e f.voth.r.s of a ini. ion 1 ars aid out iu div deads the big company owns fiM acres of valuiihld i il liiit.ls an mo: than a dozen producers, a largo iniuib. ff oil rig-. i i uhile live b.ive hanged th ir declarations of aLation.

Two So i ia'l ts have biinut the ir alii from Socialist to Democrat; two It)-pueiicans have changed to Democrats and ono voter who had dec-land no sonal agitation and that he w.U as-c his iu the kgiaialUce t.t it. Af-er rev -U ing the I.I Ty e.f the- artie le the (Vov. aiJ: After laature thought 1 have com ii tne oie. la don that i ho ti.i ati.e mine n' in the next May would at once pr. l4 it.

liie campaign of l'Ji2. and that th campaign thus inaugjiat wold bitter in the extreme and wo Id en-; gross ttu- at'0-ntion. cjf our peo, I for the ensuing two years, ami wou.J L- waged by opponents scle.y tn tinory that I was witling to t.ao ti. homo to get a tun and the other walk tani.s. adirm ia ks, and th p.r I -riialia It.

h.riL'Pig to a lug oil pro-1 atli.uition Pyter as a comjany. It is probable that 'en rat. if the fio-vl. Oil out -j In g. Carrying ccneeabd weapons: 31 convictions; scntcinc-l to I jail; lined; 2 ae.ja.tt 3 n- 11 4 pending.

4 convictions; 2 f-entcn ed to nit. nti iry 1 s. uic.c to han; 1 l.e 2 ndm Manslaughter: 1 convi.iions; 2 s'-nt. tn e.l to pe n.teijtiary. A and batt ry: 17 convi-tioiis; 1 pari-ii jail; l' lines; 2 ae-'Hii 1 pending.

Assault with dai.gTous waapoui: on ii ions hi. ed; 1 rol p.os K.taiiin; liquor wiihout In 14 (oiivi. 'ions; to pal i -h jail; Iz company ha I law-t governing the op.ia.ii:: iiisiir.iino com panics. The attorney lal asks for tho annulnn lit of I he and the seiju. stra i ol the bo ks an I all of its pjopeity, no.a'''e a- iin-movable.

The attorney i th' company "lias not obtained a license or certificate of authoiity fr il the secretary of state to do business In this St.i.e hu, lb ta. an of ti year 1 that ai i lie i epire by limitation Uanh 31, 13u7, thus amounting to a icoa'ion: thit apita! of said cb coin luu s. far la fall cash, aa reuuired bv 'aw, and that eel up the stree and met Mr. Iliggiw botham, who live tin th-: St. I a.

diy ami had Just c-ouie acioss ver. Tie- it l-t said, to hig. boUiam that Roy had ea pa'ty re to i eas ptodu' ing ol to morrow its to vvoi'bi worth nl- him llig. i botham). Althougli he Co'istitii'ion am.

neled for u.y own r- v. o-i acceinit of the property it In rod. its prclu il Th-- i ar: org ni and poI.lic.al advantage. Th merits of the aiae ndiie nt per was arme-d with a re.olver, llig-ln botham r-'turned tej his home, )t. an i ira i some mi nthj 1 WHERE IS COOK? Brother Be'ieves His Enemies Have Put Him Out of the Way York.

D.e. 21. William L. (Vok dec hire today that be believe his brother. Dr.

Frederick A. had met foui play aUCad. "I h.id a lctte from Dr. ook ear mis we. the brother, "in which he said he was hurrying to Co i et.rii'en uith bis liroofs of havi'liT other gun and w.

nt to Ib.y's sa on. wcul 1 not be discussed; the light Roy was not in the barroom when bt would degenerate at once impiy in.o th-re a-id anked iuftlrwi of whetit-r or i.a I rr. It hi now ii.ing its w. II 7 ntid li.M a iiutulM of rre anic js the fa-rout Cica'k, Oil i eiul t'nmianv No. 3, which is sti'l vi.l.ini; oil umb the jump.

I 2 li lie l- Trespassing: i iction 1 line, 1 ending. ieaee on highway: .1 the portion of s-aid ij it.i! whi has been paid for in i ash has been impaired to the ext. nt of at ast i the baite-ndeT about ue ai'ieg. CjiS-ing. bait, neb-r denie it aiici Jus then Roy, who hal been in tie- back room ami heard Hi-ruinbotha i.s re is per cent and defendant company found the nor'h pole.

lie shou "ark. entered the baircxmi and enter therefore completely have reached Copenhagen before thH hiii own denial. Illggintoha.a call -tlf- self. Viewing tie- situation calm and ly, the; cjuestion the a pre se nts Itself as to whe her no the siiife enxeiid d. the bltte rnes-t invoked, the turmoil involved, the po-litie al unrest deve-lopecl evea thoagn ie tory in the end be assured, would warrant the proposed repeal Ui Article 63.

Should the energy of as The forty s. wa lls of th compiny have est an av race of 0 api ce, niaking the amount of moiey nt fc ve oj meiit nearly 0. Of the- 1M stockholders ighty ven ar resid. nts of Crowley and their ho d-ings present a majority of the stock. Roy a liar and slapped him.

Roy BOYS' CORN CLUB. and as her had been threatened with violence I his enemies have overtaken him." To Be Organized in Acadia Parish by Superintendent Roy. convictions; 3 fined; 2 tio.lo iron. Shooting with in' cut to kill: 3 con viclions; 2 penitentiary; 1 parish jail. 1 nolle pros.

Lying in wait to murder; 1 conviction; 1 penitentiary. Cutting to kill: 4 convictions; 1 pentemiary; 3 parish jail; 2 acquittals; 2 pe nding. Slander: 2 convic tions; 2 fined. Disturbing j.eace aUe assembly: 12 convictb ns; 12 parish Jail. Obtaining mon und- false pre tenses: 5 convictions; 5 parish jai Forgeries: 2 ind.ng.

Horse stealing: 2 convictions; 2 nitentlary. Cow killing: 3 convictions; 3 fined. GOOD DOADS AND THE DEVELOPMENT Parish Superintendent Lewis ha-c roceled the promise of Superintendent Roy, of the Ix)uisiana Hny'H Corn Club movetnont to come to Crowley on February 6 to organize a boy' corn chtb In this parish. Informal organizations of this kin. hae existed here two y.

trs and the cJuba have made exhibits of corn OF THE MISSISSIPPI COAST RESORTS drew his revolver and fired but th bartender ran between the two men, thre-w up Roy's arm and the shot went wild. The m-ri thn o.T about six feet apart and emptied their re vnlvers at each othe r. Roth were fatally wounded re-c-eiving two wounds e-ach in the region of the heart. After th" shocking Roy atmptel to go out the back door, hut it hed been fastened. He then returned to Higglnbothanv ho was staggering and in a dying condition, and beat hl-i brains out with the butt of his revol vcr.

HiKginbotham db-d In -about twenty niinut'-s. Roy left the saloon walked to his home and droppe dead on the door step. Wade Higginb' tham was a bioth -r of W. Higginbotham of this it i badly needed for our -Telopmeiit, wast 1 in factional strife? Sbould t'ue minds of our people for two years be takn from the ordinary pursuits of life and turreei eatlrely to the consideration of affairs political? Should th measures for whicb thN admimstrarion stands he confus-l with other and extraneous matters? Or rather should the admini be- ie rmittc el to work out Its jvovero-nie-ntal ld-as fre; from sugestion cf ulterior pui po-e s. and the energy an 1 brain cf our citizenship be; things material iath than to thing.

Nr Otit-ans, Dr. 24. The gNwl rl in, tUi pn-sid nt of the New roads urvenierit is destined to worli io. fine Assault: 1 on ie'ion 1 lin.d. Carnal knowledge of female under age: 1 conviction; 1 paiLih jaii; 1 acquittal.

Robbery 3 convictions; 3 the peopb; of Louisiana and Missis wonde rs in the Southern States since sippi come to realize the huge bene fits to be de rived I am sure coopera twice at the Acadia parish fair and once at the State Fair at ShreveiorT. taking prizes each time. About boya have been members of the clubs. It Is expected that tnis number will be preatly increased by Sup-eiintc ndent Roy. Superintendent Lewis has received a large amount of ted from Consn ssman Tujo hich will be distributed among the members of the corn clubs.

many of the larg. st projects thus far launched have as th Ir destiration at ast one Southe rn point, lb tweeu tion will develoo raniillv. There is I well known in Acadia1 i ami as quite a roriilwav. twentv-one miles lone. I was political? and St.

I-ainlry parishes. Ro friim Ne.ttr flrlcand rh nteeur also quire wen Known anci wmii hi ii anil t.i-.. ri i ti i with fh tiii'h iTfviinil I in Mississippi there is a long stretch! of sh II road along water front, had h'-retofore be en pe-ac. able itl ze ns. Roy was buried Sunday at A namlvll'e and Hiiit-dnbotham's Atlanta and New York there is now a modern binway which in iim will be ext.

n.b si to Mobile. Chicago is planning a paved highway fiom thai City down the Mississippi Va.ky to New Orleans. Texa3 a high way from New Orleans to Houston al will be held at Grand Coteai th.s afternoon. FORGOT IT WAS SUNDAY State, parish and county aid wall iv i to be forthcoming, and the City of New Orleans and the towns on ths I Mississippi Coast will have to stir up their local and State officials. Iin- Ohtsructing drainage: 4 convictions; 4 fined.

Snooting with intent to murder: I conviction; 1 fined; 2 acquittals. Shooting at dwelling: I Striking to kill: 2 convictions; I penitentiary; 1 parish Jail; 1 acqu.U-tal. Malicious mischief: 1 conviction; i fined. Hunting without license; 6 convictions; 6 fined; 1 acquittal. Wife desertion: 2 nolle I pending.

Assault with intent to kill: 1 ac quittal. BOY'S BODY FOUND prove-ments of this kind only follow Meets Seventeen Year Old Lad Tragic Fate and Sau Antonio. Shieveport, Mon roe. Alexandra and oth- Louisiana litles are demanding similar facilities, including a roadway to New Or leans. Recognizing the drift of these projects and realizing the jr agi'ation.

"such a roadway would Hoon at tract thousands of money tourists and visitors from the North and the coast resorts, brought into motor car touch with the norh, east Theic are tie- pjet cii tha- harev ptesen'ecl theriislves to me, au.I har-Ir decided them in in own mind, I take this fipportui.Sty of an. werin both friend and critic as to my attitude on the proposed repe-al cf Articl-s 63. While th" proposal of a ere sMt'i-tional amendment is func tion entirely, in whlc th- eeci-tlve, under the law, has no right to participate, I wIL ncverthele, al-Tlae my friends In the legislature nol to press this proposed amendment to the constitution. No personal opinion of mine as to the wisdom of, Article 63 or no political ambitions that I might have are gtrotig enoMgh to induce me to do that whl-h may, by bringing on an c-arly and bitter cam paign. retard.

In the slightest degree. Louisiana's progress toward higher and better things. I desir? abov all the peace aadr prosperity of our people. During th? tic ha I have hew tjtll I kave In my own way, towari thlt end. I snail cj.

v. the re-rnalnder of a highway that wi.l connect the high-j ways to the west, northwest, north Preacher Goes Rabbit Hunting on the Sabbath Pierre, J. lec. 29. Rer.

Mr. Ma-on, who conducts services at Midland ani lives on a homestead, lost the stick on which he cuts notches for the days or forgot to cross off the right number of days on his ra'endar, and Sunday morning thought it was a good day for rabbit hunting, lie started out, and after filling his game bag went to town after grocer-lea. In the meantime his congregation had gathered for morning ervic. and, the pastor failing to appear, they got along the best they could with out his assistance. When he came in after the groceries and found all th stores closed, he began to make and did his bei-t to make am.

n.U for his short eorrlr.gs by g1wn; concretation a rousing evening meeting. 1 and east at New Orleans tae rro uu ri New Orleans would grow and thrive gresslve In on here has begun work' i rapidly on the big scale. Pre perty on a plan to secure a paved highway I on the coast would enhance in value, alone the Mississippi Gu oast be aious cue: arge hote and new private homes In Louis Fontenot, the 1" yf-ar old son of Theodore Fontenot. who Uvea seven miles west of Church I'oint, wa found dead at the side of the road tween his home and Church Point, on Christmas morning. Louis had been to town on Christmas eve and filled up on prohibition fire waf r.

He mounted his horse during the night to go home and that was the last seen of him until he waj found by a searching party after hU hors1 had gone home without a rider It is theught his horse s'umbled in Soliciting orders for intoxicating liquors: 1 conviction; 1 parish Jail. Shooting at to kill: 1 conviction; 1 penitentiary; 1 pending. Drunk on train: 1 conviction; 1 fined. Intoxicated at ball: 15 convictions; 15 fired; 3 pending. Shooting at with intent to murder: 1 conviction: 1 penitentiary.

Concubinage: 2 convictions; 2 par tween Nt Orleans and Mobile. this way a system of main highways several thousand miles in length with would be built. Very probably a rap-Id transit line of electric cars could be financed and built between New and Mobile at the time of the oonstructiein of the highway. "Th" building of such a highway terminals at N- York, Chicago. Sau Antonio and New Orleans is expect- ed to be developed in time, and since I fi (these main hi-hways will connect' orn.w.f rros-iin a ieve-, ui.

ex-i 1 a I i. t' the rroiiiid. as he was found lying; with manv Improved roadways in the uays. r.y securing o. in ins u-xi iu t.

rro fie.Ir.a- IKme fhlnira which ish Jail; 1 nolle rrs- Auetioneering without license pending. Kmb.7zbir.eTt; 1 pending. Horse 4 3 nire thereby promoting rapid d-- believe will reeoind th- beat la- jstat'S through which they will pasi, I cf rood roads tens of rar" of ii.i'. in nuth will be the- bodv covered wi water. Coroner bb Impanel-d a iry r-stt of all people of this Stan.

ve r.t. prese nt day business en-te-rprl-e will be the trainer. I. i Uoin-aT- r.sall. in a ve-rdHt of de-ata nrou: who na Ii tha to- i-.

I il b- perfectly satis- to jail. 1 fined; 2 rr'-3- I.urc!nry: 3 3 ti.iry. The 1 1 HI rlTH'h or a.l V.Hi e.iritil. and the Mississippi Gulf rd show that the f.e-d If the re Coast is the al winter resort of ri i. brjt we cannot hope to fully b.t Chef 1 the -i-sissir; i coat.

and to thi tre i i st aWt ef rt and th- exp r.d NO NEW ISSUES of rijT friends ha be. justified and the f'-ars of try pone nts provei T. t.i! 2' '2 eonvii. lions; p. t.it.

r.tiarv 72 1 huner; jail; 13 lie il Ve-i Be I nee-db-ss. a our jge t.y half way or lor.cT the t-n 1 n. i.e. Interest Bearing Oblijatiors fore Early in March FINE AS AN EXPENSE ACCOUNT: 1 I Governor cf Hawaii Vill Charge $-100 1 Up to Government. San Francisco.

Cil. 1 2 When C.ovc rnor Frear i llaw.i.i. has been in Vahi e'en en ment business, turns in exp-D-ej account he will ronfr.nt th I'ci' dj Stats auditor with a problem. 1 1 sailed today for HemiUiiu en the Jajvj ancse liner Tenyo Maru. ai ur.br the coastwise navigation a wa iture cf n.ere ni' ti.y per mil be re thiin en any other -ction i i the er.TT" Thi- is so.

D-- b. r.i: at h- sor's to r- iin partially iso 'ared. The- motor ar has como to if Was ir -tor. I-'-. 2" -l'D'e-M sim-- stav arid every year it he-comes greater factor in lth social and com-1 extraordinary situaMon aupervenea to make s'Kh action d- slraM-- or imper Bacon in Paris Paris Dec.

b- rt IU on. who mjecc-e ds Henry Whi'e a Am-ii. an ambassador to France, arrived this mercial life. We cannot ignore thli vera; larte ntiages line io ue and a roadway fill ten or ruore feet r.kh will have to be made across about miles of marshy prai rie land. As a starter, however, pow-1 Says His Wjfe is a Negro N-w York, I 'c 23 A that Ms wife has negro blood la the basis of a suit for annulment of marriage brought by S.

Horton here. He won a preliminary move today when Justice Seabury of the snorem court appointed a commission to tak the testimony of th vooaa's reU Urea ia Cosaecticat. fact in our plans for the future. "In due time the advantage of a Gulf Coast highway will be placed bea- ative, th re wl be no new Issues of Interest bearing obligations by the treasury department bfore early in March. Thla statement is made on the authority of a promlaeat oSclal of tho goreraaeot.

forced to pay a federal tine of evening, accompanied ty Mr. Bacou for and daashter, in pos- feon aElj daughter. He as welcomed on paasecgers traveling between twoat the station by the embassy staff ffleulccui poru on a foreign sMp. and score ot penosai friends. er ferry boats might be used in place of bridge.

"IU a bis uarUkliif." tali FbJI- (C 4tiauel Paf I).