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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-10-17

OF louisiana the City Il n,
and the e., Board Of eommissi,s.',
Port OF New Orleans, =
Section 9 Be it fushsr sp,,.,, \
l mat at the congressional &c.,
ne ED. IN 1T this State on the frs, NJ
a mt the firs ,o Monday in The IS
November, 1903, the foIlorn.
ments to the Constitution q 4. !
Louisiana shall be submittoa !.
tors, to-wit:
1.-The City Of New Orleans sh,nl
thorized and empowered i
million (2,ooo,ooo.oo) dOI,,. J y
to be known as Public BIZ II
Bonds of the City Of New OIL
the purpose and under the pro,;s'.
conditions set forth in the l. 81 !
Legislature adopted to that ~ l
that purpose, at the regular NJ
the Louisiana General Assent, /
year 1903, which said Act i bs,,''
fled and approved; and all prog,1
the Constitution of the State !,
with the provisions of said Adj !
this amendment, are to that IS
for that purpose only repealed
) Section 10, Be it further md.
| That on the official ballots Il i,
5 said election shall be placed ii
l For the Public Belt Raiha,
1 Amendment, and the words: i
: the Public Belt Railroad Bond
J, ment";; and each elector shsllns,
u vote on the proposed amendn.t
: vided by the general election i,
l. State.
5, H. G. DUPRE.
= Speaker Of the House Of Reus,,
d P. NJ. LAMRRrp
r Lieutenant Governor and Presa,
S, Senate.
<; Approved July 5, 1903.
ID ]. Y. SANDERS
Of Governor of the Stated
S, A true Copy,
of JOHN T. MICHEL,
n Secretary Of State.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-10-17
AlT No. lI9.

I0ttltlNi VI '''''''
ACT No. i19.
louise Bill No. 1913. by Mr.. baffe'l'
AN ACT
q authorize the City OF New Orleans
to issue two million ($2,Ooo'ooo) |
dollars of five ~ per cent bondS'
which shall be exempt from taxa
ton; to provide for the sale there
of: to provide for the payment OF
,ha principal and interest OF Sald
bonds: to provide for the DISPOSE
ton of the proceeds thereof
through such Public Belt Railroad
Commission as the City OF Ne"
Orleans may have heretofore Or
~anized. or may hereafter organ
;Ze, the members Of which shall be
appointed by the Mayor OF the
CITY of New Orleans, and the pow
crs. duties and functions OF which
shall be prescribed by the City OF
N r,la,n.,.t,d define the powers
,,d dntins Of the civ of New Or
lam. and thc Board OF Commits
..;o,or. nr fine Port OF New Orleans
IN collation. thereto. and to submit
70 the peoplc of the State OF
In,is;ana an amendment to the
Constitution Of the State of Louisi,
ana authorizing the issue of said
honds and ratifving the provisions
Of tY.ts Act. :.
Se,.Ifon Re Il enacted by tn,
conora1 Assembly of the State o
Louisiana twa.thirds Of ali the mem
bory n]cated 10 each House concurring
rbo+ .ubiect to-thc ratification OF tn
ncoole Of the State of Louisiana, b
an amendment to the Constitution c
the State. hereinafter submitted t
them. the City OF New Orleans Is here
bv authorized and empowered to is
sue bonds not to exceed two millio
(S2, 600, 000. 00) dollars in amount,
he dated January |, 1909, bearing nv
(5) per cent per annum interest, pay;
bic at any time between july !, 49,
and July !, 1859.
Said bonds shall be drawn payab
to bearer, and shall be styled: "Pu
lie Belt Railroad Bonds OF the Guy
New Orleans. " They shall be OF u
denominations and be numbered
follows, to-wit:
Five thousand (3,Oo0) OF one ho
I dred ($lO0.Oo) dollars each, number
I from to 5000, both inclusive
One thousand (l,O0oJ OF hFe huhor
} ($5OO.OO) dollars each, numbered ii'
. 3O0l to 5000, boIh mci0'IVe'
One thousand l'ooo) OF one INC
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-10-17
ACT No. lSO.

ACT No, 1870.
House Bill No. l52. ByM.
AN ACT
TO authorize the Board Of Conn
of the Port of New Orleans
three million, FIVE hundrsa
dollars (S5,50o,OoO.0old
per cent bonds, which shalk
from taxation; to authohH
change of so many bondsa
necessary to retire valid ~
obligations Of said board, "a
vide for the sale Of The Il
thereof; to provide forlh
of the principal and lntsRs
bonds and the disposltiqad
ceeds thereof; to define b
and duties of the Board d
sioners of the Port d hsE
and the Treasurer Of W
Louisiana in relation thsIiH
tinue said board il sslsseaa
payment Of said bonds y
nit to the people an srHEa|
the Constitution Of The SAD
isiana authorizing the ssz'
bonds and ratifying The Fv|
this Act.
Whereas. the Board Of Comins'||
the Port of New 0rleak
| under the provisions Of aas
| General Assembly Of ths y
as amended by Act No \
General Assembly Of The 7
| is vested with the admins
| the public wharyes and Z
the port and harbor Of nv!
and charged with the guy !
ing, improving and NAM
same and the appurtsnaAs
and
Whereas, said Board O e'A'
i of the Port Of New orsab
II the duties imposed on y
i the termination Of the lsaS
the City Of New orlsap
fl Louisiana Constructor : !.
ment Company, on TO- Z
i May, 1901; and 81
/ Whereas, said Board out q =
has, since said date g. \
f built the entire whan si's,
S from said Louisiana "
J improvement conpaa', !.
Il wharves, erected steel !, !
fl wbarves and landing Z
y lection OF lleloi'N 3,
Ct constructed paved roads !
= p proachss thereto, pr''s !
d dredge and tusb0''' !, J
!, and fire protection Y I,
d maintained sufficient q. y
Al and provided for the ''s X,
ID icing Of the whafsss :, y y
" and appurtenaness. ~ w. J,
sr Whereas, on account O y I, !
III merce of the port az y. I
ne Orleans it is now ns' &
ID ditional wharvss b = : !,
,ol extensive enlargsnsa''
~, ID meOts Of the system !
j. landings, sheds ana 3. 4
b. be made SO that the = e
IT handling Of export 7, =, :,
I'd goes in the port az %, 4 i
,le Orleans will be equal :, 7
Of to similar facilities = {, !
IN IA or Gulf port y :,
It, +. Whereas ,e,,s,I funds cannot 3 3 3
lat If for these purposes =
ad sue Of bonds aI'o J, /
Ie- Whereas, the said Boar, y n
zee ers Of the Port q s. =
Ig- assured that provls' y.
CT made from I'' -
is ment of the ints y !,
,ay t the payment Of ~ t;',; x
10y t surity, Of three T I.sa
to., thousand dollars -
Iall per cent Ooi'
der a IN Seven
ate (Coh'ii'
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|
which shall be prescribed by the City
: of New Orleans. The City of New Or
: leans shall always have the power and
5 authority to make such changes in the
| location of the tracks and rOadbed OF
4 the Public Belt Railroad System as
/ NAV by said city be deemed necessary
e or proper. The control, admlnlstra-
+ ton. management and supervision OF
5 the construction, maintenance. opera
T ton and development OF the Pubic
G Belt Railroad of the City OF New Or
d leans shall be exclusively vested and
It remain in such board or commission,
d which shall always be separate and
: distinct from that of any railroad en-
IS tering the City of New Orleans, ana
no director. officer or employee OF any
|. State or interstate railroad shall ever
N be allowed to act as member OF such
IS commission, or as an officer OF the
N Public Belt Railroad, or be employed
III by said Public Belt Railroad, and nc
ID rights or privileges shall be grantee
IS to any railroad company to control
It, manage. use or operate the SAD fup
as lie Belt Railroad System, or any par
IN thereof and said Public Belt Railroad
m System shall be and remain the SOL
to property Of the people OF the CITY o
IS: New Orleans at all times. and shall u
ed no way or manner ever be hypotheca'
9ir ed or aiienated, provided however, tina
ed the revenues of said Public Belt RallFoa
ey of the City of New Orleans, after the DE
AK duction of the expenses of malntenano
be and operation, shall be and remain pleog
as ed for the payment of the bonds m prln0l
EST pal and interest, the issue of which
lr- herein authorized; to such extent as Hid
he be necessary under this Act.
cir Section 8. Be it further enacted etc
That all the provisions of this Act sna
lie constitute a contract between the holos
Up Of the bonds issued hereunder, the oVa
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-15
A NEEDED CHANGE.

Ii would he inestmably better were certain much needed change made in tho week end rocessns of our local pun ilc high school It Is remarkable that in New Hovens schools the bcucnciai results of Monday holiday. rather than saturday holiday, have not beon long since appreciated
 For many reasons lt ls advisable that our school children have some ono day each week other than Sunday 10 them selves Every educator appreciates that fact The holiday necessarily must come with Sunday for a recess in the middle of the week would bc dc. moral2ing in the extreme That fact limits the authorities to either Satur- day or Monday Of these the former has heretofore been chosen in New Ila ven, but Monday has been shown to he n far better choice in many schools, both private and public, where it has boou tried. With the Saturday plan, II is Inevitable that the children delay their studies for Monday until Sunday or even later From the viewpoint of Saturday Monday 10 children Is far, far ahead, it must he remembered, and besides, having just quit school worl, the night before, they do not want 10 start in again at home the next day
 With many parents Suncay studying is iustihedly considered objectionable, For that reason 1t Is prohibited, As a result, the children of these parents usually go 10 school the next morning wholly unprepared The remedy for all this difficulty is to have Monday, rather than Saturday. the weekend holiday, which, together with Sunday, makes up the school chidrens recess In that event they would not have to begin studying at home practically as soon as they had quit them at their schools Their studying could be done on Monday when their minds would be fresh and receptive and better results could be obtained, The proposition of continuing high school sessions at least till Saturday noon and then of giving the children 6 recess at least until Tuesday noon, is one in every way worthy of consideration
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It's every detail be spotlessly honor able Were football to degenerate into game in which unfair and ds- crlminatlng tactics were allowed on every hand, 1t would not be more serious matter from the point of view of the American collegate-w world than 1t would be for the great American people to-day did baseball come to be a game about which the strictest nor als did not center.
 This being the case, 1t Is more than pleasing to note an interesting lnci- dent which has just been made public by the officials of the National league, It seems that the two umplres who ohiclated at the championship ball game between the New York and Chicago clubs at the Polo grounds New York. on october last, have made a statement to tho league ohi- cials to the effect that they each were approached by certain persons and that an effort was made to bribc them in respect to their duties pertaining to that contest.
 Let it be said 10 the great credit of these two umpiros their class has been reviled enough-that they indig- nantly refused to entertain dishon- orable bargain proposed to them and reported the same to the leagues oiii- cors; and let 1t be said in tho latter's praise that they have instituted a thorough and searching investigation of the entire matter fin order to main tain the highest standard and honesty of the game throughout the entire country and. if possible, 10 punish all persons connected with this disreput- able proceeding.
 If professional baseball were to degenerate into series of contests without honorable stamina behind thcm it would he a serious thing for the country and It is well that there are men teddy Interested in the game who are. as far as can bc Judged, much above such dshonorablc prac- ticcs.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-15
AMERICAN HONOR.

IL would bc impossible to deny the important part which the highly com mendabc game of baseball plays through the greater part of the year with this American people. II constl- tutes a large part of our lives; if is the center of large share of our thoughts.
 One would but have to visit News paper Row in New York of sum mers afternoon, when the baseball games are being reported on the great black boards of the metropolitan pa- pers and enthusiasts are to be seen by the thousand eagerly reading every bulletin, to realize this universal en- thuslasm for baseball one would but have to keep his ears open in New Haven on the streets, on the cars, everywhere, for the stray bits of con- Vcrsation that are waited on the breeze, to become fully aware of it. Certainly no employer of boys can claim ignorance of the beginning and end of the baseball seasons, no matter what his enthusiasms on the subject. With the former his office boys list of dead 'grandmothers' who have to be accorded funerals on sunny summer afternoons Is invariably in- creased and with the latter these dear old ladies always develop a surprls- ing and sudden hold on life and the land of the living In short, baseball has come to be part and parcel of Americanism. In most ways It is not to be at all regretted that 1t has
 The more important any institution is in our midst and the nearer it comes to the hearts of the greater number, the more necessary Is it that
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-15

prudence, as we'll as other lines of human endcavor, the leadership and the burden of work is with men who have exceeded Dr. Osler's age limit,
 A book, entitled The Age of Mont- al Vrility' has appeared which goes cutie thoroughly in the subject and takes exception to Dr. Oslers views, CT what was supposed to be his views, The writer cities many names of men engaged in mental work who have reached years generally regarded as declining years, but arc even moro vigorous than ever in the quality of the work they produce. The general conclusion of this investigators work is Provided health and optimism remain, the man of fifty can command success as readily as the man of thirty"
 This is certainly encouraging to men who have been inclined to pessi- mistc feeling as they have grown old- cr. They have simply to cultivate an optimistic, cheerful state of mind and keep we'll However 1t docs not fol- low that good health and optimism are in every ease positively essential to good mental work although they arc greatly to be desired. Herbert Spencer Robert Louis Stevenson, lleine and others who might be named. had poor health, but produced good work Nevertheless it may be admitted that good health Is more nduciyc to good work than poor health Doubtless. if Spencer steven son and Ilaino had good health they would hayc produced much better work than they did
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Haven and vicinity Surely a goody sum should be realized for the great fight against tuberculosis, the great white plague,
 But let me offer a suggestion, mo- iiced in your paper the other morning that you told how the Red Cross work CTS in the city of Providence had been allowed by the postofllce authorities to set up booth for the sale of the Christmas stamps In tho postofllce building and that it was doing land office business there, l should think the local workers in this cause would be alive to similar move in New Haven l realize that conditions are such in the New Haven postofiice, es- pecially around Christmas time, that every Inch of space Is needed and made uso of In the corridors, If that IS the case why could not some arrangement be made whereby booth could be set up In the court immediately in front or the postolllce building where per- sons entering and leaving the place would be attracted to buy the stamps It ought to materially enlarge the re- ceipts of New Haven for the great tu- bercuosis work. A, $. J.
 New Haven, Dec. lS 1908,
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but by getting to work, MT Taft has impressed those with whom he has como Into contact that. while he will ever be ready to receive advice and act upon 1t when 1t coincIded with his own conclusions, he will never be ready to divide with another the rosponslbu- ity Of the office By pursuing this course he will vindicato the judgment of those who know him best and who contemptuously Ignored the ridiculous charge that he was the Roosevelt heir It is still remembered, too that 1t was President Roosevelt who declared that he favored the nomination of Mir, Taft because he knew him to be the best
 man in the republican party for the lob,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-15
snop iN THE MORNING.

Do youf shopping in the morning, That's the carly Christmas warning; Thus It is you miss ihe rushing. Crowdng lammlng, showing. crushing, Kicking. scrapping swearing growl-
 Ing. SlamminR, Shipping banging scowling Waiting. tirlng. sweating, hopping Incident tn Christmas shopping. Do your shopping In the morning; That's the Christmas shopping warn
 ing
 That's lnc message they arc sending cut to all who may bo spending Much Hr little nt this season, And there really Is 2 reason Still, lf al oheyed the warning pid their shopping in the morning Say. would jt he nicer dropping In of afternoons for shnpping2
 New York Times
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-15
Did rlnchot write rort of Message.

lNN otk lllnts,l
 When President Eject Taft speaking at the conservation or resources meeting in Washington. iestlngly re- tylryd 10 the number Of contributions made by Clifford plnehot to ordtlons de- livpred and essays signed hy other pco- pc President Roosevelt who was present laughingly pointed Co himself as one who had thus benefited by Mr. rlnchots wisdom in ull that relates 10 forests, their preservation aH their de- struction lt can ho assumed as cer- tain, therefore that if the chief of the division Of forestry did not actually write tho long section Of the president 8 message which is devoted to the woes inn, have bcfallcn china az punish mcnt for tic reckless cutting down of trees. hc supplied all the material for II ana is responsible for the scicntliic nrcUracy of iis st1tcmcnte
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Little Civic Sermons, No. 30.
Honest City Administrations.

TNHE only thing that will insure an honest and eff cient administration is honest and efficient ad minstrators How such men to be secured for the service of municipality may be not easy to answer But the model plan without the model men to operate it can hardly be expected to produce the desired improve ment in administration The real problem is divisble into twoto make public service inviting to the right
 kind of and to public sentiment to the ahso ute necessity of choosing that kind With such sent men in control throughout the electorate and such men, from the available list which every municipality can furnish ready to oficate the od-fashoned sys- tems would probably be found to work surprisingly Wel-Providence Journal
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-15
The wood pavemcnts.

To the Editor of the Kick Column
 Don't let's have any more of these wooden payements don't know when the matter of repayng any other streets will next come up, but l believe our experience with the new wooden blocks thus far has been enough to teach us lesson They not only warp but they arc very slippery In winter, and they do not stand tho wear and tear NEW HAVEN,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-15
WHAT MAY HAPPEN.

It Is surprising what a number of various opinions obtain throughout the state as to the exact limitations and powers of the election court which has been granted Mir. Fox to air his charges against Mir, Lilley To rehearse them all would necessitate considerable space. They are in evl- dence on every hand-ln general con versaton and in the press It Is, per- haps because of the short time which the so-called corrupt practices act has been on the law books cit was adopt- ed in l907), and, perhaps, because an election court has never been called together In this or any other state, that there is such general uncertainty on this subject so yitally important at the present time In view of the ap- protecting trial,
 In the present case lt Is true that the election court will have absolutely no power to declare the election void Or not void The act provides that fin the case of any officer, the votes for whom are to be counted by the state treasurer secretary or state and comptroller twhica Includes tho gov ernorshIp), the trial judges shall have no power to declare any such election to be void, but shall dIc their joint finding with the secretary Of state, together with the transcript of tho cv- idence" Nothing could be much plain- CT. On the other hand, wncn charges have been preferred against other om- eers than would be included In tae above, the trial judges must file thcr findings with the secretary of state or the governor, and, if they arc unani- mously of the opinion that the person charged was guilty then tho election shall Dc declared null and void by the governor.
 In tho case now before the election court 1t will bc the aim to finish in time for the decision of the two judges to be presented to the state egisll- ture, when first t meets next month by the secretary of the state together with the transcript of tho evidence. r. will be In the power of the legislature to declare the election nun and void as t will. tt ia, of course the aim Of MT Fox to present his ease so force fully that not only the two trill judges will agree with him in his charges. but also that the legislature, no mat ter what It's politics, will feel itself forced to admit tho truth of hls charges and the unwlslom of allow Ing the election of Mr, Liloy Wncth. CT Mr. Fox succeeds in this object. 6r course, remains to Do seen
 Thus in the month to come tt wil he the important duty of judges and. perhaps, of asscmbymcn to think and act with determination and, aboyc an. without bias The good of the state demands f. as well as toe petitioner With hls charges and the man charg cd with hls defence Not in years have the tried and tho true men of Connecticut been so called upon lo show their true steel and tdcIr rou citizenship. Whatever the result 1t is to be hoped and expected that every thing in connecHon with the first clcc- ton court evcr called together will be honorable and above-board. The eyes of the whole country will be upon Connecticut,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-15
AGE AND WORK.

pr, Oslor by his famous dictum con- corning the age limit of mans use funcss has suggested a field of ln- yestlgaton that has it's attraction for some writer's It has frequently been pointed out of late that much of the ablcst work in about every depart mcnt is being done by men of years
 in literature, statesmanship, juris-
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-15
No ncon.lltntIonaIll,n Argnment.
Olartford couranaj

The case at present is only al it's be- gnning nobody Is supposed to know as yet what Mir. Fox and his detcet- ives have up ther sleeves. nor now far an election court will resolve Itself Into d fishing expedition. But we sln- ccrciy trust for many reasons not the least of which ls . regard for Nil Lil- lel that no attempt Will Dc made to sidotrack Che whole matter on charge Of unJonstitut.onaltN such acton would bo interpreted by hls enemies dangerous, and would De turned against hni ln an ugly way,
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-15
"KICK COLUMN" !"

tunder the above heading the Jour, nal-Courier will be pleased to publish such letters as its readers may desire 10 Wilte It. Address your letter to "Thc Editor of the Kick Column, Jour nal-COurier New Haven, Conn" Write briefly and to the point, and always send your right name and address, without which no letter can be pub lishedJ
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-15
A Red Cross Suggestion.

To the Editor of the Kick Column;
 believe everybody with any sense of the true Christmas spirit in him must be delighted with thc fine way in which the little Red Cross Christmas stamps are being sold and used In New
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-15
Oln CONTENPOR ARIES.
X 10 Carrie Nntinn.

IW0ICrburN KcpnbIItanl
 Carrie Nation went abroad without an axe. some tariff retormers told her she could buy an Amerlcan- made chop per over there cheaper than at home.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-12-15

There arc loIOOo models in the pa tent of1cc which are about to hc lodged in the national museum Many of them arc of historic interest They will be under tho care of the commissioner of patouts