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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-03-28
ACT NO. Is.

ACT NO. Is.
By Mr.. Herman. House Bill No. So.
Chairman of the Joint Judiciary Com
mittee A, B, G.: Substitute for House
Bills Nos. 2, 3, and 26.
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
pensation and the clerical and
other expenses of his Office and
providing for the payment thereof.
Section |. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds of the members
elected to each House 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:
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 AZ years. He shall receive a
salary of Five Thousand (S5. OOOl Dol
lars per annum payable monthly. The
fees received from delinquent tax
debtors, as also the fee of s1.0O charg-
ed for tax research certificates to the
persons applying for same, shall be
turned over to the State Treasury.
The Legislature at its first session,
after this amendment shall have been
submitted to vote If the people, as
herein provided, if the same be adopt
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-03-28
THE ONLY RECOURSE.

Elsewhere in this issue, we
reproduce an editorial from the
Natchitoches Enterprise, which
in an able, lawyer-like manner
sums up the situation that con-
fronts the Democrats of LOuisi-
ana to-day. For it is useless to
minimize the gravity of condi-
tions. Democrats are doing more
Independent thinking than for
years past, and the result of this
thought is a matter of grave in
terest.
The stroke of the party lash as
laid on by the State Central Com
mittee is keenly felt and received
rebelliously as undeserved and
unnecessary. There was no cause
for the Committee to become par
tisan in this matter, and had it
not shown this bias so plainly,
it's dictum would be received
more graciously now. Demo,
Gratis did not ask that the Com
mittee should make either Lam
Fremont or Bailey the nominee
without investigation. 1t was
the investigation that was want.
ed, and one which gave even q
semblance of honesty and fair
ness would have met popular &C
ceptance. To-day, it is extreme
ly doubtful if the Democrats OF
the state will accept this clumsy
ipse dixit.
They must however either vote
for Lambremont or vote Repub
lican. No true Democrat can dc
the latter. And if he follow the
former course he will approve
the State Central Committees
action.
That body deserves rebuke
and will receive it. But in what
form it shall be administered is
the question confronting Demo
Gratis. Under present lights there
seems to be nothing to do but tc
refuse to vote for Lambremont
If the election go by default tt
his opponent, no one will be tt
blame but the Democratic au
thorities that gave the party ne
other recourse.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-03-28

other expenses of his office shall be included
in this amount; and for the Auditor of Public
Accounts, the sum of -Four Thousand Dollars.
Section2 Be it further resolved ETC..
That the foregoing amendments of the Consti-
tuition of the State. shall be submitted to the
electors for their approval or rejection. as re-
CURED by Article 32l of the Constitution OF the
State of Louisiana and general election laws
of this State at the general State election to
be held in this State on the 2lst day of April
1908.
J.Y. SANDERS.
Lieut.. Governor and President of the Senate
]. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved November 27th, 1907.
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, 1908-03-28
Shefiff's Sale.
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary of State

State of Louisiana. Parish of West Feheian''
24th Judicial District Court.
Chas. Weydert vs. Martin Holder, NO. 0'o'
L. A. VIM VS. Martin Holder. NO DO
BY virtue of writ of Fl Fa to me dlrec'oS
by the Hon. Court aforesaid and in the apV'.
entitled and numbered causes, have sehs'
and will offer for sale to the highest bidder "
the premises of John Johnson near Pis1'eD
berg Station on the La. R. & N. Cos kaiifVs'
in the Parish of West Feliciana. La az Wv
hour of 1890 p. m. on
Saturday, March 28th, l9oo
the following property to-wit:
4yoke oxen.
clog wagons
wire cable.
blocks.
logging chain.
13 poplar logs.
/ lot rope. leo.
Terms of sale-Cash with benefit OF app'"'''
ment.
J.. CLAcK,
Sheriff
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-03-28

ed, shall appropriate such SIM
may be necessary for the paymeD, II
the clerical expenses, rent, frrnit
and porterage for the office of NH
tax collector; provided, however a VI
the total amount OF said appropriate
shall not exceed the sum of $35,ONs||
end provided further that said ANN,
priation shall be by items Showing NJ
particular use to which such apn,1I
priation funds shall be applied.
Section 2. Be it further enact,
etc., That this proposed amendmsI
be submitted to the electors O, 4
State for their approval or reject,
as required by Article 32l of the al
stitution of Louisiana and the yens.
election laws of this State, at the 81
eral election to be held on the Tuesd,,|
following the third Monday in Anil
1903.
Section 3. Be it further enscta|
etc., That all properly nominatsl
candidates for the Office herein M
vided for shall be voted for at nd
general election and the one eleot.i
shall be commissioned in the san.
manner, and enter upon the dischsp,
of his Office, at the lime when i,
terms of Office of the present tax chi
lectors in said city expire, and i
shall supersede the present tax Cd
lectors of said city, whose Offices sbsl
be abolished by the adoption Of i
amendment hereby proposed; proyIi
ed, however, that should the foreeois
amendment not be adopted, then 4
election of the Tax Collector here
provided for shall be null and void
J. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Represent
tiveS.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President
the Senate.
Approved December 4, 1907.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisisn
A true copy:
JOHN r. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1908-03-28
ACT NO. Is.

ACT NO. Is.
By Mr.. Millsaps. Senate Bill No. 2.
JOINT RESOLUTION.
Proposing an amendment to Article
288 of the Constitution of the State
ofLouisiana relativeto Railroads,
Express, Telephone, Telegraph,
Steamboat and Sleeping Car
Commission.
Section /. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State 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-
tional 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 Is 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 32l of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana and general cleo.
ton laws of this State at the General
State Election to be held in this State
on the 21st day of April, 1908.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
J. w. HYAMS,
Speaker of the House of Representa-
tives.
Approved November 2Sth, 1907.
NEWTON G.. BLANCHARD,
Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State.
The Washington times., 1908-12-24
NAVY RANKS SECOND
AMONG THE POWERS
Only England OutcaSSeS United States On the Seas Ac
cording to Annual Navy Year Book, Backed
BY Foreign Experts Opinion.

and u armored cruisers with a total
tonnage of 607.241-
Germany has 81 hattleships and II
armored cruisers with total tonnage
OF 548,254
France has 25 battleships and p arm
ored cruisers with a tonnage Of 573,564.
Japan has Is battleships and IS cruisers
win a total tonnage OF 4GS,445-
Japan is now building only two hrst-
class battleships. Plans have been
made for two more. but work on them
has not been started.
Backed by Experts
For his ranking Of the naval forces
as he has. Mr.. Pulsifer has the backing
of Lord Brassey and other foreign au-
thorities. who are experts.
The Navy Year Book shows that the
total cost to the Government of the
new navy has been 1914 ,904. 29S. This IN
cIudes vessels built and building.
The latest prices paid for armor plate
by the different powers are shown 10
the year book. They show that the
United states has paid less for plate
than any power except Japan. II is
likely this fact viii be brought out IN
the tariff argument on the floor OF
Congress. iu view Of the assertions OF
Andrew Carnegie that the American
steel industry can stand alone and no
longer needs protection.
The Washington times., 1908-12-24

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2A-Wlth no
other weapon than a tack hammer, Miss
Ray Robinson captured anG turned over
TO the police a man who broke into her
home in an apartment house, at Z5l
South Tenth street Although Miss Rob
inson is only twenty years old. this Is
the second time she has shown her
pluck and nerve. A year ago she fought
OF a colored man who had attacked her
in Trenton. and held him until help
reached her.
Miss Robinson was sitting alone IN
her room on Tuesday, when she heard
the door open quietly. She turned
around and saw a stranger entering
the room. He closed the door behind
him and then advanced toward her
threateningly-
What do you want2" asked Miss
Robinson.
None Of your business growled the
man and Ieaped toward the girl On a
table nearby a small tack hammer was
lying. Miss Robinson seized this and
rushed To meet her assailant She
caught him by the neck and for a while
man and girl struggled Tor the mastery
The girl was the stronger and using the
hammer as q threat pushed him into q
corner and held him there
The Washington times., 1908-12-24
GETS DIVORCE AFTER
TEN YEARS CHASE
Husband Long Eluded BY Actress
Wife. But Is Successful
at Last.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24--After chase
lasting almost ten wears, Charles Frank
Eberth recently succeeded in serving d.
vOrce suit pap, rs on his wife, Maud,
with the result that decree IN MS
favor has been granted
Mrs. Eberth, who is the stepdaughter
Of a scientific astral. glsr," left her
husband one year -fter their marriage
in this city, which took place in May,
1880 She wanted to % on the stage.
and she went. Her talents, she believed.
lent themselves to vaudeville. in which
kind of entertainment she presented a
dancing act that the French term "ris-
que.
The young husband objected. and as
she absolutely declined TO return 10 the
prosaic life Of the wiia of a business
man, he consulted his attorney.
Evidence was discovered that Mrs.
Eberth had changed ner name a third
time, and that she was travelling as the
wife Of a manager or Well-knOWn New
York firm of thea trical agents. Mr.
EbeTth tried to serve the necessary legal
papers on her, nut she managed for ten
years to dCS.-e hir:I.
One Of the most inter ssting portions OF
the testimony in court was that intro
duCed TO show that While Mrs Eberth
was busy lodging her husband, she
found time TO sue a bank clerk in Ohio
for S25,G00 for breach Of promise, and on
another occasion to hOrsewhip an al
legged ''masher" n Broadway.
The Washington times., 1908-12-24
TACK HAMMER STOPS
REAL BOLD BURGLAR
Woman Takes the Little KnOcker or Tacker and Holds
Up a Very Intrusive, Even Rude,
Young Man.

Meanwhile Mrs. Madeline Powers, the
laudIaGy, had heard the noise OF the
struggle, anu came up 10 see what was
wrong.
what Is the natter she asked In
alarm.
"Oh, nothing very much" replied Miss
Robinson, c0Olly. Il would appreciate
l. II yCI would call a policeman
The policeman soon appeared and the
man was arrested. He was taken 10
the Fifteenth and Locust streets police
station, where ne said he was Michael
Zeers, of BiughamtOn, y Y He was
held IN $500 bail for court yesterday BY
Magistrate Rooney. II his pocket a
gold watch was found, said to have been
stolen from Michael PsOrk0sis, Of "a
South Tenth street
Miss Robinson insisted that she was
very much scared during her adVen-
tuTe with the intruder. But started
for MIN as soon as he entered my
room" she continued My landlady
had told me that the KEGS to the door
Of the house had been stolen md that
some one had been trying the doors or
the different rooms.
" hen 7 heard the d. IT open 1 knew
something was wrong and decided 90
catch the intruder. / guess that the
hammer must nave scared hin, IOF
after I managed 10 get Hmm IN TIE cor
ner he was as quiet as a lamb. Every
tang turned out we'll this time but /
". uldn't Ike a similar experience,
concluded Miss Robinson.
The Washington times., 1908-12-24
Far-Reaching Results of the
Patent Fraud Case Yer
dict Told BY Lawyer.
- VERDING GUILTY,
SAY THE JURORS
Court Asked TO Temper Justice
With Mercy in Passing Sen
tence on Attorney.

According to Charles A Douglas. at
'orney for John \. Heany. the York.
Pa, inventor. who has been acquitted
Of participation in patent frauds. the
trial Just finished is but the preIimi-
nary skirmish to an equity suit now
pending, which involves about $50. 600 600
Heany. he maintains today, has a
prior right to a patent for the use or
tungsten" as a filament for incandes-
cent electric lighting. Heany's appIica-
ton, he says, was filed before two
others which are also on record I'm the
Patent office. The decision in the
equity case, he asserts. means millions
10 his client
These statements came from Mr.
Douglas after the jury in Criminal
Court No. 1, last night brought in a
verdict freeing his client of alleged pat
eut frauds. Henry r. EverdinE, a Phila-
delphia patent attorney, was declared
guilty IS indicted. EveTdnE has been
found guilty, therefore, Of six charges
Of forgery, two or destroying public
records, and two of conspiracy. The
maximum penalty possible is seventy
years. The jury voted to recommend
that the court show Everding mercy in
imposing sentence.
Question Of New Trial.
4 motion for a new trial and n arrest
OF judgment was made by Attorney
John g. Cuttings, representing Ever
ding, Immediately after the announce
ment Of the verdict. The court will not
act on the motion until early in jan
uary and four DAYS viii be allowed in
which to file 1t. Should the motion be
denied United States District Attorney
Baker will ask that sentence be imposed
not later than January Is. Everding
was released on so. 900 bond pending the
fling of the motion.
THE conviction Of Heavy" declared
Mr.. Douglas would have meant that
he would be disCredited at the Patent
Office and the moral effect would have
been terrific. Heany now enters the
fight for the control Of his invention
with a clean record. The struggle for
the ownership Of this patent involves
millions Of dollars"
Manufacturers Interested
Wide interest has been shown by man
ufacturers of electric light supplies in
the progress Of the case. Visiting at
torneys who will figure in the equity
suit were present at the trial daily and
secured records of the case kept by
court reporters.
The case Is the first Of its kind in the
Patent Office and In view Of the sum
involved the cost Of the trial, $1,000,
was comparatively small
The Washington times., 1908-12-24
KISS THEIR FATHER
THROUGH IRON BARS
Affecting Scene When Court
Separates Parent From
His Children.

PHILADELPHIA. Dec 23.-The ma
chinery Of the law was stopped wills
the two little daughters OF Max Josephs-
who was sentenced by Judge Masill 10
SIX years in the Eastern peuientiary FOR
conspiracy 10 commit burglary, said
farewell to the faIner. Josephs had
been found guilty Of being one Of A
band OF thieves who had been commit
ing robberies in the vicinity Of Seventh
and Carpenter streets
just as Judge MagiH was about rr
pass the sentence, the two girls i,-.-
their mother. ran 20 the eE- which
inclosed the prisoner They pressed tl@i-
heads between the steel bars and trIta
10 kiss their father Then one OF them
pushed q chair 20 the cage. The girls
clam5ered upon il, and father and chill
dren pressed their faces against the
bars and kissed each other g0od-by.
Meanwhile no one had the heart To
separate the three, and when finally tie
order Of the. court re1sserted itself there
were few who had not been affected
by the seceue. Then Judge Aasiu pass
cd sentence.
Assistant District Attorney Welsh and
court officers made up a purse and as
Mrs. JOsephs and her children left The
room the money was given % them.
It was tie children who formed 10
sephs- defense He told OF how he had
returned home on being released from
prison. where he had served term on
another charge. When he entered the
house he found his wife iIl and his chill
creu without anything 20 eat
The FIRST thing they asked me vhsl
came H. Ee said. was Oh papa
have on brought us anything 10 eat
I'll was the sight of The condition o.
my children said JOSepus, which
forced me 10 steal The fact that Jn-
sepls had q criminal record prevented
1 his being shown CIemency-
Arrested with Josephs were Morris
S4ltzulaa. Jacob SOkolUf. Harry Fisher.
Abraham Cantor. and Bernard TeschiE-
JCseDhs and the first TWO men were
sentenced TO six years in the Eastern
DenltenLtary. Fisher TO three years. and
/ Cantor and Teschin 10 two years each.
YeSchtn had turned States evidence
The Washington times., 1908-12-24
WRIGHTS THE LIONS
AT A!RSHIP EXHIBIT
President FaniereS Opens
First AerOnautiC Show
Ever Held.

PARIS. Dec. 2A-The first "aeronauuc
exhibition ever held WAS inaugurated
today by President FaNieres in the
Grand Palace Of Fine Arts in the
Champs Elysees-
Craft Of every known sort was on ex-
hibition either in the originals or models
Several aeroplanes, built BY the
Wright brothers. were tn center Of at
traction. and the simplici'.' OF their con-
struction was everywhere commented
upon
A new butterfly mode. by Santos
Dumont, one OF the pioneers in aerial
navigation, was also CONSPICUOUS, Du-
mont has not yet tested Liis new ma
chine. He says Il Is an advance over
the Wright machine
The Washington times., 1908-12-24

This country has the second strongest
navy in the world, according to Pitman
Pulsifer, clerk to the Senate Commit
tee on Naval Affairs, who has com
piled the annual Navy Year Book.
Great Britain, OF course, is frst. While
the United States is entitled TO second
place in 1908, Germany is behind, in
third place, by only narrow margin
France has fallen below Germany. and
Is rated as the fourth naval power
Japan is doing little shipbUilding, and
is now NTH in rank. Next in order
come Russia, Italy. and Austria.
Germany has made great strides, and
threatens soon TO step into second place,
where she was In 1906. Hitherto, Mr..
Pulsifer has ranked France ahead of
Germany. but Germany has added two
new battleships this year and France
has not on paper, the tonnage Of
France is the greater. but many OF the
French vessels are obsolete
What Tables Show.
Mr.. Pulsifer's tables show that Great
Britain has 81 battlesLips and 90 Ermored
cruisers. with A total tonnage of 1885. $50
The United States has 81 battleship
The Washington times., 1908-12-24
BAD EGG DEALER
SAYS HE'LL QUIT

PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 2A-PhHadei-
phia's trade IN 'r0ts- and spots ~
decayed eggs sre known 10 egg dealers.
received q smashing blow when J. b
weiss. OF 40 North Second street
pleaded Euilty before Magistrate
Beaton 70 selling the health-destr0y-ins
stuff.
he was fined the maximum under the
Tustin pure food act. $3.50, and gave
his pledge that he Will get out OF the
business and viii work with The state
dairy and food commission 10 put all
the other dealers in -rots' and spots
OUT Of business.
The Washington times., 1908-12-24
LOSS BY FIRE LESS
THAN FIRST THOUGHT
Clly the Cheaper Apparatus De
stroyed in Geological Sur
vey Blaze.

The inventory OF the loss sustained
by the Geological Survey in the fire
of last Wednesday evening viii be con
cluded by Saturday From Indications
the loss VIII not be so heavy as vas
at first supposed, according TO a state
ment made this morning by Director
Of the Survey George Otis Smith
"a fortunate coincidence which was
brought out during the conduct or the
inventory this morning" said Director
Smith, lis the fact that In both rooms
which were partly Quilted the cheaper
maps and Instruments were burned,
while the more expensive articles were
UntOuch I'd
While a number OF maps that can
be replaced were burned q valuable
series that were in course Of being
drawn and some expensive material es-
capped the flames
The rumOr that we are likely 70
change our quarters Is news 70 me-
The Washington times., 1908-12-24
SALOON MAN FOUND
SHOT IN HIS HOME
Chicago Police Puzzled Over Mvs-
ferrous Affair; Suicide
Theory Secuted.
Theory Secuted.

CHICAGO, Dec 2A-Jacob Ger. q ss-
Ioonkeeper, at 1874 West North avenue,
was found fatally shot early today in
a hallway leading 20 his residence up
stairs.
Mystery surrounds the shooting,
which the police believe was done win
numerous intent No weapon was
found near the wounded man and The
police declare the theory OF suicide Is
uutenabIe-
While surgeons at s. E1iZabet Hos
pItaI declared GIer was dying, the po-
lice hoped he might regain conscious
ness sufficiently 10 throw some light
On the battling mystery.
The Washington times., 1908-12-24
THROWS HER BABY
FROM CAR WINDOW
YOurgster Still Lives After
Hours of Exposure in
Zero Weather.

LINCOLN. Neb-. Dec 2A-An uuifen-
tfed woman, apparently about twenty
Ave years old, was arrested in a Bur
hugton train today and taken 10 the
Lincoln police station on the charge Of
throwing her baby from the train al
David city.
The baby was found alongside the
tracks at David CITY station Il is
still alive and viii survive. although
left lying on the ground nearly half
an hour with the 10 srcury below freez-
ing.
The woman refuses 10 give her name
and destroyed all means OF iden-itCa-
lion while coming from David City 10
Lincoln.
The Washington times., 1908-12-24
COURT SPOILS PLAN
FOR THAW REUNION
Refuses Order Sending Harry K.
TO PittSbUTg, and Mother
RetuTns Alone.
RetuTIiS Alone.

FTSHkILL LANDING, Dec. 24-Airs.
William Thaw, mother Of Harry X.
Thaw, mas Iefu MatteaWan Tor Pitts
burg. She planned a family reunion
on Christmas in PtttsbUrg, the chief
guest II be her son Harry. So san
gulne WAS her counsel. Charles Nor
schauser, the United States circuit
court would rule in favor Of permitting
Thaw 90 g 10 Pittsburg that t5e moth
tails.
Soon after she left Matteawan, how
ever, came the Disappointing informa-
ton that the court had ruled against
her son. Not in years has Mrs. IhaW
had her entire family together. She
hoped not only her son Harry, but hez
daughters. the former Lady Yarmouth
and Mrs. Carnegie. would attend the
reunion