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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-02-22
ACT No. 25.

ACT No. 25.
By Mr.. Herman. House Bill No. So.
Chairman of the Joint Judiciary Com
mittee A, B, C:tSuhstitutefor House
Bills Nos. 2,.3, and Is. Il. =.
49,, JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
. stitution Of Louisiana relative to
tax collectors for the City of New
Orleans, providing for the election
of one Tax Collector for said city,
= fixing his term of Office, his COM
Ter .pensation and the clerical and
- other expenses of his Office and
providing for the payment thereof.
e Section l. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, two-thirds of the members
elected to each H ouse concurring,
That there shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of this State the fol-
lowing proposed amendment to the
CONSTITUTION of Louisiana, to wit: 7''
That there shall be one State Tax
Collector for the City of New Orleans
who shall be elected by the qualified
ELECTORS of said city for the term OF
four (4) years. He shall receive a
salary of Five Thousand (S5, 0oO) Dol
lars per annum payable. monthly: The
fees received from delinquent I tax
debtors, rs also the fee of g. 90 charg'
ed for tax re arch certificates to the
persons applying Tor same, shall be
turned over to the State Treasury.
The Legislature atahs. frsttsessian'
after this amendment shall have beer
submitted to a vote IT the people, a.
herein provided, if the same. be adopt
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-02-22
ACT NO. IT,.
BY Mr. Voegtle.sj ,...., - Senate Bill No. 6.
JOINT RESOLUTION. -. '-.N

BY Mr.. Voegtle.};. ,..... Senate Bill No. g..
JOINT RESOLUTION. - '-.'
Proposing an amendment to- Articles Stand 81
u. of the Constitution of the State of Louisi-
ana relative to fixing the salaries of the
Auditor of Public Accounts. Treasurer and
Secretary OF State and providing that all
fees received by the Secretary of State
under existing law or laws which may
hereafter be enacted. shall be covered into
the State Treasury.
Section l.. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly Of the State df louisiana. two thirds
of all the members elected to each House con.
curing. That Articles 81 and So OF the Consti.
tGtienAof the State of Louisiana. be amended
so as to read as follows:
k Article 81" The Auditor Of ~Publics 40.
counts shall receive salary of Two Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars per annun. The Treas
urer shall receive salary of Two Thousand
Dollars perannumst The Secretary of State
shall feceive.a salary Of Five Thousand Dollars
pei annums 'EaSfiof tRssaid Sficers shall be
paid monthly. and no fees; or perquisites :ol
compensation, Shall e-allowed them; provided
that the fees now, or which may hereafter be
fixed bylaw to be charged by the Secretary o.
State, shall be collected and paidever by hin
monthly to the State Treasurer to be placed
ft&ihe Sredlt 81 th9 General Fsrd>sT .sT
Article So. Appropriations FOR the elefsca
Eexpensesof the officers named in the proceed
ing article shall specify each item of appropria
ti6nIand shall noEexeeed SR aay. ons, Seasl TO-
the Treasqg,eStlhe sum Of Two Thousand Dol
slnrs; for ehe Secretary oxsStSte; the Sum D
sFen ghousana Dollars and the salary Of TIN
Assistant Secretary Of State and al clerica
force of the Insurance. DepatmeRt and al
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-02-22

ed, shall appropriate such sum as
may be necessary for the payment of
the clerical expenses, rent, furniture
and porterage for the Office of said
tax collector; provided, how yer, that
the total amount Of said appropriation
shall not exceed the sum of $35, 900. 90,
end provided further that said appro-
priation shall be by items showing the
partieula' use to which such appro-.
priationfunds shall be applied.
Section 2. Be it further enacted,
etc., Tlat this proposed amendment
be subn tied to the electors of the
State fl their approval or rejection
as required by Article 32l of the Con.
stitutiq of Louisiana and the general
electid laws of this State, at the gen.
eral Htion to be held on the Tuesday
following the third Monday in April,
1908. 7
Scion 3. Be it further enacted,
etc., hat all properly nominated
candidtes for the Office herein pro-
vided Or shall be voted for at said
genera election and the one. elected
shall e commissioned in the same
manne, and enter upon the discharge
of hisoffice, at the lime when the
termssf Office of the present tax col
fleetos in said city expire, and he
shalsupersede the present tax col
lettcs of said city, whose Offices shall
be abolished by the adoption of the
amendment hereby proposed; .provid'
ed, however, that should the foregoing
anne dment not be adopted, then the
election of the Tax Collector hereir
prorided for shall be null and void.
j. W. HYAMS, ....
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President o
! the Senate.
Approved December4, 1907. =
n NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
. A true copy:
=, JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-02-22

Paul M. ,Lambremont for lieu
tenant governor, Paul Capdeyielle
for auditor, Walter Guion for at
torneSgeneral, and A. y. Gran
dali are the" bosses nominees If
you want to be~boss-led, that
the way to vote.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-02-22

Bailey Of st. Landry, W. :. S.
Frazee, Judge Coco and Fred
Grace, se77erally. and Individually,
are not approved by the bosses.
Yoursvote, for them will register
your protest against the violation
of the primary and New Orleans
domihationi i. in state politics Ct 'oG
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-02-22

WaverSy much fear a light vote
at the co9atrXpeQllllss On Ellx Tuesday 9lgss AZ,
next. so,ittle, .intarest-is. mani
tested in the second primary.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-02-22

The N. o. States tardily says
some very fine things about
Judge Lawrason. HadTft been
sad before the event-it would
have been the more appreciated.
But it is so obviously done to
create a prejudice against Mr.
Bailey that as eulogy it falls fiat.
y~7x- FTyTS7Sst +a~ E
Letyour interest in local candl-
dates bring you. to the polls,
Tuesday, and thus u.s., fffiici iidiif
lead Sothtes oastraa saaste~agahst
being1ea round ttyS 'th6 nose by
New Orleans bOssesN @na sM0'
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-02-22

~SN~>1
the Senate.
J. W. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
Approved November 2Sth, 1908.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
ACT NO. Is. .., /
By Mr.. Millsaps. Senate Bill No. 2.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article
2SS of the Constitution of the State
ofLouisiana relativeto Railroads,
Express, Telephone, Telegraph,
Steamboat and Sleeping Gar
Commission. ..... 4
Section l. Be- it resolved by the
General Assembly of the Statey of
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each house concurring,
that Article 2SS of the Constitution Of
the State of Louisiana, be amended so
as to read as follows:-
Article 2SS. The General Assem-
bly, may add to or enlarge the powers
and duties of said Commission, or
confer other powers and duties on
them. They may also provide addi-
tiopal clerical, Or other assistance
that may be deemed necessary for the
discharge of the duties of said Com
mission, and may add other penalties
to make the work of said Commission
effective.
1t shall be the duty of the Attor-
ney General, and the various district
attorneys, to aid said commission in
all legal matters, for which they shall
receive not exceeding rs per cent OF all
fines and forfeitures collected by them;
provided the commission may employ
other attorneys in lieu of these officers
on like terms.
No person in the service of, or at
torney for, any railway, express, tele-
phone, telegraph, steamboat or other
water craft, sleeping car company or
corporation, or pecuniarily interested
in such company or corporation, shall
hold the Office of commissioner.
The fines collected, after paying
the attorneys fees and the costs in
suits, in which the commission may be
cast for costs, shall be paid into the
State Treasury.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc., That the foregoing amendment
of the Constitution of the State, shall
be submitted to the electors for their
approval or rejection, as required by
Article 321 of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana and. general cleo
ton laws of this State at the Genera
L State Election to be held in this State
on the 2lst day of April, 1908. -
J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President o
the Senate.
; J. w. HYAMS,
) Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
Approved November 18th, 1907.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD, !,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
; A true copy:
, JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
D D, = 5 !
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-08

Tho NTH member OF this interesting
quintet Is Earl Roberts commander-ln-
chief or the British army Although
"Bobs," as he IL called aftectionately
by the rank ana file OF tho army, win
celebrate his seVenry--slXth birthday
soon, he still - an energetic. busting
little man, who enters enthusiastically
into the discussion Of military matters
f. lmplasslng constantly upon the
youth of England the Importance OF
ride practise and who appears fire.
quently I'm the Suise Of lecturer 20 the
country at large on the subject OF I'M
preparedness for war
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-08

Special Correspondence.
~ UBLIN. July 3O.--l have just re-
turned from a trip through the
~ north Of ireland during which
visited the counties of An
trim, Down Tyrone and Derry. former
ly the sttongEolds of Orangesm and
antl-natonallsm. and / confess that ]
have been aStonished by the change
which has come over the people of the
north we In Dublin are accustomed to
hear from time to time of the growth
of nationalist sentiment In Loyal
Ulster" and while we have recognized
that things We're improving in the
north in this respect, doubt If any of
us realized the revolution which has
come over the position of the Scotch
Irish OF the north.
| must apologize, however, for call
ing them Scotchlrlsh. 1t is only done
for the sake of identification. To-
day the descendants of the Scotch
planters of Ulster are as Irish as the
descendants Of the O'Neils whom they
displaced. y generation ago. or even
y
the fact that they had nothing in COM
mon with the Irish. Today they are
disposed to resent any title which
would indicate that their Irish nation
allty is qualified in any way.
CHANGE IN RELFAST.
This change of sentiment was partic-
ulally noticeable In Belfast. Formerly
every Protestant In Belfast aud most
of the Roman Catholics who were
above the laboring class. were ardent
Unionists Today I find that the lead
In the National movement is being
taken by young men and women whose
names have been household words FOR
generations among the Unionists and
OrangemeE of the north of ireland.
Gaelic signs can be seen on some of
the shops, and / have even heard the
ancient irish tongue spoken, and spok-
en- fluently. on the Belfast streets and
in the Belfast drawing-rooms,
SPLIT IN ORANGE BODY.
Even the Orangemen-that body OF
sincere fanatics whose hatred of Irish
nationality has only been equalled IN
the past by their hatred of the religion
of the majority of their fellow coun-
trymen-have felt the change. The
orange body is now split into Two
parts and the larger part is frankly
in favor of a large measure of home
rue for Ireland. The Democracy of the
north of Ireland as represented III the
Independent Orange organization has
abandoned all hope OF any reform from
the British parliament and Is looking
forward to the re-establishment OF the
Irish Legislature.
NOT A SEPARATIST.
To AL this intense wave OF nationality
which has sprung up over the north
there is a practical side. The northern
nationalist Is not a separatist. He feels
that ireland could not stand alone from
a military point of view, and he recog-
nizes tho Importance of federation
with the British empire. But he insists
that the federation shall be so loose
that Ireland shall have a free hand in
managing all her internal affairs, and
that only truly imperial matters like
national defense forengn relations and
international trade shall be left to the
imperial parliament.
1t is likely. too. that tho northern
nationalist will add great strength to
the national movement by going for tho
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-08

1t has only been within recent years
that bird fanciers have gone in so eN-
tonsively in England for raising pigeons
with big prices attached To them. A
few years ago, you could buy really
fine bird anywhere for about 80 cents.
Now they are asking two and three
hundred dollars for pigeons which,
Judging from mere appearances, do not
seem to be up to much.'
PLASTIC BIRDS.
Fanclers during the last few years
have been strcuuuusly striving to pro-
duce what they term pigeon perfec>
tom and 1t is for this reason that
the price has risen so enormously Some
truly remarkable birds have, so to
speak, been manufactured Pigeons are
treated very much as flowers BY cul-
tivating certain stocks and breeding
for definite peculiarities. truly startling
effects in bird individuality are OBJ
tanned. For instance. bird fanciers. by
proper cross breeding. can shorten the
beaks, put more feathers in the tails,
enlarge the wings. shorten the legs, ex-
pand the crops, and even make the
feathers train in certain directions
The birds seem absolutely plastic. 1t
Will be remembered that It was through
pigeons that Darwin was able to per-
form the remarkable experiments
driving home the evolution theory.
DID THE CAKE WALK.
These various experiments have pro-
duced some Vcritable freaks" in pig
con building a curious bird recently
exhibited at a West End show was a
pouter which won the first prize, 1t
was a large BLACK pied bird. Tho
winning features of this bird consisted
in it's erect manner of carriage. slender
body, long legs--with feathers on its
toes--and large gobular crop, This
bird. with its crop full, did the cake
walk and seemed so pleased with itself,
swelling out its crop 10 such huge pro-
portions, that it won the prlze-pos-
sibly by sheer force of self-advertise-
ment. The owner Of this blrd-A. *.
Mnrr-refused $500 for it. aud no one
at the show seemed staggered at his
unwillingness TO part"
BIRD WITH A COWL.
Another bird which commanded
very high fgure-S3OO-at the same
which means that it has inverted
feathers growing about its neck. form
ing a species of run, resembling the
cowl of a Jacobean monk Not many
people, perhaps, may have seen such
cowl so the pigeon fanciers word
nus "a De takch Iof inc TACT tnat the
birds run looks like the monks neck
piece. However this may be. the par
tcular bird ia question was an ugly af-
fair. with its head and neck buried
in the hood The great point about this
$500 bird consisted in the fact that Its
hood was smooth and close. The thick
er and closer the hood, ii seems, the
more valuable the bird. The Jacobu
pigeon has a "mane" at the back and a |
"Chaiu" I'm front both these terms inn
plying slight ridges In the feathers. OF l
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-08

which experts seem to think much.
called "Turbit' always attracts an
immense amount OF attention and never
fails to capture sevN"-' prizes at
pigeon shows. Turbits look rather per-
pleNad--as II they had not quite made
up their minds whether they were real
pigeons on half parrots. With the Tur
bit, fuss and feathers count very lit
tie. II is the face that wins. Experts
will stand for hours before one of these
birds examining its short thick neck,
seeing IL it has the proper curve or
sweep, feeling its bumps" to find out
II its skull Is properly formed, and
chuckling 1t under the chin to watch
its smile. Under the circumstances,
the Turbin stands the ordeal very well.
AS all its good points are on the Tur-
bits head and face, and hundreds of
people are constantly gazing into its
rather mild eyes, or running their
thumbs thoughtfully over its back hair
no wonder the bird looks as if it had
forgotten something, The sum OF $500
Is not considered too much for an in
tellectual Turbit with a semi detach-
ed Roman proboscs of the proper
curve.
CARRIERS ARE FAVORITES.
An immense amount OF Interest is al
ways taken in carriers" of course. Tho
chief characteristic OF the carrier. to
make 1t n valuable bird. must be
length of neck and beak, and n curl
Gus bulging sort of growth on each side
of the latter. Just why this ugly look
ing waffle" as it is called, should be
considered good point it is hard to
tell. Doubtless fanciers have some
profound reason which they only di-
vulge when in secret among them
selves. with doors closed and lights
out. However. the waffle goes and
brings prizes. 1t does not add TO the
facial dignity of the bird. 1t resembles
two rather large and distinctly ripe
strawberries placed on either side OF
the beak You cannot help sympath-
izing with a bird with a strawberry
nose like this; and the perpetuatlon
of this feature by breeders might we'll
be done away with. While they arc
about it--and considering fanciers
claim that they can obtain any result
they like--they might as wen give the
pigeon a small moss rose, or even a
three-leaf clover to wear instead OF
an over-ripe strawberry. As an al
formative, a neat election button with
the birds monogram on it, would not
look so bad by way of priaewinning
variation.
or fantails, their number is legion
but, strange to say, such really beau
tlful birds attract very little attention.
This Is due, no doubt, TO the fact
that, as Yot. none of this variety has
been bred with more than one tail.
Possibly future shows viii exhibit fan
tails with two or moro tails, and then
more prizes will be won by this class.
But what chance does "A fantail with
only one oaudal appendage. 10 matter
how floral the effect may be, stand be-
side dish-faced Turbit or carrier
with n nose like night blooming
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-08

Special Correspondence.
r ONDON. July S0.--England's lat
est sporting mania IS pigeon
it's" or raising pigeons for NY
ing, breeding, mcssage-carrying
and other purposes. Tho extent to
which pigeon fancying is carried may
be Judged from the fact that no less
than 10, 500 carrier pigeons, worth $780,
600. were entered in the recent great
pigeon Derby" The birds were turn
ed loose at Nantes in the south of
France and flew 450 miles to Lanca-
shire. England Prizes OF more than
$4,000 were awarded. The extent and
Importance OF the new sport may be
further judged from the fact that both
the king and Prince of Wales entered
birds Special pigeon trains" were
run from the Midlands to the embark
ing ports on these occasions, and
pigeon staterooms" fitted up on the
cross-channel steamers. The whole ar
rangements We're carried out with the
most elaborate care and quite regard
less of cost.
FORTUNES FOR BREEDING.
In addition to the great bird-hying
competitions, English fanciers are
spending thousands of pounds each
year in breeding all varieties of pig
cons; and various shows, for the eN-
press purpose of exhibiting variations
are constantly being held in different
parts OF the country, Some of the
birds exhibited are worth more than
$500 apiece. There arc five big pigeon
clubs IN England and no end of people
are going in for raising these birds as a
hobby.
Even tho ordinary imam in the
street" in London shows his pigeon
fancying proclivities by feeding and
watching the fiocks OF birds which have
taken UP their abode in the great pub
lie buildings such as ST. Paul's ca
thedral, Westminster abbey. the Brit
ish museum and elsewhere. ST Is Z
rather singular thing that certain fam
lilies of pigeons attach themselves to
each of the great public buildings. and
some fanciers say they can tell whether
n bird is citizen Of the British mu-
scum or of st. Pauls. Doubtless the
latter are of more religious turn of
mind while probably the British mu-
scum variety would know more about
Egyptology than their clerical con-
freres.
LONDON'S GREAT SHOW.
When a pigeon show is on in London,
tHousalluS OF people HOOK 10 see IL.
Judges of iine birds are appointed with
as much care as would be a judge of
the supreme court. Nor IS the pigeon
judge whit happier than the man of
law. He runs a chance OF making NOR
tai enemies every time he renders a de-
clsIon. As n consequence. pigeon judges
have taken refuge IN numerical sys-
tenn for all birds 80 that they cannot
be accused OF Partially which they
might be suspected Of If they knew the
owners names
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-08

The present yiscount ia the secopd
20 hold the title fiia father Won n
by his financial talents. Tor he gave the
lnto prince conaort valuable assist-
nnee In restoring and placing on a
sound financial basis the properties Of
The Glenwood post., 1908-05-23
BAD NEWS FOR
TAFT AND BRYAN

Danville, ILL.,, May 21.-There
will be a darkness of the sun and
quaking of the earth tomorrow
that is, if the prediction of Alb
ner F. Maxwell, the prophet of
the Soldiers home here, is full
filled. Several of Mr.. MaXwell's
prophecies are said to have come
true and he enjoys a great repu-
tation among his comrade at the
home. While tornadoes and earth
quakes figure largely in his proph-
ecies, all of his predictions are
not of such a direful nature.
Among other things he says that
the country will be spared the
calamity Of presidential cleo
ton this year. just how the
country is going to get around
choosing a successor to Mr.. Roo
sevelt as the occupant of the
White House, Mr.. Maxwell does
not state, but he declares that
such things as presidential cleo
tions, financial legislation and
The Glenwood post., 1908-05-23
VETERAN OPERA MANAGER

London, May 2l.-Devotees Of
opera, especially the older contin-
gent among them. turned out in
full force and filled His Majesty s
theater full to overfowing this af-
ternoon on the occasion of the
testimonial performance
given in honor of Col. j. H. Ma
pleson, to mark the fortieth ami
versary of his association with
grand opera management.
Among the prominent artists
who contributed their services to
the benefit performance were Miss
Marie Tempest, Mr.. Beerbohm
Tree, Sir Charles Santley, M. Ed
uard de Reszke, Mr.. Edmund
Burke of the Royal Opera at The
Hague; Mile. Alice Berlet, prima
donna of the Paris grand opera.
and Mile. Donalda of the Royal
Opera, Covent garden.