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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18
CHANGE FOR RoAD-DRAG.

Among the hundreds of complaints
made now about the interference of
the weather with field work, we ven,
ture to say that not one among the
number making such complaints has
aValled himself Of the spare time,
or even realized the opportunity af-
forded, to use a split log drag on his
Individual share of road-front. And
yet the road experts all say that i'm
mediately after q rain is the only
time for the effective use of the drag
Such being the case, the present has
MldlSputably been the best of Oppor-
tunities for some good road-making.
The fast-succeeding rains have given
occasion for repeated manipulations
of the drag, that taken advantage of,
would have made some WeIl-packed
road that Mac Adam himself would
have admired.
But the possible road-makers have
not seized the golden opportunity.
In fact, every one has been so busy
complaining about the weather, or
passing time in futile curiosity and
sympathy about the flood and it's vic
tins, that we have all neglected our
particular business, the duty that lies
nearest to our hand. The road-mak-
ers are not alone to blame.
But We greatly fear that when they
do use the split log drag-if indeed
they ever do-they will select some
unpropitious time, and will then con-
cIude therefrOm that the split log
drag is no good, not realizing that
this humble but effectiVe-When
Observation-Disclosures is not like
death, having all seasons for it's
own, but is only useful after a rain.
For example, we saw one in use, Or
rather attempted use, in st. Francis
Vile last winter. when the ruts were
foot deep and frozen hard. Such
effort was loves labor lost, besides
being positively detrimental as It'll
discouraged further attempts.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18
UNCLAIMED HOSTAGES.

Gov. Sanders in his final message
to the legislature, expresses the hope
that the future will give that appre-
citation Of his administration. which
is now denied it. His hopes, we
venture to say, are hostages, which
the popular gratitude of the future,
will fail to redeem, History bears
record of frequent retardment of just
h0nors and appreciation, but this is
the case where men have presented
ideas far in advance of the times,
not when they have been petty ty-
rants, arrogant bosses. 1t is the VIII
liam Tells not the Geslers that time
apotheosizes.
The trouble with Mr. Sanders ad-
ministration has been that all his
good ideas, his grand pieces of con
structive legislation" have been sWal-
lowed up in the sinecures and graft
they created.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18
CHANGE FOR HOME RULE.

The repeal of the Marks bill, if
carried through this legislature, will
return to the school boards the con
troll Of their respective schools, and
jurisdiction over their parish SUPER
intendents. The anomaly will then
be removed of an employee, in a
clerical and supervisory capacity, be-
ing higher in authority than the
board that employed him. Some af-
feet to believe that when the boards
select their teachers as formerly tina
taVorittsm and politics will ensue In
making choice of these teachers, but
there is little danger Of this, nor
could one we'll see more instances of
bias than now when the parish sup
erintendents have free rein in select
ing teachers.
But since boards and superintend-
ents are alike human, requirements
as to qualifications of teachers
should be made even more rigid than
they are at present. There could
then be no retrogression in the
schools, while the people would have
the satisfaction OF not having their
wishes overridden and their children
browbeaten by petty autocrats.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18

Political rumor has it that Col. c.
Harrison Parker will get his Old
place back as president of the Board
Of Control, State Penitentiary. Col
Parker made an excellent official, ev,
en- as has ex-Gov. Heard, who sue
ceeded him, although the latter's ad
ministration of his office was marreG
by undue leniency to certain crimi-
mails.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18
FOR SALE.

Pure white large ear seed corn at
$3.50 per bu.; Re-cleaned seed. oats
75c per bu.; Ground corn cob and
shuck; Ground oats and cotton seed
meal; Sweet potatoes, vans, Csc bu.;
Grade Angora goats, $3.50; Grade
Southdown sheep, $3.50; Registered
Berkshire pigs, $500; Registered Jer-
sey bull calf, SIS; Grade Jersey bull
calf, $500.
w. H. RICHARDSON,
Wilcox, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18

East Feliciana will be gratified to
note that it was not by the votes of
their representatives that Bob Ian
dry was made clerk of the House.
West Feliciana is less fortunate, as
her representatives name fell into
the aye column.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18

Nearly quarter OF century we
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manent and the paint proven to be
the most durable on the market.
We will send free upon request
handsome booklet, 80 sample col.
ors showing many buildings in col
ors just as they are painted with
this great paint.
We operate the most modern Paint
Plant In the country. Buy direct
and save money.
CARRARA PAINT COMPANY,
CLEVELAND, OHIO
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18

We are inclined to agree with Cos
groves Weekly that more is wanted
il! a Democratic presidential candi-
date than merely to maintain harmo-
n in the party. What is plainly
needed is a candidate that can cor
raj votes of the opposition, not to
mention the mavericks, since the
party is quite a few thousand votes
short. The candidate best calculated
TO do this is the one wanted. With
4 candidate like Roosevelt in the
field, to nominate a conservative
Democrat is sheer folly.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18

Senator Vincent introduces three
bills, one to abolish the state game
commission, a second to abolish the
fire rating bill, and the third to re-
peal the Marks bill. Constructive leg
islative on these points will come
later.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18
GOV. HALLS TASKS.

The Hon. Luther E. Hall, governor
elect of Louisiana, will take his sol
emn oath of office on Monday.
Possibly no governor in our pageant
loving State has ever taken his seat
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18
LITTLE ADS"

FOR SALE-Two one-half barrels
of good cane syrup. APPLY T. w.
BUTLER, Wilcox, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18

That was a schoolboyish trick of
the Solons to applaud when the clerk
began to read the concluding para
graph of that dear Sanders message.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18

| have sufficiently reganed my
health to give all prescription work
my personal attention.
Send me your orders for anything
in the drugs or druggists sundries
line, as we'll as your prescriptions,
and your orders will have prompt
and satisfactory attention.
Respectfully,
L. P. KlLBOURNE.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-18

FOR SALE-Jersey COW with
young heifer calf-W. T. FORBES
TER. Apr6tf
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-16
CHRISTMAS SERMONS
Several of the Local Churches Made
Mention of the Coming Holiday
Season in City.

Several of the local churches yester-
day in the sermons called attention to
the near approach of the holiday sea-
o and some very interesting dis
courses followed.
In the morning at Rev. John Peter
sons Norwegian church the pastor
took for his subject the giving of gifts
and said that it wasn't the value of
the gift that was appreciated so much
as the spirit of the giver. He advised
all Of his congregation to see what
they could do towards making some
one else happy during the Christmas
period and took the position that the
giver always reaps fully as much
benefit as the recipient.
Rev. H. A. Kernen in the C~ongrega-
tional talked of The Unsearchable
Riches of Christ. 1t was the Advent
sermon and fitted in nicely with the
season. There was splendid music by
the quartette. Rev. George Booth of
the Presbyterian church delivered a
powerful sermon on the Altruism of a
Christian Life and was listened to with
attention. The churches all yer the
city were filled at both the morning
and evening services. Special men
ton should be made of the illustrated
lecture hat was given in the evening
by Rev. Mr.. Kernen in his church. He
had for his subject Armenia and
Kurdistan and it was greatly ap-
preciated.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-16
BROTHER HORACE
AND The FLOWERS

How one nan distributed more than
100, 600 flowers among the sick in the
hospitals of Chicago and New Orleans
was related at Personal Workers
meeting at the Y, NJ. c.. A. yesterday
afternoon by Horace Eschbach, known
as the flower missionary. He is a most
interesting speaker and has an inter-
esting story.
Twenty years ago Eschbach worked
in New Orleans where he started in
the business of distributing flowers
among the sick in the hospitals. He
worked with the Y. M. C. A. officials
there. her he came to Casselton,
where he stayed for a time on the
farm.
The idea of distributing flowers was
too strong and Eschbach went to
Chicago. where he worked with the
National Biscuit Co, and was a fire.
quent visitor at the florists. They
came to know him and wondered what
he did with all the flowers he purchas-
ed. They inquired and learned of the
flower missionary, and to aid his work
they sold him flowers at rock bottom
prices. The flower missionary visited
all sorts of hospitals; Jewish. Catholic,
Scandinavian; in fact regardless of de-
nomination, scattering blossoms and
even now he visits Chicago once each
year and distributes flowers to the
sick and helpless.
After the meeting the usual fellow
ship lunch was held. Eschbach was at
the Epworth league at the First Meth
odist church at 6: 80 p. m.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-16
EAST SIDE NOTES.

The Ladies' Aid society of the M. e.
church will meet on Thursday after
noon at the parsonage of Rev. Mr..
Abbott, and it is hoped that there will
be a large turnout, for there is a good
deal of business of Importance to at
tend to. H..
There was a very light police court
this morning and there were no cases
OF a serious nature.
The Christmas exercises in the pub
lie schools, both high and the graded,
will take place on Friday afternoon,
after which the annual holiday vaca-
ton will take place. Many of the
teachers will leave the same afternoon
for their homes out of town to spend
Christmas and New Years. a..
Rev. and Mrs. Abbott of the First
M. E. church will leave in a few days
for a visit to friends north of Wadena,
Mimi, and they expect to have a very
pleasant time.
The Christmas tree and treat Of st.
Johns Episcopal church of Moorhead
will take place a week from this even
ing in the church and a very fine
programme is being arranged.
The Christmas entertainment of the
NJ. E. church will take place next Sun
The normal school will close for the
Christmas holiday oil Friday afternoon
and the greater number of the students
will leave for their homes. e..
There were many took advantage OF
Sunday to take a ride over the new
trolley line to Dilworth and they found
the trip an enjoyable n d.
Mrs. Bolley Of Fargo will deliver ar
address before the Women'S club al
the home of Mrs. Weld Jan. 10 and the
address will be followed by a socta,
session and it is hoped there will be
followed by a social session n 1t II
hoped there will be a large attendance
Mrs. S. G. Comstock, who has beer
confined to the. house for several days
is said to be improving a fact that hel
many friends will be pleased to know
The FelIowcraft club has issued invi'
tations for what is expected to be
very pleasant dance next THURSDAY
night. .-,. ~.
The Women's club of the city is be
ing very successful in the disposition
of, the holiday Red Cross stamps.
B. F. MackalI. who has been confineC
to the house by a very bad cold 4
steadily improving, and will be out IL
| a day or two.
Miss Agnes Myhra, who has beer
visiting Mrs. Ed Wilson and Mrs. Mag
nuson, her sisters has returned to he
home at Wahpeton.
Mrs. ]. T. Mahoney, of the Comstocl
N. D., by the very serious illness of he
| sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garfield Rustad, of thi
| side of the river, spent yesterday after
loon with Mrs. Rustad's parents owe
in Fargo. .-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-16
had PLEASANT time
Mrs. Richards and Mrs. SeaVer En-
t~ertained a Large Company at
Comstoek Hotel,

There were in the neighborhood of
seventy-five in the company that as
sembled at the Comstock hotel Satur-
day afternoon as guests of Mrs. r.
w. Richards and Mrs. j. A. Seaver,
at a thimble bee. The parlors were
very nicely decorated with clusters
of red carnations and green ferns,
and all admired them. A very pleas
ant afternoon was spent and a delight
full programme was rendered. There
were piano solos by Miss Norma OIL
sen. Miss Ethel McCubrey pleased
everybody by her readings, and Miss
Lillian Wright gave several vocal Sc
lections in her usual brilliant manner
and was heartily ~applauded. At 5
o'clock the dining room was thrown
open, where the tables were nicely dec
Grated with colors of green and red,
with a plentiful display of carnations
and ferns, and a pleasant repast was
furnished. The afternoon was spent in
delightful social conversation and the
two ladies were voted the best of
hostesses.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-16

London, Dec. 16.-Whitelaw Reid,
American ambassador to Great Britain
since 1906, died at his London resi-
dence shortly after noon yesterday
from pulmonary oedema. The end
was quite peaceful. Mrs. Reid and
their daughter, Mrs. John Hubert
Ward, were at the bedside.
The ambassador had been uncon-
scious since 8 O'Clock in the morning
and at intervals during the previous
twerty-four hours he had been slightly
delirious as a result of drugs admins
tered to induce sleep.
Doctors Issue Bulletins.
Sir Thomas Barlow. physician to the
king, who vas called in last week
when Mr.. Reid's illness became acute
and his regular physician, DR.. William
Hale White, issued the following bulle-
lin as to The cause of his death:
"a fortnight ago the American am
bassador had a slight bronchial attack
similar to others from which he had
suffered at considerable intervals.
Wednesday last asthma ~supervened
and the asthmetic paroxysms became
very severe, leading to extreme ex-
haustion."
Messages From Royalty.
Almost Immediately the king sent
his query, Sir Harry Legge, to ex-
press the coincidence of himself and
the queen.
During the afternoon messages con-
veying the warmest sympathy were
received from the queen mother, Alex
andra, and other members of the
royal family, court officials members
of the government and Of the various
embassies and legations while many
who had not heard the news of the
ambassadors death or who had seer
the flags half mast on Dorchester
house called at the embassy.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-16
Moorhead News
BODY OF PARKER
BOY IN RIVER
POLICE AND OTHERS SEARCHED
ALL. DAY YESTERDAY, USED
DYNAMITE AND STRETCHED A.
NETTING, BUT REMAINS OF LIT
TILE BOY NOT FOUND.

The household of M. E. Cole, who
l esides on Second avenue north, Moor
head, was indeed Ii sad one yesterday,
for the body of Harry Parker, the 4
year old son Of Mrs. Cole by a former
marriage was not recovered from the
icy waters of the Red river.
All hope that perhaps the little fell
low did not get into the water was
dispelled when dinner and supper
tassed anG he did not return. The
Forum of Saturday gave ;ts readers
ar accoun of now Harry's little
companion, Winnie DeMars had come
home and told his mother that the
Cole boy had fallen through a hole
in the ice on the Red river just across
from the old Bemidjt hotel. Search
ers headed by Chief of Police O'Laugh-
lin at once went to work, broke holes
in a score of places in the ice and
dragged the river, but their efforts
water Is quite deep and there is a
strong current, so it is. likely that the
body was carried far down stream.
The work of searching was con-
tinued until dark Saturday evening
and was resumed all day Sunday,
when more holes were cut and dyna-
mite was used to break up the ice in
the hope that the body would appear,
but the efforts were not rewarded with
success. A large net was stretched
about half a mile down the river at
the bend in the hope that the remains
might lodge therein.
The DeMars child who is also only
4 years old told his mother at 400
Saturday that little Harry wouldn't
never eat any more dinners, and she
asked him what he meant and then he
told her the boy had gone through the
ice. She vas Mortified and Don gave
the alarm. A great deaI of sympathy
is expressed for the parents of the
child. The search was resumed again
today, but at the hour of going to press
the body had not been recovered,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-16
SAFETY FIRST"
ON RAILROADS
Continued FROM Page One.

increase of 1874 in the total number of
persons killed other than employees
and passengers. In the last class were
many victims of grade crossings.
OF the persons injured, 1886 were
passengers. 142,442 employees, and 49,
10 persons other than passengers and
employees.
Elaborate details are given in the
report of the routine work of the COM
mission during the year Generally, 1t
shows a large increase. The number
of formal complaints filed was 755,
a decrease Of 126, as compared with
the previous year; 7SS cases Were dis
posed of, an increase of 1875. The
commission conducted 1,154 hearings,
as compared with 943 the previous
year I'M took $4,000 pages of testi-
mony.
The investigation of rates and prac-
tees of express companies. which, the
report says, "is probably the most i'm
portant single. piece of work ever done
by the commission" was practically
concluded during the year. Asa re-
suit says the commission, 1T appear
ed that nan of the practices of ex-
press companies were utterly i~nexcus-
able, that their methods were archaic
and their rates discriminatory and an
reasonable. The report of the commits
SlOu mas WOIhCu d ISpOiuIlUu dIlu re-
novation in the methods and rates of
express companies"
Similar Investigations, it is indicat-
ed, are in progress of substitution of
tonnage in transit, allowances 10
terminal roads, cars, rates on anthra-
cite coal and other important trans
portation matters.
Through evidence furnished by the
division of inquiry, ninty-three in
dictments were returned for offenses
against the act to regulate commerce
thirty-four against carriers. ffty-fouI
against shippers or passengers. and
five against shippers and carriers
Jointly. Sixty-one precautions were
concluded, the total amount of fines
assessed being $344,420.
The commission, in conclusion, re.
news its recommendations for con-
gressional legislation providing for q
physical valuation of railroads, a uni.
form classification, a 0 explicit
definition Of the authority of the com.
mission over telegraph n telephon,
lines, and control over railway CAPT.
~taIization. The report indicates thu
belief of the commission that addition.
al legislation to insure safety of rail
way travel MAJ be necessary, but OF
that subject the commission is no
prepared to make a definite recon
msM MHasM,
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-16
DEFENDANT WOULD
NOT ANSWER QUERY

The case now in the district court,
J, b. Bird and E. L. Stone VS.. Richard
Sugg and wife, is of much interest to
the onlooker in the courtroom, but is
more than exasperating to the court
officials and to the attorneys trying
the action. ." '-
This morning when the defendant,
Mr.. Sugg, was called to the stand, he
absolutely refused to answer the ques-
tons put to him by the opposing
counsel on cross examination. He
advised by the court that his re-
fusal was an embarrassment to his
own attorneys, who urged him to re-
ply.
Saturday afternoon Mr.. Sugg was
being questioned by his own counsel
on direct examination and was inter-
rupted so frequently by the attorney
on the opposite side, who interposed
objections, that he left the witness
stand in disgust and refused to give
any further testimony.
A. G.. Lacy represents the plaintiffs
and McEnroe e. Wood both appear for
the defendants.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-16
N. D. POET READ
ITO STUDENTS

North Dakota's poet laureate, James
w. Foley, h famous bar of the Miss
ouri slope, ave a reading this morn
ing for more than forty minutes with
a number OF his widely~read poems.
The youthful hearts enthusiastically
responded to the sympathic chord ex-
pressed in each verse of the poet.
Each poem was preceded by one of
Mr.. Foley's little talks on some of the
most common things in everyday life.
He told them how to brighten their
hours while at their desks and how to
live each day not content alone to be
good, but to be good for something.
His poem. A Prayer by a Little Boy,
much appealed to the students as do
all of MI. Foley's ballads. He was
wildly cheered as he left the high
school platform after concluding his
programme with his new Christmas
poem, which Is n OF the best things
yet from his gifted pen.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-16
POLICE MATRON
HAS ARRIVED

Miss Irma Erwin, Fargo's new To-
lice matron, arrived in the city yes
terday and Is now ready to assume her
duties in looking after the delinquent
women of the city. She will have
offices in the real of the auditors Of
fee in the city hall.
1t is the plan of Miss Erwin to work
for the metal uplift of the entire COM
munity. She will work with all civic
bodies in attempting to raise the moral
tone of the community and it IS an
ticipated that she will be able to do
a great deal of good in the commun-
ity in preventing crime as well as in
looking after those who have gone
aStray.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-12-16
RUPERT Was THANKED
First Congregational Church Passed
Resolutions on The Handsome
Pictures Gift.

Adam o. Rupert was given a vote
of thanks for the beautiful paintings in
oil that he presented to DIR. Beard and
the First Congregational church re-
Gently, mention OF which was made In
The Forum. At the close OF the serv-
ices yesterday morning after DR.. G. G.
Creegan had delivered a splendid SER
mon, the congregation by a rising vote
passed the following:
Whereas Adam O. Rupert of Chica-
60, ILL.,, has manifested his affec-
Tomato regard for the pastor Of this
church, Rev. r. A. Beard, D. D., and
for the membership of the church,
which includes c.. H. Rupert and wife;
and for the membership of the con-
gregation, which includes Al. c. Rupert
and wife, Miss Helen and John Rupert,
and
whereas, Mr.. Rupert has painted,
with rare skill and exquisite taste, two
mural decorations, done in oil, which
same are categorical figures represent
ing the muse of sacred music. and the
same have been permanently placed by
Mr.. Rupert within the church edifice
as a constant reminder of his affec-
tionate regard, therefore
Resolved, that we, the pastor n
members of the First Congregational
church and congregation here, and
now, Dec. Is, 1912, by rising vote. ex-
press our hearty appreciation of Mr..
Rupert's kindly consideration; our
unstinted admiration for his artistic
productions and our warm gratitude
for his beautiful gift. Because of
his affectionate consideration, his ex-
quisite taste and large generosity we
shall ever hold his name In most
grateful remembrance, and
Resolved, that a copy of these res
o~lutions be presented to MI. Rupert
and that a copy of them be placed
upon the permanent records OF this
church"