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VOLUME UV NO. 133 SHREVEPORT. TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 12. 1926 PRICE FIVE CENTS PER COPY EATffl 4fr fr 9 Sfr 9 ifc 9f Sfr I I II I. I I I "-V'- -y Noted Chicago -r" Lawyer Among Three Killed In Gang Warfare Renewal i VmO'BrienSlainWIim Mourned BANKERS WANT HEAVY COTTON ACREAGE CUT LOUISIANA CHIEF EXECUTIVE PASSES IN HIS NATIVE CITY III Only Few Days; Indisposition Lightly Considered by Friends and Family at Outset; Illness Becomes Grave Monday Afternoon and Death Follows in Few Hours 'SllSiift Rwal Bands Fight With Machine Gun and Rifles Battle Fought Near Great Chicago Cathedral; Veapon, Planted in Second Story Window of Apartment House; Sprays Bullets on Occupants of Passing Car' Chicago, Oct W).

W. O'Brieit, former assistant state's attorney and famous criminal lawyer, was shot and probably fatally wounded, two notorious gangsters were killed and two.otner men were wounded late Monday when Chicago's gangland feud, which has flared intermittently for two years past, blazed afresh, The victims ambushed on the near North Side, almost in front of Holy Naffle cathedral, where the eucharistic congress was opened last June and a short distance from the flower shop of Dion O'Banion, where that notorious gunman and gangster was ambushed and slain three years ago. a machine gun from the Baton Rouge, Oct 11 W. Gov. Henry L.

Fuqua, 61 years old, Louisiana's capital's own beloved "Marse Henry," died suddenly at the executive mansion here tonight at 7:20 o'clock. Death came unexpectedly, although the chief executive had npt been well for some days. He succumbed to internal gastric hemorrhages which became acute late this afternoon. He had not been down to the state house since Friday but hao continued to conduct official business at his residence on Saturday, By Sunday, however, his illness became acute and he suffered a slight hemorrhage at that At 5:30 this afternoon, he suffered a severe gastric hemorrhage and from that time sank perceptibly. At 7:30 o'clock Dr.

J. J. Robert and Dr. L. G.

Stirling, his personal physicians, announced that he had succumbed to the attack. Amos 1 Ponder, Governor Fuqua's private secretary, officially announced his death through the Morning Advocate at 7:30 o'clock Mrs. Fuqua could not be located this evening, as she was motor-ing south from Cairo, 111., where she had gone with the Pines-to-Palm tour. Frantic efforts had been made by state officials to find-, her by telegraph since Sunday, messages having been dispatched In vain to all the way points. She is.

driving south with T. Jones Irvine, secretary of the Louisiana Highway commission, and his wife. If none of the messages reach her en route, her party is scheduled to arrive in Baton Rouge A li Henry L. Fuqua, Late I' Simpson Takes Oath As Governor of State Before Justice O'Neill New Orleans, Oct. UJff)- New CkkansiQr more than two years lieutenant-governor of Louisiana, was sworn in here Monday night as the state's chief executive, succeeding the late Henry L.

Fuqua, who died in Baton Rouge a few hours earlier. Chief Justice Charles A. ONeiil of the state supreme court administered the oath of office to Governor Simpson in the presence of a small group of friends. i i i i 'Philip Gilbert of Naponeonville this evening or Wednesday morning. Governor Fuqua first became slightly ill on Friday, and left the, office shortly before his usual hour at the behest of his secretary, saying he was consenting to go to his home in view of the fact that it would enable him to be well enough to attend the football gam Saturday.

The following morning, however, he did not feel well enough to leave his home, but was in good spirits. That night, he was laughing and joking with his friend and business partner, Mr. Jones, about the results of the football contest, in which the chief executive was always intensely interested. 'Sunday afternoon, however, the governor suffered a slight hemorrhage and his physicians considered him seriously ill for the first time, although he felt no pain, and his condition showed no tendency to become more serious until Monday afternoon at 5:30, when the governor was suddenly overcome with a violent hemorrhage, and lapsed into a coma. For two hours his doctors and the members of his family kept a watch at the bedside, and the end came at 7:20, Through it all, tne chief executive felt no suffering, his breathing being even, and features composed.

He was still confident over his condition during periods of consciousness until the coma-finally overcame him. Henry I Fuqua died after having served two years and five months of his four-year term as governor of the state and after he had accomplished the major number of the propositions outlined in his platform. The governor was never so slrong after he was inaugurated as lie was previous to the strenuous campaign. Many of his friends remarked at thcclose of the campaign that the governor-elect had aged by 10 years during his hard and stren. uous campaign.

The outstanding plank in the Fuqua platform was fuhilled early in his administration. That was the legislation affecting the Ku Klux Klan. The governor declared himself against the Ku Klux Klan and at the same time made his position clear during the campaign that he was for "peace." Moderation on this issue which had stirred Louisiana for several years was one of the primary planks in the stand of Mr. Fuqua which made him governor, defeating Huey Long and the then lieutenant-governor, Hewitt Bouanchaud of New Roads. The governor has found much in the executive chair to take away the glamour cf the office.

He found a klan fight in the first session of the legislature and in the second session he found a fight on his administration. These and things that went wrong told on the governor and his friends noticed that he was ageing greatly. When the legislature met it was apparent that Governor Fuqua life was in danger. Reports to this effect received quite general, denial, but those close to the governor knew he was "a sick nun" and to those the death of the executive tonight was not. a great yy'r Funeral arrangements will probably not be announced before Tuesday, owing to inability to communicate with Mrs.

Fuqua and Governor Fuqua's brother, CoL Ogden Fuqua, who is in Governor's Island, N. V. By State Govetnpt ot Louisiana. will arrive here Tuesday to be inducted into office as lieutenant-governor by Justice O'Niell. Mr.

Gilbert's successor as president of the state senate probably will be selected soon. Habiliments of race, creed and politics were- cast aside Monday night as Orleahians joined their neighbors of Louisiana and other states in mourning the death of Governor Fuqua. "I'm stunned," declared Mr. Simpson when advised of the governnor's death. He added that, "My heart goes out in deepest sympathy to Mrs.

Fuqua and the members of his family." i. Oramel H. Simpson, the first lieutenant governor of Louisiana in many years to succeed to the governor's office through the death of his chieftain, is a native of St. Laundry parish. He was born in tho town of Washington, March 20, 1870.

When he was eight years old his family moved to Lafayette, where he lived until 1892, when he came to New Orleans to reside. Mr. Simpson is a graduate of old Centenary college of Jackson and the law department of Tulane university. He has practiced law since the early nineties. lie early took an interest in politics.

In 1M0 he was appointed assistant secretary of the state aenata and in 1908 advancted to secretary. He held the later post for 18 years, resigning to becomo a candidate for lieutenant governor. His election to that office claimaxed a long and bitter campaign. Due to the death of Mr. Fuqua, political leaders Monday night were reluctant to discuss the probable result of the induction into office of the new governor.

It was generally receenlsed. however, that numerous changes in policy could be expected because of the different attitudes of the late governor and his successor. In their personal contact they were friends, but in politics their paths were far apart. Baton Rouge at 5 o'clock Tuesday morning. Since the governor's Illness be came dangerous, efforts have been made to trace the party at all points from St.

Louis. Attended By His Daughter. When deatk came the governor was being attended by his daughter, Mrs. Walter Scott, and nis son, Henry. Dr.

L. G. Sterling, Dr. John McKowen and Dr. J.

J. Robert, physicians; Mrs. J. W. Hubbs, stater of Mrs.

Fuqua Mrs, Felix Gaudct, niece of Mrs. Fuaua. and Mr. Gaudet; Frank Jones, manager of the gover- nors private hardware Business here; Mrs. Leila Garig, a close friend of the family; Mrs.

Waldemar Landry, a sister of Mrs. Fuqua; W. A. Ponder, secretary to the governor; Joe Jones, assistant secretary; Mrs. Leila Gats, nurse, and Lueille Williams, old negro family nurse, who nursed the governor's mother in her last illness.

Dr. Malcolm W. Lockhart, rector i (Continued on Pate Fourteen.) Fierce, Impartial Nature. Babe Roth, $150,000. Too Bad She' Muney $13,000,000.

By ARTHUR BfCSBANE tqwtUthU Hit. by Star ttmpanr.) Fierce nature has no favorites. A hurricane sweeping over Denmark and Holland hat killed 18 and destroyed many The miraculous thing is that we travel bo safely on this earth. Below, is intense fire, above the absolute zeto of outer space. The earth rolls around, 1,000 miles hour, without disturbing the water in your glass.

Arnund toe sun we travel almost a million a day, snd heaven knows how many mile's through space with the sun. Earthquakes, winds, volcanos, hurricanes, tidal waves threaten us. Yet wo raise our deal in real estate and stocks and calamity news Is Let us be thankful. Having broken many world's records in one championship series, Babe Ruth, wielder of the big bat, demands 1150,000 a year salary hereafter. Do not exclaim or "stand and gate." One hundred and fifty thousand dollars a year isn't much, but such a baseball player as Babe Ruth is a great deal.

Babe Ruth would be paid twice what we pay the president of vhe United States. But the fact that pay our president too little is no reason forgot paying a good baseball player what he is worth. Her trunks are packed and Queen Marie of Rumania is really and truly coming. 1. is too bad her hair is bobbed.

You not only expect a queen not to be bobbed, you expect her to have two thick braids reaching down to the ground. Queens in fairy stories and in Irish poems have such braids. A bobbed queen sounds like a roaring lio" without a mane, a knight without armor, Niagara without a roar. However, the royal lady will be Frank unsey'f newspapers, left the, Metropolitan 3iuseum of Art in New Yorki have been sold for The question is, "What will the museum buy with MunseJs thirteen millions?" Many individual works of art could not be bought for thirteen millions or five times thirteen millions. If you offered Mussolini, ffty millions for Michelangelo's ft'foses" or his "Pieta," he would insult you.

If you Offered the French republic a hundred, millions for the Venus of Milo, standing alone in a beautiful large hall in the Louvre, the French v.ould wonder at your crudity. However, nice works of art can arid will be bought with Mr. Munsey's thirteen millions. They will interest snd instruct 'Americans long after everybody has forgotten who Mr. Munsey was.

Such is life, and death. H. G. Wells defends which doesn't need defense, saying that the 12 apostles were "drummers" advertising salvation, and St. Paul raising his voice at Athens was an advertiser, before printing presses and big type made advertisings efficient.

You may go still further back. The rainbow was the largest first large sized color advertisement, guaranteeing that earth would not be drowned again by flood. Caesar, writing, on the walls of 1 Rome the proceedings of the senate, prepared tho first political, advertisement. The great Asiatic king who wrote his tomb, "I am Cyrus, 0 man," prepared an excellent personal advertisement. To advertise means to INFORM, rid information is life.

An admirtr says Mussolini sleeps (Continued on Pie Twelve.) Shreveport: See It Grow Day By Day -wetMmfJrtTi ennftrintertdent of iil wuonuvv.w" the La Grange Lumber and Supply is expected to arrive Tues-c'ay and actual construction of the Gilmer company of Louisiana, Inc textile mill will be started Wednesday. The La Grange company was awarded the contract at 1124,500 to erect the mill and warehouse of the company which will bff built on 11-acre tract in Agurs. Plans and specifications for the mill and warehouse were prepared by Park A. Dallis, architect of Atlanta, Ga. Bids will be received the morning of October 18 at 10 o'clock for the erection of a two-story frame residence for Judge Fred M.

Odom. The residence will be of colonial archi-tecture and will be erected in Atkins avenue, near Creswell street. Plans and specifications were prepared by Henry E. Schwari, architect. Bids will be received soon for the construction of a three-story, 30 by Mnrr.tt and brick erain warehouse in Dalzell atreet for the Kalmbach-Burkett company.

Plans and specifications were pre pared, by Seymour an us, ine iiin-u-r s'reet, have boen named distributors of the Quaker State motor oils by the Quaker State Oil Refining company. Kjymond A. Williams and C. C. Thomas are mansjers of the local eenrern.

Buil'dinar permits issued Monday Finances Ready for Present Crisis If Pledge of Co-Operation Given New Orleans, Oct. 11 (P). Sufficient money ia available to finance the southern cotton growers, if 'a plan can be worked out whereby the banker will be assured of a reduction in next year's cotton crop, it was stated by federal reserve bank officials St a conference of the Cotton Shippers' association and allied representatives of cotton exchanges and state eotton associations here Monday. Outline Market Plans. Resolutions outlining plans for marketing this, year's crop and financing next year's production carried the stipulation also that the 192? acreage must be reduced by one-third if the growers expected financial d.

No definite plan for carrying out that provision was given, but officials attending the meeting suggested that the country bankers would be asked to withhold loans to the farmers unless guaranteed the decreased acreage arrangement was adhered to. Adequate machinery is already set up, they said, for carrying out of their marketing and financing program when assurances were received that the growers would protect them by reduced acreage. Among those attending the meeting, the second conference held here Monday with a view to stabilizing cotton prices, were: E. F. Creekmore of Fort Smith, president of the Oklahoma state exchange; E.

L. Reed, president of the Texas Cotton association, Austin; W. M. McMartin, chairman of the federal reserve bank, St. Louis; W.

R. Meadows of the Chicago board of trade and M. D. Wellborn, governor of the Atlanta federal reserve bank. URGES SPECIAL SESSION.

Americus, Oct, 11 yP)Repre sentative Charles R. Crisp, member of the house ways and means committee and Democratic member- of the American debt funding commission, Monday joined in the movement for a special session of congress to enact farm relief legislation. In a telegram to President Cool-idge, Mr. Crisp urged that a special session of congress be called to "render aid to the cotton farmers of the south," who, unless immediate assistance is given, he said, will become bankrupt. "Cotton today is selling five cents under cost of production and the prosperity of the entire south hangs on immediate relief," the telegram said.

ASK HEAVY CUT. Osceola, Oct. 11 county, Arkansas, one of the largest cotton producing counties in the south, moved Monday to meet the low cotton price emergency by legislative enactment, requiring a 50 per cent reduction in acreage for 1927. Farmers, bankers and merchants of the county in a representative mass meeting adopted a resolution calling (Continued Pace Fourteen.) HEARING TODAY-IN CONTROVERSY ON SUGAR RATES Beaumont, Oct. 11 (if).

Representatives of several Texas ports will meet in Beaumont Tuesday to prepare a defense in the sugar rate hearing to be held in Houston October 20, by an examiner for the interstate commerce commission. Railways have announced a rate of 47l4 cents per hundred weight on sugar from New Orleans to Orange, Beaumont, Houston, Galveston and the other points in the same terri tory. The present rate is 29 cents. Texas port representatives will contend that the 29-eent rate to Lake Charles, Shreveport and other com peting distributing points has not been disturbed, that under the proposed rate there would be a charge of 21H cents a hundred for the 37- mile haul between Lake Charles and Orange; and that sugar in this territory comes from the refineries of Texas City and Sugarland at an 18-cent rate, but that a change in the New Orleans rate will be reflected in the price of sugar from the nearer points. SET FIRES FOR THRILL, GIVEN LONG PENALTY Lawton, Oct.

11 W). Admit ting that they set fire to buildings at Fort Sill, "for a thrill," 12 sol-diers were sentenced in federal court here Monday to serve varying terms in the penitentiary. The fires, which occurred last June and July, are estimated by officers to have done more than $2,000,000 damage. A youthful secret service operative, who came to the reservation as a rookie soldier and whose identity was not known even to the officers, uncovered the plot. In less than a month he exposed the conspiracy, having Joined the arson band to obtain evidence.

The defendants confessed after their arrest. The actual sentences range from two to 32 years, although the maxi mum, including concurrent sentences, was 65 years. DIMPLED KNEE MUST SHOW. Chicago, Oct. 11 (Universal Serv ice), Dimpled knees are bound to show in the new "Lady Tux" that was introduced here Monday by Jean iuarren, ot the vagabond King' company.

She has abolished the eve nlng gowa altogether for the new Ip.Utflt, socond-story window of an apartment building, one party of gangsters sprayed their victims with lead while a second party riding in an automobile opened fire simultaneously with rifles and machine guns. Two Men Dead in Fray. When the slaughter was ended two men lay in the blood spattered street, one dead ana the other dying. Another crawled to the' curb and collapsed and two others limped away and were found in a doctor's office. The facade of the Cathedral, which is the see of Cardinal Mundelein, was raked with bullets.

A machine gun was found in a nearby alley, where it supposedly was thrown after the attack. A The dead are Earl "Hymie" Weiss, notorious gangster and gunman who (Continued ea Pare Fenrteea.) o- CITY EXTENDS WATERWORKS HENYELCOIIE Delegate Register Monday and Prepare for Business of Five-Day Session The opening day of the thirteenth annual convention of the Southwest Waterworks association in the Washington hotel was confined mostly to registration, the arranging of the manufacturing exhibits and the re newing of friendships. By noon Mon day more than zuu delegates repre senting the seven states In- the southwest group had registered. Many of the delegates were accom panied by their wives and daughters. The states represented are Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma.

Given Keys of City. The convention was officially opened by the Rev. James M. Owens, rector of St. Mark's Episcopal church, who read the invocation, followed by an address of welcome by Mayor L.

E. Thomas and W. T. Mayo, commissioner of public utilities. Both the mayor and Mr.

Mayo told of Shreveport's wonderful assets' and told each delegate that the keys of the eity were at his or her disposal-, and the people or Shreveport would consider it a great privilege if railed upon to serve them in any way. Response to the welcome was made by Jesse Shaw of Tyler, Texas, who paid many compliments to Shreveport, es-necially the hospitality always of fered visitors to the city, its splendid waterworks and fire stations and equipment. It is believed by many of the dele gates thai bidding for the next con vention and the election of new of ficers will be closely contested, however no mention of this was made at the Monday afternoon session, ex cept that Bud A. Randolph, inspector (Continue! en Pace Fourteen.) 1 1 ED GODCHAUX, LEADING SUGAR PLANTER, DEAD New Orleans, Oct. 11 (P).

Edward Godchaux, 9 years old, vice president of the Godchaux Sugars, and for many years an outstanding figure in the production of sugar, died here Monday of heart disease. Mr. Godchaux, who conducted the Reserve refinery and the Raceland Sugar factory of the firm, visited New Orleans Friday and was stricken while stopping at the home of his daughter here, He was a native of New Orleans and a graduate of Tulane university and the agricultural department: of Louisiana State university, where' he specialized in sugar chemistry. He became connected with the Godchaux Reserve refinery in 1900 and devoted virtually his entire life to the production of sugar. The funeral will be held Tuesday, Dr.

Max Heller of Temple Sinai officiating. Interment will be in Metairie cemetery. '0 FIRE DEPARTMENT CALLED, TRAVELER MAKES HIS TRAIN Jackson, Miss. Oct. 11 (Universal Sen Ice).

Timothy Ellis caught hla train all right and another advance In transportation was recorded here Monday. The telephone girl got the number wrong and ordered the fire department instead of taxi for Ellis. The fire chief gave Ellis a lift and got him to the station on time in spite of all the confusion. JURY EXCUSED, ENDING FRAUD CASES OF TWO Daugherty and Miller Visibly Pleased With Outcome, Hopeless Deadlock New York, Oct. 11 "hung Jury" Monday ended the five weeks' conspiracy trial of Harry M.

Daugherty and Thomas W. Miller, government officials under President Warren G. Harding. The jurors had been out more than 65 hours, longer than any other jury in the history of the 'federal building. Former Attorney General Daugherty was the first man to be brought to trial on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the government he served while a member, president's cabinet.

Daugherty and Millet, former alien property custodian, were indicted for. conspiring to defraud the government of their best senrfees in permitting release-ia. 1921 of $7,000,000 war-impounded assets of the American Metal company. Jury Deliberates Long. The case was given to the jury at 9:43 o'clock Friday night.

Saturday failure to aeree was reported, but Judge Julian Mack insisted on fur ther deliberation. Again Sunday me jury was told that not yet would anything but a verdict be acceptable to the, court. At 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, however, the talesmen were called into the courtroom for the last time, and again reported inability to agree, whereupon Judge Mack said: "I shall not hold you longer, gon- tlemen. You have deliberated long and earnestly, and I thank you for all that you have done." After counsel on both sides bad also thanked the jury the talesmen trooped back to the juryroom for their suitcases, As they re-entered (Continue! en Pag Fonrtmn.) STRINGFELLOW SUPPORTERS IN RALLY TONIGHT Campaign headquarters of R. L.

Stringfeliow, commissioner of public safety and candidate for re-election to the office, issued the following statement late Monday regarding the Stringfeliow rally which will bl held in the city hall auditorium tonight at 7:30 o'clock: "Tremendous Interest is being taken in the monster mass meeting to be held at city hall tonight. Sev-tral telephones are kept busy answering anxious inquiries from hundreds of supporters. Several of Shreveport's most popular speakers will make short talks andthe meet ing promises plenty of entertainment. "It is officially announced that no mud slinging will be tolerated and nothing derogatory to any candidate will be said or done. Commissioner Stringfeliow has kept aloof from any such tactics during the whole campaign, feeling that the peo ple or bhreveport dislike sucn metn-ods.

If other candidates wish to slander and villify, that is their privilege. But Stringfeliow will have none of it. On the contrary, he speaks kindly of those who seek to tear him down. "Everyone ia most cordially In vited to the mass meeting tonight at the city hall, and people are urged to come early in order to get a good seat. Ladles are especially invited to be present." GULF, REFINING FIRM IS LOSER IN TAX ACTION Washington, Oct.

11 (P). The Gulf Kenning company of Louisiana, i subsidiary of the Gulf Oil corpora tion, was denied a review by the supreme eourt Monday in three cases to test the validity of taxes imposed upon it by Webster parish, La. The company contended that the oil taxed was interstate commerce passing between points in Arkansas and Louisiana into Texas, and that the state had no power to tax it. The lower federal courts held the tax valid as Imposed upon oil which had come to rest in the state in tanks, preparatory to further piping into MANY FRIENDS IN CITY MOURN LOSSOFFUQUA Mayor, Former Governor and Others Voice Sorrow at Executive's Passing Many expressions of regret at the untimely passing of Governor Fuqua, sincerely spoken by prominent citizens of Shreveport who knew him as the highest public official of the state and, many as personal friends, were received over telephone at The Times office within nn hour of the passing of Louisiana's governor. Tne tnougnt tnas not oniy naa true friend gone to his reward, but also that a treat officer bad died, was expressed by all.

Thomas Voices sorrow. Mayor L. E. Thomas, a life-long friend and adviser of the governor, displayed much emotion when the news of the officials oeatn was broken to him by a reporter for The Times. "I am very deeply shocked and personally grieved to learn of the death of Governor Fuqua," the mayor said.

"I supported him and his administration most loyally before and since his election." Mayor Thomas expressed concern for Mrs. Fuqua, asking whether or not she had returned from mni-peg, where she had gone on a good roads tour. Ruff in G. Pleasant, former gover-(Continued en Fare Foortern.) Career of Henry I. Fuqua Wi do Told Sad Tidings By Long Distance Phone; Whole Capital In Sorrow bis duty to return home and see' employment where he could be with his mother and younger brothers, on of whom was the late Charles Fuqua, well known in Louisiana, and the other Ogden Fuqua, who served in Hood's Immune! in the Spanish American war, now a lieutenant colonel in the army and who won distinction in the World war as chief of staff over seas in the famous first division of the American army.

Mr. Fuqua found employment at a very meager salary in a hardware store, but by dint of hard, personal interest in the business ot his employers and a display of real busi-ness acumen worked his way to th top of the salary list. After nine years' service as clerk and traveling man, and with but little money, he organized the Fuqua Hardware company, of Baton Rouge, and which he developed into one of the largest and most successful retail establish-Tiients in the south. He relinquished the active management in 1816, in order to accept the appointment from Governor Pleasant as general manager of the Louisiana state penitentiary system, The management of the penal institution is position onl? a practical business man can successfully fill, and it was because of the executive qualities and busines acumen manifested by Mr. Fuqua thai Governor Pleasant selected and re quested him to accept the appointment.

The management eovers thre large plantations as well as the handling of men and Mr. Fuqua proved ei successful that ha made real money for the state. When Governor Parki cme into po'ver he re-appointed Mr Funui. hn remained in that eapacit; until he decided to enter the race foi governor and resigned. Mr.

Fuqua has successfully eoa-ducted the culture of cane and the manufacture of sugar, as well as th culture of rice and cotton, and thus had a thorough knowledje and acquaintance with and a pronounec: (Continoel ea tase rwteea.) Henry L. Fuqua, governor of the state of Louisiana, had not only reached the top rung In the ladder of real political success from the stand- tf nnlitira. hut has lone UVltlb Vi been recognized as one of the most successful business men oi ms bmuiu and a forceful and dominant figure in the progress and prosperity as XU i.wi.n.. 1 rt nvAlnnmenfc of his home pitv Hton Rousrc. La and all ot that surrounding country.

Henry L. Fuqua was a corn leaner among nun, one of the most potent factors in tho history oi his state. Henrv L. Fuaua was born at Baton Rouge, on November 8, 1865, the son of James uverton ruqua ana Jeanetta M. Fuqua.

Like so many of the present day citizens of Louisiana and other southern states, his ancestors made tneir way irom tne smith and west through Virginia, the Carolines and Mississippi into Louisiana, ins iam- Ana r.t tha minintlv reanected citisena of the early days of Louisi ana, was a veteran ot notn xne rjil rAMtivlnr a dan gerous wound at the battle of Shiloh from which he recovered ana uvea to play an important part in the after war history of his state. His active efforts on behalf of his people during reconstruction are well remembered by ail the older citizens of Louisiana. Mr. Fuqua received his early education at Magruders Collegiate institute, Baton Rouge, and then attended the Louisiana State university. Aft- hi ftdu.ftt.on he went to work as an assistant with the corps or 'ngineers men nuumns wi riuinn! VslW railroad from New Orleans to Memphis.

lie served in tnis capacity unm v.io completed when he was by a contracting firm in the1 handling of a csmp engaged in constructing the bridge work on t'oaf railroad. His oider brothers having left home to seek their fortune', some in distant ilands, Ma FuJ conceived it to be Baton Rouge, Oct, 11 (). Speak- ing from the living room of the mansion, Frank Jones, the governor's do-voted friend, located Mrs. Fuqua and Mr. and Ms.

Jones Irvine at hotel about 10:20 o'clock Monday( night by long distance telephone. At first he was nnable to get any-one but Mrs. Fuqua on tha phone, and he refused to speak to her, asking for Mr. Irvine. At length Mr.

Irvine was summoned, and Mr. Jones broke the news to him as gently as he could. "You'll have to tell her, Jonesy," he said. "I don't know howbut it's up to you, boy. I'd have doctor in the hotel thefe before you do," he advised.

"What's that? You can't tell her? Well, you can tell her he's very, very sick, and then tell her later." It was asrreed that tho party should board the Y. and M. V. nieht train if possible, at this pjaee a.