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The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20
PROHIBITION DEFEATED.

The question of State prohibi-
ton came up in the House of Re.
representatives. q few days ago and
the much-mooted problem was
defeated by q small vote, though
q decisive one, settling the matter
for at least two years. The forces
at work for Statewide prohibition
accepted their defeat in good grace,
feeling, however, that a splendid
fight had been made for their
cause. While the BANNER pre-
fers the alternative, Ufor the time
being, of saloon regulation. which
seems to be the consensus OF
opinion among the members OF the
General Assembly the fact must
be admitted that the State prohibi-
tionists have made most wonder
full progress in the past few months
i'm truth, only few months ago
few people could have been found
who would have surmised that the
prohibitionists possessed such
strength or influence. The people
engaged in the liquor business
cannot afford to be henceforth I'M
mindful of this great strength OF
the prohibitionists. It means that
unless some reforms are practiced
Statewide prohibition is not an
idle dream in this State. The
movement has shown such force
that hereafter politicians. high
and low, will not be able to treat
itlightly. The saloon people want
to accept higher license gracefully
under the circumstances and make
the most of q situation which now
seems to be against them.
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RESOLUTIONS.

Whereas, the Almighty and most
merciful God has seen fit in his inf.
mite wisdom to remove from our
midst our we'll beloved leader and
patriot, Gen. Stephen D. Lee.
Resolved, That we, the St. Mary
Volunteer Chapter, United Daughters
OF Confederacy, express our heartfelt
sympathy and sincere sorrow in his
grievous loss.
Resolved, That in his death, the
South has lost one of her nOblest
Chieftains, .an earnest advocate and
able defender and above all the high
est type of the Southern gentleman,
Sous peur ct sous reproche."
Resolved, That we tender to his
son and sister our sincerest sympathy
in their sad bereavement.
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the minute
book of the Chapter, and copy for
warded to the grief-stricken family.
MRS. A. G.. ALLEN,
MRS. J. r. OWENS,
Mrs. T. J. SHAFFER,
MISS EMMA SHIP.
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The proposed new registration
law provides for new registration
throughout the state, beginning
January list next. 1t requires the
registration of party afiliation. II
creates the Office of registrar, as
SCISSORS having become elective
officers, and the legislature having
decreed a separation of the as
SCISSOR and registrar. Each re-
gistrar is to receive $500 from the
state and from the police jury S25
for every 1000 of population or
fraction thereof. The reRistrar is
to be allowed expensee mot ex-
ceeding S. day for everyday he
is absent from the parish seat.
Registrars are to be appointed by
. board composed of the govern
or, secretary of state and
attorney-general They are to
give bond Of $500 and are to be
to removal for cause. They
ere g quality before the district
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20
RAILROAD RATES.

Higher freight rates are likely to
be fixed in the future, the New
York Journal of Commerce tells
us. The proposed raising of rail-
road rates on July /, has perhaps,
therefore, been postponed until
"after election" to help out the
Republican party. When the
Railroad rate bill was passed the
Republicans took all the glory
that was possible for that achieve
ment. President Roosevelt in fact
compromised with those United
States Senators controlled by the
railroads on the most vital clause
of the bill, rather than the bill
should be passed by Democratic
aid. That bill was supposed by
the confiding public to bring about
reduced railroad rates. Now, we
hear nothing of rate reduction, but
a certainty in the near future of an
increase. Such is Republican re-
form.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

There will be public hearing
before the special House and
Senate Committee appointed fol
the purpose of investigating the
doings of the Atchafalaya Basin
Levee Board, relative to levee
building in the parishes of St.
Martin, st. Mary and Iberia in
the Halls of the House of Rep
resentatives at Baton Rouge on
Thursday, June 18th, 1908, at 8
o'clock p. m. All persons inter-
ested are requested to be present
and make and file their complaints
before said Committee.
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Law and Order Versus Lawlessness

There are to be found any num-
Der of good men who wisely
believe that too drastic laws some
times require lax enforcement
by the authorities. While this is
proper in many cases, it must be
borne in mind that the law is no
respecter of classes-to overlook a
law which affects a class otherwise
very law-abiding, leads to viola,
tons by the vicious element, and
in such cases the authorities are
estopped from practicing too mucn
severity. The new sheriff in this
parish, Hon. w. T. Peterman, re-
Gently indicted in Office, doubtless
reasoned these matters out to him.
self and from all indications, has
reached the conclusion that there
are to be no privileged classes and
no more lax laws in this parish.
He has 10 enforce the law without
fear. favor or favoritism, and we
heartily his course and urge him
to keep it up until every last
VlOlatOT l0dIuS tlldC q AOW OANNA ~
things is now the order of the day.
The parish of st. Mary is infest-
ed with it's full quota of negro
gamblers and desperadoes, and
these are to be given no quarters.
To do this consistently calls for q
rigid enforcement of the law all
along the line. The Sunday law,
the law against selling liquor to
minors, and every last law on the
statute book is hereafter to be
enforced by the new sheriff and
none will be privileged from arrest
and punishment. This is the proper
course and the good people of the
parish will applaud the determine
ton of the officers of the law.
Sheriff Peterman. your powers are
mandatory, not discretionary, and
your course is correct. If the laws
are bad it is up to the legislature
to repeal them.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

Compulsory education has re-
ceived a quietus at the hands of
the Legislature which, so far as
the country districts are concern
ed, was right and proper. How
ever, if the educational authorities
really want to take a long advance
step they should induce the law
makers to provide free text books
and all supplies for the public
schools. The heavy expenses OF
text books and "incidentals" keep
many childen of the poor from the
schools. What would be the sense
in forcing the poor to send their
children to school if they could
not supply them with the neces-
sary books and other equipment?
Monroe Star.
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A Model Democratic Platform.

The platform promulgated by
the Democrats of Maryland at
their State Convention on June 3.
is a model of brevity and clear
ness, 1t emphases three issues
Tariff reform according to Demo
cratic principles, retrenchment in
the expenditures of the Federal
Government, and resistance to
Federal entertainments upon the
reserved rights of the States and
the people. 1t is such a platform
as Jefferson himself might have
written.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

Southern Stock Specific Company,
Limited, Franklin, La:
Gentlemen: Replying to your
enquiry of recent date, l take
pleasure in reporting that l have
given your Louisiana condition
powders" thorough test with my
plantation mules, and the result is
highly satisfactory. In fact, it is
in my opinion, the best prepare
ton of its kind on the market, and
has done all that you claimed it
would for my stock.
Yours respectfully,
j. BEAUREGARD RODRIGUEZ,
Ashton, p. O., La.
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Notice to Banks for Bids f.,
the Custody of State ~
Funds.
Baton Rouge, La Ma

baton Rouge, La. May Is, 1904
w hereas, at meeting of the g..
Board of Liquidation held Fehr n.sw
~. 1908, the Secretary of Stat u ~y
authorized and instructed tn r;we was
nc notice to the Banks-State and NJ NJ
tional-of each parish, that bids u ~o MA;
be received from them by said Ro nu.a
for the custody of the funds halo asu
ing to or received in behalf ~ y.
State by the Sheriff or Tax Collac. s,s
OF the respective parishes thronrS"OI.
the State: and, "ou'
Whereas, at meeting of tho a.,
Board held on May 5, it annoo sou
that no bids were RECEIVED from '. aru
banks domiciled in the Parish n 9:
Mary or if received were rejected ~ d.
the custody of funds BELONGING t. NJ
received on behalf of the STATE bu W. VI
Sheriff or Tax Collector of said d.. %e
ish, and the Secretary of STATE r o..
therefore instructed to re-advert;so -
manner and form required by law Thu,
bids would now be received fro u
banks in said parish or adjoining and
contiguous parishes, for the custod S
of said funds. belonging to or receives
in behalf of the State by said Sheriff
or Tax Collector
Now, therefore, |, John T. Micbe,
Secretary of State, by virtue of SAIL
resolution OF said Board. and in ac.
cordance with the provisions of At
No. % of the Extra Session of the
General Assembly of Louisiana. an
proved December ;, 1907, do herehv
give public notice to the Banks-Stata
or National-in the parish OF St. MARY
or in adjoining or contiguous parish.
es, that bids, will be received from
them by the Board of Liquidation Of
the State Debt for the custody Of the
funds belonging to or received in be.
half of the State by the Sheriff O, TAI
Collector of said parish, after thirty
days advertisement of this notice AZ
required by law. All bids shall be
sealed and endorsed on the enyelope
FISCAL AGENCY BID" and I'd.
dressed to. the STATE AUDITOR a
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and be in
his possession on or before the 18th
day of June, 1908.
The letting or awarding of said
funds will be made by the said Board
of Liquidation at meeting to be call.
ed by the Governor for that purpose
after said date.
The successful bidder or bidders
shall as security deposit with the STATE
Treasurer an amount of bonds Of the
United States, or of the State Except
Baby bonds), or of any parish, city,
town or levee district thereof (such
bonds to have market value at least
equal to the par value thereof equal
to the estimated average deposits Of
such authority, as determined by the
record of the year previous, or shall
give bond with a duly authorized
surety company as surety for sum
not greater than 10 per centum of the
capital and surplus of such surety
company, or may deposit bonds sfore.
said for part of the security and give
surety bond for the balance in such
proportion as said bank or banks
may see fit. The said Board of Liq.
uidation reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary Of State.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

Mr.. Hearst, who is now trying to
wreck the Democratic party, still
holds on to the presidency of the
National Association of Demo-
cratic Clubs, and has been using
the books of that organization to
build up the Independence League.
If that 10 not monumental cheek,
what IL It.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

The candidates who have an.
nounced themselves for Congress
from the Sixth District are Col.
Sam Robertson Of East Baton
Rouge, Geo. K. Fayrot Of East
Baton Rouge, Victor Lefebvre Of
West Baton Rouge, and Robert
Wicklide of West Eeliciana, and
- $50 prcnises e 3 - : lively
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

The Special Committee appoint
edby the Legislature to investi-
rate the Oyster Commission sub
mitted . sensational report, in
which It recommends a revision
OF the oyster laws of the State,
and Mat no one connected with
the present Oyster Commission be
allowed to continue in Office.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

It is estimated that $50, Zoo, 600
tons of coal are used annually by
the railways of the United States,
out of which but $500, 900 tons are
used in drawing the trains, while
f42, SOC, 600 tons 60 up the smoke
stacks.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

Hon. William H. Taft was nom.
mated 40 the Republican nominee
for President of the United States
on the first ballot, at the conven.
ton held in Chicago this week.
He received 702 votes, and his
nomination was made unanimous.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

Senator Marks bill to require
that parish school superintendent
shall hold q certificate OF elegibil-
ity from the State Board Of Edn-
cation passed the House on Wed.
nesday by q vote Of IS to 81.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

Racing in the State of Louis
lana, as it existed. is dead. The
Senate passed the Locke anti-race
track gambling bill Thursday by a
vote Of Is to- 49,, which has been
passed to third reading and made
q special order for next Monday
night.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

General Clement A. Evans, of
Georgia, was elected Commander
in.Chief Of the United Confederate
Veterans, to succeed the late Gen.
eral S. D. Lee. at the Birmingham
Reunion. Memphis was selected
Il the next place of meeting.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20
URDAY, THE 18th DAY OF
JULY. A. D., 1908,

between the hours of eleven o'clock A.
NJ, and four O'Clock p NJ, the follow
ing described real estate, together with
the Improvements thereon situated,
situated in the Parish of St. Mary,
State of Louisiana, to-wit:
LIST. That certain tract of land,
situated on the East side of Bayou
Teche, in the Parish of St. Mary, con-
tanning superficial area of Two
Hundred and Two (202) acres. more or
less, bounded on the North by lands
formerly of w. J. Suthon or as
signs, on the East by property formerly
OF Sillon, in part and by Linwood
Plantation, belonging to Laws, and
on the West by Bayou: Teche, together
with all the buildings and improve
ments thereon situated.
End. That certain lot of ground,
lying and being situated in the unin-
corporated village of Clarendon,
bounded on the north by property of
E. D. Boasso, east by Bayou Teche,
south by property of Alcide Veeder,
deceased, and west by Public Road
leading from Charenton to Cypremort
Landing, together with the dwelling
house, store building and all other
buildings and Improvements thereon
situated and belonging.
3rd. That certain tract of land,
known as Meynard's Island, and
being composed of portions of Sec
tions Three (3) and Four AZ, Town
ship Thirteen Q3) South, Range No.
Nine (9) East, situated in the Parish
of ST. Mary.
Each of the above described tracts
will be sold separately.
This sale is made for the purpose of
effecting a partition by licitation.
under the Judgment aforesaid, among
the co-owners of said property, and
the purchaser will be required to pay
the amount of the adjudication in
cash.
Witness my hand officially on this
18th day of June, A. D., 1908. at
Franklin, st. Mary Parish, Louisiana.
WILSON T. PETERMAN,
Sheriff of St. Mary Parish. Louisiana.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

The Supreme Court has refused
to grant q new trial in the case of
Gebbia and his sister, for the
murder of the Lamana boy, and
they will now have to hang. If it
is right that capital punishment
should be administered in any
case, 1t ought to be in this one.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

The ways and means committee
of the Legislature has reported
favorable on the sheriff's bill so
as to allow five per cent. on the
first SIS, 900; ten per cent. on the
next S45, 900 and one per cent. on
all over $4,000, the commission
to be limited to $4,000.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20
Found In Town Of Franklin.

One brown pony about ID 1-2
hands high, and old enough to
know better than to stray away
from home. Owner may have
pony by PAYING I'll costs.
BERN6lrx = BYERLE.
Sery Stable.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

Monroe is up against graft. At
Q recent meeting of the Council a
resolution was passed to inyesti-
gate the reported embezzlement OF
fares by the conductors Of the
street railway lines.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Court-Par-
ish of st. Mary.
Higgins Oil and Fuel Company
vs.. Patout & Burguieres.

By virtue of writ of fieri facias, is.
sued out of the Honorable 23rd Judicial
District Court of Louisiana, in the above
numbered and entitled suit, and to me
directed, have seized and will offer for
sale, for cash. at the court house. in
front of The st. Mary Bank & Trust
Company building, in the town of
Franklin, La, Parish of ST. Mary, to the
last and highest bidder, on
SATURDAY, THE nth DAY OF
JULY, A. D., 1908,
between the hours of II o'clock a. III. i,
and 4 o'clock p. M. all the sugar and
molasses in the sugar house or upon the
plantation of said Patout & Burguieres,
as follows, to wit:
Three hundred Cars sugar in hot room.
About 300 sacks of thirds sugar in
in one tank, 25x15, more or less.
Eight cars of sugar in mixture, more
or less.
WILSON T. PETERMAN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Parish of st. Mary. La,
June IS. 1908.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

In asking for a divorce, a Nash
vile woman said there was a devil
in her husband. Why didn't she
starve it out of him?
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

A session of the State Board of
Equalization will convene in Baton
Rouge next month to hold its
sessions.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

Mayer Bros, Cleaning and
Pressing Establishment is located
at the Bloch Clothing Co. Phone
1851.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
23rd Judicial District Court-Par-
ish of St. Mary.
The st. Mary Bank & Trust Co.,
Trustee of H. Delhaye, Bank
rupt, VS.. H. Delhaye, Natural
Tutor, ct. als. No. 12,17S.

Under and by virtue of the authority
in me vested by judgment of the
23rd. Judicial District Court of Louis
lana, in and for the Parish of st.
Mary, rendered on the 10th, day Of
June, A. d., 1908, in the above entitled
and numbered cause, and an order
and commission issued to me under
and by virtue of said judgment, l will
offer for sale, for cash, to the last and
highest bidder, for what it will bring,
in front of the St. Mary Bank & Trust
Company's building, in the Town Of
Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, Louis
lana, in which Court is now being
held, on
SATURDAY, THE 18th DAY OF
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

Rev. j. M. Henry, Presiding
Elder Of the Crowley District, will
preach in the Methodist Church
at ii a. m. and 8 p. M, Sunday
(to-morrow1 the 21st inst. A cor
dial invitation is extended to
everybody.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20
FOR SALE.

House and large lot, situat.
ed on lower Main street.
For particulars, apply to this
Office.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1908-06-20

The newspapers are having all
kinds of experience says an ex-
change, in compliance with the
new rules laid down by the post
Office department. The following
is recorded by a Pennsylvania
weekly:
"There was man by the name
of John Doe who sent us three
notices to stop his paper. He didn't
want it any longer. We wonder
ed what was the matter. Upon
investigation we found that John
was short $40. He had never paid
a cent and yet he stopped his
paper as a matter of economy to
us. He did not want US to lose
any more by him. A few days
afterward Doe was at church and
his melodious voice rang out loud
and clear in that old stirring
hymn, "Jesus Paid 1t ALL" The
next day we sent him receipt in
full begging his pardon for not
knowing that he had made an as
signment of his liabilities"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-26

Tho reason some OF us have 10
work 80 hard Is because there are
othors who have an immense capac-
ity for making trouble.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-02-26
THE SLOW POKE

w B Patton with an excellent
company Thursday night Special
ncuory and electrical effects.
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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-12
School Trustees Election

= The regular election for school trus-
tees will be held throughout Elko
county, Monday %, 1908. Three trus-
taes,are to be elected in Elko school
district this year-one for the long term
and two for the short term.
The attention of candidates is called
to the following state law, which reads
that "in school district having voting
population of 100 or more, candidates
for the Office of school Trustees, shall,
not later than five days before election,
have their names filed with the County
Clerk, with designation of the term of
office for which they are candidate,
and no name shall be placed upon the
ballot unless filed within the time here
in provided"
No person shall be allowed to vote at
the election unless he is resident of
the district and his name appears upon
the official registry list of the voting
precinct including the district for the
last preceding generel election; pro-
Vlded, however, that any citizen of the
United States who has resided in this
state six months, and in the school dis
trict 30 days next preceding the day of
election may apply to the proper officer
within the specified time and have his
name enrolled
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-12

hundred years ago. But, while billiards
is so old, I'll bet none of the devotees of
the worries and cue can tell me why a
billiard table covering is green. The
billiard table is always green. Well,
the answer is simple enough. Billiards
is merely corruption of the good old
English game of bowls, which was play
ed on beautifully green lawn. On rainy
and winter days, however, your English
sportsman couldn't enjoy his bowls, so
some clever Johnny conceived the scheme
of playing bowls indoors on his imita-
ton green lawn. 1t was too much of a
cinch, however, playing the game with
the hand in such close quarters, so the
cue was introduced to put skill at a
premium. That's why billiard tables
are green. Philadelphia Record.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-05-12
When Britain Fought For An Ear

Perhaps the most extraordinary ex-
ample of Britain going to war for "no
reason at all occurred in the reign of
George II. One Robert Jenkins, an
English merchant captain, trading from
Jamaica, arriving in England in 1888,
reported that the sloop had been board
ed by the Spanish coast guards and that,
though no proof of smuggling had been
found, he had been tortured and his ear
torn off. All England flew into an up
roar. Jenkins ear" divided parties and
shook Walpoles ministry itself The
house Of commons sent for Jenkins, and
he was told to bring his ear with him.
The incident grew into crisis, though
Walpolc did his best to persuade the
people to keep their heads but the popu-
lar Indignation was SO great that the
next year the government was compelled
to declare war against Spain. Pearson's.