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The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-10-18
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENTS
EXTRA SESSION 1912
ACT no. 4.
Senatc Ri11 No . BY

c,o+o ,;,, <o Nv Mr. Voegt't.
Joint resolution submitting to u'u
neople of the state of LoulSlaha a.
amendment to the Constitution az
thorizing parishes and self-taNlns LA
ririDaIitipS to exempt new lhnuS.ii'"
enterprises and also improved NH!uo
inclusive of structures added ~ "' .ho
proved lands by Immigrants nv n,ma-
State. who occupy said lands as nori,vd
steads from local taxation 1or p'''0N
not exceeding ten N0) years. H. tho
Section |. Be it resolved b% .n'
General Assembly of the State OF Low n,
isiano, two-thirds Of all the mei'i i,,,l :
elected to each house concurlllis' ~"
the Following amendment to the COZ,
stitution of the State OF Louls!ai1I' ~
and the same is hereby submltteu ~
the qualified electors or the 9ta'I hoIi
the congressional election to be !el,
on the first Tuesday after the ms 30
Monday in the month of November VI
the year 1912, to-wlt: ,,,n;-
Every parish and self-taXlng nun,
cipality shall have the right 10 eAe''pa
rev industrial enterprises ana a'so .n
improved value added to unimplo,Gu
lands. including all structures t'lei eo on'
by immigrants into the state VIZ 10
cupy said lands as homesteaus. /. o' +an
cal taxes for a period not to eNcecu lt'
10) wears by the vote of tWo-thlros IL
number of all its taxpayers. VINO d .
qualified electors, including fesiurn'
women taxpayers. holding at least Two,
thirds OF the properly subject 10 ~"
| taxation within the taxing locailt! d. q
special election called for that pulpoo.
| at which special election meilipeie ~
Dartnerships. associations and h"iis ~
| estates, otherwise qualified. shall DC
entitled to vote their respective pro la.'
| of the assessed valuation of SAID pa.
rerships. associations or estates Fay
! enterprise so exempted must De Situd.
ed within the limits of the eHcmpt.,!t
authority and be established after ''i'
exemption is granted. ,,,.oa
Section 2. Be it further resol'eu
etc. That there shat De pi1i't aIaot;o,
the words: For the constitutions
amendment authorizing parishes anu
self-taxing municipalities to exempt nes
| industrial enterprises and also lhlp,o'
ed value. inclusive of structures aoue'
to unimproved lands by lmm's.an,
into the State who occupy salu sano
as homesteads. from local taxes iol
pariod not to exceed ten lD years an
"Aeainst the constitutional amendmen
authorizing parishes and seif,taXin!
Municipalities to eXe::lpt new industrla
! enterprises, and also improved value
including structures, added TO uhlH'
proved lands by immigrants into IN
State who occupy said lands as HON.
steads from local taxes for. perio
not to exceed ten 1O) years, and eac
elector shall indicate on his ballot a
provided by the general election laws 9
the State whether ne votes lot {
against the said amendment
THOMAS C. BARRETT,
Lieutenant Governor and President
the Senate.
Sneaker OF the House II Representative
Approved: August oath, 1912.
L. f. HALL.
Governor of the State OF LOUISIANA
A true copy:
ALVIN +. HEBERT.
Secretary Of State.
The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1912-10-18
ACT NO. IL.

senate flli M. o. bA WI '''s'iI
| Joint resolution proposing an amend
mont to the Constitution of the state
| of Louisiana exempting from taxation
the legal reserve Of life insurance COM
| ranies organized under the laws OF TINS
State
Section /. Pc it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State of Lou
isiana. two-thirds Of all the -, m nj ,rss
I elected to each house concurrlng, Inat
the following amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State be submitted to
the qualified electors Of the State FOR
their adoption or rejection at the con-
gressional election t. ba held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday "
the month of November, 1917 as 10Y
lows: :,
There shall be exempt from all tax
alton the legal reserve Of life insurance
companies organized under the laws o.
Section 2. Be it further resolved
etc That the official ballot to be USE
at said election shall have prlnte
thereon the words: For the propose
amendment to the Constitution of tt,
state Of Louisiana exempting from al
taxation the legal reserve OF life IN
n surance companies organized under TN
: laws of this State" and the words
Against the proposed amendment to tn
n Constitution of the State OF Lou1s1al
= exempting from taxation the legal r.
- serve of life insurance companies o
= canized under the laws of this State
:, And each elector shall indicate as pr
O vided by the general election laws
= the State, whether ne votes for
against the proposed amendment
THOMAS c. BARRET,
=. lieutenant Governor and President
"A of the Senate.
- L. e. THOMAS.
=. Speaker of the House OF Represen'
W tatives. ..a
}e Anproyed: August cath, 1912:
~ L. E. HALL.
- Governor Of the State of Louisiana
at A true copy: x,co1,1r
u Secretary Of State
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
Eastern Men Less Chivalrous Than
Western Men In Laws Regarding
W0meu

To the Editor Of THE TIMES:
Prof. Ross, author of THE Changing
Chinese" in a series of articles upon
the middle West, writes thus upon mar
riage and divorce
Amy shortage OF women that makes
the men eager suitors alters the terms
OF the marriage partnership to the ad-
vantage of the wife and betters the lot
of the married woman. Accordingly the
codes OF the Western States treat the
wife with more hberality than did the
codes OF the older States and fairness to
women seems to be Western prac-
tice that spreads East. Indeed the en-
Viable position of the American woman
Is largely the cumulative outcome Of the
scarcity value she has for a time en-
toyed in the newer commemorative
woman the sex becomes an upper caste
to which nothing will be denied from
street car ballots to public offices That
The divorce rate rises as you 20 West
Is partly due to the willingness Of chiv-
alrous LEGISLATORS to put the weapon into
the wife's hands. partly to the divorcee's 8
much better chance Of remarriage. It
Is curious fact that the order of
the fortv-six States arranged according
to the divorce rates, beginning with the
lowest. tallles in a remarkable way with
the order Of the States arranged to the
proportion OF women, beginning with
the highest"
The Eastern men will have to wake
up and realize that woman's ideal has
changed within the last two genera
tions and II mutual respect between
| married couples is to continue, II will
be necessary for them to offer her
spontaneously the privileges she asks
for and make her an associate in their
labors. Also to grant more liberal d.
vorce laws. NJ X. NJ.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
ROOSEVELT ELECTORS IN KANSAS.

Whatever may be said Of the duty of electors in
a State where, as in Maryland, they were chosen
before the Chicago convention no fault can be
found with the stand Of Roosevelt electors in Kansas
and other Western States where they are yet to be
elected in direct primary.
In Kansas the electors have been nominated,
but they must 60 before the voters in a primary
election to be held August 6. Kansas Is over
whemingly for Roosevelt But there was six weeks
in which to put up an opposition electoral ticket.
One of the Roosevelt electors says, in effect: Il
was nominated as a Roosevelt man and | am still
for Roosevelt. | am ready to let the Republican
voters Of my district say whether with the dis
tinct understanding that il my course is indorsed
in the primary on August and | am chosen in
November shall vote for Roosevelt for President
they want me to represent them in the Electoral
College. If they say yes, my vote will be cast for
Roosevelt"
Nobody can find fault with this proposition. No
matter who is the nominee Of the Chicago conven.
tion, it cannot be contended that the Republican
voters Of Kansas have not right to vote for some
body else for President if they wish to do so.
If this course on the part of the electors con-
fuses the plans of those who stole the nomination
at Chicago they should have counted the cost be-
fore committing the crime.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
Pretty Girl Accused
Of Forwarding Poison

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July IA SEN
sation was caused in Birmingham when
Miss Olga Gunters. OF Jacksonville. Fla.
was lodged in jail charged with COM
plicity In the poisoning of Guy r.
Coleman and Steve II. Strickland in this
city December 20. 1910. She was later
removed to a hotel in custody of ma
tron.
Miss Gunters is nineteen years old and
a pretty and attractive brunette. She
was accompanied from Jacksonville, by
two deputy sheriffs, her attorney, A.
G. Hartridge, of Jacksonville, and a
woman companion.
Coleman and Strickland were two OF
the most popular young men in the city
and were killed by drinking whisky
from a small bottle sent to Coleman
through the mail.
Miss Gunters today denies any knowl-
edge of the crime.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
OF A BILLION MORE
OUT OF THE SOIL.

A New York financial paper states that the six
leading crops, including corn wheat, oats, barley,
potatoes, and hay, will yield in value this season in
the United States an amount some S763 900 900 in
excess of the value Of these crops last year. Corn
will show the greatest gain the estimated increase
over last years crop being over 280000000 bushels.
Easily the most valuable crop this year. next to corn
will be hay, the estimated increase in the hay crop
over last year being 100000 tons. The entire
crop this year should be worth upward of $950000,.
O00 Oats promise increase of around 220 900 900
bushels and potatoes promise a gain of over
100000 bushels by comparison with last year
and even in the face of this increase potatoes are
selling higher than at this time last year.
We restate these estimates made by the Wall
Street Journal because what with the heat, both
thermometrical and political, we apt to forget
such little things as the basis Of our prosperity
After all, the basis of American prosperity is and
will be for many years to come-the SOIL While
we are becoming more and more great industrial
nation we still primarily agricultural nation
In view Of this, when stop to think that we will
get some $763, 100000 more out of the soil this yea
than last year, it must make good deal of poltca
pretension sound like claptrap.
great many economists have said in recen
months that we are ready for a great upward swing
In business, but that some impetus is needed to ge
things started. How about this seven hundred anC
sxY-three millions plus2
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
Quote Roosevelt In Maintaining
That Illiteracy Should Be Made
Cause for Barring Immigrants.
ha Editor of THE TIMES.

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
The Post recently had an editorial en-
titled Parties and Immigration" In
which the astonishing theory was urged
that a rudimentary education made a
person more addicted to alcoholism, GRIM
inality, and general dependency, delin-
quency and degeneracy.
The point the Post editor sought to
make was one against the literacy test,
so strongly recommended by the I'm
migration Commission, of such valuable
and proven worth as selective measure
in new countries such as Australia, Cape
Colony. etc, and one that recently pass
ed the Senate as part OF the much
misrepresented Immigration Commission
or Dillingham; bill. after many months
consideration and many days debate.
Statistics show, as one would expect,
close connection between illiteracy and
tendency to crime. poverty, slum-life,
and other menacing evils. The COM
missions findings quite bear out the
contention OF Roosevelt in his messages
to Congress which led to the creation
Of the commission that, "the object
Of a proper immigration law ought to
be to secure q careful educational test
that would insure "some intelligent ca
pacity to appreciate American inst!tu-
tions and act sanely as American cit
izens," which might not keen out ed
1cated criminals, but would do what Is
in point, that is, tend to decrease the
sum OF Ignorance. 30 potent in produ-
cling the envy, suspicion, malignant pas
anarchistic sentiment springs"
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
DYNAMITE WRECKS
BOSTON STREET GAR,
STRIKE AT CRISIS
Grew and One Passenger
Narrowly Escape
Injury.

BOSTON, July 1.-THE strike of the
Boston Elevated Railway employees to-
day reached the gravest crisis in the
long struggle following the repeated at
tempts made last night to dynamite
street cars throughout Greater Boston,
and the general belief that the Central
Labor Union will call out 5000 work.
Ing men In every branch Of trade in q
general sympathetic strike unless the
new union Of elevated employees is given
OFFICIAL recognition by the corporation.
Shortly before midnight last night q
Watertown car, just before IL reached
the Brighton Bridge, was wrecked by a
powerful charge Of dynamite which
shattered every window, ripped the
flooring and wood work into splinters
and narrowly escaped seriously injuring
motorman, conductor and one passen-
ger which the car contained.
More Dynamite Found.
Less than ten feet away q quantity
Of dynamite Weighing about a pound,
was found and If this had been explod-
ed the results would have been disas-
trous to the neighborhood.
A general alarm was sounded, and
about half an hour later four sticks
Of dynamite were found on the tracks
near the Watertown Arsenal Just before
a crowded night car came speeding
along.
Rumors are current that dynamite
was found early today In several other
sections of the suburbs, but II Is said
the officials of the company are keep
Ing the facts suppressed in order to
prevent a complete panic throughout
the Boston district.
Rioting Through Night.
There was much petty rioting
throughout the city all night, several
rike-breakers being reported injured,
but only one arrest was made.
Today conditions are quiet, with all
police reserves and plain clothes men
covering the districts where trouble is
likely to break out.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
A PARTY FOR THE FUTURE.

While the Democrats are planning how to win
the coming election, and the Republicans are plan
ming how to keep the old organization intact in order
to it in four years. there is another set Of men
who are planning how to serve the people and build
for the coming generation.
The party that appeals to the future, that faces
the dawn, that leads instead of follows is the party
that is sure to appeal to red-blooded Americans
Ever since the Puritans were willing to place 9
bet on themselves and venture the new land, the
American has always planned ahead, pushed ahead
and forced the door of opportunity. This is nation
of builders. 1T is not content to sit among ruins
however noble, and contemplate a past, however
glorious. Hence the futility of both old parties
and the virility of the new third party
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
"Movtes'' War In Zion
City.

ZION CITY, Ill, July 14.-Wilbur
Glenn VOliya, successor to John
Alexander DOwie is Oyerseer to
Zion City, foe Of tobacco, drugs,
and theaters, 10 to be the lead.
ing spirit in q moving. picture
show here This startling an
nouncement came last night
from YoliVa himself.
The purpose Of II, VOIiva ex.
planned, Is to fight @evTI with
evil" The two factions in the
city-the VOliVaites and inde-
pendants-who for weeks have
been opposed in Q tobacco war,
are now pitted against each 9th.
er In the theater battle.
John Beede, an independent to.
night will "put on" a moving.
picture show. When this infor.
nation reached Voliya he at
once set about making arrange.
meQts for films for the same
purpose. his opposition show
will be free and run in the pub.
lie park.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14

know II or doubts It is deficient In ordi-
nary intelligence and sound understand
ing.
Ii the leaders Of this party are lack
Ing In intelligent conception of the
economic causes of our social and indus
trial Ills, or IL they fail to come out
openly In support OF definite measures
adequate to cure such ills, they will
not pc supported to any extent. The
people want relief: they do not want
vague, general, and indefinite state
ments. To reach the people the causes
Of the troubles and the actual reme-
dies therefor must be pointed out by
those who understand. and after a cam
paign OF real education the party would
receive such a vote as was never even
dreamed of-say ten or fifteen millions
Millions of men who have never hereto
fore voted because they deemed II not
worth while would come out and vote
for the first time.
1t must be shown that gasolene once
sold at to s cents per gallon, and that
since then pipe lines and tank cars and
huge refneries and vastly improved
duced. and that for such reasons 1t
could be sold at a reasonable profit to-
day for to 4 cents a gallon; that the
OIL trust Is enabled to charge 16 to Is
cents gallon because Il owns or con-
trolls substantially the whole oil field;
that the holding out Of use of such
lands is against public policy. and
should be punished by an annual fine
equal to the rental value for the pur-
pose of production; that there is no
other way to break up this monopoly
and bring down the price of OIL that
the trust a producer must not be
interfered with, because that would in
crease the cost OF production. tending
to keep up price, but that its monopoly
power, and that alone, must be broken.
The same facts exist as to all other
mineral trusts. and the facts should be
elucidated to the people.
The party's advocacy Of such meas
ures would not cost It a single vote,
because the special interests involved
are already arrayed against II, but
would arouse the enthusiasm Of a huge
mass heretofore inert.
viii this party be real people 8
party and go the length?
c. B. HEMINGWAY.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
Ohio Couple Married
In Beachy's Aeroplane

HAMILTON. Ohio, July 14.-In the
presence of several thousand people
Mayor Strauti yesterday performed the
ceremonies that Joined in wedlock Miss
Sophie Limbourg. of Cincinnati, and
John Risch. of Newport. KY, with Lin
man.
The marriage was performed in the
aeroplane which Beachy used in the air
meet here. At first ii was planned to
have the marriage take place while the
machine was in motion, but this plan
was changed at the last moment, II
being stated that the license of the avia-
tor would probably be revoked should
he stick to the original intentions.
A short honeymoon trip Is now being
enjoyed by the couple at the expense OF
the promoters of the meet, who also are
furnishing them a fiat in Cincinnati.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
Mob Gathers to Lynch
Portuguese Royalists

LISBON. July IA great mob on
learning that several royalist conspira-
tors had been arrested at Bellas and
were being conveyed to Lisbon, invaded
the railroad station with the intention
of lynching the rebels. The police were
advised and altered the route Of the
prisoners, thus avoiding violence.
The police are exercising the strictest
surveillance over the residences Of per-
sons prominent in society who are sus-
pected of monarchistic inclinations.
A semi-off1cial note was issued this
morning, which says: .. IS ..a. s...-,
THE Portuguese government counts
on the loyalty Of the entire police and
military forces to maintain order and
to win over the sympathy and devotion
of the public"
Advices from the frontier state that
Captain Couceiro. the leader of the
royallsts, was wounded in the hand dur
ing the recent battle at Chaves.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
SUNDAY, JULY IA, 1912.
LIVING THIS LIFE

Bible students representing many denominations
have decided to quit preaching physical hell here
after, in which those who sin here are forever pun
ished by physical torures. The decision will doub,
create much discussion among theologians.
However, it changes nothing. The layman should
not take this as notice that he can "cut loose" and
disobey the laws. of God and man without fear OF
punishment. After all, about the best religion is
that which inspires men to live up the best that
Is within them because il is right to do so and be-
cause to do so elevates not only the man who so
lives, but all those with whom he comes in contact.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
Tobacco Manufacture
Eleventh in Importance

Tobacco manufacture ranks eleventh
in Importance among the industries OF
the country in point of the value OF
products. according to a summary
made public yesterday by the Director
of the Census. The total value OF the
manufactured product was Al6, ,6s5, ,104.
This represents a per capita production
Of something over u.
The tobacco business represents an
investment Of $245.660.4S4. according to
this summary. The expense OF con-
ducting the business was s365, ,972, T3o.
About one-seventh of this sum Is rep
resented by the internal revenue tax,
which exceed $50, 900, 900.
The processes OF manufacture add a
little more than half to the value of
the TOBACCO; the statement shoTiE>I
the raw material employed in making
the total product Of over $416, 900.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
Cavalry Is Ordered
To Stop Smuggling

The War Department has dispatch
cd troop Of the Third Cavalry from
IL Faso to Hachita, N M. to stop the
smuggling or arms and ammunition by
the rebels.
It has long besn a source of wonder
to officials here regarding the channels
through which the inrurrectos have
been receiving munitions of war. In
Vestigation has developed the fact that
crIissaries in this country have been
shipping crates Of guns and ammuni-
ton through the customs house at
Hachita. the crates being labeled :ner-
chandise.
Consular agents informed the State
Department today that conditions are
nuict, and that there is nC. activity
in and around Juarez. the rebel bands
having Gll departed for the hills Of So
Nora.
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
Eventne Services in the Churches

&THE SoUL"-Ths Rev. Bernard Braskamp
Church Of Covenant piscopal Church. p
CHORAL EvENSoNG-St PauTs Episcopal Church g. p. m.
PEOPLES EvENSoNG-WahngtOn Cathedral m.
"BEwILDERMENT NsIoN"Ths Rev. Joseph NJ NJ Gray,
Hamine Methodist Episcopal Church, 8 p
sERMoNThs W. Haggsrty the Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church. p m.
GONE HEAvEN"-Tks Muir the Temple Baptist Church. 74
p
"wHAr A WASHINGTON MAN ME ABOUT HIMSELF"-Ths
Rev Hez Swem Centennial Baptist Church, sp
oPENAIR UNION sERvIcESEkngtOn Presbyterian
United Brethren Churches, p.m
The Washington times., 1912-07-14
No Official AdviceS
As to Yard Strike

No word has been received at the
Navy Department today regarding the
progress OF the threatened strike at the
Newport News Shipbuilding Works.
Naval interest In the reported trouble
is caused by the fact that the compile
ton OF the dreadnaught Texas would be
delayed. This vessel is now within 30
per cent Of the completion. and II work
Is continued she will be ready for com
fighter is being built under a time guar
antee. but the contractors are exempt
from responsibility for delay caused by
strikes,