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The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Friends Because He Is Friendly.

Friends Because he IL Friendly.
There is an obligation outside of any ne
cessity that may compel it-such necessities
as are laid upon the hotelkeeper, the sales
man, any who serve-for a man to meet the
world at least half way; to be ready TO give
as well as to take; TO be a social being with
kindly sympathies and generous under
standing.
He has friends because he is friendly
is a common testimony. t'' He Is a recluse
because he has failed in the human rela-
tions is not so frequently noted, but 1t Ii
no less true.
There is a word which means as much when
applied to men as to situations which men
have created. 1t is the word cosmopolitan,
and II has not as narrow a meaning as Is
sometimes given to IT.
A man does not need to have stirred out OF
his own city. or from his own countryside.
to have cosmopolitan manners, although
large acquaintance with the world most
quickly develops such. There are beautiful
examples in literature, many times duplicated
inel.fe, Of lone fishermen, denizens OF remote
villages. dwellers in the islands of the sea
or in lonely lighthouses, who. because Of the
genuineness and humanness Of their hearts
and minds. are eosmopolitans, are able on
equal terms 10 meet the great ones OF the
world, to be gentlemen unafrai6" in the
august presence OF the lords of the world.
Men and women of large and effective cos
mopolitan experience are at home in almost
any situation, in almost any company. They
know that the exchange OF reasonab bic cour-
tesies involves no obligations on either side
Whenever they meet another human being
they acknowledge his right to be regarded
as such, and not az dog or slave.
Your inability to meet the world half way,
man of ambition, almost always argues one
OF two thinGs-you have something to con-
ceal, or you have a very narrow and per-
laps uncultivated mind. In either case you
isolate yourself from a thousand enriching
experiences. II those whose advances you
repel could but realize this they would cease
TO suffer because of your cold manner, which
is really as defensive offensive.
II you are trying to be something you are
not, and trying to seem better than You are.
by means of some foolish snobberies. be sure
that those whom you would most like to i'm
press will see through your limitations. You
may impress, irritate, and annoy those who
are on your own footing. but you will only
disgust the sensible and sincere.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Il Can Sell Anything in the World"


Experience justified me in making the
mental statement. can sell anything in
the world, irrespective Of price, regardless
of its nature With this premise to go upon
1 asked myself the question, What is the
biggest sale 1 could make, the largest sale
possible? What article runs into most money
on individual sales?'
You see, my thought was that there must
be some business where individual sales
ran into so much money that three or four Of
them year would make a salesman 100000
or SO in commissions. And this. believed
could be accomplished with no more effort
than I was expending to earn my $4,000.
But It was no easy matter TO find the
proper article. As matter of fact, my ques-
ton wasn't answered in the Adirondacks.
got it down in central Illinois on a business
trip some six weeks later.
THE man was calling upon in explaining
some of the many advantages Of the town in
which he lived made this statement Some
of our local stadsticians figure that this
town IL sold for cash tomorrow would bring
s. O00. .O0O, ,OOO.'
The remark at the time impressed me, but
about ten days later 1t became really signif-
can't On an auto trip out of one OF the largest
towns in the west we were running down a
otroad, through bare, sandy stretch, when
my host called my attention to It with,
Here's land that's worthless for farming;
it's too sandy to raise crops, yet it's within
easy reach Of the best shipping facilities IN
America and would make a wonderful loca-
ton for some enormous industry. Trouble is,
most Of these great, big factories are deeply
rooted right where they are, and about the
only way this land will ever get the manufac-
turers who should be here will be by gradual
growth"
Right there put two and two together
and found that It made four Practically
worthless land with wonderful railroad facil-
ties Here wa. what had been waiting for
would build town and sell it. Ny deci-
sion once made, sat down and mapped out
my plan of action.
Step one was to acquire an option on the
land and secure capital. Step two would be
to get the factories there. This, of course.
was the most important STEP because it
brought with II immediate population for our
little city in the shape of the workmen and
executives OF the factory and insured a rail-
road station.
/" Sounds simple enough; in. the telling,
doesn't IT? But the execution of the plan
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
American Indexes Mexico S Laws:
Book Accepted by Government.
By IRWIN ELLIS.

INE-TENTHS of the development
nj that has taken place in Mexico during
the last thirty years has been accom-
plished by Americans. Probably the
most unique achievement along that
line has been the work OF Robert J. Kerr. a
former, Chicagoan. who recently completed
the task of indexing the three codes of the
statute laws Of that country.
Prior to his going to Mexico, the Spanish
language was alien to Mr.. Kerr. but he has
succeeded in mastering not only the tech
nical Spanish of the Mexican laws but has
done what lawyers of Mexico have failed to
DO, prepare an index with completely ammo
tated commentary. which has been accepted
by the department Of justice Of Mexico. 1t is
now being published and will be used in all
the courts and public offices in Mexico.
Mr.. Kerr saw the need Of a comprehensive
indexed digest Of Mexico statutes, and un-
dertook the task Of making one for his own
private use. He was modestly fearful of
his ability to make one that would meet the
requirements Of Mexican lawyers. but as the
work took form and shape. his desire to
make II as effective and thorough as possible
resulted In increasing the scope Of the task
The final result was the comprehensive
digest which comprises over 1900 citations
to the statute law Of Mexico. arranged after
the style of digests In common use In the
United States.
Il
Encouraged to Offer It to Government.
Mr. Kerr has said that even with the COM
pleted work in hand he felt dubious regarding
the reception it might have by lawyers Of
Mexico. who might very naturally think
that the task only could be performed by a
native lawyer. Some of the most
prominent lawyers in private practice who
have examined the work made such favor
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

able comment upon 1t that Mr.. Kerr was
encouraged to offer it to the government for
official use in the courts Of the country, and
sent it 10 the Judges and other officers Of the
department of Justice.
After thorough examination his work
was accepted. and for the first time in the
history OF nations. probably. the department
Of justice placed the seal Of its approval
upon the work of an alien who had mastered
the intricacies of business in Mexico az well
as the Spanish language.
1t was necessary for him to study from
the foundation a system of law entirely Diff
ferent from his own and also master the
terminology of his profession.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Old Spanish Laws In Force TODAY.

Spain gave to her colonies the same body
OF laws she had inherited from Rome and
those laws, with the differences and changes
required by modern developments, are in
force in Mexico today. So the American
lawyer, trained in the system Of the English
common law. must nrst master the civil law
before he can practice his profession in
Mexico.
The statute law Of Mexico Is comprised
in three codes. the civil code. containing 3,S23
paragraphs or articles, elaborates the prin-
ciples and rules Of substantive law, the law
OF contracts. property, marriage and di-
vorce. personal and property rights. wills,
etc. The commercial code. comprising 1.5OO
articles, deals with commerce on land and
sea, commercial contracts. bills and notes.
banking. corporations. partnerships. mari
time law, and bankruptcy law.
The code Of civil procedure containing ,e52
articles. provides rules for conducting all
kinds of suits at law for the enforcement Of
civil rights.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
Meet the World Half Way If You
Would Make the Most Of Yourself.
~ = G MADnnCKS
By C. S. MADDOCKS.

oil that is due. the more suave. even man
rered. quickly responsive and kindly is he.
1t is only those who have. without knowing
what are the responsibilities and what may
he called the real decencies Of having, who
despise all human obligations-not any spe-
cial and definite obligation. but the sweeter
courtesies of life.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

"" working along strictly orga nized
" lines. Since was thrown out to
shift for myself at the age OF 20
have been engag ged in moving the
worlds goods by selling them.
Success met me the first day went on
the road, took me by the hand. and has been
my constant companion ever since.
In all the years have spent selling mer-
chandise l have never called upon a man
without first formulating a distinct. definite
proposition that when properly presented
would result in securing his order.
1 switched from line to line. always pro-
crossing, until became the highest salaried
and undoubtedly the most successful sales
men Of railway supplies in America
/ want to impress upon you that every
day marked a step forward for me. 1 was
making the most of my time. not only in SELL
ing material and earning my salary but in
learning men and conditions. Human nature
is the most fascinating study In the world
and the most profitable one. A thorough
knowledge OF what different personalities
will do under different condItions-the ability
10 tell a man tastes, likes. dis!ikes. peculiar
tiles, etc. by looking him over and talking
with hin-well, when you can do these things
the world is yours to do with you like.
1t took me years to arrive at this point.
but awoke one day to the fact that seldom
made a mistake in sizing my man; that one
Of the fundamentals OF my success was that
l sold my man not, my merchandise. And
the day l realized this realized that my
knowledge must be capable of capitalization
at a higher figure than commanded at the
time. And. mind you, I was drawing and
earning $4,000 year every year. owned my
l.
had an automobile-in short was in the class
usually termed successful Butt was work
ing for somebody else and felt in my soul
that 1 could earn many many times the
a mount l was making II could only strike
the right angle. So 1 took a vacation-went
up in the Adirondacks to hunt and FISH and
think.
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
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The Washington herald., 1912-09-22
TWO MILLION DOLLARS PROFIT.
Chronicled by IRVING R. ALLEN.

</NAY entire life has been spent in
"" working along strictly orga nized
~ lines. Since I was thrown out to
shift for myself at the age OF 20
The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

uTHE proper study Of mankind is
~ man" is rather threadbare way
OF saying that to get on in this
world you must understand those
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-10-26

"a thereon the aords: For The pro.
posed amendment to Article rs OF
the Constitution providing for The
recall Of certain officers elected by
the people" And the words "Agains1
the proposed amendment to Article
223 OF the Constitution providing for
the recall Of certain officers elected
by the people"
Section 4. BE it further resolved,
etc, That Sc adopted at the said
election in November, 1912, this
amendment shall 80 into effect and
BE- operative on and after the first
day Of January, 1913.
l.. Z. THOMAS,
Speaker Of the House OF Represen-
tativcs.
THOMAS c. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President
Of the Senate.
Approved July 9th, 1912.
l.. E. HALL,
Governor Of the State CT Louisiana.
a true copy:
ALVIN e. HEBERT,
Secretary Of State.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-10-26
JOINT RESOLUTION

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
20 Of the State of Louisiana, SO
as to permit women to hold any
office connected with the educa-
tional system of the State, or OF
any political subdivision thereof
and with institutions Of charity
and correction.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State OF
Louisiana, two thirds Of all the mem.
bers elected to each House concur
ring, That Article 210 Of the Con
stitution be amended SO as to read
as follows:
Article 21O: No person shall be
eligible to any office, State, judic-
ial, parochial. municipal or ward, who
is not a citizen of this State and a
duly qualified elector of the State,
judicial district, parish, municipality
Or ward. wherein the functions of
vided, that resident women over the
age of twenty-five years shall be
eligible to hold any office connected
with the public educational system
of the State, or of any ward, parish,
or municipality in the State, and 10
hold any office in the State connect
ed with institutions of charity or cor
rection. And whenever any officer,
State, judicial, parochial, municipal
or ward, may change his residence
from this State, or from the district,
parish, municipality or ward in which
he holds such office, the same shall
thereby be vacated, any declaration
Of retention Of domicile to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Section g Be it further resolved,
etc, That this proposed amendment
be submitted to the electors Of the
State Of Louisiana for their APPROX
al or rejection, as required by Artir
Gle 321 of the Constitution of thea
State of Louisiana and the general
election laws of the State, at the
next Congressional election to be
held in this State in November, 1912.
Section 8. Be it further resolved,
etc., That on the official ballots to
be used at said election shall be
placed the words For the proposed
amendment to Article 210 Of the Con
ysatn4iOn, relative to women and
ne words against the proposed
ame4dment to Article 210 OF the Con-
stitn>tep, relative to women and
Zach Nr shall indicate. as pro-
tife ect'os as of
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-10-26

JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Article
l57 of the fonstitution of the
the filling n-'ressncies in offices
in the PEI @ orleans
/ Section /. ense it resolved by the
General ", cmbly of the State OF
Louisiana. two-thirds OF all members
elected to each house concurring,
That Article 157 Of the Constitution
OF the State Of Louisiana be am nd
Cd so as to read IS follows:
Article 157. Vacancies concurring
from any cause in any OF the judic-
iaI offices Of the Parish Of Orleans
Or the City Of New Orleans or in
any elective office N the Parish Of
Orleans, where the uneXpired term
is for a longer period than one year,
shall be filled by special election
to be called by the proper legal au-
thority and held within sixty 600
days of the occurrence of the vacan-
cy under the general election laws
of this State. Where the unexpir-
ed portion of the term is less than
one year the vacancy shall be filled
fer the remainder of the term by the
Governor with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
etc., That the foregoing amendments
to the Constitution OF the State of
Louisiana be submitted to the cleo
tors of the State at the next cleo
ton for Representatives in Congress
to be holden OF. the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November,
1912, and on the official ballots to
be used at said election shall be
placed the words For the proposed
Amendment to Article 1877 Of the Con-
stitutiOr of the State Of Louisiana,
and the words Against the proposed
amendment to Article 157 of the Con-
stitution OF the State of Louisiana;
and each electo. shall indicate, as
provided in the general election laws
OF the State, which Of the proposi-
tons, ''for'' or against, he votes.
L. E. THOMAS.
Speaker of the House of Represen- /
tatives.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Governor and President /
of the Senate.
Approved July 18th, 1912.
l.. E. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana. ,
A true copy:
ALVIN E. HEBERT, t
Secretary Of State.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-10-26

JOINT RESOLUTION
Submitting to the people Of the State
of Louisiana at the COMPRESSION
al election held in November
1912, an amendment to the Con
stitution Of the State as amended
by Act No. 279 of the Acts OF
1910 ratified by the people al
the November election Of 1910
SO as to extend the time for the
organization of the steamship
companies therein provided for
until January 1, 1916.
Section 1. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-thirds of all the mem
bers elected to each branch thereof
concurring, That at the COMPRESSION
al election to be held in this State
on the first Tuesday next following
the first Monday in November, 1912,
the following amendment to the
amendment submitted by Act No.
279 Of Acts of 1910, ratified by the
people at the November election Of
1910, shall be submitted to the cleo
tors of the State, to-wit:
THE time granted for the organi-
cation Of the steamship companies IN
der this amendment to the Constitu-
ton shall be extended from January
/, 1913, to January !, 1916"
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That the official ballot tb be
used at said election shall have
printed thereon the words:
For the proposed amendment to
the Constitution extending the time
for the organization of steamship
companies under the Constitutional
amendment proposed by Act 279 of
1910 from January l, 1913, to Janu-
airy /, 1885,
And the words:
Against the proposed amendment
to the Constitution extending the
time for the organization of steam
snip companies under the COnStitu-
tional amendment proposed by = Act,
No. 279 of 1910 from January /, 1913,
to January l, 1876 4
And each elector shall indica'a on
said ballot as provided in the gen. /
eral election law whether he rotes
for or against the proposed ai.end-
ment
L. E. THOMAS, 80
Speaker of the House of RebE2sarss|
tatiVes.
THOMAS G.. BARRETT, IN
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate.
Approved July 10th, 1912.
L. Is. HALL,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy:
ALVIN e. HEBERT.
Secretary of State
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-10-26

A JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to Ar's =,
POI of the Constitution OF = :
State Of Louisiana relative
faxes for the construction an'
maintenance Of public roads. !.
Section !. Be it resolved by =.
1'oni tlal tvo.thtrcs of all members
elected to each House conc ..',,.;aa
That Article 2s1 of the Constitute
Of the State of Louisiana be alnsD
ed so as to read as follows: u
Article POI. The Police JUL live
this State NAV form their respesa !
parishes into road districts; and .
order to raise funds for tn pup :
o, constructing, maintaining, ana
pairing the public roads and .n D1.af
vi tnel[ IL p oside at least one MILL i pc.
annum Of the taxes leye ita = tax MI
and to impose a per cdpa, nnnm uo1
more than one dollar per an ah;,aZ Of
each able bodied male innaol. Of
tba narisb between the AK 10
eightaen and fifty-fiye years les
levy an annual license 0, more
than twenty-five ESQ Zion safa |
than one dollar per anaam Kept vyk |
vehicle, including bicye bicycles, a muhii.
in said parishes or WITHIN q . en-.
Dality thereof Wheth !
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1912-10-26
: married again Ii INDECENT circum.

married again. Ii INDECENT circunl'
/ stances, Of such soldier or sailor
whose marriage to her was contract
/ ed prior to January ], 1855; provide
that if her deceasg d husband served
in an organization, mustered in from
Louisiana, or if he resided in Louis
+ lana, at the date Of his enlistment,
then in order that such widow shall
be entitled to the pension as herein
provided, she shall have resided in
this State for at least five years
prior to her application therefor; and
if her deceased husband enlisted
elsewhere than in Louisiana, and seTV
ed in an organization not mustered
in from Louisiana, such widow shall,
| in order to entitle her to a pension
as herein provided, have resided in
this State for no. less than fifteen
years prior to her application ffor
such pension; provided further, that
! pensions whether to veterans or to
widows, shall be allowed only from
the date of application under this ar
| ticle, and the total appropriations for
all pensions, in any one year, snail
he the proceeds of the annual one
mill tax, provided said appropriations
shall never be more than five hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars for
any one year which is hereby levied
OIL all taxable property in the State.
Any accruing surplus from said tax
fund shall be turned over to the
common school fund and prohibiting
the collection OF any other tax or
making any appropriation in excess
Of the amount OF the one mill tax
levied and collected and to be known
as confederate Veteran Pension
Fund" and to be used for no other
purpose, and upon the adoption Of
this amendment same shall at once
become self-operative and the funds
derived therefrom Immediately used
for said purpose, and provided fur
Their that the Tax Collectors and As
SCISSORS shall receive no commissions
for assessing and collecting said one
mill tax herein provided. Provided
that nothing in this Article shall be
construed so as to prohibit the Gen
eral Assembly from providing arti
fetal limbs to disabled Confederate
soldiers or sailors.
Section g. Be it further resolved, |
etc, That this proposed amendment
be submitted to the qualified voters
of the State of Louisiana for adop-
ton or rejection at the COMPRESSION
al election to be held on the first |
Tuesday next following the first Mon
day in November, 1912
That the official ballots to be u.s.
ed at said election shall have print
ed thereon the words: For the pro- |
posed amendment to Article 800 of |
the Constitution Of the State of LOU
isiana, relative to pensions for Con
federate Veterans and the words:
Against the proposed amendment to
Article 800 Of the Constitution of the
State Of Louisiana, relative to pen
sfons for Confederate Veterans"
and each elector shall indicate, as
provided in the general election laws
Of the State. whether he votes for
or against the amendment
L. E. THOMAS,
Speaker of the House of Represen-,
tatives.
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President
Of the Senate.
July 10th, 1912.
T. E. HALL,
Governor Of The State of Louisiana.
A true Copy:
ALVIN E. -HEBERT,
Secretary of State.