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The Washington times., 1910-05-12
Standing Of the Clubs
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Yesterdays Results

Philadelphia at CiHcinnati-Rsin.
Brooklyn ar PittsbuTg-Rain-
Boston AT ST. Louis-Rain-
Chicago, 4; New York, 9
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BRIGHTON BEACH
AUTO RACES ON
First Twenty Four Hour
Race of Season Tomor-
row At MGtordrome.
By HARRY WARD.

There VIII be Dis doings tomorro"
night at the Brighton Beach motor
drouae in New York, when the first
fventy-four-hour race Of the season is
started with twelve Of the best-known
drivers in the country at the wheels OF
twelve equally welI-InoWn cars
Judging from the way the drivers have
been burning up the track IN practice
ne former. record for the twice-around
the clock route viii De shattered LOUIS
Chevrolet. who always drives as hard
as possible. was out yesterday IN the
Buick he viii pilot in the race He drove
ten miles in q fraction Of a second more
than ten minutes, and made twenty
miles IN twenty-one minutes Chevrolet
nas stated he viii not be surprised II
the winner OF the race travels lzSY
miles during the tWenty-1our nous
Robert Burnan viii drive the other
louis Straug and Gil Anderson viii
alternate as drivers OF little gray
Marion car They have trained nara
for the long grind, and are connoeht o.
making good showing
TIE race will be conducted under the
rules Of the American AufomoOlle As.
ISOLATION. and is one Of the CLASSICS IN
he fnterna tionsI motor car realm The
ewes OF all moJor-educated people VIM
be focused upon he results OF lhe race
Thousands VIII tour 10 the motor oIoILle,
and DEPRIVE themselves OF a night s rest
in order 70 witness the battle Tor SUI
premacy among the giants OF the moor
racing world Under the rules OF titS
American Automobile ASSOCIATION edC-i
driver will be examined by Phy slcl Stlls
before the race in order 70 determine
mis- fitness 70 Withstand tne GIUeiiLe
contest This Is 2 commemorate Eules anu
p-iU aid in preventing accidents caused
l5-- drivers who are unit 10 hanole la
--g4F IN 10
Henry Rolfe, who drove Frank Han 5
Columbia car IN the MunSey IouE iaS-
year IS driving the Columbia palInllu-
ing car that IS laying out re route 81 70. 20
the 1910 good roads tour over tne "a
rfousT highway The car LETT New
York last Saturday and IS making soei
time IN blazing the route. not1S llFStaIlg
Ing the rough condition OF tEf toa1s
IN many places
The washington branch OF the Buick
Motor Company. al l02s Connecticut
Of T c Johnson He has been con
nectsd with the Buick Company Tor 2
number OF years and ranks as one o.
the best posted men IN the auto lndcs-
trv Mr. Johnston is determined 70
make the Buick branch the talk Of the
town. and Is leaving 10 stone untuTIled
20 bring this about Discussing MS
rIsuE. Mr.. Johnston said 7 want Buick
owners IN this city 70 know that this
branch has been established for their
benefit and that we are here al the
tine to attend 70 their wants"
q Henderson. o. the waverly
Comusnr, was in the city yesterday He
has lust returned from 2 visit 70 the
factory IN Indianapolis and IS euthus-
iastic about the new Nayerly e.ectI. !.
u has made a big hit among devotees
Of electric Te+1lCleS-
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Today's Cameo

Brooklyn at Pittsburg.
New York at Chicago.
Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
Boston at st. Louis
The Washington times., 1910-05-12
NV Story of My Life

Copyright. 1910. by Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate. Copyright IN Canada and
Great Britain All Rights Reservsd-
The Washington times., 1910-05-12

KID Sullivan and solder Sums meet
in their fourth contest next Thursday
night in Baltimore They first went
fifteen rounds 10 a draw then Burns
gained the decision IN the next two
bouts II should be an interesting con-
tention II Burns fights out n the open.
and does not indu Ee in the tortoise
tactics which have made him one Of the
dreariest and most boring boxers that
ever went into q ring
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Looks like rain viii stop that game
scheduled for P, N today with Chi
cago.
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Conflict of Authontv-

The stopping Of the Joe ThOmas-Billy
Papke fight at CoIna next Saturday BY
the state attorney on the ground that
II Is against the law, may have most
serious effect upon the Jefries-JohnsOn
bout on July f. The governor OF Cali
foruia. has declared that he could not
and would nor undertake 10 stop the
big bout al the behesU OF the profes-
sionaI reformers, thereby showing more
nerve and EumptlOn than most public
officials, and how the authorities Of
san NaCeO county can cut IN with q
prohibition OF the ThOmas-PapEe bout
IS hard TO understand Stopping boxing
matches has proved one Of the cheap
est and most effective advertising
schemes ever devised for aspiring pol
iriCianS in this country. and California
NAV not be free from those who wish
70 build their own success upon inter
ference with the game
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Cou1iskey's Lesson.

Probably 10 team was ever torn apart
and scattered as much as the old Chi
caEo White SoX, and Il took nerve OF e.
high order for ComiSkey 20 adopt sucn
The Washington times., 1910-05-12

Kid Sullivan did not put beuadOna on
his gloves. but he put the kibOsh on NeI-
The Washington times., 1910-05-12
Standing and Possibilities
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Yesterdav's Results.

Chicago at Washington-Rain
Cleveland at Philadelphia-Rain.
New York. .; Detroit, O.
Boston, 10; St. Louis. 3
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Today's Games

Today's Games
Chicago at Washington.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
Detroit at New York.
St. Louis at Boston
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CConurued Tomorrow0
The Washington times., 1910-05-12

No game yesterday and there were
few regrets The team is going 50 bad
II now that II could not do worse when
LhiCsgo IS here on the next trip, and
Il might be going better by then
The Washington times., 1910-05-12

7 c Henderson. % the WaveTly
Companr, was IN the city YESTERDAY he
I7sz ir,sf returned from q visit 70 the
facforv IN Indianapolis and Is euthus-
fasrfc about the new WaveTlT electric
brouEham that has been brought out
u has made a big hit among devOtees
Of electric vehicles
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-10-20

Election PrOclamatio,,

State Of Louisiana, In accoraanc. -. s.lss
Perish Of Bossier. the nrocIac o va ~
issued by His Excellency, Jared y -.
ders, Governor OF the State Of Louis;sn.s.1
calling Tor general election to ia MT
throughout this State on TUESDAY, n n.y.,
following the hrst Monday in Noyemhss.ss
1910, and in obedience to the reor;sss
ments OF the law as provided by An tss
OF OILS 1895, and as amended by Act i3e q !.
We hereby proclaim, That an elact;..
will be held throughout the par;sS o i.
Bossier, at the precincts now estahl;.ssus
by law, on Tuesday, November IN
for the purpose of electing a Concr 49,
man for the Fourth Congressiona1 ~
trict and a Supreme Judge for The 81 c.s-
ond Supreme Court District of the 81.
OF Louisiana, as we'll as to vote IN raA
stitutional Amendments. Son-
The said election shall he held 49,.
the general election laws of the S.sssl
and the following named persons -
hereby appointed commissioners ana
clerks of said election: a'u
WARD ONE.
Atkins-W. E. Cornell. ]. T. Mcn.s
and P. M. McClanahan, Communicates
A. Caplis, clerk.
Curtis-H. P. Moore, Marcellus nav;.
and Ross E. McDade, COMMISSIONS.
T. w. Bledsoe, clerk.
Taylortown-Andrew McDade. s
Skannal and c. B. Hodges. com, =. =.
sioners; J. H. Mercer, clerk.
WARD TWO.
Benton. M. Montgomery. II
Brown, jr., and Gray Stinson. comm;.
sioners; w. j. Dawson, clerk.
Vanceville-W. Boney, w. S. Td..l,
and George H. Smith, commissionsrss,..
J. G.. Logan, clerk.
Bossier City-W. E. Coleman D
Coffee and r. O. Eatman, commiss;one..
ers; G. G. Howse, clerk.
WARD THREE.
Plain Dealing. L. Crawford.
Garrett and r. H. Allen, COMMISSIONS 8.
j. A. Boggs, Clerk.
Alden Bridge B. Smith.
Wise and w. c. Hughes, commissioner1.:.
l. F. Elder, clerk.
i WARD FOUR.
Carterville-M. G. Malone, ]. S. Dad.
son and H. L. Boggs, Commissioner.
M. B. Stampley, clerk.
Mot-O. J. Kilgore, ]. d. McKellar
and S. P. Johnston, Commissioner:
J. A. Lowe, clerk.
| WARD FIVE.
Rocky Mount H. Martin.
Mckinney and Ernest johnson. com.
missioners; L. M. Burks, clerk.
Linton. A. Bumgardner, W. ". Lav
and L. R. Bumgardner, Commissioners:
G. w. Dalrymple, clerk.
WARD SIX.
Bellevue-C. w. Berry, L. C. Biera
and r. A. Gardner, commissioners: B. 4.
Snider, clerk.
Haughton H. Lawrence, W. Il
Hickman and Loye McDade, commits.
sioners; D. E. Afford, clerk.
Koran. A. Cawthorn, L. r. Sam
and G. K. McClanahan, Commissioners:
E. r. Cornell, clerk.
Done and signed officially on this. III
, 9Th day of October, A. d. 1910.
E. S. DORTCH,
President Board of Superyisors.
S. w. VANCE,
r. B. HILL,
Members Board OF supervisors.
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The state soard Of Liquidation 10

The State Board OF Liquidation 10
given full power and authority to carry
out the provisions Of this amendment.
There shall be levied an annual tax
sufficient for the full payment Of the
interest Of said debt during the life
of the bonds herein authorized. and
the full faith and credit Of the State il
hereby pledged to the payment Of the
principal and interest of said bonds
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc, That the official ballot shall have
printed thereon:
For the proposed amendment to Art
icle As OF the Constitution Of the State
OF Louisiana. relative to the State
bonded indebt edness."
And the words:
Against the proposed amendment to
Article 46 Of the Constitution of tho
State of Louisiana relative to the State
bonded Indebtedness"
And each elector shall here indicate
as provided in the general election law
of this State, whether he votes for or
against the proposed amendment.
H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
P M LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July Z. 1910.
j. Y. SANDERS.
| Governor of the State of Louisiana
A true copy:
| JOHN T. MICHEL.
| Secretary OF State.
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Constahle,s Sale.

r. E. Wyche versus P. L. Kidd. No. 81. ID -
tees Court, Ward 2, Bossier Parish, Il
DY virtue of writ of fieri faclass Y
ID sued in the above entitled SUIT, Y
w. ]. Dawson, Justice OF the Fesoes
Ward 2, and to me directed, ! lass
seized, and will proceed to sell e. publ
auction to the last and highest BIDDER,
within the legal hours OF salet o. W
residence of the defendant, 2. L; Aio9s
on Saturday, October %, 1917, Inc ~
lowing described property, to-wit: s.
One bay mare, about 3OO pounos = e
seed cotton, together with all crops -
field, 5 hogs, / calf with black sioes go
white back and belly, corn and pesnus
in house, / buggy, white ana rea - -
and bull yearling, white and DlacA ~
with black yearling, black COW -
black yearling. , = ~
Terms of Sale-Cash, subject e II.
benefit of appraisement, to pay ana a 49,
isfy the sum of S102.O5, with inses
thereon from January l, 1908, until P
at the rate of 8 per cent per annun, ~
all cost of suit. q.
w. w. CARTER, Constable.
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ACT No. 300.

AT NO. 1Ot.
House Bill No. $685.
JOINT RESOLUTION
A Joint Resolution proposing an
amendment 10 the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana amending
Article 46 of the Constitution of 1898.
SO as to authorize the Board of
Liquidation to issue new bonds to
retire or refund the State bonded in
debtedness due January l, 1914
General Assembly of the State of Louis
lana. two-thirds of all the members
elected to each House concurring. That
an amendment to the Constitution of
the State of Louisiana of 1898. be SUBJ
mitted to the qualified electors of the
State for their approval or rejection
at the congressional election to be held
on the first Tuesday next following
the first Monday in November, 1910
amending Article 46 of the Constitution
of 1898 so as to read as follows:
Article 46. The General Assembly
shall have no power to contract or to
authorize the contraction of any debt
issue bonds or other evidences of in
debtedness thereof, except for the pur-
pose OF repelling invasion or for the
suppression of insurrection. provided,
ating or refunding the present State
bonded Indebtedness of Eleven Million,
One Hundred and Eight Thousand,
Three Hundred Dollars, maturing jan
uaFy l, 1915 ana bearing four per cent
per annum interest. The Board OF
Liquidation OF the State of Louisiana
10 given authority to issue Eleven Mil
lion One Hundred and Eight Thousand
Three Hundred Dollars OF new bonds
Of the State of Louisiana bearing rate
Of interest not exceeding four per cent
per annum, payable semi and
to be due and payable in fifty years. to
be sold and the proceeds realized
therefrom used in extinguishing the
bonded Indebtedness of the State due
January l. 1914; provided that said
faE 1esa thap ~.
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placed the words. "For the Proposed
Amendment to Article Two Hundred
and Eighty-one~ of the Constitution OF
Louisiana and the words, Against
the Proposed Amendment to Article
Two Hundred and Eighty-one of the
Constitution Of Louisiana" and each
elector shall indicate. as provided IN
the general election laws of the State
which Of the proposition. "For' or
Against" he votes.
H. G DUPRE.
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tiveS
p. M LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July 6. 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State of Louisiana
true, copv:
JOHN T.. MICHEL.
Secretary of State.
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Tax Ordinances

adopted by Bossier Leuee Board Aaosss
25, 1910.
An ordinance levying 10 mill tax Oh II
property in the Bossier Levee District
subject to taxation for levee purposes
for the year 1910.
Be it ordained by the Board Of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District,
in regular session convened, That : dis
trict levee tax of 10 mills on the d0Ilar0f
it's assessed valuation be and is heIeby
levied on all property situated ID To
Bossier Levee District, subject to taxa
ton for levee purposes, for the year 1910.
An ordinance levying local assessment
OF 10 cents per acre on every scre a
uncultivated land within the Boosief
Levee District fer the year 1910.
Be it ordained by the Board Of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee Distriok
in regular session convened, That !
local assessment of 10 cents per aero o.
every acre of uncultivated land within
the Bossier Levee District for the year
1910 be and the same is hereby levied.
An ordinance levying local assessment
cleared or cultivated land within the
Bossier Levee District for the yoax
1910.
Be it ordained by the Board Of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee District
in regular session convened, That y
local assessment of Is cents per acre g
every acre of cleared or cultivated land
within the Rossier Leyee District tor
the year 1910 be and the same is heEooy
levied.
An ordinance levying local assessment
of 81 per head on all horses and mules
within the Bossier Levee District foe
the year 1910.
Be it ordained by the Board Of Con
missioners of the Bossier Levee Distress
in regular session convened, That 9
local assessment of ST per head on aA
horses and mules within the Boea,ef
Levee District for the year 1910 be ana
the same is hereby levied.
An ordinance levying a local assessment
of $1OO per mile on all railroads Wltlln
the Bossier Levee District for tne
year 1910.
Be it ordained by the Board Of Com
missioners of the Bossier Levee Dlstf1ess
in regular session convened, ina :
local assessment of 500 per mile be ana
is hereby levied for the year WV g
every mile of railroad situated witnln
the Bossier Levee District.
H. N. CARLTON,
President Bossier Levee Board.
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House Bill No 1872
A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State of Louisiana,
creating and establishing the office
of Assistant Attorney General of
Louisiana; providing. for the APP
General; prescribing their Qualifica-
tions powers and duties. and fixing
their salaries.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Gen.
eral Assembly of the State of Louis
lana. two-thirds of the members elect
cd to each House concurring therein.
That the following amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Louisiana
State in accordance with the REQUIRE
ments Of the Constitution and the laws
of this State, at the next election for
Representatives in Congress to be hold
shall he two Assistant Attorneys Gen.
eral for the State, who shall be APP
pointed by the Attorney General. and
be removable at his will.
They shall have the same qualiftca-
lions as the Attorney General.
They shall take charge of and at
tend to all such legal matters as the
State may be interested in. or be a
party to, and shall prosecute and de-
fend all suits wherein the State may be
a party or may have an interest, when
thereto assigned by the Attorney Cen
eral. and shall generally do. perform
may be assigned to them by the Attor-
ney General; and they shall represent
him and act for him and in his stead
whenever he may be absent from the
State or be temporarily disabled. from
any cause. from acting himself in any
matter: and they shall discharge such
other duties as may be imposed land
exercise such other powers as may be
conferred by law, on the Attorney Gen.
eral. They shall receive the following
salaries. payable monthly on their own
warrants to-wit: One of them shall
receive and be paid the sum of Four
other shall receive the sum of Three
Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($3.-
5O0.0n>
Section 2. Be it further resolved
That if adopted at said election in No
vember, 1910, this amendment shall 60
into effect and be operative on and
after the first day of January. 1911. :.
Section 3. Be it further resolved
submitted to the electors of this State
for their approval or rejection, as re-
quired by the Constitution of the State
OF Louisiana and the general election
REPRESENTATIVE in Congress to be held
on the first Tuesday after the frs,
Monday in November. 1910.
Section 4. Be it further resolved
at said election, there shall be placed
the words: For the proposed amend.
nent to the Constitution of the State
Of Louisiana. creating and establishing
the office Of Assistant Attorney Cen
eral," etc. and: Against the proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana, creating and es-
tablishing the office of Assistant Attor-
nev General" etc, and each electol
shall Indicate as provided in the g.n,
eral election laws of the State, which
OF the propositions. For" or Against
he votes for
H. g. DUPRE.
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-.
tivca
p. NJ LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President Of
the Senate.
Approved: July 5, 1910.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL.
Secretary Of State.
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ACT No. 2.
hCX NOe q
Senate Bill No. 1.
IOINT RECOI JrTION

Senate Bill No. l.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Con-
Stitution of the State of Louisiana,
authorizing the Worlds Panama Elk
position Company to issue bonds and
pledge the tax which is proposed by
joint resolution embodied in Act. No
Two CD of the Acts of the General
Assembly of 1910 as well as fur
ther tax in the City of New Orleans
to be levied and collected only after
the tax levied under the above stated
resolution has lapsed.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State of
vened, two-thirds of all the members
elected to each house concurring there
in, that an amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State of Louisiana be sub
mitted to the qualified electors Of the
State for their approval or rejection
as required by Article 321 Of the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana ut
the Congressional election to be held
on the Tuesday next following the
first Monday of November. 1910. as
follows:
In order that the tax authorized to
| ment proposed by Act No. Two ~ Of
the Acts of the regular session of the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana for the year 1910, may, when
ratified by the qualified electors Of the
State be made Immediately available
for the purpose of constructing an ex-
position to commemorate the opening
of the Panama Canal. the Worlds Pam
hereby authorized. when and not until
the Congress of the United States shall
designate the City OF New Orleans as
the location for an exposition COM
memorating the opening Of the Pana,
in principal Six Million Five Hundred
Thousand ($6,500. 00O) Dollars, to bear a
rate Of interest not exceeding four per-
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ha,r a;nnroxa1 q. recreation. as required

their approval or rejection, as required
by Article 321 of the Constitution. az
the congressional election to be held on
ths first tuesday next Seventeen s JIG,
amending and re-enacting Article 22s
Of the Constitution of the State Oh
Louisiana, SO as to read as folloWS'
Article 229. The Genera! Assembly
NAV. levy a license tax, and in Sucn
case shall graduate the amount OF such
tax to be collected from the person
pursuing the several trades, probes
sions, vocations and callings. All per-
sons, associations of persons and cor
pOratiOns pursuing any trade, protes-
sion. business or calling. may he rem
dered liable to such tax, except CLERKS
laboiers, clergymen. schoolteachefs'
those engaged IN mechanical, aSrlcul-
tural, and horticultural pursuits, and
manufacturers other than those Of dis
titled alcoholic or malt liquors, tobacco
cigars, and cotton seed Oil.
Those engaged in the business OF
severing natural resources, as timber
and minerals. from the SOIL or water
whether they thereafter convert them
by manufacturing or not, may also pc
rendered liable to a license tax, put IN
this case the amount to be collected
may either be graduated or fixed &C
cOrding to the quantity or value OF the
product at the place where 1t Is severed
No political corporation shall I'M
pose greater license tax than is I'M
posed by the General Assembly for the
State Purposes. This restriction shah
not apply to dealers in distilled. alco-
holic or malt liquors. The General AS
Sembly shall have authority to pro-
vide that municipalities levying license
taxes equal in amount to those levied
by police juries for parochial purposes:
shall be exempted from the payment Of
such purOchial licenses.
IL. G. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives
p NJ. LAMBREMONT.
Lieutenant Governor and President OF
the Senate.
Approved: July 6. 1910
j. Y. SANDERS.
Governor of the State Of Louisiana
| A true copy.
| JOHN Z. MICHEL.
| Secretary Of State.
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ACT No. 1J4.

House ElIl NJ. 2Oy.
JOINT RESOLUTION
Propusius AN amendment to Article 229
Vi ...> Constitution Of the State of
LCuioiS.Ad.
Section /. Be it resolved by the Cen
eAecteu 20 seacn House cOncurring. That
an amendment TO the Constitution OF
the stare OF Louisiana be submitted to
tie qualified ELECTORS q the Stste foy