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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
LIQUOR IN THE SOUTH.

Ever since the historic exchange of
remarks between the governor of South
Carolina and the governor OF North
Carolina, it has been regarded as a
great joke to refer to the drink habit
of the man coming from south Of Ma
son and Dixons line. Like the mother
in-Iaw joke. il has done service so long
that one hates to lose it. but cruel fate
is gradually putting it iii the class of
has-beens.
The south has enacted more local
and general prohibition legislation dur
ing the past decade than all the north
and west put together. Kentucky. the
proverbial home of mountain dew, has
forty-seven prohibition counties; out of
go counties in Texas, $50 are dry;
Georgia, and Mississippi are almost
solidly prohibition in county govern
ment: Tennessee and Virginia, where
the julep originated. are SO nearly dry
that the man with thirst for red
liquor is doomed to suffer except in the
large cities. Local option rules in
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas.
Maryland, Virginia. Kentucky, Missis-
sippi and North Carolina. The license
fee for saloons in Florida is 1000, in
Mississippi $500 to $1,000, in Atlanta
81, 600. Moreover, the governors of both
Carolinas drink soft drinks only.
Just why this remarkable condition
should exist in the face of all the old
time traditions of the south has not
been explained Men row living can
remember when the decanter on the
sideboard was almost as religiously
present as the family Bible on the ia
BILE in the sitting room-1nd almost as
regularly I'm use. Probably the demon
alization of the negro by whisky and
the resultant necessity for stringent
prohibition as a measure of community
protection had something to 10 with
the change. Quite possibly, too. the
ruin which whisky wrought in the
younger generation of whites is partly
responsible for the prohibition wave
Whatever the cause, the south has
come to the point where it can resent
the old imputation that its chief prod
uct was its worst. The new south Is
riding on the water wagon nowadays.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
THE PENNSYLVANIA eRAFTERs.

The revelations of graft in the build
ing and furnishing Of the new Penn
sylvania capitol almost pass the limit
of credibility Consider such items as
an overcharge of more than $3.50 on
an item amounting to $4,000; s545, 900
for cabinet work that actually cost
$50 600; an overcharge of $4,000 on
3,O5i chairs. Consider, also, the fact
that Sanderson, the contractor, was
the correctness of which nobody
vouched, and the further fact that he
got 1854, 600 more for the work of paint
ing than another contractor agreed to
do it for. And such little overcharges as
$4,000 on sofas and something like the
same amount on clocks are frequent.
It doesn't seem possible that one
man could have the effrontery to COM
NIT such wholesale robbery. OF course
Sanderson did not get all the money
The loot was so rich that he was I'M
doubtedly compelled to divide it with
members Of the legislature and others
who hurried his appropriations
through. What a carnival those ras-
Gals INDUCED in, and how absolutely
the state was at their mercy. There
is hardly a parallel in American his
tory
Now the awakening has come and an
effort is being made to compel Sander
son 10 disgOrge at least a part of his
stealings Nor should the inquiry stop
with Sanderson. There are members
of the legislature who should be rigid
ly investigated. And if. in the end.
a score or more of rascals are not sent
to the penitentiary for long term
of years there is neither justice nor
shame in the great state of Pennsyl-
vania.
We cannot help comparing the ras-
cality there with the honesty i'm the
construction of our city and county
building We have here a structure
that Is a source of pride to every cit
izen, both because of it's architectural
beauty and because il was honestly
constructed for a fair price IT is true
that there was some scandal about the
furnishing of the building. but there
was no such barefaced, impudent
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16
NEW BOOKS IN LIBRARY.

The following thirty books will be add
ed 10 the public library June II, 1907:
Miscellaneous.
American Academy of Political and So
cial Science-Woman's Work and Organ
iZatons.
Beatley-AppIes of Gold.
Boner-Poems.
Book Lovers Reading CIub-Crester
Victorian Poets, Studies in Recent French
Fiction.
Notwithstanding in Life
Godkin-Life and letters, two vol
umes.
Henry-OUt for the Coin
Leopardi-Dialogues and Thoughts.
Sill-Poems
Renan-Essays
Seen by the Spectator.
Wells-At the Sign of the Sphinx, two
volumes
Yeats-Poems.
Fiction.
Craddock-WindfaIl
Ha1l-Aunt Jane of Kentucky
OXenham-Long Road
Prentis-Case of Doctor Horace
Webster-Jerry Junior.
Whtlock-Turn of the Balance
ChIIdren's Books.
Crsik-Colo Manti.
Dickens-Cricket on the Hearth
JOhnSon-Her College Days.
Lothrop-Five Little Peppers at School
Scudder-Book of Folk Tales
Stratemeyer-Dave Porter's Return 10
School
Observation-Disclosures Pupils
. Warde-Betty Wales, JT.
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A UTAH STATESMAN IN EUROPE
Being VeraCOus Account of How Wandering Joe Avoided
Duel for the Sake of His Country.
Thought Herald, by l. Priest

Paris, June 15.-The Herald's special
commissioner has at last succeeded in
locating NJ. Howell, deputy for the VAL
ley Of Cache in the reimbursement of
Salt Lake City, department of Utah,
les Etats Unis. The chase was a long
and hard one. 1t involved a search
of the Dead Rat, where NJ. Howell was
declared to be unknown, a journey to
the cemeteries of Montparnasse and
Pere la Chaise and, finally, in fear and
trembling on the part of your commits
sioner, the great morgue behind the
Cathedral of Notre Dame. In none of
these places did find Nj. Howell.
As last resort 1 called in NJ. Pour
quot, better known as lie Georges Sheets
of Paris. NJ Pourquoi asked for a de-
scription of NJ. Howell where he came
from and a history of his life. When /
had given it to him, he said, with great
impressement. "VOus will find votre
homme seated in a bagnoire at the
Coincide Franchise, in a seat in the
back of the bagnOiFe-" When / asked
him how he knew, he said: La, Ia, la.
Ellie est tres simple. In that bagnoire
one of my men discovered a fragment
of mud the like of which has never
been seen i'm Paris. 1t must be mud
from Id Ndiley 0aCne. Ell VOLTA.
Sure enough, when I went to the
Coincide Francois l found NJ. Howell
His attitude was one of supreme dejec-
ton, but he cheered up when he saw
me and asked what time the next train
left for Rome. "Je came here, mon
ami" he said. ito gettez away from
mon thoughts. Je am sorely troubled
Rememberez vous the talk 1 made
about NJ. Henri Brisson, president Won
your chamber of deputies? Vous re-
member l said he was not as good
man as our own NJ. Henri Joseph?
'Wellez, NJ. Brisson bought copy of
The Herald week ago at one of the
GetteZ-un-paper-a- votre home town
stands and oh, la-la-la. he went up in
the air The first / knew about his tres
anger was when NJ. Enrique Sacrebleu
called on me. NJ. Sacrebleu said that
for the honor of la belle France he
challenged me to the duel. He would
not have it said that anyone in France
was the inferior Of NJ. Joseph in any
particular.
'Ah, mon garcon, je was tres trou-
bled. Je was willing to fight, but back
in lie County Cache je was so busy SELL
ing cheese ct the like that je never had
time to learn to use la rapier Also lie
tremble like the leaf when je hear the
gun go off. But what was je to do?
Je though of appealing to la ambassa-
dor Americana ct then je remembered
that our NJ. TheOdosius Botkin had
been sent to la Mauritius and not to
France Je thought of wiring for NJ
Van Horne to come at once from the
court Of first instance at Cairo. Then
je remembered that NJ. Van Horne is
a Kearns man.
"Je was cut off from all hope and
so je prepared TO die as gracefully as
one of the sheep mon ami, Joe Knowles,
so gently butchers at dear old Logan.
At least je could shed mon blood pour
la hOnneur of mon country ct pour NJ
Joseph. So / told NJ. Sdcrebleu that
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Odd Fellows day, saltair. June Is.
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dispatch from Chatham, England,
says the people of that port had a great
laugh the other day when they heard
the band of a japanese warship play
is difficult to appreciate whether the
joke was on the English, who have
prohibited THE Mikado" in England
or upon the Japs for not knowing, per-
haps. that they were committing lese
ma jeste
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-06-16

An authority declares that Washing
ton is the greatest baseball city in the
whole country Now win anybody dare
to rise in mis- place and say that Wash
ington doesn't deserve to be the, capital
of the United States?
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WEATHER FOR SALT LAKE.
Fair and warmer.
THE METALS.

Silver, STAG per ounce
Copper (casting). 227sc per pound
Copper (cathodes), 231sc per pound.
Lead, 1856 per 100 pounds.
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Continued on isert page.
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Haughton Happenings.
Wednesday, Get. is, 1907.


Mrs. Rosa f. Allen has been on the sick list but
is up again.
Mr.. P. P. Cook visited the Dallas, Texas, Fair
the latter part of last week. 80
Mrs. Will Ratcliff has been a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. A. H. Ratcliff for several days.
Messrs. Willis and Wafer have sold their saw
mill to Messrs. Hickman and McDade.
Mrs. j. w. Mobley and Mrs. E. E. Moore, of
Shreveport, were pleasant visitors here Sunday.
Mr.. G. w. Smith and Mr.. w. Wart visited the
Minden Fair last week. They report it success.
Miss Adrian Mailman has secured position with
the Southern Cotton Oil Co., with headquarters in
Shreveport.
Mrs. Viola Rascoe Miller, of Gainesville, Texas,
is here visiting the home of her childhood. She is
a guest of DR.. and Mrs Paul Lawrence
Mr.. H. c. Tillman, timber agent for the Bossier
City hardwood mill, has moved to Haughton to send
his children to good school. He and family are
occupying the Moore residence, in the west end of
town.
Messrs. w. G.. Raines, A. j. Moss, l.. r. Prince,
Willis Graham, H. N. Cornell and DR.. Hugh Atkins,
of McDade; j. W. Elston, J. W. Oneal and D. A..
Horton, of Haughton, left this morning for Camp
Savage" where they will spend week in quest of
big game.
Tuesday, Oct. Is, 1907.
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FROM PLAIN DEALING.


Mr.. G. I. Mays, of Carterville, shipped car of
cattle from here last Monday
sidney Gardner has entered the medical DEPART
ment OF Tulane University of New Orleans.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. c. Wright are rejoicing over
the arrival OF little daughter in their home
me enrolment of Plain Dealing High School
mas reached 2O2. Another transportation wagon
from the Cook neighborhood- put on Monday.
which now makes four
Miss Nora Bell Many, Of Forsyth, Ca, who has
oeen on visit to her BROTHER J. T. Many for the
past month, left Tor Neshoba County, Miss, last
MONDAY to visit relatives before returning home
Last Thursday night quite lot of fox hunters
assembled here for hunt, and for time the hills
resounded to the bark of the hounds The net re-
suit was one fine gray fox, after quite an exciting
chase
Plain Dealing has recently acquired two more
residents, with their famies-Mr W. ]. Walker.
OF Texas, and Rev. Flynt, Christian minister.
We have room for all such good citizens and they
will be welcomed.
News was received here YESTERDAY morning of the
burning of the residence Of Mr. Marion Matlock.
OF Mot, about eight miles east of this place. This
IL
lock has suffered similar loss Fire was discovered
while the family was at breakfast, and most of the
furniture was saved.
The writer took trip to Mnden during the past
week and took in the Webster Parish Fair. The
Fair proved, as it deserved, great success Their
agricultural exhibits did not come up to that of the
Bossier Parish Fair, but in respects they ex-
celled. Their hog department was fully as good as
was shown at the State Fair, and proved that good
hogs can be raised throughout the surrounding
country. The poultry department was excellent,
much better than was exhibited here. Their
Women's department was also excellent. The public
school exhibits, principally work from the Minden
High School, was of a high order and proves to the
writer that there should be an awakening of the
country schools.
The ladies of Mnden have formed civic society
and evidences on all sides prove conclusively that
they have accomplished great deal towards beau
trying their town. Shade trees have been put out,
also shrubbery, flowers and innumerable things
have been done for the town. Now, why can't
every town and village in Bosser Parish form such
an association? In few years you would not
know your town or village, so great would be the
improvement. Every public school teacher in the
parish could aid the matter greatly by having their
own grounds beautihed. Won't some enterprsine
and progressive lady in each village and hamlet
start the good work. The subject certainly de-
serves attention, and as the time for putting out
shade trees will soon be here concert of action
should be had.
Wednesday, Get. is, 1907.
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said district and for the purpose of Gre
ating fund for the building and re-
pairing of school houses in said district
and supplying said schools with neces-
sary appliances.
To this end we respectfully petition
your honorable body to adopt an ordi-
nance ordering special election in said
district to take the sense of the legal
voting taxpayers within said district and
to do all things legally necessary to be
done in the premises, pursuant to the
provisions of Act PA of 1902 and amend
ments thereto.
The boundaries of said School District
No. Is, as created by the Board of
School Directors OF Bossier Parish, are
as follows:
Beginning at a point on the Louisiana
and Arkansas State line, being the
northeast corner of section 5, township
% north, range II west, thence south on
section line to the southeast corner Of
section 20, township %, range IL west;
thence west one mile on section line to
the southwest corner of said section 20;
thence south one mile on section line
to the southeast corner of section 80;
thence west on section line one mile to
the southwest corner of said section 80;
thence north on section line one-half
mile to the northwest corner of south
west quarter of said section 80; thence
westwith the north boundary of School
District No. 8 to the center of the Cot
ton Belt Railway track; thence in a
northern direction along the center OF
the said railway to the Louisiana and
Arkansas State line; thence east along
the said State line to the point of be-
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Mr.. LauehIin on the New Election Law.

Editor of the Bosser Banner, Benton, La.
Dear Sir: Will you allow me a little space in
your paper to make explafotion why shall have to
three, and to pay my respects to our late primary
election law.
In Section ii it says that all persons shall file
with the Parish Executive Committee e his written
notification of his intention to become candidate
What better authority one give than to publish
for months prior to the meeting OF the Executive
Committee that he is a candidate, subject to the
action of the Democratic party of his parish? This
have done for more than two months, but for the
fact that failed to make written declaration to
this august committee by certain day am denied
the right to have my name placed on the Demo-
cratic ticket as candidate for Police Juror from
ward three.
I feel that this section of the primary election
law is undemocratic and abridges our rights free
American citizens. And why this haste? Three
months before the primary election every man is
barred the privilege of becoming a candidate for
any Office and getting the regular ticket, or any
other.
In Section 10 it says: "Every person offering
to vote shall be asked by the commissioners Of
election whether or not he is member of such po-
litical faith and whether not he will support the
nominees of said primary election" Now, pray
tell me, who are the commissioners of election ac
countable to for their party feaity? feel such a
question will be an insult to old-timer who has
served his party for quarter and some nearly a
half century.
Why SO much red tape in election laws? We
have but one political party Of any consequence in
our State. 1t would be blessing to Louisiana if
we had two strong political parties Of equal intel
ligence that had only the good of our country and
its people at heart.
Now, to my friends who solicited me to become a
candidate for Police Juror from ward three and
those who have rendered me their support and in
fuence, l return my sincere thanks and high ap-
probation Of their confidence. | subscribe myself
Sincerely your friend,
E. M. LAUGHLIN.
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Extends His Thanks.

80 Voters Of Bossier Parish:
axe this method OF extending to you my thanks
a appreciation for again nominating me as
s1.lh q your parish. That may be better able
1--WE you as such, earnestly request that all
abiding citizens give me their aid and support
A1s Enforcing OF laws and suppression of crime.
Very respectfully,
J. F.. EDWARDS.
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On motion and second, Mr.. Mays was authorized
to take up the matter of building a new bridge
across Bodcau at Strouds crossing, or near there,
and to build the same at point wherever he and
committee from the Police Jury of Webster Parish
agree to locate same.
On motion and second, Messrs. Hoffpauir and
Sandidge were appointed as committee to have
the necessary repairs made on the bridge across
Bodcau at Bellevue.
On motion and second, the action of Mr.. McDade
in the matter of having bridges repaired in his
ward be and the same is hereby ratified.
The Police Jury then adjourned until the follow
ing morning at o'clock.
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The foregoing account, having been duly ex-
amined, acceptedas settlement in full to date
and vouchers ordered burned in open session.
/ On motion and second, the following resolution
was duly adopted:
Be it resolved, That the President, Mr.. Logan,
together with Mr.. Sandidge at once sell one pair
of the best mules in the Barnett road outfit.
Be it further resolved That the Police Jury
when it adjourns, will adjourn to meet on Dec. TO-
1907 for the purpose of considering changes in our
present system of road work, and that each and
every member is urgently requested to be present
and be prepared to discuss the matter of conducting
the work of the public roads.
On motion, duly seconded, the following resolu-
ton was duly adopted:
Be it resolved by the Police jury in regular ses-
sion convened, That all claims against the Parish
of Bossier, stipulated contracts excepted from and
after Jan. 1908, SHALL before being paid be sub
mitted to the Police Jury in open session in the
form OF an itemized account, be audited by the
committee appointed by the President for that
purpose, and allowed by majority vote of the
Police Jury; and that no mouey shall be paid out
by the Parish Treasurer, except upon an order or
warrant duly signed by the President and Clerk Of
said body.
The following claims for per diem and mileage
and committee work were allowed:
TT. McDade-
Per diem and mileage .Sl4 60
IT,. Tidwell-
Per diem and mileage and com. work. .s23 20
Less amt due parish by 7. A. Tidwell... 4 $40 Is
j. C. Logan
Per diem and mileage ami work. $50 20
S. r. Strayhan-
Fer diem and mileage 8 60 60 O., -
G. T. Mays
Per diem and mileage ..-...................s sill 90
A. Hoffpauir-
Per diem and mileage 20
]. w. Elston-
Per diem snd mileage -........-..--..-...-- SIS 90
G. D. Sandidge-
Committee work. ..................$ H 20
Per diem and mileage $40 so S4s 90
On motion, duly seconded, the following petition
was ordered filed as presented and spread upon the
minutes, which, after due consideration by this
body, was granted, to-wit:
To Honorable President and Members Of the Police Jury
Of BossieY Parish:
We, the undersigned legal voters and property
taxpayers of School District No. is, in said parish,
desire to levy special tax of mills on the dol
lar on all taxable property situated said School
District No. is for period OF ten years. beginning
with the year 1908, for the purpose Of supplement
ing salaries OF teachers in the public schools Of
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The Treasurer then presented his account for the
quarter ending Sept. 80, 1907. It follows:
w. H. Scanland, Parish Treasurer,
In account with Bossier Parish
July
$50 amt from City of Shreveport IL ~
12-To amt from DIR. r. H. Gulledge Is 90
12-To amt from City of Shreveport, 351 10
August
SO amt from City of Shreveport IS As
September
ITO amt from City of Shreveport 40 Is
1910 amt from Cotton Belt Railway 81 sol
D-Balance down, oyerdrawn ,-.... 20233 %
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