davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-09-24

Stats for their. approval or reie}to,
required by Article 32l II tile Con vim TI,u., ~
at the Congressional election 10 be Isa
the first Tuesday next following n Oh
re enactlng Article 229 OF the Const and
Of the State OF Louisiana. 50 as to ra.a
follows: 'ead q
Article, 22o. The General Assembly n
levy license atx, and IN such case ma. nag
graduate the amount Of such lax IN 'aai!
lected from the person pursuing the va co,
trades, professions vocaliurs and caIl;rraa!
All persons. associations Of persons and sA
porations pursuing any trade profession h SoE'
mess or calling may be rendered Hahls !.
such tax, except clerks. laborerr cIergrrul 10
school teachers. those engaged in mechs1n;osaI,'
agricultural and horticultural pursuits "a
manufacturers other than those of d;s,;nn9l
alcoholic or malt liquors, tobacco cigars ' srS
cotton seed oil. ala
Those engaged In the business Of se,e.,,
natural resources, as timber and mnsr.Iis
from the soil or water. whether thew tbs'
after convert them by manufacturing mr. Wy.
may also be rendered liable to a lieen.a ny NY
but in this case the amount to he coss.as
may either be graduated or fixed accerd;nss
to the quantity or value Of the prodnct
the place where it is severed
No political corporation shall Impose
greater license tax than is imposed bv ~
General Assembly for the State PURPOSE
in distilled, alcoholic or malt liquors M.
General Assembly shall have authority n NV
vide that municipalities levying license ta ave.
equal in amount to those levied by noics
iuries for parochial purposes shall bs AZ.
empted from the payment of such parocb,,
licenses.
II. G. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representative.
?. NJ. LAMBREMONT
Lieutenant Governor and President OF IL.
Senate.
Approved: July 6. 1910
J. y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State Of Louisan,
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary If State
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-09-24
ACT NO. 154.

House Bill No. 2O9.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing amendment to Article o2o NJ
the Constitution Of the State of Louisi-
ana.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana. two
thirds Of all the members elected to each
House concurring. That an amendment to thu
Constitution Of the State of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualified electors Of the
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-09-24
ACT NO. 1876.
A JOINT RESOLUTION
House Bill No. sc.

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Louisiana by amending
Act No. 245. approved July 8, 1908, and
approved by majority of the electors of
the State at the general Congressional
election held the Tuesday following
the first Monday in November, 1908, as a
part of the Constitution of this State the
same being "A Joint Resolution propos
ing an amendment to the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana relative to ratify
ing and carrying into effect an act of the
Legislature regulating the care of neglect.
ed and delinquent children and for the
Juvenile Court in the Parish of Or
leans. and providing for separate sessions
as Juvenile Courts Of che District Courts
outside Of said parish, and making other
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
NOVEL PLAN FOR
FOURTH OF JULY

Washington, April 1.-THE Fourth of
July in the NATIONAL capital will see
safe and sane celebration in which young
America will have all the fireworks, all
the noisemakers and all the fun, but
a citizens committee will take all the
chances. The scheme worked so smooth
when 1t was tried last year that the COM
missioners of the District of Columbia de-
eided to. do ii over again with elabora-
tions and additions.
If you're going to take away cannon
crackers, pin wheels. pistols and torpe-
does from the kids you've certainly got
to substitute something better in their
places or all the laws that can be passed
will not be worth the paper on which
they are written, declare and counsel the
commissioners. The scheme last year
worked WELL This year as last not a
dynamite cracker, nor a cap pistol, not a
snake in the grass will be sold in Wash
ington, but at sunup the celebration will
start in one of the public squares and viii
continue all day and probably until mid
night There will be band concerts. boat
races and all kinds of outdoor sports
while the citizens committee sets off the
fireworks.
Japanese fireworks for day and all other
KINDS for day and night will be used as
last as the powder will burn There will
De more kinds and more EXPENSIVE de-
signs than the youngsters could ever hone
to buy.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
WOMAN SUFFRAGISTS
GREATLY INTERESTED

Paris. April 17.-President Taft's
Gliding of the woman suffragists re-
Gently has created the greatest interest
in Paris in connection with the unex-
pected activity of French. suffragettes
in the campaign for the election of dep
uties which will be held April a.. I'm
dismayed bv the law which inferentially
bars women from office. since 1T denies
them the right to vote, a score of wo-
men have proclaimed their candidacy
for membership in the chamber. led by
Mime. Durand and Nine. Pelletier. The
that in England and America, but
French women hope to attract enough
attention to secure a discussion of the
suffrage question in the new parlia-
the right to vote in the city and subse-
quently in the national election. They
claim they can muster $4,000 supporters
in France.
Enthusiastic rallies have been held
nightly, speeches being made by both
women and men. Nine. Durand, who IS
opposing George Berry in the Ninth
ACCOMPLISHMENT of the Seine. recently ap-
preached the melodramatic when she
introduced a male idiot on the platform,
sarcastically Axplaining that he had a
right to vote and she had none.
The Catholics al e asking for the re-
turn of deputies favorable to the inter-
est of the church.. which Is strenuously
opposed by the Protestants
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
1902 Second Avenue
ENGINEERS PLAN
TO FIGHT FLOODS

Washington. April 17.-Aroused by the
recent serious floods In Paris when the
Seine overdowed and caused considerable
damage to the French capital, the en-
gineers of the United States geological
survey have begun a study of means to
prevent or to diminish losses in the United
States resulting from floods. The en-
gineers estimate the annual damage by
floods in the United States at 1o0,00o000.
While the engineers are inclined to
think it is yet too early to undertake any
active steps in the matter, the very
magnitude of The annual loss invites
serious study of means of prevention and
the recent msfortunes of France may
lead to practical work that will serve as
an object lesson to America.
The Paris flood has been noted with
interest by American engineers and espec-
tally in the several projects proposed In
Paris for preventing recurrent damage
by similar floods in the future.
Engineers of the geological survey fig
ure that the Seine flood at its height
was less than one-eighth the size of the
Susquehanna in 1899 and less than one
fifth the size of the flood flow of the Po-
tomae at Washington in the same year
when boats were padded along Pennsyl-
vania avenue in the heart of the city
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
JUNIOR MECHANICS
TO MEET IN DECATUR

Decatur, April H.--(Special. THE four
teenth annual session of the state coun-
Gil of the Junior Order United American
Mechanics will convene in the Odd Eel
lows hall, Second avenue, New Decatur,
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. -
The state council will open with a short
public service, after which the body will
go into executive session and remain in
session until Wednesday afternoon late.
The address of welcome will be delivered
by Mayor Edwin C. Payne of New De-
catlr, and the response will be by Vice
State Councillor A. d. Kirby of Hunts
ville AT this public meeting an address
on THE Development of the Order will
be delivered by r. W. stephens of Mis-
souri,, national organizer. 4. ,.s-
On Tuesday night there will be pub
lie meeting at the Masonic theatre in
New Decatur, at which meeting Bibles
and United States flags will be presented
to the public schools of New Decatur.
This meeting will take action on a
number of proposed national laws and
state laws of the order. The election of
state officers, which will likely take place
on the afternoon OF Tuesday will be the
feature of the msetins. The official
headquarters for the officers and dele
gates will be at the Echols MOTEL In De-
catur and all sessions will be held In
the odd Fellows hall in New Decatur
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
FAKE PAINTINGS
CAUSE OF ARREST

Tours, France, April 1.-THE arrest of
Count and Countess deGatfgy at the in
stance of Mrs Chas. Hamilton Paine,
formerly of Boston, but now of Paris,
on the charge of misrepresentation in
connection with the sale of paintings
painters, whereas they are only spurious
copies, causes a great sensation The
de Gatigy, with their four children, lived
luxuriously. magistrate today ordered
search of their chateau at St Syr-Sur
Loire and this resulted in the seizure of
of extensive correspondence and many
valuable paintings, some of which are
said to have been labelled with notices
intended to prove their authorship, as II
they were destined to be sold In the
United States. The count has posed as a
man of mystery. He is said to have been
born in London in 1867. He was great
raveler and sometimes went under the
name OF Prince Lusfgnan, 1t is asserted,
and Prince Borghetto at other times.
His wife, who was Miss Lunt, was
born in Boston in 1869.
The couple were married in 1895 and
their fetes and entertainments in the
were attended by the aristocracy has long
been the talk of the country. Visitors
we're struck with the wonderful art gall
lery and many purchases were arranged.
An expert visiting the Paris mansion de-
clared that the alleged Corots, Correg-
gios Murillos and Titans, as exhibited,
were copies.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
AMENDMENT PROVES
QUITE A LIVE ISSUE

Huntsville. April 17.-fSpecial. )-Those
who maintain that the amendment is dead
in so far as Alabama politics is con-
cerned would have had good reason to
change their minds had they attended
the meeting of the Madison county GEM
ocratic executive committee Saturday For
three hours the representatives of the
local option and prohibition factions
wrangled over the selection of election
officers to hold the primary May 2 and
finally compromised in naming two COM
mitteemen for each faction and the Civ
ing a majority of inspectors to each fac
ton at alternating precincts In the coun-
ty This plan was followed out as close
ly as circumstances would permit. for
In some of the precincts the prohibition
lists were unable to decide with certainty
whether or not they had enough qualified
voters to make up a majority of clerks
and inspectors to hold the election. In
those cases the lists presented by the
local optionists were accepted. The fac
lions decided to fight their battle over
again in Madison county over the election
of delegates to the Montgomery con-
vertion Two full tickets of 10 names have
beer put out.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
WILL BE NO STRIKE
ON D., L. q w. RAILROAD

New York, April 17.-There will be M
strike of the employees of the Delaware
Lackawanna and Western railroad. saws
President Garretson of the brotherhood
or Railroad Trainmen. The official
reached New York tonight from Scranton
and Issued an authoritative statement ex-
planning why the contemplated strike was
abandoned
Mr.. Garretson said:
A strike which was to have included
conductors, trainmen, yardmen, engine
men and firemen of the Delaware. Lack
awanna and Western railroad was or
dered FOR l;4o o'clock tomorrow morning.
but settlement was reached by the
company signing an agreement to abide
by the award of the arbitrators' decision
In the New York Central wage dispute"
Mr.. Garretson explained that the in
creases asked by the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western men were substan-
tally the same as those requested by
the employees of the New York Central.
and he added it was a logical move to
submit the questions at issue to the same
arbitrators.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
With
VIVIAN PRESCOTT
SCOTT AGAIN HEADS ~
TRAVELLING MEN
Selma Man Elected for Fourteenth Sue
cessive Tlme-Walthal Says NAL
Tory VIII Carry Hale

Selma. April 17.-(Special. For the fif-
teenth time at the fifteenth annual meet
Ing Of Post D of the Travellers Protec-
tive association. which was held Satur-
nay afternoon, Maj. David M Scott was
elected president OF the post to again
succeed himself. During the fourteen
years which he has presided at the ex-
ecutive head of the post here Major Scott
has made an excellent official and for
hat reason the members of the post con-
tinue to elect him as president each sue
reeding year The election which was held
resulted as follows: d. NJ. Scott pres
dent w. c. Ward, Jr.. first vice pres
dent, c. C. Cleveland, second vice pres
dent. George T. Treadwell, secretary
and treasurer. The delegates to the state
convention. which will be held in Biz
mingham May and 7, were named as
follows: ]. c. Bender c. G. Cleveland
e. B. Martin, L. Benish, w. G. Agee and
Henry Schwarz. The alternates are M.
e. Martin, V. B. Atkins, Jr., w. E. Nor
tison w. G. Duncan, S. r. Grice and j.
~. Gowen.
Col. Ihomas W. Wdlehai' d ~
rtizen of Hale county, was visitor TO
selma Saturday and while here he as
serted that Hale county in the May pri-
mary would go for Col. H. S. d. Mallory
for governor by a majority of about 400.
He stated that O'Neal men had claimed
Hale county but that they had no ground
hpon which to base their claims
Among the politicians of Hale county
IN agreement has beer reached ana
sfvided ticket composed of O'Neal and
Mallory men will represent the county
1t the state convention which will be
,eld In Montgomery Mr.. Walthal was
sery enthusiastic as to the political out
look in his county
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
HOT POLITICAL FIGHT
WAGED IN NEW YORK

Rochester, n. Y, April 17.-(Special.) y
The struggle for the seat in Congress
left vacant by the death of James B.
Perkins, grows more bitter between the
republican boss, George w Alridge and
his democratic opponent, James S. Ha-
vens. Tuesday will mark the end of
the fight.
That Aldridge will win his friends pro-
Tess to have no doubt
"A. week ago thought that perhaps
I had chance to win; tonight I am abso-
htely positive that will be elected"
When Aldridge a week ago determined
to take the stump his political foes inter-
preted teas an admission of weakness
In q statement tonight Ravens said: THE
tariff and high cost of living are, of
course, issues of the utmost Importance,
but they have sunk into jacomparative
insignificance in this campaign. The honor
and integrity of the people OF Roches-
ter and of Monroe county are in the
balance. If Aldridge had taken that
$1,000 from Kennedy and put 1t in his
pocket his offense would not have been
as great as it now is. He would mere
~ have been debauchinS himself But
when he declared that he took the money
and used 1t for the benefit of the repub-
lican party in Monroe county, he practi-
eally debauched every member of the
party here"
hundred automobiles have been en-
gagged to convey the farmers, who are
now busy planting, to and from the vot-
ing places.
There are rumors of colonization in the
lower ends of the city spread about and
they are repeated with an apparently fun
degree of authority by Ravens men
Ha vens has finished his active cam.
paigning. Aldrldge will wind up one
Monday night by addressing half
dozen ward gatherings.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
new OFFICERS
OF B'NAI BIRTH

Mobile, April 17.--Distrlct Grand Lodge
b Mai Birth No. opened In Mobile this
morning with 800 delegates present and
was welcomed by Mayor Lyons, after
which the convention was organized. The
delegates were quickly enrolled.
The annual report of President Charles
Haas, which was a long one, was pro-
nounced one of the most exhaustive in
facts and showed the organization to be
in flourishing condition. The morning
session was taken up with number of
eloquent addresses and the night session
was given over to musical Following
is the list of officers elected:
President, Isaac Schwarz of Selma first
vice president, III. ]. Dannenbaum of
Houston, Tex; second vice president, Leo
Pfeiffer of Little Rock, Ark; secretary,
Nathan Strauss of New Orleans; treas
urer, Leon Schwarz of Mobile; sergeant
alarms, Rabbi E. Fritsch, of Pine Bluff,
Ark
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
WANT ACCOUNTING
OF CHARITY FUNDS

New York. April 17.-(special.) "A plan
Is on foot to ask for an accounting of
the charity funds raised by Dr. Louis
Klopsch, editor and proprietor of the
Christian Herald. DR.. Klopsch died on
March of this year. The amount of
money contributed to his care is said to
have totaled $3.50 coo. 1t was solicited
chiefly for the relief of famine-stricken
people in various parts of the world. For
the Indian famine sufferers alone $4,000
was raised.
5 1t is said that there has been consid-
cradle criticism on the manner in which
these funds have been handled
Since the death of DR.. Klopsch his place
has been filed by his youthful son, Louis
Until a month or so ago young Klopsch
had little or nothing to do with the edi-
torial offices where his father was so ac-
tive. Shortly after his elopement in Feb
ruary. 1907. with Miss Hattie De Klyn
of Norwalk, Conn, as the sequel to
school romance, his father gave him a
position in the pressroom that he might
learn the business from bottom to top
The son, however, is said to have de-
INJURED at such an apprenticeship and
subsequently, to have spent his time in
other pursuits
One reason advanced for the desirability
of an accounting of the vast sums of
money which came into the hands of Dr.
Klopsch from nearly every part of the
English-speaking world in answer to calls
In behalf of suffering humanity Is that the
periodical in whose name the charity
funds were raised was not owned BY
corporation, but by Mr. Klopseh him
self. 1t now belongs to his widow. and
Is conducted by his son, neither of whom
was identified with its management.
OF 100000 willed his widow, s250,00O is
said to be cash.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
Drops Dead at Breakfast

Decatur April 17.-(Special.)- While
seated at the table eating breakfast yes
terday morning with her husband and
several small children seated around her.
Mrs. Duck Willis of Center Springs beat,
this county. fell from her chair to the
floor and when she was picked up by her
husband she was dead. Her sudden death
is attributed to heart trouble. although
she had been in fairly good health and
had not been complaining before death
came to her so suddenly. Mrs. Willis
was highly respected in the neighbor-
hood In which she lived and had been an
earnest church member and worker for a
number of years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
MEETING EVIDENTLY
WAS UNEXPECTED

Rome, April 1.-THE meeting of ex-
President Roosevelt and the papal nuncio
at Vienna, Monsignor Granite di Bel
monte Pignatelli, after Ambassador Ker-
ems luncheon yesterday was evidently
not expected by the Vatican. AS rumors
are already in circulation that the papal
nuncio bore a message from the Pope
to Colonel Roosevelt the Vatican today
ISSUED the following statement:
The papal nuncio at Vienna did not
ask for any instructions concerning his
visit to Mr.. Roosevelt nor were any
instructions sent to him from the Vati-
can. Therefore, as the supposition that
the nunco was charged with a communal
cation to Mr.. Roosevelt, the document
says. is deprived of any foundation. 30
it is certain that his visit cannot have
any special significance.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
MISTRIAL IN CASE
OF TWO LUMBERMEN

Monroe. La, April IA jury in the
United States district court here today
failed to agree in the case of Young
Johnson and Leonard Smith, wel-known
lumber men, tried for holding in peonage
negro empioye, and a mistral was
ordered by the court. One of the jurors
developed a case of measles while the
deliberations of the body were in prog
ress. The fear of the other Jurors that
quest for an immediate release from
service. When the case was diagnosed
measles the jurors decided to brave con-
tagion and fight out their points of con-
tention. For many hours the efforts to
reach verdict proved futile. Their re-
port of disagreement was subsequently
returned.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
News of Eufaula

Eufaula, April 1T-(Special)-A negro
gambling den was invaded by the police
here yesterday afternoon and ten out Of
eleven participants were captured and
lodged in Jail. The men were operating
in a vacant room over a Eufaua street
building, and were in the midst of
lively game of craps. Upon observing the
approach of the officers one of the num-.
Der leaped from the window, about 20
feet to the ground beneath. Although
pursued, he outdistanced his competitors,
Information of the death of Robert A.
Greer, which occurred last week at his
home in Broxton, Ga, has been received
here. Mr. Greer was for Il years one
of the most prominent and progressive
citizens of this city and was married to
Miss Ella Spurlock during his residence
here. He moved to the Georgia side about
- years ago and had resided at his late
home in Broxton for the past seven
years.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
Parents Are Holy Roller.

Chattanooga. Tenn, April 17.-(Special)
Little Jeremiah Felkner. the 9-year-old
boy who fell from house three weeks
ago and fractured his skull, has been re-
moved to ErIanger hospital. by order of
Judge s. d. McReynolds, on request of
the Humane society. Laboring under a
peculiar fanaticsm In regard to the heal
ing of the sick or injured by direct inter-
position of God, the father and mother.
who are Holy Rollers" refused to al
low a physician to enter their house,
and the child has been lying Unconscious
ever since the accident happened
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
GER man BALLOON
CRASHES TO EARTH

Bitterfeld, Prussian saxony. April IT,
The balloon Delitzsch which ascendee
here last evening, fell to the earth with
great force near the village of Reichen-
sachsen. about 20 miles northwest of
Eisenach, in a thunderstorm.
The crew, consisting of four men. were
killed.
The balloon passed over Eisenach at
midnight and soon drifted into the storm
1t is assumed that it was struck by light
ming and that the gas exploded The
envelope was in tatters when found and
the car wrecked.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
ATLANTA TO NEW YORK
AUTOMOBILE TOUR

Atlanta, April 17-From Whitehall. At
lanta, over the national highway to
Broadway. New York. is the trip which
automobilists all over the south will be
invited to take early In June, accord
ing to an announcement made here to-
day. Plans for the journey are being
matured by the New York Herald and
the Atlanta Journal newspapers under
whose auspices the tour from New York
to Atlanta last year Was held.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-18
First HOMEGROWN Berries

Decatur, April 17.-(Speciai. The first
Aome- grown strawberries were placed on
the market here yesterday. They are
large and fine and of an unusually good
navor. The crop this year is one of the
largest for a number of years and the
berries are larger and finer than they
have been for several years. This is
about two weeks early for Strawberries
IN this locality.