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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-09-28

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persons who DO not by personal ap-
plication claim exemption from the
provisions Of Section 3 and t Of this
Article before September LIST, 1913,
shall be forever denied the right to
do so.
The names Of the persons regis
tering under and claiming the bene-
fits of this Section shall be entered
in a welI-bound book, to be provided
by each Parish for that purpose, and
shall be known as the permanent reg
lister. Immediately on closing the reg
istration under this Section, on Au-
gust 81, 1913, it shall be the duty of
the registration officer or his depu-
ty in the different Parishes through
out the State, to make a sworn state
ment, in writing, Of the number or
voters, both white and cOlOred, with
the number of each, who have regis
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-09-28

Proposing an amendment to Article
(28D two eighty-One Of the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana
relative to the mourning Of debt
and issuing bonds for work OF
public improvement, and to the
valuation, and refCnding of bonds
issued for such improvements, by
municipal corporations, parishes
and school, drainage, sewerage
and other districts (the City of
New Orleans excepted, and the
assessment of special taxes and
forced contributions to pay for
same.
Section I. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, two-tbirds (2-3) of all the
members elected to each House, con
curing, That Article two hundred ant
ctghty-one (2SD of the Constitution
Of the State Of Louisiana be so amend
cd as to read as follows
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-09-28

bonds Of any outstanding issue shall
have been obtained either by pur-
chase or exchange, the tax levy to
pay for such bonds shall at once
cease and such bonds be Cancelled.
Each year while any refunding bonds
issued under this paragraph are out
standing, the governing authorities Of
such subdivision shall levy and col
lect annually, in excess of all other
taxes, a tax sufficient to pay the in
terest, annually Or semi-annually, and
the principal falling due or such
amount as may be required for a
sinking fund for the payment of said
bonds at maturity, provided that such
special ad valorem tex for all pur-
poses shall not in any year exceed
ten mills on the dollar Of the assess
ed valuation of the property in such
subdivision.
The governing body of any such
subdivision shall have full power to
adopt and pass all ordinances and
resolutions necessary to carry the pro-
visions Of this paragraph into effect.
An election may be held under the
provisions of this paragraph at the
same times and places and by the
same election officers as an election
on the question of mourning debt
and issuing bonds under the provis-
IONS of said Paragraph Of this Ar
ticIe,
Where bonds Of any subdivision
have been heretofore issued for any
Of the purposes specified in Para
graDh | Of this Article. and such is
sue has been authorized by the vote
Of majority in number and amount
Of the property taxpayers qualified
to vote under the Constitution and
laws of this State who voted upon
the proposition to issue such bonds
at an election held for that purpose
and where such bonds have been IS
sued and sold by such subdivision Tor
not less than par value thereof, FIR
said bonds Or any refund issue bonds
Or renewal or reminding bonds IS
sued in noVation or renewal OF bonds
lcC]pl for said nllrnOSpS Snpc1tipn N
Paragraph l Of Article two hundred
and eighty-one t2Sl) are hereby vail
dated, ratified and confirmed; proyld-
ed that such bonds did not at the
time Of their issue exceed ten per
centum of the assessed valuation of
the property in such subdivision, and
such bonds hereby ratified, approved
and confirmed shall be deemed to be
the valid and incontestible obligations
of such subdivision and tax for the
payment of the principal and inter
est thereof and to create a sinking
fund for the redemption shall be le-
wed and collected in the manner
and within the limits prescribed by
said Paragraph of this Article. This
entire Article is to be considered
full grant of power to the subdivis-
ions of the State, as set forth there
in.
Section 2. Be it further resolved,
ETC., That this proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the qualified
voters of this State for adoption or
rejection at the Congressional cleo
ton to be held in November, 1912,
and, if adopted, the same shall take
effect Immediately thereafter.
Section 8. Be it further resolved,
etc, That on the Official ballots to be
issued at said election there shall be
placed the words For the proposed
Louisiana and the words "Against
ru,o u,ndrod ord Fiohtv.ono If the
| Constitution oe ouisiona - and oacb
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-09-28
JOINT RESOLUTION

Proposing an amendment to Article
223 Of the Constitution of the
State of Louisiana.
Section I. Be it resolved by the
General Assembly Of the State Of
Louisiana, two-thirds Of all members
elected to each House cOnourring
mat n amendment to the "o1s..tu
ton Of the State Of Louisiana be
submitted to the qualified electors OF
tie State for their approval or reiec,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-09-28
ARTICLE 28t

rr.o-a,h /. Municipal, nor"ora-
tons, parishes and school, drainage,
aub-drainage, road, subroad, nayiga-
ton. or sewerag, districts, City Of
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-09-28

lCTiLy, IN NUMBER ana amount OF me
property taxpayers, qualified to vote
under the Constitution and laws Of
this State, who vote at an election
held for that purpose, after due no.
tice of said election has been pub
lished for thirty days in the official
journal of the municipal corporation
or parish or where there is no Off
cial journal, in a newspaper publish
ed therein, may, through their respec-
tive governing authorities incur debt
and issue negotiable bonds therefor,
and each year while any bonds thus
issued are outstanding, the governing
authorities of such subdivisions shall
impose and collect annually, in eX-
cess Of all other taxes, tax suftl-
cfent to pay the interest, annually or
semi-annually, and the principal fall
ing due each year, or such amount
as may be required for any sinking
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-09-28
ACT NO. 1872.
Joint RESOLUTION

Senate Bill No. 1877. BY Mr. Beale'
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-09-28
ACT NO. 1888.

Senate Bill No. /.
By Mr.. Geo. Wesley Smith
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-09-28

Providing an amendment to Section
) of Article 1877 of the ConstI-
tuition of the State of Louisiana;
Arizona republican., 1912-05-27
BUT FEW CURVES, SAYS LOBERT

, different angles and hence seeming to curve. or on the fast ball with a hop a ball that takes a little jump as it hears the plate-(thats the so called breaking of the curve) or on slow ones , chucked. like the fast straight balls from different angles. The big. wide curves that they used to throw don't happen any more. Wingo Anderson was one of the last to use a round house curve, and he couldn't get control.
 Drop curves. so called. used to be thrown with a jerk that wore a mans arm all to pieces. Beyond doubt Buff fington and Ramsay threw actual drop curves that had speed on them. but the modern pitcher simply fires a slant ing ball from overhead. Joe McGinni- ty was the last man to throw a genuine curving raise ball. 8 Take 1t from me- there are very few curves now used a tiny jump of the rotating ball has supplanted them, with the trick of throwing from and to the different angles. Just straight ball and a ball with a hop on it-that's the pitching of today.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-27

''TF you ask big league ball player
 about the curves and benders thrown by the various pitchers he won't give forth mine of information. In fact, he is likely to tell you that they don't really recognize such things as curves any more" said Hans To- bert. the PhilIies' third saCker.
 We only figure on what we call a straight ball and ball with hop on it. All the so called curves are in cluded in the category of ball with a hop on them Most of the apparently wonderful curves are just balls slanted at the plate from a different angle. The fadeaWay is a slow ball that is dropping of it's own weight: The in or out curves are simply fast balls with a hop, and outsiders call them in or out curves, mainly as they see a left or right handed batter facing them.
 Here and there an occasional pitch CT tries all sorts of gyrating shoots, usually to the detriment of the base on balls record. The veterans and even the wise youngsters. however. just rely on the fast straight ball thrown from
Arizona republican., 1912-05-27

"pLAY the string out as tight as
 you can in a baseball game. Just because you have big lead, don't think you can win hands down. Fight it out to the finish just as if you were neck and neck with the other fellows '
 Such was the advice Nap LajOie, the Cleveland infelder. handed out 10 some of the youngsters on the team recently.
 "I know many games have been toss ed away in the eighth and ninth just because some of the fellows got care less" Nap continued. T have seen d team play air tight ball and then when one man made a miscUe the whole blamed team would go to the bad and proceed to toss away tine big end of the score.
 Back in 1906, when I was out of il and watching the battles from Q wheel ed chair. there was just such a game. We were playing Chicago and Bern hard was pitching against Walsh. We had the game seWcd up 1 to 1 when Chicago went to bat in the eighth. The SOx had not done a thing with Bill up to that time and it looked like d cinCh we would cop.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-27
TEAMS SHOULD BATTLE TO FINISH

But Bill started the eighth with a pass to Billy Sullivan. Bradley booted Walshs grounder and the fun was on. Fielder Jones followed with a single and Isben sacrificed. George Davis sin gled to center and Bay fumbled, Walsh and Jones scoring. Jimmy Callahan singled to left and Otto Hess, who was playing the sunfield that day, held the ball for a few seconds. Guess he want ed to see if the trademark had been damaged. Then he threw it over Clarke's head and Davis scored. Mig got it and threw over Bradley's head at third. and Callahan scored.
 That made four errors. but the trouble had just started. Dononue lift cd fly to Flick and Elmer mufIed it, something he did only about twice a season. Jiggs went tp third. He SCOT od when Danny Green singled. Turner threw low to first on Rohes grounder, and Charley Carr followed it up by trying to nail Green at the plate. Clark though. muffed the throw. and Green counted. Chicago scored seven runs before they wore retired. Seven errors and seven runs. We made two the same inning, but were beaten to 6
Arizona republican., 1912-05-27
Day of ROughneCk
 Ball Player Has Gone

WEAVING aside all considerations
 as to whether the game of
 baseball has progressed. and
 - personally l think it has. there can be no argument over the fact that the class of players is better now than il was in the old days" says Joe SuGgen. the veteran catcher, who coached the Detroit recruit pitchers last spring.
 Take this years youngsters, for in stance. There isn't d roughneck nor a booze fighter among the lot. Every one of the men has fair if not a good ed uCation. and in appearance they COm- pare very faVorably with a bunch of ColIegians. They dress well and taste fully. have excellent manners and are able to converse intClljgeuty on almost any subject
 A modern big league baseball club is as well behaved a body of men as you will find anywhere There used to he time when the best hotels fought shy of the ball tossers. but now the landlords fight to get them. A man would he insane if he tried to drink steadily under modern conditions. The game is too fast for any one but an athlete in splendid condition.
 Instead of reporting in the spring saturated with a winters accumulation of alcoholics. as did some of the old timers. the men of today. or at least most of them. are about ready to get in and play ball when they arrive at tine training camps. There are some of the fellows who naturally accumulate flesh In the cold months when they do not get much exercise but there are very few who put on any fat through the medium of beer
 NO big league scout nowadays will recommend a player who has the repu- tation of being steady drinker. even though he doesn't lap them up to ex- cess. There is no room in the leagues for the saloon boys. and it doesn't take any one long to learn that baseball and booze are not good friends.
 "If a saloon keeper could be assured the patronage of the entire American and National leagues he wouldn't be able to pay rent. I do not mean that every big leaguer is a teetotaler. but there are a lot of abstainers. and a vast majority will take only a couple of glasses of beer q day.
 The rOwdy is passing from baseball rapidly. and the sooner he disappears entirely the better it will be for the game. Naturally the improvement in the big leagues is having it's effect on the smaller circuits. The minor play CTS realize that they have little chance of going up if their reputations are bad. and. with scouts lurking around all the time it pays to cut out the rough stun
 Baseball ought to be a gentleman s business and the players who deserve the name of gentlemen are becoming more numerous season after season. If fellow can't act the part he better find some other oCCUptiOn."
Arizona republican., 1912-05-27

be congratulated and escapes censure for the nine bad ones. If he picks all lemons he is open to criticism from the fans, manager and magnate.
 The player has two bodies to please, the fans and the manager. If he goes bad the i'll credit will reflect on the manager. The fans, most of them heartless. will take it out of the man ager. They hold him responsible for not getting good players. When the club loses the magnate gets after the manager, and he has only one source to lay his blame and that on the umpire. The umpire has no redress. He has to take criticism from the scout who is trying to shield a player he bought; from the player. who is trying to make good but fails; from the magnate and from the manage who is trying to hold his position by placing the blame on the umpire I have played them aIL but this umpiring job is q thankless one. You are always wrong. An um- pire has never been known to give a correct decision. one side is always ready to belch at every decision. It's a tough, tough grind
Arizona republican., 1912-05-27
JIMMY ESMOND.

or so before. was working at third for the Jersey City squad. He was not setting the world on fire with his bat ting and had not been mentioned for another big league trial. Ten minutes after the start of the game Griff for got all about the Buffalo player he had come to see. He kept his eyes focused on Esmond, who played brilliantly His work on bunts and sharply hit in field balls was marvellous.
 That's the boy I want" said Grif- fifth after the game, and he immediate ly closed deal for the youngster Els mond developed a lame arm last sea son. An attack of rheumatism made his throwing wing useless. He did not shine until the state championship series with Cleveland last fall In that series he played such great ball in all departments that he was touted as the coming shortstop of the National league
 He has lived up to the advance no tices and promises to be the only real shortstop Cincinnati has had since the days of Tommy CorcOran.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-27
UMPIRING IS WORST OF
 ALL, SAYS VAN HALTHEN

GEORGE VAN HALTREN is one of
 the oldest players in point of serv- ice in the game today and is still ac- tive. The older fans can recollect the exploits of Van HaItren twenty five years ago when the now grizzled vet eran was in his prime. George in his heyday was as brilliant a star as the great pastime could boast of He was a wonderful player in every depart ment. Van took off his cap to none.
 Since severing his connections with the pastime as a player Van Haltren has acted as a manager, scout and. last. but not least, umpire in the Pacific Coast league.
 Its true" remarked Van Haltren, that I have gone the limit I have been player, manager. scout and um- pire. Of all these positions I think umpiring is the hardest job, and I will tell you why
 The scout IS paid a salary to search the country for good players. He is told to spend freely, if by doing so he can buy player of merit. If he lands one good ball player out of ten he is to
Arizona republican., 1912-05-27
Catcher Robinson Hid
 Signal Twenty Years

WHERE was one catcher who worked
 a long time before any one caught his signals. That was Wilbur Robin son. He backstOpped twenty years without ever having an opposing play CT discover what he was signalling for.
 one day St. Louis was playing Bal timore. Robinson was catching for the Orioles. Harry Kane. q St Louis pitch CT. was lying on the bench while his team was at bat. Kane suddenly sat Iup. He said he could see Robinson's sign. Joe Sugden who coached the Tiger pitchers and catchers this spring, was with St. Louis Sugden crawled over to where Kane had been. He could plainly see Robinson's signs. He interpreted the system in a few mo ments and put the St. Louis coacher wise.
 Sugden. lying on the bench. used program for fan. When Robinson signaled for a fast ball Sugdcn waved the program and the man on the coach ter Any time Robinson asked for curve Sugden lowered the fan and the coacher yelled. Nail it" to the batter. Robinson knew they were getting the signs. but he could not guess how. And the funny part of it was that St. Louis, after getting Robinson's signs after every other club he played against had failed to get them, was beaten by Bal tmOre.
Arizona republican., 1912-05-27
When the Gatekeeper Failed to Recognize Mike Donlin

MIKE DONLIN, the Pittsburgh out
 fielder, may be a popular idol. and he may be some noise around those stage doors. but as a common every day citizen he doesn't make any more of a crush than any ordinary fellow.
 A short time ago when he was on the hospital list, he arrived in Pitts burgh just in time to hop car for the ball park. On his arrival at the field he approached gate, and. wishing the gateman a lovely afternoon, he started to walk through.
 "Nawthin' doin'." said the gatekeeper. And Michael. rather than cause a dis turbance, told the gatekeeper a few things about his ancestry and proceed cd to the next opening in the wall. At the second gate he did not attempt to brush by. but politely informed the gateman who he was.
 "There's a lot of bugs that come around with that line of stuff" said
Arizona republican., 1912-05-27
How Cincinnati Landed
 Jimmy Esmond

JIMMY ESMOND. who is playing a dashing game at short for the Gin cinnati Nationals and breaking up game after game with his Iusty long distance WallOps. became Red through the merest chance.
 Two years ago Clark Griffith. then manager of the Cincinnati team. went to Jersey City to sec tho Jersey City and Buffalo clubs perform. He had been tipped off to q Buffalo nfelder and as his team was in dire straits for an inielder hoped to find a man who could be purchased to fill tic gap in the Red infeld.
 F,smCnd. a Youngster who had been tried out by the Pittsburgh club q year
Arizona republican., 1912-05-27
Clarke Lays Out Some Ironclad Rules

ness is a very desirable quality in any body-a ball player in particular Sharp answers and displays of temper on the field interfere with successful team work and often cause enmities.
 SiXth.-DOn't prOCrastinate. If any thing interferes with reporting on time. cut it out. Tardiness sets a bad ex- ample.
 Seventh.-DOn't be a backbiter. If you have an idea that the club is not being conducted properly tell the man. ager about it. If your suggestions are good hell appreciate them.
 Eighth.-DOn't be a quitter. If you are getting a bad break in the luck, brace yourself and fight all the harder.
 Ninth.-Don't sulk. If you've been called down the chances are that you deserved it, and you'll gain nothing by showing your teeth.
 Tenth.-DOnt bait the umpire. Base ball law gives him the advantage over you at all times so that it does not pay to oppose him. The captain will attend to all necessary kicking.