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The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-08-29
Article w.

l. The General Assembly shall have
power to levy license taxes only on
persons. partnerships, associations and
corporations engaged in business or
occupations that fall strictly under the
domain Of the police power. and for
that purpose to classify all such busi-
nesses and occupations, and to grad
uate the tax within each class.
2. Local subdivisions of the State
government shall have the power to
levy licenses on businesses and occu-
pations falling strictly within the do
main of the police power as provided
in the foregoing section for the State,
save that such local licenses as may be
levied on traffic in malt, vinous and
alcoholic liquors shall not be less than
those levied by the State nor less than
those now or hereafter to be prescribed
by the General Assembly as minimum
local licenses.
8. Such local subdivisions, as each
may determine for itself. shall also
have the right to levy license taxes,
classified and graduated with due re-
spect TO equality and uniformity with
In each class. on all businesses and
occupations not covered by Section 2
on ccrporaticns. persons, firms and as
sociationS whose property or business
is ai.ong The sources OF revenue re-
served to the State. and save and CA
cept licenses on individuals engaged in
trades, occupations and callinss involv-
ing the personal labor or skill of the
person to be taxed. and not falling
within the domain of the police power;
and save and except corporations. as
sociations. partnerships or individuals
engaged IN manufacturing or indus
trial pursuits whose capital stock. CT
capital in business. Is less than five
thousand dollars, and not falling with
in the domain Of the police power; and
poratfons engaged in agricultural or
horticultural pursuits. In no event
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-08-29

1. The sources of State and local
revenue shall be segregated and, ex-
cept as hereinafter specified, or as may
be hereafter permitted by vote OF
two-thirds Of all the members elected
to each House of the General Assem-
bly,. each taxing authority shall be re-
stricted in taxation to its own sources
of revenue as herein assigned.
2. Until otherwise provided by a
bers elected to each House of the Cen
eral Assembly, the following shall be
the sources of State revenues:
list. The special taxes hereinafter
provided for.
End. All corporations. private per-
sons and unincorporated associations
that operate any railroad falling under
the jurisdiction of the Railroad Com
mission of Louisiana; street railroad;
combined street railroad and electric
light and power business; heating or
refrigeration plant, mot inclusive OF
cold storage planD; telephone line,
telegraph line, whether wireless or 9TH
erwise; express line, dining car sleep
ing car. oil car, refrigerating car, OF
cars for any other purpose operating
upon railroads in this State: steamboat,
motor boat. steamship, ferry, barge,
and tug, or other water craft, where
operated for hire, canal for transporta-
ton or irrigation, and pipe line for oil
or gas. When the electric light and
power business conducted in conjunc-
ton with any street railroad can be
practically severed from the street rail
road business for purposes of assess
ment then such severance shall be made
by the Tax Commission and such cleo
trio light and power business shall
not be source of State revenue.
Srd. All banks. State and National
including savings banks, trust banks
and trust companies, and all private
bankers. whether individuals or part
nerships. save that the real estate of
all banks and bankers shall be locally
of the real estate of banks and bank
ers shall be equalized annually by the
Tax Commission to the basis estab-
lished and in vogue in each locality
where such real estate is located.
4th. All insurance companies includ-
ing bonding and surety companies, for
eign or domestic. and all persons and
partnerships engaged in insuring per-
sons or property. save that all the real
estate and corporal property of such
companies. persons or partnerships
shall be locally assessed and taxed.
5th. All sugar reineries, rice mills,
cotton seed oil mills, cotton seed oil
refneries and refineries of petroleum
and its products. A sugar refinery is
hereby defined to be a concern that
buys and refines raw sugar exclusive
ly. or a concern that buys and refines
more raw sugar than the aggregate of
the sugar produced by 1t from cane
grown and purchased by IL.
9Th. All mines of sulphur, salt or
other mineral-. all oil or gas wells. all
stone quarries. sand. gravel and shell
pits.
8. Only the operative property of
state sources of revenue shall be seq
regated to the State. The General As
sembly shall define. in a manner not
inconsistent with any provisions of
this amendment what the operative
property of each such source is. Real
estate and the improvements thereon
forming part Of any railroad terminal,
depot or yard or warehouse or shop,
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-08-29

all amendments thereto on said sub
jects contrary to or in conflict with
the provisions of this amendment be
and the same are hereby repealed.
SCHEDULE.
l. No part of this amendment to the
Constitution shall go into effect until
January LIST, 1914, except that the pro-
visions of sections one, two, five, six
and seven of Article ILL., as to special
taxes shall go into effect as soon as the
General Assembly shall pass laws car
ryinR them into effect, and the pro-
visions of sections three and four of
said article shall 20 into effect on jan
uary LIST, 1913, provided laws carrying
them into effect shall be passed on or
before March 1. 1918; provided further.
that laws carrying them into effect
may be enacted at any later date.
2. On and after January LIST, 1914,
the Office of the State Board OF APP
praisers and the Office of State Board
of Equalization shall be abolished. but
the present incumbents shall hold their
offices at the present rate of compensa-
ton until their present terms shall ex-
pire and they shall aid the Tax Com
mission in putting the system provided
for I'm this amendment into operation.
and in that connection they shall per-
form such duties as the Tax Commits
sion and the General Assembly may
prescribe
3. The license tax authorized by the
present Constitution to be levied on the
severance OF natural resources from the
SOIL shall be superseded by this amend
ment as to the severance OF minerals,
oil and gas, and shall be levied only
on the severance OF forest products
4. When this amendment goes into
effect on January !. 1914. the special
state taxes levied for good roads and
for Confederate Veterans as now es-
tablished or as may be established. by
the amendment to be submitted to the
people at the same time this amend
ment is submitted. shall cease. and the
General Assembly shall make provi-
sion out OF the General Fund for the
benefit Of each OF these special funds
as hereinabove provided.
5. All State taxes and licenses un-
collected on January l. 1914. for 1912
and previous years. shall be collected
and accounted for. under existing laws.
| by the sheriffs in the parishes. and
| the State Tax Collector in New Or
leans. but all such collections must he
| completed by June 30. 1915. up to which
date the State Tax Collector OF New
Orleans shall remain in Office. He
shall also collect all State licenses lev
| led in the Parish OF Orleans until said
| date and the General Assembly shall
provide for a reduction of his clerical
| force to take place on June 30 1914.
After June 80. 1916. any State licenses
and taxes then remaining unpaid. shall
be collected by the State Treasurer. The
General Assembly shall by appropriate
Legislation provide compensation on an
equitable basis to the tax collectors
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-08-29

l. All articles and parts of articles
OF the Constitution OF 1898 on the sub
iect of assessment and taxation. and
all amendments thereto on said sub
jects contrary to or in conflict with
the provisions of this amendment be
and the same are hereby repealed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29

chine, absolutely reliable. We can
then die without regret.
1T was while making a gasoline
dive that the boat sank lower than
intended, and in our attempt to close
the sluice the chain broke. We en-
deavored to stop the thrush Of water
with our hands, but too late. The wa
ter entered at the rear, and the boat
sank at an incline Of Is degrees.
when 1t touched bottom 1t was at
an angle of 10 degrees. The current
submerged the electric generator, put
out the light, and the electric wires
were burned.
my breathing is very difficult and
painful. l thought l could blow out
gasoline, but l am Intoxicated with 1t.
It Is now 1910 p. m.
"A word to his Majesty, the EN-
peror. It is my earnest hope that
your majesty will supply the means
Of living to the poor families of my
crew. This is my only desire, and l
am so anxious to have it fulfilled"
This letter was found In a pocket
Of Lieut.. Sakumas coat as he lay IN
the coming tower of the submarine
after 1t had been raised.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29
Whv Chief Moore Did Not Preside

headquarters in western city, arrang-
ed to hold a big conclave In Washing
ton and they proposed to have Moore
preside. Two ministers, officers OF the
society, formed committee that came
on here to see Moore, ask him to pre-
side. and have him assist In working
out a program for the suppression OF
tobacco in every land and every cline.
Now, it happened that on the Jay
this committee struck town Moore
ran into Charles Dawes, then comp
troller of the treasury. and Dawes
made him a present Of pair OF per-
fectly lovely Puerto Rican CIGARS
each as long as flute and as black
as a buggy curtain.
Moore had consumed about two
inches off one Of these, and was en-
yeloped In a cloud Of smoke like fire
department hero winning a Carnegie
medal, when the committee from the
anti-tobacco society was ushered into
his office to ask him to cooperate with
them in taking tobacco from every liv-
ing creature. As soon as they could
locate Moore through the smoke. they
told him what they had come for-and
then fed.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29
Everybody Wants to Know the Reason

q ENATOR Reed Smoot, IN conse-
y ouence of his Mormon training
uses no stimulants-no tobacco, alco-
hol. coffee or tea. No one who has
never undertaken to 60 through LIE
without the use of coffee or tea has
any idea Of the petty annoyances that
such abstinence entails. A man can
quit drinking malt, vinous or spurious
liquors and his friends merely re-
mark: ION the wagon, eh?" and let
it 20 at that. They don't ask why ne
quit, and usually do not insist on him
drinking, regardless Of what may DO
the prevailing notion to the contrary
ANYBODY knows that when man quits
drinking he does so because he does
not wish to take all the natural finish
off his insides and die ahead of SEIZED
| ule or have a befuddied, maroon
brain, much as one can see on the
charts in any doctors Office.
But with a man who does not drink
coffee or tea it is different. EVERYBODY
desires to know why. Wherever smoo1
goes to dine people ask: do vol
ind that coffee makes you nervous?'
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29

KTYASHINGTON.-The big annual
w loss of trained men to the army
through desertion, is tc be stopped in
a large measure II new plan, now
being tried out at the United States
Military Prison at Fl. LeavenWorth,
succeeds. Heretofore man convicted
of desertion has been sent to the pris-
on, serves out his time, and Is then
turned loose, branded as a convict and
deprived Of all the rights OF citizen
ship. Under the new plan the prison
Is to be made q reformatory where
men convicted Of desertion are to be
placed until 1t is believed they have re-
formed, when they are to be released
restored to duty with the colors to
serve out their enlistment and. If they
80 desire. to be reenlisted and serve as
long as they like.
Army officers expect big results
from this system. OF course there viii
be a certain percentage Of incorrigi
bles without whom the army will be
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29

Oft has been a lesson to him. I'm
sure it has. He
Garrett shook his head. Then "nat
made you write that message last
night?" he asked.
What do you mean? Oh'
| don't know. I was afraid
And was afraid" he said gravely,
"and still am. That's why couldn u
STAY away. The only man you coulu
turn to in case Of need was gone
"Mr Power?" She flashed him
startled look.
How did you know that yesterday?
And how did you find another man 10
take his place-his name, and every
thing? So that you dared come mere
in his stead y"
az found 1t out before I left the
island Yesterday morning" ne SAID
slowly, wondering how much he oaFea
tell her. .ooh
II seemed needlessly cruel to shock
her with the story of the muroef Oh
the island at that time; some hours
must surely elapse before Appleyaro
could return; indeed, Coast d1o not
expect him till the evening ana un.
III then matters must stand as they
were; nothing must be allowed 70
hammer to rouse BlackstocKs suSp''
cions, But II she knew that rover
had been assassinated-could existing
conditions continue to obtain? "oulu
she he able to continue to bear nersei'
+, ward Blackstock as she had thereto
fore? .,o dor,
He decided to keep her IN the oari
a. long as possible. He continueu'
There were two Of US ashore yo'
know-my companion as well as NY
self It seems he stumbled upon 'n'
bungalow in the fog and accidentall!
overheard part Of Powers finai quar-
rel with-with Blackstock. Inen n'
acknowledgement slurred the eA
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29

WEATHER Chief Willis L. Moore
w sent out an order to all the wealth
er stations over the country some time
ago, forbidding messengers and other
youngsters in the service to smoke
cigarettes. 1t had been noted that
boys who forgot to leave weather
maps where they were directed to,
were nearly all cigarette smokers;
hence the order.
The newspaper photographers and
testers heard about the anti-cigarette
order and promptly made merry over
It. Whenever a weather prediction
went wrong they suggested that Moore
ano his men smoke up-and so on.
From this advertising Of the anti-clgar'
cite order, many got the impression
that Moore wouldn't stand for smok'
ing. An anti-tobacco socoety Will
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29
Last Report Penned at Seas Bottom

A LETTER showing exceptional de-
"A votion to duty, written by Lieut..
Tsuma Sakuma, commander of the
japanese submarine No. 6, after the
boat had foundered during maneuvers
In Hiroshima bay, April Is, 1910, has
been photographed by the japanese
government, and one Of the prints has
lust been presented to the Library or
Congress by Commander Tokutaro
Hiraga, naval attache Of the japanese
embassy here. 1t has been placed on
exhibition at the library, among other
remarkable documents.
The letter was penned by Lieut.
Sakuma while approaching death aft
er the sinking Of the boat. He be-
gan It about 10 a. m. and ended at
1910 D. m, when he felt himself los
lag consciousness. The last few words
show plainly the difficulty with which
he was writing.
The letter In part follows:
words of apology fail me for haV
ing sunk his majestys submarine No
6. My subordinates are killed by my
fault, but it Is with pride that l IN
form you that the crew, to a man
have discharged their duties as sail
ors should, with the utmost GOODNESS
until their dying moments.
I'VE now sacrifice our lives for tn
sake of our country, but my fear Il
that the disaster will affect the future
development Of submarines. 1t Il
therefore my hope that nothing will
daunt your determination to stud
the submarine until it is perfect ma
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29
Deserters No Longer Branded Criminals

better off The course with these men
will be to get rid Of them az soon as
possible, so that they will not be a
communicating influence among the
men for whom there Is hope for re-
form. The great majority, however.
are expected to reform and make good
soldiers. The new military reform Is
an English idea, and the putting into
effect Of the plan in the United States
is the result of long investigation OK
the English system made by the Judge
advocate general OF the army. The
English system has been in effect sew
eral years and has resulted In
marked benefit to the army.
The first movement toward the adop-
ton of the system in the United States
army was the recent order for the
transfer Of all military prisoners con-
victed of felonies under the civil stat
| utes to Alcatraz Island, Cal, and Fort
Jay, n. Y, for confinement and pris'
oners convicted Of purely military or
| lenses or civil Offenses amounting only
to a misdemeanor, to the Fort LeaVen-
worth prison. Several things are yet
to be done before the British plan can
be adopted in It's entirety, but 1t Is
hoped by the military authorities that
congress at its present session Will
pass legislation to do away with pres
ont obstacles
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29
TALES OF KINGS CROWNS
Alfred the First English Monarch to
Wear One-Richard II. Once
PaWned His.

The first English king who wore a
crown was Alfred. A. D. S7l. Ions
prior to that date we know that q
crown was worn by the Roman king.
TarQuin. And In the Bible 1t Is told
how the AmaleAtes brought Saurs
crown to David.
But the early crowns were not AZ
they are now. At first merely hlet
OF cloth was used, then garland, and,
later on, cloth adorned with pearls.
The popes gradually developed this
emblem of kingship. and in A. D. 925
Athelstan, king of England, wore
modern earls coronet. In 1865 VIII
liam the Conqueror added a coronst
with pearls, to his ducal cap. The
crosses on the crown OF England
were introduced by Richard Ill.,. anc
the arches" were added by Henry
VII. In 1885.
Richard H., as most people know
was at one time in such needy con
dition that he pawned his crown ant
regalia to the city OF London for $lO'
900.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29

the leather oozes out. tell you. II
the worktngmen cared for their shoes
properly the shoe business wouldn't
he what It is now. am not talking
about shine and I haven't any spe
c,al brand of backing to sell. It's oil
the leather needs, and 1t isn't OIL that
makes shoes shine. When the farm
ers used to wear cowhide boots-oe
fore they plowed and MIXED BY ma.
chinery-they used to take care OF
them by keeping them creased WIN
tallow, and the country store didn't
sell more than one pair OF shoes q
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29

PLANTATION, but she forgot to question
it-"that man named Handyside
was to replace Power. SO we thought
1t over and decided was to be Handy
side"
She was facing him squarely now,
eyes wide with interest and alarm.
"But-but how can you? What do
you know about the work? The min
ute he" (she could no longer name
Blackstock intimately, 1t seemed)
asks you to send or take a mes
sage"
~ Will cheerfully comply, If re-
quired," he assured her. You see,
know enough about the system to
make q stagger at operating. You
forget my experience with the signal
corps In the Spanish war-that taught
me Morse: and it also interested me
enough in such things to make me
spend a good deal of time in the wire
less room every time ! crossed the
water couldn't help picking up
working knowledge of the system IN
der such circumstances. Don't worry
III make good when the call comes"
But this Mr.. Handyside-he ma!
arrive at any time now; and then
Il doubt If he ever sees the Island
Coast interrupted. smiling. You see
the Corsair did run aground IN Quick
Hole; we were the amateur asses tina
got in her way And we left her there
Now Appleyard-that's my companio
has gone back to see that Messrs
Finn and Hecksher and Handyside d
nothing rash"
HE can prevent them7" A pucke
Of perplexity gathered between he
brows. How"
I He'll manage somehow: he's yer
clever, Appleyard is"
But he must have some plan sh
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29
SYNOPSIS.

Young man Of New
sfs cY, n No a card party, ne az 1919 rea.
dtss nm d Sisllkes BlackstocK S,,t fnT Kafh-
ssagh ma! nS both are IN love VIII, vinr Cher her
IA belng ina Coast fails TO Gon''clSSe her
s,t BaeKSsIttIth the party Coast mT rhsre Nv" 10
I,sdshIp a. A. ar and Van Tuyl, mere ~
I.psd DunouSI BiackstoCk shoots van ,bn
/ nsre, A Tosst struggles to wtres' ,ne
m dad. Kim. thus the ponce us
f..pOn ron Coast m Is arrested for murue.'
ma them; ~ hut as he begins ms sen
a, conVIsleu names Blackstone as tile
ne Dunaass ILLS himself. Coast Pc
EratfeF anu nv BIackstock has marrleo
.<nss free; ~ Du xter and fed. Coast pur-
E.Ashns a No and while sailing sees d
fA.ss q yaG,n .or, distant boat. lie res
~ thrown iaV Who is named AppIeyaro
s nv sL I at lonely island a hHo " a I9
sg mL Land. Coast starts uur ~ some
% Es .bs place and comes upoii H Van
sl'r. .aS bindings. He discovers non s'lI,'
s'if'egT- Don going further ana aR Tl,
Bud U In"s he sees katherine I9 FAX .L
BE- & ESu uir. that her husband, unGeT ~
sh' np!a pIlark has bought the lsla fos
bsns q oI,,1 a wireless operator and nas
Be y oln .s.ra Coast informs her ina,
fstlCsn 1S murdered Van Tuyl Coas,
Be- h1soaISu stock and some CninameI
b. BIscE nSsn They fire at him, but ne
urTing q p by Appleyard. who gets MN
rescue, W IN safety, and there he re
he scnO he Is secret service MAJ
y,sli thai no - Catching the crowd OF
be ISLAND, su Iars n fathom the mysterie!
ts'; 8. d aanSI Land. and is determine
n ,1 XIX and his gang make s s1aei:
an Y! n HIg,eless station to conduct SNUG
N, S' S T1sss coas, penstratss to tn
5s 5s5n sss d Bss,ss nh 6S
sAEh ' eHn are are safe. Coast feels tina
Ss s.l st Ss% suspects n him Appleyard an
8 ~ r.hn 6saDDeaf.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29

OF 1t to you, Katherine, II | could even
think 1t safe, would lie-I'd lie with
clear conscience and tell you it was
| who killed Van Tuyl. I've taken
time to think it over and I've tried
to think straight, to think the way that
would be best for you, and =.
Well. I've come back"
But why?" she repeated abruptly.
Why? What good can you do? Can
you lift this weight from my heart,
can you right the wrong to yourself.
by being here? Can you bring Van
Tuyl back to life or make my-the
man ! married less than muir
| derer-?"
Il came to protect you; you were
alone and friendless."
He would not harm me-" she said
10 an uncertain voice
DO you believe that? Do you ex
peCt me to believe 1t when have seer
the marks Of his brutality upon YOU
ARM"
He didn't mean It, Garrett. HI
has his temper and-and sometimes h
forgets and doesn't realize his strength
but he would never do worse.
it's true-and. oh, | know It must be
that he did-what you were accused
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1912-03-29

Don't you drink it for breakfast
even?" did you ever try that Battle
Creek substitute for coffee?" Does It
keep you awake?" And oh. great
many more. Then some woman 10
certain to say: Mercy, I've taken q
cup Of coffee at every meal since I
can remember, and l don't think 10
hurts me Bit"
OF late years, in order to avoid q
scene, Smoot usually takes a cup or
coffee when it Is offered to him, but
does not drink it. But this avails him
little. Sooner or later his hostess In
quires:
"Do you find your coffee strong?"
or Ibid you get cream and sugar?
Then the truth leaks out and tho
questions begin.