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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04
JUDGE PUGH ANNOUNCES.

To the Voters of the Fourth SUI
preme District:
Under the primary system, candi-
dates are called upon to state to
the electorate the reasons of their
candidates.. Ny candidacy for the
Associate Judgeship Of the Supreme
Court of Louisiana is prompted and
based on the belief that there
should be a change in the method
of reaching decisions by the Su-
preme Court Be the cause what
it may, it is undeniable that under
the present system, the litigant OBJ
tains the opinion of only one Judge
on the law and the facts, whereas
he is absolutely entitled to the
Judgment of all five. In saying this,
let it be we'll understood that | cast
no reflection on the Court as now
constituted; the evil, however, ex-
lists and should be corrected. If
further legislation is necessary, it
should be enacted at once. I trust
my candidacy will direct public at
tention to this state of affairs and
bring about the desired results. In
common with every one of my pro-
fession, l have q laudable ambition
to be a member of that distinguish
ed court, and this, perhaps, is ac-
centuated by the fact that should
the people see proper to choose me
will be the third generation of my
family to serve on the bench.
EDWARD NICHOLS PUGH.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04
F. e. FARR, Agent,
Bayou Sara, La

On account of flood conditions,
trains Nos. i and 2 will only be op-
Grated between Alexandria and
Shreveport and between New Or
leans and Baton Rouge. Trains Nos
7 and s will be run as usual ThrouS
freight service will be resumed Sun
day morning, but until then merchan'
disc from New Orleans will be re
ceived here by local freight at 10 a
NJ. each day.
F. E. FAIR, Agent L. R. & N
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

Hunting is hereby prohibited on
the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Cobb and
Pugh tracts and all other realty be-
longing to the +. l.. Newsham estate.
The public is also warned agains
any Underwriting on these places
Any information, leading to t e con-
viction of persons guilty of such tim
Der cutting, will be suitably re-
warded.
MRS. LENA NEWsHAM. Tutrix
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04
TORRAS LEVEE BREAKS.


The leyee in front of Torras, broke
evening at $50 o'clock,
with a crash and a roar that spread
terror among the people of the town.
The break came without warning.
The levee had been weak for sever
al days, but the people Of Torra3
paid little attention to the boils that
had been SpCutng water from the
base of the dyke. The crevasse oc-
CURED near the junction of an old
and new levee, half a mile south OF
the Texas and Pacific Railroad sta
ton at the lower end of the town OF
Torras. State cOnvicts built the new
leVee last summer, and while they
were at work they constructed a
ramp at the end Of the old levee
for use in taking wagons and teams
over the embankment. 1t was at
the north end of the ramp on the le-
wee that the first sign of trouble
was noticed several days ago. Seep-
age water began to ooze out of the
base of the levee, and the levee au-
thorities had it ditched and sacks of
sand placed along the ramp. BoilsI
then appeared, and though measures
were taken, they proved too late
At $50 o'clock, five feet Of the le-
wee fell away Once the water had
made a hole through the levee, the
crevasse grew in size at a rapid rate.
Within half an hour it was 100 feet
wide, and in an hour it was 200 feet
in width, and at 10 o'clock was fully
800 feet wide.
There was no loss Of life but the
widest excitement naturally prevail
ed. Torras Phillips first discovered
the break. Attempts were at once
made to tie the ends Of the leVee.
Trouble at Torras had been more
or less expected by Capt. Sheriff. for
day or two previous, ever since
the influx from Red river sent the
river booming up in that neighbor-
hood. AS a result, the Federal forces
in the section were conVerglng on
Torras when the levee gave way. Jul
nior United States Engineer Lew
is was called from Bayou Sara to
Torras, Wednesday afternoon and at
once reported that the leVee was
gone.
Anticipating a crevasse in this sec
ton of Louisiana, the Federal Gov
ernmen has been masstng food sup
plies in this vicinity. After the ere
vase above Vicksburg, the War De-
partment was confidentially advised
by some Of the engineers in the gov
eminent service that breaks could
be expected in what is known as
the Torras district. The engineers
pointed out that the volume OF wat
err that was scheduled to strike this
section was so great that it was
extremely doubtful if the levees
would hold. The War Department
needed the advice of the engineers
and a Federal supply depot was OPP
ened at Baton Rouge a few days
ago for the purpose of distributing
food to the people who might be
come sufferers. Capt. Logan Of the
United States army, in charge of the
Baton Rouge depot, this week or
dered several barge loads of proVis
ions shipped to Red river until need
ed. And these barges had beer
there scarcely half a day before thu
expected break in the levee occur
red. There is therefore an abun
dance of food in the barges for tn
destitute. In the interior the situa
ton may be different.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04
WHEELS SEVER LEFT ARM.
N. O. Picayune:

Alexandria, La, April 28.-Emile
Varinski, an employee Of the Ball
Lumber Company, at Ball, La, fell
as he was trying to board a west
bound Texas and Pacific train at the
Union Station this morning, and the
wheels of the chair car and sleeper
passed over his left arm, seVering it
at the shoulder and slightly crush
ing his skull and injuring bis left
side. He is at the sanitarium here
in a critical condition.
Varinski had made a mistake in
trying to board the Texas and Pa
cific train, as he was there for the
purpose Of takiIg an Iron Mountain
train for home, but in the darkness
of the early morning hour he made
the mistake. He has a wife and sew
eral children at Ball, La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

From and after this date all hunting
of any kind on AmbroSia and Inde-
pendence plantation is positively pro-
hibited under penalty of trespassing.
Any one found on these places without
permission will be considered trespass-
ing, and prosecuted to the full extent
of the law Mrs. S. H. Barrow.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

From and after this date all hunt
ing of any kind on my several plan
tatlons situated in the parish OF
pointe Coupee, is hereby prohibited
under the penalty of trespassing. Al
SO any cutting of timber, gathering
pecans. without my special permls'
sion, will be considered trespassing
and such acts will be vigorously pros
ecuted. Parties living on said prop
critics are not exempt.
Estate Of H. w. Jones.
IRENE C. JONES.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

The public is hereby warned that
the Island and Forest plantations are
posted against hunting, fishing. wood.
cutting and all other forms Of tres
pass, agents of every description in
Included. M. II. JACKSON
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

From and after this date all hunting
of any kind on the Greenwood planta-
ton is positively prohibited under
penalty of trespassing. Any one found
on this place with out permission will
be considered treSpaSsing and prose-
cuted to the full extent of the law.
Mrs. j. A. Ventress.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04
TrespasS Notices.

All hunting with dog or gun, or
driving through or off of any cattle,
on the "Rosale' plantation without
special permission, is positively pro-
hibited. All such acts will be regard
ed as trespasSing and prosecuted as
such. Mrs. G.. r. Barrow.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

Hunting or trespasslng in any way
on any of our lands in West feliclana
Parish known as the w. 2. Ware and
Warren Palmer places in the 9TH ward,
will be prosecuted by law.
BRIDGES IVES & co.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

No passing through my Linwood
tract, Belmont and Rudmond planta-
tons is allowed. TrespaSsers--re-
CARELESS of color-will be prosecuted
as the law directs. C. NJ. BARROW
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

AID scattle driving and other tres
passing of any kind are foi hidden on
Forest plantation. under penalty OF
the law. j. ". MCQU ZEN.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

Emile Vresinski, brother Of Frank
vresinski, merchant here, used to
live in st. Francisville.
He is a brother of Mrs. Felix Cor
rigan of Bayou Sara.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04
TRESPASS NOTICES.

Hunters and other trespassers are
hereby warned to keep off my Null
berry Hill plantation, under full pen
atty Of the law. w. r. McKOWEN.
My place IS hereby poster against
all forms of trespassing; hunting,
fishing, agents of all descriptions,
and all cattle driving.
D. +. MERWIN
All trespassing of any description
is hereby prohibited, under penalty
Of the law, On Alandale Plantation
formerly Phillips place.
ROBERT BUTLER, Agent.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04
Labels G eisDf a stasf n lIss es

for those requiring limited quantity in
packing Syrups, Fruits, Vegetables, Etc.
Designs are attractive coors bright prices reasona-
bic. Write for samples and quotations, giving Sizes
quantity and kind wanted.
Brandon Printing Co. Nashville. Tenn.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

From and after this date all hunting
and fishing on the Cottage plantation
are positively prohibited under penal
ty of trespassing. Any one found on
this place without permission will be
considered trespassing and prosecuted
to the full extent of the law.
EDWARD BUTLER.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

All trespassing is prohibited on
Hill and Slaughter, Lake Breeze,
Grayfeld, and CHESAPEAKE planta-
tons: such as hunting, pecan gather
ing, ETC., will be prosecuted to full eX-
tent of the law.
RACCOURCI COMPANY.
Per S. l.. Doherty, Agent.
Smithland Ldg. and +. o., La.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1912-05-04

MRS. LENA NEwsHAM. Tutriy
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29
rnx Commi,.Iop EiIl.

II / O'CLOCK the special ordcr-the
Byrd Tax Commission bill--was called.
Mr.. Burt, OF Surry, offered amendments
which Were accepted by Speaker Byrd.
They are that the third commissioner
is to be elected by tho General AS
scmbly instead of being appointed by
the Governor. The other two mem
hers would remain as in the bill--the
state Accountant and the Assessor of
Mineral Lands.
Speaking to his amendment, ar.
Burt said that il would. he believed.
meet the objections TO the committee
substitute voiced by certain members.
He thought legislation on the subject
OF equalization absolutely necessary.
Later. tho state Accountant could be
elected by the Legislature of 1914.
Mr.. White Opposes.
Hugh 4. White OF RockbrIdcc. then
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29
AFTERNOON SESSION

When the House rcusseinbled at $50
Judge Martin Williams presented the
report OF the conference committee on
the Senate amendments 10 the rolling.
stock bill. The report simply changed
me word street railways" which are
exempted from the distribution under
the bill, to electric railways" 50 as 10
save to the cities all the rolling stoci;
taxes on electric roads.
Judge Williams explained the tron-
bic eono through with in securing any
Hesitation at all He hoped the House
would concur ana not take tho chance
of losing all by reason of delays.
Mr.. Throckmorton objected The
compromise. he said. was purely arbi-
trary. in igiving the cities - pcr sent.
and taking 81 per ccnt. Of tho rolling
stock taxes on steam railroad for the
counties ana othar cities. pcrsonally..
he believed rolling stock, like other
personal taxes, should bc assessed at
the home OF the owner Tut as long
as the change was to be made. he
wanted all sorts OF railroads to be
treated equally, and SO bench. ..hoso
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29

that in the legislative article tncy al
most DESTROYED representative gov.
crnment In Virginia In sixty-day
session the Legislature can scarcely
De responsive to the will of maJor!ty.
81 The people of the State in Sos in
wn&h there IL o strongly organized
cur at long intervals mnst be regard. I'd
as exceptional. y half dozen deter
mined men in either house. IL they
nave sufficient astutcncss. can head
on almost any legislation. however de-
siFabic. IT can be done ~ tho sim
pie cSpedicnt or plausible and Judi
cious delay Not once In n thousand
tines VIII q contested bill which has
ruFth.r amendment ever emerge i'm
time Tor Il final considerations With
every committee plunged to it's eyes
~ "ork which must be ground out in
20 gain procrastination here and
another ono tncre. BY this method.
without the slightest exhibition of bad
faith. II is entirely possible TO place
bin where /, will be los, In tho
crush and ,ranplnd under foot in the
Closing days Of tho session, when leg
isiatlon can IN done only ov nnani-
nous consent. Thus Il mas como TO
pass that measures Introduced during
the FIRST three DAYS of the session can
ne tound dead on the calendar when
tna Legislature odjourns
Now, II Is not to DO supposed that
the Constitutional Convention intend
ed their plan To have anv such result.
Bnt il seems strange that they should
not have fosesecn that it could not fail
10 lead to such . result
They made TOO much allowance for
the Christmas recess, which they
avoided by making the session begin
In Jaauar.. They made too much al
lowancc also for the time saved the
Legislature by relieving II OF the grant
Ing OF charters, which was imposed
upon the State Corporation Commits
sion They made too much allowance
also for the time supposed TO be saved
| the Leg!ele tu-e o. preventing it from
enactins special legislation upon GER
tain Subjects
undef the e!nrSle procedure Of the
old Constitution these things really
required very little time. Tn, neces-
sity for passing general laws 10 meet
| local conditions has caused a creator
| expenditure of time and eSprt than
was saved BY all OF the climinatione
| mentioned. The convention appeared
TO have overlooked the fact that Nir-
| GINA is a State Of rapidly changing
conditions and expanding resources
Problems OF legislation undreamcd Of
| "a decade ago must now be met and
! solved by. the Legislature. 1t should
hava time 70 do so with something
| like the .deliocratior which the Con-
| stitutional Convention gave TO mat
| tiers under it's consideration. Tho Con-
| stltution should be amended and the
ninety-Gay session restored.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29

began his address in opposition to the
phi. some sections OF 1t. In his opin
ION were difllcult Of comprehension.
He wanted the matter treated as a dis
ease which IL was desired to cure. the
disease being the unequal assessment,
OF the property OF the people Of the
State for taxation.
Now, he aid, there is one sympt ON
Which cannot be touched by the pro-
posed commission. This is the real cs-
tate. which will not be again assessed
MAKE provision for IL. lie did not
deem it wise TO create expensive ma
chlhery merely to euualiae the assess
mcnts Of personal property.
Again. the bill provides that the
assessor OF Mineral Lands shall be a
member Of the State Tax Commission.
MI White could not find that Their"
is any such official The Corporation
the last Legislature to appoint an as
SCISSOR. but he is not now so far AS
he could find. on the pay roll.
Informed that tina, official is kent
busy with his present duties. Besides
ne could not see what peculiar adapta-
billy was possessed by boollkceper
Differing Standards.
When this commission gets to work
said Mr.. White. it is supposed TO find
"a general average on each class Of
property. How. then, could IL be obey
~ lIuI
all property must bc assessed at SIS
fair market valuc?" II the average is
too low the commissioner OF the rev
"nuc must go back and reassess The
'Sencral average" may bring the val
ucs above the fair market standard.
While county or city would appeal
II II felt its assessment to be too high,
there was no redress for the indiyid
nal, who must accept the mandate OF
nc commission. Speaker Byrd here in
tcrposed 10 say that the bill under
discussion does not apply TO such
cases. and that the existing law would
be invoked in behalf of the individual,
who would not lose his rights Mr.
White replied that if this be true. and
an individual assessment can he chang
ca. the nicely secured balance OF gen
oral averages would be destroyed The
courts could undo all the work SO
carefully done.
Not ror MornI sunsion.
The Speaker had said that tho bill
means only moral suasion used OH
the revenue COMMISSIONS. The House,
Nj. White said. voted fcw days ago
that moral suasion is not a good
bill
Then. continued the Rock bridge man.
the bill would require personal visit
10 each county and city each year.
Counting the short time Of three DAYS
in each place to study local values aud
conditions. this would require 30 days
in the year. when the calendar allows
but 500. So il would follow that
everybody could not be culIalizcI. Even
if the commissioners could do tho
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29
HOUSE
Morning sc.,iop.

Al the beginning of ycstordav.e
House sessions, on motion of Ju(r.
Martin Williams. tho legislative re-
distrieting bill was made a special and
continuing order for Friday afternoon
The bill increasing the salaries OF
judges of the Supreme Court Of An
pcals, which was lost Tuesday for
lack OF the constitutional fIfty-one
votes. was passed by SO to 20.
The House agreed to minor Senate
amendments to the bill regulating
assessments of mineral lands.
The Senate bill transferring control,
OF certain trust and other companics
from the Bureau of Insurance TO tho
state Bank Examiner was passed.
House bill No. ISo. making stringent
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29
LEGISLATIVE COMMENT
By LEWIS II. MACHEN
LEGISLATIVE SESSION TOO sHoRT-Il

1t TOOK the late Constitutional Con-
vcntion whole year to determine that
the legislative session should last
only sixty days. incidentally, Of
course. II settled few other cues.
tons. But. ii VIC strike out OF the
Constitution the bill of rights and
those portions OF the old Constitution
which were retained practically intact,
what remainsi--tho original work done
by the Convcntion--is largely mere
petrihed legislation. II was of kind
not as complex, and not nearly SO
Voiuminous. as that with which each
Legislature Is called upon to deal
Yet they took the four seasons--and
talked too huge 'volumes-In the pro-
cess OF settling few pages of ma
terial and cut down tho working time
of the lawmakinG body Of the Com
monwcalth TO only two changes OF
the moon.
No member OF the Convention viii
deny that ii was AN ablcr body than
the average Legislature. In fact.
ever ono will admit that the legal
ability of some OF its members was
rs great az that OF any body that ever
assembled in tho state. except the
Constitutional Convention Of 1929.
They were not divided into two bodies
under diverse leadership. They were
not handicapped by the hope Of re-
'iFS'ici' h'iJ Ni'i Hot StGnO IN awe OF
a veto By the Ciovcrnor--or even By
tho people The wore selected 10 ac-
compliah purposes that were Few and
definite. Yet they found so much time
necessary to the proper consideration
of these matters that one might have
expected them to grant a Hike latitude
to the Legislature and authorize them
to sit twelve months each session. On
the contrary. they took away one-third
of tho time that had formerly been
allotted to each Legislature In which
TO do its work.
In none Of the discussions that pre-
coded the calling of the Convention
can be found any jntimation that one
OF the dutiee expected to DC performed
by that body would be to DIMINISH
the pernicious activity OF the Legis
lature. Yet. from the debates OF the
Convention and the result of it's de-
alterations q man from Mars might
be led to believe that the peoples
chosen representatives In the General
Assembly were an aggregation Of wild
men 10 be hand -cuffcd, mana clcd ant
permitted TO perform only such lin.
itei time as would reduce their mis-
chief-mai;inE TO minimum.
With great respect for the cnssSf;
ton, because Of f.. exalted persS4ffl ell
and for the sake az the worthy work
they did accomplish, i; must be said
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counties through which electric rail-
roads run.
Makes First Spcech,

counties through which electric rail-
| roads run.
Makes First Speech.
w. q. Parker, OF Portsmouth who
has served several terms. made his
first speech in the fioor He told how
| Portsmouth has a bonded debt OF $780,
600, and has paid S750.000 interest to
help build the Seaboard Air Line anu
Atlantic and Danville Railroads, and
, then the roads moved away with their
rolling stock taxes.
| Now. through the sale OF the street
! railway properties in Norfolk and
Portsmouth and Norfolk and Princess
Anne counties TO tho Virginia Railway
and Power Company, Richmond would
collect the rolling stock from those
| localities. lie did not think 1t fair
and said If this distinction were TO be
made. the law should stand as 1t is
! MI Oliver said he little thought, while
| helping TO fight for the rolling stock
| bill, that he would be deserted in the
hour OF victory by those he deemed
| Ills friends. He made pathetic APP
peal for the counties which contain
! electric railroads that the conference
| report be rejected and that another ef-
! fort be made TO get the Senate not to
exempt electric railways from the
provisions OF the bill. If the meas
/ urc were II matter OF principle, he
| would rather give UP every dollar than
to sacrifice II. 1t would be better to
I
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29

penalties for burglary with explosives,
az distinguished from other sorts. waH
taken w and passed. Its patron is Mr..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-29

caucus. did not show much regard %
the partys interest. The member paid
no attention to the editorial at first,
but having received an anonymous
thought it possible somebody had
taken the Roanoke Times seriously.
He had expressly stated at the House
caucus. he said that he made no ap-
peal on personal grounds. but only
asked the members 10 look TO the good
OF the Democratic party. lie was ac-
tuatcd only by patriotic motives. for
the good OF the state and for the
party, and upon such convictions he
thought the House would continue TO
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Continued on Seventh PageD
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Boiled down. 1t was the intent. no
argued. 10 rcaSscss. IT the commits
sion were merely advisory 1t could nc.
complish nothing. But if 1t is sue
ccssiul ii must eassess the valuations